The cruise was great! It was so nice to have the family time together, and it was a lot of fun telling everyone about the baby right before we left. We had a picture taken with Mickey right before getting on the ship, and I wore my "baby on board" shirt and announced it that way. I started feeling really good right around the time we left. Up until then, I was green, green, green. All DAY sickness was a more descriptive term. But since about 9 weeks, I've felt really good. I have a lot of pictures from the trip posted on facebook. Logan was amazing as always and it was so much fun to see his little smiling face with all the characters. I will say that we won't ever take a cruise with a child under 3 again. It's just too limiting since they have to be 3 to go on most excursions and to go in the pools on the ship. It was still fun though.
A week after the cruise, I ran the half marathon at 11 weeks pregnant. It was a FABULOUS day in the city! Sunny and about 65 degrees. I couldn't have asked for more perfect weather! I told myself I would take it easy and just do what I can since I had sort of slacked on training since December, but I ended up running non-stop until we got to the 11-mile marker. So I consider that a victory. The most I ran at once was 7 miles in December during our 15K, but I felt great this time and felt like I just wanted to keep going. I walked on and off through mile 12, and then ran to the finish after that. We finished in about 3 hours, so we were running VERY slow, but the point is that I kept running and felt great.
I wish I could say that I kept up with running the past month since the race. I've only gone running a few times for only 3 mile runs. I've just been achy and so very tired that it's been pushed to the back-burner. It sort of makes me sad since I worked so hard to become an actual runner, but I know I'll get it back. Even recently, I've had some trouble with my neck and hip, and my migraines have intensified, so I've pushed working out aside. I did go for a 3 mile walk yesterday with Logan though and I know that's something I can continue a few times a week. Of course I can still run when I'm up to it, but I don't want to push myself.
So even after I found out I was pregnant, I lost 7.5 more lbs that got me to my Weight Watchers goal. I hit GOAL! It was the day we left for the cruise and I worked pretty hard to get there that week since the deal with John was that I would be at my goal before leaving for the cruise. Of course that was before we found out I was pregnant, but he wasn't budging on it. Here comes the bad news. On the cruise I gained a good 6 lbs in 7 days. 6 lbs. Ugh. and I've even gained another 7-8 lbs since coming back from the cruise. So in 6 weeks, I've gained 14 lbs. I know I'm pregnant and I shouldn't be worrying too much, but holy moly. If I keep that up, I'll gain 80 lbs back and be a blimp! Easter didn't help with all the goodies, and I've just been a bottomless pit, but I think I'm finally getting the control back. I'm making better choices with portions and eating lots of fruit, so I think that will slow it way down. If I can go a month without gaining anything more, I think I'll be happy. Of course, not exercising didn't really help me out any, so now with adding that in, I should be in good shape. I still have to remember that I'm 20 lbs less than I was when I got pregnant with Logan, so I'm still better off, but I wanted to gain minimally this time so that it would be easy for me to get the weight off after I have the baby.
Anyway, enough about that. Other than feeling a bit guilty about gaining so much and not exercising, I've been doing ok. We moved out of VA the end of March and Logan and I are staying with my parents until the end of June. John went to his school in Pensacola and finishes June 1st (Logan's birthday!) It's been an adjustment, but I think everyone is doing great. Logan has been fairly well-behaved, and I'm just trying to get used to being a stay-at-home mom. I interviewed for a contract job in PA last week, but I was not offered the position, and it was sort of my last resort. It would have been working with my old boss from G2 (where I worked when I graduated from CMU), so it would have been great getting that experience with someone so knowledgeable, but it is what it is. I'm trying to find the good in staying home with my sweet little boy and doing what I can to boost the job search for Georgia. We're just trying to find things to do to keep ourselves busy. I found a storytime at Barnes and Noble every week and I've made plans to do things in the area with my sister and her kids. I'm trying to help out at my parents house a lot too so they don't see us as a burden. I think they love having Logan greet them when they come home from work. I know they'll miss us when we move and this is their time to really cherish with him while he's really little.
May 10-15 we're going to visit John in Pensacola. Logan really misses daddy, but he's handling it well. It'll be rough traveling with a toddler, but we'll make it! I found out from my temporary OB office that I'll have my anatomy ultrasound the week we go to Pensacola, so I'll have the tech not tell me the sex of the baby and just write it down in a sealed envelope for John and I to open together in Florida. That's what I did when I was pregnant with Logan while John was deployed- I knew I was seeing him for a port call and scheduled an early elective ultrasound so that we could find out the sex together in Spain. It was great! So since he won't be around again for my big ultrasound, this is the second best way to keep him included.
So that brings me to now. A LOT has been going on obviously. There's been a lot of craziness, but we're surviving. There's been ups and downs, but I would say overall things are going well. I miss all my old friends in VA and am feeling a little lonely, but I need to perk up and make some plans with friends and get some time for myself too. My sister is more than willing to help watch Logan a couple hours here and there since I've helped her out with her kids since we've been here. I think I'm due for my first prenatal massage this pregnancy!
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