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Eating and Pooping (my first poop post, consider yourself warned)
English: Jamie Lee Curtis at the World of Color premiere at Disney California Adventure Park, June 2010 (Photo credit: Wikipedia) We all eat and we all have to remove our waste (in one way or another)....
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A lesson in saving (A.K.A – Awww Crap!!)
I wrote a whole post last night…a whole one! And this morning I wanted to edit it and add some cool pictures (ones that I had taken myself). Here I am, logging in to blog so that I can get it done so...
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Mixed Tape Tuesday – my first time playing (a day late!!)
I love reading all the posts on the link up Mixed Tape Tuesday, so today I decided to participate. Todays theme is Song’s We Love to Jam/Sing Our Hearts Out to in Our Cars. I love to sing. I have...
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Nanny-Love
In my wildest dreams, I never thought that I would have a child that was taken care of by a nanny. That’s so…I don’t know…Mary Poppins. *Note to file – In the past 2 years I have said a great deal of...
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I have monsters under my bed
Well, of course not really, but it is amazing how much more fearful I am of things since my marriage to the love of my life and the birth of LadyBug. This is probably silly to say, but now that these...
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First Father’s Day – a letter to my amazing husband
Dear Amazing Husband - What a spectacular first Fathers Day even though I didn’t get you a card or make you breakfast (or dinner). It was wonderful because every day with you is wonderful. It was...
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My kid did it first….
As I have mentioned in previous posts, we share a wonderful nanny with another family. All in all, we have a great relationship with the other family and we are totally on board with their parenting...
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Reactions
This past weekend we went to a wedding. The wedding was beautiful. The weekend was not. The drive (which was supposed to take 3 1/2 hours) took 7 1/2; my sweet, happy, 11 1/2 month old LadyBug was is...
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Welcome to the burbs (with a kid)
Today I want to talk about the AWESOMENESS that is Thursday in my neighborhood and the LACK-OF-AWESOMENESS that has been the weather on Thursdays thus far this spring /summer. Amazing Husband and I...
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Oh Say Can You See…
This was me last year on the 4th of July. We took my pregnancy pictures on July 4th. This was probably, to date, my favorite 4th of July ever. This was the first beautiful day we had experienced in a...
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Weight Loss Wednesday and motherhood, year 1
My recent health and fitness challenge ends this Saturday. I am excited to both take my measurements and get on the scale. Of course, I know that I still have a long way to go to get to where I want...
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Weight Loss Wednesday (on Thursday) and one year ago…
As I have mentioned the last couple of weeks, I have been very involved in a health and fitness program on line. I joined a group of women from all over the country to work in improve our health,...
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Happy FIRST Birthday Lady Bug!
Dear LadyBug S, It is hard to believe that I became a mother 1 year and 3 days ago. Happy Birthday (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Saturday was your FIRST birthday. It was, unsurprisingly a whirlwind...
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Weight Loss Wednesday – and away we go!
It’s Wednesday (again) and here I am to report results. This week I did not lose any weight. I also did not gain any weight. I take this a victory. Why? I was away all of last week for a work...
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Falling hurts
Whenever she falls, my stomach drops, even when I try not to react. Whenever she falls my heart rate increases, even when I know that it is not serious. She is good at climbing up, but she thinks that...
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The best we can is all we can do
There are always things that we wish we could do differently. The list is endless of things about myself that I would like to improve, but the reality is all we can do is be the best that we are able....
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Weight Loss Wednesday (#12), Fevers, and Royal Babies
It’s Wednesday again! Ever since I really started to put all of my energy towards healthy eating and exercise I have seen some changes. Most importantly my clothes are fitting better, I am less...
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Weight Loss Wednesday (on Thursday) and wedding in the red rocks of Sedona
I have been feeling really run down and exhausted lately, so my workouts have been a little more sporadic. I think hope that it is just that time of year. As my little LadyBug is getting older there...
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New friends and parallel play
This weekend we had friends of my husband come to town to visit for the weekend. They might be moving to our area so they came for an interview and to check everything out. It was a wonderful...
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The first few words
Watching children pick up language is absolutely amazing. LadyBug has been saying a few words for awhile, but this past weekend it seemed like it really took a leap forwad. Do not get me wrong, she...
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