23-9-2008 - Copied From Profile

My mood while writing this blog: Content

Friday, 18 Jan

My Elliana is walking! All over the place, she is unstoppable! She took her first 2 steps on Dec.29, and the next day she took lots more, but the most was 7 in a row. Now she is practically running at times, it is tooooo precious!

Saturday, November 17, 2007:

Sleepless nights with sick babies! :o( Yes, my babies are sick, all except Gabe, who I'm sure has a touch of it b/c he didn't sleep well either. And what goes along with sleepless nights?....You guessed it fussy days! Isabella and I were up at 3 am this morning, and trying to get out of bed with her, woke Elliana. I had taken Bella into the family room, so I called my hubby's cell phone(he keeps it next to the bed at night) and told him to bring Elli to me b/c otherwise he wasn't going to get any sleep either. Well he ended up not getting any sleep anyway, b/c Gabe woke up and came to the family room(I didn't see him) and went to his daddy crying(I didn't hear him) and told him that I said he couldn't stay in there with me. I am guessing that he was dreaming that all of this happened, but it upset him none the less. Elli finally fell asleep, so I put her in her bed. Then I found some cartoons on TV, which surprised me (I am very picky about what my children watch :o) ), Bella laid down on her bean bag to watch TV and I fell asleep on the couch. Only to have my sweet husband bring my crying daughter (Elli) back to me, probably after only an hour. During all of this time, I gave Bella a breathing treatment, (b/c she was wheezing), took Bella to potty several times, nursed Elli off and on, and dozed whenever possible. When the boys got up this morning, I got a package of cookies down off of the pantry shelf and put on the table where they could reach it and went back to sleep! However, my poor hubby was called into work!

We will eventually get sleep, the kids will eventually get well, and life will go on! However, I am going to take advantage of cuddling up and nursing my sick children back to health as much as I can! I don't get to cuddle with them near as much as I would like, so what better reason than to do it now?!

God Bless! :o)

Also, for an update of the dieting. It was not going well at all. I had lost 1 lb., but ended up gaining it back plus a pound! I weighed this morning and I have lost weight again..PTL! I am now weighing 138.6. I have also lost some inches!

Waist: 31 1/2"

Hips: 38"

Thighs: 23"

Arms: 11"

I will keep you updated! I am really wanting to be smaller by Christmas! :o)

Wednesday, November 14, 2007:

The boys had their 1st art class today. They drew 2 chickens and then painted one of them with water color. They are so cute! Alex did an awesome job, he did most of his by himself. Gabe told me in his sweet little voice " I did not want to do the pencil part this time, I just did the water"...lol! I think that they are really going to enjoy art! They have 3 other classes in this session, then they will start another session at a later time. I'm not sure what all of that means, but I am still very new to the homeschool group and everything.

Elliana has a tooth! She got her 1st tooth, bottom left, on Sun. Nov. 4! I don't think that it will be much longer before she gets the 2nd one. I also think that she will be walking soon! She lets go sometimes and she can stand for a few seconds before sitting down!

Friday November 2, 2007:

Can you believe that it is November already?????!! Where did this year go? I am always so disappointed with myself at the end of the year, b/c I just can't seem to figure out what I have accomplished that year! I do realize that I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl this year, and I do think that is a HUGE thing, but what about the rest of the year? I always tell myself that I will do better next year and make all of these lists and schedules to make life "easier" only to find myself in the exact same "what have I accomplished" mood that I was in the year before! Am I the only one that feels this way..lol! I'm sure that you all know what I am talking about, and if I were to actually stop and think about it I'm sure that I could find some things that made this year different and some accomplishments that I have achieved, so maybe I need to do that!

Also Joseph and I are on a diet! Yes, a diet!! We are eating salad like it is going out of style and we are exercising, I have the sore muscles to prove it..lol! We are still "cheating", but I think that we are doing much better than we were! Our portion sizes was a big deal, we were just simply eating too much, not really eating the wrong things! So we have been doing this since Monday, and I have lost 1 lb ! I am going to post my measurements and possibly a picture to hold me accountable!!

My waist is : 32 1/2" (not sucking in)

hips: 38 1/2"

thighs: 24 1/4"

arms: 11"

breasts: 35 1/2" (don't think this will change much due to BF)

Wish me luck! I am in a size 8/10 right now, and want to be in a size 5/6 by Christmas! My weight is 139! I want to be between 120-125.

Dieting is not easy for me, so please give me lots of encouragement! :o)