I'm back!!!

Wow! It has been a really long time since I posted on my blog. A lot has happened since the last posting which was over 2 months ago. I had my little bundle of joy a lot earlier than anticipated. He just didn't want to stay in my belly anymore and wanted to jump out into the world. I have to say, no one expects  to have their little one a lot earlier than planned. Then again... nothing in life ever goes as planned. I had pre-eclampsia which caused me to have extremely high blood pressure during my third trimester. For some reason, no matter how much blood pressure meds I received, the more my blood pressure kept increasing. The cause of pre-eclampsia is not known nor is there a cure for it, except of course delivering the baby and not being pregnant anymore. As soon as I had my emergency c-section, 1 1/2 weeks later, my blood pressure went back to normal. It was so strange but apparently it seemed to be more common than I thought. As I talked to more people about pre-eclampsia, it seemed everyone knew someone that had it. My son, Harrison is still in the NICU and has been since April 16th so hubby and I have been spending lots of time at the hospital visiting our son. Hopefully, he will be home soon. Isn't easy not having him with us, but my we know that being in the hospital is what is best for him right now. He just needs to learn how to feed on own instead of with a feeding tube and continue to grow. It is funny how my son isn't even home with us right now and I am soooooo exhausted. Could be the breast pumping I have to do every 2 to 3 hours (even in the wee hours of the night!) but it is so worth it knowing my baby is getting the best form of food for his little tummy.

Soooo... that is a quick explanation of why I have been MIA. I know that most of the people who follow my blog are medifasters and I am not sure when or if I will be on Medifast anytime soon. This is because I plan on breastfeeding but I am still unsure how long I will do this. I know you can do a modified plan while breastfeeding, but if I can't be on the 5 and 1 plan, I would rather wait until I can do what worked for me. Also, I need to see where our family will be financially when I do decide to return to the program. I definitely need to get back to my pre-pregnancy weight. I have gained back most of the weight I had lost on Medifast so I definitely need to do something! In the meantime, I will still post recipes that I am currently cooking in my kitchen when I have time in between diaper changes, feedings,and caring for my baby. I wish all of you guys success in your weight loss! Always remember you can do it!