Funny Story

Apparently sleep has been interesting in our house this week...On Tuesday night, Michael said that he got home from his night job at 10:30. I had probably been asleep for an hour or so by then and when he walked into the room I turned my head and asked "Is it time to get up already?" in the most pitiful voice ever...when he said no, it's 10:30 I said "Oh, ok" rolled over and went back to sleep. He told his co-workers about it and they got a good laugh out of it.

Last night it was Michael's turn...I was still up, watching my DVR recorded So You Think You Can Dance when he got home (DID YOU SEE MELANIE AND MARKO???) if not, here it is courtesy of YouTube go watch now!

Anyway so after the show was over and we were done talking about the softball games and what not, we went to sleep. At some point in the middle of the night I woke up to Michael's hand crashing down on my eye! It felt like Parker hitting me in the eye with one of his board books (in fact for some reason I thought it was Parker hitting me with Brown Bear Brown Bear...I was so not awake) Anyway Michael immediately wakes up and is saying sorry and trying to make me feel better...I really just yelled "OWW" and rolled over to go back to sleep ha-ha. This morning Michael apologized again and told me he'd dreamt I was falling off of the bed and he was trying to catch me! HA! in the process his finger nail scratched my left eye lid so I'll be calling the po-po for spouse abuse lol j/k. I hope you all have been sleeping well! Have a great Thursday (It's almost FRIDAY!)

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Progress (a day late)

OK so I'm on a roll with updates and thought this should be separate from the other post. I haven't done McFatty Monday...or anything else in a while so here is an update on my weight loss or lack there of depending on the week.


First of all, here is my graph as of today. Sorry the picture is so small, but you get the picture.

I was doing really well at first, then I kind of got stuck for a month. I got back on track for a few weeks and then I was either losing a good amout or not gaining a little back. This past week (the one with the huge gain) I put the number that was actually on the scale. Let me clarify! We had to get a new scale, our other one broke and we didn't calculate the difference before I threw out the old one. There is a 6 pound difference according to Michael which could be true because there was a crack in the other scale but whatever the difference, I jsut went with the number I saw.

I wasn't happy obviously and both Michael and I are thinking that the old scale was just wrong to begin with and we were heavier than the scale said in the first place. We should still be proud of how far we've come and shouldn't be discouraged (he's such a sweety) so there you have it. I've "gained" 6.5 pounds this week and I'm determined to get that little line going in the right direction!

I feel good about my progress, I'm not happy yet but I'm on the right track. I need to incorporate more activity into my day to day life then I have been because I'm not getting thinner watching So You Think You Can Dance. I'm going to try a few methods that don't require a tiny woman yelling at me through the television screen and I hope to be able to get in to Zumba soon.

My problem areas are my belly, which has shrunk a good bit since January, and my thighs. My butt and boobs are disappearing (sorry honey!) so those two areas are the ones bothering me. I just don't want to jiggle when I walk. I'm sure you all know what I mean. I've found a few things on Pinterest (btw thank you Sherry & Blair for telling me about this, I am now addicted) some workout ideas but mostly pictures I use as inspiration so I'll be including a picture in my McFatty posts that you may or may not want to steal.

For now though I'm going to track my lunch, plan my dinner and hopefully have a great start to a successful week!

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Updates and General Randomness

I've been offline for a while. It's not that I didn't think about writing a post here and there because I did, it's just that whenever I get home and get everything I do done, I just want to hit the hay. You know? So here is a little catch up post with pictures from the last few months. A ton of pictures actually so if you're not interested in looking at the cutest kid ever, don't scroll down.

Here are pictures from our first zoo trip of the year back in April. Parker had a great time and it was so fun listening to him point out the animals he knew.

 Wearing his hat

 I finally got a picture of me and the kiddo, I'm always the one behind the camera.

 One of his favorite animals, he was saying "Raaaawr"

Walking with Daddy to the next area.

These next ones are from the weekend before Easter. Parker and I traveled down to Houston to spend time with my side of the family. He of course was spoiled beyond belief and had a lot of fun.

 Parker with his Uncle Awesome

 Egg hunting!

 Checking out his basket of goodies.

Sharing the love with Destiny...that boy is crazy about his "nene"

This is the only picture I took on Easter Sunday...shame on me.

These next pictures are the most recent and are random from our daily lives. My child has a new found love for anything he can put on his head. Buckets, bowls, wash rags, toys...Mom's undies...yeah it's been fun!

 "Hat"

Cool dude.

I can't believe that my baby will be 2 in a couple of months...I'm freaking out a little bit. I've got his party planned in my mind but we'll see how it turns out. I'll more details on that later.

Can't wait to post about Father's day on Sunday. Parker has a big surprise for his daddy so I'll be sure to take pictures of the gift opening.

Have a great Monday everyone!



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Lazy Momma

I'm a bad blogger...I've been pretty lazy lately with this and I need to get back on it! So just so you can see what we're going to be up to this weekend, here's a picture for you to melt over. Have a happy weekend!

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Thank You Stomach Virus!

Well, maybe it wasn't all thanks to the stomach virus but I lost 2.5 pounds this week!!! I am pumped! I met my 15 pound loss goal and to celebrate, I took a picture! For your viewing pleasure, here I am 16.5 pounds lighter my friends!

PS. sorry for the crappy cell phone pictures :) and bad lighting in my bathroom oh well!

I can no longer say that I feel like there is no difference because there obviously is! I just don't see myself clearly. I'm not done yet though, I've got 18.5 more pounds to lose and I can't wait for them to be gone! Maybe this year I'll feel comfortable in a bathing suit and not feel the need to wear my maternity swim suit...yes I did that last year and yes it was almost a year after having my child, don't judge me!

On a happy note, Michael joined WW with me and lost 4 POUNDS omg I am so proud of him! Have a happy week friends! 

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Week 18

Take that plateau!! I am so proud to say that I'm no longer stuck, I stuck to my guns and stayed on track all week and it paid off.

If you remember, my goal for the month of April was to lose those pesky 2 pounds that I couldn't get rid of. I lost 1.5 and while I didn't meet the total 2 I was so happy. I have some hope again and I was worried I wouldn't get it back.

My goal this week is to get moving, I need to get active again and while I've gone over my points due to lunch on Sunday, if I stay within my daily points the rest of the week and make smart choices, I think I'll get that half pound off if not more.

How was your week? Did you have that Ah Ha moment and feel like running and punching the air to Eye of the Tiger?

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Weekend Wrap Up

Talk about a full weekend! When I plan, I plan a lot ha-ha. My weekend started on Friday, my Granny Shayne came to visit me and Parker for the day. She took us grocery shopping and we spent a lot of time catching up at the house. It was great to see her, we don’t see her often so I love the days when she can travel south to visit.
Friday night I had a birthday party for Michael, all of our friends came out to the house to celebrate. My best friend Jennifer, my aunt and cousin also came to town to walk with us (more on that in a sec.). Other than having my phone taken off of the counter by little wandering hands and dropped on the floor, cracking the screen so that it wasn’t sensing my touch, it was a good night! My butterscotch blondies were a hit (no I didn’t have one) as was the rest of the food! I love playing hostess.

Saturday morning we got up nice and early and headed to Nacogdoches for the March for Babies. First of all, let me say how proud I am of my team! We raised $1,042.00 for the March of Dimes and I swallowed my fear and told everyone why my team was walking. I tried very hard not to cry and when I was done the announcer read the back of our shirts “There is no footprint too small that it cannot leave its imprint on the world.” The walk itself was wonderful, there was just enough breeze that we didn’t burn up and rather than the 5 miles we thought we were walking, we only walked 2! Of course we didn’t mention that change to our husbands ha-ha (sorry honey!) I think I ought to get extra points for pushing a stroller though! I’m so happy with our result and I can’t wait for next year, hopefully we can get more team members and walkers including Ella’s Mommy and her other family members. Thank you to everyone who donated, bought a shirt, walked, and thought about Ella on Saturday, it means the world to us that you honored Ella with us.

(pictures to come...can't figure out how to add them from my phone)

Sunday morning we all got up and got ready for church! I, along with 17 others, was baptized at the end of our service. I’m so happy I found a church where my family and I feel welcome and comfortable!
I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!
 
PS. McFatty Monday is coming up next J

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