Thankful

I am thankful everyday and I make sure to say "Thank-you" to everyone I interact with during the day.

I wanted to give a shout out to our yard guys!  We live on a corner = lots of yard and we have a ton of pine trees.  In the Fall, our yard is covered in pine straw and leaves.  I raked leaves as a kid.  It is fun once.  We need to do it every weekend.  Not interested!

Our yard guys come every other Monday and I love them.

This is our yard Sunday -

This is our yard Monday after the yard guys came - So pretty!

This is our yard on Wednesday -

Not to bad.

Tons of pine straw.  Hate it!

I love the yard guys and if we had unlimited funds, I'd have the yard guys come every week!
Thank-you yard guys!

-ELH

2 weeks of WWW

Soo… lets just say the last 2 weeks have been out of sorts.  Having a baby will do that.  Having a baby and a massive cold does that.  Having a baby, a massive cold, and a traveling hubby does that.  Having a baby, a massive cold, a traveling hubby, and celebrating your birthday does that.  Having a baby, a massive cold, a traveling hubby, celebrating your birthday, and celebrating your hubby’s company’s 3^rd anniversary does that.  Yes, thing having been crazy!

Mon, Nov 11^th – Off/rest/work at home day.

Tues, Nov 12^th – 2mile walk with the baby, 200 abs, and some arm exercises with 5 and 10lb weights.

Wed, Nov 13^th – 2mile walk with the baby, 200 abs, and some arm exercises with 5 and 10lb weights.

Thurs, Nov 14^th – 2mile walk with the baby, 200 abs, and some arm exercises with 5 and 10lb weights.

Fri, Nov 15^th – Lazy day

Sat, Nov 16^th – Super early morning standing in line to get Pappy and then just a lazy day after.

Sun, Nov 17^th – Sleep in morning!  The baby stayed with his grandparents while we stayed in a fancy hotel celebrating my birthday and the 3^rd anniversary of G’s company.  They had a huge soaker tub.  It was wonderful!

Mon, Nov 18^th – Another busy day – physical therapy for the baby.  He has tortcollis and we need to get his neck straighten out.  After that, I had a work meeting at a local children’s hospital, a follow-up OB appointment for me, and a hair cut!  I was able to get home before it started to get dark, so I took the baby for a 1.65mile walk.

Tues, Nov 19^th – 2mile walk with the baby and 200 abs.

Wed, Nov 20^th – 2mile run with Molly (1^st mile @ 10:10, 2^nd mile @ 10:09) and 200 abs.

Thurs, Nov 21^st – 2mile run with Molly (1^st mile @ 9:55, 2^nd mile @ 10:20) and 200 abs.

Fri, Nov 22^nd – 2mile walk with the baby and 200 abs.

Sat, Nov 23^rd – 3mile run ALONE!  Crazy girl!

Splits –

1^st mile @ 9:25

0.46miles @ 9:26

1min walk break

1mile @ 9:30

0.49miles @ 9:32

-> 3miles in 28:55

I did do 200abs after the run.

Sun, Nov 24^th – 1.89mile family walk and then I was able to run some errands alone.  I love being with the baby, but being able to go to Target and the grocery store without him is a good time.  I was even able to get a mani/pedi!

I go back to work soon, so I need to get on a better consistent workout schedule!

Wish me luck!

-ELH

WWW

Mon, Nov 4^th – 2mile run with Molly (1^st mile @ 10:36, 2^nd mile @ 10:16) and one round of 5-to-50 AB workout.

5 V-Up crunches

10 side plank rows with leg lift on each side(I skipped the leg lift since my balance is a little off)

15 full body tuck’n spreads

20 alternating superman planks

25 plank jacks to jumps

30 windshield wipers

35 leg lifts

40 side-to-side foot taps

45 sec elbow plank

50 bicycle crunches

Tues, Nov 5^th – 2mile walk with P in the afternoon.

Wed, Nov 6^th – Morning workout –

3x {25 push-ups (on my knees)

       30 crunches

       50sec wall sit

       10 dips

       45sec plank

       30 lunges on each leg

       15 squats}

Thurs, Nov 7^th – 2mile walk with P.

Fri, Nov 8^th – 2mile walk with P, one round of 5-to-50 AB workout, and then 100 extra sit-ups.

Sat, Nov 9^th – 2.21mile walk with P, 200 various sit-ups, and various arm exercises with 5 and 10lb weights.

Sun, Nov 10^th – 2mile walk with P.  Today is a busy day with the girls going to see the Radio City Music Christmas show.  It should be a great time!

Fun times!

Enjoy!

-ELH

Best Baby things

Baby P is now 8weeks young and I feel like I have handle on some of our favorite baby things.

1. Baby Sleeper -This is our favorite thing!  It was a recommendation from friends and we can't thank them enough!!  Baby P has slept in this every night since coming home.  He isn't a fan of his crib, but is fine in this sleeper in the nursery.  One of the great features is how easy it folds up, can be moved from room to room, and is easy to transport!  I can't recommend this sleeper enough!

2. Burp cloths - These are extra thick and wonderful for wiping P's chin and to protect your clothes while burping.  They also make bibs!  I am ordering some now!

3. Nursing cover - I don't know if this is the best nursing cover since it is the only one I have, but it is great!  I really like that the corners have terry cloth edges that can be used to wipe P's face or catching dripping milk.

4. Swing - This was a recommendation from my bestie who had used it for her two babies.  P sleeps in this during the day.  The best part.....the AC adapter!!  Now if it only came with a remote....the swing noise drives me crazy when I want to nap (I'm like the princess and the pea - any constant noise drives me bonkers!)

5. Ergo baby carrier - I think "wearing" your baby is one of the coolest things.  This is great because most of the weight is on your hips.  I do have a Moby wrap, but haven't quite figured it out.  I am going to a local Baby Wearing International meeting on Friday to get help!

6. Paci - Our friends got P a mustache paci, but he hates the shape of it.  I think he likes this paci because it is the same shape as the bottle nipples and the girls.  Fortunate for us, he isn't too attached to it!

7. Pottery Barn Kids blanket - I am a sucker for all things personalized.  Probably has something to do it my uncommon name!  My mom got P this blanket in grey with his name in orange.  Matches the nursery and the BOB.  P does have another great blanket from The Uncommon Kid, but it looks like she isn't selling anything now.  We have a few other great blankets, but I don't know where they are from.  Soft is the key!

8. Bottle brushes - Great for cleaning out all the bottles and pumping stuff.

9. Swaddle wraps - P does not like to be swaddled.  He likes his arms out and kicks his legs a lot.  We don't use these to wrap him, instead they make great car seat covers when we go out in public!  I keep one in the car and one in the diaper bag.  Some people are super noisy with a baby and this keeps them out!

What other favorite baby things do you recommend?
Enjoy!
ELH

October Mileage

First some Halloween pics -

My mom and I when I was 6 or 7 years old - notice the chair...

Same chair!  New cover.  I figured that P and I won't be able to be pumpkins, so the next best thing, sort of matching shirts and matching hats that I made!  Showing off my Halloween creativity!

My knitted hats!

Definitely better than last month!
Running - 1.19miles

Walking - 37.96miles

Yearly totals - 

167.46miles running

321.18miles walking

Enjoy!

E&P

 

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Mon, Oct 28^th – I did a “morning workout” from pinterest.

3x {25 push-ups (on my knees)

       30 crunches

       50sec wall sit

       10 dips

       45sec plank

       30 lunges on each leg

       15 squats }

Tues, Oct 29^th – 2.19mile walk with baby P in the morning and then 5-to-50 AB workout (again found on pinterest) – you are supposed to do 3 rounds.  I did 1.  Weak abs!

5 V-Up crunches

10 side plank rows with leg lift on each side(I skipped the leg lift since my balance is a little off)

15 full body tuck’n spreads

20 alternating superman planks

25 plank jacks to jumps

30 windshield wipers

35 leg lifts

40 side-to-side foot taps

45 sec elbow plank

50 bicycle crunches

Wed, Oct 30^th –  "Morning workout" and 1.46mile family walk in the evening.

Thurs, Oct 31st – Happy Halloween!!

I decide it was time to start running…. I did a 1.19mile RUN with Molly in the early, dark, cold morning.

The first mile was @11:32 and the 0.19 was @10:53.  Not the best times, but the times don’t matter now, getting the distance is!  Baby P was still asleep when I got home, so I did one round of the 5-to-50AB workout.

Fri, Nov 1^st – off/rest day

Sat, Nov 2^nd – 2mile RUN with Molly and then 1.19mile family walk.

Splits – Mile 1 @10:34, Mile 2 @10:30.

Sun, Nov 3^rd -  2mile RUN with Molly.  This one had some hills!  It was hard!

Splits – Mile 1 @10:38, Mile 2 @10:48.

I like the “Morning Workout” and “5-to-50 AB workout” so I am going to do them more this week with a little running as G’s schedule allows. 

Enjoy!

ELH