More Royals

Here are some more Royals pics. You can see how full the stadium was!

So cute in her ponies.
M is finally into babies. I wasn't sure she'd ever really play with them. She loves to get them dressed now, feed them, push them around, rock them, etc. It's pretty cute.
Not much else is happening. This is week 5 of my training. It's starting to get tough as my workouts are picking up in intensity. I've lost 20 lbs and met my weight loss goal. I feel great but not quite ready to just be satisfied. I have relaxed a bit though and allowed myself to indulge on occasion. I did get my bike this last week and riding it is a dream. I love being outside! Right now I'm off to the gym to swim!
I am really going to try and do better with posting. I know I've been slack for awhile. Sorry!

The last week in review...

Cute eh? Before we went to the Royals game on Friday- I couldn't stop looking at her- I thought her ponies were so cute!
The best we could do for a family picture. Oh well. The game ended up being a really horrid experience, but the kids had fun, so I guess we'll try it again some time. I have more pictures I'll try and post some time this week.This picture is from last week I think- pretty funny- G got himself stuck under the stool- B thought it was funny enough to take a picture before saving him.
Reese came over one morning this week- they were actually real meanies to each other- fought a ton, that's the true sign of best friends, right?G thinks he has to be right in the middle of everything. He loves to climb on the chairs. Such a rascal. He thinks he's big stuff. He is really enjoying coloring too and is only eating the crayons occasionally now. Heh.

Beauty

Yes, she cocoons herself in her "big blankie" every night. She refuses to use her other covers. She's so sweet when she's sleeping.....
My guy isn't feeling very good tonight. I thought he was sleeping so funny. He almost always sleeps on his tummy with his little feet crossed under him so I was surprised to see this when I went up to check on him. I had to take his temp before bed so I kept him in a Huggies. 101.9 :( Poor guy. Will we ever all just be WELL? (No, I'm not sure where is left arm is....) JUST when we start making some huge strides with his eating....

Well...

Not much has been going on. I apologize for the lack of pictures and updates. I have been diligently working out to my schedule. This week has been the hardest for me so far motivation wise. I got a little sinus infection again and it's really drained my energy. I'm plugging along. Anyone following my workouts? What do you think?

I go to weight watchers in the morning. Thus far I am down 18 lbs, 3.5 inches around my waist, and various other inches in other places (down a bra size or more too!) :) I really will be happy with only about 5 more pounds! At this point all of my shorts fit, so I'm pretty happy for the summer.

As of today I am the proud driver of a brand new Honda Odyssey. I know many people cry the day they get a mini van, but I have wanted one for a few years now, so today I rejoice! It's awesome. It comes complete with video and GPS! Lots of toys to play with.

I have been really struggling with Mira lately. She is so hard to parent. I know it's only just begun, but I am really frustrated with myself. I lose my temper so quickly with her because she exhausts me. She is constantly testing us. Her latest stage is the stage where she is purposefully misbehaving to gain more attention. I am trying to do my best to change my attitudes and the way that I handle myself with her. I am also working to give her more of my attention throughout the day and spend more one on one time with her. It will help the more we can be outside and do things. If anyone has ideas of books I can read for parenting a difficult child let me know!

I guess that's about it for now. 3 days of work coming up this weekend. Wish me luck!

One Year Shoot (a little late)

I finally got G's 1 year photos today. Here are a few selections. He did a good job but he still wasn't as animated as usual. I was happy over all. And since I still haven't sent out his birthday thank- you's now everyone can get a picture! heh.



I love this picture because it shows how much he loves his blankey, but I know B won't like it, so I just got one for me.
You'll be getting one of these last three in your thank you note :)

A light heart

Today my heart is light. The past two weeks have been really great for G. I feel like we have made some incredible strides. He is up to eating 3 jars of baby food a day (approximately) and I have actually gotten him to EAT rice cereal- a texture he's previously not been able to handle. Eating times are still somewhat stressful when he's not into it. It's hard to get him distracted enough at times to make him eat enough, but there have been days when eating has actually CALMED him instead of working him up. That's HUGE. I do think he's getting hungrier and that's helping. At the doctor today we found out he's gained a pound and grew an inch in just TWO weeks! YAY! We're up to 18 lbs 13 oz. I finally feel like something we are doing is working. It's a great feeling. He's also gotten braver about touching foods and tasting them. He's still not eating solids to amount to any volume, but I feel like we're doing better- at a much faster rate than I expected.

G is saying lots of words- N0, Dada, night night, Hi, woof, quack. Still no Mama- I say, "G- say Mama." He says, "Nooooooooo." Pretty cute- how could I be mad? He says Gah for lots of things- Gah Gah is Baba (bottle). Gah is ball.

Triathlon training is going well- this week hasn't been too difficult. The hardest part is figuring out when to go and what to do with the kids when I do. The gym has an awesome daycare, but G has such awful stranger anxiety I'm afraid to leave him there in fear that they wouldn't let him stay. I just need to try it some day. Today I need to bike but not sure when- I feel I've reached my quota of asking other people to watch them this week so I can work out. I may have to go after B gets home. At Weight Watchers this week I learned I have lost 14.4 lbs so far!!! YAY! I'm feeling great. I feel really comfortable in my skin these days. I've got about 5 lbs left to get to my goal, but 10 would be AMAZING. We'll see.

Wordless Wednesday

FINALLY!

http://aapnews.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/30/4/12-a
Ok, so most of you I emailed about this, but FINALLY the aap catches up with what the world already knew. So I'm NOT crazy.
Thank you.