Diet, nutrition, health, and weight

Lately I haven't been eating very good things. I eat what I am able to when I am not sick. Mornings are terrible and then the sickness eases in the late afternoon. Then I am just plain hungry! and I eat whatever I can, end up overeating and feeling terrible again! And gaining weight.
So, I have given myself limits on the type and amount of food I may ingest. Morning is any fruit and a piece of toast. I allow fruit whenever I want, any amount. I allow any amount of veggies. I allow 6 oz of meat each day, if I want it. And carbs are restricted to a very small serving of simple carbs, fruit not included, and 2 servings of complex carbs. This allows for more than my colitis diet and is already having the effect of my losing the water retention that has blown up in the past week.
I am also making sure I drink plenty of water and taking vitamins each day.
I still won't step on the scale until I have lost a little more pudge. No sense in gaining too much weight. And if I can gain muscle instead, great.
I am refusing to allow colitis entrance. It has no place in my life.
I slept 11 hours last night. I felt like going to bed at 7pm, so I went. I slept very well through the night, woke a few times and drifted back to sleep. A little after 6am I woke with the kids and still felt like I could sleep, but children need watching!
This part of the blog will be just daily rumminations. No pictures yet!

Mint in moderation

I think I am gaining weight from all the mint I am ingesting! I am afraid to step on the scale!! I need to eat less mint and drink more water, even though I already drink a ton of water each day, it seems.
Maybe more lime water to satisfy the queasies. Anyone have a good suggestion?
We are planning a homebirth here in Dominica. We will see how it goes. I want a waterbirth. I have wanted one since I was pregnant with Trinton. So maybe I'll get one! But the shower-only problem will have to be remedied.
I don't know if there will be any ultrasound pictures to put on here. There won't be any until at least 14 weeks when they start using on-the-belly transducers.

Early Pregnancy Blahs!

Today I am feeling blue. Maybe it is the rain, maybe it is hormones, maybe it is anything! Now I just can't wait for it to be over!
Maybe when I reach next trimester I will enjoy it more. Until then, I am eating my weight in mint!

Morning Sickness! Ugh

I have been dealing with morning sickness for a week now. Nasty business. Hope it doesn't last the whole pregnancy like it did with Trinton.
We are not letting our children know about the pregnancy until late August or early September. That way we will be sure to make it past the if-y stage.

Happy News!

We are expecting! Due (so far) February 18, 2010. This will be the 6th little Carlile in our family. I took a pregnancy test on the 9th of June and it showed a light line for the second one. And no period to date. I was on a 3 week cycle with the last May 14th. So, baby here we come. I will try to blog every day, but hey, I do have 5 kids!