Well, today marks the 6th day of my diet. I think that I am finally over feeling starving all the time! I decided to start the Weight Watchers Diet and get serious about losign this baby weight. I mean if Jennifer Hudson can do it, so can I!!! LOL! Actually, it is not all that bad. Fruits and veggies are all 0 points, so I can eat them all day long if I want! I like WW because you can still go out to eat and eat a piece of bread if you fill like it, you just have to log the points. Being the anal person that I am, I love writing down all of my points and keeping track! I have found one great thing that works really well when you are starving, it is called a Full Bar. They are actually pretty good and fill you up!
I am on this diet with some friends from work. That is another thing that I recommend, if you are like me and hate dieting, is to find some friends that want to lose some weight as well and do it together and hold each other accountable. We weigh in every Thursday together, so it does give you some motivation to lose something each week, especailly if you are telling other people!
I will keep you all posted on my progress!
So Blessed!
Monday, March 21, 2011
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Family Update
For those of you that follow my blog, I thought it was time to update on how life is going.
Jon has started baseball season and I am a single mom :) LOL! No, I love that he has this passion and has the opportunity to coach these boys and be a role model in their lives. Jon has finally become fully certifited to teach Earth/Space science, so that is a blessing! Jon is also going to go back to get his Masters in Professional Leadership to move up the education ladder! Who knows when he will begin this journey, but I am proud of him either way. He is such a great teacher and role model to his students. I am very honored and proud that he is mine! Jon and my dad have started a new business...Mac Daddy Custom Carts. It should be fully running in the next few months. Mac Daddy is builds custom golf carts to anyones hearts desire! They can do a Gator cart, a Seminole cart, you name it! Basically, they take a basic golf cart, put a lift kit and bigger tires and rims, get it painted whatever color you want, add radios/fog lights/extra seats/etc. It is a really neat business and I know that they are going to do great. More on that to come as soon as we get the website up and running. So, start saving your money, because you know that you will want one!
Blake has been in daycare for a little over a month now and she has been doing great! The first few days were tough, but she loves it now! She is such a happy baby! She loves her swing, bounce seat, and watching the other kids at daycare! She even "made" me a Valentines present. Of course, she always is dressed to impress! The teachers at daycare always say that cannot wait to see what she is wearing. Thank you to Gymboree, Baby Gap, The Childrens Place, Macy, and Dillards for making my daughter look so cute everyday. I honestly should take out stock in each of these places, because I spend a small fortune each time. Other than that, Blake has been sleeping through the night since she was about 10 weeks. And I mean, really sleeping throught the night, from 8 pm to 7 am! It is awesome! She is now rolling over and grabbing her toys and noticing everything. She also has the cutest little laugh! Blake is still not a great napper during the day, but I will take that and have her sleep all night anyday! Blake's baptism is coming up in a few weeks and Jon and I are so excited! We already took our parents baptism class and we are ready to go! Blake is about 11 pounds and 24 inches long now, tall and skinny! She will be starting eating rice cereal in a few weeks, when she is 4 months, so I know she will put on weight with that. She eats all the time, but is just tiny. I am jealous...lol! Ohhh, Blake did have her first cold at 11 weeks. Being at daycare and exposed to all of the germs that other kids bring with them, gave Blake her first sickness. She went to the Doctor, but it was just a cold and had to run its course. The poor baby was pitiful! I had to do the saline treatment a couple times a day, so she could breath! But, she is feeling so much better and back to her normal happy self!
As for me, work is going good. I am finally back to the bump and grind and back to the real world. I am still trying to loose this extra 10 pounds of baby weight and will be running in a 5k on Saturday. I have been kind of training by running every night that I can. We will see how it goes! Wish me luck! Not much else going on with me, just working and spending time with my baby!
Jon has started baseball season and I am a single mom :) LOL! No, I love that he has this passion and has the opportunity to coach these boys and be a role model in their lives. Jon has finally become fully certifited to teach Earth/Space science, so that is a blessing! Jon is also going to go back to get his Masters in Professional Leadership to move up the education ladder! Who knows when he will begin this journey, but I am proud of him either way. He is such a great teacher and role model to his students. I am very honored and proud that he is mine! Jon and my dad have started a new business...Mac Daddy Custom Carts. It should be fully running in the next few months. Mac Daddy is builds custom golf carts to anyones hearts desire! They can do a Gator cart, a Seminole cart, you name it! Basically, they take a basic golf cart, put a lift kit and bigger tires and rims, get it painted whatever color you want, add radios/fog lights/extra seats/etc. It is a really neat business and I know that they are going to do great. More on that to come as soon as we get the website up and running. So, start saving your money, because you know that you will want one!
Blake has been in daycare for a little over a month now and she has been doing great! The first few days were tough, but she loves it now! She is such a happy baby! She loves her swing, bounce seat, and watching the other kids at daycare! She even "made" me a Valentines present. Of course, she always is dressed to impress! The teachers at daycare always say that cannot wait to see what she is wearing. Thank you to Gymboree, Baby Gap, The Childrens Place, Macy, and Dillards for making my daughter look so cute everyday. I honestly should take out stock in each of these places, because I spend a small fortune each time. Other than that, Blake has been sleeping through the night since she was about 10 weeks. And I mean, really sleeping throught the night, from 8 pm to 7 am! It is awesome! She is now rolling over and grabbing her toys and noticing everything. She also has the cutest little laugh! Blake is still not a great napper during the day, but I will take that and have her sleep all night anyday! Blake's baptism is coming up in a few weeks and Jon and I are so excited! We already took our parents baptism class and we are ready to go! Blake is about 11 pounds and 24 inches long now, tall and skinny! She will be starting eating rice cereal in a few weeks, when she is 4 months, so I know she will put on weight with that. She eats all the time, but is just tiny. I am jealous...lol! Ohhh, Blake did have her first cold at 11 weeks. Being at daycare and exposed to all of the germs that other kids bring with them, gave Blake her first sickness. She went to the Doctor, but it was just a cold and had to run its course. The poor baby was pitiful! I had to do the saline treatment a couple times a day, so she could breath! But, she is feeling so much better and back to her normal happy self!
As for me, work is going good. I am finally back to the bump and grind and back to the real world. I am still trying to loose this extra 10 pounds of baby weight and will be running in a 5k on Saturday. I have been kind of training by running every night that I can. We will see how it goes! Wish me luck! Not much else going on with me, just working and spending time with my baby!
Friday, February 11, 2011
Bad Body Blues
So much for the baby blues, I call them the bad body blues! LOL! I was looking back at "old" pictures, from pre-pregnancy and I honestly wish I never complained before! I highly recommend not looking at old pictures until you have lost your weight. I know, I know, I just had a baby 3 months ago and yada yada yada. But, it so hard being in this in between stage. I don't want to buy new clothes, because I am determined to get back down to where I was pre-pregnancy. It makes it even harder when my job requires that I wear professional attire. I have resulted to Spanx :) When I was at home on maternity leave, it was so great, I basically wore PJ's all day and did not have to worry about seeing my muffin top. I know that I will eventually get back to where I was, I just wish it would be tomorrow:) Oh, by the way, do NOT try on a bathing suit when you still have weight to lose and have those lovely squiggly things called stretch marks, just trust me on this one. Speaking of those squiggly things: those Palmer's commercials on TV that swear that if you rub on cocoa butter, you will look like the model on TV, do NOT believe them. Number 1, I am not a model and number 2, that B*ITCH isn't even pregnant! I honestly had $70 stretch mark cream that I got from Pea in the Pod (I got it for free, because I spent a small fortune) and that crap did not even work. Moral of the story, do not waste your money because I lathered up every morning and night for my entire pregnancy and still got those cute little lines. I hate to say this but, if your momma had them, you will probably get them too. Another thing, I did not gain any weight for the first 17 weeks of my pregnancy and then BAM, I gained everything in my last 2 trimesters. Gaining weight quickly makes those little boogers rear their nasty head. However, I was lucky, I did not have them on my stomach, I just had them on my sides. But, after Blake was born (literally like the next day) I developed them on my stomach. It is from the skin being so tight and then being loose. But, I would take a million stretch marks to have my baby girl :) They are so worth it and your husband/significant other will think you are even more beautiful because of the amazing gift you just gave him. *Mine have started to fade though, so I am optimistic :)
Another bad body blue, your boobs. Those will never be the same. End of story.
Third, hemorrhoids...need I say more?! And fourth, my hair has started to thin and become more oily. Perfect.
Dear God, please give me my body back :) AMEN! No, seriously, I mean it.
PS, the good news is, all of these bad body blues will go away, or so my Doctor has told me. There is a light at the end of that tunnel! My Dr. told me that it takes about 3 period cycles for things to be back to "normal," after you are finished breastfeeding. She told me that the weight will come off easier after those 3 cycles. We will see Doc...
Another bad body blue, your boobs. Those will never be the same. End of story.
Third, hemorrhoids...need I say more?! And fourth, my hair has started to thin and become more oily. Perfect.
Dear God, please give me my body back :) AMEN! No, seriously, I mean it.
PS, the good news is, all of these bad body blues will go away, or so my Doctor has told me. There is a light at the end of that tunnel! My Dr. told me that it takes about 3 period cycles for things to be back to "normal," after you are finished breastfeeding. She told me that the weight will come off easier after those 3 cycles. We will see Doc...
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Letter from Baby :)
Dear Fellow Babies,
OK, here's my situation. My Mommy has had me for almost 3 months. The first
few months were great--I cried, she picked me up and fed me, anytime, around
the clock. Then something happened. Over the last few weeks, she has been
trying to STTN (sleep thru the night). At first, I thought it was just a
phase, but it is only getting worse. I've talked to other babies, and it
seems like its pretty common after Mommies have had us for around 3
months. Here's the thing: these Mommies don't really need to sleep. It's
just a habit. Many of them have had some 30 years to sleep--they just don't
need it anymore. So I am implementing a plan. I call it the Crybaby Shuffle.
It goes like this:
Night 1--cry every 3 hours until you get fed. I know, it's hard. It's hard
to see your Mommy upset over your crying. Just keep reminding yourself, it's
for her own good.
Night 2--cry every 2 hours until you get fed.
Night 3--every hour.
Most Mommies will start to respond more quickly after about 3 nights.
Some Mommies are more alert, and may resist the change longer. These Mommies
may stand in your doorway for hours, shhhh-ing. Don't give in. I cannot
stress this enough: CONSISTENCY IS KEY!! If you let her STTN (sleep through
the night), just once, she will expect it every night. I KNOW IT'S HARD! But
she really does not need the sleep; she is just resisting the change.. If
you have an especially alert Mommy, you can stop crying for about 10
minutes, just long enough for her to go back to bed and start to fall
asleep. Then cry again. It WILL eventually work. My Mommy once stayed awake
for 10 hours straight, so I know she can do it.
The other night, I cried every hour. You just have to decide to stick to it
and just go for it. BE CONSISTENT! I cried for any reason I could come up
with:
My sleep sack tickled my foot.
I felt a wrinkle under the sheet.
My mobile made a shadow on the wall.
I burped, and it tasted like rice cereal. I hadn't eaten rice cereal since
breakfast, what's up with that?
The dog said "ruff". I should know. My Mommy reminds me of this about 20
times a day. LOL.
Once I cried just because I liked how it sounded when it echoed on the
monitor in the other room.
Too hot, too cold, just right--doesn't matter! Keep crying!!
I had drooled so much my sheets were damp and I didn’t like it touching me.
I decided I was sick of all the pink in my room so I cried.
It took awhile, but it worked. She fed me at 4am. Tomorrow night, my goal is
3:30am. You need to slowly shorten the interval between feedings in order to
reset your Mommies' internal clocks.
Sometimes my Mommy will call for reinforcements by sending in Daddy. Don’t
worry Daddies are not set up for not needing sleep the way Mommies are. They
can only handle a few pats and shhing before they declare defeat and send in
the Mommy.
Also, be weary of the sleep sheep with rain noises. I like to give Mommy
false hope that listening to the rain puts me to sleep sometimes I pretend
to close my eyes and be asleep and then wait until I know Mommy is settling
back to sleep to spring a surprise cry attack. If she doesn’t get to me fast
enough I follow up with my fake cough and gag noise that always has her
running to the crib. At some point I am positive she will start to realize
that she really doesn’t really need sleep.
P.S. Don't let those rubber things fool you, no matter how long you suck on
them, no milk will come out. Trust me.
OK, here's my situation. My Mommy has had me for almost 3 months. The first
few months were great--I cried, she picked me up and fed me, anytime, around
the clock. Then something happened. Over the last few weeks, she has been
trying to STTN (sleep thru the night). At first, I thought it was just a
phase, but it is only getting worse. I've talked to other babies, and it
seems like its pretty common after Mommies have had us for around 3
months. Here's the thing: these Mommies don't really need to sleep. It's
just a habit. Many of them have had some 30 years to sleep--they just don't
need it anymore. So I am implementing a plan. I call it the Crybaby Shuffle.
It goes like this:
Night 1--cry every 3 hours until you get fed. I know, it's hard. It's hard
to see your Mommy upset over your crying. Just keep reminding yourself, it's
for her own good.
Night 2--cry every 2 hours until you get fed.
Night 3--every hour.
Most Mommies will start to respond more quickly after about 3 nights.
Some Mommies are more alert, and may resist the change longer. These Mommies
may stand in your doorway for hours, shhhh-ing. Don't give in. I cannot
stress this enough: CONSISTENCY IS KEY!! If you let her STTN (sleep through
the night), just once, she will expect it every night. I KNOW IT'S HARD! But
she really does not need the sleep; she is just resisting the change.. If
you have an especially alert Mommy, you can stop crying for about 10
minutes, just long enough for her to go back to bed and start to fall
asleep. Then cry again. It WILL eventually work. My Mommy once stayed awake
for 10 hours straight, so I know she can do it.
The other night, I cried every hour. You just have to decide to stick to it
and just go for it. BE CONSISTENT! I cried for any reason I could come up
with:
My sleep sack tickled my foot.
I felt a wrinkle under the sheet.
My mobile made a shadow on the wall.
I burped, and it tasted like rice cereal. I hadn't eaten rice cereal since
breakfast, what's up with that?
The dog said "ruff". I should know. My Mommy reminds me of this about 20
times a day. LOL.
Once I cried just because I liked how it sounded when it echoed on the
monitor in the other room.
Too hot, too cold, just right--doesn't matter! Keep crying!!
I had drooled so much my sheets were damp and I didn’t like it touching me.
I decided I was sick of all the pink in my room so I cried.
It took awhile, but it worked. She fed me at 4am. Tomorrow night, my goal is
3:30am. You need to slowly shorten the interval between feedings in order to
reset your Mommies' internal clocks.
Sometimes my Mommy will call for reinforcements by sending in Daddy. Don’t
worry Daddies are not set up for not needing sleep the way Mommies are. They
can only handle a few pats and shhing before they declare defeat and send in
the Mommy.
Also, be weary of the sleep sheep with rain noises. I like to give Mommy
false hope that listening to the rain puts me to sleep sometimes I pretend
to close my eyes and be asleep and then wait until I know Mommy is settling
back to sleep to spring a surprise cry attack. If she doesn’t get to me fast
enough I follow up with my fake cough and gag noise that always has her
running to the crib. At some point I am positive she will start to realize
that she really doesn’t really need sleep.
P.S. Don't let those rubber things fool you, no matter how long you suck on
them, no milk will come out. Trust me.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Blake's Being Baptized!
I just registered Blake for her baptism at the Catholic Church here in Lake Wales on March 13th! I am so excited!!!!! It is going to be such a great day for our family and friends to celebrate! Her GodFather, Cody Moyer, and GodMother, Cori Murphy, will be part of the ceremony. It is going to be beautiful and Blake is going to look beautiful. She already has her christening gown all set that my mom got her a few weeks ago. We are looking forward to this special day! God is great!!!!!
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Tomorrow is D-Day
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, there is no possible way my baby is already 10 weeks old and my maternity leave is over!!!!!!!!!!!!! I cannot believe that tomorrow I go back to work. I cannot even think about it, it makes me so sad. I love spending time with Blake and don't want to miss anything. I just thought this day would never come :( But, time to put my big girl panties on and get back to real life. Today is going to be used to spend time with Blake and prepare for work tomorrow. Well, the up side, is that I only have to work 3 days this week!
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