Baby Girl Update

So let's see...

Baby Girl weaned herself from breastmilk this month (about mid-month).

She now eats apple slices, bananas (sliced) raw or frozen, raisins, cheese, crackers, Cheerios, baby cookies, buttered or garlic toast, pizza (though she likes the crust the best), chicken breast, turkey breast, gravy, baked beans, potatoes, sweet potatoes, cooked carrots, corn, peas, apple sauce, baby food (though not often), hamburger meat, pasta, bread and rice.

She's also had birthday cake, ice cream, cheesies and popcorn.

And she does not seem to care for apple juice so far but she will drink watered down orange juice, homogenized (aka "whole") milk and water.

She has also enjoyed having spoonfuls of my smoothie when I have one.

She has had red peppers, spinach, cucumber and celery but hasn't been over enamoured of them.

For words she says:

• Mama (and it's the first one she used to indicate a person - ME!)
• Dada
• Baby
• Bye-Bye
• Good Girl
• Big Girl
• uh-oh

She also babbles a lot in conversational tones, if you know what I mean and she also shakes her head "no" and "yes."

Still no more than one unassisted step, but she crawls a lot, stands a lot and keeps trying to climb things!

And she's working on her canine teeth.  Lower left is probably going to be the next tooth through which would but her at 13 teeth.

Not too shabby for a 14-month-old, I think...

Talking Ken - vlog

OK, not really a vlog but a very short video...




This doll cracked me up!

(Shot this at Walmart on Saturday with 1G1D1Y)

This vlog is for Ellen...

*I've set this to post just after midnight



re:  Moving Mountains

under the weather today + a vlog from Hubs + a poem

I am sporting a low-grade fever today.

Spent large portion of the day cuddled up with Son and Baby Girl watching BTVS and Angel on DVD.

Oh and running to the bathroom - which was not of the fun.

:(

To top it all off - we've got a bunch of snow outside AGAIN so once Hubs finally made it home from dropping off Baby Girl - he took the dog for a walk and decided to do a vlog for my blog... I'll add it once youtube processes it (though it says that's going to be an hour so I might add it tomorrow - who knows?)



And I do still want to try to do a poetry entry for today re: National Poetry Month

Hmmn...

A cold kiss
promising nothing
neither love nor warmth
only acknowledging
that she remains

Long, icy fingers
connected to pale hands
spread a thick blanket
over the ground
masking dirt with beauty

The White Queen
smiles in silence
Knowing that she
has yet to be
overthrown


© C. D. Hackett 2011

Pic heavy post before bed! (plus a vlog once youtube processes it)

Steps today: 10366

Went for a walk with S-girl... took a bunch of pics, of which I will share a few. I also have another silly vlog but I'll have to edit this post to add it afterwards.

Had a board meeting tonight - and I'm feeling kind of tired now.

Baby Girl had a decent day - can't believe she's one!!!

Son was excited that it was Baby Girl's bday too - and I snapped a cute pic of them this morning before Son went off to school.

yesterday vs today - video evidence - VLOGS

Yesterday...



And now for today...

belly dancing

Tried to shoot a post-class vlog in the car with 1G1D1Y but it's really dark - so you can hear us, but you can't really see us.

Took forever to get this to load to youtube so I am going to post it and go to bed...

Hit a goal, & did a small vlog late last night

First off, I recorded the short video last night but I didn't have it uploaded before I went to bed - it was done though by this morning. If you are curious -- it will be at the bottom of the post :>

weight: 210.0 lbs

I am very happy about this! 210.0 puts me into the Obese category from Severely Obese re: BMI.

I've had a bit more of a struggle with motivation and stress since the year started and I was really worried that I might not make this goal in my assigned time line (which was more generous than I've been in the past).

I am down 68 lbs since July 23, 2010 and down 76 lbs since my post-pregnancy weight as recorded on April 4, 2010!!!

My next two upcoming goals are just a smidge lower than where I am now...

208.5 lbs will put me at a 25% loss of my July 23, 2010 weight and 208.0 lbs will put me at a 70 lb loss from my July 23, 2010 weight!


For motivational purposes, let me remind myself (and all my readers) of my achieved goals:

ACHIEVED weight goals based on my 278 weight as of July 23, 2010

Goal 1: lose 10 lbs by Aug 23, 2010 - CHECK
5% of my July 23rd weight lost = 264.1 lbs - CHECK
Goal 2: get to 265 lbs - CHECK
Goal 3: get to 258 lbs by Sept 11, 2010 <-- CHECK as of Sept 18th
Goal 4: total weight loss at least 23 lbs by Sept 23, 2010 - CHECK
** 10% of my July 23rd weight lost = 250.2 lbs - CHECK
Goal 5: get to 249 lbs by Oct 11, 2010 - CHECK (248.0 actually)
Goal 6: total weight loss at least 33 lbs by Oct 23, 2010 - CHECK (exactly 33 lbs lost since July 23rd)
Goal 7: get to 239 lbs by Nov 11, 2010 - CHECK 239.0 lbs as of Nov 9th, 2010
**15% of my July 23rd weight lost = 236.3 lbs (lower than I was when I first met Baby Girl's godparents in the summer of '07) - CHECK 236.0 lbs as of Nov 19, 2010
Goal 8: total weight loss at least 43 lbs (I'd be 235 lbs) by Nov 23, 2010 - CHECK 234.0 lbs as of Nov 21, 2010
Goal 9: get to 229 lbs by Dec 11, 2010 - CHECK 229.0 lbs as of Dec 10, 2010
**50 lbs of my July 23rd weight lost = 228.0 lbs - CHECK as of Dec 16, 2010
Goal 10: total weight loss at least 53 lbs (I'd be 225 lbs) by Dec 24, 2010 - CHECK 224.4 lbs as of Dec 27, 2010
** 20% of my July 23rd weight lost = 222.4 lbs - CHECK 222.0 lbs as of Dec 29, 2010
60 lbs lost from my July 23, 2010 weight = weight of 218 lbs by Feb 2, 2011 - CHECK 217.0 lbs as of Jan 25, 2011
Move from Severely Obese to Obese = weight of 210 lbs by March 1, 2011 - CHECK 210.0 lbs as of Feb 27, 2011

And here are my upcoming goals:

**25% = 208.5 lbs by March 10, 2011
 
70 lbs lost from my July 23, 2010 weight = weight of 208 lbs by March 11, 2011 

ONEDERLAND!!!! aka 79 lbs lost from my July 23, 2010 weight = weight of 199 lbs (lower than I was when I married my ex in May 2001) by April 11, 2011
 
80 lbs lost from my July 23, 2010 weight = weight of 198 lbs by May 11, 2011
**30% = 194.6 lbs by May 24, 2011 

90 lbs lost from my July 23, 2010 weight = weight of 188 lbs by June 11, 2011

  **35% = 180.7 lbs lowest long-term goal set by my naturopath by July 11, 2011 

Move from Obese to Overweight = weight of 180 lbs by July 13, 2011 

100 lbs lost from my July 23, 2010 weight = weight of 178 lbs by July 23, 2011 

**37% = 175.1 lbs current long-term GOAL

110 lbs lost from my July 23. 2010 weight = weight of 168 lbs

**40% = 166.8 lbs

120 lbs lost from my July 23, 2010 weight = weight of 158 lbs

**45% = 152.9 lbs current DREAM goal

Move from Overweight to Normal = weight of 150 lbs

130 lbs lost from my July 23, 2010 weight = weight of 148 lbs

**50% = 139 lbs (unlikely but I thought it would be nice to end the list at 50%)

Now, here's the short video from last night...

sort of a vlog

Had Hubs try to film me running a little bit... but he didn't zoom it so I thought I'd share...

vlog

OK so only one of the single dads I met today was the type of guy I'd give the classification of "hot" to but while I was crawling through the play structure - a number of other dads with kids paused to make conversation with me.

I usually made a quick reply and then kept looking for Son because, I'm happily taken and didn't think it was advisable to plop down and hang out with strange men while crawling around on all fours - LOL!

In all seriousness though, it was a different experience for me today. The hot dad I was chatting with was well aware that Hubs and I were together as we joined hot dad on one of the sofas.

But the dads who were talking to me in the play structure - that was odd to me. One actually said he was tired of chasing his kid around and was going to just stay where he was and relax and told me, "You should think about it."

Here's a short video of Son...

another vlog

My 1st vlog! + Hate loss update

Short but I really didn't know what to do. It's still finishing loading or something on youtube so the quality might be a bit funny when I first post it.

So yes, a bunch of us went to the rec center this morning.

It was Hubs, 1G1D1Y & M (her maid of honour) + M's adorable baby, S-girl, Baby Girl and D.

I also snapped a couple of pics (not of the other ladies though)...

So I have to say re: Hate-Loss challenge

I am feeling pretty damn good about myself this week.

I have done some RUNNING. Me. RUNNING!!!

You have no idea how amazing that is to me.

Yeah, I'm a little bummed that my weight loss is a little slow right now but I am still losing and I might well be gaining lean muscle mass.

BTW - weight: 221.2 lbs

So - basically - go me! Hurray!!! 

P.S. Have to remember when the track is closed...


Friday January 21, 2011      - 4pm-Close
Saturday January 22, 2011  - 12pm-5pm
Sunday January 23, 2011  - 12pm-5pm
Thursday January 27, 2011 - 5pm-Close
Friday January 28, 2011 - 5pm-Close
Saturday January 29, 2011 - 5pm-Close
Sunday January 30, 2011- 11am-5pm