It was a rough few
days, but fortunately, it worked. And I think I've learned my
lesson—keep Baby on schedule, or reap the consequences! What
happened was totally my fault, not Dean's. Anyway, we're both a lot
happier now that he's content to take naps again. And these past
couple mornings he's been getting up at 6-7am, which is awesome. I
don't know if he's actually back on track or if it's a fluke, but I
have to say, it was simply marvelous getting up early this morning
and having time to do devotions before Dean woke up! Now I have time
to work on this blog post! :)
We also are
recovering from a tidal wave of sickness—which, miraculously, did
not affect Dean, but bowled me over completely. In addition to a
cold, it brought on pink-eye and a simply marvelous earache.
Anyway, that,
coupled with Dean's screwed up sleeping schedule, put an end to my
blogging for a while. It's hard to sit at the computer and type when
a bored, cooped-up baby keeps pulling on your arm, begging you to
read him yet another book. With all this snow and my Durango
in the shop, we can't really get out of the house, either!
So anyway, those are
my excuses. I hope I am forgiven.
Time to get back on
track!
Unfortunately, I am
not as organized as I hoped I would be when it comes to New
Years Resolutions. I do have a few resolutions for February, but I'm
not going to include all the categories I mentioned in my last post.
That said, here are my resolutions for February:
> purchase
some of the main ingredients for and start testing recipes from the
Trim Healthy Mama book
> come up with
a list of quick, easy, healthy lunches and breakfasts for Andrew to
take to work
> by the end
of February, come up with at least a couple weekly meal plans
> walk daily
(exception—snow/wind); Pilates daily
> write
everyday—even if only for a few minutes
> practice
piano—learn a new song!
> work on
Dean's book
I've been reading
Trim Healthy Mama and am pretty excited at this point to start
their weight-loss plan. (Not that I'm uber-fat, but I would
like to lose a few pounds.) It seems a very healthy, balanced, and
“doable” approach, and the recipes sound delicious. As long as
you follow their guidelines, you can enjoy some pretty decadent
desserts along the way, too… (CHOCOLATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YESSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
In other news, I've
decided to self-publish a poem I wrote for Dean last year. For the
next few months, I am going to practice drawing the types of
objects/creatures/people that appear in the poem. Then I'll
illustrate the story, put it in book format, have it printed, and
give it to Dean on his second birthday in June. :) :)
Anyway, I think
that's all for now. I need to wrap this up before Dean wakes. But
first, some pictures:
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| Out for a stroll |
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| cutie pie ;) |
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| Eating a cookie and surveying his field of books... |
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| Reading |
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| Reading again...because that's what boogies do! |
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| In the pool with Daddy |
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| ...with Mommy |
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| "I'd like a large pepperoni, please..." By the way, look at that chub! I think that diaper is little small! |
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| SNOW!!! |
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| On an Adventure... |
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| Napping with Daddy |
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| Sleeeeeepy.... :) |
