OK, so I'm not a blogger...eventually I DO actually get around to updating this site, just not often:-) So, here we are, December 2011! We want to wish you all a very Happy Holidays and hope that you are happy and doing well. Zoe continues to grow like a weed. When we broke out the Christmas decor, we had a picture of her with Santa from last year among our things. At first, I just looked at it stunned that she had grown that much in just one year. She is no longer my baby but my sweet little girl! Zoe is VERY excited about Christmas this year. We went to the library to pick out stories last week and got a few Christmas ones. All she wants to do is read them over and over. Of course, being a toddler, the tree and decorations are also irresistible to her. Our tree is now surrounded by baby gate. It doesn't help that our 9 month old Yorkie, Monty, also likes to take things off the tree and chew them to pieces. Looks like we'll be getting some new decorations after the distructo phase of our family journey is over with. Until then, we accept the fact that our house is just going to be in constant upheaval....and, yes, I am crazy cause I want another one:-) As some of you may know, I was diagnosed with a condition called Poly cystic Ovarian Syndrome back when we were trying to get pregnant with Zoe. This made it very difficult to get pregnant and I was also "high risk" during my pregnancy. Now that Zoe is hurtling toward age 2, Steve and I have decided it's time for us to try for another. It's always an emotional topic for me because it took SO much out of me the first time around. Our lives have been so blessed by Zoe and we love her so much. We feel very strongly that there's another little person waiting to join our family so, despite the emotional and physical stress, we are going to begin fertility treatments again in January with the hopes that we will be successful again. Unfortunately, there is no guarantee that it will be but we will leave the details up to God and do what we can from where we're standing:-) As part of this whole process, I am going to start a diet program that will help minimize the symptoms of the syndrome and, hopefully, also aid in helping us get pregnant. I'm a little skeptical about the whole thing. I've tried SO many diets and exercise programs throughout my lifetime that I've lost count. This one is specifically geared toward people who have insulane resistance, which is one of the major symptoms of PCOS. It's also more of a lifestyle change and less of a diet so I'm hoping that I find more success with this one. Women who have PCOS have a very difficult time loosing weight so I'm hoping that following a program that's designed toward my issues will help me with this. I am most concerned with staying and being healthy. SO...here is to a very HAPPY and SUCCESSFUL 2012 for all of us!
