Seventeen Pounds??!!!!

Let me start off by saying that this past Christmas holiday was the best one that I have had in YEARS!!! I have been married now for 11 months to a wonderful person whom I love so much.. My children were the happiest that they have been in I cant tell you how long.. And I think that it all has something to do with their mother being so happy..

We got so much from so many people!!! Thanks to everyone..

I got the best gift, and guess who it was from?? My mom.. I have never in my 26 years of living have ever gotten something so meaningful.. It was a photo album that my mother had put together for all of her children.. Just days before opening this, I had asked mom if they had any baby pictures that I could show Brant.. It means so much to me for my husband to see and hear things from my past.. It's my life.. I want my best friend to know everything about me and more.. Anyway.. Back to what I was saying.. Mom and Dad both gave myself, Robert, Kris and Kyle a present and wanted all of us to open them at the same time.. When we opened them, tears just flooded my eyes.. Inside was a note from my mother.. Something so special to me, when you turn the pages, it is in detail my whole life.. What a wonderful surprise mom.. Thank you so much.. Abbey and Brandon got so much.. Now that they have about 10 sets of grandparents, since their dad and I are divorced, they pretty much have all they could of ever asked for and more.. I am so glad that my head was screwed on right this year, and I got to enjoy every waking moment of it..

On another note.. Yesterday I had an OB appt and despite covering my eyes everytime I step on the scales, I actually looked yesterday.. I about passed out.. 138 pounds!!!!!!! OMG.. I have gained 17 pounds in almost 6 months of pregnancy.. Now..... Granted I gained a good amount of weight with Abbey and Brandon, but for some reason I care so much now about how I look.. That is not a vain thing.. I dont stare in the mirror at myself, but I want to be able to slip back into my Paige's very soon.. I felt the most beautiful in the past 2 years, I guess simply because I ran and cared about the way I looked.. In my past life, I pretty much just let go and gained and didnt try to push my body to be at it's fittest.. So with that in mind.. I still eat whatever I want, but I definitely want to work hard after Addison gets here to get back to the prepregnancy body that I was at.. Chocolate covered cherries, and tuna with tomatoes are my favorite.. Yum Yum!!