2007.....
Please see the new journal page here.
Saturday, 30th December 2006...
Anyone intersted can read our Xmas story at Caleb's site here....and check out the family snaps of the big day here.
Cheers P
Friday, 29th December 2006...
This just happened to me.....
I'm feeling like absolute crap. Have done since yesterday. I feel nauseous, fatigued, uncomfortable and just downright miserable.
I need to do the grocery shopping. Not only for now but to ensure that there is enough of everything in the house for Caleb and Simon should bub arrive early. I don't feel up to it but I want to get it out of the way while Caleb is at day-care today and before the New Year's Eve shopping fever hits town.
I struggle through it. I push that damn heavy trolley around. I stop often just to rest and get through it. I line up for what seems like forever at the registers. Struggling to lift all the groceries out of the trolley at the register then back in again once they are bagged.
I push the dreaded trolley out into the hot sunny carpark and all the way down the back to my car. Again I struggle to find the energy to lift all the groceries out of the trolley into the car. Already mentally cursing the fact I'll still have to unload and unpack them again when I get home.
That's when the c@*%t strikes!
This evil old witch of a women, skanky looking with long grey hair tied back in a pony tail...the type you know goes home to a pkt of fags, a filthy house and a tribe of cats no doubt...her husband waiting in their filthy car while she takes her trolley back (Hmm does my distaste for her show already??)
Well she decides that it's her god given right to give me some most unwanted advice on her way back past my car. She sidles up beside me as I struggle with my bags and announces loudly - for all around to hear - "You know if you lost some weight you'd have less shopping to do!"
!!!!!!
I say 'I beg your pardon' as I'm sure I could not have possible have heard her right. Surely no one could be so rude, so cruel and so insensitive to a pregnant women so obviously ready to drop any day???
But yes...I had heard correctly as she repeated it again word for word - a stupid, shit-eating grin plastered across her dumb face while she did so.
I jab a thumb towards my distended stomach and say "This is a baby - not fat"....to which the old bitch simply laughs loudly, turns heal and walks away....leaving me frozen to the spot with disbelief, unable to say a single word!
I replay the conversation over and over in my head as I finish loading my groceries. I take my own trolley back to the return bay. I fall into my car - and fall into a sobbing, hysterical mess.
I know I should just shrug it off but her words have cut me to the bone. I feel hurt, humiliated and mostly unfairly done by. If only I knew how to find her again I honestly think I'd go and give her the biggest tongue lashing of her life and a good smack upside the head too while I'm at it. But of course I cannot and I will not.
I won't repeat the colorful words Simon said when I retold the story to him over the phone. He was so concerned over the obvious state this women had put me in that he offered to come home from work immediately. But what's the point?
She had her say. Though I had thought it not possible...she made a tough day 100 times worse for me..
I'm certainly not going out again today. I'm keeping my FAT body home and away from other loud mouthed, opinionated wenches like her.
Christ many people I'm sure may think such things when they look at me...god knows I think them of myself every day these last few months - but to say it to me in such an unprovoked and cruel way.....Why???
P
Thursday, 21st December 2006...
Xmas/06 wind-up and **New Year Challenge** details...
Well the time has come.
As the year draws to a close and things get busier I'm going to leave this weight loss journal here until the new year.
My pregnancy journal will continue - and some recent drama's in that regard have now necessitated my full attention so you can keep up with that news throughout the Xmas/New Year period at that site as new info comes to hand.
Before I close this page for the year I wanted to make special mention of the 12 week challenges.
The 4wk Xmas challenge is now drawing to a close. I am amazed and in awe of how well people went with this given the challenges of the silly season. Bravo to you all - you've done fantastic!
This of course means it's almost time for a new challenge. And this new challenge is the one I have been eagerly anticipating for 9 long months - because I will finally be able to be a part of it again myself!!!!! Yippee!
By it's commencement I will have had the baby and I will be ready and eager to get back into the swing of weight loss. I may not be able to exercise straight away (nor want to in those early weeks of newborn chaos) but I will be returning to WW immediately after the birth and getting the eating in line again at least. I cannot tell you how excited I get whenever I think of this!
Anyone who has dieted a lot off an on knows the thrill of renewed enthusiasm and motivation when it hits. Well imagine having that urge several times over the last 9 months but being powerless to do anything about it? Being unable to go back and join up to WW and unable to do any real exercise etc - and just after I got hooked on it to!! I've struggled with this and now just the thought of being 'back on the wagon' ... so to speak... thrills me no end!!!
I do not know a start date just yet as I will have to wait and see when bub arrives. At this stage...if bub were to arrive on time mid January I expect to start the new challenge February 1st. However if bub arrives early (as may well now happen) then the start date would move back earlier into January.
In any case the New Year and all the motivation of resolutions that time of year brings will be a fantastic time for a challenge! What a great way to start a new year and a new you!
Our challenges so far have seen us lose over 800kg in total!!!!!! Woweee :) How awesome is that? So don't wait - jump on board and be a part of that success in the new challenge. Something tells me it may be our biggest and best yet!
So for anyone who wants to sign up early to join in - just drop me an email at slimming4health@dodo.com.au with the subject heading "NEW YEAR CHALLENGE".
I'll add you to the challenge page I will create tomorrow and also to the challenge mailing list so that I can keep you up to date as start dates etc become available. For now I'll just need your chosen screen name ... all the weight details etc can wait until the start time gets closer.
When the new challenge page is up and running you will find the link for it at the link in the box upper left to the 'what's on this site' page.
Until then...I wish you and your family all the very best for the Silly Season and all the fun and merriment it will contain.
For all of you who have read my site, signed my guestbooks, sent me emails and joined in my challenges this year - I THANK YOU! Your support and friendship is a never ending source of joy for me and I hate to think were I would be on this weight loss and life journey without you all.
For those who are also sharing in my pregnancy journey - stay tuned as who knows where it will go from here.
For all those fellow bloggers who have had their bubs this year or discovered the joy of their own pregnancies - congrats! I look forward to sharing my own birth story with you all in the weeks to come.
Merry Christmas everyone and I hope 2007 is all you hope for.
See you here in January!!!!
TFTD: "A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do!!"
Cheers P
Sunday, 17th December 2006...
Ok....now I'm ready!
Caleb is in his new room.....The babies room is complete....The house-wide spring cleaning is complete....The cradle is set up in my bedroom.....The hospital bags are packed as best as they can be for now.....I'm ready!! (will be posting some pics on pregnancy site in the next hour)
Of course now I'll probably wait with nothing happening baby wise for the next 4-6wk's but at least I'll wait in peace.
Besides with Christmas and New Year and all that entails in the meantime I'm sure the time will fly!
Here's hoping :)
TFTD: "Attempt the impossible in order to improve your work!"
Cheers P
Friday, 15th December 2006...
As usual, not a whole lot to say today....sorry!
I have done an update at the pregnancy site - I guess most things in my world these days are dedicated to that sort of topics??
But never fear....come new year, after this wee bub arrives I'll be back at this site daily with a vengeance!
I worked at WW this week again and I was talking to my leader about my return. She was saying she expects I won't be ready to come back for a while after the birth...I was like "Are you kidding??? I can't wait!".
I guess that may seem weird to some but after almost 2yrs of weight loss being a huge focus....followed by 9 months of letting all my good intentions and efforts slide by the way side as I focus on just surviving the pregnancy - well I'm eager to get some downward movement on those scales again big time!
I have no unreal expectations about what is to come. I recall how hard the early weeks were with Caleb, and I know with number 2 will come all sorts of new challenges. However I also know that the WW breastfeeding plan is fantastic! I may not get back into the exercise for 6wk's or so (depending on my recovery) but even getting the eating back on track is bound to get some results. I'll just be happy to back in the WW world again and I'll take whatever I can get :)
Ok....no more procrastinating. After signing off here I am off to finally complete the last wardrobe of my spring clean fest! After last night (see preg site update for details) I know I've got to do it right now before I drop! No more stalling! At least the new air-con was installed in that room yesterday so I can do it in chilly comfort *wink*
TFTD: "Where better is possible, good is not enough!"
Cheers P
Tuesday, 12th December 2006...
Nothing new to report today that I have not already covered in today's pregnancy site update. So please head there for a look if you are interested and save me repeating myself here again :)
TFTD: "Never look down on anyone unless you are helping them up!"
Cheers P
Friday, 8th December 2006...
Well it's time for another new crockpot recipe and this one was DELISH!
Honey Glazed Pork Slices:
-500g of lean pork slices/steaks etc
-2 Tbsp honey
-2 Tbsp soy sauce
-2 Tbsp orange juice or sherry
-1 tsp sesame oil
-2 tsp grated ginger
-2 tsp minced garlic
-1/2 tsp Chinese five spice
-1 tsp curry powder (optional)
-cornflour to thicken.
*Please note* The amounts of honey, soy, OJ, ginger and garlic have been given as double quantities above as I like a little extra sauce in my cooking. Spices and oil have not been increased in quantities. I also did not have any Chinese five spice on hand so eliminated this ingrediant but the taste was still divine!
Method:
-Turn slow cooker on High and coat with non stick spray. Cut pork slices crosswise so there are 3 or 4 pieces per person.
-Add pork slices to cooker with approx 1 cup of water. Cook on LOW for 3-4hrs.
-Drain water and return pork slices to cooker, still on LOW.
-Mix all remaining ingrediant's and add to cooker. Turn meat in sauce to cover and leave to cook for 2hrs on LOW.
-At time of serving cornflour can be added to thicken sauce.
-I served mine with steamed veg, corn on the cob and mashed potato. The sauce is delish spooned over pork and/or potato.
Let me know if any of you try this one and how you found it?
TFTD: "You may have to fight a battle more then once to win it!"
Cheers P
Thursday, 7th December 2006...
I'm trying out a new crockpot recipe tonight. Honey glazed pork slices. Sounds yummy huh? I will post the recipe here tomorrow so anyone interested can give it a whirl and let me know how they find it.
Thanks too to Jacki who gave a great tip re the crockpot recipes I have been trying. Often those with sticky/tomato or sugar based sauces burn way before the cooking time is over. So last night when I did my fave crockpot glazed chicken recipe I tried her method.
I cooked the chicken in just water for the first 3hrs on high. Then when it was time to turn it down to low for the last 2hrs I drained out the water and added the sauce ingredients then. Nothing burned, the sauce didn't reduce away to nothing and it was yummier then ever. I've also changed to putting things on at lunch time rather in the morning as most cooking times just seem too long.
I'll do Jacki's water trick with the pork tonight and let you know how it goes.
Bravo to all those of you doing the Xmas challenge. The stats are coming in on time (a big thanks for that!) and everyone is doing fantastic!! Especially considering all the Xmas parties this time of year! You all should be feeling very proud of your efforts :)
TFTD: "When I am giving of my best, that is when I feel successful!"
Cheers P
Monday, 4th December 2006...
Sorry for the delay in entries. Still around and doing well...just not much to say :)
Had a stab of panic the other night when I realised this baby could be here in like 4-6wk's!!! Then I had a stab of terror when I thought it could still take another 8wks of this to go!!!
Not that I'm not looking forward to the arrival - it's the delivery that scares me...hehehe. I guess I'm also apprehensive about what it will be like to add a new member to our family. To go back to all those early baby days and struggles. But oh to do the love and thrill of a new child again - Bliss!
Then I remembered something else. Bub's arrival also means I can go back to WW!!! I cannot tell you how much I am looking forward to that! I'm so excited to be able to do the lactation plan and see those numbers on the scale go down again instead of up! Bring it on!!!!!!
I went shopping on Friday and got a stack of new clothes. I know it seems late in the pregnancy to be doing that but I was down to one pair of pants that fit comfortably and it was driving me mad! So I got two pairs of loose bike shorts to bum around the house in and a pair black 3/4 pants and white 3/4 pants to wear out. I also grabbed a new cami and some new underwear that fits better so now I am SO much more comfortable without being cut in half around the middle by all the too small clothes I was wearing. I swear I am done with the clothes shopping for now....honest! :)
I've got a week off work at WW this week then I'll be working the scales for the next two weeks after that then that's it. I've told them I won't be available after Christmas because I want to take it easy in the last few weeks I will then have left.
Speaking of Christmas....I finished all my Christmas and baby shopping on Friday!!! Hoorah! I've never finished my Xmas shopping this early before, although I am usually fairly organised, but boy it feels great. The junk mail comes and it's nice to know I don't need to buy any more gifts. I don't need to queue up in shops and post offices and I don't even have to rush out Christmas cards as that's all done too!
On the 1st we all got together as a family and put up our Christmas tree and house decorations while listening to Christams carols on the stereo. Caleb was so excited! And now every morning he opens the door of the advent calendar we bought last year as a family heirloom and get's out a new hand carved decoration to add to the tree in the lead up to the big day - he loves that job every morning! :) (see pics left)
And all bub's stuff is purchased, washed and ready. We just need to do the room swap when Caleb's air-con is installed on the 14th and pack the hospital bag and we are ready! Yee-ha!!!
TFTD: "Mistakes are stepping stones for success!"
Cheers P
Wednesday, 29th November 2006...
Just wanted to let you know about a groovy little website I tried yesterday. It's called Real Age and it calculates what your biological age is versus your calendar age, based on your health/diet/lifestyle/exercise etc.
Have a go, it only takes a few minutes to complete and along the way you can opt out of receiving any emails back from them if you chose. If you give it a go let me know how you find it??
My results were as follows:
My Calendar age right now is 31.4yrs.
My biological age at this point is 38.3yrs.
My biological age at my prior level of exercise before the pregnancy was 32.1yrs.
My biological age at my prior level of exercise AND weight pre-pregnancy was 31.9yrs.
Interesting huh?
I did my current one then once the stats came back (via an email link) I was able to go to the results page then go back to change some of the answers I'd given to get the varying results.
I'm happy with how well I went pre-pregnancy and was surprised that it was more the exercise back then rather then the weight that kept it low. To be honest I expected much worse now then I got so I'll be going back to have another go at it after bub arrives....very interesting! Have a look :)
TFTD: "Wisdom is the difference between pulling your weight and throwing it around!"
Cheers P
Tuesday, 28th November 2006...
For those of you waiting, I have finally posted some new belly shots here. I've even included a bare belly shot so you can see my bump in all it's glory! *wink*
As usual not a lot to say on the weight loss front today - since I'm not losing any...hehehe.
I am so, so looking forward to getting back to WW in just a couple of months now. I was given the info on the lactation plan the other week and while full breastfeeding I am allowed 32 points a day! 32!!! Crikey if I can't stick to that there is something wrong.
Plus with my new jogging pram I'll be back in the fitness world again and nothing will stop me then!! So just bear with me a few more weeks and then this page will be running at full strength once more :)
TFTD: "You have to get up every morning with determination if you are going to go to bed with satisfaction!"
Cheers P
Friday, 24th November 2006...
Not a great deal to say today. Have just done a big entry in the pregnancy site here if you want to read there instead of me repeating myself here?
Tomorrow is the 11year anniversary of my Mom's passing :( Too sad.
TFTD: "Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do!"
Cheers P
Tuesday, 21st November 2006...
*Sings* ... "Joy to the world!....My Crisco has come"
hehehe
Yes today my Crisco Christmas hampers arrived. Boy how I love that day! For any of you who don't know it's a company that let's you make small payments through the year for food/alcohol/gift hampers then they deliver it all to you just before Xmas.
This year I paid $20 a week so I just had like $1000 worth of food delivered. 85% of it this year I chose freezer food for so my poor old freezer is absolutely jam packed with tonnes of meat, party food/snacks, desserts, and about 30 low fat ready meals!! Yummo! My cupboards also got a good filling with the pantry hamper I chose and after putting it all away, I wondered, as we do every year, how we'll ever get through it all - but we do :)
It makes Christmas time so easy and of course the weekly shopping is dramatically reduced in cost as we get through what we have from Crisco. Incidentally I am an agent for them so if anyone wants me to post them a catalogue for next years hamper I'd be more then happy to. Just drop me a line at my email address above with your details and I'll have it straight out to you. Hampers start from just $2-3 a week!
Oh happy days!!!
Oh one more thing while I think of it. Some peoples challenge emails etc are apparently not arriving when they send them to me? If for any reason you do not get a reply from me in a day or two to any email you send please re-send as I will ALWAYS reply to each and every email I get - Always! So if you don't hear back from me I haven't got it :)
TFTD: "Stand still and watch the world go by and it will"
Cheers P
Monday, 20th November 2006...
For all of you already signed up....GOOD LUCK!!!
Could you please make sure I have your start weights and challenge goal weights ASAP please.
For those of you who may be interested in joining but have yet to do so ... it's not too late! Drop me a line with the necessary details to the email link above before the end of this week to participate.
For anyone with outstanding stats from the last challenge...I'm sorry to say that I can wait no longer. I have written emails to each of you without response so I will simply mark you as quit unless I hear belated stats from you.
Good luck to all you new challengers...I can't wait for the arrival of the new challenge in the new year that I will FINALLY be able to go in myself again after bub's arrival :)
I'm so jealous of you all!!! *wink*
Made great progress on my house-wide spring clean on the weekend. Got over 12months worth of backed up filing done, sorted and organised which was the finishing touches for the study that I had begun to clean last weekend. Then I did all of my walk-in-robe and my dresser drawers yesterday which took about 3 exhausting hours work. While I did that Simon gave our 3 big four-foot fishtanks a spring clean and now I have only two wardrobes to go (Caleb's room and his new room) and I'm all done!!!! I can't begin to tell you how great that is going to feel!!! :)
Both are scheduled to be tackled this weekend. Bring it on!!!
My Crisco Christmas hampers arrive tomorrow so this afternoon I'll be defrosting my garage freezer in preparation of all the food to come. Nothing is as satisfying to me these days as a cleaning job well done :) May as well enjoy it now while I can.
Ps....Congrats to Kim to this week gave birth to her 2nd baby girl!!!!! And also to Toni who had her first bub - also a baby girl, named Clare :) Girls, girls everywhere! Will there be a little vision in pink for me also?
TFTD: "Well done is better then well said!"
Cheers P
Friday, 17th November 2006...
Ok, well as promised it's time for a new crockpot recipe.
Chicken and Ham Risotto:
-Olive oil spray
-1 onion peeled and diced
-3 garlic cloves crushed
-1/2 green or red capsicum, seeded and diced
-3 boneless chicken breast halves cut into 1-inch cubes
-250g smoked ham, diced
-2 cups aborio rice
-4 cups chicken stock
-1 tsp dried oregano
-1 tsp dried thyme
-1 bay leaf
-1/2 tsp crushed saffron threads
-salt and black pepper to taste
-1 cup frozen peas, thawed
-500g small peeled, cooked prawns *optional*
Method:
-Heat oil in small pan and cook onion, garlic and capsicum on medium heat for 3min's or until onion is transparent. Scrape mixture into slow cooker
-Add chicken, ham, rice, stock, herbs and bay leaf to slow cooker and stir well.
-Cook on Low for 4-6hrs or on High for 2-3hrs or until rice is almost tender and chicken is cooked through. Then if cooking on Low rise heat to High at this point.
-Season with salt and pepper, discard bay leaf and stir in peas and optional prawns.
-Cook additional 30-45min's (or if using raw prawns until they are pink)
This recipe serves 6 to 8 and was delish with a simple side salad. I skipped the prawns myself and did have to add some additional water towards the end to prevent it drying out and sticking too much.
Just now I have put on a Crockpot Lasagne for tonight's tea (see recipe in entry dated 24th Aug 06). We are having it with a side salad and garlic bread and I can hardly wait as I remember how yummy it was last time!
Had a bit of a pregnancy freak out in the early hours of this morning!! See here for details.
And while you are visiting other pages you can find a new entry at Caleb's site ready also.
Not much else to say for today as it's all covered in the pregnancy page.
The new Xmas 4wk Challenge begins Monday!!! Good luck everyone who is involved... and remember it's not too late to sign up!
TFTD: "Footprints on the sands of time are not made by sitting down!"
Cheers P
Wednesday, 15th November 2006...
Not a whole lot to say today. Just wanted to pop in and say hi..."Hi"...hehehe
I've not had very any comments/guestbook entries of late so I hope that the book is not having any technical problems since my shuffle around of the site?
My paranoid side also worries my future website plans may have alienated some readers?? I really hope not! After all they are all still hypothetical plans for now...it's something I'm still mulling over and working out in my head?
My stats still show 30+ visitors a day...but you all must be quiet?? In any case if you feel like it drop me a line in the guestbook above and make my day :)
Speaking of days...it's wet and stormy here. Another reason I need to get offline and shut the computer down as it's just started to hail a bit too!
Had my OB appt yesterday....all the details at the pregnancy site. All was well though.
Finally tried a new crockpot recipe yesterday....Chicken and ham risotto. However we are having it for tea tonight so I'll let you know how it goes after I've tasted it and will post the recipe here then. I'm working at WW tonight so the pre-prepared meal with be great for the boys to have while I'm out.
Getting ready to begin the new Xmas challenge on Monday! Anyone with outstanding stats from the last challenge...this week is your last chance to get them to me before I shut that one down before beginning the new one.
Anyhoo....really better get off this computer in this weather. Talk more soon.
TFTD: "Success is a journey, not a destination!"
Cheers P
Monday, 13th November 2006...
I am a walking, talking (aching) cleaning machine *wink*
Yesterday, as planned, I did my entire study. It took my almost 5hrs of flat out work but I dragged all the boxes out of my wardrobe, sorted and repacked them, threw out at least 1/2 of the cupboards contents and reorganised the whole lot.
Then I got rid of our giant bookcase, downsized everything it it to fit a small new one and finally rearranged the study furniture (with Simon's help of course).
So all I have left to do in here tomorrow when Caleb is at daycare is about 12months worth of filing...Ugh! Still the hardest part is now done. Some of the boxes I sorted were still packed from when I left home in 1993!!!!
That just leaves 2 more built in wardrobes (also packed floor to ceiling with crap) and our walk in robe. Then I'm done!! Can't wait for that as then the whole house will then have been decluttered and reorganised. Then I can set about organising baby gear and getting bags packed etc. I feel a real urgency to get through all this as time is slipping away on me - especially with Christmas coming up also.
The bonus is that I get lot's of exercise doing all this, I'm sleeping better and most of the time I'm too busy to eat :) I even scored a fantastic foot massage from Simon last night to moisturise my dry and aching feet. Ahh bliss! :)
TFTD: "No person has ever gone blind looking at the bright side of life!"
Cheers P
Sunday, 12th November 2006...
Ok....well since I Have been promising a bump pic for some time I thought I'd better hurry up and post at least what I had for now and then I'll give you a better one in the next week or so. Check out the pregnancy page to have a look.
Also I have FINALLY uploaded all our holiday snaps into Caleb's album. You can see them all here. There are lot's of me, Simon and Caleb enjoying our holiday fun :)
TFTD: Why not? Why not now? Why not me?
Cheers P
Saturday, 11th November 2006...
This nesting business is for the birds!!!
Last night I was up until midnight organising and cleaning up all my web pages into many more smaller ones as I said below.
Tonight it's almost 10pm and I have just finished 3 solid hours of cleaning in my kitchen! I've emptied, cleaned and reorganised all my kitchen cupboards and then undertook the mammoth job of doing the same to my big walk in pantry. Then since I was on a roll I did my weekly job of cleaning all the bench-tops, cupboard doors, sinks, stove, microwave and fridge/freezer with disinfectant. Now my kitchen shines and I know that every cupboard is clean and tidy at last.
But boy am I aching. My feet ache from standing on the tiles for hours and my back aches from all the bending, crouching and kneeling etc. Still it's done now and I know that if nothing else it will ensure I'll get a good nights sleep tonight.
I'm going to need it to because tomorrow I am tackling the study. That means going through my computer desk, filing cabinet, bookcase and built-in robe in this room and throwing out all that I can and re-organising what is left. I think it will take me at least all morning to do, if not into the afternoon. Caleb is at Granny's tonight so we can do all this with ease so I just hope to get finished with the study before his return in time for his afternoon nap.
While I am doing the study tomorrow Simon will be tackling the yards and lawns. Then after this weekend I will only have the built in robes in Caleb's room and the spare room (soon to be his new room) and our bedroom walk-in-robe left to do. All of which are packed from floor to ceiling with boxes and junk that I hope to at least halve if not more once I cull all the crap.
Then.....THEN...I will be finished my mammoth spring clean of the whole house. It will be organised and de-cluttered at last. Then I can begin to move Caleb into his new room and organise, sort and wash all his baby stuff into his old room for the new bub. By then the mere 67 days left until bub's arrival will almost certainly be done and I'll be ready to sit back and wait.
Boy the sitting back part sounds good already!
Oh and before I finish up for the night....a quick shout out to my big, clever boy Caleb! As you know we have ditched the final overnight nappies a month or two back and have been waking him each night to do a wee around midnight. The last 3 nights we stopped doing this. The first two nights he woke us to take him and last night he went all by himself!!! I'm so proud of my little man!!! :)
TFTD: "Footprints on the sands of time are not made by sitting down"
Cheers P
(Hmmm really should post this to the pregnancy site too since it is all nesting related? If you pop over there just skip this entry and pardon the repeat- as many people who read that do not know of this site.)
Friday, 10th November 2006...
I’ve done it!
After hours of work over the last two days I have now completed all the revamp of my existing pages. All the journal entries have been separated into 3month blocks per page so they should open much faster now.
I have also separated Caleb’s website into yearly blocks although I am devastated to have lost my records for his 2nd-10th month in the process through my own stupidity! Dammit!
It has served to remind me though of how much I need to back up all my web pages, both Caleb’s and weight loss journals, onto disc and paper lest I should ever lose everything! That’s my job to start tomorrow.
In any case you can now use the ‘what’s on this site' link in the star cornered box (upper left) on every page to get anywhere you want with ease.
It's even got easier for me as this page had become so full that the huge delay in typing the letters to seeing them appear meant I had to do all updates in a word pad then paste them into the journal. Now I am typing direct....yippee!
So go browse around and have a look and let me know what you think?
TFTD: “Unless you start doing something different, you are in for more of the same!”
Cheers P
Thursday, 9th November 2006...
Finally!
I have made some serious progress towards the changes I want to make on this website.
On the upper left now you will find a link to a page called “What’s on this site”. This page contains both links to, as well as explanations of what’s on every page of my website/s. For ease of use I have removed all the individual links and replaced it with this one easy one. When clicked it will take you to a new page from which you can navigate to where ever you wish.
Please note…in doing so some pages (including the pregnancy page) have changed names and thus address so you may have to update some of your links if you have bookmarked them previously.
As a quick guide though my site is at www.slimming4health.com This will take you to the home page, from there you can access the ‘what’s on this site’ page which will then take you anywhere you wish to go with ease. To save you going back and forth I have also included a link to the ‘what’s on this site page’ on each page of the website also.
I have updated and tested all the links so everything should work fine if you want to have a go. The only thing I have yet to complete is breaking up the journal and Caleb’s site journal into yearly blocks. I should have this done by tomorrow. In the meantime you can see from the ‘what’s on this site’ page which links are active. Until the separation is complete all these journals will remain on the last link on the list which is unchanged from how they appear now.
Hope this is all clear as mud? *wink* In the end it should make navigation around my site and loading up of pages much swifter. Also each page is less cramped and hopefully more user friendly.
It’s just the beginning of what’s to come!
TFTD: “Take care of your body, it’s the only place you have to live!”
Cheers P
Wednesday, 8th November 2006...
Just a quick entry to let you know two things….
2. The new challenge page has been set up here for the Xmas Challenge.
As part of my new format many pages will spread out over the coming weeks to have space of there own and thus load faster for you all. This one is just the beginning :)
TFTD: “If you cannot find happiness along the road, you will not find it at the end of the road!”
Cheers P
Tuesday, 7th November 2006...
I’m back!!!
Just a quick update today to let you all know that I am alive and well. I’ve just spent the last hour or so updating the pregnancy page with all that news and Caleb’s site has a full run down of our holiday doings and drama’s including hospital visits!!
I walked and walked and walked on holidays!! A day at Dreamworld left me with stiff aching calves for days after and many hours spent walking around the massive shopping centre’s there also helped to combat some of the holiday eating I was doing. (At least I didn’t have to contend with holiday drinking for a change too *wink*)
A peak on the scales today has shown me to be less than 1kg heavier then when I left so that was a very pleasant (and rare) surprise! Remember last holiday I gained 5kg in 7 days so I think I did pretty good this time. Stay tuned for the official week 30 weigh-in on Thursday.
Since my return I have begun to make the change back into my old WW ways. I tracked yesterday for the first time in months and when shopping today made better choices like low fat cheese, milk and yoghurt etc and bought no soft drinks, chips, chocolate or other such contraband. Now is the time to get back into the swing of things before bub arrives I say!
What I did want to talk about today was the challenge. Many people are now finishing up this challenge as the final results trickle in. I’ve given a lot of thought as to what to do from here and this is the plan.
I don’t want to run a challenge over the Xmas/New Year period. For one I want a break from it and also I don’t think people are going to want to face those scales each week over the silly season either.
I also don’t want to run any challenges that I may not be able to finish in the lead up to bubs birth in mid January. So that leaves me with this:
I will run a short pre-Xmas challenge beginning November 20th. It will run over 4 weeks and complete December 18th (4wks). All screen names and personal challenge goals will have to be submitted to me prior to the start date and start weights will need to be taken and sent to me in the week of Nov 13-20 to be ready for your Nov 20th start. Please send your interest to paulenesjournaljourney@dodo.com.au using the subject line “XMAS CHALLENGE"
I’m not sure how many people will be interested in such a short challenge but so long as we have at least 10 or so people I’ll be happy to run this for you.
Then…..*drum roll*….I am so super excited to say that I will FINALLY be able to once again join the following challenge. It will begin when things have settled down after bubs birth and I am ready to return to WW. I expect this will be sometime around early to mid February. I cannot wait!!
But anyway….enough for now. I’ll catch up more later this week but for now just wanted to bring you up to speed and get some interest measured in the new challenge.
Also a big thanks to those who wrote with support and encouragement re my upcoming website changes plan (see prior entry). Thanks so much for your understanding and faith in me! *hugs*
TFTD: “When you believe you can, you can!”
Cheers P
Tuesday, 24th October 2006...
Thought I had better get on here today and do an update as promised as I don’t expect I’ll get the chance for another one before we leave on our week’s holiday this Friday.
For those of you who have missed my incessant ranting about it *wink*….we are going away for 7 nights to the Gold Coast, visiting Dreamworld, Stradbroke Island and getting in lot’s of shopping, relaxing, visiting the casino and playing by the pool and beach. The family of friends we are going with include our best mate Scotty, his mom and sister and her hubby and their 5 kids – the youngest of which is Caleb’s best mate. My sister and her hubby and son and also Simon’s sister and mother will also be joining us for the Dreamworld trip one day and Simon’s family will stay with us for two nights around that time before returning home again. It’s going to be busy but so much fun!
Caleb has been counting down the sleeps excitedly and I know he will have an absolute blast!! Also while we are away I am getting the chance to meet up with a very close friend whom I’ve have only known via email and more recently phone calls. We both started chatting via email about 4 years ago when both of us were doing the IVF thing and now we both have babies of our own. She’ll finally meet Caleb and I will meet her two little ones and number 3 in her bump. She lives in Melbourne so I didn’t know when we’d ever get to meet but she happens to be at the Coast for a wedding at the same time so this is pretty exciting. Scary also for a shy person like myself but I know we and the kids and hubbies will get on fine I'm sure:)
I am in a real rut with eating/exercise of late. I am eating terribly and I feel the urge to make some big changes. I don’t seem able to do so knowing I will be on holidays in a few days and exposed to all the temptations that brings so I have big plans for my return. It’s easy to say I will get back on track once bub arrives but if I cannot do it now why should I expect to be able to do it then when I am exhausted, sleep deprived and caring for two children?
No, the time to get back to healthy eating, gently exercise and points tracking etc is now - before bub arrives. So that when I have given birth I am already into the swing of it and ready to gently increase my exercise as I recover and return to WW and do the lactation plan as soon as I am able. So stay tuned for a dedicated return to form in November. I’ll be tracking, planning and exercising. Until then I’m staying well away from the scales and I will do my next weigh in on Nov 9th when I will be 30wks exactly. *Gulp*
Ok now one more thing before I finish for today and head out to my OB appointment then come home and get ready to go out to a dinner party for our mate Scotty’s 32nd birthday today (Happy Birthday Scotty!)
I promised to let you know more too about the future changes I am planning to my site. Many of you will have seen a mention a few weeks back that I took on a new name for the site (in address anyway). I’m now www.slimming4health.com for ease of use and this is just the first of many new changes I am planning. I eventually want to try to turn this site/hobby of mine into some sort of home business? It’s something I’ve dreamt of for a long time but realized that if I never make the step it’s never going to happen. I know that in doing so I may lose a lot of readers and it’s not a decision I took lightly. Nothing will change in that regard until at least probably March or so next year so don’t worry too much for now.
In the meantime I am going to begin the task of making each and every page more user friendly, easier to navigate and quicker to load. This means that I will be paying double what I have been to my site builder to enable me to have unlimited pages on my site instead of the 10 I am currently limited to. I’ll begin this change next month after I get back from holidays. Once I have so many more pages I can then spread everything out…separate journal entries into calendar years, put each separate challenge on a page that can be kept etc and in doing so make every page much faster to load.
My long term plan is to turn the site into a weight loss club of sorts. One that for a small membership fee entitles members to join in future challenges. Members will also have access to additional pages on the site and receive regular member mail outs with recipes, low fat food products explored, reader tips, motivational material and a highlighted exercise explained each time etc.
The membership fee will be minimal but hopefully just enough to cover my ever increasing costs of running this site. The more I spend on domain names, pages, running challenges and yearly subscriptions to my site builder etc the more time I know I could dedicate to improving it if I could look at it as a business of sorts also. I fear that in doing so I will lose a lot of my current readers so to stay true to the loyal readers I already have I will continue to give free access to my journal page for non-members. In doing so I hope long time readers can continue to visit and read without having to join the club but that those who want more can chose that option also??
As a result of changing the challenges to paying members only I am also going to seek out some sponsorship deals also. I’d like to get a number of weight loss, low fat food, exercise type companies to contribute to a challengers pack that I can then pass on to all those who participate in future challengers. Things like samples of new low fat food products, gym membership vouchers, product discounts etc would be a great way to give back to all those working hard in the challenges. I also hope that in charging a small fee for future challenges I will have fewer people drop out with no word of warning and wasting all the effort I put in to having them in the challenge in the first place? And what better incentive to seeing it through then a goody bag at the end huh?
Well that’s just some of the thoughts I have for now. I am a little nervous of putting this idea out there like this. I don’t know what people’s perceptions will be about my plans and I welcome everyone’s feedback on the idea. I don’t want to offend long time readers by suddenly asking for money but because the journal will still be free I hope to avoid this aspect, while still giving me the opportunity to create a small business enterprise from other area’s of the site? Doing this site is a labour of love and I think that if I could somehow turn this into a way to contribute to our living expenses also, and thus stay home longer with my babies before having to return to work then I would be a very happy women indeed.
Just to clarify…the journal page will remain free. I don’t expect the paid member section to be up and running before at least March 2007. All challenges run between now and then (which will be at the very least another one after this one completes) will continue to be absolutely free. As for costs in future…I don’t really know yet but as a ballpark I’m thinking about $1 a week (less for longer subscriptions?). Again this is just a guesstimate for now until I get things more in place and any sponsors/advertisers sorted out?
So please…do share with me your thoughts on this. I’m scared of the reaction I will get but at the same time I want to give readers what they want so if I don’t ask I’ll never know :)
In the meantime…I’ll be back from holidays Nov 5th and will update again soon after that.
TFTD: “The thing to try when all else fails is again”
Cheers P
Monday, 23rd October 2006...
Woah have I been busy!
I finally got a good start on all that cleaning I have been meaning to do since I found out I was pregnant. Call it spring cleaning – call it nesting? I don’t know but boy it feels good to make some progress on it at last.
Yesterday was a rainy day and as Simon was home to keep Caleb occupied I decided on impulse to finally do my linen cupboard. I dragged everything out, refolded, sorted and took a stack to charity. Then while I was on a roll I did the laundry cupboard too. Not content to stop there I got my bathroom cupboards done, vanity drawers and was able to pack up a stack of unused make up and hair accessories to give to some teenage girls who are friends of the family. With still more time to spare I also ended up vacuuming, mopping, cleaning toilets, bathrooms and the laundry and emptying bins etc. Then later that afternoon Caleb and Simon went out visiting so I got all my folding done but while I was putting away Caleb’s I decided to finally give his clothing a good sort out. Heaps no longer fitted so I packed up what I wanted to keep and bagged up the rest for charity. With his clothing all organized I kept going and tidied all his shelves, tables, toys, shoes and bookcase etc in his room until it was all ship shape!
See I told you I got a good start! Hehehe
Now I just have to do the 4 bedroom cupboards, pantry, kitchen cupboards, study bookcase and 2 bedroom dresser drawers. The 4 bedroom wardrobes (3 built in and ours is a big walk in) will be big tasks but if I can get through the other smaller ones in the week I get back from holidays then I’ll tackle one bedroom per week after that.
So long as I get it all done before Xmas, and therefore in plenty of time before bub arrives, I’ll be a happy girl! Then I can get to the task of moving Caleb’s room, unpacking baby clothes and washing them and digging out the baby equip etc that is currently all lost in the depths of Caleb’s wardrobe. Phew!
Oh how I love the satisfaction of cleaning well done!
Today Caleb and I are heading off to Maze Mania 4 Kids to meet a friend for some play.
I’ll be back tomorrow with my last update prior to holidays and also to tell you some more about my plans for the future website changes and what I hope to do with upcoming challenges. I’m excited!
TFTD: “You are never given a dream without also being given the power to make it come true!”
Cheers P
Friday, 20th October 2006...
Well sorry for the delay in entries and thanks to those who emailed me to see what was going on *hugs*
I’ve just been busy….tired….you name it. Then today when I was all set to update at 1.30am this morning (see below) I couldn’t access my site builder!! And now at 12.30pm it is still not back up yet?? I’ve never had this problem with it before so I’m just hoping it’s fixed soon. My pages are still able to be viewed and are safe etc but I just can’t get in to update them for the time being. So I’ve decided to write this post now before the sleep deprivation drags me any further under and post it later when I can.
Sleep….Ugh! What is sleep again?
I’ve had terrible insomnia these last few weeks. It got even worse when Caleb stopped his last nappy and I began getting him up once a night to wee. I’d sleep so light for fear of missing it and then when I do get up I can’t get back to sleep. Last night was a perfect example. Went to sleep about 9.45pm….woke at 12midnight and 1am to check time but managed to get back to sleep. Woke again at 1.30am to pee myself so took Caleb then and headed back to bed. COULD NOT SLEEP! In desperation finally got up at 2.45am and went online for an hour then headed back to bed. STILL COULD NOT SLEEP. So it’s now just after lunch and I’ve had 2hrs solid sleep and 1.5hrs broken sleep and that’s it. Oh my!! I am so thankful that today is a day-care day at least because after these entries are sorted I’m going to bed for a power snooze.
I worry that my day time naps are not helping either but they are the only thing that gets me through the day these days. I sleep for about 1hr in the arvo when Caleb does. But yesterday I didn’t even do that to try to help – obviously it did not. Simon will toilet Caleb on the weekend nights but perhaps on Monday I will try an alarm to wake me to take him to the loo so I don’t sleep so light for fear of sleeping through (yeah like that’s gonna happen!!).
Anyhoo enough whining about lack of sleep. I guess all those years of shift work and night duties were good preparation for it at least. Today feels like the last day after night shifts…like being high without the drugs to cause it *wink* These days it’s the best buzz I’m getting so who am I to complain?? Hehehehe
But enough about that! I have some more fantastic congrats to dish for two dedicated challengers who have hit their 12wk challenge goal:
Kerry’s challenge goal was to reach 125kg (down from 131kg)…she has now lost 6kg and is spot on her goal!!
Margaret’s challenge goal was to reach 96.7 (down from 102.7kg) …she is now 95.8kg for a total of 6.9kg lost!!!
How fantastic is that :) It really gives me a buzz to share this with them and they SO motivate me to wanna get back at it and begin seeing my own numbers go down each week again instead of up, up, up!
Speaking of my numbers….I don’t want to look yet as I know I’ve been so slack. I will weigh next Thursday before we head off on our 1wk holiday and face the truth then and let you know. In the meantime I’m really focusing on trying to drink water as I have been really, truly slack with this and I know bub needs it so I have no excuse!
I just had to tell you of something funny I read in my fave pregnancy book today (Kaz Cook’s book ‘Up the duff’). For her wk26 diary entry she wrote “I am becoming so considerably fattened up now that the THING has happened. That THING where your thighs rub together up the top. If I wore corduroy trousers while I was walking, I’d sound like a sword fight!” Hehehehahaha and Amen to that sister!
I’m so looking forward to my holiday!! But more on that later. For now I really must try to get some sleep while I can. One more thing before I go. ‘Simply Too Good to Be True’ are the most fantastic low fat recipe books available from your local newsagent! They are easy to cook recipes, very affordable books and best of all almost every recipe comes with a great colour pic. Well anyway the newest volume is out (Vol. 5) and one of our challengers, Kaxie, has her story on page 10 in a section on success stories. I can’t wait to get my copy and check it out! Go Kaxie!!
Oh speaking of that…today I had to have my glucose challenge test done at the pathology for gestational diabetes screening. It involves having a sweet drink, waiting in the waiting room for 1hr then having a blood test. While I was waiting this woman kept looking at me and I was beginning to get really irritated with it. Every time I caught her she’d dart her eyes back to her magazine and pretend she wasn’t looking. Then I realized what it was….she was reading the Dec 05 issue of WHO magazine ‘Half their size’ that I was featured in for the original Who 12wk challenge!!!! How funny is that!!! She must have looked at my belly and though ‘WOAH did she let herself go after the challenge or what?’….hehehehe
TFTD: “Life is full of choices!”
Cheers P
Monday, 16th October 2006...
Ugh! Really must face the dreaded scales again soon. I know I have been eating bad of late as my energy levels have plummeted I’ve taken less care with my choices and have done zero exercise. However…I’ll weigh on Thursday as usual (when I hit 27wks and my 3rd trimester) and if it is 110kg or less still I’ll be a happy girl :) Will just have to wait and see how it all goes.
I’ll be making some changes to my web pages in the coming days. At present my site builder only allows for a maximum of 10 pages which I am already using. However I am now going to pay a little more for unlimited pages. This means I can separate a lot of the info and entries etc to make each page load much faster for you all. The journal entries will be separated into years or maybe even 6 month lots so they should come up a lot faster. All the other stuff will be more spread out too so the site should be much more user friendly in coming weeks.
I recently lost some stats off the challenge page too. I think I inputted a bunch of them but then failed to save or something before closing as several people have shown up with a weeks worth missing (which I only notice when the following weeks come in and the numbers don’t add up). So if you are in the challenge could you just have a quick look and let me know if anything is missing for you?
Thanks!
TFTD: “It is not how much we have but how much we enjoy what we have that makes happiness!”
Cheers P
Wednesday, 11th October 2006...
Today the first of my planned journal changes takes effect!
As I mentioned a while back I am working on a complete site overhaul and some other exciting changes that will take effect in the New Year.
For now I have a new link to my site. I have purchased a domain name that is much easier to remember then the previous very wordy and complicated one.
So from now on you can access my site at www.slimming4health.com
Please update your favourites/bookmarks as such.The site is the same and for now only the name has changed :) For now! *wink*
TFTD: “The first step is always the hardest!”
Cheers P
Tuesday, 10th October 2006...
Thought I’d best make an entry today as it’s been a while – but having said that I really don’t have much to say :)
I’m trucking along with the pregnancy (all that news is at the pregnancy site) and otherwise not doing much else. I’ve not exercised for over a week now as I’ve really been struggling with my energy levels of late as I get bigger etc. But I’ll do what I can when I can and be happy with that.
Food wise – well I have good days and bad. C’est la Vie!
I’m enjoying the challenge stats coming in but cannot tell you how frustrating it is that each week more and more people have to be removed due to their complete lack of manners to either give me stats or say they want out. Seriously how hard is a simple email to say you want to quit???
A BIG THANKS to all you fabulous people who do keep up and are doing fantastic! Big or small all your losses add up so keep up the hard work. I can’t wait to join you in one again soon :)
TFTD: “Happiness is not the absence of problems but the ability to deal with them!”
Cheers P
Thursday, 5th October 2006...
Hoorah! Good news on the scales today :) For once the numbers actually went down from last Thursdays weigh in. Only 0.2kg down mind you but that feels like a huge victory to me. Considering I have seen 109.9kg on those scales about 3 or 4 weeks ago…to be another month down the track and still only 108.0kg makes me feel like I have got things back under control. Yippee! So that makes an even 14kg gained in 25wks to today. Now only 15wks to go!
The exercise thing has really slackened off but I’m not stressing about it. I’m getting bigger, more awkward and more easily tired and overheated. So if I don’t drag my tired butt out of bed at 5.45am for a walk, or don’t push Caleb in his pram in the heat of the day – I can live with that! I know it’s still important to get some walking in so I know I have to make time but I want to now do it for my health and an easier delivery etc – not because of what the scales say. I know there will be plenty of time to get back into the vigorous exercising after bub is born so for now I’m just cutting myself some slack in that regard. Since it is staying light later and our tea time is getting later I think I will start to do some late afternoon walks? Either that or just do some mid morning one’s on the two days a week Caleb goes to daycare (so I don’t have to push the pram also or be constantly slowed by him checking stuff out etc) and try to do a family walk on a weekend also? A work in progress for now – I’ll keep you posted.
Food wise I am continuing to make some improvements. For one my Coke intake has stayed at about 1 can a day – sometimes none – which I’m happy with. If I go two days without any the dreaded caffeine headache hits to remind me of its absence but on the whole I think the occasional can is ok…especially since I drink no other tea/coffee etc.
I have also changed a lifetime breakfast habit (for now….hehehe). During this pregnancy I’ve been really faddist with my breakfast routine. For the first 3 months solid I had a small tin of spaghetti on toast for breakfast EVERY morning. Then for the next 3 months I had a cup of Heinz Baked Beans in BBQ sauce on toast EVERY morning. Now for the last month I have rediscovered cereal. Now I should add that I have NEVER been a cereal eater. I’ve always been more into something on toast etc. As a result of not eating cereal or drinking tea or coffee I’ve always gone sometimes weeks at a time without having any milk (except in cooking). Now at least I’m getting a good cup of skim milk every morning which is really important right now and hopefully setting up a good habit for future. Having said that though I’m sure I’ll be onto something new again by the last month of this pregnancy *wink*
I’ve also rediscovered fruit in a big way. My absolute favourite fruit is mango, with seedless watermelon running a close second. When I was on WW, watermelon was my biggest friend but since becoming pregnant I have avoided the pre-cut pieces at the supermarket due to listeria risks, but as they don’t sell whole melons that left me with none. However on the weekend I went to a fruit store and paid $5.70 for a whole seedless watermelon so now I’m eating it to my hearts content. So fresh, juicy and light it’s the perfect snack! I’ve also been getting into fruit salads. In the last two weeks I’ve made up two big fruit salads with apple, orange, banana, kiwi fruit, passion fruit, grapes and melon…Mmm! It only takes a few minutes to prepare then you only have to see the bright fresh colours in the fridge to want to eat some! :)
And on a completely unrelated note…I love gardenia flowers!!! My all time favourite flower scent and I’m loving that my big gardenia bush at my front door is in bloom right now. The smell wafts through the house and I have a small vase of them on my dining room table as well as on my bedside table so I smell them wherever I go. So divine! It’s nice to take time to smell the flowers in life :)
Ps…Caleb has now made two nights dry out of three. The night he was wet he didn’t wee when we woke him in the middle of the night to go. So that definitely makes a difference!
TFTD: “Don’t be afraid to take a big step, you can’t cross a chasm in two small jumps!”
Cheers P
Tuesday, 3rd October 2006...
Just a quick entry today to say how proud I am of my little man!
After weeks of asking to sleep in his big boy pants at night instead of a nappy I finally decided to give Caleb a go at it last night. I admit I was hesitant to face loads of wet washing every morning right now but I knew that if he was asking for it now was the best time to do it.
Last night after being put to bed in his nappy he actually got up and took it off himself so we decided he couldn’t be any clearer in his wishes then that. So I got him out of bed to go to the toilet, gave him the big speech about how he needed to do that again if he needed to wee overnight and not do it in bed thinking he had a nappy on.
I got a change of clothes and bedding out and ready for middle of the night wet runs and went to bed unsure of what would happen. Simon wanted to wake him overnight to wee as his little brother always had been but I feared that he would then not want to go back to sleep?
As it was I was awoken with a nightmare at 1am so since we were awake Simon took Caleb to the toilet. I could hear him saying “but I don’t need to do wee-wee Daddy” but none the less I soon heard the sound of weeing soon after. He then climbed back into bed with no fuss and promptly went back to sleep –thank god!
This morning I heard him moving around on the lounge t 5.15am (!) and fearing he was wet I jumped up to check him out…but he wasn’t! He and his bed were dry and I cannot tell you how proud we were of him.
We lavished him with praise for his efforts and he was just tickled pink with it all. He kept saying “I’m a big boy now and I don’t have to sleep in a nappy ever again – I can wear big boy pants to bed every night!” Hehehe He sure can! We got him to put a special stamp on the calendar in his bedroom and told him he could do the same for every day he woke up dry.
Guess we should have listened to him earlier huh? I’m sure there will be plenty of accidents to come in future but in any case we are saying goodbye to nappies for him for good (damn shame I just bought a bag of 54 of them!). I had wanted him off them before bub arrived and the night time one is the only one he’s used for a year or so now so the timing has been perfect.
But when did my little baby boy grow up so fast!? Every day now he insists on dressing himself, making his own bed, brushing his own teeth and hair, putting his own shoes on, and now no more nappies either!
*Sigh*
Hehehe
I have my next antenatal appointment this arvo so will update the pregnancy journal tomorrow with news of that.
Feeling very unmotivated with exercise again and very non-disciplined with food intake too. Hmph! Nothing more needs saying on that front!
TFTD: “Victory belongs to the most persevering!”
Cheers P
Sunday, 1st October 2006...
Well I know my last entry started with me saying how much better I felt…well it would seem I spoke too soon.
I spent yesterday in hospital!
TFTD: “Take care of your health – it’s your most valuable asset!”
Cheers P
