Getting ready to go!

Well, Izzy just got picked up by grandma where she is spending the night so DH can take me to the airport for my 8:40am flight! I have yet to pack one thing!!! I am so overwhelmed I don't know where to start. On top of that it seems I have been "blessed" with a cold!!!! Yes, I felt it coming on last night, hoped that taking airborne would do the trick but no luck. It is here and I have a feeling it is going to stick around a while!!! Urgh!!!! I just pray Izzy does not get it!!!! So I have been taking my sudefed, airborne and mucenex and hoping for the best. That is probably part of why i have yet to pack is because I would much rather take a nap!!!!

So how do I pack only one suitcase for a week and a half where I will be in locations ranging from 30's at night to hopefully up to 75 during day plus i need work clothes/shoes for the conference, and workout clothes (because i will not fall off my workout wagon while I am gone) , plus casual vacation clothes. Plus I need to pack izzy up too so that DH doesn't hvae to do much of it because I just don't trust that he will remember everything (yes call me a control freak)

So i guess i need to just crank some music and get after it. It is 4:30 in the afternoon and I have a lot of work to do!!!

I will probably be MIA during my trip as I am not bringing a computer and I doubt that DH will bring his with everything else he is going to have to manage on his own at the airport.

Wish me luck!

Random Potty Pictures

Well we really haven't done much potty training lately since Izzy really could care less and has no interest but when she does get on the potty she likes to read daddy's fly fishing magazine...she loves to look at the flies...it is quite comical. Then yesterday izzy found a pack of Dora underwear my mom bought (that are a size too big) and she had to put them on, yes over her clothes and all 3 pair at one time. The pictures are pretty funny so I thought I would post them to start you off to a funny monday!

Sick Girl--Updated

Well Izzy has been sick for the last 2 days. We had our first experience with a puking child and let me tell you....it was the worst! Poor kid got sick in her bed tuesday night about 8:30 and continued to puck/dry heave about ever 20 min's until just after midnight. I have never felt so helpless in all my life! She finally fell asleep in our bed about 1 and slept till 6. She took two naps yesterday and didnt' eat much but thankfully did not throw up either. Today she has just been so tired and laying around most of the day. She won't eat much, although she is drinking milk and juice (but wont' touch the pedilite) I think her stomach hurts because she will say boo boo and she has had bad gas. She will have moments of being a bit perky but it doesn't last for more than 10 mins and then she gets her blankies and comes and lays her head on my shoulders or sits on my lap.

So we are headed to the dr at 4 this afternoon and I hope they can tell me what is wrong. It could just be this is her on her way to recovery and she is so tired etc because she hasn't eaten much the lsat 2 days but who knows. I just hope they tell me something....

UPDATE-Okay we went from bad to worse this afternoon, she went from having just bad gas to writhing in pain from horrible stomach cramps to a diaharrea explosion once and the repeated about 30 mins later horrible cramps and then she pooped and puked on me at the same time!!!! Poor kid it was absolutly awful!!!!!! I have NEVER felt so helpless in all my life as she was in so much pain and there was nothing I could do!!!!

The good news is after the double explosion and she settled she was the best she was all day. By the time we got to the dr she was talking and acting much more normal. The dr said the diahrerea could last 2-3 more days and not to give her any dairy. I think this is what gave her all the problems yesterday, she had a bunch of milk in the morning and by the afternoon was really really sick. She slept great last night and was very happy to see grandma this morning (i have to work for at least a few hours) so hopefully today will be a better day!!! What a nightmare!!!

My poor girlfriend Amy who was at the mall with me with her daughter on Monday has had it almost worse I think. Her daughter has had horrible diarhrea since Wednesday and puked again this morning!!! This has got to be the worst stomach bug I have evern seen

Vacation excitement and anxiety!

Well we are getting ready for our first ever family vacation out of the state of Michigan!!! (Our trips up North to the cabin don't count). I am very excited but already getting nervous about packing, and what it will do to Izzy's schedule.

Here is our plan. I am flying to Vegas a week from tomorrow for a conference for work that runs Thursday and Friday. Let me start by saying i am BEYOND excited for these 3.5 days!! I have an early flight Wednesday morning so i get to vegas early in the day and have the entire day/night free to do WHATEVER I want!!!!!!! I am hoping for great weather for walking the strip. I work for my dad so my parents will be there as well so I will be hanging out with them some (and milking my mom for all the free stuff/food/shopping i can---yes I am shameful like that) Thursday and Friday are jam packed for the conference but I am still excited about that, should be good. Then Friday night I am going to see Phantom (5th row!) with my mom. DH and Izzy fly in Saturday afternoon (yes DH is flying 4 hrs by himself with our 2yr old....G-d Help him) We are spending Saturday night in Vegas and then Sunday we will begin our road trip to Scottsdale with stops at Grand Canyon and Sedona on the way.

This is where I start to get anxious a little. It is a 4hr drive to Grand Canyon and then anothe r2 hrs to Sedona. We are staying 2 nights in Sedona and then moving on to Scottsdale where we will spend Tues-sat, when we are going home. The purpose of our trip to Scottsdale is kind of a family renioun( my family is complicated and I will spare you the full explination in this post, it is long enough). My grandparents, 2 sets of aunts and uncles along with my "dad"Stuart and his wife wendy. My "dad" lives in Austraila, he was my mom's first husband, they got divorced when i was 5 and he gave up his parental rights when I was 14....so needless to say there is some history there. We have made a lot of progress over the years and have decent relationship....it is not a father/daughter relationship but one of mutual respect I think and we are getting to know one another as adults and the people we are today versus the people we were 15 years ago....I love his wife Wendy she is a total sweetheart. So it will be very interesting to see how we do with that much time together even though we will not be togethe4 24/7. Most of the family is staying with my aunt /uncle in their house or the condo wthey own, while we are staying in a hotel (more like a low budget inn/suites , Stuart offered to pay for our accomadations which we were very grateful for, however the place he booked looks a little shady so we will see how that goes)

Here again is where I get nervous. I wonder how Izzy is going to handle all of this. We are not even bringing the pack n play because we are pretty sure she won't sleep in it (she didn't when we were in NJ) So we have a one room suite (it has a bedroom with 2 full beds) and a seperate living room. So izzy will be sleeping with us....I know her routine is going to get WAY out of wack and I am already afraid it will never go back when we get home.

Not to mention my anxiety for packing. I need to get Izyz mostly packed before I leave, because DH has not really done this before and I think i am a control freak and think only i can do it. Then there is the weather, looks like it will be as low as 30-40's at night, and up to 75 or higher during the day depending on where we are...what a nightmare for packing clothes!! Plus there is the duration, i will be gone for a week and half!! I need "work clothes" fun clothes for going out in Vegas, and vacation clothes...not to mention workout clothes because I will be trying to at least get some workouts in! That is a long time. I guess my aunt and uncle will have laundry at their house so I am sure we can use it which should help. My anxiety level is seriously getting up there about packing. I need to get a really good jump on it this weekend, I need to try on my summer clothes and hope the fit (they should as my size hasn't changed too much) and I need to see what I have for Izzy that fits and maybe pick up a few things if needed although i got some t-shirts and skorts and a pair of capri's for her the other day so she will probably be okay.

Can you tell I am a bit overwhelmed?????

Mid-way fitness testing part 1

Okay so this morning we redid part of our fitness testing...sit ups, push-ups and plank. The rest we will be doing on Wednesday (30 min endurance test, body fat and weight)

Here are the results, I improved in all teh area so i was very pleased

Push Ups-- Beginining of class 7, today 10 (not too bad, seeing that I am terrible at these it was nice to see a little improvement

Sit Ups (as many as we can in 30 sec) Beginning-20, today 25

Plank (hold it as long as we can) Beginning 1 min 25 sec, today 2min 10sec (i beat everyone in my class....but there were only 5 of us today)

I am really anxious for the endurance test, how long we can go in 30 mins....I still haven't been doing much running but I am hoping this has gotten better. I think we are going to do it as a group on Wednesday so I am sure that will help me go farther.

Oh, and I forgot to comment...last friday I signed up to do my first 5k!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is March 21st!!!!!! I don't know if I will be able to run the whole thing (probably not) but I am excited to do it and do as well as I can.

More results coming Wednesday....

Wake up Call

Okay so I know that the economy is terrible and so many people are out of work but I have to say up until yesterday, I didn't really apply it to "my world" I am trying to stay positive amoungst all the negative talk on ever single media channel. My job is thankfully secure seeing that I work for my dad, it is part time and his company is thriving. That being said I dont' exactly make very much money. DH has been with his company for over 10 years, and is actually part owner, (4%) There are 3 other main owners. While I know that his job is for the most part is secure as he would probably be one of the last ones they let go, it was a real wake up call for me when he said yesterday that they are making all teh admins go to 4 days a week starting next week!!!

These really are very scary times and I need to be a bit more concious of that , but without it putting me in a total depression. We are very fortunate to have what we have and live the lifestyle we live. It does however make it that much more real that Izzy will probably be the only child we have and this truely does sadden me.

I think I needed that little wake up call to make me a bit more concious of the state of things. I hope they start improving soon...............

2 year check up

I took Izzy in for her two year check up this morning and we got nothing but glowing reviews! Izzy weighed 27lbs (56%) and is 35.28 inches (84%). The doctor was very pleased with all her milestones. She even said that color recognition is a milestone for 3yrs old so that was pretty cool!

I asked about how much milk she should be getting and she said 16 oz a day with a minimum of 8oz and said that if izzy isn't drinking enough to give her some calcium fortified OJ if needed. Izzy likes milk she just doesn't drink a ton of it during the day. She also said that I was correct to switch to 2% milk. I switched her the week before her b-day.

I asked about tips to take away the binky and she said probably best to just remove it and it iwll be about a week of her giving us trouble. I am not looking forward to this but I know it needs to be done. SHe only gets her binky in her bed but she is pretty attached to it. I think I am going to wait until after we get back from vacation at the end of Febuary to take it away....I figure vacation is going to be hard enough, why make it harder and take away the binky.

I also asked about toddler bed transitions and she said as long as she is not climbing out it is okay to leave her int eh crib especially since she is upstairs by herself since we have a first floor master. I was planning on doing this anyway but was happy that she agreed.

I also asked about potty training and she said that Izzy will start to tell me when she is ready and for now to just be laid back about it, introduce her to it as much as possible. Which is what I have been doing so I need to just keep at it.

She got one shot , the Hep A vaccine and Izzy did not even cry! She flinched a little but didn't shed a tear!

I am very excited that she is on track and doing so well. We are very lucky!

Forgetful!

Okay so I really need to check and double check my gym bag before I leave the house. Yesterday I forgot underwear , and there was no way i was putting back on my nasty sweat ones so yes I went commando!!! I was already running late for work so I had no time to stop and buy new ones so I went without....let me tell you , weird sensation! Not something I will be repeating anytime soon but I made it through the day.

Well today I was sure to pack underwear, but I forgot a bra!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now i can go commando if needed but I cannot go without a bra, my boobs hang down to my knees!!! So there I was in the target parking lot at 7:55 waiting for them to open so I could go buy a new bra to get me through the day!!! I HATE buying bras and have a really hard time because I am small around but have fairly large boobs (although they have gotten smaller in teh last year) so I ended up getting lovely (not really) pink cotten bra to get me through the day! It is actually pretty comfortable and fits pretty decent for a Target bra....and only cost 10.99. Only problem is I packed a white shirt to wear under my blank sweater, so unfortunately I do not have the option of taking off my black sweater because you will then see my lovely new pink addition. Oh well..next time I will double check my bag!!!!

Pilates

Okay so in this down economy where everyday all you hear is how bad it is...what have I gone and done.......found something else expensive that I feel like I can' t live without! I did a pilates demo at teh gym on saturday on teh reformer and thought it was AMAZING!!! I LOVED it!!! The only problem............it is $25 a class!!! I would so LOVE to add this to my workout routine on Saturday morning's or something. It was so cool and I can't imagine the results you would feel from it. At first I felt like it was some sort of midevil torture device of a machine but once I got over the initial awkwardness I really liked it....and I want to do it!!!

So now all i have to do is figure out how to pay for it!!!!!!!!!!!