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Ollie is a doll! I love the hat! Re: nursing...there's no way I can make it for a year. I'm already supplementing a bit. Serena's a chowhound...just like Logan was. The girl has jaws of steel. Maybe it was just that she started out so big. I love nursing her (when I'm not in pain--it's getting better)but it's tough...I feel tethered to the house.
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**Lauren**
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thanks.  I'm working on losing the weight... it's slow, but I'll get there someday.
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Thanks. And yeah, I remember the constant nursing at first being very confining. It seemed like I was doing nothing but feeding the kid. I'm glad those days are over!
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Yes Ollie is a doll! And you do look great as well. That's great with the nursing. I give you credit sticking it out that long. It was tough for me as well. Great pics by the way. I have always wanted to go to the Smithsonian.
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OMG you can just eat him up!!!! He's so adorable!!! You'll love having a boy too. Especially when they get a little older. They tend to get over things much easier and "most" boys don't whine as much as a girl (sorry you mommies out there that have girls!!!)HOWEVER, having a girl has the advantage of dressing her in cute outfits!!!!
You worked before you had Ollie didn't you? If you did, are you planning to go back to work or can you work from home? I'm assuming if you are going to nurse for over a year that you must be able to stay home. BTW, I did rent a hospital grade pumping machine and that also didn't work for me. I'm telling ya I was like a 38D after I gave birth. You'd think those babies would have been filled with milk. I still have no idea what the heck they were filled with cause it never came out when I pumped 
I'm doing well. Thanks for asking  I've put a few lbs on from the Elavil that I"ve been taking. Been run ragged with my son & travel baseball. Only 4 more tournaments!!!! Ugghhhh...It's fun though.Just takes up 1/2 of the summer but he loves it. The only thing that sucks is that some bathroom facilities aren't the greatest and some(like tonight)weren't even open! They had yucky portapotties. Thank goodness I'm having a good IBS night and didn't need to use one  Tomorrow morning's game at 8am might be a different story. I'm usually better with my IBS at night so let's hope for the best!!
Enjoy that gorgeous baby. He'll grow up before you know it.
P.S. You look GREAT too! I quickly scanned through some other pics of you and Ollie. Don't worry...your boobs will come back. They may be a little saggy but nothing a bra can't help
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Hey Lisa,
When I was on Elavil I gained weight too... like, 20 pounds all told. That sucked. I hope you don't gain that much!
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Thanks! We had a good time... though we didn't get to spend that much time there since we had to head out to the airport that afternoon. The museums are really fun and free! I hope to get back to DC soon to spend more time there.
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How long were you on the Elavil? I've been on it for about 3 months and have gained about 4-5 pounds. Believe me, I can afford to gain a total of 15 or so to be at a good weight for me. I was down to like 82lbs three months ago so if I do gain some weight I will be happy!
Oh you'll be a good mom too if Ollie wants to play a sport. Don't worry, there are a lot of moms that read novels  It sometimes gets crazy but you manage somehow. Working till 5 each day when your child has to be at a game or practice by 5, THAT stinks but we somehow do it. Believe it or not the thing I hate most is that I can't cook real dinners during baseball season. I make a lot of salads(taco, chicken)put meatballs in the crock pot and quick meals but it's still tough. You do it for your kids. Actually when we are done baseball (which is in October because of "Fall Ball"  )my husband just walks around the house like a lost puppy. You arrange your life to be a certain way for months and then all of the sudden it's back to normal and he doesn't know what to do with himself. Oh and then basketball starts in November until February! That we just started doing last year. It's a fun time for the boys though. It's not real competetive. It's just basically learning the sport and getting exercise in our winter months since it gets cold here
That is so nice you and hubby can work from home. I have the ability to do it and I do it when I get behind in my job but I don't have the option of doing it full time from home. It does make it nice though when either of my kids are sick. I can bring work home and do it from home.
Don't worry. You'll lose the weight. It seems to take a bit longer with the first one. I remember doing 75 sit ups every night after I had my first one. It eventually came off and I got my tummy back but ya know even being skinny, certain ways that I sit, I have some little bulges at the waist when I sit Don't ever get a tummy tuck either!!! Have you ever watched those channels where the women get liposuction and boob jobs? OMG they look like they are in so much pain afterwards!
P.S. Bathrooms were still not open today at the tournament! Can you believe it?!?!? Luckily we lost the first game and we were done by 10:00am. I ate carefully(fruit loops and rice krispies DRY)and tummy cooperated. I'll let you know how next week goes! I'm thinking it won't be so good cause I'm waiting for my period to come and you know it will strike just when I don't want it too!)
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I was on the Elavil for a while. Over a year. Maybe a year and a half or so. And I'm glad that it's weight you need to gain! I didn't need to gain it, and it was a pain to lose it.
And yeah, I would miss real dinners too. Though I don't do the cooking, so I guess I would just miss eating them.
I'm glad to hear you say the weight takes a while to lose. I am so impatient with myself and frustrated. And I don't know, I imagine the pain from a tummy tuck would be something like that of a c-section? Same kind of incision I would guess. It would be further down the road though, when I decided that I really don't want any more kids. My stomach got permanently messed up from the pregnancy, lots of loose wrinkly skin that I hear won't go away without surgery. Big fun.
I'm glad that you survived even with the bathrooms locked! Are they even allowed to do that? It seems so unfair. Hmm... periods. That's something I haven't had to think about in a long time. I don't envy you that!
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Why did you stop the Elavil? Was it because of the weight gain or did it just stop working for you? I hope I can be on it for a few years. The doctor said I could become resistant probably like any other drug. Perhaps we can "Up" the millegrams or try another one. I'm only taking a total of 20mg a day which he says is a low enough dose to not get the normal side effects. Maybe that's why I'm only gaining a little bit at a time. How many mg's were you taking? Do you remember?
P.S. No fair that you have a hubby that cooks! Do you know how many women would kill for that?!?!?
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~~~Lisa~~~
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