weight loss

i was always afraid i would have trouble losing baby weight since it's such a common occurrance for most moms in america. well, i can honestly say stress and no sleep will make you lose that weight, and then some! i weighed myself the other day while at orion's dr. appt. i was 96.8 pounds, and that was fully clothed. my family and friends constantly say i'm too skinny, they ask if i eat enough, and my answer is always the same: it's stress and no sleep! and i pig out on food all the time! before i was pregnant, i weighed 102 pounds. i wore a size 1. now, even size 0 is too big, and i have a closet full of clothes that no longer fit.

maybe working out will bulk me a up a bit and i won't be so skinny anymore? marinella told me i look so frail. i don't want to look frail! i want to look fit, and most of all, feel fit. i need to go to the gym, or at least have some kind of workout regimen at home. running around chasing orion is not enough for my body.

i also feel i am getting more sleep in comparison to last year, when orion was only an infant. he sleeps about 3 hours at a time now, and my body has gotten used to this routine of waking up in the middle of the night to feed him. oh i also forgot to mention that breastfeeding will also drop pounds fast too. i unfortunately overdid the whole breastfeeding/pumping thing which turned me into this "frail" person. sigh...

ok so back to the gym. my goal is to reintroduce pilates and yoga into my life (it's been years since i've done it regularly). i already inflated my exercise ball so that is also a great piece of equipment at home (and also entertains orion when he needs a good laugh). AND, finally, at least i am back to cooking and eating healthy foods again.

back to school?

i am thinking about going back to school and completing a degree. i think it is important for me to have a bachelor's if i plan on teaching orion the importance of a college education. i have so many interests i want to pursue, but had to narrow it down to what i would enjoy the most, what would be most beneficial and suit our family lifestyle. i've decided to study child development with an emphasis in teaching for special needs kids. after having experienced orion's case and it having become such a major part of our lives, i'd love to be a part of other families and helping their kids reach their fullest potential. these children are so special and so deserving, sometimes we miss how beautiful these kids are, how smart they are, and how much they are just like you and me.

researching what will suit our schedule best, i am looking into university of phoenix. i was surprised by how accommodating they are! and with the rising costs of the state universities, phoenix is actually cheaper than SJSU, believe it or not. plus, i should be able to qualify for grants, etc. phoenix's plan for me is, i take one course at a time, so i do not have to struggle different subjects at once. each course is 5 weeks long, and i can attend school one night a week, four hours per session. at that rate, i can complete my bachelors in three years and still continue my role at home. that is pretty amazing! this is all still very preliminary, so there is still much more research to do (and finances to straighten out). in the end, my goal is to be an Early Start teacher. bo thinks i'll be great at it :)