Sunday, May 30, 2010
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
NEWS FLASH!!!!
Lucy slept from 9pm to 5am!!! I cant believe it!! I only woke up twice during that time to make sure everything was ok. Ah wonderful sleep, how I have missed you! This was a much needed night of sleep after last night. Lucy was up from 2am till 4am, she was all smiles and giggles and I was so tired it was all I could do to hold her in the rocking chair.
I can only hope this will be the start of her sleeping through the night!
I can only hope this will be the start of her sleeping through the night!
Saturday, May 22, 2010
2 month check up
Lucy had her two month check up on Friday. She now weighs 10 pounds and 8 ounces and has grown to 22 inches! According to the charts she is in the 40 percentile for for age. She was so good while we waited nearly 2 hours for the doctor! Once the doctor showed up she was all smiles and talk to him the whole time, it was rather cute! After the doctor gave her a clean bill of health the nurse came in for her shots....she was fine until she got poked. She looked straight up at me and cried so hard. That was of been the hardest thing to watch! Standing there and watching her cry in pain. After a good hour of crying at the top of her lungs she feel asleep and didn't wake up till later that afternoon. Once she woke up we gave her infant Tylenol and she was pretty much out the rest of the day and night. Today she is doing much better and I haven't had to give her any Tylenol! What a trooper!
Waiting for the doctor....(poor thing had to stay in nothing but a diaper till after the doc looked at her)
Still waiting...such a good little Lu!
Waiting for the doctor....(poor thing had to stay in nothing but a diaper till after the doc looked at her)
Still waiting...such a good little Lu!
Thursday, May 20, 2010
My personal goal
I love being a mom. There is this feeling of accomplishment and joy I get that I never before experienced. Pregnancy and labor was so easy for me, but if you ask Sterling he might tell you differently. I had VERY little morning sickness (I never had to hug a toilet but there were times I came close), I didn’t seem to gain too much weight until the last two and half months and labor was a piece of cake (especially compared to what I had seen on You Tube, HUGE mistake watching some of those clips!!). The only thing I wish I had done differently was keep some kind of workout routine going while I was pregnant.
Before I got pregnant I was an avid runner/jogger, running 3-4 miles every day. It’s how I release stress and feel good about myself. It seems like I have always struggled with my weight. From High school till I graduated college I never felt like I had reached a weight that I was happy with. After college I hit a major road block in my life and made some dramatic life changes. I set goals for myself that almost seemed unrealistic but I wanted to push myself to become a better person in every aspect. One of those goals was my weight, I wanted to lose the 40 pounds I gained after college and an additional 20. I reached that goal and lost an additional 15 pounds when I moved to Utah. I was so proud of myself! For the first time in my life I knew I could walk into a store and pick up what ever I wanted and know it would fit. I had the confidence I always wanted.
When I found out I was pregnant I worried about running and especially in the heat. I kept running till I hit 10 weeks. I was so exhausted the first trimester; it was all I could do muster up the energy to go for walks every night. I kept up on my nightly walks until the weather started to get to cold, then I tried workout dvds for the pregnant. That didn’t last long and I blame having hard wood floors (too hard to do some workouts on). So I had stopped working out and my food cravings got the best of me. I would have Sterling drop by Burger King on his way home from work (which is about 1am) and pick me up a milkshake and French fries. So I was averaging about 4-5 milkshake/French fry combos a week!! I knew eating all those calories at those hours would do nothing but widen my waist line, but it’s hard to fight the cravings when I already felt like a whale.
When I went into labor I was a whopping 185 pounds!! That is 55 pounds heavier then I was at my 10 wk checkup! After I had Lucy I weighed 165!! I was so devastated but I knew at the same time that I had a lot of weight to lose. My new goal: Fit into my closet full of size 4 oh so cute clothing! I haven’t weighed myself since and wont until July 4 (my goal date). I know what you are thinking, 35 pounds in 2 months!! Yeah right! But so far I have lost a total of 8 inches in 4 weeks! I have been keeping myself with in a 1200 calorie diet and working out 4-5 days a week. Which any new mother can tell you is super hard to do! There are times that a simple 45 min. workout can take me 2 hours to complete. But I am determined to get down to my pre-pregnancy weight! I will post pictures and final results July 4th. Hopefully I will have made my goal if not be with in 10 pounds.
The picture that inspires me to keep going: (Ignore the facial expression)
Before I got pregnant I was an avid runner/jogger, running 3-4 miles every day. It’s how I release stress and feel good about myself. It seems like I have always struggled with my weight. From High school till I graduated college I never felt like I had reached a weight that I was happy with. After college I hit a major road block in my life and made some dramatic life changes. I set goals for myself that almost seemed unrealistic but I wanted to push myself to become a better person in every aspect. One of those goals was my weight, I wanted to lose the 40 pounds I gained after college and an additional 20. I reached that goal and lost an additional 15 pounds when I moved to Utah. I was so proud of myself! For the first time in my life I knew I could walk into a store and pick up what ever I wanted and know it would fit. I had the confidence I always wanted.
When I found out I was pregnant I worried about running and especially in the heat. I kept running till I hit 10 weeks. I was so exhausted the first trimester; it was all I could do muster up the energy to go for walks every night. I kept up on my nightly walks until the weather started to get to cold, then I tried workout dvds for the pregnant. That didn’t last long and I blame having hard wood floors (too hard to do some workouts on). So I had stopped working out and my food cravings got the best of me. I would have Sterling drop by Burger King on his way home from work (which is about 1am) and pick me up a milkshake and French fries. So I was averaging about 4-5 milkshake/French fry combos a week!! I knew eating all those calories at those hours would do nothing but widen my waist line, but it’s hard to fight the cravings when I already felt like a whale.
When I went into labor I was a whopping 185 pounds!! That is 55 pounds heavier then I was at my 10 wk checkup! After I had Lucy I weighed 165!! I was so devastated but I knew at the same time that I had a lot of weight to lose. My new goal: Fit into my closet full of size 4 oh so cute clothing! I haven’t weighed myself since and wont until July 4 (my goal date). I know what you are thinking, 35 pounds in 2 months!! Yeah right! But so far I have lost a total of 8 inches in 4 weeks! I have been keeping myself with in a 1200 calorie diet and working out 4-5 days a week. Which any new mother can tell you is super hard to do! There are times that a simple 45 min. workout can take me 2 hours to complete. But I am determined to get down to my pre-pregnancy weight! I will post pictures and final results July 4th. Hopefully I will have made my goal if not be with in 10 pounds.
The picture that inspires me to keep going: (Ignore the facial expression)
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Monday, May 10, 2010
Mothers Day
I am so blessed to be the Mother of such a beautiful, smart and funny baby girl. I'm thankful that the Lord has placed Lucy in our lives. Sterling made my first Mothers day perfect! Breakfast in bed with flowers and gifts. I couldn't have asked for a more! Thank you honey for letting me be the mother of your child!
Friday, May 7, 2010
Its Friday Night....going to have some fun FGIF!!
Oh I miss the good ole days when our family would crash in the family room and watch TGIF shows, eating popcorn. Whatever happen to quality TV shows? I guess that's one reason why we don't (and maybe never will) have cable in the house. Tonight Lucy hung out in her crib with her friends while mom got some much needed cleaning done. I cant wait till she is old enough to sit and watch movies with me! That's what Friday nights will be like for us girls when Dad is at work. Which reminds me I need to start getting all my favorite Disney movies on DVD for my little Lu.
7 weeks
Its hard to believe our little Lu is 7 weeks old. She is growing so fast! She has started to "goo" and say "hi" (well a 7wk old hi, its more like a verbal sigh). Lucy has also learned how to suck on her hands! She is still learning not to extend her fingers while in the mouth because of her strong gag reflex. We are still working on getting her to sleep through most of the night. She averages about 4 hours in between feedings but always goes right back to sleep. If you look closely her hair is starting to lighten up, yep that's right she has inherited her mothers red hair! I cant wait to see the color come out when her hair starts to grow more. She still has dark blue eyes but some days they look like they might turn hassle, which she would get from her dad.
This week was our first week on our new schedule with me going to work and Lucy to the daycare. Its been a very challenging week but am so proud of how well Lucy is doing (way better than mom!). We get up at 7am and are both ready by 8:30 and off we go to daycare. From 9 to 5 its a drag...its hard spending that much time away from my little girl. I race back to Lucy as soon as the clock hits 4:59 (sometimes 4:55). From 6 till bedtime its mom and Lucy time. Usually starting off with a feeding then some cuddle/catch up time (we tell each other how our days went). Then its work out/play time, mom works out while Lucy plays. After that its bath time! Lucy loves her bath time! After that its time to settle down for the night which is more cuddle time but in bed. I love every minute I have with my little girl. I think about her non stop at work and wonder, worry, pray and count down the minutes till I can hold my baby.
(Thanks Aunt Nikki for the oh so cute outfit!)
This week was our first week on our new schedule with me going to work and Lucy to the daycare. Its been a very challenging week but am so proud of how well Lucy is doing (way better than mom!). We get up at 7am and are both ready by 8:30 and off we go to daycare. From 9 to 5 its a drag...its hard spending that much time away from my little girl. I race back to Lucy as soon as the clock hits 4:59 (sometimes 4:55). From 6 till bedtime its mom and Lucy time. Usually starting off with a feeding then some cuddle/catch up time (we tell each other how our days went). Then its work out/play time, mom works out while Lucy plays. After that its bath time! Lucy loves her bath time! After that its time to settle down for the night which is more cuddle time but in bed. I love every minute I have with my little girl. I think about her non stop at work and wonder, worry, pray and count down the minutes till I can hold my baby.
(Thanks Aunt Nikki for the oh so cute outfit!)
Monday, May 3, 2010
WARNING...it was written by an emotional woman!
6 weeks it not enough time for a new mom! It went by so fast. I have dreaded this day since before Lucy was even born and it almost got the best of me last night. I have had nightmares all week and some of the worst last night. At her 3 am and 5 am feeding I had a hard time putting her back in her crib. I didn’t want to put my little Lu down, I wanted to hold her and kiss her. Before I knew it 7am rolled around and the mad rush to get us ready for the day started. I was doing ok until Lucy started to wake up for the day, I lost it! She was all smiles and it melted my heart even more! Sterling came home just after 8 to help. Thank heavens too! Sterling is the best father and husband! He cares so much for his girls and it shows in this two jobs and constant work on the house. He does so well in handling all that he does and than some how musters the energy to deal with an emotional wife and cares for our little Lucy till 1 sometimes 2 am on the nights he doesn’t work both jobs.
We dropped Lucy off at the babysitter, I held up ok. I didn’t cry. I did get teary eyed. The crying (more like sob) came when we reached the car. Thankfully Sterling was there for me! Again you can see what a perfect man I married. I know this isn’t easy on him either and I am so thankful that he was so understanding and caring. After some time I gathered myself together (enough that I could kind of see out of my teary eyes) and headed to work. Yes I cried like a little baby the whole 15 minutes to work. I called my mom to talk to her, she helped calm me down.
Returning to work and all the drama makes it even harder. A certain co worker has made it especially hard for me. I have done my best dealing with all the work and drama that has somehow pilled up. The day has lasted for what seems like FOREVER! All I can think about is picking up my little Lu and taking her home to snuggle in bed until dad gets home from his second job. I have spent a great deal of time keeping my emotions in check and customizing my work computer with pictures of Lucy. It’s been rather interesting to see how my perspective on work and life in general changed. I can see the changes in myself (the physical ones are not so cute but I am working on it). I am so blessed to know that this situation isn’t a permanent because of a husband who is working as hard as ever for our family. Blessed to have a home we can return to at the end of the day. Blessed with support from our families. Blessed to know that Heavenly Father loves me.
We dropped Lucy off at the babysitter, I held up ok. I didn’t cry. I did get teary eyed. The crying (more like sob) came when we reached the car. Thankfully Sterling was there for me! Again you can see what a perfect man I married. I know this isn’t easy on him either and I am so thankful that he was so understanding and caring. After some time I gathered myself together (enough that I could kind of see out of my teary eyes) and headed to work. Yes I cried like a little baby the whole 15 minutes to work. I called my mom to talk to her, she helped calm me down.
Returning to work and all the drama makes it even harder. A certain co worker has made it especially hard for me. I have done my best dealing with all the work and drama that has somehow pilled up. The day has lasted for what seems like FOREVER! All I can think about is picking up my little Lu and taking her home to snuggle in bed until dad gets home from his second job. I have spent a great deal of time keeping my emotions in check and customizing my work computer with pictures of Lucy. It’s been rather interesting to see how my perspective on work and life in general changed. I can see the changes in myself (the physical ones are not so cute but I am working on it). I am so blessed to know that this situation isn’t a permanent because of a husband who is working as hard as ever for our family. Blessed to have a home we can return to at the end of the day. Blessed with support from our families. Blessed to know that Heavenly Father loves me.
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