Happy Holidays My Friends

I know a “good” blogger would have had this up when it was actually “Christmas” but given that i didn’t even manage to get our birth announcements in the mail yet, much less Christmas cards, I think we’re doing good! lol

 

What I have been doing is enjoying being a Mom :-) 

My little Peanut is of course growing and developing and now, as you can see, thoroughly enjoys his Exersaucer! 

We knew that his first Christmas would have an extra something special, but we thought that given his age, he wouldn’t know what the heck was taking place and it would be more fun for us than for him.  But I dare say I think I was wrong about that!

 

He woke us up at 6:00 a.m. eager to open his presents…seee….

As you can see, Lucy is taking part too.  She is now on “probation” after a two week stay with her Grampie.  Let’s just say that we needed some time apart. I love that little dog, but sleep deprivation + barking at every little thing that moves + waking up the baby (and me) during some much needed nap time = bad combination.  During our two week “break,” uninterrupted naps were had and I am a much happier Mama!

 

See how interested he is in his gifts?  I thought he would have no clue, but he clearly does!       

   Grandparents relished the opportunity to spend time with him and here’s some of that in action:

”Hehehe Nan, you are soooo funny!”

“Bahaha……heh heh heh”

“Nahhhhhhh!!!!! NOT funny anymore!”

I swear to you these were taken seconds apart from each other! lol  He is the baby of passion! lol 

All is good again playing in his Exersaucer….although you can tell he’s up to something..just not sure what.

We hope you and your family had and continues to have a wonderful holiday!  We had so much joy in our home because of this little guy that we feel spoiled just from that alone.  We had no idea that he would contribute to so much family unity at his young age.  We didn’t expect that to kick in until another year at least!

 

2010 was a year full of entirely new and life changing experiences for me – ones that have challenged me to every extent and I’ve decided that 2011 is going to be the same.  I’m fighting to get my body back to feel like “me” again and I can’t wait to not automatically hide behind my son in photos as you can see I’m cleverly doing here.  I see the photos of me on the side of this blog with the Bluenose Marathon medals around my neck and a proud smile on my face and I have visions of doing that again only with my son in my arms at the end.  Even if it’s the 5k, it matters not to me – only that I’ve gotten my body back and being healthy and fit enough to run it and share the healthy and active example with my son.  We all have “wake up calls” in one form or another in our lives, sometimes it’s more than one.  What’s important is what we do with them.

Mommy Plus

Per my previous post about the launch of the new “Points Plus” Weight Watchers program, I have re-joined as an online member.  Things weren't really looking great for a meeting time that I could commit to going to every week and from what I have heard the meetings have gotten a bit on the ridiculously expensive side, so I'm happy with my $20/month.  If there's one thing I keep going back to is how much support (and maybe more so) you can get from complete strangers online.  I've decided to go back to the WW boards and get reacquainted and participate in the community again.  It's what kept me going the first time.  Any time that I went "back" to WW subsequently has never "stuck" because I never jumped back into the community online.  So I'm back!  I had a minute to post just a few times there today and I have to say, I was blown away that there are members there that still remember me (and are still reading here).  I was welcomed and reminded of what I had accomplished and it truly was a nice "welcome back."

I'm totally bringing it and rocking this weight loss gig....again. Bring it on.

There’s really no point in putting it off any longer.  My little one is now officially FOUR months old and we’ve survived the “4th trimester” and we are finding our stride.  I’m not expecting big losses over the holidays, but at least I’m on track and being mindful tracking and counting and making room for the extra indulgences and not just adding them on top of everything else.  Being back on plan does not mean I can’t indulge and can’t participate in Christmas treats; it just means being in control of them.  It feels good to be on my game. 

2010 was a life changing year and I know that watching my little boy grow up is only going to be more and more amazing.  This time last year I was convinced I had an ulcer and was feeling pretty darn miserable.  Little did I know the incredible journey to motherhood had taken its first steps despite confirmation of having PCOS all at the same time.  I feel so blessed.  I can hardly wait to see what 2011 brings.  So many more firsts.  I look forward to feeling great physically.  Currently I feel like a fish out of water, like a person in the wrong body.

The extra weight I'm carrying affects how my body feels.  My hip and my knees are making themselves known.  It's a struggle to get down and up off of the floor where I play with my little punkin.  Before I know it, he will be running around and I want my body back so I can have fun chasing after him and playing outside.

I will leave you with some photos of me and the love of my life, my little peanut, my little “Peanut Punkin Pies” who I could just eat every single day.  I love him so much :-)  I owe it to him to get back to “me” again.  He deserves to have a happy and healthy Mommy who can give him a good example of living a healthy and happy life.

How can I not do everything in my power to provide the very best for this little munchkin?