catch up.

I am awful at keeping this up to date.  We have been keeping busy and the summer is flying by.  To recap the past couple of weeks in one blog post will be difficult but I will do my best!  At the beginning of August we went and spent a long weekend up in Michigan with Mary + Gus and the Clark's.  It was so nice to get away and we enjoyed the beautiful front porch with wonderful rocking chairs and ceiling fans a little too much.  It was so peaceful.  We got back on Monday evening and the next day at 11 I was back on the road heading down to Asheville to spend some much needed time with Asher and my mom.  It was so good to be with them and to get to love on my oh so wonderful Quinn and Asa!  

After about a week down there I headed back up to finish my training for my first Sprint Triathlon.  I was SO nervous and could not wait for it to be over.  I had never done anything like this so it was nerve racking!  The day of the race was great.  I knew I would be better once I got in the water.  Which that wasnt so true.  I started freaking out once I got in the water and could not get into a groove for the life of me.  It was a tad bit scary.  Once I got out of the water I had never felt so tired after a swim!! It was all I could do to get to my transition area.  Geesh.  It was so nice to have it behind me but my working out has deff. slacked since then.  I am trying to get up the energy to go tonite.  We will see.  After the race the next day we left for a quick trip to Ohio to visit adams family and go to Kings Island with our good friends and it was much needed.  Just to get away for a night and have adult conversations and wake up when you want in the morning.. yes please.  This Friday we will be heading back down to Tenn. to go camping with my folks for labor day and my dads birthday.  Adam and I have never gone camping together and we have never taken Josiah so it will alot of fun!  We are looking forward to it!  

In our spare time we have been filling our time sadly with doctors appointments trying to get down to the bottom of what is going on with me and my hormones.  November will be three years since it all started and we are getting weary, overwhelmed, inpatient and frustrated.  We have been to five different doctors so far and ALL have said something different.  SERIOUSLY?!  We have three more appointments with three new doctors and so we are looking forward to some new perspective.  I feel like we are getting closer to the answer and closer to closing this chapter in our lives. (at least thats my prayer) I have recently realized I am Insulin Resistant.  Oh joy.  This means I cant have carbs or any sugar.. my favorite things in life.  I was still GAINING after I have Josiah and I was breast feeding.  The one time in life you would think the weight would be dropping off.  Not so.  But ever since I truly buckled down I have lost 5 pounds! WOHOOO.  That is a very big deal.  Especially when I am working my butt off training and watching what I am eating like I have never done before.  

Wow so I have just rambled on.  I will hopefully get some images up from our outings soon.  Check back in the next day or two.