2 Down

I weighed in last Wednesday and was down 2 pounds. I now have to lose 23.6 pounds before January 6th. I will be weighing in tomorrow evening and see what this week has done. I did not have the best weekend because it was Labor Day weekend, but it could have been a lot worse. I did considerably better than I did over the last holiday weekend this summer. I will take it as a victory and hope that I will not be in the positive tomorrow.

Weight Loss and Starting Over

Well, the last year has had a lot of ups and downs. We I got really sick after Abby was born. I ended up in the hospital twice and one serious meds for about eight weeks. I had to extend my maternityleave by four weeks because I was not physically able to go back to work when I was scheduled. Now, I am trying to get myself healthy. I am going to use this as sort of a weight loss updater so that I can keep myself accountable.

I signed up for a half-marathon walk that will take place on October 15, 2011. I have seven weeks to get myself ready for it. I started working toward the goal at the beginning of the summer, but have slacked off since then. I am not setting my sights on that goal once again. I am hoping that it will help me lose weight, also.

I have a goal to be down 30 pounds from where I started the year by the time we get back from vacation on January 6. At my last weigh-in, I was just down 4.8 from where I started the year. So, I have from August 23 to January 6 to lose another 25.2. I know I can do it, I just really need to buckly down and work. I am going to update this weekly and tell you guys how I am doing. Hopefully, this will turn into a great success story blog and will serve to inspire me and others in the future.

New Baby and Continued Allergies

Welcome to the world, Abigail Joy! That is right. My little sprout is a little girl. I thought the whole time I was pregnant that she was a little boy, but she surprised us. I am just elated that she is here and seems to be healthy.

On another front, Olivia keeps breaking out. She is going back to the allergist on Thursday to do another prick test. She has been breaking out so much this summer that she has splotchy legs. We shall see what the doctor says! I will update with the results.

The Last Day!

Today is the last day of school! I am so excited! I am a teacher. Even though I am teaching summer school, it is good to be done with this round of students. I get a whole week off to relax and enjoy myself. I am going camping this weekend with my parents and my daughter. My honey has some guy get-togethers going on, so he will not be with us. It will be a good couple of days, though, as we go to the trailor and relax. Yay for the end of the school year!

My Big Little Girl

Today I am staying home with my big little girl. My husband needed to go to work, and we could not find any other sitter. Besides, I think she has a cold and not many other people would want to take her with a cold. The only thing hard for me as I watch and play with her today is that she is growing up.

Still, she is my baby. She is my first born. She will always be my little girl. She climbs up on the dining room table unassisted now. She gets stuff out of drawers. She likes to pick up her own food to eat as she says, "Do it?" She wants to do it. She wants to do everything.

She wants to walk when we are out and about. She wants to go up to garage sales with mommy on Saturday mornings, not sit in the car with daddy. She wants to run and play in the grass while daddy works in the yard. She wants to pick the dandelions and blow off all the little seeds. She wants to get a whole apple and eat it.

She still wants to cuddle at night before bed after we do our jammy time dance. She wants to fall asleep in my arms and then go to bed. She wants to kiss goodbye every time we leave. She is so sweet.

I guess I just need to realize she is not a baby anymore. She is still my baby; she is just growing up to be a wonderful big little girl.

MILK!

So this week has been a little tough when it comes to Livie. She was sick with the stomach flu. Her big rash is back, like she ate rice even though she didn't. She threw up a couple of days in a row, so we took her milk away. Nothing stinks more than milk the second time around.

Thursday was the second day that Livie was actually feeling better. She had gatorade in her bottle for two days in an attempt to keep her hydrated. Well, Thursday night came along. She had been asking me for a bottle for 3o minutes. She kept saying "Ba ba! Ba ba! Um, ba ba!" She was serious about wanting her bottle.

So, I went into the kitchen to get her a bottle. She always gets excited when I pull out her bottle because she knows she is going to get what she wants. Well, then I grabbed the gatorade. She was not happy.

She stood in front of the fridge, clenched her little fists, stomped her foot, and yelled, "Milk!" I started laughing so hard. It was just the cutest little thing I think I have ever seen her do. I guess she knew what she wanted.

Our new little Sprout

It is with great joy that I announce that we are expecting again. Since we do not know the gender of this baby and will not find out until it is born, we are just calling it Sprout for now. We are so excited! Livie does not know what is coming and will probably want to put Sprout back. Monica, on the other hand, is elated and cannot wait to have another little sissy/brother cousin. Praise the Lord for little miracles.