Resolution update - 2 months in

At the end of the second month of 2010:

• charity knitting: I made some items for the NPC tuition assistance auction as well as another item for the NPC spring play
• book reading: I finished East of Eden (loved it) and just started Freakonomics
• exercise/weight loss: the pounds are coming off very slowly, but I have lost a few more this month. The bigger deal is that as I write this I am in my old jeans!!! I haven't been working out as much lately because I don't really have too much time with being back at work, but I am going to a Zumba class once a week.
• devos: still pretty much a fail. I am doing a little better while back at school because I lead class devos from time to time, but still am struggling with making personal devos a priority
• family time: still loving every minute I have with Mase and Xav. (I think I even value the time that I have with Xav more now that it is not as much - I can't take it for granted any more)

Wow three months already

Everyone always says that time flies and kids grow up so fast...it's true! I can't believe that it has already been three months since our little angel arrived. He has grown and developed so much in that short time. He is very social - loves smiling and talking (he takes after his mom!). He can hold up his head for good lengths of time and is beginning to grab at things (especially mom's hair). He loves watching his dogs and tv (probably loves tv a bit too much). He sleeps through the night almost every night (bed at about 9:30 and up between 5:30 and 6:15). Over the past week and a half I have had to let go of him a little and give over my day time with him to a few other people. The transition has gone amazingly well for us because we know that he is in good hands and loved by those that are watching him. I love my evenings with him, but they go by way too fast. I'm sure before I know it I'll be putting up a 6 month update, then a year, then he'll be in college...I vow to enjoy the time I have with him at each stage because they really do grow up so quick.

First day back

Well my time at home has come to an end. Today was my first day back at work. Xav was very good for me last night, sleeping until 6 a.m. So, I was actually dressed and ready before he woke up to eat breakfast before I left. When I came home he was so happy to see me! This is definitely going to make me appreciate the time that I have with him more.

Resolution update - one month in

Well here we are one month in to 2010. By now or within the next two weeks most people will have given up on their resolutions so here's how I'm doing:

• knitting for charity: Pass - I made a few baby hats for my friend Amy's YoungLives group for pregnant teens and a hat for the Tuition Assistance Auction at NPC. This month I plan to make at least one more item for the auction.
• getting rid of the baby fat: Neutral - I have done some sort of exercise 5 days a week. I have enjoyed doing videos from Exercise TV that are free on demand with AT&T U-Verse. I particularly enjoy Bootyliscious Buns 1 and 2, Incredible Abs 2, and 6 Round Slim Down. I say this is neutral because I have only lost 5 lbs this month and still am a long way from fitting back into regular jeans, but I can tell that I have gained a lot of strength and endurance because I can do the workouts a lot better. I am planning on joining a Zumba Dance class this month.
• Read one new book: Pass - I read Godric by Fredrich Buechner and am about half way in to East of Eden by Steinbeck. I plan to read Freakonomics next.
• Devotions: Fail - I have done no better here. I just haven't made it a priority. Unfortunately this is probably the most important of all my resolutions and I have done the worst with it...
• Family time: Pass - I love the time I have been able to spend with Xav before going back to work. Also, Mason and I have been blessed to take several date nights because X has grandparents that beg to babysit!

So, there it is. Hopefully next month will be even better!

Changes...

I still do things that I did before...
...cooking...

...knitting...

...I just do it all while holding a baby!

Resolutions take two

I forgot one:

• charity work. - Like so many I often feel that I don't have the time or money to give to charity work. (Although, let's face it, usually we actually do and just don't want to.) However, something I can do and enjoy doing is knitting. When I delivered X, the nurse put an adorable hand knit hat on his head. When I asked her where it came from, she said that a group of ladies makes them for the hospital. I thought, "I can do that!" So I have already made 5 little baby hats. It occured to me last night, though, that a friend of mine runs a program called YoungLives for pregnant teens and young women. Most of these girls are going at it alone, so to speak, with little to no support from family. I decided that they may enjoy these hats more. So my resolution is to continue knitting for charity this year.

New Years Resolutions 2010

OK so I guess this is a few days late, but it's amazing how much time that kid takes! Last year my olnly resolution was to learn to knit and I definitely kept that. Hopefully this year I will do as well with them. Here are my resolutions/goals for 2010:

• get rid of the baby fat! - This is the first time in my life that I have ever made a resolution about fitness or weight loss. I have been blessed with a great metabolism so have never really had to think about my weight before. This year though, I have some extra pounds to shed. Also, I want to not only lose the weight, but also get in shape. Perhaps working toward a 5K or something, but I'm not going so far as to make that an actual resolution!
• do better with devotions. - OK so it won't actually be too hard to do better with devotions because last year I was really bad at it. I did awesome for about a month before Xavier came along, but now again since I've had him, I have fallen out of the habit again. That's really what it needs to become I guess, a habit. I want to work towards devotions being a part of my daily ritual.
• read one book I've never read before each month. - Fiction, nonfiction, religious, anything! One new book a month.
• enjoy my time with my husband and my baby. - You never get time back so I want to make sure that I use mine wisely. I want to enjoy the time that I have with Mason and Xavier because X will never be a baby again, and as they say, they grow up so fast!

Well now they're in writing and out there for everyone to see, so hopefully I'll be accountable to them! :-)