YouTube Tuesday!

It's back!

I found this while I was "dicking around" on my computer.

Thanks

I just want to say thanks to all 4 of my faithful readers. You guys came back! Even though I had a long hiatus you stuck around. So thanks. And thank you to the few new readers - I hope you're not disappointed.

When I Grow Up

As I was saying on Twitter - growing up is a lot of work. Life has gotten so crazy with a baby thrown into the mix. Most days are jammed packed with things to do, places to go, schedules to establish/follow.

Let's take today for example.

Just before midnight we are awaken by the rain which was quickly followed by crazy lightening bolts that we were landing very close to our apt. It was scary loud with bright green flashes that made shy away from the light. Then the hail started to fall very hard against the windows. This kept me awake for a good half hour.

Then I wake up at 4am to feed Andy because he hardly ate the day before because his impending won't allow him. Thankfully by 440am with are both back to sleep.

At 6:09am my alarm goes off. Snooze. Snooze. Snooze. Finally at 6:50 I get up and quickly get dressed before Andy wakes up. At 7 he is awake and in need of a bottle. I feed him before we leave the house or he is a grouchy guy thru traffic on the way to my moms.

7:30am I put him in his car seat,I gather my bag and his bag and head downstairs to the car. On the way Andy decides to poop and then gets mad because he's sitting in it. 20min later we are at my moms changing a dirty diaper and trying to finish his bottle. I'm simultaneously drinking coffee and having breakfast.

850am - I've hung out for too long at my moms. Take off for work.

9-12:30pm - Work

During lunch I head to Rite Aid for some teething tablets for Andy hoping to give him so relief. I then head to my moms, say hi to Andy, have lunch, say hi to G as he arrives to pick up Andy, and then head back to work.

At 4:45pm I am bored outta my mind so I pack up and leave work.

I head to Target in search of some Pilates bands I need for my class tomorrow and other misc. items.

Then I hop on the freeway, get a bit of traffic, and make a stop at Toys R Us to get Andy the next level bottle nipples and other replacement parts for his Dr. Brown bottles. He needs the nipples to help him eat more. Sucking hard is hurting his impending tooth so he just gives up on the eating.

I then head to Trader Joes (thank god it's in the same parking lot) to pick up some veggies, fruit, and eggs.

Finally I'm home! Say hi to G and hold Andy for a moment. Then I put away the groceries and get started on dinner. While G finishes up dinner I put away some dishes, wash some dishes, and practice rolling over with Andy. We play until dinner is ready.

7:15pm - Andy sits in his highchair while we eat, but he is super tired and gets very fussy so I scarf down my dinner so I can get him to bed.

I change Andy's diaper, put on his PJs, read him his favorite book (Where The Wild Things Are - and if you saw how his face lights up you too would see it's his fav book), say goodnight to dad, give him his bottle, and he is passed out just before 8pm.

(G is getting a night off because he's getting sick - he usually helps more)

I then clean up the kitchen. Put away the clean dishes to make room for the dinner dishes I wash, make G some tea, boil some bottles and new parts, start typing this post on my phone, finish in the kitchen, get in bed to finish my post.

*now breath*sigh*

Yup. I don't even know what time it is now. I just want to go brush my teeth, wash my face, and come back to bed to read some of my Sookie book before I doze off. Most days are like this. Today isn't any kind of special. Other days I'm just trying to sneak in a workout or visiting a set of grandparents.

So you see. It's a lot of work. I ain't complaining - I'm just sayin'. I had no idea. But I wouldn't change a thing. I love my life.
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Weigh In

Sundays, January 25, 2009 results:

Week 2 Loss: 2lbs
Total Loss: 4lbs
Pounds to go: 25lbs
This weeks challenges: Couldn't get any cardio in. Missed Saturday's training. Will make it up this week.
This weeks goals: Drink more water! I am so bad at this!

Yay! I'm not asking for anymore than this [2lbs/week]. I am eating better but totally not dieting. I still eat most everything. It really is about portion control. I am also looking forward to cardio being added to the next 3 weeks of Pilates. That should help.

I should also give a shout out to the hubs who has begun his own weight loss challenge. He lost EIGHT pounds his first week! He has really scaled back his calorie intake. Plus, he's a guy....I've said this before - all he has to do is think about losing weight and it happens. Hoping he has a great week 2 since it is tougher. :)

Photoshop

I've been learning new Photoshop skillz by surfing the web lately. I have so many pictures of Andy and I want to make them look semi-pro. I was very excited when a blog I frequent - Becoming Mom - decided to make a tutorial for her readers on tips for bringing the best out of your photos. After watching the first video I was able to do the following -

Before:

After:
Pretty good for my first try, right? I was even using crappy Photoshop Elements. I know this picture could be better, but I'm happy for now. Can't wait to learn more! Check out Becoming Mom.


Oh Oh Oh wait! One more just for fun.

Before:

After:


Yay!


***Disclaimer: All photography credits belong to my assome brother.

Scale-it-down

Here are the Facts for my first weigh-in post. I will officially post this on Fridays since that's when I have been weighing in. Although I think I'm gonna change my weigh-in to Sunday. Hmmm....so maybe I won't post again till Sunday. Here we go!

Total gained? 15lbs pregnancy + 15lbs miscarriage = 30lbs

Total lost so far? 13lbs [lost 20lbs 2mth postpartum & then gained some back :-\]

How much more to go? 17lbs for pre-p weight + 10 more = 27lbs

This week's successes? [weighing in on Sunday]

Ba humbug

Why can't I make time to blog? I really don't have an answer for that. I seem to have time...I just don't seem to want to blog. Not sure why if it was my favorite thing to do. And I have tons I could be talking/typing about. Sad. It's been 37 days since my last post. THIRTY SEVEN!!!! I guess having a baby really does change your priorities....I just didn't think not blogging would be up there.

So to kick start things I'll do one of my random thoughts posts:

- 1st time I have every felt so proud/emotional/hopeful about a new President. I think seeing so many Americans feel this way too and come together makes my feeling even stronger. How can you not be hopeful?

- I feel super excited to think of how much hope Obama brings for us [Latino's] and all American citizens from immigrant parents. How much more real is the idea of a Latino President or an Asian President. I get emotional thinking about Andy having just as much a chance of becoming President some day....because he will.

- Politics aside....I am trying to get healthy this year. Pregnancy throws a serious curve ball at your body and I am slowly learning that it'll never be the same again. It will take some serious hard work on my end to get back to a comfortable size. I am prepared for the challenge.

- I have begun training for the Mt. Wilson Trail Run. You guys thought I wouldn't didn't you? Sure I barely survived week 1 of training, but that alone makes me want to push harder. I must say it is insanely hard to train when all I want to do is spend every free moment with Andy. Week 1 was truly hard on that front. I saw Andy for a total of 4 hours that entire week and felt like the worst mom/wife in the world. This week has been way better. I am making it work!

- I will be posting here any weight changes and/or inches lost. I want to go public so that I can stick to it. Next post will be for that.

- Andy is growing big and strong. He'll be 6 months this coming Tuesday and it boggles my mind to think he is halfway done with his 1st year.


Enough! I'll save some for tomorrow! [promise/pinky swear]