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Ten Things Tuesday
1. I have been straightening my hair recently with a flat iron rather than blowing it out. It looks nice and it feels softer.
2. I found another box of contacts in the drawer this morning and called to cancel my eye doc appt because I don't need new ones yet, and I am cheap.
3. I'm still honestly shocked at how small those onsies were... you're supposed to fit a baby AND a diaper in that?
4. My lunch today is a southwest bean and chicken bowl I made at home, but I forgot to bring a bit of sour cream... so maybe I'll go out.
5. My husband made plans tomorrow night with a friend of his and I get to go hang out with his wife. This is the first time he made plans with them, normally we make plans FOR them.
6. I have "My Body" by Young the Giant suck in my head.
7. I haven't been able to do crunches since last thursday because our ab workout in class was so intense (we did dirty crunches, think incline crunch except your legs are wrapped around someone else... yes, in class)
8. I really hope we can get Indian food for dinner tomorrow night
9. I'm so excited to have the new car, but I don't want anything to happen to it so I am afraid to drive it anywhere
10. My nails are really long right now and all I want to do is bite them off. Must... not... give... in.
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Re: Ten Things Tuesday
1. I'm working from home today with a sick baby.
2. Right now he's pissed because I won't let him type you all a message.
3. I just tried to let him and he cried and got scared of the keyboard.
4. He got his first fever last night when I got home with him and I was so pissed I almost picked up the phone to give the person who got him sick a piece of my mind.
5. DH is out of town. I hate it.
6. DH found out that he's getting another promotion.
7. I'm making stuffed shells for dinner, but don't have spinach, so I'm omitting.
8. MIL is coming over tonight and I am so looking forward to running to Target while she's here.
9. My house is disgusting, but I don't want to clean/disinfect until Gabe is better.
10. Gabe's birthday is in 34 days. I'm refusing to believe this.
BFP#2: 8/14/11 M/C 8/30/11 6w1d
BFP #3: 10/26/11
Beta #1 @11dpo: 22 Beta #2 @13dpo: 90 Beta #3 @17dpo: 480
Missed m/c 12w3d 12/28/11, d&c 12/30/11
dx Homozygous C677T MTHFR
1. I am going to nom a chicken TENDER wrap from BWW and you can't stop me.
2. The grilled chicken wrap was not satisfying on saturday and I am out for revenge.
3. It will take a ton of self control not to eat 40 pepperonis straight out of the package while cooking mini pizzas tonight.
4. I am guessing my calories are effed for today.
5. Loki will hurt me.
6. I have lost 4.4 pounds since the 15th.
7. I am really hungry and that's all I am thinking about right now.
8. I am depressed that I have been at my office for 6 months with no hope of escaping soon.
9. I am a book snob.
10. Your mom.
1. I cannot believe it's already 11:30 - my day is flying. Being busy at work tends to do that.
2. The jeans I bought last week to wear are several sizes bigger than I was pre-pregnancy. I've been eating better & walking to help shed the weight. I put them on this morning and they're getting looser. I'm thrilled.
3. I'm tempted to go upstairs and pull out the tote of my pre pregnancy clothing so I have more options. But I'm scared I'll try them on and find I'm still too big.
4. The DVD player in our bedroom broke a while ago and we haven't brought the downstairs one upstairs yet so I've had three DVDs from Blockbuster for about three months now. *sighs*
5. Our first tulip opened up in our yard yesterday! I pulled up the driveway and saw it. I raced out of my car and over to see it close up. I'm a dork, I love tulips and we've been without them in our yard for two years.
6. I'm secretly pleased when my calorie counter tells me I'm not taking in enough calories because I've been working them off. I've never been this size in my life and I have no desire to stay here for long.
7. Dayne woke up at 1 AM for his feeding and as I was burping him he let out the cutest, sweetest sigh and I wanted nothing more than to hold him forever. Screw sleep when you have an adorable baby in your arms.
8. I'm suppose to be working - I have SO much to get done and I'm wondering when I'm going to squeeze lunch in...
9. I've decided once I reach my goal weight I'm going to treat myself by overhauling my wardrobe. I believe I will have earned it.
10. My parents are in town as of 9 AM this morning for a week. Two weeks after that my mom is back for good and hopefully my dad follows soon after. As well as my sister, BIL and her babies.
1. I'm stressing out about how much stuff i have to get done this week. i need more after work hours added to my day.
2. I love that i am working out again but i hate the it takes up so much time.
3. My dvr is so ridiculously full i have slight anxiety about it. (yes, i have issues)
4. I'm mad at myself for doing so good during the week with my diet and exercise and totally blowing it on the weekend. i'm getting nowhere.
5. I making pulled pork in the crock pot for the first time. i always get worried when i leave something in the crock pot the first time i make it.
6. I drank a lot of water yesterday and almost every time i took a sip i thought about how unhealthy it was for me. hehe
7. I just realized that most of my things so far are about me having some sort of anxiety. i might have a problem and i'm worried about it. hahahahaha
8. I crack myself up.
9. I'm sick of people coming on the board just to talk about themselves and get advice but not contributing to anything else.
10. I always have a hard time coming up with 10 things but as soon as i post i think of 5 more almost immediately.
1. My cold is clearing up but it is in the dry stage right now - I'd rather it be runny. I cant hear, smell or taste anything and it sucks.
2. I cannot wait until we move into our house. I'm so ready to have our own space back.
3. Even though I'm excited to pick out paint colors and decide what projects to tackle first I hate talking to dh about it because he never can just decide on one thing. We've talked about it mulitple times and I think I know what the plan is but really I dont think there is a solid one and it is making me annoyed.
4. I have a ton of laundry to do but dont feel like doing it.
5. I like to lurk on the DandR board but really think its weird that some of them know names of paint colors. I have colors picked out for our house in a baggie sitting right next to me and I couldnt tell you the specific name for any of them.
6. I hate the noise Lucas' baby monitor makes and usually just turn it off I can hear him through the whole house anyway when he wakes up so I dont think it is a big deal, but I still carry it around with me because I'm paranoid and like to turn it on to check every once in a while.
7. I really want an entenmann's cream cheese coffee cake. Like bad.
8. I'm annoyed at Dh because we need to put my car up for sale and he said he'd take care of it but he hasnt yet. This conversation happened a week ago. I dont think he's even looked into yet. But he spent his whole saturday organizing his hunting stuff in his parents garage.
9. Lucas has 8 bottles of bubbles that I can see from where I'm sitting. He cannot blow bubbles.
10. I need a new hairstyle but I dont have the time to actually have a style.
Mommy's little helper
Good progress! Don't give up, remember that weight loss is the satisfaction you're looking for... not the immediate satisfaction of that wrap!
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1. I made a good dinner last night, whole wheat pasta with avocado/pesto sauce. Different, but very good.
2. The leftovers I'm having now are just as good as they were last night.
3. I'm going to NC in two weeks.
4. The bump has become really boring to me lately. I find more and more that common sense is not common...not even a little bit.
5. I'm done teaching some of my private piano lesson on June 7 and while I'll be sad to leave some of my students, I cannot wait to have some evenings back.
6. We skipped church on Sunday so I could get some baking done for a work bridal shower.
7. I'm taking a comp day on Friday, yet the week is still dragging by.
8. I'm tired of stupid twin and pregnancy jokes at work. They're not that funny. Some of them don't even make sense.
9. I'm tired of all the drama surrounding education in MI. I would love to know whether or not DH will be called back next year.
10. I had a Lofthouse cookie this morning and will probably have one more this afternoon.
1. I have been craving sushi for months and H won't give in.
2. He keeps telling me he only likes sushi in the summer.
3. He's a weirdo.
4. Loki inspires me to go to the gym.
5. I have been searching for a necklace holder in the shape of a tree and having no luck.
6. I'm looking for somewhere to take Eliana for baby swim class this summer and having no luck with that either.
7. I am beyond excited to do yard work.
8. We have the saddest yard in all of Berkley; I am convinced.
9. I have a coworker who talks all.day.long. Not about anything important, she just has to say something every time she walks by me and I want to jam my pen in my ear.
10. I'm pretty sure I have ADD.
1. DH was under the weather last week, and of course, has now passed on the sickness to me. Awesome.
2. Being sick when it is warm out is like a double-whammy.
3. At least taking a sick day yesterday gave me time for a mani/pedi.
4. #3 probably means I spread the sickness to the people at LUV. Consider it payback for never having time for walk-ins, even though all your advertisements scream "no appointment necessary!" Liars.
5. My weight loss progress has slowed, and it annoys me. You mean I can't eat whatever I want and still lose weight??
6. Re-reading #5 makes me want to smack myself, even though I know I was only joking.
7. I have an Adele song in my head. Her voice intrigues me.
8. Even though DH and I are obviously big DIYers, our crazy schedule and lack of energy makes us have serious talks about just throwing money at a project to have someone else do it. It's really hard for us to pull the trigger on it though.
9. I'm looking forward to the book club that Mere started.....I just need someone else to TELL me what to read, since apparently I am incapable of deciding for myself.
10. Sometimes I wish I had the ability to feed myself intravenously (sp?) because even though I am hungry, I don't feel like physically eating anything. I realize this is weird.
1. This is the 2nd week in a row that I forgot about this post and then thought "Is it even Tuesday?"
2. I know more Dora the Explorer songs than actual current songs out now.
3. I like it when Emma "brushes" my hair, even though she frequently gets the brush stuck and knots my hair up.
4. I swear I saw an actual outside belly kick last night which is crazy since I didn't see those for the first time with Emma until about 21 weeks.
5. Between my C-Section scar and now my new one, I feel a bit like Frankenstein.
6. I had waffles for breakfast and was out of my sugar free syrup, so I used DH's "regular" kind and it tasted super sugary and gross to me.
7. After I write these, I'm going outside to blow bubbles with Emma.
8. I'd like to say that I'm doing it all for her, but the truth is that I actually enjoy blowing bubbles too.
9. DH and I went to see "Water for Elephants" yesterday and I thought it was really good.
10. I have no idea what I'm going to make for dinner, but I'm already thinking about it.1. I'm eating animal crackers b/c I am a child.
2. Lately I've been feeling like I dress like a child too.
3. DH started a new job & needs to do something with his old 401k. Even tho it's not the most responsible thing, we're going to cash it out & pay off all our debt.
4. No debt will feel amazing & hopefully trump me feeling irresponsible.
5. The new girl at work really annoys me. She's more work than help to me.
6. I feel really guilty about #5 b/c she's trying to be nice.
7. I'm contemplating getting Burger King for lunch b/c I don't want another pb&j.
8. My desk is piled high & I'm choosing to do TTT instead.
9. The landscaper that's supposed to do our spring clean-up seems to be a flake. he's pissing me off.
10. I have a packed weekend & I'm really looking forward to it.
Everything Wedding ♥ Persnickety Plates
1. Traffic has been horrible lately. I keep hitting random back-ups
2. I ended up leaving work a little early yesterday because coirker starting whining and I just didn't want to deal with it.
3. DH and I polished off an entire bottle of wine last night
4. I hope it clears up. We're suppose to grill tonight and I'm looking forward to that
5. I really need a mani/pedi. My toes are colorless
6. My brother is getting married next month and I sort of dread the wedding
7. My bm for said wedding is partly why I dread it
8. Nathan is becoming such a mama's boy and I LOVE it!!
9. Our office building hasn't turned on the a/c yet. The mornings aren't bad, but the afternoons are brutal. It makes me sleepy.
10. I can only think of 9 things
1. I am chowing down on Jimmy Johns right now
2. I honestly worry about some of you girls on here and the obsession with working out/losing weight. I am not judging, I am worried-please don't flame me.
3. I totally gained so much weight after marriage too, I used to be tiny tiny, so I am just trying to eat better to feel better
4. I overthink things too much, I wish I could just lighten up a little
5. I am seriously so happy for H and his new job, it's amazing
6. I'm excited to not have to pay all the bills now that he is working....
7. because of number 6 I have been spending a lot of money lately on clothes and other things, I need to simmer
8. I found out Sunday night my grandma had a stroke- my parents are down with her and she is just wanting to die, it's super sad (My gpa just died in Feb). she won't eat and just wants to smoke-she weighs only 80 pounds
9. I still miss my dog from not being home this weekend-I need some QT with him
10. We are watching my neighbors dog tonight until saturday and H said to me this morning "what if he never comes back" which could totally happen. I was thinking the same thing all along and just never said it out loud
I have seen them at Target, Costco, and RedEnvelope.com. Check this out:
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1. I really hate working in a budget spreadsheet template that I didn't create. I hate numbers and to use someone else's logic in this way is hurting my head.
2. My good friend found out yesterday she is having a girl and I am mildly jealous of all the cute outfits she is going to be able to buy.
3. I am seriously losing my patience with all the thunderstorms and rain we have been getting and dealing with our dog bugging out during them. I would be much more tolerant if they weren't ALWAYS between 1AM and 5AM causing a lack of sleep for me.
4. I had a major "oh sh!t" moment yesterday at the doctor when they told me the baby was head down and I was 60% effaced. I am really feeling unprepared in multiple ways. In a way, I felt like I was going to be KU forever. Reality is setting in that we will eventually have a baby in our house.
5. I am really bummed how much the Shellac manicure killed my nails after taking off the polish. They are so weak right now, I don't think I will do it again unless I have some sort of really good reason.
6. I have to order a bridesmaid dress this weekend and wish I didn't have to.
7. I am getting sick of baby-sitting people at work to make sure they are getting things done. Sometimes I feel like my title should be Adult Baby Sitter. This also makes me not feel bad if things are not completely wrapped up before I go on leave.
8. I am very excited to start planting some flowers this weekend.
9. I am kind of bummed my dad is 90% going back to work after his lay-off/forced early retirement. He (and I) were looking forward to having him and my mom watching June Bug when I go back to work. But now it looks like he will be working for another 2 years or so and retire.
10. This took me way too long to do when I should have been working on #1. Oh well.
1. DH is in Korea and I'm jealous because for him, it's 1 a.m. Wednesday already. I want it to be Wednesday already (Or really, Friday)
2. I spent $100 on flowers last week and I'm really excited about them. I am looking forward to planting them in a few weeks.
3. I have little motivation to get anything done today.
4. I ran into an old friend last weekend and it was super awkward. It made me really sad to realize we really had nothing in common anymore.
5. I've been drinking pomegranate juice this cycle in hopes of it helping me to get pregnant. I'm not sure I really believe it works at all, however I am still drinking 8 oz faithfully every day.
6. Daisy peed on the couch last week. Like literally, got on the couch and peed on it. I have no idea why she did this - she hadn't been left alone any more than usual, or anything like that.
7. I might get to go to Orlando with DH for a few days this June while he attends a conference. I'm hoping it all works out!
8. I saw Something Borrowed last night with my mom and really enjoyed it! I hope they do a movie about the second book as well.
9. I definitely should be working on my writing right now, but the motivation is just not there.
10. The only reason I am happy DH is out of town this week is because I get a break from hockey!
Ditto this completely. Both of them.
I've eyed the ones at Target and they won't work. That BBB one looks how I want it to, but it is 12" high and only has 2 branches that tall. Most of my necklaces are long so I need it to be a taller tree.
I am difficult. Thanks for pulling that up Mara!
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I have a feeling this may be directed towards me. Trust me, I enjoy food too much to ever have an eating problem. I'm trying to eat better by tracking calories and making smarter choices. I'm also trying to walk three days a week at least to help burn some of this extra fat off.
I was 140 when I got pregnant - heaviest I had ever been. (Yes, with my height it was considered healthy) I was 187 when I delivered Dayne. I gained a TON of weight and I want it off as quickly as I can do it in a healthy way. I'm on a goal of a pound a week and I'm looking at reaching it in December.
If it was directed at me I'm not offended, just explaining there is no need to be worried about me. I want to lose the weight and get into shape before I get pregnant with #2 - I don't want to have to lose the weight of two pregnancies.
4. The fact that I inspire anyone to do anything with food or fitness is baffling to me. But I'm glad to help
5. http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=16806838&navAction=jump&navCount=
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Blog: Loki's Kitchen*Loki Life*All About BMR
Wisely and Slow (My Husband's Running Blog)
My blog (Loki Eats) below is new, but it shows what I eat and how I exercise daily. I'm doing it the healthy way, worry not. I encourage others to do the same, as well. Slow and steady is permanent progress.
5 whole feet of unsuccessful decision making
Blog: Loki's Kitchen*Loki Life*All About BMR
Wisely and Slow (My Husband's Running Blog)
1. I am really jealous of Mara and Shelly's weight loss. I have only lost 5 lbs since January and I don't know what else to do
2. I am having a hard time adjusting to the jet lag.
3. I am nervous about something related to my job/career
4. This is really hard (coming up with 10 things).
5. My IL's are moving in this week until they close on their condo
6. I am actually excited about # 5!!
7. I don't understand how anyone can read more than 1 book at a time!
8. I constantly worry about money and I think I might cause myself unnecessary anxiety
9. I think # 8 is the reason for # 3.
10. I want to plant flowers this weekend really, really, really bad.
I have an actual "book" that I read and then I listen to a book on CD in my car.
Are you taking any measurements and/or pictures? It's not ALL about the scale. Read this (background pic is a littttle NSFW, she's a chick in a tank and undies). http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal_individual.asp?blog_id=3926473&SPShared=TRUE
5 whole feet of unsuccessful decision making
Blog: Loki's Kitchen*Loki Life*All About BMR
Wisely and Slow (My Husband's Running Blog)
1. A few weeks ago, my dad joked that he wanted to call my ob to see whether the baby is a boy or a girl (we're team green, so even we won't know). My mom goes to the same place and mentioned this to the ob (also joking) and he said he absolutely can not tell them anything unless I say he can.
2. I know everyone is just joking around, so I'm finding this all incredibly funny.
3. I had 15 people total at my house for mother's day. It was absolutely exhausting, and I have no idea how I would do it if I can a kid to be responsible for.
4. I just looked at my calendar to and realized that I have an interview scheduled for 2:30 for our open position. I completely forgot about it!
5. DH just got a job offer yesterday out of the blue. It's the same amount of money he's making right now, and although it sounds like he'd get a raise pretty soon, its just not worth giving up the job security of working for his dad.
6. I hate that DH works for his dad, but its so nice to know he never has to worry about loosing his job (unless the company goes under, of course).
7. I have another ob appt on thursday & I'm excited to hear the heartbeat again, but disappointed because this is my first appt since week 6 where I won't see an ultrasound.
8. DH just got his registration in the mail for his mustang (that he's been rebuilding gradually for years), so it looks like it will be out on the road in the next week or so.
9. I'm planning on traveling out to Kansas to see a friend (and her new baby) in a month, but I keep forgetting to actually call her to make sure they're cool with that.
10. I'm hungry now, so I'm going to go eat some lunch.
I worry some too. I spend a lot of time on H&F and they are very strongly in support of doing things the healthy way. It's kind of infectious.
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Blog: Loki's Kitchen*Loki Life*All About BMR
Wisely and Slow (My Husband's Running Blog)
1. Its always hard to think of 10 things to say.
2. I had a taco salad for lunch from the little cafe downstairs.
3. The reason for #2 is because I haven't gone grocery shopping in a very long time
4. Lately all I want to eat is soup and salads
5. Its because of my ticker
6. I love my nook and since I got it I have read so much
7. My boss is annoying me today, I hope she stays in meetings until I leave.
8. I hope it is nice out when I leave because I want to take the pups for a walk
9. Combining checking accounts has been a pain
10. I wrote all the thank yous from the wedding but haven't mailed them because I need stamps. Maybe I will get those today.
1. I can't wait for Girls night on Friday night with my bestie.
2. I'm watching Khloe & Lamar right now while Dylan is sleeping and Summer is getting some tummy time.
3. My stomach & intestine biposies found nothing out of the ordinary. Yay!
4. My CT scan however found an enlarged appendix, so I meet with a surgeon next week to see if it needs removed.
5. I put Wii Fit in the Wii today but haven't been motivated enough to turn it on.
6. Summer has been almost STTN which is amazing! She'll eat at like 8pm and not have to eat again until 3am! This was not expected since it took Dylan 7 months.
7. I really should be deep cleaning the house or rearranging things for Summers baptism after party but i'm too wrapped up in garbage TV.
8. We are going to take Dylan to see Kung Fu Panda II when it comes out snd it's more for us
9. I'm obsessed with the site Listia. You can't complain about getting stuff for free.
10. We are watching the season finale of Bethenny Ever After tonight and that makes me sad.