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Lo had her shots and a check up yesterday. She weighs 17.2 lbs. She is 65 centimeters tall. She is in the 25th percentile of weight for her age. She is in the 5th percentile for height for her age. She did not like her immunizations. But she had no problem charming the world directly afterwards.
By my computer ate it. So here we go again. I haven’t written enough about the kidlets lately. Mostly because I am both in denial, and trying not to jinx the progress. Charlotte is trying to walk around furniture more and more everyday. She crawls so fast. While she still has no teeth, she is happy to gum anything to death.
Aiden is practically potty trained. He did it mostly on his own accord. He got a bit of the runs, and wanted to go on the toilet, while I was at Black Sheep. Now he climbs up on the potty to pee all the time. He wears big boy under wears now. We only have to worry about one thing, transferring his squatting #2s to the toilet. Fun stuff.
Katie and Bekah are doing great. Katie did her Little Gym Show the weekend I was at Black Sheep, and I have watched the tape and looked at the photos over and over. She is progressing quite nicely. They are both in Swim lessons 5 days a week for 30 minutes. 2 weeks of that. Then we are hoping they move up a level, so that during the second session they can work on a little better than the basics. Bekah is more on the perfecting the breathing, where as katie still isn’t the biggest fan of the head under water thing. Bekah is progressing well in her horse lessons, and is loving it. We are thinking of moving Katie up to another level of gymnastics at another gym in the winter. (photos of Katies show, then Katie swimming, then Bekah swimming)
Ugh. So I lost no weight this week, which at first I found discouraging. Until I measured. I lost another half inch in the waist and thighs. Which is more important to me than weight, considering I am doing a lot more exercise and probably building muscle, which is adding to my weight. In the long run, it burns more calories and is a good thing. As long as I keep losing inches I am happy. Total so far I have lost 4.5 inches on my waist, 2 inches on my hips, an inch and a half in the thighs and an inch in the bust. I am just trying to keep up the pace, so that I can reach my goal. I really am having issue finding time to strength train, which I know burns the most calories, and fat, and builds the muscle that will help me be in better shape. Something else to work on I guess. Black sheep was great, but I think my allergies kicked my butt or some minor cold or something cause Sunday and Monday was not fun as far as physically, and I need to get back on the horse with exercise after my little bout with the ickies. Thats it for now!
Cute sheep, gorgeous fibers, fun camping and spinning, all with Laura, at Black Sheep Festival in Euguene, Oregon. We drove down Friday morning, and arrived back Saturday night. In addition to the loveliness spun and collected, I discovered the joys of a rigid heddle loom, and of saxony wheels.
I have bountiful beautiful yarny yummy goodnes. Some self Striping Cashmere DK in Luxury from Yarntini destined for some fall fingerless mitts. The lace bombyx Silk Laura spun up for me, in process of a lacy shawl/cowl with gorgeous beads. My Malabrigo Lace for Loopy Ewe’s Girasole Knit a long. 1. Put Your iTunes/Ipod/MP3 Player on shuffle If someone says ‘Is this okay?’ what do you say? Ungodly Hour – The fray How would you describe yourself? Stronger – Britney spears What do you like in a guy/girl? More than Words - Extreme How do you feel today? If you seek Amy – Britney Spears What is your life’s purpose? Not coming Home – Maroon 5 What’s your motto? The Next Episode – Dr. Dre. What do your friends think of you? Nobody’s Perfect – Hannah Montanna What do you think of your parents? Everything you want – Vertical Horizon What do you think about often? peaches – the presidents of the united states What is 2 + 2? Lets get retarded – The Black Eyed Peas What do you think of your best friend? You don’t know - Eminem What do you think of the person you like? This love – Maroon 5 What is your life story? HIgh School never ends – Bowling for soup What do you want to be when you grow up? Beverly Hills - Weezer What do you think of when you see the person you like? Me and Mrs. Jones – michael buble What will you dance to at your wedding? in the blue of the evening – Frank Sinatra What will they play at your funeral? Gone – Matchbox 20 What is your hobby/interest? Yummy – Gwen Stefani What is your biggest fear? It Ends tonight – All American Rejects What is your biggest secret? hung up - madonna What do you think of your friends? I get a kick out of you – Frank Sinatra What will you post this as? unwanted – Avril Lavigne This week I did pretty good. I met my calorie target, and got in 220 minutes of exercise. I completely switched pepsi for diet, and limited consumption for sodium lowering. I think I have already lost inches. I lost 2.8 lbs this week. I always want to see bigger numbers, but I know healthy weight loss, that is sustainable is more important. At this rate, I will reach my pink (for my birthday goal). Over-all I have lost 6.6 lbs, in 2 weeks. Originally I wasn’t going to measure except monthly, but the weigh in program wants it, so here is both charts.
Last Week Tim got a hold of 4 great tickets at quite the steal, so Laura and Nate Joined us at The Mariners Game. We lost in the tenth, but it was a good time.
Charlotte went straight from crawling and sitting up to standing up at any opportunity and trying to walk. I can Hardly believe she is 8 months old already.
Aiden Put on some funny things for us.  We had dinner with some of the Hennig side of my family, in Ballard.
Tomorrow is weigh in, so I will be back to post the update on that. I just realized, I am right now, 90 days away from being 30. For the first time since I was 21 I am at a real landmark you can feel birthday coming up. The kind that marks a change in your status in life. I really don’t might the getting older part. I think I have been 30 since I was about 21. A lot has changed this year, and I think I am re-evaluating right now. I think right now is the best time to do that, as If I want to change anything before I turn thirty, now is definately the time to start! I think I want to be in better physical shape, although I am having a difficult time finding the right motivation, and exercise method. I need to figure it out fast and buckle down. I would like to lose 3 sizes by the time I am 30. I am more interested in shaping than anything with pounds involved. I recognize food and exercise are an important component to either goal. I just like the results to my clothes more than the scale. I think I have spent the majority of my life, trying to be the anti-thesis of the woman who gave birth to me, while at the same time doing justice to the parents who raised me. At this age, not everything is quite so black and white, and perfection is not an endearing quality. I think it is important to let go of that and really embrace who I am and what I want as my motivation at each moment, rather than appearance, opinion, or comparison. I really have been cleaving closely to family. I have been researching my family on all sides. I have been meeting family members and speaking with ones I have never met before. It is a sobering thought to realize that both of my biological parents are dead at this time in my life, and both of them were 48 at the time of their deaths. Not that I think I would die that young or the way either did, but just that mortality realization that comes with those that bring you life no longer living. This is a very introspective, but I think important post. Not shallow at all. But hey, what is this blog to be but a journal of sorts of my life, fit for general consumption. Yesterday started out awful. Bekah was sick in the morning (don’t worry nothing bad or contagious, mostly in her head). Diapers with Aiden and Charlotte were both awful repeatedly. It was hot hot hot. The Air conditioning is broken. Katie had a play date at the park. I needed to sign the girls up for swim for the summer. The landlord had an appt to have a few people look at the ac. We used the opportunity to get a new Dishwasher and talk about renewing the lease in the fall. I have decided that it is time to start shedding some of these winter and baby lbs. So I have begun in earnest trying to exercise at least 20 minutes a day. It is actually really challenging in the house with 3 kids, without exercise equipment. Wii, jogging around the block, and dance tapes is the best I can do, but I figure it is a start. I am trying to drink a ton more water. I am anxious for results. Tonight I am gonna get a sprinkler for the kids to play in, and a wading pool. While they play we will be cleaning and reorganizing the garage. it’s one of the cooler areas. Right now I am headed off to clean, do laundry and create a place outside for us to play in the breezy shade.
This. Is. Awesome. Polite rules of ettiquite for the overwhelmed!
Call me frugal! But you will see me here, in the Alderwood stadium 7, at 10am most weeks, with all 4 crazies. contact if you want to meet up!
Shopping off the coupon/ads and what I get in the organic produce bin, this site helps plan around that knowledge, and helps me fill in the blanks! Sort of makes me like super mom too!
The book of the summer according to my girls How do I find all this cool stuff? http://www.Coolmompicks.com oh and Work, the latest single from our favoritest girl group of the moment, The Saturdays!!!! |
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