Just Checkin In!

I figured I should update my blog since it's been quite awhile and I'm at work and super bored. I figured the title was fitting since I check people in and I'm at work.. and I'm also checking in with my blog peeps! I'm so punny! Punny! Get it? Like funny but a pun! Yeah, I'm bored. Normally I work Tuesday-Friday 2:30-10:30 and then Saturday from 3-8, but this past Saturday I had it off so instead of two days off I got three days off and it feels weird to be back! It definitely made me miss being a stay at home mom because I love spending as much quality time with Seeley as I can. It was a fun weekend too since Rey's grandparents are in town and they are staying with us and it's so fun to see them interact and play with Seeley. Seeley definitely loves his great grandpa! They had an instant connection! Since going back to work Seeley has really gotten clingy with Rey and now with his grandpa I think he is really starting to become more comfortable with males. I read that around 18 months boys generally start pulling away from their moms and start associating more with males. So maybe with me going to work that is going on a little bit sooner. I dunno, kind of makes me sad when we go places and he only wants to be held by Rey, but it is what it is. I know that Seeley loves me, and quite honestly, I love that Rey and Seeley love each other so much and already have a special connection. So let's see.. I don't feel like much else is going on in my life.. lame i know, but it's true. I work what feels like all the time and any spare time I have is spent with Seeley. I have been reading a bit more since I get super bored and you can only troll the internet for so long. It also helped that both a girl I work with and Mikaele mentioned goodreads in the same day which has been awesome. I'm finding so many good books to read. Right now I am reading the Mortal Instruments series and to be honest I'm kind of disappointed.. It's been slow and I hate reading things where it takes 100 pages for it to get exciting. I'm actually starting the book elixir tonight, which was written by Hilary Duff. I'm expecting a fun little fluff piece so that should be fun! Anywho.. I wish I had more to update on but I really don't.

working mama

well, i just got a job!! woot woot! i'm going to be working at the front desk at the homewood suites in midvale. one of my old friends that i used to work with posted on facebook that they were looking for a full time employee, and i had been contemplating going back to work anyway. i love being a stay at home mom more than anything but between mine and seeley's dr bills and rey's recent er visit our savings has been getting lower and lower. as you all know we are living in my parents house and the idea was to save money so we could have a decent savings and have a bunch of money to put on a down payment.. well that is not happening right now so i'm going back into the working world. plus, as rey gets further into school it's getting a little harder and i'd love to make things easier for him, especially if he can drop some shifts at work and mostly concentrate on school because that is going to be the number one way in which we better things for ourselves.

so yeah, i'm pretty excited to get things going, but a little nervous at the same time. i'll be working 4, 8 hour shifts a week, which means 4 days a week rey is going to put seeley to bed and that makes me a little sad since i've always been there to help and have always read him his bedtime story. i know rey will be fine since he is so good with seeley and seeley loves him but it still makes me a little sad. i mean, i've spent every single day with seeley for the past year. in the end, i know seeley will be fine with his daddy and having extra money will be awesome! well, i think that's all that's new for me.

the bad and good news

well, first i shall go with the bad news! the other day seeley got a hold of a spoon and decided it was his new favorite toy, in fact he is still holding it now. basically he was carrying it around with him all day. after playing with seeley outside i picked him up and began walking towards the door and pulled out my cell phone to look at the time. seeley decided it would be a fun idea to hit my phone with said spoon and my phone went flying out of my hands and right onto the cement stairs of my porch. yep, my screen cracked, and it cracked bad! i can sort of use it, but not really. luckily rey gets paid today so we are going to get it fixed today, but it will be a sucky $150 to fix it, which basically means that we don't really have any extra spending money this month. plus, i hate spending money on myself these days. i love buying things for seeley and i feel like i am taking away from him by having to fix my phone. basically it's lame and really depressing me, but it is what it is.

well, now onto the good news! i have a ONE year old! it is so crazy how fast one year goes by when you have a child. it's funny because on those nights when you are up all night with a crying newborn and only getting 1-2 hours of sleep at a time you feel like this time will never come, but here we are. pretty sure i'm the luckiest mom ever because i got blessed with the coolest little guy ever! he already has a silly and goofy personality and he just gets smarter every single day. this past year has been so fun and so amazing to watch and see this little guy grow and explore the world around him. plus there is absolutely nothing better than a snuggle from your little one, especially when they only want to snuggle with you! seriously though, it's the best! basically i can't get enough of this guy and i look forward to so many more years with him. anywho! that is all!

random bloggyness

first off, my weight loss and getting healthy journey is going AWESOME! i've gotten to the point where I look forward to working out each day. it's my me time and i feel so much better and have way more energy when i work out! so, as of yesterday i will have been working out and eating healthy for one month and i have lost 11 pounds! plus, add that with what i lost before my foot injury and that brings me to 17 pounds in all! to reach my short term goal of being at my pre-pregnancy weight by seeley's birthday i only have 5 pounds left! so woot! i have a little over a month so if i can lose what i did this month that means i'll definitely make it and maybe i can be skinnier than i was to start with.

this brings me to my next thought! seeley's birthday is in a little over a month! seriously though, where did time go? i LOVE watching seeley grow and learn new things and everyday he makes me smile and laugh with the new and funny things he does, but part of me is a little sad to say goodbye to this stage. recently he's gotten pretty snuggly and i absolutely love it and it makes me sad to think that some day he wont want to snuggle and give me hugs and kisses. i probably don't mean it, but i wish he could stay where he is at now! he's gotten a little more independent and will walk around and keep himself busy, but every 15-20 minutes he comes back to me, snuggles, gives me some love, and then off he goes to play again. then again, i seem to say this about every stage! it really is fun to see him do new things and see him develop a personality.

so let's see, what else? everything for me and rey seems to the be the same.. rey working and school, me taking care of my cute lil man.. all i can say is i'm so excited for summer! rey has decided to take the summer off from school and is planning on working a ton, but since he'll have no school he wont have homework which will mean when he's home we'll have good quality time. i can't wait to play outside, go swimming, go on hikes, maybe go camping! seriously, i'm just so excited for this summer and to have some good ole family bonding time.

lastly, i know this is bad since i'm trying to eat healthy, but rey and i saw a new cupcake shop open down by our walmart and then saw that they won cupcake wars so we went there and OMG! best cupcakes ever!!!! we tried two of the flavors that they used on cupcake wars to win and even though they wouldn't be flavors that i'd normally go for they were so yummy and i can see why they won! we even got a few other flavors and yum!! i think this will be my new guilty pleasure! the one good thing is, instead of doing a weird fad diet i'm just doing some good ole calorie counting and somedays i have tons of extra calories so those will be the days that i may splurge and get me a yummy cupcake!

Getting Healthy!

So as I mentioned back in January I really wanted to lose some weight! I got to a weight that I just was not comfortable with, and honestly I just felt gross! I hated looking in the mirror and I hated seeing pictures of myself. I started working out, and doing a little bit of watching what I ate. During the two weeks that I worked out I was able to lose 4 pounds and a couple of inches here and there, but then I ended up hurting my foot which put me out of the game for about 2 months, so that was a major bummer! Although, somehow during those 2 weeks I lost two more pounds. Rey thinks it was because since I was working out hardcore for those two weeks it got my metabolism going again. I dunno, either way, it felt nice! Well, the other week I felt like my foot was healed enough and I went and bought a nice pair of running shoes and got back to working out. This time I didn't want to phone it in and really wanted to do this so I started eating super healthy and calorie counting along with my workouts! Well, my first week back working out I lost 3 pounds! woot woot! My weigh-ins are on friday, but I couldn't help myself and checked my weight this morning and was down another pound, which means.. I have lost TEN pounds! awesome right?! My goal is to be at my pre-pregnancy weight on Seeley's first birthday, and as of right now I'm 12 pounds away from that, so I think it is totally doable! After that my next goal is to get down to a healthy weight. Now, I don't want to be super skinny, what i want is to be at a healthy looking weight. In all honesty I'd love to get down to a size 8. Right now I'm so dedicated and I truly think I can do this.

When it comes to weight loss my biggest problem has always been food! I just love to eat! Well, on my journey to become healthy, it hasn't been that long and I've already come to realize how much food I was eating that I didn't even need to eat. Since I've cut back on calories and have been counting every little calorie I've never once felt hungry like I assumed I would. I was basically just eating to eat. When i was bored.. I ate, when I was watching tv, I snacked. Actually, now there are times when I'm not even feeling hungry but I eat a healthy snack so I can make my calorie goal since I have to eat at least 1500 calories a day since I'm still breastfeeding. Seriously though, Pinterest has become my new best friend and I have found the yummiest food, and to top it off it's healthy! Also, the book Eating for Life has been a lifesavor too! Eating for Life has the best recipes and it's all from stuff you have around your kitchen, not weird ingredients that you've never heard of. It also gives you the correct portion sizes which is awesome. Tonight I made a pita bbq chicken pizza and it tasted EXACTLY like california pizza kitchen's and it was only 200 calories a pizza! I love that I can eat good, eat what I want, and still lose weight! It's definitely been easier than I thought it would be and I can't wait to really see the results of all this hard work!

L.O.V.E

Since it's Valentines Day I figured I would write a little something about the two people I love the most!  First off, My amazing husband Rey! I am so thankful that he and I are sealed for time and ALL eternity because I cannot imagine my life without him. We have been apart due to deployments in the past and I know what it's like to have him gone and I just don't like it. Although, as much as those deployments stunk, I am so thankful for them because it has shown me not to take any day with a loved one for granted! Really though, I am so incredibly lucky! He is my bestest friend in the whole entire world and is always making me laugh, and knows just what to say to make me feel better when I'm feeling sad. He without a doubt is the hardest working and most determined person I have ever met. He is working full time AND going to school full time and he still finds time to show Seeley and I how much he cares about us. I know I don't thank him enough for all that he does, but I am so grateful to have a husband that would do absolutely anything to make sure Seeley and I have a good life. Not only is Rey and amazing husband, he is an amazing father. I thought I loved Rey before, but the way he is with Seeley has only made me fall even more in love with him. He is so tender and caring towards Seeley and you can just tell how much he loves him and know that he would do anything for him. We are so so lucky to have him in our lives! I love you so so so much Rey and I look forward to spending time and all eternity with you. Thank you for being such a good husband and father.

Next, Seeley! This kid is so amazing and has changed my life in a way that I never thought possible. I thank Heavenly Father every single night that he has chosen me, and has allowed me to be his mother. He is so sweet and is getting funnier every single day. One of my favorite things is in the morning after he wakes up and is finished eating he looks up at me with the BIGGEST smile ever and then starts "talking". It's so cute and even though sometimes he wakes up at crazy early hours I can't help but smile and be excited that I get to spend my day with the most amazing little boy. When he takes naps or goes to bed at night my heart aches a little because I miss him so much! The best part though, is when he wakes up from those naps all he wants to do is snuggle for 10-15 minutes as we watch cartoons. As much as I love him being little, I so look forward to watching him grow and learn. I love you my little Seeley Bug! Thank you for being such an amazing little boy!!

Good News, Bad News

Well, the good news is, after two weeks of working out I've only lost 4 pounds, but lost two inches off my chest, and two and a half inches on my waist! I think I only lost 1 pound this week because I had built some muscle, but I'm super happy with the inches I have lost. Now, the bad news.. Something in my left heel is killing me! I seriously can barely walk! It really stinks because I had finally got into an awesome workout routine and had got my mile down by a whole minute. I was really getting into working out and was dead set on running and training for a half marathon, and then boom! I tried just walking on the treadmill today and only made it a mile and a half before I had to stop due to the pain. I knew that if I kept pushing it then I'd make it worse and it'd take even longer to heal. So for now I'm going to take time off and hope that it heals on its own. I'm really hoping that it will be feeling better by Monday so I can once again get going. So yeah, boooo! I was really looking forward to this week since I figured since this past week I mostly built muscle that this week I'd be able to shed the pounds! Oh well! It is what it is.. just hopefully I don't have to wait so long that I'll basically have to start all over!