For those of you who know me, you know my eating habits are less than stellar...and you know my husband's are that much worse. We've been together since high school, and we share a love of all things fried. I've slowly but surely realized that your body doesn't handle that kind of food as well in your late twenties as it does in your teens and college years!
I did great in my pregnancy by doctor's standards. I ate crap, but still gained the recommended 30 pounds. I even lost 35 after having him, but it's slowly crept up on my that...crap...I'm going to have to eat better, and even worse, work out. I thought it would be the end of the world, but alas, it's not.
Luckily I work with a few girls who are fitness experts, or seem so to me! I've started (gasp) counting calories and working out. I actually feel amazingly better in just a few short weeks. I've lost 4 pounds and have a lot more energy. Who would have thought not eating fried everything would make you feel that way? I'm trying to eat a lot of fruit and veggies, and I'm eating more during the day. Hopefully this will be a lifestyle change. My next goal is to get Taylor on board with me!
It's funny. We would sit and eat chicken fingers and french fries, but not my child! I stuff him full of organic yogurt, fruit, veggies (which he barely eats!!), and "good foods". I've let up a little bit now that he's a toddler. I will let him have chick fil a nuggets, and a few other things. But I figure I should pump him full of good foods while I have the power to do it! So here's to healthy eating...I hope it sticks!
Mar 11, 2011
Mar 10, 2011
Too much to catch up on...
I think the way I start these posts each time is, gosh it's been forever since the last time I blogged. I guess I will stop and you can just assume I won't post for a few months at a time. What's new??? Well, Brody is 16 months old!! More like 16.5 mos. Time sure does fly. I watched a video I took of him crawling at 7 months. It really let's you see how much he's grown!
I believe at his 15 month appointment he was 29.5 lbs. I can't remember the exact height, just that both height and weight are still in the 95th percentile for his age. He had an ear infection last week and was right over 30 lbs with clothes on. What a big boy!!! He's growing so fast, and doing so much now that I can't keep up!
A lot has changed since my last post. Taylor lost his job with Lowes and was out of work for a mere three weeks. God showed himself and provided in a major way! He got a severance package to last for about 5-6 weeks, but landed another job with Lowes in a District position just three weeks later! We were so humbled by the love, prayers and support poured out by our family and friends. Taylor is now able to work Monday-Friday 7-5, which is an AMAZING change for us! I have my husband back! It's so wonderful to eat dinner together every night and put Brody to bed together. It was all in God's plan, and we are so thankful!
Some of you know that I was a bit worried by the fact that Brody wouldn't say much of anything at all. A mama here, dada there, pop pop MOST of the time, but his vocabulary really took off in the past few months. Pop Pop is still his favorite thing to say. He picks up our phones and puts it to his ear and says "HI POP POP!!" (usually sounds like Aye Pop Pop!). Some of his favorite words are ball, dog, thank you (ta-ku), juice (jss), more (mo mo), and many more. Bottle, blankie and basically anythig with a B has become bah!. He is also making many animal sounds. Ducks say cack cack, doggies say Rff Rff in a sweet high pitched tone, Cows say mmmmm, and lions roar...can't type the sound effect to that one. I love it though!
I will try to post again soon with updated pictures of Brody. I've been REALLY slack about taking pictures lately. We are having a ball, even though we are utterly exhausted with a full blown toddler, but we are thankful!
I believe at his 15 month appointment he was 29.5 lbs. I can't remember the exact height, just that both height and weight are still in the 95th percentile for his age. He had an ear infection last week and was right over 30 lbs with clothes on. What a big boy!!! He's growing so fast, and doing so much now that I can't keep up!
A lot has changed since my last post. Taylor lost his job with Lowes and was out of work for a mere three weeks. God showed himself and provided in a major way! He got a severance package to last for about 5-6 weeks, but landed another job with Lowes in a District position just three weeks later! We were so humbled by the love, prayers and support poured out by our family and friends. Taylor is now able to work Monday-Friday 7-5, which is an AMAZING change for us! I have my husband back! It's so wonderful to eat dinner together every night and put Brody to bed together. It was all in God's plan, and we are so thankful!
Some of you know that I was a bit worried by the fact that Brody wouldn't say much of anything at all. A mama here, dada there, pop pop MOST of the time, but his vocabulary really took off in the past few months. Pop Pop is still his favorite thing to say. He picks up our phones and puts it to his ear and says "HI POP POP!!" (usually sounds like Aye Pop Pop!). Some of his favorite words are ball, dog, thank you (ta-ku), juice (jss), more (mo mo), and many more. Bottle, blankie and basically anythig with a B has become bah!. He is also making many animal sounds. Ducks say cack cack, doggies say Rff Rff in a sweet high pitched tone, Cows say mmmmm, and lions roar...can't type the sound effect to that one. I love it though!
I will try to post again soon with updated pictures of Brody. I've been REALLY slack about taking pictures lately. We are having a ball, even though we are utterly exhausted with a full blown toddler, but we are thankful!
Jan 7, 2011
More blessed to give than receive
You always hear the saying that it's better to give than receive. This actually rang true this year. I've always enjoyed giving gifts and watching people open them, but it's SO.MUCH.BETTER when it's your child. Now I know the joy my parents experienced watching us. This was technically Brody's second Christmas, but the first he actually got to participate.
Christmas began on Christmas Eve at my parents' house. It has always been tradition that we open gifts with my parents on Christmas Eve...and yes...I didn't even (gasp) believe in Santa as a kid! This will be different for Brody, as his Father is pretty dead set on Brody being a Santa believer. But, back to Brody. Christmas Eve was great. Candlelight communion at church and presents at my parents' house. Brody got to stay up late and be spoiled by his grandparents and great grandparents. The big gift of the night was his Pottery Barn "my first chair." He LOVED it! He's obsessed right now with sitting on and standing on things, so it was perfect. He sat in it while he opened the rest of his presents...which of course...didn't live up to the chair with the big red bow.
By Christmas morning, Brody was a pro at helping me rip off wrapping paper. He didn't quite grasp that he was getting new presents, as he was excited about playing with his old toys in his playroom. But it was sweet none-the-less. I loved watching him open presents and play with his toys. Taylor and I got each other one small thing so we could focus on Brody, and it really was satisfying to have our first real family experience on Christmas morning. I wouldn't trade a second of it, and I honestly can't WAIT for the next few Christmases and watching his little face light up on Christmas morning. I love making memories and feel lucky that we have such a sweet little boy to spoil on Christmas.
I read something a friend said online, and I am paraphrasing, but it was to the effect of understanding a little bit more the massive sacrifice God made in giving us Jesus, due to having a son of his own this year. That hit the nail on the head for me. You just can't ever imagine the love you are capable of with your own child until you have them. Now that I know that love...and the intensity...just makes me all the more thankful for what He did for us. So, a late Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Here is to the next year and all the memories we will make in 2011:).
Christmas began on Christmas Eve at my parents' house. It has always been tradition that we open gifts with my parents on Christmas Eve...and yes...I didn't even (gasp) believe in Santa as a kid! This will be different for Brody, as his Father is pretty dead set on Brody being a Santa believer. But, back to Brody. Christmas Eve was great. Candlelight communion at church and presents at my parents' house. Brody got to stay up late and be spoiled by his grandparents and great grandparents. The big gift of the night was his Pottery Barn "my first chair." He LOVED it! He's obsessed right now with sitting on and standing on things, so it was perfect. He sat in it while he opened the rest of his presents...which of course...didn't live up to the chair with the big red bow.
By Christmas morning, Brody was a pro at helping me rip off wrapping paper. He didn't quite grasp that he was getting new presents, as he was excited about playing with his old toys in his playroom. But it was sweet none-the-less. I loved watching him open presents and play with his toys. Taylor and I got each other one small thing so we could focus on Brody, and it really was satisfying to have our first real family experience on Christmas morning. I wouldn't trade a second of it, and I honestly can't WAIT for the next few Christmases and watching his little face light up on Christmas morning. I love making memories and feel lucky that we have such a sweet little boy to spoil on Christmas.
I read something a friend said online, and I am paraphrasing, but it was to the effect of understanding a little bit more the massive sacrifice God made in giving us Jesus, due to having a son of his own this year. That hit the nail on the head for me. You just can't ever imagine the love you are capable of with your own child until you have them. Now that I know that love...and the intensity...just makes me all the more thankful for what He did for us. So, a late Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Here is to the next year and all the memories we will make in 2011:).
Dec 8, 2010
Toddler Life - 13 months
So this is life with a toddler. I feel like in the past month, Brody has developed the full toddler essence. He is into everything, headstrong, independent...and FAST. It is hands on all the time! I must admit that I was pretty emotional about him turning one and not being a "baby" anymore, but this is just fun. There isn't a much better word to describe it. He's so.much.fun.
Let's see...what Brody is doing now:
He is going to daycare 3 days a week instead of 2. My mom watches him one day a week, and Taylor, due to his changing schedule, is home with him one day during my work week. He is really adjusting well to his new daycare, Willow Brook Academy. The teachers in his class are amazing and he's already learning so much! He is now using sign language to tell me things like more, please, thank you etc. It's the cutest thing ever!!!
At daycare, Brody takes one nap from 12:30 to 2, but at home we are still encouraging two naps. He is still napping for me at least 2 hours in the morning and afternoon. I'm holding onto those as long as possible!
Brody goes to bed at 8pm (daycare days he goes to bed more like 7:30 out of pure exhaustion) and usually wakes up around 7AM. Sometimes earlier, sometimes later.
He has gotten 3 molars in the past 3 weeks. His fourth is cutting this week! Not fun times. Poor thing is chewing on everything! I'm hoping after this one cuts, we will have a little break. At the moment he's up to 9 teeth, going on 10.
He's eating....well,...everything. He doesn't have any real restrictions to his diet. The hardest part is getting him to eat vegetables. I'm STILL pulling out the baby food veggies as a last resort. I can sneak peas into pasta and green beans or peas between the bread of his grilled cheese, but it's hard to get them in there! Some of his favorite foods are grilled cheese, rotini noodles and with tomato sauce (veggie infused pasta AND sauce...again...doing all I can!), whole grain blueberry waffles, any kind of yogurt he can get his hands on, and FRUIT!!! My kid loves loves loves fruit. I call him monkey because he could eat 5 bananas a day if I'd let him. He also likes peaches, pears, oranges and plums. He's not a huge fan at the moment of berries or apples. He also loves melon. Thanks to his Pop Pop (my dad) he's a cookie monster too. He doesn't get them from me, but he knows my dad is the source of all kinds of sugar:)
Brody is just a sweet boy. I love that even with his little temper that's developing, he is still a total sweetheart. He loves to hug and kiss...loves to cuddle and suck his thumb while holding his blankie. He used to want me and my mom more than anyone, but he's totally ditching us for the guys. He's now a total Daddy's boy and almost moreso a Pop Pop's boy. It's precious. Love that boy!
Our last visit to the doctor, about 2 weeks ago due to Bronchitis, showed that he weighs 28 and a half lbs. That's right folks, he's still a chunk! But he's super tall too...so it's all good.
Hopefully I will get better at posting updates about our little man, and hopefully I'll get better at taking video! He's so funny...I need to start capturing it! Here are just a few pics.
Let's see...what Brody is doing now:
He is going to daycare 3 days a week instead of 2. My mom watches him one day a week, and Taylor, due to his changing schedule, is home with him one day during my work week. He is really adjusting well to his new daycare, Willow Brook Academy. The teachers in his class are amazing and he's already learning so much! He is now using sign language to tell me things like more, please, thank you etc. It's the cutest thing ever!!!
At daycare, Brody takes one nap from 12:30 to 2, but at home we are still encouraging two naps. He is still napping for me at least 2 hours in the morning and afternoon. I'm holding onto those as long as possible!
Brody goes to bed at 8pm (daycare days he goes to bed more like 7:30 out of pure exhaustion) and usually wakes up around 7AM. Sometimes earlier, sometimes later.
He has gotten 3 molars in the past 3 weeks. His fourth is cutting this week! Not fun times. Poor thing is chewing on everything! I'm hoping after this one cuts, we will have a little break. At the moment he's up to 9 teeth, going on 10.
He's eating....well,...everything. He doesn't have any real restrictions to his diet. The hardest part is getting him to eat vegetables. I'm STILL pulling out the baby food veggies as a last resort. I can sneak peas into pasta and green beans or peas between the bread of his grilled cheese, but it's hard to get them in there! Some of his favorite foods are grilled cheese, rotini noodles and with tomato sauce (veggie infused pasta AND sauce...again...doing all I can!), whole grain blueberry waffles, any kind of yogurt he can get his hands on, and FRUIT!!! My kid loves loves loves fruit. I call him monkey because he could eat 5 bananas a day if I'd let him. He also likes peaches, pears, oranges and plums. He's not a huge fan at the moment of berries or apples. He also loves melon. Thanks to his Pop Pop (my dad) he's a cookie monster too. He doesn't get them from me, but he knows my dad is the source of all kinds of sugar:)
Brody is just a sweet boy. I love that even with his little temper that's developing, he is still a total sweetheart. He loves to hug and kiss...loves to cuddle and suck his thumb while holding his blankie. He used to want me and my mom more than anyone, but he's totally ditching us for the guys. He's now a total Daddy's boy and almost moreso a Pop Pop's boy. It's precious. Love that boy!
Our last visit to the doctor, about 2 weeks ago due to Bronchitis, showed that he weighs 28 and a half lbs. That's right folks, he's still a chunk! But he's super tall too...so it's all good.
Hopefully I will get better at posting updates about our little man, and hopefully I'll get better at taking video! He's so funny...I need to start capturing it! Here are just a few pics.
Nov 2, 2010
1....year...old
Well...he's officially 1 year old! On October 25th my sweet boy turned one. I was a little emotional on his actual birthday. It's hard to digest that he's already a year old. It doesn't seem like that long ago. We've certainly come a long way, and I've enjoyed the ride! It has been a wonderful year...and we will keep enjoying watching Brody grow up!
We had the cutest football themed party...so much fun! The party may have been more than I expected to do for the 1st bday, but it turned out great and we had a blast with our family and close friends! Our friend at church, Monique, did Brody's birthday cake. I was AMAZED! She did SUCH a great job, and we had so much freaking cake left over! Ultimately we wanted to hang out with friends and have fun. That's exactly what we did. After the eating, cake and presents, we hung outside and thew the football. Great, great time. We are so blessed to have such amazing family and friends. Really don't know what we would do without them. It's so wonderful to have so much love surrounding Brody. He's a very blessed kid! Here are some pics of our 1 yr old cutie!
We had the cutest football themed party...so much fun! The party may have been more than I expected to do for the 1st bday, but it turned out great and we had a blast with our family and close friends! Our friend at church, Monique, did Brody's birthday cake. I was AMAZED! She did SUCH a great job, and we had so much freaking cake left over! Ultimately we wanted to hang out with friends and have fun. That's exactly what we did. After the eating, cake and presents, we hung outside and thew the football. Great, great time. We are so blessed to have such amazing family and friends. Really don't know what we would do without them. It's so wonderful to have so much love surrounding Brody. He's a very blessed kid! Here are some pics of our 1 yr old cutie!
Oct 13, 2010
Utter Destruction
I'm a bad blogger. So be it. With a full time job and a full time toddler...time leaves me! However, I thought I'd take a moment to describe the destructive tendencies of a walking almost one year old.
When Brody was a newborn...up until about 3 months, I used to think, "man...I can't wait until he's old enough to walk and be more self sufficient. My life will be so much easier." I would disregard it when my friends with toddlers would tell me to enjoy my time with a baby who can't move and relies on me completely. Now I know. I'm much wiser! Brody is EVERYWHERE and into EVERYTHING. Cabinets, fridge, coffee table cabinets, tv, computer, etc. Everything he's NOT supposed to have, he gets into. This is also why we are having to implement a LITTLE discipline, but that's a blog for another day. He bangs toys on walls, knocks things off shelves, records every show currently played on tv, etc.
As destructive as he is...and I promise he is...my walls will tell you that, I can't refrain from saying how much fun he is. I mean SO fun. He laughs harder, plays harder, and loves harder. I melt when he snuggles up to me voluntarily...without me picking him up. The way he knows how to give kisses - the fun open mouth kind. Now when I pick him up from daycare, he all but RUNS to me with his goofy, show-your-teeth grin. I'm pretty deeply in love with this kid. His ONE YEAR blog is soon to come. For now, here are a few cute pics of Brody in his new football jersey for his upcoming football birthday party!
Sep 10, 2010
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