This Mothers Day

This was the year I slept in till 8am. This was the year I was given TOM wedges and beautiful cards from my husband and children. We went to church as a family, had lunch with even more family, and returned to a house whose messes could get us on hoarders if we so chose. But it's Mothers Day so the mess stays and we kick our feet up and enjoy ourselves. We laid in the sun, splashed in the pool, napped with golf on tv. We had dinner at our favorite family spaghetti place where I ate my free dessert standing up rocking a distressed Kenzie (tooth #2 is nearly cut). A pretty simple day but one I think I'll remember for forever. It was my first mothers day with our little family complete. I am just amazed by how truly blessed I am to be called mom by such amazing kids.

Weigh-In Wednesday

Week 12?: 133.4lb

this week -2.2lbs, total -16.0 lbs

8.4lbs to goal.

Even with the diet abomination that was Easter I managed one of my biggest drops since Jan. The 17 day diet seems to really be working. And I cheat. A LOT! I also been doing crossfit and P90x and still breastfeeding Kenzie every evening and weekends so I don't feel too bad about "cheating". I can't believe I have less than 10lbs to my goal weight! To be honest I really didn't think id ever get there by end of May, but this just may happen afterall :) Go check out mypbandj.com and see how Melissa has been rocking it!

Weigh-In Wednesday Week? ?

Week 12?: 135.6lb

this week -1.0lbs, total -13.8 lbs

11.6lbs to goal.

Thought I gave up did ya? I don't even remember what week I'm on, 12? The last few weeks were my typically yoyo on the scale. My weight seems to change with the position of the moon or something. Kidding. Last week I was really horrible with both food choices and zero gym time. Dealing with sick babies and a nasty head cold left me living off double lattes and cookies as my main food source. By Sunday I decided I basically needed a detox from all the crap I ate. I started the 17 Day Diet on Monday morning. Im only 3 days into it but so far I really like it. I did cave last night and had a bowl if cereal but other than that its been going well. Guess we'll see at next weeks weigh in :)

Little Moments

I wish I had a perfect memory. There are just so many beautiful moments in each and every day that I want to bottle up and call back with perfect clarity later in life and live them over and over again. These moments are not really significant. Just simple things. But they bring me so much joy I am often moved to tears over something as simple as a dimpled hand on my cheek. The way my babies chubby toes look wrapped in her bath towel. The look in Day's eyes when I walk in her room in the morning. The belly laughs the girls get rolling around on the floor playing with their Daddy.
I know I can't really have a perfect memory, so maybe instead, I will wish for moments like these to never end so I can live in them always. And that I will never take a single one of them for granted. That doesn't sound too bad either :)

Rainy Day Couch Potatoes

Love snuggle time with my pj babes

Weigh In Wednesday Week 9

Week 9: 136.6lb

this week -.4lbs, total -12.8 lbs

11.6lbs to goal.

This post is very late but this was my weight on Wednesday. I'm afraid to know what it is now after the banana bread pancakes I just devoured. Its a rainy day here in SoCal with possible snow tomorrow at 2k ft and above! Yikes, that's us! Looks like a weekend of cuddling on the couch with coffee, books, puzzles, blankies, and a little "oomie mazie" as Day calls it (team umi zoomie) Have a great weekend!

Kenzie 4 Months Old

Baby Kenzie,
Your personality is shining through more and more each day. You love to be held and snuggle, you are OH so soft and snuggly, but you are also completely content to lie on your play mat on your own and hang out. You also love the outdoors. If you start to fuss I can just bring you outside and it calms you instantly. I'm very impressed with your motor skills already. You have really mastered grabbing things (including your toes) and putting them in your mouth (yes your toes too) ;) You also roll over back to belly and belly to back to get where you want to go. Luckily for mommy you don't like to stray too far from your play mat or get into trouble (yet) so I'm still only chasing one kid for now.


You are laughing more and more. Some of things that make you laugh the most are when I ask you say "mama" (why that is so funny?), raspberries blown in your face, and your brother or sister jumping up and down. Your big sister LOVES to make you laugh. My joy just watching you two laugh at each other is in describable.
You are also still growing like a weed! You push the scales at 15.5lbs and have outgrown all your 3-6 months clothes. Even some 6 months sizes are snug. You still sleep like a dream for Mommy (9pm to 6am) and eat like a champ. That’s my girl <3
Love you my silly.
Mommy