Since I was a child Christmas has always been broken up between families. This year was no exception. Monday the 23rd we celebrated my son's 4th birthday and then Christmas with my mother in law. It was a nice little gathering and I enjoyed it. We plan to celebrate my son's birthday, again, on the 24th with my side and then Christmas. And on Christmas day we're having lunch with my father in law and later that evening we're expecting a visit from my husband's aunt, who is also in possession of my 90 lb weight loss goal Pandora bead. I don't mind that our holidays are like this. It makes them small and sweet gatherings. It feels more personal and less chaotic.
But enough about Christmas for a bit...
Our first son came into the world in a stressful time of my life. I had lost my job and found myself pregnant within the same week. I had no health insurance to speak of and the state Medicaid program took a long time. They left me uninsured for 8 months and it wasn't until 1 week prior that I received it. My doctor called to make complaints about how long it was taking and they looked into why I had yet to receive it. Turns out the processor marked me as an illegal alien and denied me. Well, I turned in my driver's license, a copy of my life birth certificate from the State of Michigan and a wedding certificate also from the State of Michigan. I'm an US citizen by birth if not marriage. Well that turned around quickly and so the date for Ben's delivery was set. I had opted for a c section because Ben was turned feet down. As it happens it was lucky that I chose that delivery method because his chord was around his neck 3 times. A breech birth could have caused strangulation. But here he is:
Benjamin Wallace, born Dec 23rd, 2009
And last but not least here is my weigh in:
So as you can see December 23rd was a busy and memorable day.
Current weight: 168.4
Goal weight: 159 (lbs to go, 9.8)
I an 4.4 lbs over weight
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