Baby is sick and doggie had surgery

The baby has a cold and runny nose. Her 1st one since birth. Our doggie had surgery yesterday to reset her broken paw and have her neutered. She's doing well, as well as she can moves slow and whines a little when she needs to lay down. The dr. said it will tone her down a bit. She is a little hyper. We don't know how Harley (the dog) broke her toe. They think she may have put her paw in something and then pulled to get it out. Hopefully she learned her lesson. She hates the paw being bound up in bandages.
We were going to see some friend s in Troy today but..... with a sick child and dog we are staying close to home. Alanna is going to not only look like Daddy but be like Daddy she's not handling being sick very well.

Loss!

I lost another 2 lbs.!! Hubby didn't do so well he gained a lb. and we don't know why he has stuck with the diet big time. I think he's eating too late at night. And he had to weigh early today instead of later. Oh well maybe I will catch up to him in the loss amount! No I want him to lose and it upsets him when he doesn't and I know how he feels. It stinks to watch what you eat all week and get on the scale and not have a loss.
Sorry the above is incorrect--hubby just informed me that he was having quite a blonde moment this morning and looked at the scale wrong the actual amount was 4 lbs. of LOSS!!!! He's a big poop!!

The sink is getting too small

The kitchen sink, where I do the dishes has also been the place the last 9 months that I have been giving my daughter her baths. Of course, its been cleaned before she is given the bath and after the bath is over. Its a family tradition passed on from my mother. As long as I can remember she has bathed the little ones in the sink--its so much easier. As I was giving Alanna her bath this morning before church, I decided that she is about too big for the sink anymore. I am not looking forward to the bathtub. I can only imagine the mess she will make in a bigger area. She still fits in the sink but she looks at me as though I were crazy. It sure is convenient though to have her in there. And its another thing I have to give up because shes growing up! Maybe a little longer in the sink will do. She has loved bath time since her very first bath given to her by her dear Grandmother Milam.
And now she gets bathed every day at her other dear Grandma Zarings house (in the sink of course).
We went to church today and I found out that a dear lady, who has been attending our church since I was a baby and before that had passed away. She was in pain and was ready to go but for those of us left behind its sad to see her go and not be in her pew anymore. She was in the baby nursery when I was an infant. Her husband passed away several years ago and I believe he was waiting patiently for her entrance into the pearly gates. We pray now for her family she loved dearly and left behind to grieve. Soon we will meet again!

Weird I know...

Have you ever looked up your name on yahoo search. Just put your name in and see what it brings up. I know its seems wierd but.... when I did mine it brought up a retiring mayor out of Idaho-with the same name. There were others that I could go to but who has the time. Its really weird to think that someone else has my same first and last name. Its weird thinking but your middle name is really what makes you unique or should I say set apart. Anyways...
Alanna is saying more words now. She says Yeah! With an emphasis on Yeah! We went out to dinner the other night and Greg (my husband ) came in later and when she saw him she said Yeah really loud. Its was so cute. He got tears in his eyes.
My sister-in-law said when Alanna was tiny-not so long ago- that each stage in her life is a great stage and you somehow you forget about the previous stage and how much you enjoyed it its really weird how that works but it does happen. We really enjoyed her being so tiny and small and now that she is developing a personality all her own and getting more vocal we like this stage in her life. Time is certainly flying by. I've noticed it so much more since having her. They really don't stay little long enough do they????

Loss!!!

Hey, I just weighed and I lost another 4lbs.!! Its not as much as I would hope for every week but I haven't been doing excerises like I wanted to so.. every little bit helps. I will update hubby later today as he's still in the bed. I am sure he beat me again though, he's really into this point thing. He asks me how many points food has or he figures it out on his own. He made us some sheets with all our points on it and then when we use a point we mark them off and the other night he was in there marking off the points him and I had for the day. Its really nice to have some one do it with you and support you the way he does. I am proud of him for doing a good job and being so supportive.
Hubby lost 4 too!!!

A cold day

Today is very cold. Its really not but we had 50 degree weather one day this past week and the sun was out which made for a very beautiful day. We haven't had a bad day of "winter" yet this season. I am currently going through some stuff in our closet that we either don't need or use often and packing it or throwing it away.

The little one is sleeping and then we are heading out to see my brother and his wife who are up from Indiana, then over to a "1" year olds birthday party (sob, sob) --our little one will be 1 soon, then to Walmart for a little shopping, then back home to cook dinner and salad. We probably will get hung up somewhere during all of that and not get anything done. Thats usually what happens to us.

I dread Alanna getting bigger I love babies and other than it not being normal, I would love it for her to stay a baby. She's so darn cute in the things she does and smiles--it melts my heart. I guess its time to be thinking about a little playmate for Alanna --that doesn't mean another dog.

Just thinking ..... not happening anytime soon.... will let you all know when though...

Loss!!

I Lost 4 lbs. Hubby lost 6lbs. He's so competitive! Oh well--Yippee!!!

Tomorrows the day...

Tomorrows the day for my first weigh in. I feel like I have lost some but I have no idea as to how much. Probably not as much as I wish I would have. I didn't get around to any extra activities these week. I will post my gain/loss tomorrow morning.

Alanna is doing some new cute things. Shes standing up to the furniture and letting go- she smiles really big with her arms out and rocks back and forth trying hard to maintain her balance as she falls to the floor, she is blowing bubbles with her spit, she hums all the time, she gets louder every day, and the best one of them all she kisses when told to (so long as you pucker out your lips). Thats my personal favorite.

Time has really flown by for my little one. It seems like just yesterday that I was pregnant with her.

WOO-WEE!!!

WOW!! I weighed in today to start my diet and I haven't gained it all back from the last time I dieted, Praise the Lord! Not as much to lose after all. Yippee!!! So tonight I am going to go out to eat and get it all out of me. The hubby and I are in it together and so we are going to help each other. I am planning on 50 pounds right now. Stay tuned for a weekly report---good and bad. I will report losses and gains every Friday. Even if its terrible. I am going to also start excerises. Hey if those people can do it on "The Biggest Loser" so can I ! I am really going to shoot for 10 lbs. at a time! Thats not an outrageous amount to count on and I think it will work for me.

Happy New Year

Happy New Year everyone!
Everyone does New Year resolutions and I am no exception. My new year resolution is to lose weight (of course). I have got out of hand and I am starting a new diet. I have done this diet before and it really works for me. I know that I will feel better and look better. Besides I have a bunch of new clothes in my closet from the last time I lost all my weight. I plan on losing it and trying to keep it off.
I will try to keep you all posted as to my weight loss. However, as a woman, I will not be posting my weight at my weigh in each week. Thats a woman thing. And I am no exception to the rule.

Have a Great New Year and I hope everyones 2006 is a happy one for them!