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?