Lots of Grandparents!

Today daddy got up with me (well the secound time anyway) I woke up crying at around 5 but went back to sleep at 6 for an hour and a half. Daddy came into the room and we were both supper quiet - Mommy didn't hear us at all. The sleepy head came downstairs at 8:45! I had eaten french toast for breakfast, usually mommy says that i need to eat healthier at home because she doesn't think the food that I am given at daycare is that great. So i'm glad she slept in.

Then after mommy ate we skyped with Grandma and Grandpa Hirsch! Despite some technical difficulties we had a great time I even blew them a kiss! Then Grandpa Kidd came up to give mommy some advice and play with me. I managed to distract him with the more important task of playing with me. I was supper happy and playful but went down for a nap at 11:40 so I didn't get to play with him as much as I wanted to. As mommy was going to get me ready I put my arms out to grandpa so he put me down for the nap. I was such a good girl for him I didn't cry at all when they left my room!

Mommy tried to take me outside for a while after the nap but I just wasn't interested. I wouldn't walk around and just wanted her to carry me so she brought me back inside thinking I would have more fun playing indoors for today. we had a great time but I didn't eat a good snack so I was starving for dinner despite daddy's distractions. I ate ok then was ready for bed in no time. daddy said I wasn't acting sleepy but mommy insisted that i go to bed (meanie!) and after she read me two books she put me in the crib and I didn't even cry I just went to sleep. my eyes are so goopy mom is glad that we have a doctor's appointment tomorrow to get it checked out.

House hunting

Today Jason spent the day looking at houses so Evelyn and I stayed at home and played (when she wasn't sleeping). There were two that he liked so after I view the pictures I may actually go to see the houses. Part of me is excited to actually have prospects and the rest of me keeps telling myself not to get my hopes up. One of the houses that he likes and seems to be focused on has an odd layout I guess and is on a busier road (we are assuming as the road is stripped and connects two busier roads - though the roads intersect not to far up anyway). Despite this the house is in excellent condition for once and has a large back yard with a fenced in area so it may be ok. if we get the house I know part of me will be sad not to be in a "neighborhood" where she can just go and play with friends when she is older or ride her bike down the street. both of the houses are in Chili and I'm not sure how their schools are so I'll have to ask mom what she thinks.

After Jason got home from the store I made dinner (well the family portion anyway Jason made his steak). The risotto seems to be a hit and though it is not a quick dish I will keep it for the weekends and will stir in some chicken in a little bit for J and Evelyn. on another note I seem to be doing well with my food diary and think I am eating a TON! maybe I am eating more now that I am writing it down. which is the opposite of what I normally do...

Here comes #2

This morning I took a pregnancy test and it is official - I'm pregnant! I am looking forward to this pregnancy though I am a bit nervous remembering how tired I was during the last pregnancy then there is the fact that raising children gets harder exponentially or so it seems. Oh well so far so good though by my estimation I am probably 11 days a long. I will call the doctor on monday to set up my first appointment. Have I mentioned how excited I am...

Weight Loss

As my weight loss continues I still don't know why. At this point I have lost 10% of my body mass (in 5 months) and though most of it is fat (yippee!) some of it is muscle :(. so no more excuses I'm going to the gym. I'm also signing up for a soccer team but that will be more problematic with the weight loss as it is largely cardio.

I'll be honest I don't mind the weight loss at all (other than the muscle) and if I were trying I would be thrilled but the nutritionist was a little more worried than I would have liked mostly because this is completely unintentional and well there were a few more reasons that I won't get in to at the moment but she was as worried about the fat as the muscle due to my situation. So if I loose a few more pounds I have to go to the doctor. My ideal would be to gain about 5-10 pounds of muscle and not gain back the fat or failing that I would like to be stable where I am.

In the mean time I need to keep a food journal to bring to her on monday to see if I am really pigging out like I think I am. Now I have never done well with food journals because

1) I'm not good at estimating food intake and it's a pain to measure stuff out so often I think well I really don't want to bother so I don't eat.

2) I am very self conscious about what I eat especially when I think that I am constantly eating it doesn't matter how well I think I am eating.

3) I don't always want to admit to what I eat (we all have our shamefull secrets like the dark chocolate hidden at my desk)

4) Lets be honest I loose them unless they are on the computer and if they are I forget to do them... though this is only 3 days so I shouldn't loose it...

It is only a few days so I should manage to pull it off and still eat like "normal" wish me luck I really do need her to see what is really going on so she can give me better advice, nutritionist's are like doctors if you only give them part of the picture they give you crappy information. on the plus side I'm really looking forward to my omelet this weekend even though I have to write it down! In the mean time I hope this stabilizes soon as I really need new clothing.

Some things never change...

When we were little mom went into the bus station to look for something that one of us kids lost. She walked out of there with several pairs of gloves that Sarah, David and I had dropped and lost over the winter.

Some how even today I can't seem to hang on to my gloves. I just purchased a new pair of nice warm gloves and almost forgot to wear them today. Then as I was settling Evelyn in at daycare I dropped one of the gloves, which i didn't notice. The teacher picked it up for me and handed it over saving the day. then while picking up the munchkin I dropped it again and wasn't so lucky this time. I did end up noticing but by then we were outside and I didn't want to go back in.

Week 4!

In week 4, now safe in your womb, the ball of cells (blastocyst) splits in two, becoming the embryo and the placenta. The amniotic sac and fluid are forming around baby, and will act as a cushion for the next eight months!

The omelet

Ok so I really wanted an omelet but didn't have the veggies yesterday so I cut everything up last night and hopped that 1) I got up early enough to make it and 2) Evelyn slept in long enough for me to make it. Well part one went off with out a hitch i got it mostly made when she cried so I covered it up and turned the heat off figuring that it would finish cooking while I got her ready. As I was breast feeding her I got my first inclination that something was wrong as I reassured myself that I had turned off the heat. I should have gone downstairs at this point to check but no I trusted myself...

so I grabbed out her clothing and the smoke alarm went off, yup I forgot to turn off the heat. breakfast was ruined and I'm pretty sure I went to work smelling like burnt eggs though I tried to get out of the house as fast as I could. Sigh lesson learned - no fancy breakfast's on a weekday.