I just figured out how to upload video to the blog...let's see if this works.
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Body after baby...
...ugh!
While I've lost all my pregnancy weight (plus a couple extra pounds) I never knew just what my body would look like after the baby arrived. If only I could have picked where I gained the weight!
The week after delivery, my stomach was as flat as it has ever been and I was able to put on my favorite Seven jeans. BUT a lot of my shorts do not fit because my hips, thighs and butt gained the majority of my weight.
I wanted to start running, but I simply do not have the time to build up the endurance you need to make it worthwhile. I bought a workout video by Kendra (the annoying girl from the Hugh Hefner TV show who married the pro football player) and I started it last night. It's pretty good, if you can stand her, because it incorporates several different 5-7 minute workouts. We shall see how it works.
My thighs, butt, arms and legs sure are sore today so it must be doing something.
While I've lost all my pregnancy weight (plus a couple extra pounds) I never knew just what my body would look like after the baby arrived. If only I could have picked where I gained the weight!
The week after delivery, my stomach was as flat as it has ever been and I was able to put on my favorite Seven jeans. BUT a lot of my shorts do not fit because my hips, thighs and butt gained the majority of my weight.
I wanted to start running, but I simply do not have the time to build up the endurance you need to make it worthwhile. I bought a workout video by Kendra (the annoying girl from the Hugh Hefner TV show who married the pro football player) and I started it last night. It's pretty good, if you can stand her, because it incorporates several different 5-7 minute workouts. We shall see how it works.
My thighs, butt, arms and legs sure are sore today so it must be doing something.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Failed attempts at a nap #1 and 2
So I'm attempting to get Allie to at least take one nap during the day. Today, I tried giving her a small bottle to conk her out, then laying her in her crib. NEGATIVE...didn't work. She laid down for 5 minutes max then I heard her talking to herself on the monitor, then 5 minutes later she fussed.
I went in and picked her up, tried the routine over again, and here I am ONCE AGAIN listening to her fuss on the monitor.
How can getting her to take a nap be this frickin' hard? She's so tired it's unbelievable.
I went in and picked her up, tried the routine over again, and here I am ONCE AGAIN listening to her fuss on the monitor.
How can getting her to take a nap be this frickin' hard? She's so tired it's unbelievable.
Allie's smile
Allie has been smiling since July 12 (I remember because she was a day over one month old) and it simply melts my heart. She is getting her own personality now and I cannot get enough of her when she's well-rested and full.
I caught an Allie P smile on my camera phone yesterday. It's grainy, but you can see that adorable face! This is what makes motherhood the most amazing gift ever.
I caught an Allie P smile on my camera phone yesterday. It's grainy, but you can see that adorable face! This is what makes motherhood the most amazing gift ever.
Ahhhh...the life-saving BOUNCER seat!
For some odd reason, I did not register for a bouncer seat. Not sure why.
When Allie was 5 days old, my friend Dana, who has a son that is 2 days younger than Allie, recommended I buy one. So just like any mom who wants as much help as possible, I ran to Wal-Mart and bought the first bouncer I could find...$20.
Can I tell you, it was the best $20 I have ever spent? This thing is a lifesaver. Not only does Allie actually enjoy it, I DO TOO!
This $20 investment enables me to shower/bathe every day, get ready (even put on make-up and dry my hair), make bottles, cook, blog, do laundry...the list could go on. It's portable and fairly light to move from room to room with her in it (yes, the disclaimer on the thing says DO NOT MOVE WITH CHILD IN IT, but hey, who really obeys those things?). It's amazing!
We laugh because the bouncer is also a "portable toilet." After Allie eats her morning bottle, we head to the bathroom so I can get ready. Without fail, 97% of the time she produces her daily bowel movement thanks to the bouncer - too funny. I guess it's the angle she sits, or maybe the vibration, or maybe it's just a coincidence but it is hysterical!
Cheers to the inventor of the bouncy seat!
When Allie was 5 days old, my friend Dana, who has a son that is 2 days younger than Allie, recommended I buy one. So just like any mom who wants as much help as possible, I ran to Wal-Mart and bought the first bouncer I could find...$20.
Can I tell you, it was the best $20 I have ever spent? This thing is a lifesaver. Not only does Allie actually enjoy it, I DO TOO!
This $20 investment enables me to shower/bathe every day, get ready (even put on make-up and dry my hair), make bottles, cook, blog, do laundry...the list could go on. It's portable and fairly light to move from room to room with her in it (yes, the disclaimer on the thing says DO NOT MOVE WITH CHILD IN IT, but hey, who really obeys those things?). It's amazing!
We laugh because the bouncer is also a "portable toilet." After Allie eats her morning bottle, we head to the bathroom so I can get ready. Without fail, 97% of the time she produces her daily bowel movement thanks to the bouncer - too funny. I guess it's the angle she sits, or maybe the vibration, or maybe it's just a coincidence but it is hysterical!
Cheers to the inventor of the bouncy seat!
It's been awhile
Wow, life is so hectic I haven't had time to update the blog since July 22...
Allie decided a couple weeks ago that she didn't want to take daytime naps anymore. For those parents reading this, you know this leads to a very exhausted child by 5 pm! AND a very tired mom having to constantly entertain a newborn while still managing to get things done around the house. As I type this, she is "cat napping" in the bouncer seat on the island, but I do not envision it lasting long!
Allie decided a couple weeks ago that she didn't want to take daytime naps anymore. For those parents reading this, you know this leads to a very exhausted child by 5 pm! AND a very tired mom having to constantly entertain a newborn while still managing to get things done around the house. As I type this, she is "cat napping" in the bouncer seat on the island, but I do not envision it lasting long!
"G Rob"...formerly known as "B Rob"
For those of you reading who do not know my father-in-law, he's quite the character. Robert is normally quiet, and laid back, but you get him around a LSU tailgate and you see a different man!
Robert coined the nickname "B Rob" after a rapper named Black Rob whose real name is Robert Ross...yes, what are the chances? I am quite unclear as to who and why this name came up, but he thought it was hilarious and not only do Ben and I call him B Rob, our friends, and his tailgate friends do too.
Well, B Rob has changed his name to "G Rob," for Grandpa Rob. HYSTERICAL!
Robert coined the nickname "B Rob" after a rapper named Black Rob whose real name is Robert Ross...yes, what are the chances? I am quite unclear as to who and why this name came up, but he thought it was hilarious and not only do Ben and I call him B Rob, our friends, and his tailgate friends do too.
Well, B Rob has changed his name to "G Rob," for Grandpa Rob. HYSTERICAL!
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