Well, I said in an earlier post that there were some big changes coming down the road for my family and boy did I mean it!
My husband's job is taking us on an adventure! We will be moving to the Washington DC area in approximately the next six months! We have been scouting areas and are trying to find the perfect school district and town for our family.
The only pickle?
Which isn't exactly a "pickle," just a minor blip in the moving timeline :-)
But want to hear the awesome amazing part???
We tried for 16 months to have our first child. I was diagnosed with PCOS and required extensive fertility testing and Clomid to finally get pregnant. We started trying sooner rather than later for my son and it took 6 months, a miscarriage and Clomid to get pregnant with him. In the beginning of 2014, we were unsure if our family was meant to have another person or not. So we decided that if God wants another kiddo in our family, He would do it without our help.
I'll be honest - I was pretty convinced it wouldn't happen and we would be moving on with our lives as a family of four. I wasn't even really paying attention to my cycles anymore.
HOWEVER - because of the PCOS, prior to my first Whole30 in March, my cycles were 45-60 days long. My ob has assured me that when your cycle is THAT long, you are not ovulating. Once I finished that Whole30 in March, my cycles changed to 28 days on the dot. But that was back in March/April and months went by and nothing happened. I figured that, while Whole30 was amazing to me in a lot of ways, fertility was not to be one of them. I was ok with that. Like I said, I wasn't sure if our family was meant to be bigger or not.
I did approximately 3 weeks of Whole30 in September, just before my races. Apparently, that second round really kicked something into gear in my body because I got pregnant naturally, with no fertility interventions, in October. For the first time in my life, I was SURPRISED by a pregnancy, something I never thought I would experience.
Of course, I found out about the baby midweek that we were deciding about this move. Sure, why not move halfway across the country either while pregnant or with a newborn? Makes life exciting, right?? :-)
So here I am, 11.5 weeks pregnant and finally feeling good. I was sick for the first month I knew but I have been feeling good for the last few weeks. I am looking forward to getting back to the gym ASAP (with the rest of the world, I know!). Goal for this pregnancy is to NOT gain 40 pounds like I did with both of my other kids.
Of course, I am already registered for a half marathon in April, which my doctor has already advised I not participate. I have already sold my registration and it will be ok, because I plan to be back in running condition in time to do
this race at Christmas Time next year!
In light of not being able to drink alcohol (my BIGGEST temptation during Whole30) and the fact that we've been out of town for so long (eating at restaurants and lots of Christmas goodies!), I am going to start a Whole30 on January 1. I would start sooner but I need a little time to get organized. I'm doing it with a group this time and my husband is feeling just as bad as I am, so he's going to do it again too. I'm thankful for the teamwork and ready to take on this challenge.
My goals for this Whole30:
1) Cure pregnancy-induced insomnia - I haven't been able to sleep without the help of citrus and lavender essential oils since I got pregnant. Looking forward to unaided sleep.
2) Curb my pregnancy cravings. ALL I WANT IS PEANUT BUTTER! Not the healthy "ground peanuts" stuff, but the JIF that I have been buying in bulk.
3) Clear up my skin - pregnancy breakouts have me looking like a teenager!
4) Attempt to keep my pregnancy weight gain under control. Obviously if I am putting only whole foods in my body, it's the healthiest thing for me and the baby. I am going to talk to my doctor about several nutrients that I am concerned about getting enough of during Whole30, primarily calcium.
So here comes another Whole30, a big big move and a lot of growing! 2015 promises to be an amazing year for my family. <3
On July 20 (5 days late!!), Miss M was born. Perfection in a tiny bundle <3 Even though my OB had me convinced she was going to be a GIANT at 10+ lbs (based on A's weight and being my third baby, then the fact that she was so overdue!), she turned out to be a tiny peanut at only 7lb, 9oz.
I'm going to take my measurements tomorrow (sometime after I can find my tape measure!! Moving messed me ALL up!) but my starting weight is 186lbs. Goal? No idea. To feel comfortable in my own skin. To fit into the majority of my clothing. To be a happy woman and the best mom I can be.
