So the move is past us, and I've neglected to update on other appts and stuff.
I'll start with Kristopher. He's been going to his therapy every week. It's just play therapy, but he's benefiting a lot. She has decided that he has anxiety issues. The eating problems are over just as quickly as they had started. It's weird. We're assuming at this point that his anxiety just caused him stomach pain or such worry that he couldn't eat. He's discovered that summer is fun too, and has been having a lot of fun. He goes back to another appt next week, then we will switch to going every other week. She's pretty sure that he will adjust back to school with no problems, but wants to follow him a while longer. The fact that he loves going and looks forward to it, makes me want to keep it up.
I had my appt and weigh in on Monday. I've kinda slowed down and didn't show much loss. 8 weeks into things, and I am only down 6lbs. I blame the move because the week leading up to it, and all of last week, we had a ton of take out and pure junk. I'm trying harder now. I have 8 weeks to go, and 12 more to lose. 2 more appts and I get my clomid and start that journey all over again. I'm kinda scared.
Also, I'm somewhat regular again. I had a 40 day cycle this time. Spotted 2 days in the middle, and then it waited till after the major moving part to hit me. I think it's finally ending. It would be nice to have it totally gone for the longer weekend. It's definitely slowed me down and I'm exhausted this week.
Zoey is going to be getting a vet appt soon. She has a weird lump on her neck, and it's grown. She's acting normal, but the bump concerns me. She also has one under her front leg, like arm pit area. I read stuff and freak out thinking it's cancer. But at the same time, she's over 10 years old, and if it's something bad, I do not want to put her thru a bunch of testing and torture. She's happy right now, so that's what matters. I've been kinda mental lately thinking about the possiblity of life without her. She's been here for me thru everything. I got her only a few weeks after I moved out on my own.
As long as her tests come back saying it's just an old age type of bump, then we're thinking of adding another dog to the mix. The puppy idea we had talked about before, is not an option at the moment. They didn't have puppies like we thought, so it would be at least several more months. And I'm not sure how she would adjust to a hyper puppy jumping in her face all the time. We are dog sitting this week for our old neighbor. The dogs were close and we'd sit out chatting and they'd lay together in the evenings. She seems happy to see her friend at the new house. I'm thinking that maybe I'll try to find a rescue dog that is not old, but not a little puppy either. Not sure yet. But I think she might feel a little younger if she has a friend. Right now the dogs are laying side by side and they sleep close at night. It's really cute.
It's an awesome day here today, so I think we're going to all go outside and enjoy our new yard. We could all benefit from some sun today.
I'm glad that the therapy is helping K. I wonder if ending therapy would cause anxiety because it's another change?
ReplyDeleteI think losing weight helps with regularity. I know I lost a nice bit of weight right before I got pregnant and I know of a couple of other bloggers that have had the same experience. So I'd encourage you to not get too suck at a weight and keeps working out.
I hope Zoey is ok. I know lots of dogs get those bumps, but it's still sad when you feel them on your old baby. I really like the idea of a rescue dog. If you do go that route I'd just be careful not to get a dog that's too much more athletic than she is because you don't want her to injure herself playing. Maybe large and slow like a Great Pyrenees (although I have met some of the dumbest pyrenees dogs, lovable but dumb) or short like a basset hound, or a small dog.