What Else is Going on in Our Life

Our life is a very busy one. Four children four and under does not make for a easy day. But they sure are full and happy (most of the time). Baby S had his 2 week appointment last week. He gained TWO lbs...TWO. I don't think I have to tell you that he is doing very well, I think two pounds in two weeks speaks for itself. Miss A is as sweet as ever. She loves her little brother and is very interested in him. She crawled out of her crib for the first time yesterday, but has yet to do it again. I have never had a kid crawl out of the crib. Good thing I was already planning on moving her to a bed in the next month or so. Mr. L has recently potty trained. I was going to wait until the baby came but he didn't want to wait that long. One day he decided he was done with diapers and that was that. He loves his Buzz Light Year and playing with his sisters. He is sweet for the most part although his is in his whinny phase and some days it is very wearing. Eliza has really grown up in the last little bit. We have very interesting conversations sometimes. In the last couple of months she has started waking up in the morning and is able to recall her dreams. She has visited the chocolate factory from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and recently was Cinderella. She is very ready for school next year and we are going to start learning to read in the next week or so. Larry is very, very busy this semester. He was made the General Manager in May so work is busier than ever. He started school again and is taking four classes and is hoping to be done in April. With the fifty hours at work per week and four classes we don't see our daddy that much, but when we do, we sure do enjoy him. As you can imagine right now my life is full with house work, laundry and raising our four beautiful children. It is a lot of work but I sure do love it. We have been so blessed. Life couldn't be better.

New Start

About a year ago I came across a Facebook page written by a lady who has really inspired me. A couple of years ago she found 40 looming in front of her and it caused her to take stock of her life and realized that she was not happy with herself. She was overweight and tired. So she started working out at the gym and she lost some weight, but not enough so she hired a personal trainer and started researching. In the about five months she went from a size 14 to a 4/6. She felt great. The more I read the more interested I became. How did she do it. Well the answer was she started clean eating and weight training. Okay, so I decided to do some more research and read a lot of peoples' stories, they are all the same. I was really intrigued with this clean eating lifestyle, but if I was to do it I would need Larry on board because it is a lifestyle, not a fad diet. Before I could even talk to him about it I found out we were expecting Baby S and I didn't feel up to the changes I needed to make. About the time I started feeling more up to it I got put on bed rest and was dependent on others to help me take care of my family. So now that Baby S is here and I am recuperated it was time to do something to help us be healthier, and hopefully, skinnier people. I talked to Larry and he is totally on board. So I am announcing that as of today we are living a clean eating lifestyle. Larry is going to start his strength training tonight, and hopefully if I get the go ahead from my doctor I can start on Friday. So what does this life style mean? It means that we are going to do our best to cut out all processed foods from our diet, go back to the way food was meant to be ingested. We will eat five to seven small meals a day instead of three larger meals. The reason for this is to always keep our melabolism fed so that it always is running optimally. Also because this is a lifestyle not a fad diet we are going to start off with a cheat day and hopefully eventually get it down to just a cheat meal. What this means is that once a week we will have a day where we can bend the rules a little and try that recipe we really wanted to or have a little of that dessert we have been craving. I am a strong believer in moderation in everything and that means dessert every once in a while. So in a nut shell we are going to just try and be healthier. My personal goal is to lose 60 lbs in the next year and to feel more energetic and excited about life. By writing it down here I am making myself publicly accountable. So wish us luck and hopefully in a year I will be a renewed person!

Baby S

The baby is here! And it is a boy!

 Meet Baby S

He was born on Friday (at 3:04AM). He was 8 lbs 15 oz and 20.5 inches long. He and Nancy are healthy and doing well. His big sisters and brother are excited. Here are pictures of them holding him for the first time.