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Sunday, July 1, 2012

Hiatus Over!

It has been a busy few weeks (months) for us here in the nest and it was really nice to not be thinking about any baby stuff. I have successfully gotten down to 179 lbs, with a bit of a stall in the last few weeks. That has been pretty much due to the amount of drinking and goodbyes we've been saying so they are happy pounds I'm holding on to. I have also ovulated each month since our last clomid treatment. I was up in the 11's for amount of progesterone each time which makes me so happy! Now we are in our final weeks in Texas and we are getting our home ready to be rented out before we head to Georgia.

We were actually supposed to be leaving this coming weekend but the army could not get a  moving truck for us for another two weeks, so instead of vacationing with family in Florida, we will just take the time off here and head to the beach before the insanity begins. In one week's time we have to clean and pack the house, get the cars loaded, head to the new post and find a house. Its nothing new for any military family, but this will be an insane time for us. So we got booked a little last minute trip at a beach for a week and it just so happens to fall over the best BD time for us. And because of that I am doing a half pill round of clomid this month. I started on my day 5 which was yesterday with a cut 50mg tab so I'm doing 25 mg a day. At my last OB appt, the doc and I talked about how well the weightloss was going and how I'd ovulated on my own but not had a pregnancy yet and she suggested doing the half tab again, but a whole one if we really wanted twins. That was a no! haha. 

So last night we went to a friends birthday party and drank way too much and that is what I think caused the two hot flashes I had in bed last night and this morning. I don't think I'd have had that kind of reaction had I not had anything to drink. I meet up with Emily today for a workout so I believe that will help me get back in action this week. My last day of work is Friday and they are doing a nice lunch for me and I'm sure I will get super emotional, so being on the clomid should just exaggerate that. Other than this last week, I don't think there will be much to set me off. I hope the half dose really makes a difference and I'm just glad we are here so that I get one more blood test done to see if the half dose makes much of a difference. Poor cap also has to turn in a sperm sample right before we leave as well (like the morning that we head out) so that will give us all the info we need to start working with a new doctor soon. 

I'm excited for changes and to see whats to come. I feel really good about the way I'm looking right now and the changes I've made in myself. I'm still sticking with the paleo diet. I cheat more than I should but its not necessarily with non paleo foods, its just with more gluten free foods that have other grains in them. I think I'll probably stay at this weight until we get settled in August because of all the traveling but I really don't mind. I know how to make it work now. I'll try to keep up with this while we are doing the cycle. I've also been measuring my BBT this month as well and will post those pictures each week as well. 

Here's an updated head shot photo I did with some friends for the new theaters I hope to work with.