Tomorrow Bekah Turns 3

Tomorrow is Bekah's 3rd birthday. She was our 1st unassisted birth. What an amazing birth, amazing baby, and amazing little girl! I can't describe how much she is loved.

Here is the link to her birth story.

http://ourbirthjourneys.blogspot.com/2010/02/our-first-unassisted-birth.html

Since tomorrow is going to be busy with church and Brent's play practice, we decided to celebrate Bekah's birthday today. She had cupcakes, ice cream, and presents. Brigham gave her his little soccer ball. Abby gave Bekah her Tinkerbell hat (Bekah loves Tinkerbell). We got her a tin Tinkerbell lunchbox, a My Little Pony DVD, and I made her a red tutu. She loves it all.

Happy Big 3 my big girl.

Her Birthmark

Did I mention Joy's birthmark? A speckled toe!

Joy Is 4 Weeks Old Today

Joy is 4 weeks old today. I put her in the sling and weighed her. She was 12 lbs 1 oz. I was surprised because she felt so much heavier. LOL! A baby brick.

I'm so happy to have her in our family. I smile every time I look at her.

So Sweet!!

Just a quick post! I had to share because it was such a sweet picture if Joy taking a nap today while I finished making Rebekah's tutu.

Rebekah's Birthday Soon

I can't believe Rebekah will be 3 soon! Where does the time go?

I've been busy thinking of what to get for her birthday. She loves Tinkerbell. She loves dressing up. What I've been contemplating is making a "no sew tutu" for her. Someone on our Facebook group also mentioned making a fairy wand. A great idea! I think I'm going to try it out. If it doesn't work, I'll get one from Listia. I will have enough credits by this coming week to get one if needed.

I'm pretty excited! If it looks good, I'll post a picture.

The Sleeping Smile

I finally captured the elusive 'sleeping smile'. It seems that when I get my camera ready the smiles would stop. Yesterday I finally got it. Of course, I did have to hover over her, camera in hand, to capture this sweet face.

Happy 2 week picture of my Joy!

Back In Shape

Ok, so baby is 1 1/2 weeks old. I'm 1 pound above my pre baby 8 pregnancy weight. I'm 156 right now. :(

My weight was NOT where it should have been when I got pregnant. My fault. I was lazy. I didn't exercise at all. I ate junk food.


I am getting back on track (minus the little raw (eggless) cookie dough binge last night). I've been drinking lots of water, eating (mostly) healthy, limited pop... I am SOOO looking forward to being able to exercise again!!! I got in shape FAST after my 5th when exercising and eating healthy! I CAN DO IT!!!

Anyone want to join me in a healthy body challenge?


My goal...

In 6 months I want to be between 125-130 pounds.

I want to cut out the vast majority of soda. Maybe once a month as a 'treat'.

No more than 1 sweet a day (which should be easy as we don't generally buy sweets.

When my body is ready (about 6 weeks after baby -- around Feb 19) I will exercise 30 minutes a day. Until then I will stay active. Not over doing it, but not sitting around.


Right now:

156 pounds
34.5% body fat (according to my scale)