I was blessed when Audrey was born. I lost every pound except TWO within 1-2 weeks of A being born. I know, I know- some of you Mommies out there probably want to kill me. Well, I took that gift- and threw it far FAR away. When A was born- we would go on daily walks and take naps together all day; if we weren't doing either of those, I was tending to my wifely duties of dishes, laundry and cleaning.
Then Winter came.
Winter came, and I started watching Conor as well. Do you know how easily it is to eat when you are watching TWO infants on entirely different schedules? It's not! Parents of multiples--KUDOS... especially single parents of multiples. Heavens to Betsy. So I resorted to snacking. What a horrible mistake. Majority of my day spent sitting/laying on a floor with babies- and snacking on all my favs (which are all the absolute worst foods for you). Imagine my surprise when my jeans started feeling snug? Imagine my surprise when I started to only feel comfortable in yoga pants, leggings, baggy shirts and hoodies. IMAGINE MY SURPRISE! I could kick myself for not focusing on the need to take care of myself. It got to a point where I didn't even want to go out with Rob because I didn't want to put real clothes on. I just felt so uncomfortable with myself and my body.
Now here we are- in St Louis, all alone and the chilly weather is around the corner. What better way to spend any extra time, than at the Gym?! Added Bonus? Our Gym has a daycare so I can drop A off for an hour of playtime while Mommy tries to bust her butt! The offer a crazy amount of classes which are my fav- because it would be so embarrassing to walk out in the middle of it (for me! It would be embarrassing if I did it). They also have a lot more 'Family swim time' for us to do all together.
So, with the help of our good friend, and Beachbody Coach, Courtney Bell- I have invested in some Shakeoloy (which are shockingly DELICIOUS!) and am a determined to turn this hefty frown of mine, upside down :) Wish me luck! If you try a new workout, let me know; If you ever have a delicious healthy dinner- send the recipe my way; because my husband is on his own path of healthy happiness, so we are in this together! Half the reason I am posting this to help my accountability. How mortifying would it be to post this publicly- then see a handful of ya'll at the Holidays and I still look like a pudgy pancake? If only you could use Instagram filters on your real life image, ugh.
In other news- our poor A is yet again under the weather! How do you working parents handle babes in Daycare? She got another ear infection, then last week she started throwing up her meals, then stopped eating her meals, but kept throwing up; she finally kept her food down starting Friday night, but ever since Friday morning- we can't get her to stay up longer than 2 hours at a time! And when she IS up, she is rather unhappy. She's very clingy which I love (if you remember, I mentioned a bit ago that she won't cuddle us anymore)- now she loves to cuddle! TONS OF CUDDLES! But it's so evident she's unhappy/uncomfortable. I'm chucking it up to growing pains (for you non-parents, it's a legit thing, not just an epic vintage TV show). I brought her home from daycare today at 4, put her down for a nap because she was so clearly exhausted; and with advice from my trusty mommy friends- I'm letting her sleep. I changed her-as she slept- into her nighttime needs and she didn't move. She has officially slept through playtime, dinner and-in 3 minutes- bath time. Cross your fingers this wont result in a cranky, hungry baby waking up at 2am wanting dinner, lol.
Has anyone else started their Christmas shopping yet?! I was so happy to waltz into Target today and see their Xmas display up! I was in such a jolly spirit that I picked up 2 new Santa jammies for A (forgetting that I already have 3 at home.... so please- no more, haha). I cannot believe Halloween is this upcoming weekend. We had a great little homemade costume ready for A, but we don't really have anywhere to trick-or-treat, so we are going to hold off until next year when we are in a neighborhood and she can go around. There is nothing going on at our Complex; but Rob is going to take a half day so we can attend Audrey's daycare Halloween part, then take her to the mall for some 'safe trick or treating'. When you see her costume next year, you'll understand why it just wouldn't work this year. But I ran out today and was able to grab the cutest little Wonder Woman costume today- and even picked up some Superman Tees (with capes!) for Dad and I. I'm excited she's going to be Wonder Woman-- her Great Aunt, Mary Jo, is a huge fan of the Wonder Woman costume!! HUGE- In fact, I think I can remember several different occasions where it has been worn! Aunt Mimi, if you're reading this, I would love a pic of each time you wore it. No, seriously, I really would.
Alright ya'll- time to call it a night.
XOXO
** BEWARE: Snuggles overload below **
Tearing up the Doctor's Office
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