I DID IT!

It was suggested to me some time ago by Ali of Running /w Spatulas that I should try to work out while the baby is sleeping. I always had great intentions of doing this, but there was always something else more important that I needed to do ( sit on my *ss like a zombie and stare at the TV) while she was napping. I promised that as soon as the baby started to sleep through the night I would start working out. Well let me tell this child is no closer to sleeping through the night then she was 8 months ago when she took her first breath.
So today I decided that enough is enough and I did it. I went down stairs ( still in my PJs because the baby was sleeping in my room and there was NO way I was going to risk waking her for some yoga pants and a t- shirt. I did a 20m ride through the park and got my heart rate up nicely.
I just hope I can keep this up and with my reduced crap in take I am hoping to start feeling better. Who knows maybe I wont mind that she isn't sleeping through the night.

Happy Halloween

My dear husband and I were so excited for our first Halloween that we went out and bought a TON of awesome candy.

After talking to the neighbors we discovered that we should only expect between 10-20 kids ????

 We were shocked by this as we live VERY close to a school and expected lots of Kids.
We have 585 pieces of candy in our home right now ( well minus one here and there, I had to make sure it was safe for the kiddies) 585! That is a lot of candy. I decided that since we have sooo much candy and so few trick or treaters we should give out treat bags. I ended up making 20 regular bags and 5 peanut free ones.

We only got 23 trick or treaters so that mean we now have 2 bags left : ) plus an enormous amount of candy left over from the bags.  I think we have now ensured our spot on the Street as the best treat giver.
I am also very proud of the decorations that we through together at the last minute. I love how cute our house looks. I just didn't really have any time or much interest in decorating this year. I am just happy to get the dishes done and keep the baby feed.

I am still struggling with how to keep the house clean and still give my daughter the attention she deserves. I don't know how all the working moms do it. My main priority is and always will be my DD  (Darling Daughter) but I would really love to figure out how to keep my house clean. I know my husband hates all the mess, but he is for the most part pretty understanding about it.
I was really hoping to start working out this week, but DD has been getting up in the night and crying for a couple hours, on top of her regular 3-4 feedings. I am just so tired that as soon as I put her done for a nap and snuggle in for one too. I am happy to report that I did pack up all the candy and had my DH ( Darling Husband) hide it. I will admit I have lightly looked for it, but still no signs.
 Tomorrow is supposed to be nice so here is hoping for a walk.
PS I would love some advice on how to balance being a wife, a mother, a housekeeper, and not getting lost in the shuffle.
PPS How to you reply to comments????

Fall Photo Bomb

So I had a huge post typed out and then decided that maybe sharing through photos might be a better tonight.


                                            Here is our LO's with her friend Froggy.

 I am really happy with how the shirt and the bow turned out. I hope that her Christmas ones will go as well.

 I love this outfit. I find her looks have really started to change

So although I was hoping to follow The Baby Lead Weaning, we gave the baby some "solids" in an effort to gain some sleep at night.

                                                                       This is new

                                                               Not good, not good

hmmm maybe this isn't so bad

Things went over much better with actual food

Look What I found

Toesies!!!!!!!

Fall Photo Shoot with the two Little Ls

                                                                    mmmm leaves

Let me check this out

Hahhah Love his face

Leaves!!!!!!!!!!!1

It is Giant L

                                                                       He is so cute

 Awwww Cutie

Here are some more fall photos we took today.

Fall in Canada = Winter hats and super warm outerwear

                                                          Fav Picture. I LOVE this one

I hope you have enjoyed some of our fall pictures. I hope to have some actual content up soon. I just was not feeling writing a big blog after our large lobster dinner.

I SUCK !!!!

So I suck. I was so pumped up to start eating right and working out, and it only lasted like two weeks. I have not ran in weeks or really watched what I was eating at all. I have lost all motivation. It is just so much easier to sit on my butt and play with my LO then to go running in the cold.
So I am going to stop being so lazy and overindulging and start being healthy. I have to remember that I am not only doing this for myself, but to set a good example for my daughter. I also have to remember that this will only be a short time of complete crappiness for a life long of health.
Alright people back to calorie counting, blogging and exercise.

Three cheers for Practice Weeks

So as you may have noticed I have been bad and have not updated my blog in a couple of days ( ok more like a week). Hey this is only practice time any how. I still have 10 more days until I have to kick it into high gear and get it done.
Today we went for day 2 week 2 run. I hope that at some point it starts to get easier, because it still sucks. On a positive note my husband found a trail for us to run on which is much nicer then running along side a busy street.
In order to get ready for my big push to 30 I have been trying to set some goals. I am struggling with whether or not I should set a weight lose goal. I definitely want to lose some weight and I really need to in order to be healthy, but how do you decide how much to lose? I have been around this weight for so long I have no idea what weight I should be. I was planning on losing 50 pounds put according to the BMI I would still be overweight. I have to say I don't really get the BMI. I never thought of my self as overweight in high school, but according to the BMI I was only 5 pounds away from overweightness.
I think I am going to have to ponder this for a little bit  and then make a decision. I just do not want to set myself up for failure.
Well my husband is waiting for me so I guess I will cut this a little short.
Have a great night All and by all I mean sister since you are the only one who reads this lol

Day 2 - Week 1 Blahhh

Today was our second run and I still do not really care for it. It is hot and noisy and everything in my body is crying why? why are you doing this to us?
I just think to myself that my body is only mad because I am trying to force it to run with all this extra weight on it. I know it is hard on my poor little body, but it will get over it and with every pound ( or .2 of a pound) that I lose it will be easier to run.
I have to run on a busy street, so I am always imagining the cars driving by and saying "hey look at that fatty" but that is fine because soon enough they will be saying "hey look at that hotty"  I am trying really hard not to care about how I look being 50+ pounds over weight out in my too long to be capri pants, but too short to be really pants, and my unflatteringly tight top as I  slowly slowly try to "run" ( pretty sure most people walk faster then my running) up the hill. I would say 90% of the time I don't care because:
 1 - I know I will never see these people driving by again
2- I am off my but and doing something about my fat A double s
3 - It is only a short time off my life, soon I will just be slightly over weight
But then there is the other 10% of the time when I have to pass people or I am in my neighborhood - I have to live with these people - so yes I will see them again. But at the end of the day I can let my shame and worry about what other people think keep my on the couch eating my super butter popcorn or I can say screw it "I don't want to live like this any more. I want better for my daughter" . I want her to be healthy so I have no right to sit on this couch another night doing nothing to help myself.
So here is to healthy mommies and healthy families : )

Day One - Week One : The First Step is Always the Hardest

Well today was the first day of my journey to 30. And it was hard. No yummy candy, no cookies and worst of all no super butter popcorn this evening. Instead we did the first day of couch to 5k. It was pretty challenging, but we made it through it A - O-K .
I am so grateful to have such a supportive husband. Not only did he come with me on the "run", but he also made us healthy smoothly snacks after.
We also went shopping for some healthy food tonight. I am really hoping that by the 17th I will have a good foundation in place for my count down to 30. I mean how great would it be to start off my 30s looking and feeling better then I did in my 20s. I am not striving for perfection every day, but a steady pace to the end. I do not want to make this a miserable year. I know if I work hard and watch what I eat I will be healthier and slimmer and so much happier.
So here's to the beginning of the end.
PS. I love my family : )