Monday, March 22, 2010

Confession #19: I've already left G for the weekend

I feel like such a bad parent, but this weekend I took 15 teenagers to a convention 2 hours away and left G with my mom. My SIL thinks I'm crazy...she was all "you need to get away from him so he can get used to other people" and "you need to put your marriage first" (hubby went as a chaperone, so we did get to stay at a hotel together). I know she's right, but I know lots of moms who waited until their child was a year old or older before they went away.
My hubby has booked a cruise this summer and G is staying here...so I guess I'd better suck it up.

When did you first leave your child overnight and what were the circumstances?

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Stay strong

Wow...
I don't know if it's from starting SouthBeach or the 24 stomach flu I had where lots came out but nothing went in (except a frosty...totally not SB approved, I know) or the calories I've been blasting doing the "30 day shred" every day or what...but...
I lost 8 pounds last week! I am so freakin' excited! I'm not doing my measurements again for a few more weeks, but I do weigh myself every Monday.

I teach a Modern Fitness class 1st period and female weight lifting 3rd period, so I get 2 work outs a day. I have 8 girls in MF, and for the most part they've been doing pretty well. I told them from day one that we would be doing the 30 day shred for the whole month of March to get us ready for spring break. We're in the middle of week 3 and they are
trying
to
break
me!
They whine whine whine and beg to do "something else". I know they really want me to give in and say "ok, you can have a free day."
HECK
NO!
I am determined to do this thing and dang it...if I'm doing it, they can do it too. I keep reminding them that they are athletes (I have 4 softball players and 1 soccer player in there) and I just had a baby 3 months ago. I think they're tired of hearing that, but
I
will
not
give
in.
Geez...teaching is a lot like parenting, isn't it? :)

Saturday, March 13, 2010

Confession #18: I don't really look forward to weekends anymore

For many many years, weekends were when hubby and I could spend some quality time together. (Remember, we dated for 6 years before we got married and then were married for 6 before I got pregnant). We'd do whatever...walk the mall, go for a 5 mile jog, watch movies all day...or my personal fave: go out to eat at Moe's and then go to Borders, get a stack of my favorite trashy magazines and a frozen drink and read for hours.
Now that we have a 3 month old we don't get to do that anymore. Even though his fussiness has improved A LOT, weekends still seem to be bad. It's like he's saved it up all week and then it rears its ugly head. For the past few weeks he hasn't pooped at all on Friday and then Saturday he fusses a lot. (Any ideas why this might happen week after week?) Fortunately, he did poop yesterday but he's been fussy today. He's taking a nap right now (and daddy is too) but since he's already been a fussy gus, hubby doesn't want to go out in public. Not sure what we would do, but I'd be content just walking around the mall. I might go tonight while hubby and his brother are at a men's church conference.
Anyhoo...I'm hoping this all clears up soon because starting next week we have a full calendar for about the next 6 weekends!

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Confession #17: I had my first "I look like a terrible parent" moment

The little man had a cough and congestion all weekend, so I took him to the pediatrician on Monday. Our appointment was at 2, but we sat in the waiting room until 2:30. It was so freakin' hot in there...and G started fussing...which quickly turned to all out screaming. I tried all my tricks...none worked. I took off his shirt in case he was too hot...didn't help. Other parents were giving me the look of pity. Finally the receptionist asked if we wanted to bring him back to a cooler room. Yes! (So basically we got put in a holding cell.)
A few minutes later, we were taken to the real examination room. He continued to scream. The doctor came in and she held him and he calmed down a little bit. When he started fussing again she said "Do you have a bottle? Why don't you feed him?" Well he'd just eaten 2 hours before that...but I made a bottle and of course he calmed right down. Thank God he weighs almost 17 pounds at 3 months or she'd think I was starving him. (read this about a couple who recently starved their baby...horrible! http://www.seattlepi.com/sound/414761_sound82817997.html  )
So as if that wasn't bad enough, today I was talking to a student and she said "I heard Geoffrey didn't have a good visit at the doctor the other day." Huh??? How did she know?! Well apparently a girl in her class was in that waiting room and saw the whole scene and said "Mrs. J looked like she didn't know what to do."
Yea little girl...I hope your baby is perfect. We'll see how easy it is when you're the mom.

No...I'm not bitter.

Sunday, March 7, 2010

Confession #16: I sabotage my own weight loss

I could write a novel about my weight ups and downs...but I'll spare you. All I want to admit is that I have a bad habit of not taking the time to pack a good nutritious lunch and then I end up eating candy that I have stashed in my office. I rationalize it by saying "well I worked out hard today". I got this great idea this weekend that I will do South Beach again. It worked for me about 5 years ago...not sure why I ever stopped. Anyways, I told myself that since I'm probably bloated due to PMS I'll probably gain tomorrow...and therefore I've eaten a few things that I shouldn't have. And of course I've loaded up on carbs since I'll be giving them up. But yesterday I also took my measurements and YIKES...if I want to look half way decent this summer when I go visit extended family I've got to do this...I can't keep putting it off!
Furthermore, since I've promised that this will be a very honest blog, I'm going to publish my current weight and measurements. (Encouragement would be much appreciated!)
Current weight: 222 (I was 195 pre-pregnancy and 250 when I gave birth to G)
Waist: 46
Chest: 40
Thighs: 23
Biceps: 12
Pants size: 18
Anyone out there reading who is trying to lose baby weight also???

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Confession #15: I think I really am just a b****

I've been teaching for 7 years...this is my 3rd at my current school. Last semester I taught freshman health all day. I've taught freshmen before, but we spent half the time in health and half in PE. Since I was pregnant in the fall, I switched kids with the PE teacher. I didn't realize that being in a classroom for 18 straight weeks with freshmen can be hell. They got on my nerves EVERY DAY. Of course I blamed it on my pregnancy hormones, but it got to a point the week before my due date that I went to my OB and said "write me out of work or I might hurt someone". Of course then I found out that I had high blood pressure which led to my induction...I blame it all on those kids.
Anyways, now that I'm back at school I'm not teaching any freshmen (yay!). For the first few weeks everything was great. I was excited to be out of the classroom and in the gym and I'm actually working out with my classes. But lately I've been slipping back into the groove of everything/one annoying me and snapping at people for crazy stuff. There is a strong possibility that it's PMS...I am on my 3rd week of pills after all. (Isn't it funny that everyone says they're PMSing while their on their periods...hello, it's called PREmenstrual syndrome LOL). I guess I'll have to follow up on this post and see if my bitchiness goes away.