Happy Thanksgiving

I am thankful for my life...

thankful for my husband and son for being my chosen family

thankful for our extended family who will travel today to visit us in our new house

thankful for family who has to work or who are celebrating elsewhere today (love you guys too)

thankful for wonderful friends

thankful for health and happiness

thankful for good food and a warm house

thankful for a beautiful park nearby where we can walk

thankful for my education (thanks, mom!) and opportunities

thankful.

good news

My blood pressure was good when I went to the doctor yesterday. After four months of not eating as well as I intended to, not exercising as much as I should have (but I did carry a lot of boxes of books up and down stairs for three weeks!), and being super stressed about house purchasing and house owning and house repairing, my blood pressure was completely normal at my appointment. Like 120/78 normal! Not 130/85, not so bad. Not 140/90 or 140/100 scary but still first level hypertension.

I guess deciding to let stuff go and carrying boxes of books was all I needed. Plus, breastfeeding. I think I've lost a few pounds from feeding the little (twenty pound) guy.

So, no medication for me and I can just keep trying to lower the salt in my diet and lose the rest of the baby weight in order to get even healthier. No meds!!! Yay!

Yes We Can!

Obama Day!

Prop 8 is tainting this wonderful day for me, but I am full of hope.

week of suck

Being a renter sucks

Being a homeowner sucks

Being an adult...is full of challenges.

house!

Just waiting for the deed to record and the keys!

stress

From experience, I can say house-buying is more stressful than:

Organic Chemistry
The California Bar Exam
Childbirth

*all put together* (okay, maybe not all put together)

Whew! We're in the home stretch though....

self-centered? who, me?

You Belong in the Baby Boomer Generation

You fit in best with people born between 1943 and 1960. You are optimistic, rebellious, and even a little self centered. You still believe that you will change the world. You detest authority and rules. Deep down, you're a non conformist.

What Generation Do You Belong In?

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almost a month

of almost no sugar

and

almost no cheese

and

I've lost a couple of pounds! With very little exercise, because I've not been walking to the park much at all. And results anyway!!! Yay! My blood pressure is moderate. Not good yet. Not back to normal. But not crazy high either. So a more restrained good job, me.

The no sugar (or very little) thing is not as hard as the last time I tried it. That was a year or so ago and I wasn't really very motivated, no health issues or anything, just doing it on a whim. I guess when it matters, I have will-power. Go figure.

today...

Babyzone says I'm 57 weeks pregnant. Hee.

Home!!!

Our Beta is home. WHEW!

Beta

All I can think about is our lost cat. She got out two days ago and we haven't seen her since. I am worried. She is the sweetest cat and not equipped to live outside.

Day One

Reduced Salt
Reduced Sugar
Walking to the Park

...done!

One day down. Tomorrow, keep up the good work during a holiday!

Liam's Big Week

Liam rolled over for the first time today! Besides that, he's gotten even more grabby. He grabs toys (on purpose) and my clothes. He loves to grab cloth and pull it up over his head. He also discovered his feet this week. And he laughed on his own; I wasn't laughing (I was yawning) and he just laughed!

Yay!!!

He's also fifteen pounds. More than twice his birth weight. He's huge!

Three Months

Three months as in...

The adorable munchkin is three months old.

But also:

I have three months to lose weight and lower my blood pressure, which was never high before I was pregnant, or my doctor is putting me on medication. She wanted to put me on meds today, but I promised to start charting my blood pressure every day and exercising more and eating better. Since the fires are making the air unhealthy, I cut back on walking. My doc said to go walk at the mall. Is the air any better there?

new pics

Pics

He's here and we're home!

Our adorable baby arrived the morning of March 20th and we are all happy to be home today. Pictures coming!

Pi Day!

The baby's EDD is tomorrow. (The counter is wrong...Leap Day error, I think.)

It will probably be another week or two until he is actually here, though.

Still on bed rest. Also, I am sick. Good times.

Ha ha ha ha ha

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