Buck the truck you are too funny

Just another night at the Deyle's.

Best part of the night? Buckley playing by himself, although he thought Ginger (sis-in-law's dog) was playing too.

That dog is a goon.

2 month photo

All smiles today!

Happy two months baby girl! (on Sunday...we don't do things on time around here)

I'm so blessed to be your momma.

2 months

Yesterday was Josie's two month appointment. The doctor said that she is doing great and everything looks normal and healthy.

Weight: 12 lbs 5 oz (gained about a pound is now in the 90th percentile instead 95)
Height: 23 3/4 inches (grew 2 inches!! and is still in the 95th percentile)
Head circumference: 15 1/2 inches and 90%

Then there were the shots. She was so smiley and happy leading up to it, but the look on her face when she got the first shot was heartbreaking. You could see her register the pain and then the loudest scream that has ever come out of her mouth filled the whole clinic. The nurse was efficient but there is no comforting a baby in pain. The doc said to take baby Tylenol (children's Tylenol? I couldn't find baby Tylenol) and it did seem to help. She was even grumpy a little bit today but the meds really settle her down.

Once she cried herself to sleep, she slept pretty much the rest of the day. I mean from 12-4 and then 4:30-7. Bed by 8:30!! It was weird to have so much "free time".

Its tough getting shots, especially for the first time. This mother hopes its better next appointment. Don't worry baby, no more shots for a whole nether 2 months!

Friend Denise with her honorary niece

Turbo Tuesday

Turbo because I have so many thoughts! All random. All deserving of their own bullet points.

• Today I had Josie sit in her bumbo chair. What what?? She's old/big enough to sit up like that already?? She was so excited at first too, but then she realized she had to concentrate to keep her balance. A whole half hour later and she was finally ready to move on. That is a record for her attention span.

• I had it all planned out to go for a run with Jo and Buck and then it rained. I feel like this happens to me all the time.......gaahh!
• I'm making a couple of mobiles for Jo's crib but I can only work on them in spurts before I get completely overwhelmed. Then a while later I look down and realize that the next step is so easy and jump back in again. Silly me.
• I started reorganizing some drawers in my kitchen which prompted me to throw out even more food. Its sick how much I keep, waste, and throw. Sorry, starving children in Africa.
• I get a free pedi/mani!! Long story short - my friend mentioned to someone how bad of an experience we had at a certain location in town and she passed it on to the owner who said that she thought we should get a free trip to make up for it!! But here's the thing...isn't it going to be awkward when we don't pay because they will obviously know that we complained??
• Whoa work again in a week and half. Don't worry about me, just panicking over here!
• I bought myself a pair of shoes to wear that are casual and not flip flops. After having ankle trouble from the cheap flippy floppies, I new I had to do something and I've actually thought this for a super long time but can never find anything I like. Then I stare in my closet when I am in jeans and can't figure out what shoes to wear. I wish my brain worked all the time instead of just sometimes.
• Everyone should feel sorry for my husband because we will be living off of some strange meals for the next couple of weeks as I try to get rid of some random old food that isn't bad yet. Seriously why we/I leave so many things and why we/I even buy most of it in the first place is a mystery.
• I want to wear my wedding ring but it is still tooooo tight. I miss looking married.
• Mike weeded the front flower garden yesterday and it looks 100% better. It overwhelmed me, so I just left it, but he being the ridiculously hard worker had to conquer it and conquer it he did. Makes me proud. :)

Love them.

This picture reminds me that I need to post pics of Josie's room! Wow I really fell behind on that one. Oops!

Gmail email

Today I signed up for a Gmail account. I've had hotmail since I was in middle school, same account and everything. I was always proud of it because it wasn't embarrasing or unprofessional. But... after saying it to a million people/businesses/websites, I am ready for something a little more... fresh, new, not bogged down with junk.

I don't really know what I think of Gmail. There are some nice things, but I haven't had it long enough to be on board 100%. What do you think? Are you a fan of hotmail, yahoo, gmail, or something different?

 

Newborn pictures

Taken by my friend Laura Holmquist @Laura Lu Photography. She does a fabulous job!

She's grown so much since then, when she was only 2 weeks old! Enjoy. :)

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I ran 3 miles today. Wait, I should be totally honest. I ran/walked (mostly walked) 3 miles today. I figured out that it is 2.94 miles to my sis's apt and back. That is pretty much the perfect distance so she better be expecting me to visit her more often ;).

Although when I DO visit her mid run, she should actually answer the buzzer and come and say hi, not stay in the shower and force me to have awkward conversation with the one roommate I don't know. Oh well...

Hands=friends

Josie bear is starting to interact more. Its kind of completely fascinating to watch her figure things out. She has started focusing on objects and grabbing them, which yesterday was just too much to handle. Now she's figured out how to use her hands. This is her "concentrating" face.

See? She's really interacting. I love it. (This post is mostly for my madre who doesn't get to see her as much now that she's a teaching teacher worker lady again)

Sometimes I try to manipulate them to hold the bottle for herself. Never too early to be my helping hand, right?

Whatever will I do when I miss these monumental moments because I'm stuck at work??

Big scary green monster

I have become addicted to the wonder that is the green monster. I've heard of it many many many times before, but was always completely terrified to try it out. My curiosity won in the end and I found myself at http://greenmonstermovement.com/ where there are hundreds of recipes to make different varieties. So what is a green monster?

Basically it is just a blended combination of lettuce or spinach with other fruits, veggies, milk, yogurt, peanut butter, or whatever else you think should be in it. I cannot believe how good it is (at least the variety I made).

Mine had spinach, kale, half an apple, banana, peanut butter, milk, and ice. SOOO GOOOOOD. It tasted like an apple dipped in peanut butter but I got dairy, fruit, veggies, and protein all in one drink. It fills me up and is sweet enough to almost taste like I had a dessert.

We'll see how long my love of this will last. I'll have to try other variations to keep it interesting. Any suggestions?

Off to the farm plus 2 years

We spent the weekend at the good old farm. Mike was beyond thrilled because he finally got the garage cleaned out enough to fit an old car he was planning on bringing home. Now we get to be one of those cars at those car shows... like all my fancy knowledge about it? :)

BAAH I love him.

There it is, in all it's glory.

In her Sunday best.

And then we got to celebrate our anniversary! Two years down, dinner at "Taste of Italy" downtown. We were planning on going to Tuscana's but the close at 12:30 PM. How do they even make enough to stay open with hours like that? We also met some random guys that were asking for a referral to a nice seafood or steak restaurant. I had to hold back laughter as I thought of saying "Red Lobster". Real original. They ended up eating at the same place as us and even bought us some dessert like shot, sent to our table all fancy like in an ice shot "glass" instead of a regular shot glass.

My sis-in-law babysat Josie and I have to say that we did pretty good for being away from her for the first time like that. We did talk about her (like we wouldn't? come on) but we were able to entertain ourselves other ways, like pretending we know anything about wine and then laughing when the wine that came was red instead of white. It was listed under white wines, just saying.

And here she was today... all adorable and wide-eyed. I love this little lady!

Car show with pictures!

Last night we went to the car show thing that happens on the 3rd Thursday of the month in West Fargo. While the guys walked around in their version of heaven, the girls stayed busy photographing Josie. I'll leave you with some pictures that Missy got (she's good!!)

So much to learn

I had my first of 2 dental appointments to fix up my cavities. Apparently I've lost the ability to keep my teeth clean. I had my teeth checked out last November, but because I was pregnant I couldn't get Xrays of my back teeth. They fixed 3 cavities in the middle and front but I had to wait until after I wasn't pregnant to check the back.

So they checked them this time and lets just say it wasn't great. My dentist said that they were all super small, but I never have cavities so any at all feels like a failure. He mentioned that  I should reduce the amount of sugar throughout the day or between meals like sipping pop all day. I didn't mention that I don't drink sugar pop. Ever. So who knows how I am getting these cavities.

Things I learned:

• My hygenist is super sweet and was rubbing my arm as the dentist was doing the shots to numb my mouth. How motherly is that?
• Don't panic when you feel a gaping hole in your tooth. They fill that sucker right up back to how it felt before.
• Having a TV with HGTV on can really distract a person and help pass the time. LOVE IT since I don't have that channel at home and it is my absolute favorite.

THEN. I called my doctor to ask about breast feeding and birth control pills. Stop reading now if this makes you uncomfortable.

My milk production has dropped significantly since I started taking birth control again about a week and a half ago (now that we know I'm...fertile... there is no way I am not using something to slow down the family growth rate!) I waited that long (6 weeks) to start taking it because my doctor had told me that sometimes birth control can do this (slow it down or stop production) and 6 weeks is the recommended time that it is good to breast feed a baby. So since that did indeed happen to me, I did some research and noticed that a lot of people talk about supplements and vitamins you can take that are supposed to help.

My doctor informed me today that the birth control I am taking is known for this and I should completely stop taking it. OK... that's great but I don't want another baby in 9 months so what in the world?? She said that I should stop, get my production back up, and then she'd prescribe me a different kind that doesn't have whatever it is that does this. Nice and confusing. :)

It was nice to hear though that it wasn't just my body being ridiculous and that I will be able to get it back up again. I am not ready to be done with this!! She's been so healthy and I know it is so good for her. And lets be real - It really helps with the weight loss.

Um really? Get it together lady.

These are the settings for me on the Weight Watchers website. Take note of a few things:

Losing or maintaining? Losing. (Used to be maintaining)
Nursing mom? Yes, but also supplementing (Used to be only nursing)
Target? 43 (Used to be 56!)

No wonder I gained weight this week.

56 points is a whole lot more than 43. I knew it seemed like a ridiculous amount, and when I stepped on the scale and saw a bigger number, I had to figure out what the heck was going on. So glad I figured this out now instead of weeks of frustration later. So now that we have that figured out....

Sadly, as previously mentioned, I gained weight this week instead of losing it. I am super bummed because I really want to get this going with a huge bang. It'd probably help if I jogged at a walking pace ran a bit more and maybe did some weight training at all. UUgh why is it so much work to look good?? :)

Dentist... dun dun dun

Who doesn't like to be woken up by dental office saying they have an opening this morning to get your teeth cleaned? Just me? Ok.

I looove the feeling of clean teeth! Let's just hope that there are no cavities. Last time was awful (3 cavities, 3!!) but hopefully I have improved my ways/have better luck. We switched to an electric toothbrush and I feel like my teeth are cleaner than ever before.

Here I go!

Plan fail

Usually when Miss Josie is fussy or not sleeping good during the day, it never fails to drive around to put her to sleep. Running errands and shopping are so easy. Today was no exception, until we were almost done.

We went first to Caribou to get me some drinky heaven, then to Walmart in Moorhead which seems to beon the other side of the world. I went there today because I get birth control cheaper and lets be serious, saving tons o' money is completely worth it. So I dropped off my prescription, grocery shopped, and came back, just in the amount of time they quoted to me for it to be ready. Of course it wasn't ready, and Josie was awake... she was just getting fussy when the lady called me up.

*side note. IT WAS FREE. Say what? I used to pay $20/month! I'll take that!! Worth the whole experience today... for sure.

So she was quite awake as we left, but I knew that I needed to go pick up Mike's contacts which were on 13th... busy busy around 4:30 in the afternoon! She cried for most of the way. It was awful. I hate listening to her scream and feeling completely helpless. I tried to maneuver her pacifier at the lights but it wasn't what she wanted and only postponed the screaming for a minute at a time. I think I hit every red light and got stuck behind every slow driver.

Best part? As I was leaving the eye clinic, guess who pulls up. Mike was there to pick up his contact lenses! So I could have just gone home and saved about 20 minutes, which would have meant no 20 minutes of driving with screaming baby.

Oh how lovely miscommunication is :).

Tonight is eggplant parmesian and zucchini fries! We'll see if they are any good. Both are Weight Watcher recipes and are super good for me. This means I get a treat of a DQ blizzard tonight which lets face it makes the day!

What is your favorite kind of blizzard? Mine is cookie dough I think. Or mint oreo. Nom nom nom.

Weeeeekends are my favorite

Another weekend at the lake.
We enjoyed the beautiful weather.
We went to a rodeo and had tons of fun taking pictures and laughing at Josie's mishaps (oh dirty diapers on awkward public places!)
We had some Zorbaz take out.
We enjoyed the company of my family (Grandma and Grandpa, Aunt and Uncle)
LOVE weekends like this. :)

She's so helpful

Cowboy hat would be more appropriate but this is pretty cute too

Rodeos make me tired...



Impressed I am!

I had my 6 week check up (aka the "get the ok" check up, make sure there is no postpartum depression going on check up, meet my new doctor check up) today. First of all, I took a chance and brought Josie with me. I say take a chance because she's awake oh so much more often than she used to be and I can't always count on her napping schedule (that is not so much a schedule and more of a shot in the dark hope) to pull through and let me get things done. Thankfully, she slept right through it thanks to the ladies at lunch that kept her stimulated and entertained until she zonked out.
Oh did I mention that I got to eat a nice potluck dinner for lunch today? No? Well, I did and it was fun. It was in honor of a fellow employee friend who had her last day today... yeah my job rocks it up with potlucks for almost any occasion. Oh wait I am supposed to be dieting... dangit.

Whew distracted! Ok so back to the doctor's appointment. Josie's doctor is Dr. Steve. He doesn't deal with anything OBGYN related, so he had me meet with his wife, Dr. Terri.  We love them both. Seriously. I could not be more impressed with them! When she asked me why we came/how we found her, I told her about how the old clinic was less than impressive. I also slipped in there that I was already impressed with them, and of course she loved that. She said that one of the benefits of them being independent is that they don't have the pressure to overbook and squeeze in more patients than they really can fit meaning they have more time for me and my fam without making me wait with a screaming baby (she would never, would she?) in the lobby for hours. I like, I like.

She was even nice enough to not point out how much weight I need to lose. Thank you, Dr, because I know it needs to happen and hearing it would have just made me sad annoyed. Wouldn't it be so fun to go to the next appointment and be like 30 lbs lighter? I am seeing a potential goal forming... (lets pretend that the next visit is not the appt for Josie in 2 weeks).

I really want to have a wonderful, relaxing, outdoor-filled weekend. I have to (absolutely have to!) run this weekend because my mileage per run is pathetic. I think my run this morning had me run about 3/4 of a mile. I will beat you, tendons, I really will!

OOOH  and may I point out that I got some lovely motivation to jump start the weight loss desperately needed? A friend put up some pictures of the baby shower she threw for me. GROSS. I realize that I was swollen and well, 9 months pregnant, but seriously that chubby face, neck, arms, body in general that I saw was not appealing. I don't ever want to look like that again, so I need to kick it in gear. Next pregnancy, I want to start out much thinner. :)

Notice how I talk about the next pregnancy a lot? Don't get your hopes up... nothing exciting happening like that any time soon! My girl is only 6 weeks old so settle down!

Ooh darn. Its almost that time again.

Its been a full six weeks since Josie arrived, which means I have a month left until I have to go back to work. It doesn't matter what job I have, I am bummed that I have to give up staying at home with her all day long.

BUT. As I've previously mentioned, I will have the opportunity to wear heels now that I won't be standing all day. And I will get a bit more time in the evenings which means more time with my precious little girl! I like how God just makes everything work out so wonderfully.

I need to use this last month and get some things done around here. I have had an awful habit of sitting around and la di da ing my way through each day since there are no real deadlines. I think subconsciously I know that it is not long term (me being home) because I am fairly certain I could not handle doing nothing like this if it was a forever thing. If I was to stay home, I'd be doing more projects than I know what to do with! Here's my list of things I want to do before I go back to work.

• Clean out my closet. Put away maternity clothes and get a "To donate" pile started
• Empty out the toy box in Josie's closet and refill it with only Josie's things (currently I am using it for my old purses)
• Create labels for Josie's room and the files I have in my desk
• Go through food in the kitchen and get rid of expired things. Also, donate foods we don't like but still hold on to.
• Make a crib bumper for Josie's room
• Finish my Recycling project that I have yet to figure out
• Really weed out the flower garden in the front and the veggie garden in the back

That is enough for now. I will have to just tackle them one at a time and hope I can get them done sooner rather than later.

In other news, Mike and I are planning to go on a bike ride/hike at Maplewood Park in September! This came about because I have always wanted us to be outdoorsy people that stay active. We do separately (Mike's job is physical, I work out) but as a family, not so much. Well now that we are a growing family, I want us to be doing things like this often enough that our kids think it is natural and fun, not just work and exercise. Ok so we aren't bringing Josie with this time, since she doesn't really know what is going on more than 4 feet from her anyway. I think its better that Mike and I figure out what the heck we are doing before we attempt to bring small children. We aren't so good at the outdoors thing as of yet. Remember our last camping experience? Well lets just say that our tent blew away and I was eaten by mosquitos. The. whole. time. We didn't enjoy it all that much and its holding us back. Time to overcome our fears!

Our anniversary is August 22nd but we want to go when the leaves are changing. Thus the Saturday in September trip.

Should be fun!!? Right?

Perfect child

I don't know what I did to get this perfect little girl. When I was pregnant, I tried to picture what she would be like. I pictured the dark brown hair, similar eyes to what she has, a nose like mine when I was born. But she has really turned out so much better. I could never have imagined that she would be so cute! (My blog, I get to brag about my baby) Looks aside, though, she is such a great baby. I can get her to stop crying within about 2 minutes which means that she isn't all that fussy (lets be honest, I'm not that good with kids). She smiles and grins at me constantly. It completely delights my entire being!!

I've said this before to numerous people, but I can hardly remember what life was like before her. It is so much better and I would never go back.There are things that we (Mike and I) cannot do now, I  understand that, but everything just seems more fun with her, like seeing things through her eyes make everything twice as new and exciting. I can only imagine that this will be more and more the case the older she gets.

I've already had people ask me when we plan on having the next one (really? You can't just love and enjoy the one we just got?). While pregnant I would have said "wait, we're having another one?" but my body and mind has already forgotten (most of) it and I can honestly say that there are things I miss about being pregnant. I miss the kicks and jabs that only I can feel, the knowledge that everything I do is affecting her, the awesome hair and nails I had, the excitement of what is to come. Don't get me wrong, a nice break in between Josie and the next kid is completely needed, but I don't dread it like I thought I would. Its something to look forward to without rushing into it. I just want to enjoy  my baby!! Wouldn't you? Look at her. She's wonderful.

 

Good morning everyone!