OK so I guess it's time for a real update as it's been a while since I've done one and have just posted pictures and stuff.. (who knew that it would be so hard to find the time to post a nice update once you had another kid LOL).
My new goal is to lose weight. I hit an all time high on delivery day with Journey of 217 and I only gained 4 lbs during the pregnancy so I couldn't really blame the pregnancy. I am only 5 foot 1 so my ideal weight is 105-132. I currently weigh 185.8 so I am slowly losing but still have a LONG way to go. My first goal is 157 which brings me out of the "Obese" BMI range and into he "Overweight" range. I have been exercising daily (walking 1 mile a day) and watching what I eat and it's coming off.. it's just going to take time. *sigh*
Doug got hired on at Massage Envy for evenings and weekends but he can't start working until he gets liability and his license (which we still haven't received from the state board). He's really excited about starting at the company and I'm excited to see his dream come true :) He has been exercising and watching what he eats (some) with me to try and lose a few lbs as well.
River is doing great. We started him back on his allergy medicine because he has his cough and snotty nose back. BLAH. He started a new daycare about 2 weeks ago. His former daycare decided they didn't want to take children under the age of 3 any more so we found a new daycare. He seems to really enjoy it and they are so impressed with him. He is talking in complete sentences now and I would say we understand him the majority of the time. He loves watching Dora the Explorer and Go Diego Go currently. We banned Caillou from his TV watching as I think the show is teaching him bad behaviors. He has turned into a picky eater all the sudden. He is barely eating toddler portions of meals and he won't touch any vegetables anymore. We have taken to just asking him to try a bite of each food and if he doesn't want it he doesn't have to have it. Normally once he takes a bite he'll decide he likes it but vegetables he won't even attempt. Oh well. He is so tall. I measured him the other day when he was able to reach up and touch the freezer door on our fridge to help close it. He is now 38 inches tall! He is a normal 2 year old that is pushing limits and driving us nuts. He doesn't listen at all and pretty much does the exact opposite of what we ask. He has discovered the word "No" all over again and will pretty much say No, no matter what we ask/say to him. His favorite bedtime book currently is a Nursery Rhyme book and we'll go through the songs and sing them for her bedtime book. One of his favorite is "This little piggy" because we tickle him at the part that say "wee wee wee all the way home". He then will ask for "tee coo" which is tickle. He can sing the words to Baa Baa Black Sheep, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, "most" of his ABCs. He LOVES any songs that have hand motions to them. He absolutely LOVES being outside and is even starting to get a bit of a tan LOL
Journey is 15 weeks old now. He'll be 4 months old in about 2 weeks. He still isn't doing much LOL He has no intention of rolling over or anything else. He has decided that he is perfectly content to be held for the rest of his life LOL He is a beautiful sweet little baby who loves to smile when he's in a good mood. He sleeps great at night and loves to spend time laying with daddy. Nursing is going well. He loves to eat. Not much else to report..
On Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Sunday we had an awesome day. We started the day by taking the boys to the zoo in the morning for about 3 hours... River was SO much fun to watch this time around because he was much more aware of he animals etc and really enjoyed it. We left before it got too hot and came home for some lunch and a few minutes down time before we drove to Daytona beach to meet a friend of mine from the March 08 message board I'm on. He got to play in the ocean and sand for a while and had a BLAST we will definately be going back to the beach here soon. Journey got to meet a little girl who is actually smaller and younger than him LOL Miley is 5 weeks younger than him and about 2 1/2 lbs less ( We got him weighed today BTW and he was 13 lbs even :) ) LOL. There are TONS of pictures so here are a few :) ENJOY!
Here is a Cheetah :) Or as River calls it "Kitty" LOL
And an Elephant. River can name this one and will also tell you the sound it makes accompanied by raising his arm into the area like a trunk. It is so cute!
Journey and I. ( I am getting better and better at the sling and he LOVES it, it is almost instant baby coma every time he goes in.
River admiring the fish. He was totally impressed and didn't want to leave the tank to see anything else.
No trip to the Jacksonville Zoo would be complete with out seeing the Jaguars ;)
LOL and some monkeys. Again ask River what sound a monkey makes and he can tell you :)
He was SO excited by the ocean. He was shaking he was so excited. He was a little ball of endless energy is was ALL over the place
Playing in the waves. The water was cool but not cold and the tide was just starting to come in. A wave would come in and as it was going back out he would lose his balance and end up falling over and he's laugh uncontrollably and then get up and do it again.
Sifting the sand with daddy
Daddy showing off his "Survivor Man" skills. LOL
Where's Journey???
LOL River AFTER the water. LOL He kept stealing EVERYONE'S soda.
Journey and his friend Miley. The would not look at each other at all LOL
LOL she popped him right in the face... blanket time was over after that LOL
On Thursday, May 15, 2008
If you are interested in cloth diapering I would suggest doing some research on what method you want to use. You can do prefold/covers, fitteds/covers, pockets, or AIOs (all in ones... these are the ones most like disposables). I would suggest going to http://www.newtoclothdiapers.com/ which has a ton of information for you. Once you know what type of system you want to use it's just a matter of finding a brand you like and buying them. We use prefolds and covers. Prefolds are the old time cloth diapers that many people use to burp the babies but we buy them from a place that actually uses them for the purpose of cloth diapering. Then the covers are made by tons of different work at home moms (WAHMs) it's just a matter of finding what works for you. We use onese from http://www.wigglewormbottoms.com/ and http://www.theserenedreamshop.com/ exclusively. But there are tons and tons of choices LOL. Basically I would suggest finding someone that doesn't mind answering a ton of questions cause you'll have them. But that will get you started.. if you have any other questions please feel free to let me know.. and here are a few pictures just for you Alle ;)
On Thursday, May 8, 2008
It's been a while since I've shared pics so here ya go.. tons of them ;)
Journey is 1 week shy of 3 months old. He'll be 12 weeks old tomorrow. It's flying by. I wish it wouldn't. He is an amazing little dude. He sleeps through the night now (7 hours a night). River is finally feeling better.. we think he has developed a lactose intolerance. We've eliminated dairy from his diet and he's doing much better. We'll try and reintroduce it this weekend and see what happens. Doug took his national exam and PASSED!!! He is now a Licensed Massage Therapist! YAY!!!! He goes tomorrow for a job interview, I'm hoping he gets it. Other than that.. not much to report.
Journey chilling in his bouncy seat (A rare thing around here)
River being an awesome big brother
Journey decided that maybe the star above his head isn't that bad of a distraction.. at least for 5 minutes.
Mommy and Journey hanging out on the couch
Hi Brother!!!
What's that flash!?!
Almost would have been a great picture if Journey had been looking
My little BROWN eyed boy... when did his eyes go brown??
And my blue eyed boy.. I wonder if his eyes will stay that color?
Journey is 1 week shy of 3 months old. He'll be 12 weeks old tomorrow. It's flying by. I wish it wouldn't. He is an amazing little dude. He sleeps through the night now (7 hours a night). River is finally feeling better.. we think he has developed a lactose intolerance. We've eliminated dairy from his diet and he's doing much better. We'll try and reintroduce it this weekend and see what happens. Doug took his national exam and PASSED!!! He is now a Licensed Massage Therapist! YAY!!!! He goes tomorrow for a job interview, I'm hoping he gets it. Other than that.. not much to report.
Journey chilling in his bouncy seat (A rare thing around here)
River being an awesome big brother
Journey decided that maybe the star above his head isn't that bad of a distraction.. at least for 5 minutes.
Mommy and Journey hanging out on the couch
Hi Brother!!!
What's that flash!?!
Almost would have been a great picture if Journey had been looking
My little BROWN eyed boy... when did his eyes go brown??
And my blue eyed boy.. I wonder if his eyes will stay that color?
On Monday, April 28, 2008
It's been a while since I updated...
First I thought I'd share 2 pictures Doug too of me today. I am 28 lbs down from my PRE-pregnancy weight :)
I still have a ways to go but I am getting there :) And I am SO happy about it!
Next.. Doug graduated from school on Wednesday!!!! WOOOT!!!!! He takes his national exam on Thursday so if you could all keep him in your thoughts I would really appreciate it :) We are very excited for this next stage in our life and are hoping that he passes with flying colors.
Journey is 10 weeks old (2 1/2 months) now. It's amazing. He's slowly becoming more of a person and less of a baby blob which is fun. He still doesn't like to be put down for any length of time and if you do put him down he protests very very loudly for quite a while but eventually gives up and goes to sleep. He seems in no rush to go anywhere or do anything as long as mommy or daddy will hold him. But we're getting more and more smiles which is such a wonderful treat :)
He goes tomorrow for 2 shots since we didn't get the shots 2 weeks ago for his check up because he'd just gotten out of the hospital then and we didn't want to get the shots right after all that ordeal. We aren't going to get all of the shots that they "recommend" for babies because of our research and beliefs but the 2 we are planning to get we'll get tomorrow and I'll get to see how much he's grown :) I can't wait.
River is sick. He's been sick for a week now. Not really sure what's wrong with him. He had diarrhea for a week with NO other symptoms. No tummy issues, no throwing up, no fever, nothing.. just the yucky dipes. No idea what's causing it. We took him to the doctor last Friday and she said that it might just be a bug passing through or it might be a new intolerance to milk popping up. If it's not better tomorrow they want to have him come in. I don't forsee it going away over night but who knows. He is currently 32.6 lbs and 37 1/2 inches.. the size of an average 3 year old LOL. He's super tall and he is soooooo smart it's scary. We can now understand pretty much everything he says. And he knows his ABCs and can recognize about 1/3 of his letters. He is amazing. I'd share a new pic of him but he doesn't sit still long enough to get a pic of him. Here are a couple
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