This year I have made a few goals for myself. I tried to choose things that were achievable, and reasonable.
1) Run a half marathon with my husband in April.
2) Run a total of 500 miles this year.
3) Cook more meals at home, eat out less.
4) Be a more "green" family.
5) Worry less, stress less, and smile more while making memories with my family!
What's your goal(s) for 2014?
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Thursday, January 9, 2014
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Second Time Around
Remember my earlier post where I said I may not breastfeed the new baby? Last time I failed my son. I didn't produce enough milk. This coupled with numerous complications we both had just ruined it for us from the start. It left me very discouraged to try it again. I felt like I couldn't do it and was a failure, so not to even try.
A couple of weeks before JP was born, I decided to give it my best shot. "Breast is best" and I wanted him to get all the help he could. Even more so when he was born almost 3 weeks early.
I'm happy to report that we have been successfully breastfeeding for 6 weeks! Yes, we supplement and he gets bottles when I am away (sometimes that's formula, sometimes breast milk), but from 6pm-6am, we nurse or he gets pumped milk. This is an improvement from last time around when we made it just 10 days, so I'm happy. My theory was that any breastmilk was better than none. With me returning to work this week, it will be interesting to see how long we can keep this up.
My point of this post is that every pregnancy, every baby, is different. Just because something didn't work once, doesn't mean it won't work again. I almost didn't even try this time, but now, I am happier than ever that I did. Knowing that I can keep my baby happy and healthy makes me feel like I am helping my son succeed.
My first goal was to make it a month, then six weeks and we did that. My next goal is to make it to 2 months, then we will make a new goal :)
A couple of weeks before JP was born, I decided to give it my best shot. "Breast is best" and I wanted him to get all the help he could. Even more so when he was born almost 3 weeks early.
I'm happy to report that we have been successfully breastfeeding for 6 weeks! Yes, we supplement and he gets bottles when I am away (sometimes that's formula, sometimes breast milk), but from 6pm-6am, we nurse or he gets pumped milk. This is an improvement from last time around when we made it just 10 days, so I'm happy. My theory was that any breastmilk was better than none. With me returning to work this week, it will be interesting to see how long we can keep this up.
My point of this post is that every pregnancy, every baby, is different. Just because something didn't work once, doesn't mean it won't work again. I almost didn't even try this time, but now, I am happier than ever that I did. Knowing that I can keep my baby happy and healthy makes me feel like I am helping my son succeed.
My first goal was to make it a month, then six weeks and we did that. My next goal is to make it to 2 months, then we will make a new goal :)
Thursday, January 3, 2013
2013...A year of change!
2013 shall be a year of change for us. We will welcome a new family member in June, and hopefully sell our house later this year too!
First off, we will be updating parts of the house to make it 'market ready'. We've been in this house for 7 years. It's where we spent our wedding night, welcomed our first born child, and made countless memories. We've simply outgrown this space.
In addition to hopefully selling our house and upgrading our living space, we will welcome a new blessing to our family in early June. I'm currently 17 weeks pregnant and eagerly awaiting January 21st when we find out our baby's gender!
With all of that said, being pregnant makes it hard to make resolutions! I generally don't make resolutions, but this year I have a couple.
1) Keep better track of my spending. I seriously NEVER write down anything in my checkbook register. I get online once a week or so, make sure stuff's cleared, and just go on with life. This year I want to keep track better. I want to know where my money is going and see where we can be saving money. I think having an iphone will help this, as I can get an app that is at my fingertips anytime I need it!
2) I want to run a 5k this year. I wanted to last year, but it just didnt work out. This year is the year. I WILL DO IT! As soon as the doctor releases me to exercise after baby is born, I will be hitting the pavement and getting ready for my first 5k! If hubs can do triathlons or a marathon, I can surely make the effort to do a 5k with him :)
Two relatively simple things to do, 12 months to accomplish them....I got this!
First off, we will be updating parts of the house to make it 'market ready'. We've been in this house for 7 years. It's where we spent our wedding night, welcomed our first born child, and made countless memories. We've simply outgrown this space.
In addition to hopefully selling our house and upgrading our living space, we will welcome a new blessing to our family in early June. I'm currently 17 weeks pregnant and eagerly awaiting January 21st when we find out our baby's gender!
With all of that said, being pregnant makes it hard to make resolutions! I generally don't make resolutions, but this year I have a couple.
1) Keep better track of my spending. I seriously NEVER write down anything in my checkbook register. I get online once a week or so, make sure stuff's cleared, and just go on with life. This year I want to keep track better. I want to know where my money is going and see where we can be saving money. I think having an iphone will help this, as I can get an app that is at my fingertips anytime I need it!
2) I want to run a 5k this year. I wanted to last year, but it just didnt work out. This year is the year. I WILL DO IT! As soon as the doctor releases me to exercise after baby is born, I will be hitting the pavement and getting ready for my first 5k! If hubs can do triathlons or a marathon, I can surely make the effort to do a 5k with him :)
Two relatively simple things to do, 12 months to accomplish them....I got this!
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
The Bucket List
So the past few days I've been thinking a lot about the things I want to do in life. The things that aren't necessarily "common" or "usual" or "expected" to do, but the things I want to accomplish, see, or do. I decided to come up with a list of things I want to do before I am 50. That gives me ~22 years to accomplish it. So here's the list, in no particular order.
My Bucket List
1. Visit Europe
2. Travel to Hawaii
3. Get my bachelor's degree
4. Learn how to drive a motorcycle
5. Ride in a helicopter
6. Meet a celebrity
7. Go to Ground Zero in NYC
8. Become a community leader
9. Have a second child (this one is still up in the air)
10. Make a difference in a child's life (that is not my child)
11. Trace my family roots back as far as possible
12. See my son graduate high school, college, and get married
13. Compete in a triathlon
14. Run a 5k
15. Ride a "Tour for the Cure" race
16. Teach my child about his family members that have passed before his time
17. Fly in the cockpit of an airplane
18. Sky dive
19. Swim with the dolphins
20. Buy a bigger house
21. Get my master's degree
22. Become a certified CPR instructor
23. Plant my own garden (and actually have it grow!)
24. See the Grand Canyon
25. See the Las Vegas Strip
26. Visit Australia
27. Organize a community group
28. Visit Alaska
29. Travel to the Virgin Islands
30. Take my child to Walt Disney World
I will be adding to the list as more things come along, and updating as I can cross things off also.
My Bucket List
1. Visit Europe
2. Travel to Hawaii
3. Get my bachelor's degree
4. Learn how to drive a motorcycle
5. Ride in a helicopter
6. Meet a celebrity
7. Go to Ground Zero in NYC
8. Become a community leader
9. Have a second child (this one is still up in the air)
10. Make a difference in a child's life (that is not my child)
11. Trace my family roots back as far as possible
12. See my son graduate high school, college, and get married
13. Compete in a triathlon
14. Run a 5k
15. Ride a "Tour for the Cure" race
16. Teach my child about his family members that have passed before his time
17. Fly in the cockpit of an airplane
18. Sky dive
19. Swim with the dolphins
20. Buy a bigger house
21. Get my master's degree
22. Become a certified CPR instructor
23. Plant my own garden (and actually have it grow!)
24. See the Grand Canyon
25. See the Las Vegas Strip
26. Visit Australia
27. Organize a community group
28. Visit Alaska
29. Travel to the Virgin Islands
30. Take my child to Walt Disney World
I will be adding to the list as more things come along, and updating as I can cross things off also.
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