Ten pounds per month.
Is that really an over stated goal? I think it is attainable. (I really hope that is the word that fits there... checked out dictionary.com and it seems to be.) Being that the wedding is in early December, that basically leaves me eight months. Dropping around 80 pounds would be awesome. Even 60-70 pounds would be great.
My first hurdle: getting out to walk/run/exercise. I will work hard on this in the coming week. Bo would really enjoy an evening in the neighborhood.
Alright followers (even the silent/anonymous ones)... please keep me accountable. I will keep you posted. I promise!
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Spring has sprung
And as you can tell, the blog spirit has left me...
In some ways, I don't want to just post pictures for you guys as that is not the purpose of a blog... even though it does capture our lives at that moment of the picture taking, that is where I felt like this blog was going. I want to be able to leave you with something to read, sometimes.
Maybe i am just slight bit frustrated that a photography class I signed up for fell through. I really want to learn how to use my camera the right way... the way it was meant to be used. I totally dislike the "full auto" feature. Yes, it usually takes the best pictures, however, it won't let me not use my flash when I don't want to use my flash. Yes, it may be kind of dark in the room, but I don't want my subject to be bright white because of a camera flash.
But on to brighter thoughts...
Last time you heard from me, Jackson got a hair cut. We have had more compliments on this little fella and his new do! Oh, and he got it just in time for this great new weather we have been having. Supposed to stay in the 80s this week. I am so glad we got an Easter outfit that was with shorts (a shout out thanks to Ben and Jessica). Mom bought him some sandals yesterday and I am really in love with those.
I was able to have a three day weekend with Jackson this weekend. His day care closed Friday, so I took off. Too bad Wayne has to work all weekend. Friday I spent most of the morning with Mom and we went Easter dress shopping for me. :) Love my new dress. Friday afternoon, Jackson took a 3 hour nap and I think mine was about 2 hours. :) We sat outside afterwards and ate some fruit and enjoyed the sunshine.
Today was a morning filled with an Easter egg hunt, then lunch with Wayne and napping. Jackson is still asleep now at 4:15. He will be well rested for the evening. Now, its time to start thinking about our dinner plans. Would love to cook out again (cheeseburgers on the grill were the best last night).
I will leave you with another picture... I took this Friday while Jackson and Bo were playing.
In some ways, I don't want to just post pictures for you guys as that is not the purpose of a blog... even though it does capture our lives at that moment of the picture taking, that is where I felt like this blog was going. I want to be able to leave you with something to read, sometimes.
Maybe i am just slight bit frustrated that a photography class I signed up for fell through. I really want to learn how to use my camera the right way... the way it was meant to be used. I totally dislike the "full auto" feature. Yes, it usually takes the best pictures, however, it won't let me not use my flash when I don't want to use my flash. Yes, it may be kind of dark in the room, but I don't want my subject to be bright white because of a camera flash.
But on to brighter thoughts...
Last time you heard from me, Jackson got a hair cut. We have had more compliments on this little fella and his new do! Oh, and he got it just in time for this great new weather we have been having. Supposed to stay in the 80s this week. I am so glad we got an Easter outfit that was with shorts (a shout out thanks to Ben and Jessica). Mom bought him some sandals yesterday and I am really in love with those.
I was able to have a three day weekend with Jackson this weekend. His day care closed Friday, so I took off. Too bad Wayne has to work all weekend. Friday I spent most of the morning with Mom and we went Easter dress shopping for me. :) Love my new dress. Friday afternoon, Jackson took a 3 hour nap and I think mine was about 2 hours. :) We sat outside afterwards and ate some fruit and enjoyed the sunshine.
Today was a morning filled with an Easter egg hunt, then lunch with Wayne and napping. Jackson is still asleep now at 4:15. He will be well rested for the evening. Now, its time to start thinking about our dinner plans. Would love to cook out again (cheeseburgers on the grill were the best last night).
I will leave you with another picture... I took this Friday while Jackson and Bo were playing.
Friday, March 26, 2010
His ears were lowered!
And he was mad because he couldn't get his plastic CD out of his toy CD player. Oh, to be a child again with worries such as these!
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Think about this...
I found this on a friend's blog today and thought I would pass it along. Hope it gives you something to think about.
"I was listening to a Christian radio station today and someone shared a 'food for thought' that I found pretty interesting. He said that when a Christian goes through trials and tribulations, when they are having a really tough time in their lives, they either become bitter or better. The only difference in the two is the 'I'."
"I was listening to a Christian radio station today and someone shared a 'food for thought' that I found pretty interesting. He said that when a Christian goes through trials and tribulations, when they are having a really tough time in their lives, they either become bitter or better. The only difference in the two is the 'I'."
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Just words
I don't have any pictures to post today. Jackson hasn't napped well the past two days at day care so when he is home in the evening, all I can do is get him fed, bathed and in bed. No time for fun picture taking. For the past two nights, he has cried the whole time while in the bathtub. I am not sure what has brought this on. I am "chalking" it up to him being tired, but I really hope there isn't a new fear of water or anything. It really has been bothering me, especially tonight. Nothing would calm him. Nothing... no playing, no singing, no back washing, not even loving on him and trying to calm him. So, I bathed him as quickly as I could and got him out. He seemed to calm a little. Then every once in a while, it would start back up again during his dinner. Yes, tonight, I baked dinner while I bathed him and then fed him after his bath. Usually, we play while dinner is baking and then we bathe after dinner. However, I wanted to get him in bed as soon as possible. I don't like to hear him cry. It hurts my heart and then it really just starts to aggravate me because I don't know what is wrong.
I am sure it was only exhaustion today but I am really worried about the bathtub thing. The only thing I think about in relation to this crying senario is the one time I was talking to his pediatrician about him screaming when I lay him down to change him. This was about 6 months ago (it seems like) and he is still doing it (the screaming and crying) sometimes. The doctor says to me "he is relating his diaper changing to something bad that has happened to him when he was being changed or was laid down". UH HELLO!! Do you realize who you are telling this to? A first time mom. A mom that worries about everything. A mom that would never hurt her child. A mom that now second guesses just about everything she does when it comes to her baby. Maybe I just over reacted and I am sure he really didn't mean any harm, but I just can't shake that conversation.
I really only want what's best for him. I know he will never be perfect, but it really hurts to see him just cry like that.
Wow, this was really more emotional than I expected. I didn't think I would end up sitting in front of this blurred computer screen with tear-filled eyes. I guess I have just had some suppressed emotion about that conversation and it has finally all come out. But, you know what makes it all better? What makes the really hard evenings all better? I wake up in the morning and go in his room with his "brother" and he stands up in his crib and gives me the sweetest smile ever! One that just says "Good morning and I love you". Then he points to a stuffed animal on his shelf and says "OOOOK" through his pacifier telling me to "look". That just wipes all my worries away and makes me melt all over again.
I am sure it was only exhaustion today but I am really worried about the bathtub thing. The only thing I think about in relation to this crying senario is the one time I was talking to his pediatrician about him screaming when I lay him down to change him. This was about 6 months ago (it seems like) and he is still doing it (the screaming and crying) sometimes. The doctor says to me "he is relating his diaper changing to something bad that has happened to him when he was being changed or was laid down". UH HELLO!! Do you realize who you are telling this to? A first time mom. A mom that worries about everything. A mom that would never hurt her child. A mom that now second guesses just about everything she does when it comes to her baby. Maybe I just over reacted and I am sure he really didn't mean any harm, but I just can't shake that conversation.
I really only want what's best for him. I know he will never be perfect, but it really hurts to see him just cry like that.
Wow, this was really more emotional than I expected. I didn't think I would end up sitting in front of this blurred computer screen with tear-filled eyes. I guess I have just had some suppressed emotion about that conversation and it has finally all come out. But, you know what makes it all better? What makes the really hard evenings all better? I wake up in the morning and go in his room with his "brother" and he stands up in his crib and gives me the sweetest smile ever! One that just says "Good morning and I love you". Then he points to a stuffed animal on his shelf and says "OOOOK" through his pacifier telling me to "look". That just wipes all my worries away and makes me melt all over again.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
a little behind
So... I am a couple of days behind on my 365 project. well, behind on posting them to the blog but not behind on taking the pictures. I had planned to post these over the last couple of days, but my son decided to pass along the stomach bug to me! UGH! Now, this is the SECOND time I've gotten it! Had to be out of work Monday with a fever and the junk and had to come home today around lunch time. I am actually feeling better now. I think a little food on my belly actually helped. But you know -- there was some good in all of this! I am down 4 pounds!!! :) Yippee! What a good jump start. Now, I just have to keep it going. I feel a difference in that I don't feel so bloated so hopefully that will help me stay on track.
I do have an update about Jackson though. He is not completely walking on his own yet, but he is walking just holding on to one hand. He still gets a little upset when you make him stand on his own. I really think he has a major fear of falling. Because when you let go, he screams. Guess he still is just not ready. It will come. But, I am taking in the accomplishment of using only one hand!
Well, here are two more of my 365:
I do have an update about Jackson though. He is not completely walking on his own yet, but he is walking just holding on to one hand. He still gets a little upset when you make him stand on his own. I really think he has a major fear of falling. Because when you let go, he screams. Guess he still is just not ready. It will come. But, I am taking in the accomplishment of using only one hand!
Well, here are two more of my 365:
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