4th of July

For the 4th of July I started out the day by running the Barrus Memorial 5k in Grantsville. It was my very first 5k. It was on day 60 of the BBMC so I counted that as my exercise. I thought that because I had done intense workouts that I would be able to run a 5k without stopping. WRONG! Apparently to train for a 5k you need to run. Hmmmm... Imagine that! I ran the first mile and then pooped out. I was really slow but I did finish! During the run I was thinking to myself that this was the dumbest thing ever and that I didn't know why I signed up. And my first thought when crossing the finish line was that I was going to do better the next year.

Then we watched the parade. It was hot and sunny so we made a little canopy of shade for the boys. Lucy got lots of candy. Then we headed home.

When we got home we flew our kite that Jen and Paul gave us for Christmas a while back. So fun. And it was crazy!

BBMC 2.0

One of my New Year's resolutions was to lose all of the baby weight. I was so motivated and started exercising as soon as I reached 6 weeks postpartum. On May 5th Briana from Bikini Body Mommy started another one of her 90 day challenges. Lets be real, I'll never wear a bikini. But her exercise plans are amazing. They are 20 minutes a day and very doable. She even has meal plans. She has youtube videos for each day. My college roommate, Deise, was my accountability partner. I gained 56 pounds during the pregnancy and by the time I started the challenge I was down 43 pounds. I worked so hard for 60 days straight. I did every workout, drank lots of water, and did major portion control. I stopped after 60 days because everyone including myself got sick. I am proud to say that I have lost all 56 pounds!

I never did take a picture of what I looked like right after giving birth. But here is what I looked like at 37 weeks pregnant and then again on day 30 of the challenge.

Since the picture on the right I have lost an additional 10 pounds. It was a lot of work but I feel great. I didn't finish the challenge but I am so happy with the results. I am stronger. I feel better. I feel capable. My posture has improved. I highly recommend it. Briana is great! You can check out her Youtube videos by just searching Bikini Body Mommy Challenge.

4 month update

Jacob

Height: 25"

Weight: 16lbs 4 oz (75th percentile)

Jacob is emotional. He can go from smiling to crying and then back to smiling in a matter of seconds. He eats about 6oz every feeding and sleeps from 8pm to 6am. He likes his pacifier and can actually keep it in his mouth. His neck is still pretty stiff from having so little room in my stomach. So he'll only turn his head to the left which has caused a major flat spot on his head. He doesn't roll over or anything. He doesn't really move at all actually. He's discovered his hands and sucks on them once in a while.

Luke

Height: 24 1/4"

Weight: 12lbs 8 oz (10th percentile) 

Luke is really mellow. He doesn't really care about much. He can lay on the floor forever pretty content. He only laughs when someone is trying to make him laugh, and only cries when there is a real reason to cry.  He's very social and coos and sings a lot. He doesn't like his pacifier much so he sucks on his fist most of the time. His legs are strong so he kicks them around a little bit and likes to stand with support. He swats and grabs toys more then his brother but still less than he should be at his age. He also hasn't rolled over or anything. He is pretty weak and can't sit up straight and his head is still a little wobbly. He eats about 5 oz at every feeding and sleeps from 8pm to 6am.

Both boys aren't where they should be developmentally. They aren't really interested in being mobile so they sit and watch everyone else. Jacob especially doesn't try to kick his legs or move around. So next month we have DDI Vantage coming to our house to evaluate them. I'm not really worried about them because I think they just aren't interested yet but I'll do what the doctor says. They are social babies who eat well, sleep well and are happy so I am sure when they want to roll over they will. Next week we have an appointment with some doctor to get the boys measured  for helmets to reshape their heads because of the flat spots.

While we were there I had the doctor look at Lucy's ear because she had mentioned that her ear hurt and she had been having goop in her eyes for a couple hours before the appointment. Turns out she had an ear infection and an eye infection. Poor girl.

Swim Lessons

Lucy had swim lessons from June 2-12. She really enjoyed them. She is in the same preschool class as she was last year. She was the most advanced in the class and did so well that I signed her up for another session at the end of the summer. She loves to swim!