Izzy this fall

I have realized lately that I have not posted much about my little beauty lately and what she is up to. She has only been in school for this is the 3rd week but I think she is changing a little already. The last 5 or 6 days I swear she has been in the BEST mood. So happy and chatty and some of the things she says I can't help but crack up!

School Update

She has adjusted to school. She cried at drop off the first two weeks but ever since last week she said "i am not going to cry" and she didn't. This monday she even stayed an extra hour to have lunch with her friends. (which was a beautiful thing for mommy!) She still doesn't seem to have a favorite friend...there are only 7 kids in her class and she is still talking about a girl that was in it last year that is now in kindergarden. If i ask her who her favorite friend is she will say "there is no Alexis" Poor girl, i hope she finds a buddy soon. I have been impressed so far at the school adn all that they do in 2.5 hrs. They focus on a letter a week and do all kinds of things for that letter. She also swims in the zero entry pool every wednesday. I think she really likes it which makes me very happy

Potty Update

While she has finally stopped pooping in pull ups for a couple months now, we still CANNOT get her to poop anywhere but at home on the little potty. If we are away from home she will just hold it, will not go on a regular potty..even though she will pee no problem on a big potty! It is so frustrating! We are so sick of cleaning the little potty , that i want to put it away but i am afraid you will then stop pooping. Just in the last week we have gotten you to stop peeing on it and pee on the regular toilet but so far no luck on the pooping. Oh well baby steps i guess...it took her forever to stop doign it in teh pull up so hopefully soon she will feel comfortable on the regular potty. Speaking of regular we haven't had to use the miralax regularly for over a month, her body seems to be regulating on its own ( probably the fact that she isn't holding it helps)

Nap Update

I think she has finally given up her nap. For the last 4-5 months she would nap a couple times a week but not everyday..now she pretty much doesn't nap ever. She is handling it okay although there are times by 5-6 you can tell she is pretty tired and she falls asleep pretty quick by 8 everynight.

General Updates

She is VERY into puzzles right now and can do them quite well. She has moved past the babyish ones where it is just an object to fit into a space and can do up to 25 piece puzzles pretty well on her own. She needs a little help but does quite well. She is also into riding her bike now that she has mastered peddling. She loves to listen to "my music" meaning her music when in the car with me. Right now her favorite is the sound track from the movies Mulan and Lion King. She likes a few popular hits but for the most part will request her music. She is very excited for Halloween, she is goign to be Tinkerbell..although she is still pretty fearful of any decoration that moves or makes sounds...totally freaks her out. Good think she saw the witch that moved at walmart just before we left because she was totally spooked and asking to go home as soon as she saw it.

She has got to be the sweetest most affectiate girl around (yes i am biased) she more times than i can count in a day will tell me that she loves me, give me a kiss or a hug or the best is when she asks me if we are best friends!!! TOO SWEET!!!

I am the luckiest mommy in the whole world to have the sweet girl as my daughter! So very blessed.

Wisdom Teeth

I am happy to report that I finally conquered my fear of having my wisdom teeth removed! I had all 4 taken out last friday and it went very well. Better than I thought. I am still a bit stiff today and can't quite chew crunchy food yet but it is getting better..not really in any pain anymore so that is a bonus.

I had put it off for over a year and a half so I am very happy to check it off my list!!!

Izzy 1st Day of Preschool!

Well today was Izzy's first day of official preschool. She is going to the same place (our local YMCA) that she did "Fun Day Friday" last winter and spring but this time she is going for official preschool. She will go M, W, Fri 9:30-12 (or 1 if she wants to stay for lunch bunch). The regular preschool has a different teacher than the Fun Day Friday although she has seen her before because the teachers daughter used to go to Fun Day friday. Plus Izzy's favorite friend from Fridays is now in Kingergarten so she is no longer there.

She did pretty well. She was very nervous and as we were walking in kept saying how she was going to miss me and I kept telling her that I would be back etc. So when we got in the room the teacher showed her the cubbie for her backpack and then took her to the puzzle table to play. I gave her a kiss and a hug and she didn't cry but you could tell she was very nervous.

I then worked out, went grocery shopping and came back to pick her up. When she first saw me come in she got all teary eyed and started getting ready to cry. I asked her why she was crying and she told me because she missed me. I asked the teacher assistant how she did and she said that izzy had a few minutes of sadness off and on but for the most part did very well. Hopefully she will do well on Wednesday when she gets back. She has been pretty clingy the last month or 2...even not wanting sleepovers at her grandparents and sometimes crying at night at their house saying that she misses mommy and daddy. So i think she is going through a bit of a phase with it. I have no doubt she will do great and learn to love it. Wednesday they get to go swimming at school so I am sure she will enjoy that.

7 Year Anniversary!

Today DH and I celebrate our 7th year wedding anniversary! We went out last night to celebrate at our favorite local upscale resturant. They happened to be having a Wine tasting event which we didn't know orginally when we were planning on eating there. Little did I know that wasn't the only thing I didn't know last night.

So we got to the resturant, and were waiting for the wine tasting to start (you taste 5 wines paired with a little appetizer to compliment it). The waitress asked if we wanted to start with a cocktail...(they make the best Martini ever there, the Ruby Red Pama...so good) Well since the wine tasting was supposed to start shortly i decided not to order my martini because i wanted to be able to have time to drink it.

So the wine tasting starts and the lady is telling us about the winery, and the wines...the they handed out the first one...and at first they forgot us(you can choose to do the wine tasting or just have dinner there) but we eventually got the first one. Then as we were tasting the winery woman was walking around the tables talking and she stopped at our table. So I mentioned that it was ironic that she was talking about Napa and that is where we were on our second anniversary and that we were celebrating our 7th tomorrow.

Well then we get the next wine and they bring me mine and it has a curly pink ribbon tied to the stem...at first I think awww that is sweet ..that they put that on after finding out we were celebrating...the a few seconds go by and I am looking at the ribbon and see a ring in it...i honestly first thought...wow that is sweet...that is crazy that they had a fake ring to tie on for special occasions...then I look at it closer adn realize that it is a real ring and I say out loud..."That looks just like my ring" and then I freak out to realize that DH had bought me the matching anniversary band to my wedding band!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He had stopped at the resturant before coming home and gave them the ring and told them to tie it on my martini glass because he knew that I would order one..well we kinda screwed them up since i didn't order it since we did the wine tasting...hence why the ribbon came on the second glass. All the waitresses came over to look at it and wish me congrats. It was incredible

I was(and still am) TOTALLY shocked. We have been joking about it since we got my wedding band and the guy at the jewlery store said he "saved the mold" for an anniversary band....and DH all along has said maybe for 10 years.....so imagine my suprise that he had done this!!!! He had the new mold made a couple months ago when he took in my rings to have them reappraised since we changed insurance companies....I guess he picked it up 2 weeks ago and it has been in his desk. The funniest part is when my rings were at the jeweler my girlfriend said to me "I wonder if he is having the other one made" I was very quick to tell her that there was NO WAY that he would be doing that and even mentioned it to DH. (Little did i know that he called my friend shortly after and told her that indeed he was doing just that!)

It is beautiful and I LOVE it....but even more I love him! After 7 years of marriage he can still completely suprise me!!!!

I am a lucky girl!!!!

A Fantastic Article on Infertility!

I saw from a friends wall on FB today this amazing article on infertility..I had to share! A very well done article from someone on SELF magazine. The only thing that would have been better was to have a piece on adoption in there as well.



http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38311820/ns/health-womens_health/

Must get back on the wagon

Okay it is now August 3rd (which honestly I still can't believe) and it is time for me to get back on the heathy eating/excercise wagon! I have been so bad lately and I can tell. I think I am up about 5 lbs! But even more discourageing is I can tell in the way my clothes fit. I have worked too hard to get and keep this weight off I am not going to put it on again!!!

My biggest problem lately is my eating and even worse my drinking! I have been drinking way too many extra alcoholic calories. I need to get back to no weekday drinking. DH and I have gotten into the bad habit of having a drink (or two) in the evenings while we zone out and watch tv. NO MORE. I need to cut that out along with the snacks i have along with it!

So i am commiting today to no drinking Monday-Thursday (and probably most sunday's but not all) Although i know tomorrow night if i go to my book club party at the gals house with a boat and pool it will be hard to pass up. See this is the problem with summer! Way too many outdoor social activities where i partake in too many empty calories!

Also no more junk, i have been eating too much pizza, taco bell etc lately. I started my day today with a protein shake, and will be having a salad with grilled chicken for lunch with extra veggies.

I also need to get in a 3rd workout day a week at minimum, even if it is just walking. I have been decent at goign to my AOS workouts 2x a week and although they are awesome and I am building muscles and getting stronger, I need more cardio throughout the week to try to get a handle on burning off this extra 5 lbs. I may try to start swimming seeing that we are paying for teh Y membership and since DH is mostly off the wagon as well, no one is using it this summer...and i also never signed iz up for camp like i said i would. So we are spending $65 /month for nothing.......I like swimming and although i have not done it in forever i think it wil be good to balance out my sore knees versus if i try to jog. But i have to get goggles and a swim cap first i think....

I know i can do it, i have done it many times before, i just wish i didnt' have too! I hate getting older, metabolism slowing down (not that mine has ever been all that fast to begin with).

I have got to get this 5lbs off though so better start today!

The quilt is done!!!

Well Grandma finally finished Izzy's quilt. It is amazing! She did the design and of course all the sewing herself! It came out so cute. She even made it as a duvet cover so that in the winter we can put a comforter in it. It will truely be an heirloom forever in Izzy's family. She loves it to...