Growing like a weed

Today I realized that Huddy Buddy is getting too big, too fast!  He is almost 15 weeks old and according to the size charts on most baby clothes, is almost in 9 month outfits!  WHAT?!?!  I went to Target and Baby Gap today looking for cute baby sleepers.  Those seem to be the easiest and most comfortable thing for Hudson to ware.  Anyway, I was going to grab some six month sleepers, but when I looked at the size chart he would only be able to ware them for another few days!  He is too long and getting to heavy for the 6 month outfits!  I just can't believe it!

This got me thinking about his car seat.  In the near future we will be needing to look for a bigger one.  The car seat/carrier that came with his stroller wont work for us much longer.  I'm not sure what we will do when he does outgrow it.  He is big, but so young.  He still can sit up by himself.  So, when we go out to eat I'm not sure how we will handle it.  He won't be able to sit in the highchairs but the carrier will be too small....

I'm so glad he's a healthy little baby!

Look at my little chunky monkey!  I'm so in LOVE!

Taken this morning!

Baby Weight

People lie!  Plain and simple!  So many people told me that after having a baby, the weight would just "fall off".  Well, my sweet little pumpkin is 3 1/3 months old and I have yet to see the number on my scale fall.  I may have indulged a bit too much while I was pregnant.  Apparently you can, but you really shouldn't, eat whatever you want when you are expecting...  hummm (oups, my bad).  But now, all this time has passed and I am heavier than I have ever been in my entire life!  And not just by a few pesky pounds, but buy what seems to be a metric ton!  What I wouldn't give to be able to wear my prepregnancy clothes (or even my fat clothes).  I refuse to continue wearing maternity clothes, but have very few things that actually fit.  I really don't want to be this way for long, and don't want to spend money on new clothes.  Ugh  I am sick of all this baby weight that is hanging around. 

I get so depressed when I see pregnant women who are in their third trimester and they barely look pregnant.  OR I see a woman my age who just had a baby and you can't tell because she is so thin!  How unfair!  I want to blame it on genetics, but unfortunately that would be lying to myself.  My mom was able to shed the baby weight and was really thin after she had my sister and I.  So, it must be me.  I must not be doing enough to drop the weight. 

In collage, when I was at my lowest weight, I walked a mile to the gym EVERY SINGLE MORNING AT 5:00am.  Rain or shine, snow or heatwave (I was even featured in the newspaper as the crazy girl walking to the gym during a huge snow storm when classes were canceled).  While there I did 1 hour of cardio (usually running on a treadmill) and 1 hour of weight lifting.  After getting into a routine, I couldn't live without it.  I was sick less (fewer colds) I felt great, slept better....  My good friend Christie even started going with me and for two years I had a reliable workout buddy.  It made being at the gym every morning fun.  I miss that.

A lot has changed since collage.  I am married and have a baby.  I also have a workout room in our basement that has an elliptical and treadmill (no excuses).  It is convenient and I should be exercising all the time.  Why is it so hard for me to get down there and exercise for 30-90minutes EVERY DAY? 

Well, no more excuses!  If I can't consistently find time during the day to work out, I am going to have to rearrange my life so that I make time.  Starting tomorrow (I did just finish up jogging and walking on the treadmill) I will wake up at 5:00am to exercise.  Hudson will usually sleep until 7:00am so that gives me plenty of time to workout and shower before he even wakes up!  GENIUS! 

OK, that's my plan so far.  Any and all advice/suggestions/support would be greatly appreciated! 

THE PLAN

• Work out for at least 1 hour a day/ 5 days a week
• Eat 5-6 small HEALTHY meals a day with one off day
• Drink only water except on weekends when I can have coffee
• No artificial sweeteners
• eat more vegetables

THE MOTIVATION

• I want to fit into my clothes again
• Our beach vacation this year
• General health   

  

Sunday Sunday Sunday

Friday, Aunt Jessica came over and spent time with Hudson.  We went to a doctor's appointment and then went out to lunch.  Aunt Jessica is so funny.  Hudson just can't get enough!  He can be quite the little flirt!

Yesterday, we spent the day running errands and watching football (and UK basketball) with friends.  Hudson LOVED spending time with "the big boys"!  The poor little guy has no choice but to be a UK fan!  He was born a baby wildcat!  It was fun to see Steve's friends holding Hudson and making him laugh!  So cute!  We found out last night that Hudson thinks his daddy is hilarious!  When Steve would look at Hudson and start laughing, Hudson would crack up!  This went on forever!  It never got old!

Today, we made it to church...barely.  Next week we will need to get up about 45 minutes earlier in order to make it in plenty of time.  I am so glad we went though, because it was a message we really needed to hear.  Again, I really feel that we were at the right place at the right time.  God wanted us to hear the message this morning.  It was like the sermon was meant for my ears.  Because today is the anniversary of the legalization of abortion, some time was set aside to discuss it and hear from women who had made that difficult decision.  I was literally brought to tears while listening to their testimonies.  Everything about today's service was moving.  From the music to the sermon, it was uplifting and thought provoking.  Here are some things I took away from today's service.

• God has a plan for us all.
• We need to do a better job of making church an worship a priority in our lives.
• If you want to hear God and see him stir in you, you must genuinely seek him.
• You can't worship sincerely without sacrifice.
• Everyone struggles at some point with doing the right thing according to God, the key is repentance and seeking God.
• God is all about relationships.
• We, as parents, have a huge responsibility to teach our children to love, respect, fear, and desire to know God.  
• Do not take worship, church, and God for granted.  
• Fathers play a huge role in the development of their children and are responsible for the spirituality of the family. 
• When worshiping, it's not about us.  It's all about God. 

After church, we did some cleaning, started dinner (chili) and are now watching the Packers play football.  We got this adorable Packers outfit from some of Steve's coworkers.  So, we decided to play dress up.  This week is going to be really busy, but I can't wait!  This has been  a lovely weekend!   Now, to watch some football, relax, then watch the Golden Globes!  Whoooo

Playdate

We are so lucky to have found a great church to attend, and even more lucky that so many families in our Sunday School class had babies around the same time we had Hudson!  It is so wonderful getting to share this experience with other people.  Well, today we had a playdate with with some mommies and babies from our class!

Felicity Anne, Hudson, Violet, Wyatt, and Meredith

It was so nice getting out of the house and getting to spend time with other mommies.  Hudson has gotten to meet his little friend Wyatt before, but this was our first time meeting "the triplets".  YES, triplets.  They are just so adorable and still such tiny little girls.  Hudson is only a little over 3 months old and he is 4 pounds heaver than the 5 month old triplets.  Wyatt's mommy had a great idea about getting all of our Sunday School babies together for a picture!  Can you imagine a picture like this, only with 11 + babies?!?!  ADORABLE!

Today was fun and we look forward to many more playdates in the future! 

Well, poop!

Why is it that when we become parents, no topic is off limits?!?!  For example, poop!  Poop went from being something you (I) never talked about.  Then, BAM you have a baby and its all we (I) talk about!  For a new parent poop determines the health of our little bundles of joy and we (I) will talk about it with anyone pretending to care.  It also is something we must deal with on a daily basis.  It's funny though how the only poop that doesn't bother you comes from your own children!  Changing diapers is just disgusting, unless I am changing Hudson's diapers, then its all butterflies and rainbows.  haha

Now, I have a story for you!  Can you guess what it's about?!?!  haha  Hudson rarely and I mean rarely has any issues with diapers and accidents (or blow-outs as Steve calls them).  Every once in a while, there will be a "leak", but like I said, rare!  Well, tonight Steve took Hudson back to his room to change his diaper.  Not a minute later I hear "Lauren, come quick!  We have a situation"!  My heart started racing.  I was thinking of everything that could possibly be wrong:  his poop is a funny color, he fell, he's sick....  It never crossed my mind that the "situation" was a massive explosion of poop that not only leaked out of Hudson's diaper but made it's way all the way up his back and into his hair!  When I got the nursery I found Steve looking shocked and bewildered, not sure what to do.  All I could do was laugh!  I have NEVER seen such a thing!  It was truly amazing (in a funny and slightly gross way).  After we both assessed the "situation" trying to figure out the best plan of action for clean up, Steve says "OK you hold him and Ill just wipe him down.  Then we'll be good to go".  I look at him in disbelief.  "Really?!?! I don't think so!"  haha  MEN! 

Long story short,  Hudson got a bath and was scrubbed from head to toe!  Now he's clean and in new PJ's.

THE END