7/29/10
7/28/10
No Really, Who is this Kid?
A list of new happenings that make me wonder: where is my baby and really, who is this kid?
- It's seriously gotten to the point where I am WRESTLING Davis each time I try to change his diaper. I always remind him during these times that I am bigger- I'm going to win...but honestly, sometimes, I think he might trick me with a quick swivel kick and be footloose and diaper-free.
- He is eating everything in sight. He spent a lot of time with Porter this weekend, and Porter is 15 months so he has a whole range of things he can eat. Davis can now eat almost whatever Porter can eat...including Fritos. No, giving Davis Fritos is not going to be a habit, but when he had already gone through all the puffs and cheerios on the beach on Saturday and was still grunting for more, we broke off some pieces of fritos. He LOVED them. Like father, like son, I guess.
- He clearly has a real penchant for salt considering his love of Fritos, but also he ate a lot of sand this past weekend. I figured he would do it once and then get pretty upset over the gritty sandy granules all over in and around his mouth...nope. He continued to try to shovel handfuls in- so my day was spent deflecting his little grubby fistfuls of sand.
- He reaches for our drinks now and really loves drinking from a water bottle. Most of it spills down his chest, but I think he likes the rush of cold water. He's also toying with the idea of a sippy cup.
- He is pulling up on everything. This morning I walked in to Davis standing on both feet, gripping the crib, and sort of leaning over the rail. We're going to have to lower that thing tonight.
- He reaches up all the time- wanting me to pick him up.
- And while he's still incredibly independent- I finally think he might realize I am his mom or some relation to him. When I handed him to Laura on Tuesday, he reached back for me. Its debatable whether it was really me or my necklace, but I will choose to believe it was me.
- When he wants something, he wants it. You can't fool him anymore by just moving something to a hidden location or by putting another toy in front of him to distract him. He is driven.
- Lots of grunting and very primal noises. For a while he was saying things like "bla bla ba ba"- he's retreated back to grunts. He's an animal, people.
- He LOVES playing hide and seek with me in his crib. He sits in his crib and I sit on the floor so I'm much lower and hidden by the bumper. He gets a huge kick out of it and I can see his adorable little teeth on top. Can't wait to capture a big toothy grin.
Anyway- it's sooo much fun. I adore him and his independent little wild man personality.
- It's seriously gotten to the point where I am WRESTLING Davis each time I try to change his diaper. I always remind him during these times that I am bigger- I'm going to win...but honestly, sometimes, I think he might trick me with a quick swivel kick and be footloose and diaper-free.
- He is eating everything in sight. He spent a lot of time with Porter this weekend, and Porter is 15 months so he has a whole range of things he can eat. Davis can now eat almost whatever Porter can eat...including Fritos. No, giving Davis Fritos is not going to be a habit, but when he had already gone through all the puffs and cheerios on the beach on Saturday and was still grunting for more, we broke off some pieces of fritos. He LOVED them. Like father, like son, I guess.
- He clearly has a real penchant for salt considering his love of Fritos, but also he ate a lot of sand this past weekend. I figured he would do it once and then get pretty upset over the gritty sandy granules all over in and around his mouth...nope. He continued to try to shovel handfuls in- so my day was spent deflecting his little grubby fistfuls of sand.
- He reaches for our drinks now and really loves drinking from a water bottle. Most of it spills down his chest, but I think he likes the rush of cold water. He's also toying with the idea of a sippy cup.
- He is pulling up on everything. This morning I walked in to Davis standing on both feet, gripping the crib, and sort of leaning over the rail. We're going to have to lower that thing tonight.
- He reaches up all the time- wanting me to pick him up.
- And while he's still incredibly independent- I finally think he might realize I am his mom or some relation to him. When I handed him to Laura on Tuesday, he reached back for me. Its debatable whether it was really me or my necklace, but I will choose to believe it was me.
- When he wants something, he wants it. You can't fool him anymore by just moving something to a hidden location or by putting another toy in front of him to distract him. He is driven.
- Lots of grunting and very primal noises. For a while he was saying things like "bla bla ba ba"- he's retreated back to grunts. He's an animal, people.
- He LOVES playing hide and seek with me in his crib. He sits in his crib and I sit on the floor so I'm much lower and hidden by the bumper. He gets a huge kick out of it and I can see his adorable little teeth on top. Can't wait to capture a big toothy grin.
Anyway- it's sooo much fun. I adore him and his independent little wild man personality.
7/22/10
Well...
he is back to sleeping straight through the night again. who would have EVER thought i would be a little sad about that? i guess this is a preview of many things to come- wanting something that is best for him even if you have to give up something you want for yourself. ho hum.
also, stacey and i measured and weighed in with ahmad again this morning.
- lost 2 pounds overall on the scale
- lost 2% body fat
- gained a pound of muscle
- lost millimeters around my back and biceps
at this point- he is splitting our workouts- stacey needs to build muscle and i am focusing on cardio and fat burning. i picture cardio as treadmill or elliptical and that is part of it- but i found out this morning that it's also doing lighter weights faster and in more repetitions. also doing lots of quick feet things. so hard. so tired. so sore.
the thing is- now that i know what percentage of my body is fat- i cannot quit doing these workouts. it really grosses me out. i have to change my body composition. and for the first time- i really love working out so hard. i've always liked to run- but this is so different.
anyway- things are going well.
also, stacey and i measured and weighed in with ahmad again this morning.
- lost 2 pounds overall on the scale
- lost 2% body fat
- gained a pound of muscle
- lost millimeters around my back and biceps
at this point- he is splitting our workouts- stacey needs to build muscle and i am focusing on cardio and fat burning. i picture cardio as treadmill or elliptical and that is part of it- but i found out this morning that it's also doing lighter weights faster and in more repetitions. also doing lots of quick feet things. so hard. so tired. so sore.
the thing is- now that i know what percentage of my body is fat- i cannot quit doing these workouts. it really grosses me out. i have to change my body composition. and for the first time- i really love working out so hard. i've always liked to run- but this is so different.
anyway- things are going well.
7/21/10
I Love This Bad Habit
Davis has been teething this last week- usually it hasn't been a big ordeal- but since he is cutting his 2nd top tooth and a 3rd bottom tooth at the same time- it's been pretty rough. During this time, he's been waking up screaming bloody murder once or twice a night, so I go in, try to calm him down, rub his back, turn him on his side, give him his pacifier and walk out. But now, instead of just lying there until he falls back to sleep, he sits up, looks at me and reaches his arms up high to me and just bawls. Heart breaking and heart melting.
So of course I pick him up. And for the first time in his short little life, he has started to snuggle with me. He tucks his little head in my neck or leans his face against mine...and I've realized he just wants me to hold him and rock him. This is amazing and new because he's never wanted to do anything before but his own thing. He has been a very independent little man since day one- always trying to look awake, alert and on the move. So as you can imagine- this is such a treat for me. I feel like I'm becoming a mom all over again.
It's so sweet. We sit in the rocker- he faces one way and lays his head against my chest and I bundle his legs up and hold him. We rock for about ten minutes, then he tries to turn the other direction, I hold him exactly the same way, rock for about ten minutes, and then he lets me know he's ready to go back to bed...so I put him in his crib, and walk out.
And I float back to my bedroom and secretly hope he'll wake up again in a couple hours. It's become like clockwork the past three nights...and I'm torn because I love it, it's the best, but I also don't want to make a bad habit that becomes a big issue to break. But my friend Jess, at work, told me today that he probably just needs a little extra care while he's hurting...and I think she is right.
Anyway- as much as I've tried to make sure Davis feels confident and comfortable around all of our friends and family- I'm loving this sweet time between the two and I. I really love this bad habit.
So of course I pick him up. And for the first time in his short little life, he has started to snuggle with me. He tucks his little head in my neck or leans his face against mine...and I've realized he just wants me to hold him and rock him. This is amazing and new because he's never wanted to do anything before but his own thing. He has been a very independent little man since day one- always trying to look awake, alert and on the move. So as you can imagine- this is such a treat for me. I feel like I'm becoming a mom all over again.
It's so sweet. We sit in the rocker- he faces one way and lays his head against my chest and I bundle his legs up and hold him. We rock for about ten minutes, then he tries to turn the other direction, I hold him exactly the same way, rock for about ten minutes, and then he lets me know he's ready to go back to bed...so I put him in his crib, and walk out.
And I float back to my bedroom and secretly hope he'll wake up again in a couple hours. It's become like clockwork the past three nights...and I'm torn because I love it, it's the best, but I also don't want to make a bad habit that becomes a big issue to break. But my friend Jess, at work, told me today that he probably just needs a little extra care while he's hurting...and I think she is right.
Anyway- as much as I've tried to make sure Davis feels confident and comfortable around all of our friends and family- I'm loving this sweet time between the two and I. I really love this bad habit.
7/18/10
I DIE!
Okay if you watch a little show called "The Rachel Zoe Project" then you fully understand the title of this post. For those of you not as Bravo-obsessed as I- Rachel Zoe, eccentric fashion designer says this every time something is so amazing and beautiful that she can't even take it. And that's how I feel about the sneak peek Carrie posted of our pictures from yesterday. So amazing. I die.
And these are just a few. Carrie is so amazing- she has found her calling and I'm so glad we get to share in it.
My favorites are the top one of Davis and Davis, the one of little Davis and I, the one of Davis in front of the orange, and the fish hook pic. I can't wait to see the rest and I am hoping that there is a perfect one of the three of us. These are certainly going to be framers.
Link to her blog here.
And these are just a few. Carrie is so amazing- she has found her calling and I'm so glad we get to share in it.
My favorites are the top one of Davis and Davis, the one of little Davis and I, the one of Davis in front of the orange, and the fish hook pic. I can't wait to see the rest and I am hoping that there is a perfect one of the three of us. These are certainly going to be framers.
Link to her blog here.
7/12/10
Something Old, Something New
Something old is really two things. 1) the beautiful house that my single mom with two young kids built in Sioux Falls about 20 years ago (what a woman!), and 2) the wooden high chair that I used when I was little that Davis now loves.
Something new is Davis eating in the high chair, which he is very proud of, and the tunnel he played in with Porter on Friday. He couldn't have loved it more- I have never seen him more excited. He laughed the whole way through, so of course we went and got one to have at our house. And seriously- how beautiful are those pictures of him in the tube? Carrie took them and she is taking some of Davis and the three of us on Saturday. I can't wait.
7/6/10
Back From The Midwest
Just a few quick notes on our trip...
We left on Friday morning at 6:20 for Minneapolis. Davis was pretty good on the plane- meaning he was totally squirmy and occasionally fussy, but he certainly didn't cry the whole time or bother the entire plane. We landed by 9:15 and then drove 6 hours to Minneapolis. It's a 4 hour drive. This part was a little rough...and I felt bad for making Davis sit in the car that long. We got to Sioux Falls around 3:30, after stopping in this adorable town in Minnesota called Albert Lea for tacos and potato oles at Taco Johns. Yes, actually the midwest has an amazing little chain of "west mex" food that you cannot skip if you're in the area. Big Davis thought it was all hype- but he was a convert after day one.
We spent Friday evening in Sioux Falls- swimming with the Thornton kids (my age) and all of their kids. There were kids everywhere and it was so fun to see them all. Matt has two girls, Ben has three boys and another on the way, and Katie has two girls, one of which is only 6 weeks old. Saturday I drove Davis around the city, showing him where I lived and where we hung out. I think he was surprised that I didn't grow up on a farm- because truly- there are cornfields and farms everywhere from Minneapolis to Sioux Falls. We played a game in the car where we got points for things like grain silos, barns, tractors, etc. but gave up after about 20 minutes because there were too many to count.
Saturday night was the party- which I regretfully sort of slept through. It started at 4 and I hung out till about 9 but Davis was having a hard time sleeping due to all the noise, so I laid in there with him to try to get him to sleep. I planned on staying in there about an hour, but slept till 2:20. Apparently I missed a CRAZY party. Everyone was doing karaoke and swimming and all sorts of debauchery was going down. I felt so stupid that I went all the way there and missed all of that. Oh well, I guess.
Sunday we hung out and then drove to Minneapolis so we could break it up for Davis. We stayed in downtown Minneapolis- which was so fun. The next morning we went to Key's for an amazing breakfast and then we walked around all the shops. It was a great time- I'm so glad we made time for that.
All in all- it was a great trip. Good to see old friends and so fun to be in the heartland for July 4th. We shot fireworks and watched all the little kids go crazy over them. It was perfect.
I was nervous about the plane ride home because I was by myself with Davis since big D was staying in Minneapolis for work. Luckily they gave me the only open seat so I could leave Davis in his carseat- and he slept 3/4 of the way. When he woke up, he was a little grouchy, but then I gave him honey nut cheerios and he thought they were AMAZING. He was a champ.
Oh- Thursday before we left- Stacey and I had our first results measurements with Ahmad. At first I was frustrated because I had only lost a pound in 4 weeks- which is less then I've lost since I started weight watchers. But then he did all of our measurements and I was so thrilled to see how much I've lost in my waist and legs. It felt great- like all the work is paying off. I've lost 1.5% body fat in a month, the average is 1% and our goal for next month is 2%. I am at the point now where I love training. It makes me feel so good and I feel a little bit more like myself each week. Sorry if this part bores you- just keeping myself accountable.
We left on Friday morning at 6:20 for Minneapolis. Davis was pretty good on the plane- meaning he was totally squirmy and occasionally fussy, but he certainly didn't cry the whole time or bother the entire plane. We landed by 9:15 and then drove 6 hours to Minneapolis. It's a 4 hour drive. This part was a little rough...and I felt bad for making Davis sit in the car that long. We got to Sioux Falls around 3:30, after stopping in this adorable town in Minnesota called Albert Lea for tacos and potato oles at Taco Johns. Yes, actually the midwest has an amazing little chain of "west mex" food that you cannot skip if you're in the area. Big Davis thought it was all hype- but he was a convert after day one.
We spent Friday evening in Sioux Falls- swimming with the Thornton kids (my age) and all of their kids. There were kids everywhere and it was so fun to see them all. Matt has two girls, Ben has three boys and another on the way, and Katie has two girls, one of which is only 6 weeks old. Saturday I drove Davis around the city, showing him where I lived and where we hung out. I think he was surprised that I didn't grow up on a farm- because truly- there are cornfields and farms everywhere from Minneapolis to Sioux Falls. We played a game in the car where we got points for things like grain silos, barns, tractors, etc. but gave up after about 20 minutes because there were too many to count.
Saturday night was the party- which I regretfully sort of slept through. It started at 4 and I hung out till about 9 but Davis was having a hard time sleeping due to all the noise, so I laid in there with him to try to get him to sleep. I planned on staying in there about an hour, but slept till 2:20. Apparently I missed a CRAZY party. Everyone was doing karaoke and swimming and all sorts of debauchery was going down. I felt so stupid that I went all the way there and missed all of that. Oh well, I guess.
Sunday we hung out and then drove to Minneapolis so we could break it up for Davis. We stayed in downtown Minneapolis- which was so fun. The next morning we went to Key's for an amazing breakfast and then we walked around all the shops. It was a great time- I'm so glad we made time for that.
All in all- it was a great trip. Good to see old friends and so fun to be in the heartland for July 4th. We shot fireworks and watched all the little kids go crazy over them. It was perfect.
I was nervous about the plane ride home because I was by myself with Davis since big D was staying in Minneapolis for work. Luckily they gave me the only open seat so I could leave Davis in his carseat- and he slept 3/4 of the way. When he woke up, he was a little grouchy, but then I gave him honey nut cheerios and he thought they were AMAZING. He was a champ.
Oh- Thursday before we left- Stacey and I had our first results measurements with Ahmad. At first I was frustrated because I had only lost a pound in 4 weeks- which is less then I've lost since I started weight watchers. But then he did all of our measurements and I was so thrilled to see how much I've lost in my waist and legs. It felt great- like all the work is paying off. I've lost 1.5% body fat in a month, the average is 1% and our goal for next month is 2%. I am at the point now where I love training. It makes me feel so good and I feel a little bit more like myself each week. Sorry if this part bores you- just keeping myself accountable.
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