Life with Baby Duke

Tired

2009-02-23T18:06:00.007+10:30

One very tired Mamma and Bubby

Duke sleeps so much...I just wana play and cuddle with him! but i resist and just watch him sleep like an obsessed mother...lol cause i can! He is just adorable...I call him my lil'Piglet cause he eats like its his first meal everytime! and he grunts in his sleep! just too damn cute! Im loving motherhood!

Finding it hard to get energy levels back at this stage, like Andrea quoted "One day at a time" so true. Its the split sleeps that are making me so tired at the moment. I have little snacks like mueseli bars and pears next to my bed for during the night feeds cause I wake starving! My belly has gone down dramatically...all I have is a pot belly at the moment considering how big I was in the end. Hubby goes back to work on Wednesday then it will be me and the Duke : ) this is when Il start routining myself and experimenting the best times of the day to walk/eat/clean...and just take on my new position "stay at home mum" eventuating back in the gym.

Thankyou for all my lovely messages....you guys rock! x

We have a Baby!

2009-02-19T18:39:00.007+10:30

Hello all! I'd like to introduce you to a new man in my life Duke Rositano Born at 3.48pm Via C Section on th 10th Feb 2009 weighing 8.1pd and at 52cm Im in love : )

He has the biggest green eyes, chubbiest cheeks, kissable lips, squeshy squashy nose and the cutest little dimple on his chin.... I cant believe he's mine!

But how he entered this world was not the most joyful moment....he scared his Mummy, Daddy and Dr Svigos! It was Tuesday morning and I had booked in to be induced....I wasn't coping in Adelaide's hotest and longest heat wave in history. I had high blood pressure from the heat and ankles as big as watermelons! Heart burn that would never go away and I couldnt drink enough water....enough was ENOUGH!
So we arrived at the hospital at 8am and the midwife had placed the gels in to soften my cervix. I was already 1cm dialated. By 12pm and a morning of watching the bush fire devastation from the hospital bed, still nothing. As I lay hooked to monitors to monitor Duke's heart rate my Doc comes at 3pm to break my waters....geez was that a tital wave! and not a nice feeling at all!

My Doc, hubby and I discuss the next process, and that going by a centimetre dialation per hour I would not have him till 10pm that night. In the midst of this conversation and minutes after he has broken my water the Doc becomes increasingly concerned at Duke's falling heart rate..... My blood pressure drops and I get sick and Dukes heart rate is down to 60 beats/minute (should be between 140-160 beats/min) Caios and PANIC begins! I have consent forms placed in my face to sign for emergency Ceaser@! He calls for other nurses and midwifes in the room, Aneathesis comes in 2 short minutes, Im numbed from the breast down and rushed into theatre...Dukes in major distress. Poor hubby's running behind trying to place on his threatre clothes and I dont know what the hell is happening!.....its all a big blur and very very scary. Duke's born within 20min.

After my water had been broken, my uterus compressed and the cord was around his neck twice blocking his airway and sending him into distress and lowering my blood pressure dramatically. Adam, my hubby watched him being ripped from me and Doc unravelling the cord from around his neck. Duke was then checked and cleaned before he was handed to me with a tick of health ...in the nick of time. Much appreciation was awarded to Dr Svigos and his team for such a rapid decision to have me in theatre and saving Duke all within 20min! Monitoring and steadying his heart rate in that time. So much for having him at 10pm that night!

I then spent 2hrs in recovery and a good nights sleep, the midwives took Duke into the Nursery for the 1st night and brought him to me only to feed, I was in great pain and much Pethadine. Fortunely Duke is a great feeder and latched on straight away, no problems there! and just a beautiful gorgeous little boy that I Thank God for every day. I love love love being a Mum and I treasure every moment with him!

Aunty Katie's outfit that she bought him when she was here in Adelaide

Also a HUGE Congratulations to Andrea and Hubby on the birth of little Harris Pedro!

Thank Heavens for little Boys : )

2008-12-14T17:28:00.003+10:30

OK OK Im sorry Ive ignored you blogger , I found a new love....he's just as fun as you, his name is Face book... Im sure its only temporary but I have been enjoying our time together....What can I say? Il try not to ignor you again ; )

Katie came over last weekend and we ABSOLUTLEY loved having her here! we had so much fun just relaxing, kicking back and enjoying the sunshine, good food and good company! it was'nt enuf time...What a beautiful beautiful girl she is. My husband made her into his surrogant wife! he loves the attention the big tart! On Sunday we caught up with Cheryl, Magda, Kerry, Kate and Vivienne for brekkie which was nice and the rest of the day we hang out down at Glenelg and went on the new Ferris wheel which went extremely slowww...oh well you could see all of Adelaide from the top. AND a big THANKyou Katie for my bootiful little 'Bebe' size 0000 jumpsuits....there so small and cute!

Katie introduced me to Lindy Olsens forum...which has been great to catch up with everyone and read interesting journeys and meet new competitors! So if you havent been past yet come and say Gi'day! www.lindyolsen.com

Ive had a growth spurt....I can feel elbows and shoulders rolling against my tummy....weird but delightful feeling. With this my bellybutton is offically an outty! LOL and I seriously need to consider taking my belly ring out cause its irritating on my clothes.

Im officailly on maternity leave....OMG I'd never thought of ever writing that BUT I AM! and I love it! its the first time I've been off work for so long and havent felt guilty! were on the one wage now, but we seem to be doing fine so far. Its seriously just spending patterns that makes the difference, spend less have more...simple....I never thought we would be able to do the one wage but we are.

OK back to Face Book..sharing is caring ; )

2008-12-01T14:33:00.002+10:30

WOOP WOOP!! WOOP WOOP! From the lovely Cheryl's blog...... How exciting is this! Glenelg is the most beautiful place in Adelaide! What a way to get me pumped and motivated 1 month after giving birth! (Im due Mid Feb) And the girl on the pick is the winner of my division when I competed at the Wagga Comps 2006, Deanna Murphy.......NOW IM PUMPED! This is my town lady, I should be on that poster!! GET OUTA TOWN!

LOL....thats todays outburst.

2008-11-27T16:27:00.007+10:30

I was looking for a picture to explain how I feel at the moment and I came across this one....oooo HOW CUTE! but HOW I feel is the mother Hippo behind!! I feel HUGE! Ive got celulite in my arms...yes Im retaining alot of fluid.....and cant wait to get moving again. All exercise has ceased because Ive got a lot of pressure in my pelvic area, this jellybean is now a watermelon!...... I have been doing my pelvic floor muscles.... but even thats exhausting.

Yes ladies and gents im coming to the end of this journey AND WANT THIS BUBBA OUT OF ME!!!!

Todays been inspiring, well Ive been sitting at this Temp job (reception at Defence SA) watching YOU TUBE's of Monica Brant in the gym and Jennifer Hendershot at PHAT camp GEEZ These girls ROCK! They make ME pumped everytime!

....and Ive been mind surfing what il do 6wks after baby.....the plan is simple.... the goal is small ....we shall start with core exercise, stretching and keeping up the pelvic floor. They say apparently "9 months to carry and 9 months to lose" so thats what il give myself. I wont be no 'Nicole Richie or Posh spice' after this journey, no no no... there will be no 6weeks to skinnyville....not that they even have nice bodies anyway! not anything to desire in my eyes.

This week I finished my last Cert 4 exam! woooohoooo what an achievement that has been! Ive got 2 more assignments and thats it FULLY QUALIFIED PT! Spartze over next weekend YEHHHH!! and we'll be chilling and catching up...... get some relaxtion into this girl! get her a tan and some nice SA Wine into her! Shes not going to wana go back to Melbourne ; ) heheheh thats the plan ; )

So il come back with some gossip from how our weekend went very soon!

LOVE TO ALL!

2008-11-17T22:20:00.001+10:30

Lifes good! Belly's bigger and study is nearly over, Xmas is 5weeks away, baby's 12weeks away.... Im in a good place right now. Update soon.

GOOD THINGS!

2008-11-07T09:55:00.007+10:30

Ive been shopping on ebay! and have had lots of fun! and then hubby took the credit card away from me ; ( so no more shopping for JL ; (

I love this! only pay $25 I also purchased a little pair of Nike shots......just like mine....sooo cute!

Hubby and I are off to Mt Compass Country Cabins on Sunday. A quick little romanitic getaway before bubs comes along and for my birthday on Tuesday Nov 11th AND on my actual birthday we are off to Monarto Zoo for the day to go behind the scenes and feed the lions! IM SOO EXCITED! hopefully theres cubs there. Hubby keeps shit stirring me saying they'll eat me cause theres more of me to eat!

And got some great news the other day my beautiful friend Katie is coming for a visit to Adelaide in December!

Hubby's been working so hard. He's trying to finish his folks tiling before they come back from Europe next weekend, but been doing it after work hours. He's tiling their huge family room, this means straight after work till about 11pm every night for the last 2wks. Its a suprise for when they return home cause its been un-tiled for 15years! so this holiday will be well deserved! Ive organised a special little treat for him Monday morning....a massuese will come to the cabins and he'll enjoy a 1 hour massage out by the river! bless him!

Got a Movement Analysis exam tonight YUK! and then Nutrition lecture till 9pm, tomorrow 9am-5pm and then HOME FREE....were OUTTA HERE!

BABY BABY

Your baby weighs almost 2 pounds, measures around 14 inches from head to heel, and hears noises, responds to light, and is generally more aware of its surroundings. In the same way that you can see a flashlight if you hold it against your palm, your baby can see the light coming through your belly. You may notice increased activity when in brighter light and decreased activity in darkened rooms. Its hearing is fully developed, and as he or she reacts to sounds, its pulse increases. Your baby may even move in rhythm to music!

YES THERES A VERY ACTIVE LITTLE CREATURE INSIDE ME! ITS AMAZING!

2008-10-28T10:23:00.002+10:30

HAPPY 31ST BIRTHDAY BABY!Hubbys birthday on the weekend, did nothing flash, just coffee and cake with family and friends, it was lovely and relaxed. I cant do anything full on anyway cause Im so tired these days....I feel like a big heavy cow at the moment!

4 sale after birth:
Size 14f tits! $500 a tit....BARGAIN!

Ive gone up 3 cup sizes in 6mths and my backs feeling it! Now I know how these big breasted woman feel and why they have such back problems.

TITTY JOB HERE I COME! ; )

Speaking of that ALICIA ALL THE BEST TODAY BELLA...THINKING OF U AND YOUR NEW PUPPIES....LOL x x

P.S Andrea I will get a pic up asap....Im scared to take one! lol x

2008-10-23T09:57:00.005+10:30

24 weeks pregnant - 6 month mark! YAHHHH...Third tri-mester here we come!

Your fetus weighs more than 600 grams. Though she still has little body fat and her skin is thin and fragile, she's now well-proportioned. Her brain is growing rapidly, and she is starting to fill the space in your uterus. From crown to heel she could measure 30 centimetres. If you went into labour at this time, however, many obstetricians and midwives would make every effort to halt the progress of premature labour to enable your baby to continue maturing. You may be noticing faint, red or brown streaks known as striae or stretch marks on your abdomen, hips and breasts. While creams won't erase them, wearing a supportive bra may help prevent or minimise them on your breasts. They are very common at this stage of the pregnancy -- about 90 per cent of women get them. After you've given birth, the reddish or brown pigmentation in the stretch marks gradually fades, and the streaks become lighter than the surrounding skin.
No stretchy's yet thank goodness!!

Hi all!
Well lots has been happening! in the last weeks of studying Cert 4 in Fitness at TAFE. Enjoying it but its a big toll on the body when your 6mths pregnant, work full time and study part time. So Il be happy to finish it!
Hubbys 31st birthday tomorrow the 24th Oct....god bless him...hes a good hard working man..LOVE YA BABE.
And here is a photo of Vivienne I promised you all... She won the WNBF Ms Fit Championships and off to New York in Nov...Im so proud of her! On the left is another good friend Kerry Ware who placed 4th.....YOUR AWESOME KERRY!

Anyways back to work and study...more updates soon!

Diet right - and clean

2008-10-14T14:56:00.001+10:30

By Valentina Chepiga - 2000 Ms. Olympia
For years now, I watch in agony, women gorging on anything they can get their hands on to shove in their mouths after a contest. What confuses me is after all the time and energy they have put into making their bodies so clean and beautiful, how can they sabotage all that they have struggled so hard to accomplish over many months, in a matter of days. So I try to understand. A day does not go by in my gym, without hearing women talk about ice cream or cookies, or something sweet and tasty, as they are chatting away while doing their cardio for one hour. I think to myself, "They will go eat this after sweating so hard?" "We all have addictions of some sort. Eating is simply overlooked."When I am asked how I stay in such great shape, I tell them the simple truth. I eat clean food. Then I am always asked, "What is clean food". Fresh vegetables, chicken, eggs, fish, meats, rice. Food that is prepared and cooked in my own kitchen is what I consider clean food.
Going to a fast food restaurant and purchasing a chicken Caesar salad is not clean food. Do you really think they cut the vegetables up fresh when you order that salad? It is prepared hours or days in advance and laced with preservatives so the greens stay crispy. Take The Time If you take the time to read the exact ingredients on a box of processed food, you will see many items that you cannot even pronounce. That should be a warning sign right away. But always overlooked. It seems the most logical reason is denial. You do not want to know the truth because it is too difficult to accept.
Bodybuilding has been in the forefront for enough years now that there are thousands of "Perfect Contest Diets". The perfect contest diet is the one that you yourself can formulate through trial and error on your own body. We are all different. Metabolism, hormones, age (a HUGE factor), and training programs are all unique for each individual. A contest diet does not start eight to twelve weeks out. A bodybuilder must be consistent off-season as well, for that is when they have the chance to add muscle size and change the shape of their body. How can you see what is changing if there is extra padding around the product? Consistency & Knowledge It takes consistency, and knowledge of what foods make you perform the best. There are so many books out there with nutritional information in any bookstore you can find. Buy a book that has info on all the food categories and start from there. I believe that what you put into your body for fuel is the most important secret of bodybuilding. Of course you need to lift weights and be consistent with your cardio. But if you don't put the right ingredients into your body, the whole package is not capable of working in harmony.

2008-09-26T08:07:00.004+09:30

This is one week Im glad is over! The week started inspiring and fully motivated with WNBF comps last sunday. I helped out with the drug testing once again and front door ticket sales, By the end of the drug testing I was so PUMPED! my belly looked bigger LOL!! WOW it was fantastic competition though! friend and fellow gym member Kate Alderman took out 1st Place Novice and Ms Fit Body 2008 and it was her first time on stage AMAZING! she had me fooled because I hadnt seen her for a few months right up until stage and my draw dropped! She naturally has a lean lanky figure but the muscle she had increased on her body was amazing! and great spread of it too symetry was truely remarkable! She had previously taken out Ms Whyalla Ms Fit Body as well the previous week! What a start to her competing career, I believe we'll be seeing alot more of Miss Kate!

Past training partner and great friend Vivienne Krstic AGAIN took out 1st place Open Ms Fit Body and Overall Masters! That chick has a body that cant be reckoned with in S.A I tell ya! She'll be competing in the INBA as well.

Then is was the long dreaded working week (well it felt like it!) till my exam on Wednesday night. Ive never studied so much in my life! But its over THANK GOODNESS. I get the results back next Wednesday, I reckon I did alright, but its never the questions you want them to ask you is it>? its always the ones you semi-studied for! thinking they'll definitly ask you the ones you studied hard for. I dont care of my result is as long as I past! I was so over it by Tuesday! I havent had a life because it all consumed of sleep/work/study/sleep for 3weeks it was like this! Thursday morning I was sooo tired and felt like a train had hit me along with a sore throat...mmm yes I think Im a little run down....time to rest!

A HUGE CONGRATULATION FOR OUR BEAUTIFUL FRIEND ALICIA NEGRIN! FOR PLACING 3RD MS FIT BODY WNBF ..........ANNNNND WISHING HER A FANTASTIC 30TH BIRTHDAY ON SUNDAY!! LOVE JAIME + ADAM X X X X

Guys im sorry about the delay in photos but my computer at home is not responding. So I found some photos at work! Thought id put them up for abit of fun ; )

This is my best friends little boy Sabastian, and were very much in love with eachother, this was taken last christmas.

Jellybean update 20 Weeks Pregnant Congratulations!

You've hit the halfway mark in your pregnancy. By now you can probably feel your baby move around. Enjoy it — those butterfly flutters are one of the true joys of pregnancy. She's also giving her new digestive system a little practice by swallowing amniotic fluid, from which she absorbs nutrients and water. The unabsorbed matter continues into her bowel where it concentrates into meconium, the greenish black or light brown substance she'll pass the first few days after she's born.

2008-09-17T09:00:00.001+09:30

Baby Jellybean update..
Your baby is twice as big as he was last month, but he still weighs only about 225 grams. Meanwhile, most of the weight you've gained is from amniotic fluid, placenta and water retention. Although things may seem calm on the surface, your little one is kicking, flexing, reaching, rolling, and even sucking his thumb now. If you haven't felt him move yet, you will in the next few weeks. His hearing is now functioning and he will be listening to your heartbeat.

I have exam next wednesday and its doing my head in! been flat out studying and trying to make it all sink in to this pregnancy head! mmmmm il get there!

2008-09-16T13:47:00.003+09:30

The weather here has been crazy. Just on the way into work I drove through 4 seasons! I left home and the sun was shining, my bunnies were ping ponging around the front yard...lol there so cute. Got half way down the main road and had to put my car heater on, near the city it was blowing a gale, got to work it was raining!!! WHAT THE? crazy!

mmmmm trying to post pics but not letting me...coming up blank...anyone know?

I have the WNBF this weekend, I am on the committee so il be helping out for the day CANT WAIT! The lovely Vivienne Kristic will be competing along with Hayzer Cayli. So hopefully Il have some photos up for you on Tuesday? if i can work this out!

GOALS

Drink 3lts of water

Study Anatomy

Eat vegies tonight for dinner!

Walk tonight when I get home

Second trimester You need to take more caution due to your loose joints. Also, your slowly expanding girth is now affecting your sense of balance. Remember to sink into yoga positions slowly and carefully to avoid injury. Take your time if you have to, and don't overdo it. If you can't breathe smoothly, you're going a little too far.

For my competing friends

2008-09-15T10:59:00.001+09:30

"When your vision is powerful enough, everything else falls into place: how you live your life, your workouts, what friends you choose, how you eat, what you do for fun. Vision is purpose and when your purpose is clear so are your life choices. Vision creates faith and faith creates willpower. With faith, there is no anxiety- just absolute confidence."
-Arnold Schwarzenegger

2008-09-12T09:49:00.000+09:30

What a beautiful Sunny day it is here in Adelaide! great start to the weekend of study ; ( I might have to study out the front on the grass with my rabbits...mmmm that sounds awesome I could do that!

Ive felt baby kick over the last 2 days and its amazing, I feel like ive got an alien inside of me! but such a reassuring feeling that 'Yes Jaime you are pregnant and everythings healthy'. I have my Morphology scan next thursday...cant wait! This is where they check babies vital organs and placenta to see if everything is growing right. And you can find out the sex but Adam and I have decided not to know untill Jellybean comes out.....we love suprises!

Im studying my Cert 4 in Fitness at TAFE, il be finished in December. The plan of attack is that next year I will be taking a year off with baby and starting my Fitness career. Il be starting off with picking back up my classes and doing a few PT sessions on the side. Im sooo looking forward to it...eventually Il be back in the industry and helping out competitors with my own forms of training and nutrition.

Its comp season so I have enough to keep me pumped....especially with bloggers that are competing! I love this sport...have I said that already? I DO I DO!

THIS WEEKS PRIORITIES

* Study Anatomy exam on 24th Sept
* Weekend of walking
* Monday night Bodybalance class

How Jellybeans growing
This week, you officially begin your fifth month of pregnancy. Your baby may have reached 15 cm from crown to rump by now, and he can both feel and hear. Admittedly at the moment, all he can hear is your heartbeat and the flow of your digestive system but soon he'll be able to detect noise outside the womb and identify your voice.

2008-09-10T10:30:00.000+09:30

The last 2years have been so busy, turbulent, distressing, wonderful and scary all at the same time. Ive had a rough 2years starting with Glandular fever, not knowing with 10wks till competition (not the best time in my life!) pulled out and then found out my father has Cancer, which still has but now controlled. Hitting rock bottom and placing 10 kilo's back on in a matter of months, then loosing my job due to my sickness which led to depression. Life slowly went back to normal, but still battled food issues. In Dec 2007 my husband and I travelled to the Northern Territory for xmas and new years not knowing no one, arriving home after 2months of time out from everything and everyone ......yes life resumed back into reality.

BUT there is a happening beginning (I wont say End cause thats far from near)

I am 18weeks pregnant, due on Feb 11th 2009....very blessed! I have had a gracious pregnancy, apart from morning sickness and tiredness as every pregnant woman experiences. I cant wait to have 2009 off and kick start my Group fitness and personal training career, starting with the post pregnancy body BOOTCAMP! 2009 will be my year to shine as a full time mum. I hope to inspire all those mothers out there to get their booties into gear.....it will be fun, trying and definitly motivating... I PROMISE!

I have been a group fitness instructor in the pass and loved every minute of it. I have competed in the past and have close friend who is an Olympian Vivienne Kristic. Im always floating around competitons, on the WNBF committee in SA and motivating friends who compete. I LOVE THIS SPORT. But in saying that you wont see me on stage anytime soon, priorities are motherhood and career in industry.

So its good to be back on blog! I have met and travelled with some great friends on blogger and I do miss you all dearly!

Back soon x x