Happy Surgiversary To Me!!!

Now I only wish I wasn't pregnant so I could know how much I actually lost.

What I do know:

This time last year I was still over 300#.
This time last year I was wearing a size 28 that was too tight, so more like a 30.
This time last year I was in a LOT of PAIN from the surgery, but was recovering well.

Today I'd weight under 200# if I wasn't pregnant.

Today I can slip on a size 14 (Can't button because of baby, though)
Today I am no longer in pain and am very pleased with results, thus far.

So my current weight is 203# and I am 27wks 3days pregnant, the baby is around 2lbs of that, then there is placenta, amnitoic fluids and retained fluids. So I am fairly certain I am still around 195ish if I wasn't pregnant.

Still around a 130# weight loss.

Again, I am disappointed that I wasn't able to make it a year without getting pregnant. I was really excited and anxious to reach my weight loss goal by my surgiversary, so dealing with the emotional roller coaster of not being able to make that goal let alone work on reaching that goal for the last 7 months has been difficult for me. I wanted "me time".

Still, I am more than happy and excited to be adding little Adelyn to our family in the next 9-12 weeks.

I still can't believe it's been a year already! I have a lifetime to go on this journey and I am looking forward to each day with my sleeve as time goes on. I am so happy with the results so far. (Aside from the sagging wrinkly skin everywhere, LOL DH says it's my badge of honor.

"Are you having a baby?"

"Why yes I am!"

It's actually nice to hear! While I just feel "fat", when I am asked this question more and more, it helps me to realize that I actually LOOK pregnant and NOT fat anymore!

Before losing 130# I just looked fatter and I never heard this question, even as I approached my due date. In fact some people if they asked how many kids we had and we'd give the number and the ol' "And number __ is on it's way." They'd usually give me a blank look which indicated that I obviously didn't "look" pregnant to them.

So now I have a good 10-12 weeks to go before baby arrives and I am savoring all of the attention my pregnant belly is giving me now. I am so happy I finally LOOK pregnant for the first time!!!

My New Addiction

When I was super heavy my neck was too big to fit necklaces on. My poor husband spent $150 on a beautiful necklace for me one anniversary without forethought to the fact that it might be too small for my neck. The poor thing was like a choker on me which made me just set it aside and become depressed about the whole thing.

Well for a while now, that same necklace fits perfectly and hangs where it's supposed to hang and no longer chokes the living daylights out of me.

It's also started my love of necklaces again. I can finally decorate my neck again!!! Necklaces are so cute and colorful and fun! I am so happy to have my ability to wear jewelry again! I've also been able to reopen my earring holes and can wear earrings again too. Of course with a baby coming very soon, I am sure I will still have to wear small studs. I am too scared to wear anything dangly with an infant for fear they'll rip it out of my ear!!!

Just another milestone! Weird how it doesn't seem like much until you can do it again.