SAHM 3/7 - 3/13

Cat - That sounds like a great idea and a lot of fun. It would also make it easier if either of you needed to take off, there would still be someone there to teach. I'm sure the head trainer will like the idea.

Swtchrypie - Are you using the podcast that Katie posted? I did week 3 last night, in the rain, LOL. It wasn't too cold and the rain was light so I was ok with it. I probably looked crazy but I'm glad I did it. Didn't like the music as much as last week but it was still pretty good. I did a little extra 90 second run at the end so I'm feeling good today.

Ok, I guess it's pretty normal for kids to do this waking up thing. The doctor gave me the name of a sleep specialist at Kosair but suggested we wait a few weeks to see if he stops on his own. The screaming last night wasn't as intense so that's a bonus. It was more of a cry and he was easier to calm back down. Noah is a great sleeper usually but he's been getting woken up by all the noise Booshka is making. Literally I put them both to bed an hour early last night and they were OUT. Noah was a cosleeper until age 2 and then went straight to his big boy bed. We stayed with him a few weeks and then he was ok being on his own. Booshka apparently is going to be a different animal all together. Oh well, at least he sleeps in his crib which is more than Noah did.

I feel tired today and the rain isn't helping. My dad also called last night and my mom is sick, looks like the flu. Think I might try to run some tamiflu over to her and leave it on the porch with some magazines and such. Just don't want the boys to go inside since we are all finally healthy.

Off to change some smelly pants, WOW, I just go down wind of it and ugh!!!

Nicole, that is rude. I hate that. My husband has had some issues with job opportunities and people not calling in the past -- so frustrating. Good luck with the online teaching gig! That sounds exciting. What do you teach?

Amy, good for you for doing the C25K even in the rain! That's dedication! I hope you guys start getting some sleep soon. Hopefully it's just a phase. He's nursing, right? Has anything in your diet or his changed recently? Maybe it's a tummyache?

Cat, what time is your church doing service? Ours is at 7:30. I'm not sure if we can make it -- that's the "witching hour" around here. Kids turn into raving lunatics and I just pray they don't burn the house down. I don't think church with its echo-y ceilings would be a good idea. I've never been to an Ash Wednesday service so I really hope they don't go nuts today. I'd like to go.

Z ate dinner last night, and STILL woke up at 4:30. So I killed him. :grumble: Obviously I didn't really kill him. But I was seething. So then he waited in his room until about 6:00 when C woke up, and then came into our room and blew his gym whistle to wake us up. THEN I killed him. :explode: Ok, not really. But it was reeeeeally tempting. I'm considering trying to cut out his nap again, but when we tried that a couple of months ago he turned into an ogre. Green and warty and all. But I don't know what else to do. I can't keep him up later at night. Maybe I'll just not enforce the nap for a few days and see if he falls asleep on his own, and if he starts sprouting ogre ears I'll make him go to bed.

Hubby has decided he wants to try to get healthy! That makes me happy. I love him the way he is, but his family has a history of weight-related health problems, and I don't want to be a widow. He's starting today. Pray for his continued motivation, and pray for me so that I can support him in the right way. I'm not always the most thoughtful person... not that I don't care or don't try, I'm just a flake. I need help to say the right things.

Morning girls, can I join?

I'm currently off work on Maternity Leave, I have 2 boys aged 4 and 2 and a 4 week old baby girl so just starting to think I seriously need to shift some of the major weight gained in pregnancy (was 14 lbs overweight when I started and am now 30 lbs over). Any tips on juggling it all gratefully received, especially how you do quick fix lunches and restrain yourself from eating the kids' tasty treats!!

Welcome!

I've been able to stop eating the kids' food with a couple of little changes. For one thing, I plan out my meals and snacks the day before so I always know what I'm going to eat. I don't have to wait around and get hungry and then snag whatever's in front of me. It helps. Second, I don't give the kids much junk -- they eat a lot of fruit and healthy snacks, and the few junky things they get (fruit snacks, graham crackers, etc) aren't really things I like. I limit those things anyway because my kids will live for snacks and not eat real food if I let them. They're very patient in that way. :laugh: When they're eating something I have to cook, like fish sticks or something, I only make as much as I KNOW they'll eat. I plan to have no leftovers. That way there's no risk of having extra that needs to be dealt with. If they happen to still be hungry after they eat everything, I'll round out their meal with some grapes or string cheese or sliced apple, something like that. And for our evening meal, they eat what we eat, so I only have to worry about portion control for myself.

Hope that helps! Welcome to the group.

Cat, what time is your church doing service? Ours is at 7:30. I'm not sure if we can make it -- that's the "witching hour" around here. Kids turn into raving lunatics and I just pray they don't burn the house down. I don't think church with its echo-y ceilings would be a good idea. I've never been to an Ash Wednesday service so I really hope they don't go nuts today. I'd like to go.






We have 3 services for today, one was at 745 this morning, I just got back from the noon service and the last one is 730 tonight....I hear ya on the kids....I wanted to get to the 745 am this morning, without kids, but didn't get to it, so I pick my daughter up after her 1/2 of pre school and we hit the noon..She did very well..Our church sits between my son's elementary school and my daughter's priviate preK school...so driving by would of made me feel awful guilty....lol
Hope everyone is enjoy their day.............

Shoppie, I wouldn't do any kind of training just yet. After my daughter was born the doctor said to rest for 4 weeks, not lifting or anything. When she was about 10 days old I was feeling great, so I decided to drive to the store, about 10 minutes away, because it was just my arms and legs, so I didn't think it would hurt anything. Just that little bit of exertion driving to the store made me start bleeding like crazy. You don't realize how much you use your stomach and back muscles for EVERYTHING, but they're really active muscles. I wouldn't do any training until your doc gives you the all-clear.

Katie, we have the same rules. Z doesn't care. :laugh: C is eating better since we have the one-bite rule now, but Z doesn't. He's a stubborn little ox. I didn't put him down for his nap today and he's still being fairly pleasant, 2 hours past naptime. Maybe it'll work. Maybe now that his ears are healing up, he can start phasing out the nap. I don't know.

WildCat, I hope you can get some better rest tonight!

I just did an hour on the Wii and then my 10-minute abs workout. I hate that woman who does the abs. She's too danged peppy, and how can you not get out of breath when you're working your abs for 10 freaking minutes?! So irritating. But the workout is AWESOME, and if it'll help me get abs like hers, I'll tolerate the pep. :laugh:

Cat~ woowhoo for the class it sounds so fun!

Amy~ no pod cast my son locked me out of my ipod….yeah.

Nicole~ sorry about rude people.

Aj~ congrats on your hubby jumping on board.

Welcome Shoppie!

Katie~ thanks fir the encouragement! I figure one day he will get there.

Well I have spent the better half of the afternoon putting together my sons thank you boxes for his birthday. Which has been a fun time. His party isn't until next weekend BUT this weekend is the last weekend before his dad leaves to teach. Then my parents come in and we are making a pirate ship cake that is going to take a hot minute. I didn't want to to feel swamped so getting things done! I am about to get on the treadmill to do a little more cardio for the day. woowho!

Welcome Shoppie!! Good job on resisting the scones, clotted cream, and jam! I'm dreading all the food when we go to Devon in September!

AJ-Which workout is it?

swtchrypie-How old is your son going to be?

Barb-I hope you had a better night last night.

We've been so sick all week long. Like, I called my Mom and asked her to come take of us all, sick. LOL! She's four hours away so she couldn't come, but we thought it would be a couple of days tops. DH is on his way home from work now, after being there about an hour. I'm really hoping this all clears up by tomorrow because we're supposed to be going to visit my family this weekend.

Hey ladies, My name is Danielle and I am a SAHM to a wonderful little boy who is almost 6 months old. I have been on MFP since January and am always looking for more people to share my journey with. I have lost 9 lbs in just over 2 months which I am extremely happy about. I have 23 lbs to my goal and am hoping to get there by October 8th (going on a cruise).

I have started training for a 5K and have to be ready for it by May 1st. The hardest thing for me is finding time to exercise. My son still demands a lot of attention and it is hard to get more than 20 minutes during the day to exercise. By the time my husband gets home from work and dinner is served the last thing I have energy for is a workout. I have managed to figure out some things I can do at home with my son that are exercise for me and keep him entertained. Hopefully when it is a bit nicer out I will be able to get some use out of my jogging stroller and go for walks/runs that way.

i know i've been AWOL. boy got sick monday and i came down with it tue afternoon. still not feeling great, espec when advil wears off.
will chk back when feeling better, computer working, and i'm exercising again. have a good week all!