Tasha's Post Baby Journal (Comments of course welcome!)

[Blueeyes101817]

tasha--sounds like you are doing great!!!
its awesome that scott is doing it too-that will probably be a big help with motivation--i know im the type of person that wants to do it with someone because that will MAKE me do it (if that makes sense!)
Hope you have a great weekend..and tell my cyber niece hi

 

[Tasha+Scott]

Well, I didn't walk on the treadmill today but dh and I did a lot of walking this evening. We walked around the mall, etc. I am counting 60 min. of it as my exercise even though I am sure we probably did more than that. Dh also spent an hour and a half mowing today so he is now at 240/540 on his exercise challenge. I am at 180/500. Walking to Disney--Dh is at 7.51/722.32 and so am I.

Tracy~ Still haven't heard about dh's bonus. We're hoping to hear something on Mon. We have heard that if he gets one it probably won't be as much as they had originally said. Hopefully he'll get something though!

Okay, everyone, will you please pray for an old friend of mine? I haven't talked to her or seen her in about 3 years but her mom works with my mom so I get updates occasionally. Her Dh has been in Iraq for almost a year and was due to come home next month. He was killed 2 days ago! It breaks my heart to even think about the pain she must be going through! I was told that she is not doing well at all which I can completely understand! Her mom isn't doing well either nor is his family! Please pray for them if you don't mind! Also, please pray for several of my other friends whose Dh's are in Iraq still! Thanks, everyone and enjoy the remainder of your weekend!

 

[lillygator]

Hi Tasha!! Your DD is so cute! How's being a mom so far? Children are such fun...
and my heart goes out to your friend...hopefully everything will be fine.

 

[goldcupmom]

Kylie is BEAUTIFUL!!! I just realized what her name is. My DNiece who is expecting in Oct is planning to name her daughter Kylie - but is thinking of spelling it Kiley. I like your way better.

Glad the exercise is going well. Hang in there. I'll be praying for your friend.

 

[Tasha+Scott]

Hi, lillygator! I love, love, love being a mom so far! Kylie is such a good, easy baby and we are lucky!

Hi, goldcupmom! I had considered spelling Kylie's name either Kylee or Kyleigh but figured that Kyleigh would get spelled wrong all of the time and decided we liked Kylie better. I now know of 2 other Kylies but they both spell it Kylee so I am glad that we went with what we did. I never thought of Kiley but I worry that will get misspelled a lot too but hopefully not!

Well, I totally kicked butt with the exercise today! I was determined to make it to the halfway point of the July exercise challenge and I met that goal by walking on the treadmill for 70 min.! I walked 3.53 miles and burned 296 calories! I feel great! I am now at 250/500 for the July challenge.

Scott did another hour of mowing/weedeating, plus 50 min. on the treadmill. He is now at 350/540 for the exercise challenge and we are both at (I am guessing a little on this for dh but I am sure it's close!) 11.04/722.32 miles on the walking to Disney Challenge! I think we have done really well for the first week! I am hoping that this will continue from now on! I want to be a good role model for Kylie and I seriously need to get back in shape in order to do that! Plus, it never hurts to be slimmer when you go to WDW, right?! We are going for Kylie's 1st b-day so I have quite a bit of time to lose some weight before then!

 

[toystoryduo]

Hi Tasha!

You and Scott are doing great with your exercise!! Keep up
the good work!

I am so sorry to hear about your friend's husband. That is so heartbreaking. We will keep the family in our thoughts and prayers.

I will continue to say prayers for your DH's bonus. DH didn't get his yet either and we have no idea how much it will be.

Have a great Monday!

 

[lillygator]

Great job on the treadmill!! Hope you are having a great Monday!!

 

[Tasha+Scott]

This has been a sad week in my area. First my friend's dh was killed in Iraq (thanks for the prayers!) and dh found out this afternoon that our neighbors' baby died this weekend. We don't really know these neighbors well and didn't know they had a baby! Apparently their baby was only a few days younger than Kylie. We were told that the mom was cosleeping w/the baby and accidentally smothered it while she was sleeping! I don't know her and don't even know if her baby was a boy or a girl but I am sure she could use the prayers just the same! I look at Kylie and can't even imagine what that family is going through! I get choked up just thinking about it! I am glad that we decided not to cosleep w/Kylie b/c that has got to be a nightmare to go through! Hopefully this will be the last bad news I will have to report for a very long time!

 

[Cruise04]

First of all I want to extend my condolonsces to your friend. I'm very sorry to hear about her dh but please let her know that we thank her and him for what they have done for us. And very sad to hear about your neighbor.

I did want to tell you that are doing great from what I've read. Keep up the good work.

And your daughter is adorable - all of that hair - WOW!!!!

Keep on
Chris

 

[Tasha+Scott]

Hi, everyone! Thanks for stopping by my journal, Chris! And thanks for your condolences (sp.?) And yes, Kylie has tons of hair and it just keeps getting longer and thicker, lol!

Well, tonight started off rocky but I am proud to say I remedied the situation successfully! Scott came home with pizza totally unaware that I was trying to do the 100 days cheat-free challenge! He said he thought I might like a break and I thought it was so sweet so I didn't have the heart to tell him that I couldn't eat it. So I ate it and told him that I would be starting the cheat-free challenge tomorrow and tonight's the last night I can have anything like that. I didn't want to start over on the challenge though so I upped my speed on the treadmill and worked HARD! I walked for 30 min. and was sweating more than when I walked 70 min. last night. I walked 1.67 miles and it said I burned off 129 calories. I don't think the calories are accurate though since that is only 2 calories more than I burned off when I was going only half the speed I did tonight but that doesn't matter since the miles are accurate. So I am claiming today as a cheat-free day since I worked my tail off to burn that pizza off and I didn't eat tons of it anyway. Scott took today as a rest day.

On a side note, Scott's sister told us right before Kylie was born that they were going to be trying to have another baby soon after Kylie was born. They already have a 4 yr. old son named Channing. Anyway, she called tonight to tell us she is pregnant. She hasn't been to the dr. yet but is estimating her due date to be either late March or early April. I don't know how I feel about this right now. His sister has treated me terribly ever since the beginning of our marriage. On the one hand, I love babies so this is exciting news! On the other hand, her baby will be about 10-11 months younger than Kylie and will be in the same grade as her. I know his sister is talking about our kids playing together a lot as they get older which would be fine if his sister and I got along better. I feel this means a lot more interaction with his sister which might be stressful, esp. since she lives right across the street. Of course it may not be so bad and there is still probably a couple years before we need to even think about that. Plus we aren't sending Kylie to the same school she is going to send her kids to. Okay, I guess I am a little excited despite our differences!

Have a great night everyone!

 

[lillygator]

Hey Tasha!!
I can see how that can be exciting and yet stressful news...good luck to your SIL and the next nine months...babies are so great!
And your little one does have a lot of hair!! My poor Haley's hair is so fair you can hardly see it!!

You are doing awesome - way to go working off that pizza - that is dedication and determination!!

 

[plutosmyfav]

Hi Tasha,

I'm so sorry to hear of the tragedy around you. My prayers are with your friend's family and your neighbor.

Good luck on the cheat free challenge! Its great that your DH is so supportive and is doing the exercise with you. I'm sure he won't bring home pizza again!!!!!!

Thanks for all the kind words and compliments in my journal. You are a great friend

Take care,

Sunny

 

[goldcupmom]

Tasha you're doing SO awesome.

As for SIL and the baby, don't sweat it yet. Maybe things will improve. There's time, so there's always hope.

Have a great Tuesday!

Congrats on all the exercise!

 

[keenercam]

Tasha -- I am so impressed with how well you are doing with your exercise and the cheat-free challenge. Keep up the great work!

Everytime I see Kylie's picture, she makes me smile - what a cutie! I remember when mine were that little -- DD is turning 17 soon and DS just turned 12. No matter how much of a cliche it is, there is no bigger truth than to say "time flies". I remember my kids at Kylie's age like it was yesterday.

BTW -- it sounds like your DSIL's child will end up a year behind Kylie. She will probably start school in August 2010 (when she is 5) and your SIL's child will probably start in August of 2011 when he or she is 5, so hopefully, even if they ended up in the same school, they'd be in different grades. And who knows, maybe SIL will mellow with the second child

Have a great day!

 

[Cruise04]

That was very nice of your dh and a nice way that you took care of the situation (and great that you worked that extra off). Way to go!!!!!

Keep on
Chris

 

[Tasha+Scott]

Wow, a lot of people have visited my journal since I was last on here! Thanks for everyone's support.

lillygator~ I agree that babies are great so I am getting a little more excited as I am getting used to the idea!

Sunny~ You're such a sweet person and you've always been a great friend to me too!

Julie~ You're right! I am hoping things will improve some before she has her baby.

Cam~ Yes, you're right. They will be a grade apart. I don't know why I was thinking they'd be in the same grade! There's my duh! moment for the week!

Chris~ Yeah, my dh is a sweetheart! I got lucky w/him!

Last night was interesting w/Kylie. Normally she is in bed by 10 p.m. and sleeps till atleast 5 a.m. Well, last night she didn't fall asleep till 1 a.m.! BUT she slept till 11:15 today! So I got plenty of sleep either way!

Dh told me that his sister is so determined to have a girl this time that she has already told Channing (her 4 year old) that he's going to have a sister! Am I the only one that thinks that wasn't a good idea?! She'll probably end up having another boy just b/c she said that!

Dh, dd, and I are going to my mom's house tomorrow evening through Friday morning to housesit and take care of her animals. Mom, stepdad, db (22) are taking my youngest db (16) to Memphis to have his cochlear implant done. I am really excited at the prospect of my brother finally being able to hear if all goes well, even though it will take time and therapy!

I am going to try to walk for atleast an hour tonight and I'll post again after I do.

 

[Tasha+Scott]

Hey, everyone! Well, I wasn't able to walk for an hour b/c I kept getting interrupted. I did get to walk (and even run some!) for 45 min. though. I went 2.4 miles and burned 199 calories. Scott walked for 25 min. and went 1.45 miles so he is now up to 12.49/722.32 on the walking challenge and I up to 15.11/722.32. For the July exercise challenge he is at 375/540 and I am at 325/500. I do believe I may make it past my goal this month!!!

On a sadder note, my mom called a while ago to tell me that my friend's Dh's funeral is this Saturday which would have been their 3rd year anniversary! How sad is that?!

 

[toystoryduo]

Good morning Tasha!

You and Scott are doing a great job getting your exercise in! Aren't you both at over 50% of your goal for July? Woohoo!

Any news on Scott's bonus yet? My DH hasn't gotten his yet. We're still waiting....

I'm so sorry to hear about your friend's husband and your neighbor's baby. That is so very, very heartbreaking to hear about. We will definitely be keeping both families in our thoughts and prayers.

Take care, Tasha!

 

[Tasha+Scott]

Hi, Tracy! No, we still don't know about dh's bonus yet either! I am hoping we'll hear something today though! Hopefully you and your dh will hear something soon as well!

I do believe Miss Kylie has let all of the compliments about how pretty she is go to her head! I let her look at herself in the mirror this morning and she must have liked what she saw! She couldn't stop smiling at her reflection!

Well, my brothers, mom, and stepdad are heading to Memphis in about 2 hours. I hope my brother's surgery goes well. They go in for pre-op today and he has the surgery tomorrow. Kylie and I have to run a few errands before Scott gets home and then we will be going to my mom's house. I will still have Internet access there though. I will try to get to journals either tonight or tomorrow! Have a great day everyone!

 

[Cruise04]

I hope the surgery goes well. That will be so cool that he'll finally be able to hear!!!

Hope you have a good day and are able to get some exercise in!!!!

Keep on
Chris