Many of you have asked me if we love living on our own. That answer is YES! We absolutely love having our own place and our own responsibilities. There is something about paying bills this past month that made me smile. It was just a little reminder in how far our marriage has come and we are once again and finally thriving in our marriage. We loved living with my parents, but it's not the same when you are always sharing with another couple no matter who it is. Living on our own is lovely and I love the reminder of paying bills that we have fought through this summer and achieved our goal :)
So about two months ago I went to see a doctor about my food allergies. Once I avoided all the foods that I was allergic to for 12 days, I went back and tested. Turns out that my body responded VERY well!! I felt much better and was able to have more energy even though I was eating hardly anything compared to what I normally ate. With that being said, I was eating SO HEALTHY!! For those 12 days I didn't eat carbs or processed food or sugars. It was great. Since I've slowly added foods back into my diet, I've noticed to not feel as great. I've learned that white wheat is horrible for me but whole wheat is great. Also, a corn allergy. Yes - supposedly it is very common. I can say that I feel my greatest when I avoid corn and white wheat (and all wheat really). So, it's not necessarily Celiacs disease, but I am supposed to avoid white wheat and rye and barley but whole wheat is okay :) I lost a good 8 pounds that stayed off. I god extremely sick yesterday and lost 4 pounds within the day. WOW! So, I am officially at my prepregnancy weight :) Mom made a good point to me today. Now that I have been so sick and rid my body of everything in it, I should stick closely to the diet recommended for me and see if my body responds best. I am sure it will!
Being so sick yesterday very quickly lead to a lot of laundry, dishes, and a ton of cleaning! I am so thankful to have today off from work so that I can catch up on housework and to spend some much needed time with my girl. Yesterday I pretty much had to ignore her and Cameron (the 8 month old boy I watch Mon-Fri) because I didn't want to get them sick. Thinking back to yesterday - I barely remember it. Yikes. I was miserable and never want that bug again! It was like morning sickness x100 and worse. After sleeping 11 hours last night, 3 nausea prescriptions that I had, and a sleeping pill, my fever broke and I feel like a champion :) My abs are sore from cramping and puking and I have a headache, but I needed that little reminder from sickness of how thankful I am for good health!
Coy has been such a great husband and took care of me (and even shared my drink...hope he doesn't get sick!). Since we have been living in this apartment he and I really have grown so much in our marriage. We can have date nights when Kayleigh goes to bed and we can have time just to talk and not worry about who is around us. We know exactly who is going to be visiting our place and not have to feel like we need to entertain others when people are over for our parents. We love company, but we also love our own space :)
Today Kayleigh is 9 months old! Wow!!! 9 Months ago we became parents. Crazy how fast time flies. We lived in Kentucky with no family and I was still taking classes, about to take finals. We miss Kentucky but are thankful to be where we are now. Coy has an amazing job that he loves and I love living close to family :) 9 months ago our lives changed forever (for the best) and I have loved watching Kayleigh grow. When I think of her first few weeks in Kentucky all that I can remember is our battle with her projectile spit up/vomit. Her pediatrician very abruptly told me on May 3 that she needed to go to Kosair's Children's Hospital in Louisville to get a bunch of tests done to see if she would (and he seemed very certain that she would) need stomach surgery. That was such a hard day, and especially tough day to hear that news. He gave no other explanation and it was a very scary time for Coy and I as new parents. When I think back to Kentucky, I think of how much laundry we did with Kayleigh's projectile issues, and how we did not have a washer or dryer. It was so tiring and draining I can't even begin to explain that to you. The sweetest thing that anyone could have ever done for us during that time was when Lauren Lambert offered to do our laundry. That seems so little now that we have our own washer and dryer, but then, that was HUGE! The day we were told that we needed to go downtown for testing to see if our 3 week old baby would need stomach surgery Lauren did our laundry and it seriously was the biggest blessing to us. That meant we wouldn't need to spend 1-2 hours doing laundry so that we could have sheets without puke all over them to sleep on that night while we anticipated the results from our baby's tests the next day. Wow! 9 months ago our lives changed forever and we are so thankful for our little girl and all that God has taught us during this time! I am so thankful for all of the blessings along the way and for how much God has worked in our marriage and allowed us to be where we are today!!
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