Getaway
22 Jul 2008 Leave a Comment
Rich and I were actually able to get away for 5 whole days by ourselves. I know! How rare is that?! We had an absolute blast too. =) We stayed at our favorite bed and breakfast at the Jersey shore and just relaxed and rested our butts off. It was awesome. If you and yours are looking for a great getaway… I reccomend the Sea Gypsy Inn in Wildwood as a good place to stay. They’ve been there for at least 10 years and have a really nice old place. It feels like stepping back in time and going to “gramma’s” house. I did a lot of research a few years ago on b&b’s and this was the nicest and fairly priced place that I found that is also not far from the beach. We walked there everyday and enjoyed the best beach weather ever! We plan on taking a day trip to the shore with the girls later on in the summer. It will most likely be our last family of 4 trip before Noah is born. Wow. Time is flying by.
In pregnancy news… all is good. My belly seems to be getting larger by the minute – but I guess that’s a good thing. It’s amazing how my shirts are starting to creep up more and more. I have a few shirts that I wore at the very end of my pregnancy with Becca that are now fitting perfectly. It’s crazy to think that I can get bigger and will get bigger… watch out though. When October rolls around and you see me, I may need help standing up because I think my belly will be that big. Yikes! But Noah has a great heartbeat and is a super active baby. My blood pressure and weight all seem to be normal and healthy, which is good. I’m getting really excited to meet him. He is going to change our family dramatically and I know it will be for the best. I just can’t imagine life with a son yet. Soon. Very soon. Only 13 more weeks to go! Yay! =)
ah, the love of lunges
10 Sep 2007 Leave a Comment
in Every Day Life, health and fitness
I like to lunge while I walk. It’s true. If I’m walking for exercise and not breaking out in a sweat then to work my body harder – to push myself that extra mile – I lunge. It’s actually kind of fun to do and I’m usually pushing a stroller which helps me balance better. It’s fun and helps create a better workout when you are walking on a flat path. You should try it!
It’s a first
29 Aug 2007 1 Comment
in Family, health and fitness, parenting
Wow. I had to take Becca to the doctor tonight. *sigh* Becca has been following Grace everywhere around our apartment these days – and being the big sister that she is, Grace doesn’t like having a shadow all the time. While I was in my room sweeping I heard a door slam followed by Becca crying hysterically. Oh boy. Grace slammed the door and Becca was flat on the floor. I disciplined Grace once I managed to see that there was no blood anywhere near Becca and then I went and picked Becca up to comfort her. She would not calm down. I decided to look her over to make sure there wasn’t anything else going on with her. It was about 2 seconds later that I saw her pinky on her right hand. It was dented with the yuckiest bruise on it. I thought for sure it was broken because it just looked so gross! I immediately prayed and asked God to heal it if it was broken and then called Rich to have him come home. I took Her to the dr’s and they were pleased that I had brought her in because “you never know for sure if it’s broken because they are so little, blah blah blah”. Thankfully it’s just severly bruised. Praise God! I know it’s just a finger and just a bruise, but knowing for that hour that I had to wait, that my little girl could be broken even minimally was so emotionally traumatizing! This is my BABY and I can’t protect her all the time. Our lives are so fragile and so are our bodies. I’m so thankful to have my two precious girls be so healthy and full of life.
Thanks God. I definitely can’t do this parenting thing without you. Or life for that matter.
Needles!
03 May 2007 Leave a Comment
I forgot to write about our getting shots experience. I don’t know who knows this, but our family is taking a trip to Bolivia this summer and getting immunizations is a good precaution. So, we went earlier this week in the morning to get our shots. We told Grace about it so that she wouldn’t feel like she couldn’t trust us. She just kept saying, “i can’t. i can’t get shots”. It was so cute!
So I have to admit that I HATE NEEDLES. I don’t mind getting blood drawn, but I’m petrified of needles. I always have been so I completely understood why Grace was insisting she just couldn’t get shots. Rich and I decided ahead of time that we would get our first to she Grace that it wasn’t so bad. My stomach must have had ten butterflies flitting around! Well, because I’m nursing Becca still and will be when we go to Bolivia too – the dr. recommended that I should not get any of the shots. Hmmmm…..? No shots? Ok! So Rich was brave daddy and got the shots first. Grace was screaming and crying as the shots were given to her in her butt. Now I’m faced with the possibility that I should still get the shot for typhoid. It’s given with a needle though. Yikes! Apparently it isn’t known what it would do to the baby if you are nursing. I don’t want to hurt my Becca by getting it so I’m not sure what to do. Any thoughts or words of wisdom? I’d greatly appreciate it.
Spring has arrived
30 Mar 2007 Leave a Comment
in Cleaning, health and fitness
Oh my goodness! I feel like just about every muscle in my body has been bruised. My favorite firm workouts arrived on Tuesday afternoon and I worked out Tues, Wed, Thurs….which explains my total body soreness. I’m actually really excited about these dvd’s because it’s what I used to get back into shape after Gracie was born. And to be honest, I think I only used the workouts 4-5 times a week for 6-8 weeks and I lost a lot of weight. These workouts are amazing and also lots of fun to do. I have a short attention span especially when working out, so it’s nice to do something with a bit of variety. I’m one of the most non-coordinated people and it only took a couple tries for me to get the hang of the “moves”, so I say that if I can do these anyone can. If anyone out there is interested in what the firm is exactly, go to www.firmdirect.org
In other news, I have a clean home! There is always something to be cleaning for the most part so being able to sit here and type in a nice clean space is just an amazing feeling. I will begin my spring cleaning soon though so I’m sure that will make our place look a mess before it looks great again because I’ll be taking everything off of shelves blah, blah…. Also, I’m looking to simplify a bit more. I have a bunch of really awesome wine glasses. If anyone is interested let me know. I really only want to keep a couple of them because Rich and I enjoy wine every now and then. I’m sure I’ll have other stuff to offer out as I start my spring cleaning.
Different words
07 Mar 2007 1 Comment
Due to my sweet husbands request, the previous post has been deleted…. but if any of you ladies are interested, go to this site for an interesting alternative to the typical feminine hygiene products. www.divacup.com
The mess
31 Jan 2007 Leave a Comment
I still am feeling sick. My voice now sounds different too because of a cough that I developed. I guess I’m not surprised since my girls have been coughing and wiping snot all over me for a week now. It was just a matter of time.
Ok, so I just got upset with Grace. She is now potty trained and is very very good at telling me when she needs to use the potty. She hasn’t had an accident in quite a while which is nice. Now, for some reason she pooped in her pants today. She never does this. Not only did she poop in her pants, but she took them off and then the disgusting stuff fell onto the floor with a plop. It was so gross! Now, I didn’t get mad at her because she had an accident. I got mad at her because she didn’t tell me that she had to go potty and because she didn’t tell me she messed herself. I know she’s only 2 and I should expect too much from her. And don’t worry, I didn’t scream at her or punish her or anything. I told her she needs to tell me when she has to go on the potty. I know she felt bad about too. The poor thing. She kept saying, “sorry mommy. sorry.” So sweet. Ah, it feels good to vent about this. I’m sure that my frustration was heightened a bit as well because I’m not feeling well.
I’m Boring
30 Jan 2007 1 Comment
in Every Day Life, health and fitness
Yay, I’m feeling better! I’m still not 100% but I’m getting there 
So, I was thinking that I never have anything very interesting to post. I’m going to try to post something that could be discussion starters….not right now though. I’m too tired to explore anything remotely interesting. Grace was up 4 times last night crying because her coughing woke her up….same with Becca. These are these are the parts of motherhood that nobody really talks about…..it’s all worth it though. Really. It is.
Health Issues
29 Jan 2007 Leave a Comment
Hello, hello. The 3 girls of the Andrews family (including me) are still sick. Ugh! Grace has pink eye, an ear infection, and a disgusting green nose with a cough. Becca just has the runny nose and cough – but got 3 shots today including the flu shot and is now feeling worse. I am feeling very drained. I have a stuffy runny nose as well as something else that is absolutely disgusting. I’ll spare you the details. I wish I could spare myself the details too. I’m going to now go and attempt to tidy up the apartment a bit because Rich will be home soon and I like it to be picked up as a nice way to welcome him home.
The Dancing Flakes
23 Jan 2007 Leave a Comment
in Every Day Life, health and fitness
It’s been snowing out all morning The snow isn’t sticking to the ground or anything, but it’s still very pretty. The sun recently came out too and it just seems to magnify the whimsical dance of the snow flakes. I really do enjoy watching the snow as I fold laundry. I hope it lasts a bit longer.
Oh, and in case you are curious, I’m feeling much much better today…praise God!
