Christmas Fun!

I've been on Christmas break for the last week or so. I still have this week off and I'll go back to work on January 3rd (my birthday). James was off work a couple days last week and this week so we got to spend some good family time together. I've loved spending so much time with Logan. It makes me sad to think that I have to go back to work. I hope one day I will get to be a stay at home mommy!

We made it to Peacock Lane this year with Sarah and Jacque. It was so cold but lots of fun! Maybe next year we can make it to Zoolights :)

Family picture at Peacock Lane!

For Christmas Eve we usually celebrate with my Dad's side of the family - they are out of town this year for Christmas so we celebrated a few nights early this year. We went over to their house and had dinner and they had gifts of Logan to open. He had so much fun! He got lots of fun toys, some clothes, and sheets!

Christmas Eve at Uncle Dave & Aunt Robin's!

On the real Christmas Eve we didn't do anything. The 3 of us just stayed at home (I think we might have went shopping) and just hung out :)

On Christmas morning James and I opened a couple gifts from each other. Then we did Skype with Betty and Lou and they got to watch Logan open some gifts! After that Logan was so tired. He took a nap and then I had to wake him up in order to be at my Mom's house by 11:00am! We opened gifts at my Mom's and then had a very yummy lunch! We came home and did some more gifts for Logan, including his stocking. And then Eric, Joanne, Dylan, and Uncle Ed came over for Christmas dinner. I cooked a ham from Costco (which was SO delicious)! Twice baked potatoes, deviled eggs, some corn, and dinner rolls. All the food was pretty good - except my potatoes didn't come out how I wanted them too and the deviled eggs were a little TOO salty.

Logan at my Mom's getting ready to open gifts!

Logan with a couple of his favorite new toys!

I'm looking forward to next year when Logan can actually open his gifts and know what he's doing. He was able to rip and tear this year - but he mainly wanted to eat the wrap. James and I are having a hard time deciding how to give gifts to Logan - as a child all my presents under the tree on Christmas morning were from Santa. Where as James got to open all his gifts from mom and dad Xmas Eve and then Santa brought one big present Christmas morning. I guess we still have a few years before Logan even realizes who Santa is! It's just fun to think about though. I bought him some 18 month Christmas PJs today at Target that were on clearance. Crazy to think next year he will be so big!

I'm already starting to plan his 1st Birthday party! I can't wait :) I have most of the plates, napkins, etc. I want to get him a special shirt. I was thinking about ordering one off Etsy!

My favorite gift this year was a baby video monitor. What a life saver! I keep it by my bed at night and if I hear something or wake up, I can just look over and see him sleeping and know that he's okay in him bedroom - best feeling ever!

James and I are going to try and get back on track after we celebrate my birthday. I think I'm going to re-join Weight Watchers, because it's what helps me the most. I know I've tried like 3 times now and nothing is seeming to work. I need to be 100% ready this time, and I really hope I am able to do this. I'd like to be back to my goal weight by Logan's 1st birthday - which isn't until May. I think I can do it!

7 month update!

I can't believe that Logan is already 7 months old!!! I feel like it was just last week he was so tiny and little...he's grown so much! Each day I fall more in love with him, if that's even possible!

Here are his monthly pictures/stats:

Newborn, 6lbs 9oz - 19 1/2 inches long.

1 month old, 7lbs 10oz - 21 inches long.

2 months old, 9lbs 15oz - 22 1/2 inches long.

3 months old, 11lbs 6oz - 24 inches long.

4 months old, 13lbs 3oz - 25 inches long.

5 months old, 14lbs 7oz - 26 1/2 inches long.

6 months old, 15lbs - 26 1/2 inches long.

7 months old, 15lbs 14oz - 27 inches long.

Logan can now sit up on his own (for the most part). He does tip sometimes, usually it's in the forwards direction because he's trying to reach for a toy. He doesn't fall backwards much anymore. He hasn't started crawling yet, but I'm thinking that will be soon. He will get on his tummy and spin around in circles :) He's sleeping 10-12 hours straight through the night, not even getting up to eat. Which is a lovely treat for mommy! He's been sick for about a week now, just a cold. He probably caught it from me, because I was sick for about 2-3 weeks :( I think he's starting to feel better. His nose isn't so stuffy/runny anymore. I'm going to start feeding him fruits soon. He's tried a lot of veggies so now it's on to the sweet stuff!

Week 5 weigh in!

I faced the music and stepped on that scale this morning...UGH.
It just goes to show HOW bad I've actually been these last few weeks. And the sad thing was, is I knew it was going to be a big gain.
I need to get back in control if I'd like to reach my Spring Break goal - which is looking not very realistic now.

Current weight: 171.9
Weight lost this week: 0
Total weight lost: 4.6
Weight to lose: 31.9

Week 4 weigh in!

I'm going skip this week. I didn't watch what I ate when we were at the beach - and of course for Thanksgiving yesterday I ate whatever sounded good. I figure Thanksgiving only comes once a year, why deprive myself? We are also going out to dinner tonight - either a BBQ place or maybe Old Spaghetti Factory YUM!

Next week WILL be better :)

6 month update!

Wow, I am so far behind - I totally forgot about updating this a couple weeks ago when he turned 6 months!

Here are his monthly pictures/stats:

Newborn, 6lbs 9oz - 19 1/2 inches long.

1 month old, 7lbs 10oz - 21 inches long.

2 months old, 9lbs 15oz - 22 1/2 inches long.

3 months old, 11lbs 6oz - 24 inches long.

4 months old, 13lbs 3oz - 25 inches long.

5 months old, 14lbs 7oz - 26 1/2 inches long.

6 months old, 15lbs - 26 1/2 inches long.

At 6 months Logan is trying lots of new veggies. He will only eat them if they are mixed with his rice cereal with formula.
He's been sleeping through the night for about a week now :) I'm enjoying that - but almost every morning he wakes up with super wet clothes because he's sleeping for almost 12 hours straight. It makes for a lot of laundry for mommy!

We celebrated Thanksgiving today. It was a lot of fun with family, friends, and yummy food! Betty and Lou were in town, Uncle Dave, Aunt Robin, Agnes, Sarah, Jacque, Uncle Ed, Eric, and his girlfriend Joanne. So much food...YUM!!! So many yummy leftovers :)

I'm looking forward to celebrating Christmas next!

Week 3 weigh in!

I thought I did really well this week, kind of non-motivating when I don't lose more than a pound! Damn you Pizza Hut, I'm blaming this on you! I don't know what else it could have been, unless my body is just telling me "Hey fatty, get off your butt and exercise!" Which that very well could be the case. Last time I was a lot more active and I lost a good amount of weight each week.

Current weight: 168.6
Weight lost this week: 0.5 :( :( :(
Total weight lost: 7.9
Weight to lose: 28.6

Next weigh in day is going to be the day after Thanksgiving. Oh boy! And we are going to the beach this weekend! I hope I can make good choices there.

Stuck!

I feel so stuck right now. I hate my job. I wish so badly that I could stay at home with Logan. Most of my day isn't too bad, it's the last 1.5 hours that feel like 8 hours! There was a job opening at a school really close to our house (like I could walk there, it's actually the school I went to, and I even worked there a couple years). But the principal is hiring someone else that already works within the school :( I just feel like I'm never going to be able to leave the school I'm working at unless I quit. I don't get along with my principal, I feel like he doesn't care about my feelings and just kind of shoves me aside. I'm getting really close to writing him a letter telling him how I feel. I feel like it's really affecting my mood - like I leave work really grumpy. I almost lost it today with the lady behind the Pharmacy counter.

I weighed myself this morning (I do every morning just to keep myself on track) and the stupid thing hasn't even moved! TMI: but I am on my period and feel bloated. But I've been really good about eating healthy foods - except for Pizza Hut on Friday I've been a food angel! I had a really big loss last week, so I guess that's going to make up for this week.

We took Logan to see Santa last night - I posted a picture on facebook and people seemed offended that I already took him. He's my child and I will take him to see Santa when I feel like it! Get over it! He's a baby - he doesn't know when Christmas is. I'd rather take him too soon when it's not crowded than later when it's super busy and we have to stand in a long line. Anyways, he was unsure of Santa at first - looked at him, pulled on his beard a little. Then the ladies taking the picture started making noises with a horn and bells and a clapper and he started crying! Poor guy just doesn't like a lot of noise.

Logan's 1st Santa Claus visit! :) It was a successful picture I'd say, too bad he's not smiling.

Santa Claus is coming to town!

We are going to take Logan to see Santa at the mall today. I know it's early - but we were there over the weekend and there was like NO LINE! I figure it will get really busy after Thanksgiving and I don't want to wait in the long line with a baby. We are going to be busy this weekend - and next weekend is Thanksgiving. So today is the perfect day to go. I wonder if he's going to have another picture meltdown? I will post pictures later!

I'm very excited for the beach this weekend. I'm looking forward to eating a nice big bowl of clam chowder and maybe some other yummy seafood! And of course: salt water taffy! I'm hoping that the weather is somewhat decent so we can take Logan onto the beach to feel the sand. I read it's supposed to rain :( If it does, we'll probably just hang out in our hotel room OR window shop (with lots of coats and blankets).

Brrrr!

The weather here is getting kinda cold. Today is has been raining and just nasty out!

Logan had his 6 month photos and well baby check up yesterday. Before his pictures he had a 2 hour nap, a full belly, and a clean diaper. As soon as we sat him down to have his picture taken he had a total meltdown!!! He cried (what I felt like) the entire time! I was embarrassed, but he doesn't know any better. When she went back to get the pics on a disk I thought "Great, there are going to be NO good ones." She came back and we looked at the pics, there were actually a handful that were really cute. He looked sad in most of them, so we picked the 3 best ones and just bought those.

After that he had his well baby check up. He weighs 15 pounds even! He's getting to be such a big boy, and he's around 26 1/2 inches long. I feel like he's longer than that, and heavier! He had to get 2 shots in his legs. He cried and got real mad - it always makes me feel bad for him :( His doctor said he was looking really good and he was growing right on track. Today Logan has been acting a little off because of the shots. He's very clingy, sad, and he's had a litter fever. He's never been this way after shots, so I'm wondering if the dosage was bigger this time because he's getting older/bigger.

Last night I was bad and ordered Pizza Hut. It was my weigh in day, so I felt okay eating it. As long as for the rest of the week I'm on track. I had 3 slices last night and 1 bread stick - it was SO yummy and totally hit the spot! Now I just need to decide what's for dinner tonight!

We had a little play date at our house today with Sandra, Mariza, Kari and their girls Celeste, Ava, and Malia. Logan was pretty good for most of the time, towards the end he got really tired so I had to lay him down for a nap - and he's still sleeping! His morning nap this morning was short so he's probably just trying to catch up on his sleep now.

Week 2 weigh in!

I tried to do really good this week. Like, REALLY good. I ate what I knew was good for me - but on Friday I did eat 2 sticks of a dark chocolate KitKat, a couple bites of a Snickers Peanut butter Squared, and a mini Halloween sized Crunch bar. And I STILL managed to lose weight this week! What a great feeling! This makes me really want to keep working towards my goal. I would never have been inspired to lose weight if it wasn't for my friend, thank you Allyssa!

Current weight: 169.1
Weight lost this week: 4.6
Total weight lost: 7.4
Weight to lose: 29.1

I LOVE seeing that I have less than 30lbs to go! I guess I should probably set a time of when I want to reach my goal by. When I rejoined WW in the summer my goal was my Birthday - January 3rd. But now that's too close and I don't want to fail at meeting my goal.

So, I'm going to say: I'd like to meet my goal by Spring Break, March 26th is my official first day off from work. I think that's more realistic than my Birthday.

I have been drinking a lot more water.
I have also been eating more veggies and having a fruit with my lunch.
Still no exercise, I need to start walking on the treadmill at least! I'd love to get back into running someday. I really enjoyed that, it was a great way to de-stress when I got home from work.

HAPPY FRIDAY!

A busy week!

This week I only worked Monday and Tuesday - I have the rest of the week off due to teacher conferences and Veteran's Day on Friday.

Wednesday: Dr. Drake appointment (not looking forward to this) and getting my hair done!
Thursday: Logan and I are going to go have lunch with my mom at her work.
Friday: Logan's 6 month photos taken, and 6 month well baby check up.
Saturday: Play date with some friend's and their babies! Bunco that evening.
Sunday: A day to relax and probably do lots of laundry.

The next weekend we are going to the beach. We are going to Seaside and staying Friday and Saturday night. My brother and his girlfriend, and her son will be joining us on Saturday night. I've never met her before, so it should be a lot of fun. I'm just hoping for decent weather. This will be Logan's 1st beach trip! I bet it will be cold though, gotta make sure to pack lots of warm clothes and blankets for him.

The following week is when Betty and Lou will be coming up for Thanksgiving!!! We are all super excited for that and wish that they could stay longer. I feel like November is busy and after Thanksgiving it will be almost December.

I picked up a big butternut squash from Fred Meyer's a few days ago. I'm going to make it on Sunday for him and feed it to him that evening for dinner. I hope he likes it! :)

My Charm

I found my charm earlier today when I was cleaning. It really made me stop and think how dedicated and commited I was the 1st time I joined Weight Watchers.

This weekend has been okay. I'm trying a new healthy lasagna tonight. I'm hoping it will taste good. I don't think it's going to taste as good as the real good stuff!

Here is my charm:



The one that holds everything is in the shape of a 10 - for reaching 10% of my body weight gone.
I have the clapping hands for attending 16 meetings in a row.
25lb weight loss
50lb weight loss
75lb weight loss
5K walk/run
The star is for reaching my goal weight
100lb weight loss
The key is for being a LIFE TIME member!

I think I got all the charms possible...I look at this and it motivates me. I need to keep it in sight from now on!

Celebrating Kellie & Claire!

Today Logan and I went to Kellie's baby shower. Kellie is a friend that I used to work with at North Powellhurst. She is due on December 22nd with her baby girl named Claire. It was a fun baby shower, no silly games - just good people and food! Stacy hosted it, she did a great job (as usual). The cake was super yummy, from Costco! I got to see a lot of old co-workers and it made me sad about my current work situation.

Anyways, I ate too big of a piece of cake and 2 sugar cookies! Other than that my day has been on track. I don't weigh in until Friday so I'm hoping I'll be okay. I'm going out with Pam and Amy on Thursday for Pam's birthday. We are planning on going to Red Robin. I will have to be good and instead of ordering french fries, I'll ask for melon.

I'm happy because this coming work week I only work 2 days! I have Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday off! Conferences on Wed/Thur and then Friday is Veteran's Day! It's going to be a dream come true only working 2 days. I'm going to be busy next week though. Wednesday I have my lovely "yearly" check up with Dr. Drake. After that I'm getting my hair done (pics to come). I need a change - not sure if I'm going to go short or with a different color, but something needs to happen! Thursday lunch date. Friday Logan's 6 month photos, and 6 month well baby check up (including shots) :(

Logan slept so good last night! He went to bed around 9:00pm - woke up crying for his binky around 12:30am. And he didn't wake up for the day until 8:15am! I wish every night was like that. I was up around 7:00am though because I had to get up and check on him to make sure everything was okay. I can't wait to get a video monitor then I won't have to get up - I can just look over and know he's still breathing and still on his back asleep :)

Thanksgiving is coming soon, we are so excited for that! This year we are going to have Thanksgiving here at my Dad's house. Betty and Lou will be coming from Reno and my dad's side of the family - Uncle Dave, Aunt Robin, Sarah, Jacque, Agnes, Uncle Ed, and then of course Eric will be here. Lots of people, lots of food, and lots of fun! Gobble Gobble!

Week 1 weigh in!

I had my first weigh in this morning, and I'm very happy with the numbers I saw under my feet! I'm down 2.8 pounds this morning. This is all with just eating better, no exercise at all. I do want to start exercising though because it makes me feel so much better.

Current weight: 173.7
Total weight lost: 2.8
Weight to lose: 33.7


I'm a little worried about the holidays, just because I have been looking forward to them for so long and am going to want to eat like a pig! I will say that on Thanksgiving I never have really gone back for seconds. I also don't like my food touching, so that helps me take smaller portions.

I will say that I like to weigh in on Fridays - it was James' idea, and what a great one it is.

HAPPY FRIDAY!

I could be doing better...

I set some goals for the month of November and they aren't off to a very good start.

I have been trying to drink more water, but it's hard when I'm so busy at work and can't get to the staff room fridge. I don't like room temperature water, and my ice cubes always melt too fast!

I haven't even tried an ounce to exercise/move more. Logan is napping right now and I should be on that treadmill or elliptical - but nope, here I am blogging and looking around on facebook!

I am very proud of how I've been eating though. Not snacking at all after work, I've been eating a fruit for a snack and a veggie with dinner. And even though we have DELICIOUS Halloween candy sitting around - I haven't touched it. But I want to so bad!!!

I'm very anxious to see what I weigh on Friday. I'm not expecting a lot - because it will just be a 5 day weight change, but I'm hoping for a little something! That's what motivates me to keep me going.

My starting weight

I have gained 6.5lbs since losing 10.4lbs on August 24th. That's not TOO bad considering it's been over 2 months.

Goal weight: 140
Starting weight: 176.5 (yuck)!
Weight to lose: 36.5

I know I can do this because before I lost over 100lbs! Losing 36lbs should be easy, right? WRONG! Losing weight is never easy. It takes dedication and having total control over your choices. I'm ready for this - I want to fit into summer clothes this summer!

Let the losing begin! :)

Weight Watchers on our own!

James and I are going to try doing WW on our own. Not even exactly WW - just eating healthier, smaller portions. I'm fine with breakfast and lunch - but as soon as I get home all I want to do is snack! So I went through some food and threw it/gave it away so it couldn't tempt me anymore. Bye bye Cheetos :(

We are going to weigh in tomorrow morning and that will be our starting weight. We are going to make Friday's our official weigh in day. We will have each other to keep us accountable and also for support. James gets paid tomorrow so we are also going to go to the grocery store and get new food!

During the summer when I started WW I lost 10.4lbs in about a month. That was with just eating right and going for walks with my friend and Logan. I need to accept the fact that I will not lose weight as fast as I did before...it took me 9 months to gain 40lbs, so let's see if I can lose this weight in 9 months. If I can manage to lose 4.4lbs each month I can reach my goal. Of course I'd much rather lose it quicker than 9 months - so we'll see how dedicated I can be. I want to be healthy for myself and for my family. I felt so much better when I was thinner. It was fun trying on clothes, getting dressed for work, even taking pictures. Now I hate getting dressed for work (hardly any of my old clothes fit), I hate taking pictures, and trying on clothes is a PAIN! I don't want Logan to look back at all his baby pictures and think "Wow, mom was fat!" I know I'm not HUGE...but I am for sure overweight.

I am inspired by my friend Allyssa. She is doing WW and has been losing weight every week with pretty much just eating better. She posts her monthly goals and updates with her weigh ins and what she eats. I am going to use her idea with the monthly goals, I think that will help me stay on track more.

During the month of November I would like to:

• Lose at least 5lbs.
• Do some kind of movement/exercise 3-5 times a week, even if it is just walking.
• Increase my water intake A LOT.
• Increase my fruit/veggie intake A LOT.
• Start to feel better about myself.

I'm going to end this with a picture of me when I was my smallest weight and super happy about how I looked!

Me: around 138 pounds.

Yay for the Holidays!

We are finally feeling better in this household. James' fever went away and my voice came back! We ended up going out to dinner to celebrate Dave's birthday - it was a surprise party. And he was very surprised. My mom did a good job organizing it, it turned out very good! And the food at Heidi's is always delicious!!!

We still haven't went to a pumpkin patch - even though Halloween is less than a week away. We are hoping to go Sunday, which is kinda silly because Halloween will be the next day. Oh well, it will still be fun! I might get a couple bigger pumpkins for James and I from a local grocery store and then we can get Logan a tiny one from the pumpkin patch. I was thinking about carving his name onto one (if I can manage that, not sure how hard it's going to be) and then empty out another one and put him in it. I will try and line it with a towel or something, unless it's really clean inside. And we'll take some pictures! I have his Halloween costume, we won't go trick-or-treating this year...it would be odd going door to door with a baby knowing that he can't eat the candy. Probably not even next year, but the year after that we can start going. His costumes will just be for pictures :)

Logan has been a little off for the last couple of weeks, not sure if he's having growing pains or more teeth are trying to come through. I've checked every night for teeth and I haven't felt anything yet. He just doesn't seem as happy as he usually is. Everyday he's growing and changing though, I love him so much (even when he's grumpy)!

The pumpkin pie didn't turn out very good. So I'm going to try another recipe and I'm going to make something called Pumpkin Squares - I hope those turn out better than my pie! I'm super excited for Thanksgiving! And then Christmas - that will be so fun, too! :)

Pumpkin Pie?

Tonight I made a "test run" of a pumpkin pie recipe I found. I honestly can't say yet how it turned out. I tried a piece about an hour or 2 after it came out of the oven - so it was still warm. I think pumpkin pie is supposed to be cold when you eat it. I made my own crust - and that was kinda tough. It was hard to cut with my fork...but it had a good flavor. Maybe I just messed with it too much before rolling it out? This is why I wanted to test run it. I want it to be yummy and perfect for Thanksgiving! I'll also be making an apple pie. I've made one before, so I probably won't make one before Thanksgiving.

I'm finally starting to feel better! I feel like after Logan it's been one thing after the other. Healing from my labor was a very long process. I look back and nothing can compare to how much pain I was in after having him. For those of you who don't know - I had a very bad delivery that sent me straight to the OR for repair (down there). I'd say it took a good 3 months before things felt normal down there. THEN I get a huge kidney stone and have a stent shoved up my urethra! 2 weeks of having that in...THEN I get really sick, I lose my voice! Tonight I feel like I just have a small cold, a stuffy nose and a little headache. My voice is still kinda scratchy, too. Anyways, I'd just like to feel 100% again. And I think I'm headed in that direction.

Now that I'm getting better, James woke up this morning with the flu! He has all the flu symptoms but he's not throwing up. He has a really high fever, which is scary. I don't want Logan to get it! So after dinner I took Logan to Target and we looked around for about an hour. I carried him in the Baby Bjorn and it's so nice to hear when people look and say "Awe, what a cute baby!" :) Makes me feel like a proud mommy. I really enjoyed spending time with him tonight - he is such an amazing little being. I can't believe that I helped create him, it's crazy to think about.

We were supposed to go to the pumpkin patch tomorrow, but with James being sick we are going to try for next weekend. We were also supposed to celebrate Dave's birthday tomorrow - but my mom has been sick, too! So we won't be doing that. Sarah is going to come over and her, Logan, and I are going to go shopping for an outfit for Logan's 6 month pictures. I'm having them done on November 13th. I'm a little worried though because we are having his 6 month appointment (with shots) done on the 11th - I just hope he's over the funk that the shots put him in by the 13th. I want some cute, smiley, happy boy pictures!

Stent Removal...

I had my stent removed on Tuesday the 18th. It was a terrible experience! It was just an office procedure. I had to undress from the wait down, the nurse came in and prepped me for the doctor. She had this syringe thing full of "numbing gel" that she shot up my urethra (gross, I know). For the procedure he stuck a scope up my urethra and it had a tube and a camera on it I think, because they were watching a TV. I was crying out in pain - hoping that it would end soon. That numbing gel did nothing...I felt everything they were doing. The feeling of the stent coming out was disgusting. I really hope I never have to experience that again!

I've been sick for the past week or so - just started with a sore throat, then I lost my voice, and now I have green snot coming out like crazy. And I can't stop coughing! I really hope I don't pass it on to Logan and that I get better real soon!

Bedrooms!

Logan has been sleeping in his room for almost a whole week now. The first few nights were hard (on me) but now it's fine. He's such a good boy, I'm lucky he sleeps so well!

Here are pictures of his room ALL finished!

It finally looks like a bedroom :)

All finished - so happy with how it turned out.

And we also re-painted our bedroom (too much blue in the house). We painted it a tan color, but it kinda reminds me of caramel or peanut butter. James and I both like it though :)

Our bedroom before - YIKES we were crammed in there.

Our bedroom after - Ah, much better!

5 month update!

Here are his monthly pictures/stats:

Newborn, 6lbs 9oz - 19 1/2 inches long.

1 month old, 7lbs 10oz - 21 inches long.

2 months old, 9lbs 15oz - 22 1/2 inches long.

3 months old, 11lbs 6oz - 24 inches long.

4 months old, 13lbs 3oz - 25 inches long.

5 months old, 14lbs 7oz - 26 1/2 inches long.

Logan is now 5 months old! Next month we will celebrate his half year birthday with a yummy butternut squash OR sweet potato dinner (I haven't decided yet which will be his first veggie). He is growing so fast and he is so smart. He can now recognize his bottle if you show it to him. He will hold out his hands and reach for it and open his mouth. He looks so cute while doing this - almost like a little bird :) We are going to try and get a video of it soon.

Lately he hasn't been as happy - I find it harder to get smiles and giggles from him. I'm wondering if he has more teeth coming in (the ones on the top). In my baby book it said that I got my top ones 2 months after my bottom ones. Well, Logan got his 1st tooth when he was almost 4 months...so he's getting close, I wouldn't be surprised if that's what was bothering him.

We are feeding him rice cereal a couple times a day now. Usually breakfast and then dinner. I might introduce some oatmeal cereal to him later today :) Mix it up a bit, give the boy some variety! He still rolls over a lot, and when he's on his belly he likes to flail his legs and arms around - almost like he's surfing :) He will tuck his knees under him but he can't figure out his arms yet. I think one day he will just take off crawling!

We bought him an exersaucer off Amazon last week. He seems to like it. His legs are a little short right now (they don't reach). So we put a very thick blanket underneath to help. He loves playing with the toys, but a few of them are too short to get into his mouth - and he doesn't like that!

Grandma Betty and Grandpa Lou are coming to visit for Thanksgiving this year. We are looking forward to it very much. I think the visits with them and Logan are going to just keep getting more fun - he changes constantly! I think he gets more fun as he gets older. He's so much more interactive and doesn't just lay there (like when he was a newborn). Don't get me wrong - I miss him being a tiny little cuddly baby! But I love my big boy :)

Procedure Update & Logan's Room.

I had my "Lithotripsy" procedure done on Monday. It was scary. Being put under is never fun. The last time I was under was for my breast reduction in 2007. We got to the hospital around 9:15am and they took me to a little room. I changed into a gown and sat in the bed and waited. A nurse came in to ask me some questions and then another nurse came shortly after with her tub of IV supplies. When I saw her walk into the room I lost it. I started crying and freaking out. I hate needles! Funny because I have 3 tattoos and multiple piercings...I can't stand shots or IVs though! The nurse tried to get my IV in my right arm 2 times and she couldn't get it. I wanted to scream at her! She left and the other nurse tried in my left arm and got it on the 1st try. They also gave me a numbing shot before trying to put the IV in - so total I was poked 6 times!

My surgeon came in and explained the procedure to me. He said I would be placed on a stretcher and lowered into a tub of water. Then they would use shock waves on my back by my kidney to break up the stone. Around 10:45am the anesthesiologist came in and gave me some kind of sedation medication through my IV. After that I don't really remember anything - not even saying goodbye to James (who was by the side the whole time)! Later I told him I didn't remember saying goodbye and he said we did and he even gave me a kiss on my cheek and told me he loved me.

I remember waking up in the recovery room and looking around. I had an oxygen mask over my nose/mouth. And I had a huge bump on my lower lip - like I had bit it or something. My throat was really sore and I started to cough. A nurse came over and took off my mask and used a sponge type thing to wipe out my mouth. She told me to keep coughing and that my throat would probably be sore because they had to put a tube down there (yuck). They wheeled me back to a room and then a couple minutes later James was brought to me (he had to wait out in the waiting room). It took me about 30 minutes to fully wake up. And after an hour and a half I was getting dressed and they were sending me on my way! It felt so good to get home and snuggle Logan :)

I have to go back to see my doctor on the 18th. I have a stint placed in my kidney and bladder and out through my urethra - lovely, I know. I'm terrified of that day...he will remove the stint, not sure how but he said it's just an office procedure so it better not hurt! I also have to strain all my urine to catch any pieces of the stone. I've found a lot, but it just looks like sand.


Now onto Logan's room. We are finished painting in there and I'm leaving the window open all day today just in case to air it out. The acrylic paint we used doesn't really smell though, so I think it will be fine. James used chalk to draw everything and then we just painted over it. He painted the tree - I did the leaves and the owl. I'm very happy with how it turned out. I think Logan is going to love it when he gets a little older!

We'll be going to Target later to get some little things for his room - like curtains and maybe a lamp or something. I ordered a cute night light and light switch plate cover off Amazon, can't wait for them to arrive.

Now here are some pics of his room!

His room before.

Painted blue with the tree.

The leaves :)

All finished!

Hello cute little owl :)

I will add more pics after things are set up! I can't wait to see his room when it's all finished!

KIDNEY STONES!

On Wednesday night I started having really bad back pain. It hurt so bad it was hard to sleep. I went to work the next day and by my break time (11:10am) I was calling the doctor to make an appointment. Luckily they had an appointment that day at 1:45pm. I got off work at 1:00 and went to the doctor. They took a urine sample and there was blood in my urine. My doctor couldn't tell me if it was a kidney infection or...? They had to do a culture on my urine which takes time - and she said she would call me the next day. The nurse called me the next day and said "No kidney infection - doctor wants to send you to the hospital for a CT scan." I was freaked out - what the heck is a CT scan? I quickly googled it and it didn't seem so scary anymore.

James and I were at the hospital at 5:00pm for my CT scan. After checking in, and some paperwork I was finally able to go back to the room. The machine was big and scary the the guy operating it called it a "donut." They took some pictures and then we did some old school x-rays and they sent me on our way.

About 30 minutes later I get a call from the "on call" after hours doctor and he said "You've got a large one on your left side - here is the urologist's number, he can help your further." So I called that guy and he said it was very big. The normal size of a kidney stone is 1-4 mm (that is able to be passed). He said mine is measuring at 11mm! Almost 3x the size of a normal one. He also said I have another small one in there with it. He scheduled my procedure for Monday morning.

Well...now it's Sunday night and I have my procedure tomorrow. I guess it's not really "surgery" because they aren't going to be cutting me open or operating. It's called "lithotripsy" - shock waves that get sent through my back right on my kidney to shatter the stone into tiny little sand pieces. They do have to put me under just because of the shock waves - I hate being put under, but mostly the terrible IV!!! Right before I had Logan they gave me an IV and the nurse was terrible, she couldn't get it in my arm and I was crying because it hurt so bad...anyways, I hope that tomorrow goes better and I will be out of this pain!

I've read that to prevent them you need to drink a lot of water each day - like over a gallon. I'm not sure how I'm supposed to find time to drink that much water while I'm at work. I guess I will have to chug before and after work. Also, drinks like lemonade and orange juice will help because they are acidic.

I'm super nervous and scared and just hope everything goes well! I can't wait to be home tomorrow afternoon snuggling Logan!!!

Back on the wagon...

After doing WW for a little over a month and losing about 10 pounds - I stopped. I don't remember why...but I think it's so much harder having a baby. Maybe that's just an excuse. Today I got on the treadmill for 20 minutes. I ran for about half of it and walked the other half. I figure I have to start somewhere! I did this while Logan was napping after I came home from work.

I would really like to fit back into my old clothes (mostly pants) and who knows if I ever will! People say your body changes so much after you have a baby. We got Papa Murphy's for dinner tonight - and I only had one slice. I would normally have at least 3. It's just TOO yummy! I do really good for breakfast and lunch - but once I get home I just want to snack and eat really bad. James and I really need to go grocery shopping once he gets paid on Friday. I can't wait to buy healthy food and get back on track!

4 month update!

Since Logan is now (over) 4 months old - I'm adding his picture and stats! I am going to try and do this every month so that people are able to just look at them on one post instead of having to go back each month! I can't believe how much he's grown - I think he keeps getting cuter and cuter :)

Here are his monthly pictures/stats:

1 month old, 7lbs 10oz - 21 inches long.

2 months old, 9lbs 15oz - 22 1/2 inches long.

3 months old, 11lbs 6oz - 24 inches long.

4 months old, 13lbs 3oz - 25 inches long.



And here is a picture of that tooth that's coming in! I swear each day it looks bigger. The doctor said that might be the only tooth he gets for awhile. Since it came in so early. I plan on starting to feed him rice cereal soon - that's going to be so much fun!




We are currently living with my dad and brother in my dad's house. My brother Eric is going to be moving out next weekend. That means that Logan is going to get his own bedroom! I'm looking forward to painting and decorating it :) I think Logan is going to sleep much better in his own room. I'm going to take lots of before/after pics - we are very cramped in our bedroom, but we make it work!

Already?

I can't believe September is ALREADY half way over with. I'm looking forward to the next 6 months. We've got Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, my birthday, Valentine's Day, and Spring Break coming up! And then 2 months after Spring Break will be Logan's 1st birthday - CRAZY!

Last Sunday (the 11th) I had just finished feeding him his nighttime bottle - and I was letting him suck on my finger. While my finger was in there I felt a little sharp tooth poking up! I wasn't able to see it but I could feel it. It's his bottom right one. I thought by now maybe his bottom left one would be coming up, but there's nothing there (yet)! I'm not able to take a picture of it because it's still so small and hard to see. I'm hoping within the next couple weeks I'll be able to get a good picture of it.

Work is going okay. I'm just having some problems with my schedule but I met with the principal and he was rearranging it and he said he would e-mail it to me this weekend. I'm still waiting to see it - I hope it comes soon!

Today we are going to visit my mom and her husband and then after that Kari's little girl (Malia) is turning ONE so we are going to her birthday party!

The weather has been kinda yucky the last few days - raining here and there. Today is not a very nice day. I'm looking forward to the Fall weather and I hope that it will snow A LOT this year!!!!

First week down!

I started working again on Tuesday the 6th. I was a little sad leaving the house but I never cried. I got to work and was okay for most of the day. I'm working with a teacher who was a little rude to me, I ate lunch alone, and sort of just felt like an outcast. As soon as I got into my car to leave for the day - I started crying. I kept thinking "I have to do this until June?" I really hate being away from Logan! I got home and continued to cry...I really didn't want to ever go back. I called my mom and asked her how me quitting would effect our insurance. She explained that we'd have to pay out of pocket if I quit - which wouldn't be good. We decided that even though it would be better for me to stay home, that I need to continue working. We will never be able to get our own house if we can't pay down our debt a little bit more. The rest of the week went better, and now working part time doesn't seem so bad (I've had no more tears).

Logan is going to be 4 months old on Monday! I cannot believe that he's almost half a year old. Time goes by so fast. I look at newborn pictures of him and it really makes me want to have another one! James and I have talked - and we don't plan on trying until he's at least around 2 (a little before or after). AND we want to make sure we are in our own place!

Logan is rolling over now - back to belly and belly to back! He also has discovered his feet and can't let go of them :)



I love that boy so much!!!!

Really?

I go back to work tomorrow. I'm really not looking forward to leaving Logan, but I am looking forward to getting some adult interaction. I'm going to be so happy to see him when I come home! I will scoop him up and give him lots of snuggles and kisses!

On Saturday the 3rd I went to visit my friend Sarah and her baby Owen with my friend Kari and her daughter Malia. While we were there I had Logan laying on the floor on his back - and he totally rolled over to his tummy! It took him awhile, it wasn't instant...but he did it! He's holding up his head so much better now and he doesn't get super mad when I put him on his tummy. Next thing you know he's going to be crawling! I'm just excited to start feeding him cereal and baby foods! I want to set up his high chair - but there's really no point since we don't feed him in there, plus it would take up too much space.

Logan still has a stuffy nose. We've been running the humidifier during naps and at night while he sleeps, he seems to be feeling okay - he's just been sleeping a little extra. Maybe some teeth are about to pop up? I can't wait for that - he's going to be so cute with some little teeth!

Big sigh

I had my interview this morning. I didn't get the job. I'm feeling really sad about it, mostly because I thought my interview went well and I had a good chance of getting it. I guess I shouldn't have gotten my hopes up. I've had probably 4ish interviews trying to get a different position in the last 4ish years...and all of them have been no. I was picked last to be at Ventura because nobody wanted me (it's how I feel). Why couldn't I have been put at Gilbert Park with all the other people they put there from my school? It just makes me feel unwanted - I really just want to quit my job and stay at home with Logan. I'm not sure if we could afford that though. Even if we could afford it - we'd never be able to pay down our debt - and then we'd never be able to get our own house.

UGH!!!!!

I hope things go better than I expect at Ventura. My principal hasn't even told me what time to come in on Tuesday OR what my schedule will be! I will probably be crying all day on Tuesday - sad from having to leave Logan and scared about being in a new place.

This is a terrible way to start the last weekend of the summer. I wish I would have never applied for the job.

Damn you Olive Garden!

That pasta bowl was *SO* good I'm still thinking about it a week later...it's good to treat yourself now and then, but I feel so guilty for going and eating as much as I did. I didn't lose any weight this week, but I also didn't gain. I stayed the exact same - so that's okay I guess. I was just really hoping to lose a little. I've been walking a lot and watching what I eat (besides from the OG). Next week will be better!

I have my interview tomorrow for the assistant position at Earl Boyles. I really hope I get the job, but I'm terrible at interviews so I'm trying not to get my hopes up! Logan and I went to have lunch with James today. After that we went to Gilbert Heights to visit. It was fun walking around seeing everyone. I really wish that I would have gotten placed at that school. Too bad we couldn't choose! I am just so thankful I have a job! I still don't know what my schedule is going to be like over at Ventura Park. I don't even know what time I start on Tuesday! I'm hoping I will get an e-mail from my principal later today. If not, I will probably e-mail him tomorrow and ask what time he wants me there (assuming I don't get the other job).

It's going to be very warm starting tomorrow and going into next week. Figures, once school starts! I don't like when it's hot while I'm working.

And now some Logan pictures!

My sweet little man!

Hanging out with mommy :)

Visiting daddy and people at GH makes me tired!

Coming to an end...

I took Logan on a walk today down the Spring Water Trail. We walked from our house to Foster Feed (where Eric works). It was 2 miles there and then 2 miles back. On the way there it started getting misty, I had to put up the canopy so Logan would stay dry! We got to Foster Feed and looked around at all the animals. I showed Logan the chicks and he was listening to them chirp. We looked at the kittens, but they didn't make any sounds. Then we headed back home. I did a really fast walk/jog and by the time I got home I was covered in sweat and Logan was sleeping :)

We went to Olive Garden last Thursday. IT WAS SO GOOD! I told myself I was only going to eat half of my pasta bowl and take the rest home...yeah right! I ate the whole one and then another refill! I only had 1 bread stick and 1 serving of salad though. I think it's okay to be naughty once in awhile. I will see what that scale says on Wednesday - I hope I wasn't TOO naughty!

I'm all caught up in Logan's scrapbook - so I don't know what else to do with my time while he's napping! I guess I could start reading...I just haven't been in a "reading mood." School starts really soon (7ish more days) so then I won't be complaining about being bored. And I will add that I'm only bored when Logan is napping.

I was really hoping we'd get to go to the beach this summer, even if it was for the day. But I don't think that's going to happen. It's okay though, we have a trip planned in November to go to Seaside with Amber, her husband Scott, and daughter Riley. It should be a lot of fun! We are going to be staying at the time-share. Hard to believe that Logan will be 6 months then!

Poor Logan :(

Logan has his 1st cold. I can just tell that he doesn't feel good. I've checked his temp the last two days and he hasn't had a fever. He has a really stuffy nose, making it hard for him to breathe. I went to Fred Meyer today and got him some baby saline spray. I put a couple drops up his nose (he hated it) and then sucked out all the boogies (he hated that even more)! His snot is clear, so I think that's a good thing - no sign of infection. We have a humidifier so I think we are going to try that tonight as well. He hasn't really taken a nap today, I tired for his morning nap and he just wasn't having it! Even though he was clearly tired. I'm trying again now after he's eaten and his nose is cleaned out. I have him in his swing right now, listening to some baby music and sucking away on his binky. I hope he will fall asleep!

I went to Border's yesterday and because they are closing everything in the store was at least 50% off! I got an awesome book called "Blender Baby Food." I'm going to start feeding him rice cereal (homemade) in October when he's around 5 months and then we will start the baby purees (homemade as well) in November when he's 6 months. I can't wait to start feeding him food, I bet he's going to love it!

Loving it!

I started scrap-booking a few days ago, and let me just say it is SO MUCH FUN! I've got about 7 pages done so far. It's turning out really cute :) I want to go back to the store and get some more paper, I'm almost out. I need to order some more pictures as well.

I'm applying for a transfer from Ventura Park to Earl Boyles. The main reason I want to work at a different school is to be closer to home (Logan). I'm already really bummed about having to go back to work - and on top of that I have to be placed at the school that is FURTHEST away from our house. UGH. The school I had been working at for 3 years is closed now (due to budget cuts, and it was a temporary school anyways). It's sad because all the staff is being placed wherever. I'm going to miss working with that group of people.

James and I are still doing Weight Watchers. Since we joined (I think 5-6 weeks ago) I have lost 10.4lbs and James has lost 8.6lbs! We are doing so good. Olive Garden is having their "Never ending Pasta Bowl" so we are going to go eat that tonight. I figure it's okay to be bad once in awhile - gotta live it up! And that pasta is just TOO yummy :)

One of my friends Sarah had her baby boy on Sunday. They named him Owen! Him and Logan are only 3ish months apart. I'm happy he will have a play-mate when they both get a little older. Here is a picture of them together:

A new hobby!

Summer is almost over, but for the last few weeks while Logan has been napping I have been *SO* bored! I needed to find a hobby, besides baking. I love to bake, but while I'm doing WW it really isn't a good idea. Scrap-booking came to mind yesterday. I love to take pictures and be artistic and creative - so what better idea than to make a 1st year scrapbook for Logan!
James, Logan, and I took a trip to Michale's yesterday evening. While we were there I got most of the supplies I needed to start his book :)


I got: a baby boy scrapbook kit, photo glue, 3D sticky dots, holiday/travel stickers (they were on sale), letters, paper, and a scrapbook.


Here is Logan's scrapbook, I didn't take a picture before. But here it is after I did his birthday and name (the scrapbook is orange)!

I can't wait to fill it up with things from his 1st year. I hope when he gets older he'll appreciate all the time and effort I put into this. If not, at least it's fun for me!

So out of shape...

James, Logan, and I went out jogging/walking this morning on the trail. And let me just say...I AM SO OUT OF SHAPE! I honestly didn't think it was going to be that hard to start up again. I haven't exercised like that since September, besides the normal everyday walking.

If I do get pregnant again (way down the road) I am going to make sure to eat healthier and to keep up on the exercising! Then I wouldn't be where I am right now...ugh, it's the worst. Not having any clothes that fit - all my shirts are too short, my pants are too tight OR don't even button. Logan is worth it though, so I don't mind doing a little extra work :) The jogging stroller was so smooth when I was jogging. Logan was asleep for half of the time and he didn't even budge!

My sunburn is almost gone today - which is crazy because it was so red last night. I think the aloe-vera really helped! Even though we went early this morning it was still really warm out. I was sweating like crazy! Thank goodness Logan has a nice shade cover.

Ouch!

Today I went walking with Amber and her daughter Riley. We did a nice walk around her neighborhood. It was an early morning walk and I *thought* we were in shade most of the time. I got the worst sunburn on my shoulders and back! I guess that's what I get for wearing a tank top. James put some aloe-vera on it, so it feels a little better now.

We went to Babies R Us and Old Navy tonight. Babies R Us is having a really good deal on their clearance clothes. Everything is $5 or less! We got 2 really cute outfits (12 month size for next Spring/Summer) for only $9! And Old Navy is having their jean sale - $15 a pair! So I got 2 pairs of jeans for when work starts.

Tomorrow James and I are planning on going out on the Spring Water Trail in the morning for a jog/walk with Logan. It's supposed to be in the 90's here tomorrow - so we want to go early in the morning before it gets too hot. James works at Toys R Us tomorrow...not sure what I'm going to do yet. And then Sunday we don't have any plans. Sometimes lazy days are good though! :)

Time to wake up!

So, as promised by my last post...I took some pictures of Logan waking up!

Hi Mommy! I'm awake!


Unwrapped his arms - big stretches!


The legs are out - even bigger stretches.


Oh, I'm still sleepy!

I love this guy! <3