new week, mamas! may 18--->

Hi mamas!
Kate--LOL on cow lard! My DH only drinks 2 percent. So I get me separate milk from the boys. Yay on your 5K! I'm jealous! I'm halfway there!

Wendy--So sorry for your shoulder pain! Hope the PT appointment goes well and they give you good news on your shoulder! Until then, watch the ibuprofen! Don't want an ulcer too! ;)

Candra--I hate going to the library because I always am overdue and frantically have to search for books! I think we paid the salary of at least one librarian last year with our overdue fees!

Lisa--I hear you on the not dealing well with neediness. Unless you wear a diaper, I don't want to hear you whine!! My middle child is slowly learning how to be more independent. Slowly.

Sydney--YAY on the 5K! Your time is awesome! I'm MUCH MUCH slower!

Jess--I think cereal is fine... I read last week that you should eat your carbs early in the day. I eat them ALL day because I work out at night and neeeeeed a carb with dinner. I eat the Quaker High Fiber oatmeal for breakfast and sometimes some berries with wheat germ on them. I need mega fiber to function well. (TMI?) Hope your little one is doing well!
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Well, I didn't work out yesterday because I was queazy all day and had other ... um... issues. Don't know what was wrong with me. I almost felt pregnant. LOL (A TOTAL impossibility thanks to the wonders of tubal ligation...) Anyway, I felt MUCH better today. took Henry to school, took Maggie (dog) to get groomed, went to Henry's school party, bought the boys end of school surprises, picked up Henry, etc. Henry's last day of preschool was today!! Oliver's last day is Thursday!!! WOOOT!!! I'll not know what to do with myself next week when I don't have to run errands/drive all over the place!! We're leaving for the beach on Saturday. Please pray for NO RAIN!!! :) I bought a swimsuit today. Major trauma. Major. Still looking like a Farside character. But I ran tonight, and did the Ab Circuits pilates-style abs, which was relaxing/nice, but didn't work my abs much. I'm too flexible for yoga/pilates to really work well. My one claim to fame. Sorry for the novel!! I hope you all have a great Wednesday!!!
 
stephanie, end of the school yr!!! how exciting! 2 eeks after this one for gina.
and i am SURE you dont look like the far side! i love tht cartooon, btw!
sorry for the queaziness! yuck!
isabels my whiner too......hate it! she'll use a baby voice to sound like this total brat t pre-k and i just say "i cant understand" til she uses HER voice!
and i am beyond jealousof your flexibility! this mama aint got it!:p


taking a much-needed rest day...after 2 weeks of meso3 and hard runs...my body is ready!
TODAY IS ISABELS 5TH BIRTHDAY!!!
bdays here mean m&m pancakes for breakfast. i'll have 1 loaded blueberry one w/ eggs & veggies.
havent decided if i'll be partaking in cupcakes or not.... bible study is here tonught o we'll be sharing! glad to get rid of them!
 
Hi mommas!!

Kate--my boys would move to your house if they heard that there was a mommy out there who made M&M pancakes!!! A little boy's dream!! I make them popcorn with m&Ms in it for movie night and they think I hung the moon!! Happy birthday to Isabel! (I love her name, by the way!) My Henry will be 5 in December. Funny how our kids are the same age. Isn't Gina finishing up first grade too? Enjoy your rest day! And have a cupcake!!! (but remember this advice is coming from the farside chick. ;))

Hi to all you other fabulous mommies! Miss Maggie, I'm beginning to worry about you! Hope you and your bunch are doing well!! JenP, I'm also wishing you'd check back in with us!!
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Well, my allergies have about gotten the best of me today. Icky throat, sneezing every two seconds, but in good spirits. Any of you have an allergy med you suggest? ... Anyway... tomorrow is Oliver's LAST DAY of first grade! WHERE have the past seven years gone? I can't believe my baby is growing up SO fast. You know, he came to me the other night and asked if we could write some children's books together this summer. (I've written a few but haven't had luck publishing them.) Well, of course I was tickled pink! We wrote our first together last night. It would make an adorable picture book. I'm so delighted that he loves to read/write. Right now he's totally enthralled in the Magic Treehouse books.

Anyway, enough doting! Hope you ladies have a great day!!! I'm needing to do a weight workout, but I've got the running bug. So I may hit the TM again when DH gets home. Later Taters>
 
Stephanie, OMW - I LOVE m&ms and popcorn! That is a crazy-good combo!!! The pancakes are soo yummy! We use the dk choc M's. No syrup - and Gina rolls a banana into hers......Is it breakfast yet?!:p Yes, Gina's at the end of 1st grade...funny how all our kiddos are at the same stages. Candra's boys are the same as our kids too.
BlECH to the allergies! Not sure on the meds...
Congrats Oliver!! I feel the same way! I'm so looking forward to summer when we can recapture the lazy days of no schedules and for a short time relive that toddler/baby stayhomeness!:D TOo cute he wants to write books! Havent heard of MTreehouse - will look for it next time we're out.
Hope you get yoru WO time!

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Today has been a very busy rest day. Isabel's bday so lots of doin's for that. Nice SIL came over with her 2 kids and played for hours. Bible study was at our house and everybody stayed for cupcakes. I havent had one yet.....not sure if I want to.....:confused:
 
2 miles today but no time for a workout. my mom took me to do a bunch of errands and she walked around newbury st with him while i got my hair and feet done. holy smokes, that was awesome! tomorrow is first PT. i really hope they will tell me something about my shoulder too because this is no good.

kate, if you held off on the cupcakes this long, i bet youll be fine without it! m&m pancakes sound wicked awesome - do you use all wh wheat or half? i usually use 1/2 wh wheat cuz im afraid they wont get eaten otherwise. banana-choc chip is a fave here! do your kids and dh really go for them with no syrup?

steph - you go girl on the TM runs! so sweet your guy wants to write books with you =) and btw you are brave to post about alli on OD! only reason i mention is someone said to get your thyroid checked and i am thinking i will do the same. guess it can pop up later in life and is common during/after pg. i cant speak for you but im pretty sure we are in the same boat...as much we work out and eat relatively well, we think we should be losing more weight. i am right there with you...

wendy
 
Kate--Your day sounded fun, but hectic! Those pancakes sound AMAZING!! Henry would love the banana trick too!

Wendy--I was hesitant about posting on OD about Alli, but everyone was SO nice and had such great advice. I did get my thyroid checked and it was good. I think my problem lies in not enough protein and not enough cardio/circuits, but my joints aren't what they used to be, and circuits are rough when you're heavy like I am now. We'll see...

Hope everyone else had a great day!!

Charlie is super cranky lately. Hoping it's a stage and not an impending ear infection. I think he's just mad that he can't move around more. He gets bored and wants to be carried around A LOT!! Don't know what's worse ... this or crawling. Ugh, I dread crawling!! He's growing so FAST!!! :eek:
 
I have been trying to post all day, but Ryder keeps hitting the key board!! All the boys are asleep!! Finally a quiet house

Kate-how was Isabel's b-day?? Pancakes sound yummy!! How do you have time to make them b/f school?? We are always so rushed, so cheerios or oatmeal are what my kids get to pick from:D

Stephanie-my boys love the magic treehouse books! We just started "Lions at Lunchtime" tonight. How sweet Oliver wants to write with you! We have one more week of school. I can't believe they will be in 2nd grade, that just seems too big:(

Wendy-I hope you get your shoulder figured out. I am jealous of you getting your hair and toes done. My hair is a mess:eek:

Well I did 35min on the elliptical today but never got around to abs. I mopped the kitchen floor and Wilson dropped a bowl of ice cream on it:( I never got the last load of laundry out of the dryer:rolleyes: Oh well a woman's work is never done:eek:

I am going to finish wrapping Owen's b-day presents and go to bed!! I just got Jillian Michaels new book "Master your Metabolism" so I think I will start that!!

Have a good night:)

Candra
 
Question for bfing mamas - How often does your LO go poop? It's going on five days since Pomai went poop last. I think the longest she usually goes is 3 sometimes 4 days. I'm a little worried. Not sure if I should just wait and see or feed her something to make her go. Any suggestions?

Lisa
 
hi mammas...

getting ready to leave for my trip. :( I am so weird- left a laundry list of things that I would like DH to do for Anna. I'm worried that he won't take care of her like I do and that is making me sad. It's not like he doesn't have kids- he has two others who are teenagers as well. I guess that I am stressing for nothing.

Last night he put her in her crib and she just cried, and cried and I stood back to see how he would handle it. He was looking for something- so anna cried, he searched the house and I was packing. then I got too sad to hear her fuss any more and went and got her. I guess it is really my fault because I don't let her cry and he feels she should cry sometimes. she's only 10 weeks old!! I feel that there are plently of other opportunities in life for her to cry-- just not now. I told him that I am going to retire and stay home with her. then he stopped what he was doing and sat down with her and put her to sleep. then he finished doing what he was doing. Sorry for venting......

I will log in later and do personals.:eek:
 
just have a sec....

lisa, since ps on solids now it sounds like sthing is backing her up. blueberries seem to help j move things along. js pooping several times a day right now....eating solids 3x/day in addition to bfing

good "luck":p
 
Las nght I managed to eat a huge cupcake with a ton of icing and felt REALLY BAD about it when I had one bite left so I threw it out. I sent the leftovers with Mke for his guys. Sugar/fat all gone

Woke up early and did CTX KB & abs. That ab work is great!
Hoping to do plyo or CS tonight.
No plans for today....groceries, chores, etc.

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Wendy, 2 miles, errands, hair....sounds lovely!:D
good lucj @ pt today!

stephanie. sorry abt ch. js not been quite herself either, but shes teething & its hot!
im right there w/ ya i the bulge battle. had a setback w/ the cupcake last night:mad:. determined to do better today. i do fine w/ reg foods, but get me around desert and i lose it!:mad:

sydney, good luck on your trip! i can feel your anxiety! ita...10 wks seems too young for cio. (((hugs)))
 
lisa, JJ goes at least once a day... i agree with kate, have you tried any new foods recently? bananas still kind of gum up the works for my guy. try feeding p something to help the get the going going, lol =)

wendy
 
bananas slow j down too....but she loves em! she can hoestly eat an entire one by herself! my little chunker!:D

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i almost pigged out but before i started i gave myself a good pep talk and convinced myself i didnt want it. good for me! i find when i get toooo hungry is a big trigger. healthy, evenly-spaced meals, girls! we can do it!! blast that baby fat!:D
 
Hi mamas!!
Hope everyone is having a good day!! Last day of school today!! Everyone is SUPER ill. I think because they didn't sleep well last night due to the excitement. Anyway... Clean eating and working out... Tonight I think I'll take on butts&gutts or either S&H legs/shoulders. Can't decide.

Kate-- Don't sweat the cupcake! You deserve a little something every now and then. You're always SO good!

Sydney--Hope you have a safe trip. Your DH will do great!!

Candra--I think Oliver has read that one. I can't keep up. I gave him two this morning as a little end-of-school surprise, and he read one of them before school:eek:. It's sad when my 7 year old reads faster than I do. :confused:

Lisa--My boys have all had trouble with constipation from time to time as infants. I buy the kids' suppositories (I think Fleet makes them), and I use a HALF of one when Charlie gets backed up (usually if he hasn't pooped in a couple of days I use them). Works like a charm. Oliver's old ped. recommended it. Also, babyfood carrots or pineapple does the trick too. Good luck! Hope you get a full diaper soon!!

Hi to everyone else!!
 
isnt it funny how a mommy can look forward to her baby pooping?!:p

hey stephanie! hope the boys sleep better tonight! our girls are cranky tonight too.:eek: i wish i was always so good! you give me way more credit than i deserve! lower body tonight huh? bothsound great!

i was going to hit a 2nd wo tonight but i am dragging! and its so muggy here! may go get groceries instead. i'll still be movin' i suppose. ugh, but id love to get an extra day of weights in....whats a girl to do? ........zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz :p:p:p

tmrw we're going to a park to play/picnic w/ a friend of mine i havent seen in 6 years. should be fun!:D

candra, you had asked how i did pancakes on a school day.... normally we're cereal & fruit. but i hustled around to do her pancakes. and dds were extra good/helpful knowing they were getting that treat. to not male those pancakes on a bday would be unthinkable!:p
 
Hi,
Quick post to say that everything is going well here. I was all set to exercise this morning at (gulp) 4:30, but the alarm never went off. Thank God I woke up at 5:30a.m. (that's the time I always get up). So, tonight, I will be sure to set the alarm.
I am excited for the summer-8 more days with students!!!!!!!!! And, since I am home from tonight's class...only 5 more classes (and one major project) left for grad studies! The end is near...
One of my students brought in Hanna Montana cupcakes (a boy did) for his birthday, and as good as they looked, I passed them up. I am so proud of myself.
Kate-You always eat clean, so that cupcake you had was no big deal. Me, on the other hand, likes to "indulge" more often!
I wish you all a relaxing, fun Memorial Day weekend. I am off to get my shower.
-Jen
 
Hey Jen! Good to see ya! Will we see more of you during summer break? Hope so! Yay for (both) schools being almost done! Hurray!
THat's early to WO! Today I was up at 5 to get cardio in.....Somehow I was wide awake & ready!:confused::confused: WTG on passing up the cupcake! LOL that a BOY brought HM cupcakes!:p

Stephanie, I was tired and hot and looking for an excuse to not lift tonight but I thought of you sweating it out to B&G and thought "if she can do it, I can do it! So, I just finished M3 W3 sh/tri/bi. Worked so hard and felt so good!
I thnk I'm going for grocs now....
 
Kate--You make me feel like such a slob!! I skipped my workout because my knee was achy and I was SO tired from lack of sleep last night. Tomorrow I'm gonna double up and do a run and lift. I wonder if it counts when I do that? Dunno.Too tired to care...Way to go on your workout!!!

Jen--Hey! Congrats on one more week!! Hope it goes well! And, um, my 7 year old adores Hannah Montana... though I don't know if he'd be brave enough to bring HM cupcakes to school! (he calls her his "girlfriend" LOL)

OK, still have one more kid to bathe before I can settle down with a big glass of wine and about six baskets of laundry to fold. Ah... the glamorous life. ;)

Hope you mammas have a good day tomorrow! I may not get to post. I have to go to the eye doc, run errands, pack, clean the house, etc. What I wouldn't give for a housekeeping fairy about right now... :) Nighty night!
 
stephanie, sorry for the non-wo! and of course dbling up counts! burned cals are burned cals!
i started my day w/ a nice pile of laundry!:rolleyes::p fun!
pack those healthy snacks for your errands and enjoy your day!
whe do you leave for vca?
 
Hi all,

I know I've been lax lately in posting. Ryan is one month old and is so cute. Gaining weight like crazy! I promise that once he gets me on his schedule I will post more often. Workouts are going very well and I'm starting to see clients again, but only when my husband is home to watch Ryan.
 

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