Got a Call from Doctors !

So this morning we lost our electricity and "Surprise" I woke up late! So in the midst of running around and trying to get to work, I got a call from my Dr. office. I braced myself cause I thought I was going to throw up. She said all is approved and wanted to know what my availibilty is on a date. She said they are booking from July 13th and on and asked if I was okay for a Monday. I said sure! So she said she would call me by thursday with a date. Oh goodness I am so nervous ! Last night I was praying before I went to bed , that God only if it is your will , will this happen. and I had peace last night , then this morning, I got that call. I know He is with me and he is guiding every step of this process. I am going to start praying for my surgeon. His name is Dr. Rumsey, I praying that he have a good day and week and that God guide his hands through my procedure. Please pray with me, if you can :)
Thanks
Jess

Monday, Monday !

Today I went to Walmart and bought Mike his own shaker for the protein shake. I also bought another flavor, chocolate. Oh my goodness am I in heaven ! It is so good and great tasting. I need to look at the sugar and make sure it is okay for me to have , but it tastes great ! Today I weighed myself and I am down 2 llbs. So maybe they are working and maybe they aren't. We went for a walk up the hill today with Molly and Charlie, it was nice. I love June Gloom !

Are you sure the shakes are working??

Hi,
Okay so today is a busy, busy day ! Mike had to fix the fence and we had birthday parties to go to and then hanging out with Andrea and Mike. Today was Michael's first day on Protein shake. I added 3 strawberries to his and ice. He liked it. It is actually better tasting then just plain vanilla. We had that for breakfast/lunch and we are going to try to have a light dinner. I am not sure if these shakes are working, we will see.

More Protein Shakes !

So here we are on Friday morning day three of protein shakes. Yesterday went better than the first day, but still very hard to not drive thru Mcdonalds for a breakfast sandwich and a large coffee with caramel. Instead I have replaced that and my lunch with a protein shake. I say it does fill me up, but it takes me a bit to get it down. It is not that it taste bad, it is trying to take it something sweet like that in the morning when your body is calling for Mcdonald's. Yikes !! Well I am going to stick this thru and allow myself to have a cheat day this weekend. Not sure which one yet, but will have one. Yesterday for dinner I made Salmon, shrimp, salad and rice . I had less than a 1/4 of rice and ate the shrimp and the fish and the salad. I can say this much, I was full and did not feel hungry until bed time last night which was 11:30 and I ate at 5. So that was a long time for me.

Mike and I went to the movies last night which was a bit of a challenge since our usual date consists of hotdogs, nachos and two large cokes. Even if we have already eaten dinner, we still eat hotdogs. Well last night we went to the stand and I order large water and he ordered large Coke. I looked at him like "what??" and he said to the girl, never mind we are having water.
We also had peanut M&M's which was a nice treat. I told him he could get the soda and he said no, he will have what I have. So we watched our movie " The Hangover" it was raw, but funny, very funny !
Here is to the weekend !

Protein Shakes !!

Okay so this morning I woke up starving ! Literally like I thought that I was going to throw up with how hungry I was. Little bit of a crazy morning. Woke up late and had to get the kids ready still and feed them. ( godchildren ). As we are running out the door on time, the sprinklers go on, grrr , now we have to go through the poop infested garage cause that is where Kayla stays all day since she is not staying inside when we are not home. Anyways, it is a fight with Kayla to stay in the garage and while trying to get the kids in the car with the sprinklers on . So we made it and on our way, I was so hungry. After dropping off Izzy, I decided to pick up something to eat, but then remember that I need to do protein. Being that we have a busy week, I could have easily put it off till the weekend, but instead I drove myself to walmart and picked up protein shake , a shaker, and string cheese. I picked up Vanilla since they did not have chocolate. It was okay and it filled me up, but it smelled pretty weird. I am going to do my best this week and stick to the shakes for two meals. Then next wednesday I will report if I have lost any weight. Mike and I also talked about us going back to the gym after work. We will meet there and work out then go home for dinner. Sounds like a plan for me. I think tomorrow I am going to add Strawberries to my shake and drink it like that. It might be a little better.
Another busy day today, Krysten is graduating ! Yeah !!

Recovery Tuesday !!

Whoa!! I was so lucky Mike was with me yesterday, I don't know how these Mom's do it in the morning with getting ready more than two kids. First off I woke up late. I got up at 7:15, woke up the kids, jumped in the shower while they dressed and washed up. After I got out I fed them and blow dryed my hair, and then combed hair and was out the door ! Wow it was a little crazy, but we did it. Dropped off Isaiah first then Izzy to kindercare. She was sad cause she wanted to stay with me all day. I told them today we are going to Chuckie Cheese for dinner, fast and easy and then we will go home and rest !! They are great children so it will be a easy day :)

Busy Bee Monday !

Well, I had my surgical consult today with all three Doctors. I had my Psychiatric Evaluation, Internal doctor, and met with the surgeon. What a day ! I am watching my godchildren this week, so this is how our day went:

Mike and I woke up at 6:45- Jumped in the shower first , then woke up the kids . Isaiah took the longest shower ever and Mike had to get him out. As I finished getting Izzy ready and Isaiah ready Mike went to get Donuts for breakfast since we were running out of time cause Isaiah had to be at school at 8:30. Izzy did not have school today so she was going to be hanging with Nino and Nina all day at the doctors.

After dropping off Iya, we headed for San Diego , my first Appt was at 11:00 and that was my psych evaluation. She asked me a bunch of questions about me and my family. Izzy and Mike had to wait outside cause the Dr. worked from her home and there was no waiting area. I was done by 11:15. As I walked out Izzy said " All done with the head Doctor" , I turned to Mike and he was laughing. I guess Izzy asked what I was there for and he told her I had three appointments, one for my head, one for my arm and one for my leg. So counted each appointment we went to.

Next stop Mcdonalds: Since we had some down time we took Izzy to good ol Micky D's and we ate and went back to my appointment at 12:45. Izzy was writing in a journal the whole time and making up stories. She was very entertained. Internist did an EKG and made sure my heart was okay, asked me a million questions and then cleared me for surgery !! Yes two down, one more to go !! I was done early and we still had two hours to go, so we went to the Mall !
We went to Old Navy and got Izzy some sandals and then we went to Borders and Izzy read some books, by this time it was already 2:30.

Last Appointment: Dr. Rumsey is the name of my surgeon. He is a nice man , but he looked very tired or very stoned . He went over the procedure with me and did an examination. He said I was a great canadate for the surgery and he wants me to switch to protein shakes in the morning and lunch. I had a list of questions for him and he answered all of them, which included how soon can I get pregnant? He told me 6 months it is safe, but I was told 12 months is safe, I want to wait at least the 12 so my body adjust. Izzy did soo well in that appointment that she got two suckers. Mike and Izzy were so tired, as soon as we got in the car, they were out. So I had a lot of time to think about today. I was just praying and asking God to continue to guide me through this cause I was so nervous still. I know that this is a life changing experience, but I want to make sure that I am making a right decision with God in it. I know He has opened every door for me so far, from the classes to my job, to everything and I don't want to forget that.

Next stop Picking up Isaiah: We had to pick up Isaiah from his grandma house then we went to eat Taco Bell. We got home at 7:30 and I took Izzy a bath and changed her and headed to practice for Worship Out which went to 11:00.
Boy am I wiped out today !! What a fun filled crazy day ! I am so thankful that my husband was there to support me today. Tomorrow is a new day !