Pre-Pregnant Body Workout

So...my sis has given me an incredible incentive to regaining my pre-pregnant body once again! A June wedding in which I am priviledged to be the Matron of Honor...and priviledged to look good in a bridesmaid dress! Smile. I've been talking to some people about ways they have stayed in and/or gotten back in shape and have incorporated those techniques into my own workout routine.

R is AWESOME and makes it possible for me to go to the gym 3 times a week while he stays home with Isaac!!! I've been going faithfully and working out for an hour each time. I have learned in my inquiries that if you begin a workout with weight-lifting that you will then burn more calories during cardio. I started this almost two weeks ago now and as promised, the fat is falling off!!! The scale still hasn't budged, but I'm more concerned with inches anyway and those are shrinking!!! I still can't wear my pre-prenant jeans, but I am able to wear some more fitted shirts that I couldn't wear before! Yay! And my whole body is getting toned as well! I feel really good about myself and it's helping my back issues and everything! Yay!!!!

Pretty Please

Just What I Needed to be Reminded!!!

"Though the mountains be shaken

and the hills be removed,

yet My unfailing love for you will not be shaken

nor My covenant of peace be removed,"

says the Lord,

Who has compassion on you.

Isaiah 54:10

Doggie Escape

Chewie

Chica

I've been a little behind in my posts lately. This happened a week ago, but I had to share it anyway. Last Saturday we thought we'd lost our sweet, little doggies for good. I let them out into the backyard around 8am and then crawled back into bed. We heard them barking to come in but ignored them. They often will ask to come in and if we don't come right away they'll go back to exploring and doing whatever it is doggies do when hanging out in the yard. So we thought nothing of the fact that they were completely silent. About an hour after letting them out, R goes to get them and returns saying "the dogs are gone". I launch out of bed and come racing out after him as he's pulling on his shoes and grabbing his jacket. As he's getting ready R tells me that someone must have taken them 'cause the gate was open.

R hops in the car and heads off down the street to see if he can find them. I start pulling out the information for their microchip trying not to think about the possibility that they were stolen or that they could already have been run over by a car! Just as I'm starting to fall apart, R calls to tell me he's found them!! They were all the way at the end of the street in someone's backyard! R was calling for them as he was driving and they came running out to him. PRAISE THE LORD! I can't say how much I would miss these sweet doggies that have certainly become part of our little family!!!

We still have no idea how the gate came to be open...it was the side that has a post going into the ground so there's no way it blew open on its own. Still a mystery, but I'm so thankful the dogs are back with us; safe and sound!!!

On our date night this week R and I went to the dollar theatre and watched "Beverly Hills Chihuahuas". SUCH a cute movie! But throughout the whole thing we couldn't help but think about our doggie's escape. We couldn't wait to get home to cuddle up with our little cuddle buddies. So glad they're still with us!!!!!!!

Unexplained Rash

Then...

...Now

Isaac got this crazy rash a couple weeks ago and we couldn't figure out what caused it. R took him to the doctor and the doctor's only explanation was that something in his environment was causing a reaction. Okay... We wracked out brains for what had changed in his environment and couldn't come up with anything. R looked online at babycenter.com and another mom posted that the same thing happened to her 3 month old. She used Gentle Naturals Baby Eczema wash and cream. We decided to try it on Isaac and it was loads better after just a day and in a few days was gone altogether. Just thought I'd share in case any of ya'll have the same issue! SO glad my baby is better!!!

14 weeks

Sporting his sweatsuit from Grandma & Grandpa!!

Isaac is 14 weeks old today!! And he has started sleeping all the way through the night!!!! I'm so proud of him and us!! For about a month now we've noticed that when he cries in the night he doesn't seem to be hungry. This made us think that maybe his body was just used to waking in the night. So, over the weekend we decided to let him go ahead and cry it out and soothe himself back to sleep! It took two nights, but he has now slept through the night the past 3 nights!!! And he seems to be more content!! This morning he woke up at 7:12am and I carried him into the kitchen while I made his bottle. Usually he cries like crazy until he gets it, but this morning he laid his head down on my shoulder and rested quietly while I got it ready!! So precious!!! And man am I glad to get to sleep ALL NIGHT LONG!!!

Last week I threw my back out...somehow! It was a rather scary experience because it was spasming bad enough that I was afraid of dropping Isaac! R couldn't get away from work unless absolutely necessary, so thankfully a number a friends took turns helping out and bringing Isaac to me and such until R could be home for the weekend. This week I feel back to normal again but have decided that some changes are necessary!!! So I've started taking calcium, quit (sigh) drinking carbonated beverages and have begun a strength building aspect to my workouts. I'm trying to prevent that from happening again!!! And besides, I have to look good in a bridesmaid dress in June!!!! And it just plain makes me feel good about myself!!!

Seems like there should be more to share...but suffice it to say I'm SO thankful for all the amazing friends God has placed in our life!!! Thanks for being there...you know who you are! Smile.

Playtime

Isaac is 3 months old as of the 1st of this year! He's learning SO much and becoming so much more aware of his surroundings! He has a strong grip now and grabs hold of stuffed animals, toys and his favorite, his bib! He has also grabbed Mommy's earring and hair! Isaac is such a joy! This is my first attempt at a video on our camera...and I've never posted a video before so here goes!

LUV is in the air!

Just wanted to share the good news.........

MY SISTER'S GETTING MARRIED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!