So, yeah.

I did a horrible job of updating this summer.  It was (is, really) amazing how fast it went by.  Trying to keep the house running and taking care of toddler on my own really ate up my time.  The last thing I wanted to do in my free time was sit and write a blog post.  Let's see if I can recap (of course most of it has to do with the bebe).

Sofia:

• She is using "dada" regularly and with purpose.  
• She can also say "shoes" "Bandit" and "mama" but doesn't use them very often or with purpose, yet.
• We are back in our cloth diapers... now to get the hubs back on board.
• She can walk... fast.  As well as go up and down *a* step and as of late, she can walk backwards.
• She can (correctly) point to her nose, ears, head, lips, and belly.  But she prefers to point to those things on my or the hubs' body.
• She loves to watch Elmo and Curious George.
• She knows how to say the sound of the letter A, B, C, D, F, G, H, K, M, R, S, and T.  Thank you Letter Factory, by Leap Frog.
• She loves to point at things so that we can say the name
• Her favorite foods are: broccoli, mushrooms, avocado, pasta, ground turkey, tortillas, raspberries, strawberries, bananas, peaches, pancakes, and milk (soy)
• She is still allergic/sensitive to milk so she doesn't get much cheese or yogurt, but she drinks soy milk like no tomorrow.
• She still loves water, especially ice water.

Me:

• Still trying to lose the last 5 pounds of baby weight.  
• Started running/walking every morning... hopefully I can keep that up once work starts
• I was able to craft a lot this summer (pictures to come in another post for another day), but unfortunately/fortunately it wasn't for personal projects.
• With my birthday money I was able to do a much needed update to my wardrobe.
• I've decided to grow my hair out, I miss being able to *do* stuff with it.

That's about all I got.  Really interesting, I know.

Day 6, 7, 8- 365 days of photography

Day 6, January 6, 2011
I decided that to help myself keep up with the C25K program I needed to buy some cold weather jogging gear.  I really don't have a choice but to jog outside.  I can't afford a gym membership and I just don't really want to go to a gym right now.  It would be too much "extra" out of my already tight schedule.  So, I splurged and went to TJMaxx and bought a few things to help me fight the cold.  I say splurged, because I'm seriously trying not to spend ANY money outside of gas, groceries, and bills... at least for the next few months.  But, here's what I bought.  I thought it was a pretty good deal for 75 bucks.

Day 7, January 7, 2011
I finished the first week of C25K.  Three days of: 5 minute warm up walk, then intervals of 60 seconds jog, 90 seconds walk to total 20 minutes.  DONE!

is it bad that I don't have a picture for this??  It's the only thing remotely interested that happened today, and I didn't know how to capture it...


Day 8, January 8, 2011
Sofia, Bandit, and I went on a walk together together this evening.  We were trying to beat the bad weather that's suppose to be heading our way. 

Day 4 & 5- 365 days of Photography

Day 4- January 4, 2011
Finished putting/repositioning these things in our master bedroom. I still need to put stuff in and on them, but at least I got them up! :)

Day 5, January 5, 2011
On to day 2 of C25K. I've really got to lose the rest of my baby weight. I'm hoping this program will help me stay on track.

Weigh in week 3

Weight: 139.2  (-2 lbs)
Arm: 11 (-0)
Waist: 29 (-.25)
Hips: 39 (-.5)
Thighs: 21 (-2, I'm thinking I measured this in a different place than last week)

I've lost a total of 6.4 pounds and 6.5" I was good about doing my shred workout until a few days ago.  I haven't worked out in about 4 days.  Sofia's been a little off with her schedule and I've been so hungry on my down days that it makes working out really hard when you know you don't have any more calories to eat.  I hope to get back into it this week, I might even give level 2 a try a few times this week.

Accountability

So, I'm thinking that I might start using this blog as a weight loss accountability strategy.  I probably won't really start it until July, since that is when I *should* be getting the OK from my doctor to start exercising... I'm still in my 6-week-PP-no-hard-physical-activity phase.

As soon as I get the OK I'll be working on walking more frequently, doing Jillian Michaels' 30-day shred, and eating better.  Currently, I'm trying to eat better and trying to walk as much as I can.  The walking thing is harder than I thought.  I can only take baby S out before 10 am or after 7pm, but before 830, mostly because of the heat.  It's hard in the morning because sometimes I just want to sleep.  Yet, the evening is tough as well because she is typically asleep and would be waking during the 7-830 time to eat.  It's my belief that you "never wake a sleeping baby".  I could wait until she wakes in the evening, but then I would miss out on sleep (which I desperately need) and it would be too dark to walk alone in my neighborhood.

I might just start logging my food intake and any exercise I might get if/when I walk.  Maybe this will help me to lose the weight... :/