Shopping Spree!

Recently I wrote about how I was trying to loose some weight.  I have now lost 15 pounds!  Before I got pregnant Jake said that I could go on a shopping spree and get some new clothes.  I then found out I was pregnant and didn't want to buy any clothes, so I waited.  After I had the baby, I wanted to loose some weight before I bought new clothes.  At the beginning of the year, I made the goal to loose about 10 pounds.  I still have some of my pooch left to loose, but I am happy with my results.  

So, this past Friday, we headed down to Utah to go on my shopping spree.  This shopping spree is my Valentine's Day, Birthday, Anniversary all wrapped in one.  Friday night we went over to my brother and sister-in-law's house and played games with them and with my sister and brother-in-law.  We had a great time.

The next day, was shopping day!  My sister, Milisa, went with me to help me pick out some stuff.  We shopped for about 9 1/2 hours!  I have never shopped for that long and I was tired by the end.  We had a great time.  It was fun shopping, not really worrying about how much each thing costed.  I did get some great deals and I love what I ended up with.  I lucked out because it was labor day weekend so there were lots of sales going on.  I had a great time hanging out with my sister.

On Monday, I went out shopping a little bit more here in Pocatello for some things that I didn't have time to get on Saturday.  I also ordered a few things on-line to complete what I wanted.  Jake gave me a budget of $3000 and I came in at just over $2400.  It was so much fun going to different stores and picking what I wanted.  Thanks Jake!  You are an awesome husband.

Best Friends

This is what I found when I went down to tell Tean that quiet time was over and he could come upstairs.

Roxy is so good with him!

Ziah's Talking!

Tean was sick at the beginning of the week.  He was so sad that he was sick for so long.  On Thursday when he finally felt better, he was running around the house like crazy, so happy that he was better.  Ziah still hasn't gotten sick from him (hope it stays that way).  Ziah has also been sleeping a lot better since getting the lavender oil and the serenity blend oil. His naps aren't perfect like I want them to be, but overall he is taking longer naps and he is a lot happier.

This week, Tean was playing with Ziah on the floor.  Ziah was talking with him, and I heard Tean yell, "Mom!  Mosiah just said stegosaurus!"  I must have a pretty smart 4 month old.  Tean is always saying that Ziah is saying this word or that word.

Tean and Ziah watching Dinosaur Train.  That could be where Ziah picked up the word stegosaurus. 

Tean is such a great big brother.  He loves playing with Ziah and is a great help to me.  Ziah loves it when Tean plays with him (most of the time).  Tean with squish Ziah's face, have Ziah hit himself in the face, pull on his arm, and Ziah usually just smiles and deals with it.

On Saturday night we had a bunch of friends and neighbors over for a pie night.  Jake and I made a breakfast quiche, a shrimp quiche and a cheesecake.  Jake loved the quiches (I'm not a big fan of them) and the cheesecake was pretty good, considering I tried a new "healthier" version.  I mixed greek yogurt with the sugar free cheesecake pudding powder then I put a thin layer of raspberry jam on top with a few raspberries.  It was fun getting together with friends and having good food.

Since the beginning of the year I have been working on loosing the weight I have gained since being pregnant with Ziah.  I had about 10 pounds that I wanted to loose and my pooch on my belly.  Jake said that I could go on a shopping spree after having the baby to get some new clothes, but I didn't want to go until I lost some weight, so that was my motivation.  So far I have lost about 12 pounds!  I'm really excited about it.  I'll drink a green smoothie in the morning, for lunch I have one egg plus two egg whites, a fruit and a piece of bread, and then I'll have dinner and have a big salad with dinner.  I have cut out sweets except for Tean's birthday and this pie night that we had.  That has been kind of hard for me, but I just think that I only have to do it until my birthday.  Everyday except Sunday I try to do 40 minutes on my elliptical, but I don't always get that long in.  At night I'll do stomach exercises or arm or leg exercises.  I still have a little pooch that I want to get rid of, so I would like to loose a few more pounds and hopefully that will help me get rid of it.  My goal is by my birthday, so I have a few more weeks to get rid of it.  I'm excited about my results and look forward to eating a yummy cake on my birthday!

Happenings this week

Not a whole lot has been happening this week since I last posted, but since I'm trying to do at least one post a week, I'll update the few people who read it on what has been going on.

Tean has been sick for the last few days.  Tean, the baby and I didn't even go to church yesterday because he has had a fever.  He will lay around for a while, I'll give him some medicine and then about an hour later he is great.  Then after a few hours he'll be laying around.  I really hope that he will be feeling better soon.

Luckily Ziah hasn't gotten sick yet.  Hopefully he won't.  He is being his usual happy self.  He usually only takes half hour naps, which isn't cool at all.  He is a little more clingy on those days, and so much happier on the days that he actually takes a longer nap.  I just got some essential oils.  My friend used them on her baby when he wouldn't nap and they worked really well, so we will see how they work.  Ziah loves it when Tean plays with him.  I'm so grateful for my two little boys!  I am a lucky mom!