Pregnancy is such an awesome experience. Nothing can replace the sheer joy that overcomes an expecting mommy when she first feels her little one move in her womb. No matter how many times a woman has been pregnant that first movement is like experiencing it for the first time. The love you feel when you have that first ultrasound where you can actually see your precious baby’s heartbeat is so exciting and miraculous. To be used by the Lord as a vessel in this way is such an honor.
Getting back to the title of this post… As you know from the title of my blog I have had the privilege of five pregnancies. Now some women gain the “normal” pregnancy weight and lose it in a acceptable amount of time. Then there are those who gain a little too much weight and struggle to lose it. I fall under the latter and take it to the extreme. I gain an obscene amount of weight and usually take a year or two to lose it. I find myself in that situation now. After my third child it took about a year to lose the weight. I was able to maintain that weight for about nine months before the Lord blessed us with another pregnancy. This pregnancy was a very undisciplined one where I gained more weight than I ever had. Needless to say, I had only lost half of the weight before yet again the Lord blessed us with another pregnancy.
Micah, our only son, was born on May 20th. To date I have only lost about one eighth of the weight I need to lose to get back to my pre-fourth child weight. I hope I am not boring you all too terribly with all of this weight talk but I thought you all could help me. Please email me with any of your weightloss stories for encouragement and check-in with me once in awhile to make sure that I’m keeping up with my goals. Speaking of goals, my goal is to lose all the weight by mid summer. My plan is to exercise at least four days a week for one hour and drink a gallon of water per day. I also plan to stay away from sugar and fatty foods. I know that sounds ambitious with five children but I have lost weight this way in the past and it seems to be the only way that works for me. It’s all or nothing with me!
Getting back to the blessing of pregnancies, I wouldn’t trade being back to my pre-pregnancy weight for any of my beautiful covenant children. My children are such a blessing to me and my husband that I wouldn’t trade them for anything this world has to offer. Being with my children each day can at times be really trying and tiring but those moments pale in comparison to their sweet smiles, silly giggles, and bear hugs.
