March 8th

So yesterday I decided to go to the gym and lift and ended up running too. So I got it all out of the way in the morning and that was a good thing because I was so tired  in the afternoon and it would have been so hard to get my butt to go running!  And yesterday I also cut out Pepsi and I ate so much better. We played cards last night at a neighbors and of course in the middle of the table they had thin mint cookies! My absolute favorite and I DIDN’T EAT A SINGLE ONE!  I was so proud of myself. And I really wanted a pepsi because I had the worst caffeine head ache just like I do right now.   I cant wait for these to go away!!!!

Today I weighed myself and I am down 3 lbs!!!!!! So nice to see that all this is paying off. I just hope I can have another good week.   I went to power yoga this morning and went for a run this afternoon pushing the stroller. Not gonna lie it is so much harder to run with a stroller! More power to all those women who can run miles and miles while pushing there kids!  But I feel better now that I have done it now I am so ready for bed!

And here are some pics of my kid and her best friends!

She would get pissed when we make her come inside so we just left her out there. good thing they know she is the boss!

I made it through the weekend!

My Friday run consisted of pushing Ronnee in the stroller up the hill. Kicked my butt but on the way down it was nice and easy! Plus it was funny to watch Tyler get pulled by the dogs!   Saturday was crazy and I missed out on a run so instead of using Sunday as my break I went running after Church. So I only missed one day which is way better then I thought!  So now it is Monday and snowing, so I can either wait for the snow to go away and run later or go to the gym and run on the treadmill.  Right now I am planning on waiting for ty to get home and go running outside. I am not a fan of running on a treadmill.  Not sure why I hate the treadmill but I just love the feeling of being outside.  But I am sure I will add to this later after my day plays out!   I must say though that the running is getting better. I am feeling so much better!  Also today I am cutting out bread or at least cutting it way down! I have a trip planned to see family in a couple weeks and I need to lose some lbs!

March 3rd and we are heading to the weekend.

Thanks to Jeri not giving me an out and making it so easy to go running I got my running in for the day. I watched her girls when she went to lunch and when she got back she told me to go running and she would watch Ronnee. Thanks Jeri!  And I also got some sit-ups and push-ups in with Ronnee on my side doing them with me. I love that she tries to copy me. Starts at such a young age!  So today was a success!

But now comes Friday and the rest of the weekend… I am planning on going to a workout class at 930 and then lunch so hopefully either before the class or after lunch I can get a good run in. I just need to make it a priority! I know it has only been 3 days but I am feeling better and better with my running. I just hope that it starts to show in my body and on the scale! Cant wait to weigh myself on Tuesday!

Wish me luck with the weekend! And this blogging it has really helped me!

March 2nd

The 2nd day of a challenge is always the hardest I think. I did run tho and did some sit-ups and push-ups but I fought with myself about it all day and kept pushing it off. I ran about the same amount as yesterday maybe a little more. MY LEGS ARE SO SORE!!! But a good sore. I cant wait for tomorrow and I hope that I am not as tired and lazy as I was today!  Well I wasn’t completely lazy because every time I picked up all the books I would find Ronnee doing this….

How old are you Ronnee?

March Madness

And by March Madness I don’t mean College Basketball. I have come up with the idea/goal to run everyday for the month of March which means madness for sure. I decided I would do this because I have been in a love my body and self funk!  I have been getting down a lot because I really want to be pregnant and I am not and I have let myself go. I need to lose like 30 lbs and I need to gain some self control and love for myself! So to help me get their I have decided to run everyday this month!   I have also adjusted my eating like cutting my intake of candy and soda!  I have got a my sisters and a few others on board so lets hope we can all make it thru the month of MARCH!!!  

March 1st:  Power Yoga~ 10 minutes of Running ~ and a 2 mile walk 

Let’s hope I can walk tomorrow!

And here are a few pics from last week in the snow!

Daddy’s helper! She loves her doggies!

Keep on me to make sure I keeping my goals!

The tears are falling….

Today I when to my friend Jen’s house to practice using our cameras on our children. We got some cute ones and now that I am home looking at them they made me see that my baby is not longer a baby. I seriously started crying when I looked at this photo because she looks so old….

She is growing up so fast. She is acting older and getting so smart but in these pictures she looks how she acts. I want my baby back! I love this stage that she is in but I miss my cuddly little infant! Yes I am baby hungry and have been for a year!  And I realize before I know it she will be doing this and it wont be with my phone but her own…

and doing this when i am not watching and with her eyes closed…

 

But for now I will enjoy these cute little legs

And everything else about this sweet sassy little girl!

Love you Little Ronnee!

17 months already!

Now I am almost caught up with the journaling!!!! On Valentines Day Ronnee turned 17 months which scares me because that means she is almost  a year and a half!  We had a good Valentines day and got treats from both Grandma’s and some card from her Arkansas cousins!  And I got some flowers from Tyler. So over all it was a wonderful day!   We went into 17 months without a binky but it brought on the terrible 2’s!!!! Now if she doesn’t get what she want which is often she lays on the ground screaming and rolling around. The other day it was in Toyota while my oil was getting changed. Tyler was so embarrassed!  She has quite the temper and it is funny to see this little tiny thing get so angry!   But even with her fiery temper and attitude she has quite the funny personality.  She is always making me laugh. She loves loves loves shoes, so she is always bringing me a pair or even trying to wear her dads. The other day I put her in her room for time out and when I went to get her out she has gathered shoes from her closet and put them by the door. Not sure if she thought they were going to help her or if she knew I would have to clean them up!  And as of yesterday her favorite shoes are her flip flops whether they be matching or not she wants them on at all times! SHE IS READY FOR SUMMER I THINK!  And of course it has been snowing so we have to fight her to change into real shoes when we need to go outside.  

Speaking of outside… she loves being outside. The last couple morning we have needed to shovel snow and she throws a fit unless she is outside with her dad watching him work. (yes she is sick and we bundle her up really good)   We are really missing those 60 degree days we had where we went to the park. This cold snowy stuff is for the Alaskans! 
Well enough of me rambling here are some more pics!

 bathing with her dog bones

Her first fat lip

Agnes for all you that have seen Despicable Me!

dark but I love her smile

cheese riding double

Mommy’s apron and daddy’s shoes

And guess what I got………….

that is right Bob “ A NEW CAR”

Better pictures to come but we traded my Camry in for a Sequoia. I LOVE THE ROOM and Everything about it!

The joys of weaning R from the binky!

So a couple days after my mom left Tyler left to AZ for some meetings and me being the not so smart person that I am decided I should take on the task of removing Ronnee’s source of comfort on my own.   NO MORE BINKY!

The first couple of days were rough and the getting to sleep is still a pain and we are on our 2nd week!  But at least now she knows it is gone and I think for the most part has forgotten it. The hardest part was that was how she could sooth herself to sleep. You could put it in her mouth and she would be out in  like 5 minutes.  So without it took like 45 minutes of crying to get to be at night, naps were a huge fight and were sometimes gone without. One day we fought for 2 hours and she never caved. She is one determined little girl. Another hard part was when she would wake up at night she would just cry because she wanted it. We are some of the unlucky people that dont have a kid that sleeps through the night. She still wakes up 2 or 3 times which sucks. She is just not a sleeper!  She was getting better with the whole no binky thing and then she got sick.

So now she has a horrible cough that wakes her up constantly and a yucky nose. And the little boy down the rode from us has RSV and has been over a few times so I keep stressing that she is going to get it but so far so good. I hoping this cough will go away so we can get back to getting her to sleep like a dream that other get to enjoy!