How do you find the time to:

a) make healthy meals

b) exercise

Hahahaha!

No, just kidding (sort of). My son is 6 months and I am only now just finding the time as he gets on a regular nap schedule. I make things in the slow cooker, so I can put it all in there when he takes his AM nap. Then we have dinner for that night and leftovers for lunch or other dinners.

I also just joined a gym with babysitting. I wanted to wait until he had all his shots up to 6 months before putting him in babysitting. He really loves it there. He starts making happy noises and motions whenever we walk in the gym. Knowing he is having a good time helps me to relax and get a good workout in.

With our first we used to all go for a walk pushing him in the stroller or the front carrier when my husband got home from work. I would make sure to feed him first then head out the door right after we were done. With this one I have more success doing a workout DVD in the mornings after the little one has eaten, gone back to sleep, and her older brother is still sleeping since my husband leaves for work at 5:50 am.

As far as eating goes, I remember making a lot of things in the slow cooker with my first. With this one I subscribed to emeals (so I don't have to plan my menu and grocery list) and try to prep things as much as possible so when my husband gets home he gets time with the kiddos while I cook.

With my first I was much more exhausted, than I am this time around (not sure why), but anything you can do to prep meals before hand helps a ton. It is never easy, but it does get better as you both learn a routine and the baby doesn't eat as often.

My baby is just 4 months old and I work full time so I'm just now starting to figure out how to do this. I just made breakfast burritos last night while my mom watched the baby and we use the crock pot.

One thing that has helped is we have a set menu each week and we have certain food on certain days so there's no trying to figure out what to eat. For example, Taco Tuesdays.

For exercise, there is a BIG hill by my house so I have been putting the baby in a stroller and walking up it with her. I won't be doing that this week because it's 95 degrees out every day this week and that's too hot for me and DEFINITELY too hot for baby. I also bought Jillian Michaels 30 day shred and I've done one day so far. I need to exercise more often though because exercise has always been the best way for me to relieve stress and lord knows I have a lot of that now. I also know that as soon as she starts crawling, that's going to be my exercise.

I'm still trying to figure out both but I'm being gentle with myself because I'm also EBF and that's a lot of work too. She won't be this dependent and little forever so I know I'll have some time to get slimmer... right before I get pregnant again.

Both after my first baby (now 2.5 years old) and this one (8 weeks in two days), I eat healthy by eating stuff that's quick and easy. Sandwiches are big, as is Greek yogurt. I have been eating steel cut oats in the morning. I soak them overnight (with cold water) and then nuke them (they MUST be watched in the microwave!) and add stuff like honey, brown sugar, peanut butter, etc - whatever you want!

As far as exercise, after my first, I didn't exercise really at all until he was 7 months old (I did C25K). This time my little guy hasn't given me much of a chance to work out because he doesn't like to be put down! I live in SC, so it's been mega hot and humid every day since before he was born (think 80 degrees by 8AM), so I haven't even been going for walks I figure within a month or two he will let me put him down long enough to do something indoors (I have a Wii and a Spin bike), and by then the weather will be nicer in the mornings and evenings for walks/runs. I don't like running with a jogging stroller, either, so I will probably wait until our older son is in bed then leave my husband at home with the baby while I run. I only run 3-4 miles, so I'm not gone for that long.

It's hard but I've learned you just have to try to make do with the little time you can find....for example, when deciding between a 30 min nap or a workout.....I choose the workout most of the time....usually while my two month old is napping...although sometimes I can't squeeze in the workout until he goes to bed at night....

cooking has gone out the window! sometimes I can manage putting chicken or steak on the George foreman grill, and I make salad and wraps out of that for the next couple of days. A lot of turkey sandwiches, greek yogurt, apples with peanut butter...granola bars...frozen dinners....and still too much fast food!

Also, almost every day we go on a car ride. 95% of the time he sleeps, well, like a baby for the ride, and probably 75% of the time he stays asleep for at least a half an hour after we get back (I just bring his car seat/carrier in the house and leave him in it). I seriously take advantage of that time to get stuff done! I also sometimes get food while out and about, though that's admittedly tough to do while eating vegetarian.

My son is 6 months old today and I feel like just recently have I gotten into a better routine. Sunday morning before church I sit down and plan out dinner for the week - lunch is always leftovers. After church, we grocery shop and do any prepping necessary for the week. We are both being furloughed starting in September and can't afford to waste money eating out, so cooking is non-negotiable to me! As a result, I don't let junk come in the house. My husband is on board and this helps so much - he helps cook dinner and always cleans up, and he washes bottles/pump parts every night while I'm nursing the baby and washing diapers.

As for exercise - I hate working out at night, but it's my only opportunity. My son is usually asleep by 8PM, so I have been doing Jillian Michael's Body Revolution because it only takes about 30 minutes a day. That gives me time to work out and shower and get to bed at a decent hour. On the weekends we go on family walk/runs both Saturday and Sunday morning if we can!