Monday, March 29, 2010
Springtime is (almost) here!
Hooray for springtime! I'm glad it's a bit early this year.
Little Boy is getting bigger and bigger. And he is just such a happy guy all the time now. He is cutting some teeth right now, we think, but he's still very enjoyable to have around. Lots of smiles and giggles and laughs and all that cute baby stuff. That is the best part. I have been waiting for this part. Where he can walk and talk a bit and be a bit more independent than before. It's a couple of months away from walking at least and same with talking, but you still see the growing and changing and it's wonderful.
He has nearly 99% switched over to table food. We told the new daycare to just try table food with him and he has really taken off. He'll gum down anything we put in front of him, pretty much. He loves peas and chicken; he has eaten pizza (both Toppers and homemade), hamburgers (McDonalds and homemade), fries, brats, green beans, pancakes -- you name it and he's probably tried it. He loves his food!
Little Boy is getting bigger and bigger. And he is just such a happy guy all the time now. He is cutting some teeth right now, we think, but he's still very enjoyable to have around. Lots of smiles and giggles and laughs and all that cute baby stuff. That is the best part. I have been waiting for this part. Where he can walk and talk a bit and be a bit more independent than before. It's a couple of months away from walking at least and same with talking, but you still see the growing and changing and it's wonderful.
He has nearly 99% switched over to table food. We told the new daycare to just try table food with him and he has really taken off. He'll gum down anything we put in front of him, pretty much. He loves peas and chicken; he has eaten pizza (both Toppers and homemade), hamburgers (McDonalds and homemade), fries, brats, green beans, pancakes -- you name it and he's probably tried it. He loves his food!
Monday, March 15, 2010
End of the "30 Day Shred"
So, did I really last all 30 days? No. I would take a break here and there because my knees needed it. And I pretty much blew off the last week, because of needing the mental break.
My results? Mixed. I really haven't lost any weight, based on the scale, but two days ago, the answer would have been different -- I would have lost 4 pounds overall, but I ate like crap the last weekend and I am paying for it now. oops.
Overall, I have lost 15 inches. Now, that's a LOT of measurements: Neck, Bust, Chest, Waist, Lower Waist, Hips, Thighs, Calves, Upper Arm and Forearm. But, there is a noticeable difference in the major ones -- I lost a lot of the extra back padding from being pregnant, so it's a little more good curvy back there. Now, I just need to lose this tummy padding. Stupid C-section.
My overall opinion:
It's a great way to kick start a workout regime for yourself -- if you can do the 30 days, then you can keep moving forward with something else. I definitely have more energy and my knees are doing MUCH better, since they are stronger.
The new plan: Level 3 workout from the Shred every other day, alternating with walking outside at work until we change buildings and I have access to the workout room. THEN, I will probably be working out on my lunch time every other day, along with the Level 3 Shred.
I am still trying to lose about 20 pounds before May 13, which is looming large at this point, but it still doable. I will at least try and that is the part that matters!
Little Boy had bronchiolitis this past week. Stupid RSV. He was fevery, then was a little better, then a cold, then back to fever and coughing and hacking and SNOT like you wouldn't believe! But, there is nothing to be done except to let it run it's course. And sure enough, by Friday afternoon, he was getting better. He's MUCH better as of today, and I am happy because he is sleeping all night again.
He is 10 months old now! I think that he's starting to get testy and frustrated with us, because he wants to do more moving around, but he can't, because he doesn't want to learn to crawl without a major battle and isn't really taking to the standing and holding onto things very well. He just isn't using his arms very well. Hands, yes; arms, not so much. I don't know how I feel about that. I'm going to give him another month and then I might call the office and talk to the other female doctor at the pediatrician, who, coincidentally, I went to high school with. That was definitely weird. I'm not super worried about him, but it's a little odd. He's just my little weirdo. :)
My results? Mixed. I really haven't lost any weight, based on the scale, but two days ago, the answer would have been different -- I would have lost 4 pounds overall, but I ate like crap the last weekend and I am paying for it now. oops.
Overall, I have lost 15 inches. Now, that's a LOT of measurements: Neck, Bust, Chest, Waist, Lower Waist, Hips, Thighs, Calves, Upper Arm and Forearm. But, there is a noticeable difference in the major ones -- I lost a lot of the extra back padding from being pregnant, so it's a little more good curvy back there. Now, I just need to lose this tummy padding. Stupid C-section.
My overall opinion:
It's a great way to kick start a workout regime for yourself -- if you can do the 30 days, then you can keep moving forward with something else. I definitely have more energy and my knees are doing MUCH better, since they are stronger.
The new plan: Level 3 workout from the Shred every other day, alternating with walking outside at work until we change buildings and I have access to the workout room. THEN, I will probably be working out on my lunch time every other day, along with the Level 3 Shred.
I am still trying to lose about 20 pounds before May 13, which is looming large at this point, but it still doable. I will at least try and that is the part that matters!
Little Boy had bronchiolitis this past week. Stupid RSV. He was fevery, then was a little better, then a cold, then back to fever and coughing and hacking and SNOT like you wouldn't believe! But, there is nothing to be done except to let it run it's course. And sure enough, by Friday afternoon, he was getting better. He's MUCH better as of today, and I am happy because he is sleeping all night again.
He is 10 months old now! I think that he's starting to get testy and frustrated with us, because he wants to do more moving around, but he can't, because he doesn't want to learn to crawl without a major battle and isn't really taking to the standing and holding onto things very well. He just isn't using his arms very well. Hands, yes; arms, not so much. I don't know how I feel about that. I'm going to give him another month and then I might call the office and talk to the other female doctor at the pediatrician, who, coincidentally, I went to high school with. That was definitely weird. I'm not super worried about him, but it's a little odd. He's just my little weirdo. :)
Saturday, March 06, 2010
Fever
So, I get a call from Little Boy's daycare (which will be his old daycare as of next week) at 4pm yesterday -- it was the director, letting me know that Little Boy had a fever. Man, did he ever! He was dozing on one of the girls (the one that I don't like! grr...) in the rocking chair in the baby room -- they had me all packed up, so I could just grab him and go. I hadn't given them Tylenol, so they couldn't give him any for me. They just used cool compresses on his head, which I think helped.
I got him home and laid him on the couch and took his temp -- 103! Whoa! That baby got Tylenol and went to bed. He woke up a couple of times between 5:15 and 9, but then was asleep until midnight; then he had more drugs and a bottle. And he slept until almost 6 this morning and his temp was almost normal, which makes Mom happy.
The reason old daycare is now old daycare is because we have found a new place. It's called Nonni's House and it's a mom and a daughter that live in a duplex more toward the center of West Allis. They are awesome! And he can go three days a week and it's only $35 a day. I can handle that! They are really nice, normal people too. And I feel like I know the daughter, but I don't know why...She's only 24, so I don't think it was HS. I am just so glad that we found a place very easily that we both love and Little Boy will get the attention and care that I think he wasn't getting at the old place.
So, I call the director to ask what I need to do to leave the place. Now, three weeks ago, I asked about him coming more days. She told me that she really didn't have anymore room for him -- he could come Thursdays, but not Wednesdays and there was no room really to move him around, because the whole place is full. When I called yesterday, man, had that story changed! Suddenly, there was room for him for more days. Well, lets see $180 vs. $105 a week. Gee, let me think...
So, we've started a new place. LB's Grandma was very, very sad that instead of watching him on Thursdays, she works. I think that she wasn't ready to give up a day. But, she will still see him Tuesdays. And when it's nice out again, we can go to her house more.
Also, this week (on Monday, actually), my friend Julia had her son. She works at a hospital not too far away from where I work, so Tuesday afternoon, I stopped to say hi and see the new adorableness. And both Mom and Dad looked really good -- they didn't have that new parent look to them at all. And her son was very, very cute. I got to hold him for a bit and he was so sweet. You could tell that he knew I was someone different, but that didn't stop me from rocking him back to sleep. sucker! :)
I think that whenever we're monetarily ready, I'm ready again. The monetary part might be a little longer coming here, but the tax returns helped a bunch. I don't feel so strained. I'm hoping we can pay a big old chunk down this summer. Cleaning out the house would also be a good thing. I'm taking off May 13 and 14 for LB's 1st birthday, but I will probably use it to have a garage sale Friday and Saturday. I'll spend the time before that to clean out the whole house and basement. I would like to get rid of 50% of the stuff that we have. That way, we can have a nice playroom that isn't my living room. Actually, I'd love to move the living room around so it's more open to the "dining room" area -- then the toys could go there and you could still see LB playing from the living room.
OH....so many ideas!!! I love spring. Time for some spring cleaning!
I got him home and laid him on the couch and took his temp -- 103! Whoa! That baby got Tylenol and went to bed. He woke up a couple of times between 5:15 and 9, but then was asleep until midnight; then he had more drugs and a bottle. And he slept until almost 6 this morning and his temp was almost normal, which makes Mom happy.
The reason old daycare is now old daycare is because we have found a new place. It's called Nonni's House and it's a mom and a daughter that live in a duplex more toward the center of West Allis. They are awesome! And he can go three days a week and it's only $35 a day. I can handle that! They are really nice, normal people too. And I feel like I know the daughter, but I don't know why...She's only 24, so I don't think it was HS. I am just so glad that we found a place very easily that we both love and Little Boy will get the attention and care that I think he wasn't getting at the old place.
So, I call the director to ask what I need to do to leave the place. Now, three weeks ago, I asked about him coming more days. She told me that she really didn't have anymore room for him -- he could come Thursdays, but not Wednesdays and there was no room really to move him around, because the whole place is full. When I called yesterday, man, had that story changed! Suddenly, there was room for him for more days. Well, lets see $180 vs. $105 a week. Gee, let me think...
So, we've started a new place. LB's Grandma was very, very sad that instead of watching him on Thursdays, she works. I think that she wasn't ready to give up a day. But, she will still see him Tuesdays. And when it's nice out again, we can go to her house more.
Also, this week (on Monday, actually), my friend Julia had her son. She works at a hospital not too far away from where I work, so Tuesday afternoon, I stopped to say hi and see the new adorableness. And both Mom and Dad looked really good -- they didn't have that new parent look to them at all. And her son was very, very cute. I got to hold him for a bit and he was so sweet. You could tell that he knew I was someone different, but that didn't stop me from rocking him back to sleep. sucker! :)
I think that whenever we're monetarily ready, I'm ready again. The monetary part might be a little longer coming here, but the tax returns helped a bunch. I don't feel so strained. I'm hoping we can pay a big old chunk down this summer. Cleaning out the house would also be a good thing. I'm taking off May 13 and 14 for LB's 1st birthday, but I will probably use it to have a garage sale Friday and Saturday. I'll spend the time before that to clean out the whole house and basement. I would like to get rid of 50% of the stuff that we have. That way, we can have a nice playroom that isn't my living room. Actually, I'd love to move the living room around so it's more open to the "dining room" area -- then the toys could go there and you could still see LB playing from the living room.
OH....so many ideas!!! I love spring. Time for some spring cleaning!
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