1/15/11 – Busy Bees, Again

Today was a pretty busy day. What’s new!Per our usual routine, I was up feeding Amelia in the wee hours of the morning, and her new thing is taking FOREVER to go back to bed, so we got our usual QT in. Christian was up with Olivia, who for some reason decided 6:30 was a great time to get up. Not cool. I finally rolled out of bed around 9:00. I took over Olivia duty while Christian was off to run some errands. First, he was having a problem with his remote starter, so he ran to get that checked out. It was a quick fix. He stopped back home to pick up Olivia, and they went to get his oil changed together. Once they were home, we all had a quick lunch, the girls went down for a nap, and he was again off, this time to pick his mom up from work (something that will NOT be a regular thing).

He was home., and it was time for me to start getting ready. I showered while Christian took over with the girls and made some dinner. We all ate, then Olivia and I were off. A friend of mine is a choreographer at a local dance studio, and they were putting on their annual show this weekend. Olivia and I went to watch the show, along with Kari and Andrew. The kids did really well, I got to spend some time with my BFF and the show was great!

Finally, we were on our way home. Christian was having trouble getting Amelia down, so Olivia went right off to bed, and I got Amelia to sleep. We both pretty much passed our right after they did, so it wasn’t a very exciting end to a Saturday night! But, it was a good day anyway!

Here’s a picture of Olivia, VERY happy and excited when I told her we were finally leaving to pick up Andrew! LOL

1/14/11 – Ready for the Weekend!

Well, after a very stressful, VERY busy week at work, I am most definitely ready for the weekend! And, Amelia slept ALL night, and ALL morning, so I woke up refreshed and ready to go! Such a treat.

I made REALLY good headway at work today. Cleared up a few piles and got a lot done. It was such a relief! My mom had a great day with the girls today…they were both well behaved, and didn’t give her too hard of a time. Even more of a relief!

Christian and I took it pretty easy after work. I did my exercising for the evening, we had some leftovers for dinner and got in some good play time with the girls. Once they went to bed, we watched some TV together and just relaxed! I am SOOO ready for this 3-day weekend, that’s for sure!

Tonight I snapped a picture of Amelia, holding herself up so well! She’s a strong little thing, that’s for sure!

1/13/11 – Free Food = The Best Kind

Today was another crazy day at work. Just the norm for now I guess.

Amelia decided that 3:15AM was a good time to get up this morning…so by the time she’s done eating and back to sleep, it’s about time for me to get up anyway. So, needless today, I was up bright and early today. But, of course, this was 10 times better than the NO sleep I got last night. I’m really starting to wonder how I can possibly still function!

Today ended up being my free day from exercising. On my way home from work, Christian called and his mom decided she wanted to make us some dinner with the leftovers from his dad’s birthday dinner last weekend. So, free food was calling our name! We ate and watched the girls play for a while. Olivia of course was just being her crazy, off the wall self. Amelia was rolling and scooting all over, playing with her toys. She was THISCLOSE to making some forward progress. I think army crawling is right around the corner for that little girl!

I headed home shortly after eating so I could do the dishes and some cleaning around the house. Once they got home, it was just about time for bed! Let’s hope for a tad bit more sleep tonight!

I snapped a picture of Amelia, sitting on the play mat. I also have one of Olivia, around the same age, with the mat at well. They look so different!

1/12/11 - Chaos

Today was a VERY hectic day, from beginning to end!!

First, Amelia did not sleep well…AT ALL. We have finally moved on to Stage 2 of swaddle weaning (no blanket at all). She was not a fan of this change. She woke up a million times. Finally, I just kept her in bed with me. I love snuggling with her and having her close, but I know it’s a “horrible” habit to break, so we try really hard not to do it often.

Well, it was finally time to get up and head to work. Traffic was a bit better, but still annoying and slow. Work was again, crazy and I still feel like I can’t get my head above water! Ugh, one of these days I’ll catch up. I started off by weighing in for the week. While disheartening, I’m excited to see how successful I can be. I’m still 8lbs up from what I weight when I got pregnant with Amelia, which is my first goal, so hopefully I’ll make that goal quickly and start feeling accomplished!

After work, I did my exercising, fed the animals, took Chuy outside and started dinner…my new “after work routine”. We all ate some dinner, watched some TV and just hung out for the evening. Then, more chaos ensued.

While Christian was filling the tubs, I had the girls on our bed, getting them ready for their baths. Olivia was jumping around, making noises and being goofy. Amelia was laughing and thoroughly enjoying the entertaining. Then, it was like a switch went off in Olivia and she turned evil. She lightly kicked Amelia; then rolled on top of her. Then, she grabbed my body pillow, and tried to suffocate Amelia. Finally, she slapped Amelia….LITERALLY slapped her. I was livid. I finally just removed her from the room, to which she threw a fit about. I’m so frustrated with this, and we just don’t know what to do. We’ve been very consistent about time-outs for hitting and throwing, but so far it’s not making a difference. She’s getting more violent every day. When she gets upset now, she starts punching the walls and the floor out of anger on top of everything else! We’re just at a loss.

While playing with her house, I did get a picture of Olivia appearing to be sweet and innocent!

1/11/11 - <- Check out that Date!

Another busy day for me! Christian’s work has really slowed down since the Holiday’s. He hasn’t had any overtime and it’s been nice! Me on the other hand, things are busier than ever! My main job is writing Contracts (which entails many steps). Typically, the administrators (like me) have maybe 20-25 different types of contracts in process at any given point. I counted mine up today, and I have 53! Way more than anybody else, and way more than I usually have. Ay, it gives me a headache just thinking about it!

Of course, traffic was a nightmare today. We had a fairly small snowfall yesterday through the morning. It wasn’t much, but it’s been VERY icy out. So, of course I was very late for work. Awesome. After work, and after finally getting home, I did my exercising. Christian’s drive also took forever, so I had time to clean up the living room, the kitchen, make dinner and do some other odds and ends around the house! That was a pleasant surprise.

Because it was so late, we didn’t get much time with the girls. We ate dinner (which, by the way, Olivia was been such a great eater lately, which makes me super happy) and then it was basically time for the girls to take their baths and head to bed. I hate days like this…days where we don’t get any time together. But, come the weekend I know to cherish that time, that’s for sure!

I did manage to snap a couple pictures. Amelia, getting even better at sitting, playing with her Choo Choo. And, Olivia pretending she likes Amelia, giving her a little kiss.

1/10/11 – A New Me?

It’s Monday! Not really that exciting, but it’s here, so why not make the best of it!

Today I started off the new me! I started logging my food and eating better. It’s only Day 1, but hey – you have to start somewhere! And, I did really good. After work I headed right home and decided to try out the Jillian Michaels Wii game that I have. I did NOT like that. I won’t be doing that again. I think I’m going to go back to my Pilates video for now. Last time I lost weight, all I did was that, and walking on my breaks at work. The video will be good for getting some flexibility back too, so I think that’s a good place to start.

After I finished exercising, I started dinner and waited for the rest of the house to get home. I was pretty exhausted, and already in pain from exercising! So yeah, there’s no question just how necessary this is! It’s been snowing all evening, so I’m not looking forward to tomorrow’s drive.

After dinner, we all played for a while, and then just headed to bed right after the girls. Amelia was not going down for anything….finally at 10:30 (after nearly two hours of eating/comfort nursing); I had to have Christian take over and get her to bed. Every once in a while we have a night like this, I’m not sure why though. I was able to get a peek inside her mouth today, and she has some VERY white gums in the front, so I’m hoping those are teeth, and hoping they come through soon!

Here’s a picture of Olivia tonight, stacking her blocks! Of course, this was followed by violently demolishing the tower…

1/9/11 – Typical Sunday

Well, we are finally back to having “Typical” Sunday’s. And, I like it! The day started off on a VERY cold note…12 BELOW 0 to be exact. Brrr.

Olivia and I were off to Target as soon as she finished her breakfast. Olivia is a very good shopper, so it’s a nice way to get her out of the house, and spend a little time together, just the two of us. We got our weekly groceries, picked up a couple other necessities, and were on our way home. Once we got everything packed away and picked up, the girls had a quick lunch, and were down for their naps. Christian and I spent the day watching football (and wallowing in our sorrow at the lack of Vikings) and cleaning up.

I have finally decided that enough is enough, and I’m ready to shed these pounds! I’m going to be doing it slow and steady so that I don’t affect my milk supply, but it’s time to get to it! So, I made sure to pick up my fruits, veggies, yogurts, Oatmeal, frozen lunches, etc. and got it all packed up and ready to go to work for the week. I have our dinners planned out for the week. I set up my account on myfitnesspal.com to track my food and exercise. Christian is going to pick the girls up after work from now on (well, at least until his work gets crazy again and he starts working late again) so I can go home and get some exercise in before the rest of the house gets home. I’m ready to go. I’d like to eventually add in a work or two while I’m at work, but I’ll be working up to that. One step at a time!

Here’s our little munchkin, just hanging out with her toes!