Sheesh! This is gonna be a long post! Grab a snack and beverage...take a potty break if you need to before you get too comfy 😁
Okay, so, here goes!
It's been a while since I've posted here. I do try to drop in sporadically when I have the time but I have not posted an update in, what seems like, forever. Some interesting things have happened during the course of this past year. I've had some really crazy and intense dating experiences, dated a mayor at one point, reconnected with old friends and family members, bought a new car, thought Mr. Right, had finally found me. I was wrong so I let him go but continued to explore my options in the dating pool. It was fun but tiring all at the same time.
Then all of a sudden! Boom! I am unexpectedly catapulted into the entertainment world 😁 I know, I know...crazy! I've been on a few tv shows, I did court tv, a few commercials in addition to modeling and before I knew it I was completely submerged in that world and loving it. As a result I have lost some friends due to lack of support and what I can only surmise to be jealousy because I've remained grounded and have always remained consistent in keeping and maintaining strong connections with friends and family even with my busy schedule. At any rate, I can't change that. Sometimes you have to stop and let people out of the elevator on your way up 😞 'tis a sad fact of life.
Despite the ups and downs I have been truly grateful for every opportunity that I have been afforded. It's all been pretty surreal, to say the least but I've owned every moment.
During this time I met another actor on set who played my date at a live club performance for a tv show. We really hit it off. He's a bit younger than I am and did not have any kids. He expressed his interest in me but also let it be known that he wants children of his own. Being that I was adamant that I was done with that phase of life, we just kinda settled into a "no title" thing but genuinely enjoyed one another in every way possible that went far beyond the physical.
Over the course of some months we grew closer and closer. Things just seemed to align perfectly. So, this one particular day he asked to see me and I really didn't feel up to it, so I had to pass. He knew this wasn't like me and figured something was wrong. I explained that I just wasn't feeling like myself (which was true). He then exclaimed, "Omg! Are we pregnant?!" I had to think about it like, "omg am I?" so now I'm freaking out. My car was in the shop and not only did he and I not live in the same state, but I live way out here in the boondocks! So, I ended up ordering a pregnancy test from Amazon and paid an extra 3.99 for next day shipping 😂
Well, y'all...I'm pregnant. I was in shock when I read the test. Initially, I was terrified, uneasy, and unsure about everything! He, of course, was super excited and before the end of the week I had met his entire family. I'm currently 12 wks now. I was about 8 wks when we found out. Never thought I'd be traveling this road again at 40 with my youngest being 13 and having a 3 yr old grandson 😬 but he motivates me, makes me hope for the best and believe anything is possible so now I'm extremely excited and couldn't be more happy about our new arrival. I really feel like he's going to be an awesome dad. He's an amazing cook so he prepares meals for me for the week and puts them in containers or vacuum sealed bags. He also prepares separate containers for my kids so they won't be physically harmed by eating the crazy pregnant lady's food lol He's been extremely supportive and I realize what a blessing that is.
I initially revisited here today in search of posts similar to my situation but since I couldnt find any, perhaps I'll post more about my own experience in hopes that it may help someone now or in the future.
About being pregnant post gastric sleeve:
One thing I noticed is that I am ALWAYS hungry. It just hits and when it does, it hits hard. It feels as if I'm starving so it causes me to stop what ever the hell I'm doing and find food ASAP! I look like a mad woman 😁 This all stopped, though, once I started taking prenatal vitamins and increased my protein intake. I have gained 6 lbs so far which, I believe is target weight gain for how far along I am. My food portions have increased but, so far, not by much. I just eat more times per day than I did pre-pregnancy. Other than that, my OBGYN says I'm pretty healthy and she sees no cause for concern at this time being that my surgery was nearly 3 yrs ago. All I can do is take it one day at a time from here and be more attentive to my prenatal/post surgical dietary needs. I'm really not obsessing over weight gain, but I do wanna try keep a healthy weight gain objective in mind throughout the course of this pregnancy. Overall, though, I really just want a healthy baby. That is my main focus 💓
Welp! Look a like we're all caught up 😂
If you took the time to read all this...THANK YOU ☺
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