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!