Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Carson's Birthday


My baby turned 3!!!!!!!!!! AGH! Where have the last three years gone? I swore to myself that I'd never be that woman who said, "The time just goes so fast", but really? It does! It goes so fast and you look up and your baby is 3 years old!

And so lets be realistic, he's not a baby anymore, he's a little boy, with quite a bit of spunk lately I might add, and he has changed so much. He talks all the time, if he thinks it he does it, and he knows there are boundaries but his current mission in life is to push them until Mommy thinks she might pull out her hair. :) But he still remians the sweetest thing. He constantly tells me he loves me and he's so helpful at this age. He loves his little brother and loves to talk and sing to him. And he's so polite! Sometimes I get tired of hearing please and thank you actually.

He's OBSESSED with Cars. So for his 3rd birthday we went all out with the Cars.




And for his present, Mommy and Daddy searched out the Radiator Springs set for his Geotrax! It has been a huge hit at our house. Of course it's gigantic and now takes up most of the space in his room but as long as he loves it I guess that is all that matters.



And this was the first year he actually got the concept of blowing out the candle and making a wish. and just like the wonderful little boy he is, he wouldn't tell Mommy his wish.


And finally the bounce house (Thank you Monica!) was enjoyed by all! I think it was a great party and I KNOW Carson was exhausted at the end. I guess it's time to start planning Logan's 1st birthday now... or maybe I'll wait until after Christmas. He is only 4 months old after all!



Monday, September 27, 2010

The Never Ending Battle...

It's been a while since I wrote anything and sent it out here into this unknown cyber world. So today I'll start with "the journey". If you've been reading, you know that I'm on the weight loss journey and right now it really feels like one. A journey. A long, hard, never ending, relentless journey that is a constant reminder that I am not moving as fast as I would like up these mountain trails. Not roads... not nice paved highways. Let's not mistake this journey. It's an animal track at best, up a mountain in the Swiss Alps. Most of the time the track is impossible to distinguish and just looks like dead grass...

Obviously I've hit a plateau. I'm tired of going to the gym. I'm tired of watching what I eat. I'm tired of constantly reminding myself that I'm trying to lose weight. I'm just tired.

And this is not the time to be tired people! Fall is around the corner and there are jeans to fit into! I will say, I am back in a couple of pairs but nothing looks quite the way I want it to look yet. Things are a little more snug than I'd like. And I DO NOT want to buy new clothes. I want to fit in what I own.

So the plan had been 5 days a week for 5 months and that went great fro the first two months. And now... well let's just say the last 6 weeks have been more like 3 days a week. I've tried, I really have but between nap schedules and pre-school and The Jellybean Giraffe and trying to keep my house at least a little organized, something had to give. And it was the workouts of course!

I am in need of motivation. Any advice followers? Do you have any advice?