Moving AGAIN!

Well I am the mother of another baby boy! Eli Joseph was born on February 1st, 2011 just before the blizzard of the decade rolled into Grand Rapids. He was a beautiful 8 lbs 4 oz! As the little man has begun to gain weight like a champ (at two weeks he was 10 lbs!), his mom has decided to blog again. To chronicle round two of my pregnancy weight loss journey!

Today Eli is just over 3 weeks old. So we'll say he's probably coming up on 11 lbs now. I was 178 lbs at his 2 week appointment, so we'll say I am 177 today :)

Unlike my Owen pregnancy, I did not tip the 200 mark... my last weigh in was 199 lbs! Brandon made some comment about whether or not mommy would hit 200 and the nurse looked at him like he was such an awful husband. Little did she realize the transparency that is my life and in particular my weight gain during pregnancy. Because really, when else can you flaunt the pounds as they pack on?

Since I chase a toddler around my house daily during my maternity leave, I am much more active than I was post-Owen. It took me almost 2 months to reach 177 lbs! None the less, that still means I have some major poundage to drop. Like my first journey, my sole purpose here is to become tone and fit. In the end I don't even care what I weigh, I care what I feel like. And if I feel sexy, then more power to me and more power to all my mommy friends who have given birth to our beautiful children and somehow end up feeling sexy (if even for a moment) again!

Today I began to move on purpose again! My mother-in-law and I walked 2.1 miles out in the COLD but sunny day! And so I begin......