Goodness where do I start?

Hello everyone! I know it's been so long since I posted, but I can hardly find any time to get on the computer. Almost all my communication these days is via Facebooking from my phone!

Let's see... My dad recently had to have a pacemaker put in. It was a very scary time for me (as well as him and the rest of my family!) but he's doing great now. My dad has always seemed invincible, to me and those days/weeks were pretty stressful. I love you Daddy and I'm so happy you're doing so much better!

My teen son is still unemployed but I'm not letting it get to me. He's been super helpful the past week and I'm grateful that he's been staying home to help out with things. Hubby is still working, yay :)

Nathan. Oh boy. Nathan.

We can't have chairs around our dining room table anymore because he climbs up them and onto the table. We can't even have his highchair set up anymore unless it's mealtime. I can't have a chair in front of the computer desk or he'll stand on it and smack the keyboard, turn the monitor around and click and scroll the mouse constantly. I have a gazillion duplicate files and folders on my desktop with strange names like ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]vcfgty67]]]]]]]]]]]]6 7 and ___B B_ v=3ewsdd# and a .jpg named +31286254174445204. *rolls eyes* We've also taken away his little ride-on cars because he's learned to push them into the kitchen, stand on them and proceed to play with the stove burners. We don't use the front 2 burners anymore because he loves to reach up to them. I can't sit down and watch tv anymore because he's discovered where the power buttons are for the tv and the cable box. So I'll be in the middle of watching Ellen and bam, he turns it off. I've learned to just record the shows I want to watch and watch them after he's gone to bed.

BUT, I'm proud of him for his development and curiosity. He's so wonderful! He's talking now, saying things that are appropriate to the situation. He'll say "all done" when he's done eating or when he doesn't want to do something anymore (mainly baths, he's not fond of bathing anymore but being good parents, we still do it ;) ) He also says "no" when he means it and will point at something and grunt when he wants it. He even brought his sippy cup to me in the kitchen earlier because it was empty and he wanted more water. He has 12 teeth and I think his canines are coming in. We've been teaching him how to brush and he does okay. His last checkup (2 weeks ago) he weighed 25 pounds. I think he was 32" tall. He's around the 75% for his height and weight.

I'm doing okay. My doctor upped my depression/anxiety medication and my anxiety is nearly gone but I've noticed that I don't get quite as excited about things anymore. I'm just kind of going along at a level pace. I'm not terribly happy about it (ha, get it? nevermind, haha) but I'd rather have a subdued mental state than a panicky one. I think anyway. We'll see how it goes over the next few months.

I'll try to post more sometime soon. I hope everyone is well, and Erin, I'm with you on the terrible twos at 18 months old! :)

Too long!

Wow has it really been that long since I posted? I've been using Facebook a lot lately so you can find me there if you're curious about what we've been up to :) Things are going good here. Nathan is starting to talk a little. He can say "uh oh" and "bye bye". He knows where his belly, nose and mouth are if you ask him to show you. He's overdue for a checkup so I'll be making an appointment with the doctor soon. My diet is on hold for now. I hope to start up again soon. Hope everyone is well and Erin, I've got you in my thoughts and hope you have a smooth labor and delivery of Riley! :)

We're doing fine

Sorry it's been so long. We've been busy lately. Went to the Toronto Fan Expo on Sunday, had a lot of fun :)

Nathan is a Jonas fan!


Hope everyone is well and I will post more soon.

New blog for my diet stuff

If anyone is interested in following my hcg diet, make sure to read my other blog:

My Journey with hCG

Rainy day and the hCG diet

It's supposed to rain all day today. It's been so hot lately that it's nice to have a bit of cool finally.

Nathan is doing good. He's still not talking, but he understands a lot of things. One of his molars is coming in and he's been awfully cranky, especially at night. He doesn't eat much for breakfast and lunch but he's quite a porker at dinner time, haha.

I've started the hcg diet and have lost quite a bit of weight. I started on July 28th and have lost 18 pounds. It hasn't been too difficult eating such low calorie meals (500 calories a day) and to be honest, I've actually enjoyed it. I've discovered new recipes and meals to eat and even with not being able to eat a large variety, I've learned how to make what I can eat very tasty. One thing that I discovered while researching online are Miracle Noodles. I absolutely love them. Toss some with low sodium chicken broth, some poultry seasoning, a little sea salt and strips of grilled chicken (3.5oz of chicken breast) and some grape tomatoes on the side and it's like eating raman :) I just might start another blog here and list all the recipes I've made so I can remember them and share them with others. Even when I go to Phase 3 of the diet (maintenance, where I can eat more calories) I can eat these foods, just slightly larger portions. When the diet is over, I plan on still eating these foods, they're really good!

Hope everyone is well. I'll post some pictures soon!

P.S. Here's a video of Nathan from Sunday night :)

Latest updates

Wow, I didn't realize it'd been so long since I posted!

Nathan is doing great! He's said his first word(s) the other day - "thank you". I think it's pretty awesome that his first word was actually two words :) He's not saying too much else but he's able to wave now, hold his own sippy cup (we use the kind with the straw) and walks backwards, haha. I take him for swimming lessons every tuesday and thursday. It's more of a water confidence class but we do practice floating, jumping in, and going under the water. We've actually got to leave for swimming fairly soon but wanted to get a quick post in.

He had his 1 year checkup and shots at the end of June. He was 30" tall and about 23 pounds. I've really got to take some new pictures and post them. Maybe I'll do that this week. I've been feeling really busy lately but at the same time kind of stagnant. I think I might apply for a job at our local walmart for nights and weekends. I need to do something outside of the house, at least for the rest of the summer.

Gotta get going, I'll try to post more this week. Hope everyone is well!

Back from the beach!

We had such a great time out west! I miss it so much and it was so hard to leave my family. We're going to try to get out there every other year if we can. Nathan had a great time! His cousins love him and he was getting so much attention! My family also had a birthday party for him and my dad which was so sweet. I've got some great photos that I'll try to post at the end of this entry.

Nathan is teething big time. He will barely eat anything except yogurt so I try to at least feed him that if he won't eat anything else. His upper incisors are coming in and he keeps pulling on his ears. He scratched the back of his left ear and made it bleed. It was all caked in his hair. I feel so bad for the little guy. His internal clock has been pretty out of whack lately from the time changes from our trip and last night he slept 14 hours straight. That was pretty nice :)

Here are some photos from our trip. I'll try to post again this weekend.

1 Year!

Nathan turned 1 on Sunday! I can't believe it's already been a year! I am really slacking on the blogging as well as uploading photos/videos. I am having a hard time finding time and when I do find the time to do something for me, I usually sleep, haha!

Nathan goes in for his one year shots and checkup on the 23rd. I can't really say how much he weighs or how tall he is, but he seems to be about average. And he's so trim! Hubby and I are both on the heavier side but Nathan is so thin. My teen is very thin as well. And I'm thin underneath, really! :)

Nathan is walking like a pro still. He can now get up to standing on his own without having to pull himself up on something. And wow does he love to walk. A few times a week we'll take a walk around the block and he actually walks - no stroller. He loves it!

I'm headed out west in 2 days, I can't wait! We're having a family reunion out in Oregon. I haven't been to the west coast since 2002. I was born and raised in Southern California and have lived the majority of my life all along the west coast. My parents moved back out there from Maryland just recently so now ALL my family is out there. I have nephews and a niece that I've never met! I am so excited!

I've been pretty busy as well. I still go to my monday moms group and tomorrow I'm headed to a local park for a potluck with some moms from that group as well as a social moms group I'm a part of. Last week my monday moms and I met at a park and enjoyed some snacks and conversation :) The rest of my week is pretty full so I don't know if I'll be posting until sometime after the 15th. Then on the 24th I'm headed out with all the moms again for a night out. A wedding dress and wine party, sounds fun! We wear our wedding dresses and bring a bottle of wine then after we're heading to a local nightclub for some dancing (not in our wedding dresses!). That should be fun and I'm looking forward to it!

Gotta get going and do some laundry. Hope everyone is doing well. If I get around to it, I'll upload some photos and videos of Nathan :)

Updates

It's been a while! Things with us are good. Nathan went through a growth spurt a few weeks ago but he's settled back down. It was impossible to keep his tummy full and he was sleeping so much! He's not sleeping as much now, maybe one nap a day, but he still sleeps up to 10 hours a night (thank goodness for that). He's still teething and he's starting to bite now which just sucks. He'll come up to me like he's going to give me a kiss (which he's been doing for a few months) but instead he'll chomp down on my cheek. He's actually drawn blood too. So we're working on that and he seems to be doing a little better.

His hair is still very blonde and it's starting to curl which is cute :) It's almost too long now and I'm tempted to trim it myself.

My teen has enrolled in summer school and has started volunteering at the center where I go for my moms group. He does the yardwork in the play yard :) He's also made some good friends out here finally and he's happy about that.

Hubby, Nathan and I are heading to Washington and Oregon in 2 weeks! I am so excited about that!

Gotta get going, hope everyone is well and I'll try to read and comment on blogs when I get a little more time. :)

Happy Mother's Day :)

I hope everyone had a great Mother's Day! I completely flaked and didn't send out cards :(

Nathan is going through a growth spurt and is eating anything you give him. I've been really having to keep the floors clean or else he'd eat every little speck, haha.

The weather is beautiful and I've been gardening. I'll post some pictures sometime. I've been busy lately and feel bad that I haven't posted. I'll post more when I can :)