Spring Break Surprise

Ok, we'll see how far I get through this before a baby starts crying...

So, yesterday I got up early and forced Bryce out of bed. He is like me and does not like to wake up early. He got ready for school and then proceeded to wait outside for the bus. The bus did not come..he waited a little longer...the bus did not come. Finally after about waiting for 20 or so minutes, I decided to call the school because occasionally the bus has a problem and runs a bit late. There was no answer at the school. Then it occurred to me that yesterday was the beginning of parent/teacher conferences. Although I didn't realize that there wouldn't be school because of them. (Can you say, "duh"?) So our spring break started 3 days early..I started to panic a little because I have been dreading an entire 5 days of caring for all 5 children all day all alone. I mean, I love my kids..all of them..but I also love school. Things tend to get more difficult when they are all here, all day. But thankfully for me, the day before my mother-in-law volunteered to come to my house (I didn't even ask!) and give me the day off. Which really helped with my emotional response to the spring break surprise. I got to get out of the house for several hours all by myself and do things that I have been putting off. I also got to browse through stores without a time limit which is not a normal occurrence. I got to go out to lunch with Josh which was fun of course. And then when I got back home around 3:30 my house was sparkling clean and my laundry was all done and even mostly put away. Thank you, Donna! I need more days like this!

On another note, I was able to talk to my doctor (which I actually never have met and may not keep) about my slow/stalled weight loss. She was absolutely no help to me. I don't know exactly what I expected, but she didn't really seem to have any sympathy or understanding for my frustration. She told me that since I'm only 7 months postpartum I was not being patient enough because it can take up to a year to get back to normal and sometimes you just never do. Great, thanks. So much for encouragement and support. She did order a thyroid test for me which was normal and sent me on my way without even any suggestions. However, I did decide to resume the South Beach phase one which so far has been the only thing that has done anything for me. So I started that again on Monday. Today I stepped on the scale and was so excited to find out that I have finally broke through my weight loss plateau! I set up a smaller goal of weight loss for myself of 6 pounds so it doesn't feel like my goal is impossibly out of reach. And I have knocked out 2 of those 6 pounds! Hooray! Now only 4 to go. I think the key for me is to "shock" my body. Because even when I'm being really good and continuing to be really good, my weight loss stops. So I think I just need to mix it up every now and then. Well, I 'm sure that babies are in there crying now, so I'll go.