Halloween 2012 (superhero edition)

The boys looked adorable and did great. Griffin was good while we went to a carnival at school and just took it all in while Nash had a blast playing playing games and trick or treating with his friend when we got home.

My 11 Month Old

 So this guy is 11 months and I can hardly believe it. I have been in denial for quite a while. I would start planning his birthday party and stop because I just couldn't take it. He's doing good. Eating good. Trying new things. Really liking more table foods and feeding himself. He started to have some formula and seems to be needing more than I can give him so we are backing off some on breast feeding. He's got three teeth now. Two on bottom and one on top. He's crawling all over the place and pulling up on things. He sleeps through the night other than when he's cutting a tooth. We did have one sick dr visit where he had an ear infection but even with that he really is happy most of the time. He got to go on big brother's field trip to the pumpkin patch and one family trip to the pumpkin patch. He likes to clap his hands and dance to music. He likes bath time and splashing in the water especially when he gets a bath with brother.

hospitals are yuck!!!!

Nash had this first hospital stay since birth. He came home from school sick on a Monday with 102 fever. The next day, since his fever wasn't going down with medication, he was crying out in pain, and was very lathargic I took him to the doctor. The doctor was in shock with how sick he was and how fast he got so sick. He was just kind of lifeless. I had to carry him around. He was admitted to the hospital because she thought he had menegitis because of how ill he was and him having bad headaches with it.

Turns out in less than 24 hrs he had gotten extremely dehydrated. They had to do a spinal tap to test for menengitis and he was so dehydrated that she was only able to get a couple of drops of spinal fluid out of him. A very long and painful story short. He stayed in the hospital 2 days which felt like a good week. He was stuck numersous times trying to get IV's in and blood drawn. He did get an IVand lots of fluids and anitibotics in  him. Originally the thought of menengitis and west nile virus was very scary. In the end he had a severe fever virus that invaded his school and strep b.

 Besides Griffin being in the NICU this was the next most painful thing I've been through. It hurts so much to see your child hurt and not being able to do anything about it. He was very ill. I kind of went on auto pilot and did what I had to do but then broke down and had a good cry. It was very good when we started to see our little boy act more like himself. It took him a good week to be totally back to normal.

Hope we can stay out of the hospital. Not a fun experience.

The 10 month old

This is his goofy face he now makes ALL the time.  It's hard to get a picture of him when he doesn't make that face. He is crawling now finally. Has one more tooth and getting several more up top. Teething lik crazy. He had his first sick visit to the doctor last week and has an ear infection but is so happy most of the time you wouldn't know he felt bad. He's eating, sleeping, and growing good. Can't believe he is 10 months. He has such a sweet and good personality. He loves his big brother and reminds me so much of Nash.

9 months old= 9 pics

 Hi! I'm 9 months old and I like to wave hi..

 and laugh.

 my first curl

 I like to scrunch up my nose...

and give a sweet smile.

  I can do a plank pose..attempting to crawl

 sweet hands

and feet

8 months

 This sweet boy is 8 months old. He is weighing a little over 20lbs and got his first tooth on my birthday. He's doing good. Drooling all the time and chewing on stuff. Probably going to be more teeth soon. He's getting so big and trying hard to crawl. He ends up in a plank position or just rocking on all fours. I suspect that it will be pretty soon. He's going to town in his walker. He goes super fast and can go exactly where he wants to go. He's still nursing and eating some baby food. Still not a fan of food in general. Such a pretty, sweet, good, and fun baby.

maybe a semi-mid life crisis???

So, last year as I was a few months away to approaching 30 I had a brilliant idea to start doing the insanity work out (my thinking was I wanted to be in awesome shape at 30). Well after week one of insanity I found out I was pregnant with Griffin so that went down the tubes.
So now after two c-section babies my lower stomach is less than attractive and I was introduced to 30 day shred by Jillian Micheals by a friend of mine and thought I would give it a try. The mission is back on. As I am approaching 31, don't plan on no more babies, and really want to be in shape. What better time than now.
Here's a overview of the 30 day shred. It's basically a 30 minute workout including a few minutes of warm up and a few minutes of cool down. The work out itself has three circuts of cardio, strength, and abs. It's non-stop. No breaks. There are three different levels. You are supposed to do each one for 10 days. Each one is difficult to say the least when you first start it, you get pretty decent at it by  the time you move up to the next level, and then the next level is insanely hard and repeat.
What I love about the videos. One they are all on youtube. So basically I just go online and do them from my computer. While I feel Jillian Micheals is annoying and comes off arrogant, she knows what's she's talking about and seems to have a good system and has been proven to get results. She also has a way about motivating you and I think she keeps it real (which is what I like). One thing she says in the video which I LOVE is that you can work out and you can work out hard. Don't buy into "I'll just take the stairs". So true! I could go on and on about how lazy I feel like our society is as a whole and we  almost believe that we shouldn't have to do anything physical. Also, I feel like these videos are doable. The insanity was tough and had some super long work outs in it that at the time didn't seem possible to keep up with but who doesn't have 30 minutes a day?
So, I am 21 days into it. I did 6 days at level one (I wanted to challenge myself more so I moved up early), 11 days at level 2 (it was tough and quite frankly I was terrified of level 3), and now I am 4 days in on level 3 (which is NO JOKE). While I have gotten a lot out of it, I also realize my expectations and lack of patience get the best of me. After each workout, I expect to have a six pack and no body fat. I haven't really lost weight in fact I may have gained a couple of pounds which is fine. My weight wasn't the issue, lack of muscle was and extra body fat was. I definately can tell I have more muscle. My arms and legs are actually starting to look toned.t My arms may be the best they've ever been. My stomach is getting toned too somewhat but the lower stomach still has quite a bit of work to do which after being told by two friends that are personal trainers that C-sections do a number on lower abs and it's gonna take a while to get that where I want it to be. So, I'm trying to be patient with that area.
In the 21 days, I did take there were a few days I missed in there because I was sick but got right back to it. That in itself tells me something. I have never stuck with something that long and I plan on continuing. Not just a 30 day thing but all together trying to be fit. Not necessarily for vanity reasons even though it would be nice to have an awesome body but I feel so much better. Physically, I feel stronger. I have more engery. It's an awesome stress reliever. I feel like a beast when I am able to do some of the super hard moves on Level 3. Early on I noticed (or at least I don't think it's my imagination) my skin looking better. So there you have it. Deep inside I have the desire to be one of those people who are in the best shape of their life even it they are in their 30's.