Can suck it. Totally suck it. We've had three molars come through in the past week. Additionally, I've had very little sleep. I can imagine how awful this must be for Olivia, and now I can't even give her teething tablets due to the recent recall.
Did I mention teething also seems to make children sick? It does. It's awful. I'm sick too, though I didn't get it as badly as Olivia did. Thankfully she seems to be getting all these teeth out of the way at once. Someone please tell me there is sleep on the other side of this. Also, please disregard my post about a schedule... while we are still basically on the same schedule, this new one involves many wakings throughout the night and generally a puking toddler thrown in for kicks. Oy.
Still, we plan on running the 5K next weekend. I'm feeling nervous about it, because I've been sick and not sleeping, I haven't been running. Perhaps my uber-small pirate costume will give me the strength to push through. Yes, we finally decided to all be pirates for this Halloween road race. Olivia has an adorable costume, Josh's is super cool, mine leaves my butt cheeks hanging out. It's meant to be a dress, but it literally does not cover my ass. Despite my 15 lb weight loss (woohoo!! Below my prepregnany weight!!) I definitely do not want to walk or run anywhere with my ass showing. I bought running tights today and will alter the "dress" to make it a shirt. By alter I mean, actually do nothing and just wear it as a shirt.
Pictures to come, once I've completed the race. Actually, perhaps I'll take pictures before, I don't want to show off how exhausted I am after running 3.2 measly miles.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Great Day
We had an AWESOME day today.
It was one of those days where I was able to take a step back and look at what a little kid Olivia is now. We traveled to NH to see my mom, and Olivia just had the greatest time with Grammy. It's so awesome to see her have fun like that. We shopped, we had lunch, we visited. Olivia showed off all her sounds she makes, and was calling me "mum" all day.
We also got to see my cousin Matt and his wife Becky, and their little girl Lacy. It was way past nap time when we met with them, so the kids didn't get to play as much as I'd hoped, but still nice.
I finally found us a playgroup. I plan on scheduling a playdate or joining the group for a walk next week. This will be really good for both of us, I think.
Oh and the molar is THROUGH! I have seen it! Hallelujah!
Lastly, before I forget, I've lost 12 pounds! Hallelujah! I am a believer, that's for sure. Bought new pants today, back in the single digits!
I guess this is sort of an abbreviated post, we've been busy and I wanted to get all these little things down.
It was one of those days where I was able to take a step back and look at what a little kid Olivia is now. We traveled to NH to see my mom, and Olivia just had the greatest time with Grammy. It's so awesome to see her have fun like that. We shopped, we had lunch, we visited. Olivia showed off all her sounds she makes, and was calling me "mum" all day.
We also got to see my cousin Matt and his wife Becky, and their little girl Lacy. It was way past nap time when we met with them, so the kids didn't get to play as much as I'd hoped, but still nice.
I finally found us a playgroup. I plan on scheduling a playdate or joining the group for a walk next week. This will be really good for both of us, I think.
Oh and the molar is THROUGH! I have seen it! Hallelujah!
Lastly, before I forget, I've lost 12 pounds! Hallelujah! I am a believer, that's for sure. Bought new pants today, back in the single digits!
I guess this is sort of an abbreviated post, we've been busy and I wanted to get all these little things down.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
A Schedule.
We have one! A pretty good one, actually, for the past few days. In bed around 8:45-9pm, sleeping ALMOST through the night (rolling into her own bed after 1-2 five minute wake ups), then waking up at 7:52am. Same time to the minute.
I am like a brand new girl. Seriously. It's nice.
Potty stuff is about the same, the only change has been the increased nudity in our house. Diapers do not stay on, which has led to me running through the house carrying a peeing toddler to the potty. Sometimes it works, sometimes we don't make it. Rarely, I get peed on. It's okay. Par for the course. I've honestly never laughed as much as I do in my daily life these days.
From the time I got pregnant, I thought of myself as "Mama". Turns out, I'm "Mum". Olivia turned 16 months a couple days ago, and since then she has begun really repeating a lot of words we say. She calls to me, "Mum! Mum! Mmmmmum!" and she likes it when I say, "Olivia!" back. She goes back and forth like this all day long. I like it, "Mum!"
Having a schedule with Olivia I think has made it easier for me to be dedicated to the South Beach thing. I've lost 7.5 pounds in the first week. It's been a lot of work, I feel like I'm constantly chopping, cooking, and cleaning up. It feels awesome though. Olivia and I are already pretty active, and I want to continue that example.
Now if I could just find a playgroup for Olivia, things would be pretty near perfect.
I am like a brand new girl. Seriously. It's nice.
Potty stuff is about the same, the only change has been the increased nudity in our house. Diapers do not stay on, which has led to me running through the house carrying a peeing toddler to the potty. Sometimes it works, sometimes we don't make it. Rarely, I get peed on. It's okay. Par for the course. I've honestly never laughed as much as I do in my daily life these days.
From the time I got pregnant, I thought of myself as "Mama". Turns out, I'm "Mum". Olivia turned 16 months a couple days ago, and since then she has begun really repeating a lot of words we say. She calls to me, "Mum! Mum! Mmmmmum!" and she likes it when I say, "Olivia!" back. She goes back and forth like this all day long. I like it, "Mum!"
Having a schedule with Olivia I think has made it easier for me to be dedicated to the South Beach thing. I've lost 7.5 pounds in the first week. It's been a lot of work, I feel like I'm constantly chopping, cooking, and cleaning up. It feels awesome though. Olivia and I are already pretty active, and I want to continue that example.
Now if I could just find a playgroup for Olivia, things would be pretty near perfect.
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