Miss Penelope Mae

Penelope will  be 3 months old on May 3rd.  She is currently interested in spongebob, ceiling fans, and our two boston terriers Ruby and Lucy.  She laughs at almost everything and rarely cries.  We are still managing her reflux which seemed to  be getting better but is back with a vengeance.  She uses formula for spit up (she projectile vomited breast milk for almost 2 months) and we do a lot of laundry.  Her head control is excellent and she is trying really hard to roll over.  She has almost got it, just has to learn to tuck her arm in under her!

hush little baby

Napping baby=time to catch up on things that take two hands.

Cooked dinner.
Folded laundry.
Washed dishes.

I really forgot what it was like to have a baby.  Ethan is almost 6 and apparently I have incredibly horrible memory because when Penelope came I was completely lost.  To keep myself from going insane I have to plan my day out the night before--when I'll be able to shower, cook meals, clean, exercise, run errands.  I feel like I am finally getting the hang of it, thank God.  Luckily Ethan is old enough to entertain himself and is not jealous of his sister and the extra time I spend with her.  I have been blessed with two incredibly easy and happy children. Not to mention a wonderful husband who helps me whenever he is able.

This past weekend was Easter.  We spent the day with Andrew's side of the family which was really nice.  The food was delicious and being in the company of family is always the best way to spend holidays.

Speaking of delicious food, I am making a serious effort not to over-indulge.  I can't stand being overweight and unhealthy.  I am naturally a petite person, I just happened to go crazy while I was pregnant and gain 70+ lbs.  I still have 30 to lose which is attainable but I really have to work for it.  My goal is to lose 10 lbs this month but still be healthy.  Before I had Penelope my idea of weight loss was to starve myself for a week and sure enough, I would be 10-15 lbs lighter but I also had almost no energy, low strength, and a really bad attitude.  I guess I just finally realized that "my body is my temple", as corny as that sounds.  I need to nurture it and help myself reach my full potential.  Not just for me, but more importantly for the doodlebugs.  They need a healthy mother to take them to the park on a regular basis, cook them healthy meals and mainly to rub my habits on to them so they can continue to live healthy lives when they are able to care for themselves.

Anyway, they are my main focus right now if you haven't been able to tell.  That and keeping up with the never ending mountain of laundry that accumulates throughout the week.  Ive never met another 5 year old who makes so many outfit changes during the day.  I guess I have his fashionista dad to blame for that.

I will leave you with our family photo from Easter.

Until next time.

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Hello to my current zero followers.  I hope this blog doesn't bite the dust like all the others.  With all the changes that had occurred in the past year it just didn't feel right to continue to use it and I often found myself drawing a blank at every attempt.  I'm a different person now.  New person, new child, new husband, new blog.