Preg-o my Egg-o!! (adding to the story)

Ok, so usually the first clear answer is enough...

But I needed 5 more to be really sure...not to mention a blood test.

Well, I was only guessing on the date, which I figured was sometime early to mid October, but it's actually September 29, which potentially could still be October...guess we'll see.

Ok, so for the sake of telling the whole story, here it is... (I'll try to stick to the sweetened condensed version, but I'll only try.)

Miscarriage #1 happened just 2 months after our wedding! Yikes! We definitely were suprised considering the lengths we'd gone to for "protection." But, it definitely got us thinking. I've known since I was about 15 or 16 that I have a condition called PCOS; in short, I have numerous overgrown cysts on my ovaries (too much info? Then you don't know me very well!)

So, we decided that we probably ought to start trying in case it took us a long time. (And it did)

14 months went by with 3, possibly 4 periods; 2 of which were miscarriages, 1 (the "possible" one) lasted about 2 minutes and 1 lasted exactly 1 day shy of 4 months long!!! On my list of fun things to do, that ranks somewhere below sitting in a bathtub full of scissors. So, I went back on the pill for my sanity and to attempt to get into a little better shape.

This is where we insert a story tangent (yep, I'm good at those!)

Many of you know my struggle to lose weight. I kept slowly gaining weight despite some serious efforts to lose it! I did weight watchers (lost 10 lbs and kept it off), worked with personal trainer number 1, gained 2 lbs. Worked with personal trainer number 2 doing "The Biggest Loser" up in Logan, where I also had 2 nutritionists to work with. I got into great shape as far as how far, fast and long I could run and swim etc., and my clothes fit slightly differently, but after 3 months of being INCREDIBLY dedicated, working with the trainer 5 times/week for 1 hour and then 6 days a week on my own for 1.5 hrs/day, eating 1200 (VERY HEALTHY) calories/day with a deficit of nearly 3500-4000/day; By all accounts, I should have been loosing about a pound a day according the the math that everyone swears by, but instead I lost 4 lbs (which I gained back). So, for the next 3 months, I rebelled and litterally didn't exercise and ate pretty much whatever I wanted and low and behold, I lost 2 lbs! A little messed up if you ask me.

In the mean time, my cute mommy was dropping weight like crazy! And so were my inlaws! My mom lost over 40 lbs in 2008 (You're beautiful and you rock mom!!)

Isn't she hot??

Sickies! :)

And then of course my inlaws were dropping weight faster than I could blink! I think my father-in-law, Guy is already up to around 150 lbs!! I wish I had a more recent photo to show off since they've continued to loose MUCH more!

(I'm so proud of you guys!!)

Needless to say, I was VERY inspired! And so was Ty. So we decided to get to the bottom of things and figure out how to Git-r-done! So we pulled out our "hot" photos...you know the ones we wish to burn, but keep them out of sheer morbid curiousity.

Doesn't seem too bad....but oh, it gets worse, believe you me!

This is where ty gets mad at me for posting these, but lets be honest, he can hold his weight REALLY well....JERK!

Oh my my....I've seriously dreaded putting these up! But alas, here's the dirty dirty truth!

You might be asking yourself, "How did this happen?" Ok, YOU might not be, but I was!

But then I found out some interesting information one day while searching the web about fertility (as, at the time, we had decided to go off the pill again). I found an article about insulin resistance...which I thought I might have. And truly, it was the answer to all my problems; my unexplained weight issues and infertility. The gist: my insulin is all out of whack! Without the right food combinations, my insulin spikes and thus stores whatever I've just eaten as fat immediately. Not very thrilling. Because of the constant commotion in my body with the hormones and whatnot, I also don't generally ovulate. Also, not fun. The answer: Protein baby!

I got on the same diet program as my mom and my inlaws and 3 months later, here I am and Ty, each nearly 50 lbs lighter!!

(sorry for the re-post, just driving the point home)

So, YAY for us! And I almost got to my goal weight before getting preg-o, which is pretty dang exciting, and now I know exactly how to lose the weight in the future!

Now, tying up the rest of the original story; in the fall, Ty and I found out that FOR SURE he would be deploying sometime later in 2009. Immediately, Ty and I both thought only of one thing, a baby. While we had been trying for all of this time, we hadn't gone the route of fertility treatments yet, so it was time. So, we were about to start fertility treatments when my body started to change...I won't say how exactly, but you mothers know exactly what I'm talking about! I didn't believe it was possible at first considering my history, and the fact that it had been MANY MANY months since my last cycle, but I was sure I had to be pregnant. So with fertility treatments just 1 week away from starting, I took a test....and here we are!