Nursing's not enough!

So I've been trying to lose weight on the nursing diet. To say the least...it's not working! I've been maintaining which is good. However, I'm starving all of the time. I think if I just started eating healthier food I'd probably be in good shape.

If I weren't nursing I'd look into Lipovox. It overs some great benefits with few side effects.

Of course, there's always my fall back diet drugs that helped me lose weight before...

shocked.

A few years ago we decided to get a life insurance quote from our regular insurance provider. Mine came back high since I've got the chunk factor.

Margot is extremely healthy and had asthma her whole life - however, she got nailed for it in the quote and they wanted to charge us way too much to have minimal coverage.

We've talked about looking elsewhere but haven't had the time. Maybe I'll add that to my list of things to do this week!

I give up.

Our computer is an absolute piece of crap. It crashes at least once a day and when we were in Houston my dad informed us that it needs more memory to actually run Windows Vista. Augh.

I'm about to give up on PCs all together and move on over to the dark side -- a Mac! I'm sure that more Mac memory isn't needed to run their main operating system!

Yikes!

It's not baby fat, unfortunately. At this point almost six weeks postpartum I'm not sure I can blame these extra pounds on the pregnancy!

I've been trying to eat a little better and it's helped that I have been able to nurse because I burn a lot of calories that way.

However, I miss the good ole days when I could use Fenphedra to help me lose those unwanted pounds!

Give back to your pets.

We've been traveling a lot the past few days and I must admit that I feel guilty about not providing time for our pets. Poor Murphy is all about the love when we walk in the door and instantly tries to escape.

Then there's Bailey. She's super needy all of the time and when we pick her up from the kennel she has the worst breath and needs a bath.

We've discovered a great website ZooToo.com that connects petowners with each other. In fact, they have different promotions to help pet shelters and rescue groups around the country, among which they donate up to $1 mil makeover every year to a deserving and community supported shelter.

I like the feature that helps people find local vets and gives information to help them care for their animals.

Stupid computer.

When we were in Houston my dad mentioned that our computer needed more memory and an upgrade in order to operate Windows Vista.

Little did we know or did Dell make it public that you'd have to have major computer memory in order to run their programs!

I guess they were just trying to keep the prices down when selling machines ... and also trying to bring in money to their bottom line.

Losin'

I must say that when we get back to Ithaca and Monday rolls around I'm going to start up with a weight loss program.

I figure I'll just do what has worked in the past and what makes the most sense. Eat less and move more.

The reality is... I have the nursing thing going for me and if I can treat my body better I'm bound to drop some serious poundage.

Feeling used?

Lately, I've really been trying to find things that I can recycle or buy used. For example, today I went to the kid's resale shop to purchase clothes for the kids. I got some great deals on clothes that were barely used.

Just the other day my dad was talking about how he likes to purchase used cisco for his office. He can get a great deal and many times the only reason why they are available is because the company is upgrading to a newer model.

15 days old!

Today I took Emmy to my old work and showed her to the staff. One of the residents was dying to hold a baby and so I let her hold Emmy for a few minutes. It was precious and I must say that I really miss having older people in my life.

In fact, the lady who was holding her (Ruth) mentioned how her mother's name was Emmy. So holding a baby named Emmy must have been super special.

Maybe I can figure out a way to volunteer at the senior citizen's council or the assisted living place when Emmy gets older.

Not so tired.

Right now.

We actually have slept pretty good the past few nights and the thing that I'm starting to realize is that I just have to pace myself and try to do my best to sleep when the baby sleeps.

Of course, that's easier said than done and I have a pretty hard time going to sleep in the middle of the day.

We're giving up on WIndows.

At least that what Margot says each time our computer craps out. She's looking at getting a Linux machine to run email and a web browser on. We figure that since that's what we mostly do on a computer there's no need to put up with Windows Vista.

We might even consider getting a Linksys router at some point so that we can go wireless!

It's that time...

for me to lose weight.

I'm already down almost 30 pounds from my pregnancy weight. Of course, 15 or so were directly from the baby and I'm guessing that the other 15 was water weight.

While I'm nursing I won't be able to start on a diet pill that works.

Before when I weighed a lot I was on diet pills and they really helped me lose the weight. In fact, it was just the little jumpstart that I needed in order to lose a total of 75 pounds!

I can't wait...

til I'm eligible for medicare insurance and social security. Of course, by the time I'm eligible there will be no money in the budget and I'll be slumming it on the street.

Maybe the whole thought is to have more kids so that they can all pay for me to have healthcare and put me into a nice assisted living?

What's the point?

The last time we were at Margot's dad's house we watched a lot of television. The one thing I couldn't figure out was how to get the closed captioning turned off of the television.

Margot's dad has it on because he's hard of hearing and so he likes to read the script.

Of course, it's hard for me because he has this beautiful television with great bose speakers set up and all you can see is the bright green writing at the bottom of the screen!

Take me away!

Before Alex and Dom left to go back home we decided that we should meet up again in the next six months.

The one place that we agreed on was the Virgin Islands! We thought that it would probably make sense for us to rent through St. John villa rentals!

We've all heard of the great villas they have and it just makes sense when you're going with a group of people including a family of four with two small kids!

Good times!

It was so much fun to have the boys visiting last week. I really do wish they had more time to spend though. Of course, I know we could always visit them too!

Alex was studying for his pharmaceutical job and this week he's going to be in Atlanta. They have a two week training seminar full of testing and hard core studying that they make all drug reps undergo.

I'm sure while he's there he'll check out the jobs in Atlanta!

I've got to do something!!

I just realized...that I'm just a few pounds away from being the fattest I've ever been.

Of course, I am nine and a half months pregnant...but still.

I worked very hard to get to a nice and comfortable weight and after the baby comes I really want to get back down.

I could go out and join the club again, however, I'm horrible at the treadmills and figure that it's summer time and with a new baby I might not have all of the time in the world.

Maybe I'll spend more time outside and even get a membership to the local swimming pool. That way I can take the kids, work on my tan, and be outside!

Are you secure?

Today Margot went to check on our friend C's birds. C&A are out of town visiting grandma in Dallas. Margot had no idea how to work the alarm and I'm assuming all went good because I haven't heard her calling from jail!

One system that seems pretty decent is ademco. It might actually be the perfect alarm system for our little house too and something we will probably consider if our redneck neighbors don't leave soon!

Maybe?

So as I'm doing all of my blogging I'm starting to realize that I've had some pretty decent contractions.

Holy shit.

Umm....is this it?

I think I'm just going to sit tight and continue to do "work". At least that way I can make a few dollars before little Emmy makes her appearance.

PLUS...it seems like everytime I get excited about contractions or the prospect of Emmy coming she stops and it all goes away.

MUST IGNORE PAIN.

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