Busy enjoying beautiful weather!

It has been awhile, again since my last post... The weather is gorgeous and I can't help but be outside as much as possible! We recently got a family pass to the zoo, aquarium and living museum. So far we have been to the zoo twice and the aquarium once. I was very disappointed by the aquarium, it was small and a long drive for us. Jackson did love the turtle area, so it wasn't a complete bust! The zoo is great and we have enjoyed it a lot. He is starting to notice all the animals! Jackson is very fascinated by boats and ducks currently. He went out on a boat trip with me and his grandparents and stayed awake the whole time, that trip really made him like boats! He goes around talking about boats, and pointing to every boat he sees! I have enjoyed taking pictures out on the boat and pretty much everywhere we go! I am click happy! This weekend we went to Wilmington to visit Cameron and we had a great time! I took 279 pictures and it was so nice to see Cameron and get to hang out! We walked around a 4 mile park and Cam's parents walked ahead with Jackson so we could have some time together. It was sad to leave but time is going by fast thankfully, not long until he is here with us! Jackson went swimming in a pool for the first time and loved it! He had a Bakst floating around and kicking his feet! We started practicing going underwater with him and he did great with it!! Weight wise I am doing ok, not losing like I was but still losing a little. I am still jogging, walking and I have started doing sissy push ups and sit ups! I am really trying to flatten my tummy!

Quick Update

It has been over a month since I was able to get on here and update but we have had a very busy month. We have moved temporarily until July. Everyone is doing good, Jackson is talking up a storm! We found a great house to rent for the next 4 years and are very excited to move into it in July!

I am still doing good with WW. Not as good as I was doing but I am working on getting back on track. I have upped my jogging and it is going good! I am officially down 22 pounds since the beginning and very excited about that!

I finally got the camera that I have been dreaming about! I was waiting until we saved the money but we got a great deal on a used Nikon D3000 and as soon as I opened the box I started taking pictures!!

So overall, life is still fabulous!

Another week has started and almost ended

It amazes how fast days go by when you are busy. I had a doctor's appointment Tuesday to check back on some labs for my liver function. I was supposed to start some medication that is filtered through my liver and can be harsh so they wanted to make sure my liver was going to be able to handle it. Instead of finding out how my liver was doing I find out that I am sitting on the line for type 2 diabetes. Teetering so close to having it that they put me on a medication to help. The doctor warned me that the medicine would make me nauseous and upset my stomach and she was SO right. I feel sick all day, UGH! She said after my body gets used to it the side effects will wear off, I am ready for my body to be used to it! Thankfully, I have already changed my eating and living habits since having the blood work done in December. I have already lost 14 lbs since then and started exercising almost everyday! I go back in a couple months to check my levels again and hopefully I will be far far away from that damn line!

In other news... We have our house rented out and I am so excited! We also will be moving in to the apartment that my cousin owns above her house. I am really excited, it means that we will get to see the husband more and I have missed him! And we finally got orders for where we will be moving in June/July and we got our #1 pick!!!! We are heading back home closer to family! I have been researching my butt off trying to find us a house that we can afford and that will take pets. The houses go quick once orders start dropping because everyone wants to secure the home they can see themselves in for 4 years. And I finally found the perfect one!!! I did find 2 and one is $300 less then the other but I just kept going back to the first one I found. I love the house, the layout and the location!!!! After talking to the husband, he said I could go for it if it was the one I wanted, so I contacted the owners and hopefully we can work something out soon!!!! I could not be happier right now!

My mom should be coming down next week to help me pack and get moved. We did hit a snag in our refinance but USAA quickly straightened it out after I freaked out on them. Probably not necessary since they are a great bank but I was upset and we could not afford to have anything get messed up. So we close later then we thought but it will all be done before our tenants move in on March 1st!! I am so excited to get our lives moving, I feel like we have been at a stand still waiting for something to happen since we put out house in the market last year!

I never thought that we would be land lords and the idea is still not the most appealing but I am excited for things to happen. And I am really excited that we rented out our home so quickly, I just pray that it works out well for the family and they want to stay for awhile. Maybe even buy one day!! *Hey a girl can hope ;)*

Busy little life

We have had so much going on these days. Last March my husband's section of the base was moved about 2 hours away. We purchased our home and could not move with everyone else. He has been making that commute and having to stay the night for almost a year. It is so hard to believe that it has almost been a year but if you look at his face and talk to him about his job, you can tell it is really wearing him down. After our home had been on the market for 8 months without a single offer we decided to refinance and look into renting. We were both very scared to be landlords and not sure if we should do it ourselves or get a property manager. In the end we went with a property manager and I am so glad that we did. As of yesterday our house was officially rented out after only being on the rental market for about 2 weeks! I am so relieved and I hope that it works out for us. Now we have about 3 weeks to get out of our house and into another one. Thankfully, my mom came to my rescue and talked to a cousin that has a house with an apartment and she agreed to rent it to us. I was so afraid we were going to have to split our family up. We only have 4 more months left of this tour and no one would rent anything to us knowing we would be leaving in such a short amount of time. I am so happy to cross 2 major stressors off my list. Now if we could just get orders to find out where we will be headed in July I would be one happy lady! Now all we have to do is get our house packed up and everything moved!

First on my agenda tonight, a glass of wine (maybe) and watching some One Tree Hill and doing some reading! Life is so good!

Been absent a little while!

This has already been a bit of a stressful week and we aren't even to Friday yet! I didn't get a chance to weigh in on Tuesday, I had to go grocery shopping, come home get dinner in the crock pot, get lunch made and ate and then me and J headed to a friend's to hang out for a bit. On the way home we stopped and picked up a jogging stroller! I am in love with it! I took it for a spin yesterday and it was great. Although, it is a lot harder to jog while pushing a baby! Here is my awesome stroller:

 The speakers are in between the cup holders. The only thing I would change is having bigger cup holders but they hold a bottle of water, so it's all good! (Boo was doing a safety check!)

The front wheel locks for jogging! J was very secure while we jogged and there was little to no shaking as I jogged! You can unlock the wheel for easier use in stores!

Yesterday I went to a play date and then ran errands. I ate horribly but the play date was fun and I got to hang out with a friend talk! Our house was viewed by a possible renter while we were out and we got positive feedback! I am really hoping that it is going to work out. We really could use some good news regarding our home. This has been such a stressor for us and we have so much other stuff going on. After we got home we went for a jog and then spent about 1 1/2 cuddling and watching tv. It was nice to just relax after I have been running my butt off the last few days! I did have a good dinner but I let my emontional eating habits get the best of me last night and indulged in some not so good snacks. I will have to work really hard to not let that happen again and hopefully burn off what I devoured last night today when I work out.

I did finally get the Wii Fit Plus! N (this is how I will refer to my best friend from now on) traded with me! She had the plus but didn't use it and I had the regular so we switched! I am excited to try it today!

The positives

So I hear and read a lot about women who have horrible husbands. About how they are not supportive, lazy, mean, and self-obsessed. I think that it is sad, there is so much negativity, especially when it comes to talk about marriage and kids. I am guilty of this too, I will be quick to tell someone the downfalls but not as quick to say all the wonderful things. I guess I don't want to brag or sound like my life is so much better then someone else's but I am not 100% sure why the first thing I say is usually negetive. Don't get me wrong my child can be a major pain in the ass and my husband can make me want to punch him in the face. Not sure what their problems are, I am simply wonderful all the time! As I like to say (beware my true lady likeness is about to come out...) I am so perfect and happy that I shit rainbows and fart fairy dust. Anyways, I decided it is time to say some positive things about marriage (specifically mine, I can not speak for anyone else in the world) and parenthood!

Marriage: 

My husband is actually pretty amazing, just please don't tell him that. He helps around the house when I ask. He helps me cook dinner and then helps clean up afterwards. He will jump up from whatever he is doing if I call him. He indulges most of my whims, even though he knows I will probably not do whatever it is for long. I am currently on weight watchers as you all know and he will measure out my food for me and help keep me on track. He doesn't do this because he thinks I am fat but because he knows it is important to me. He can make me laugh when I am having a bad day and there is no place I want to be but in his arms when life gets to be to much. When I dial up my crazy, as he calls it, he can usually bring me back down to solid ground. He is my sounding board, the one person in the whole world that I make sense with. Not that I can't be my own person because I can and have but I like the person I am with him better then without. He is an amazing dad, he hugs, plays, tickles, chases and reads to our son whenever Jackson will let him. He hates missing the firsts that Jackson does and loves getting pictures of him daily when he is away. He calls at least once a day to check on him and when he is home he wants to be the one to lay him down for bed. Nothing makes me happier then to see my guys together laughing, playing or just hanging out! So for all the negetive that I can say because marriage is hard and trying, the positives ALWAYS outweigh.

Parenthood:

I never understood what people said when they described the love the had for their children. I never understood the looks moms gave the children as the cleaned yet another boo-boo or wiped yet another snotty nose. I did not understand any of it until I saw Jackson for the first time. When I touched those perfect little fingers, I immediately understood. There is no love greater then a parents love for their children. I love to hear my baby laugh and to hear him trying to make words. I love the mumbling he does and the silly little runs he does through the house. I love seeing him discover new things. I love that he is not afraid to go down the big stairs as long as he has my hand. He is not afraid of the dark closet as long as daddy has him. I love the look he gives me that says I trust you 100% mom! I love his crazy dances and that he loves to run and laugh and be silly with me. I also love the sweet look of total safety and love when I rock him to sleep. I love all the good and bad moments, I absolutely love being a mom. There is nothing else like it in the world!

These are just a few of the wonderful things that I should mention to people when they tell me they are getting married or pregnant. I hope that I can remember to say these things instead of the negatives. There is already to much negative in the world and I think it is time for more positive!

3rd weigh in

Had our third weigh in today and I am down 2 more pounds! Woohoo! I only need to lose 1 more pound to hit my 5% mark! I printed out a cool tracker to help me track my weight loss! I am hoping to get a binder done with my food journals, recipes and my tracker. I need it to be in one organized place. It is driving me crazy to have all these things in different places and I am a messy cook so my recipes look rough after one use. I may have a touch of compulsive behavior. Today I had to straighten up the bathrooms so I could take pictures for our property manager, this lead to dusting, sweeping and vacuuming the entire house. I did all of this before I even had my first cup of coffee. Why, you ask? Because I am freaking crazy and I could not stop until I had done it all. But walk into my house right now and all evidence of that hard work is gone. In it's place are sticky finger prints, dust and dog hair. I am not sure why I even bother. I think I will just turn the coffee and end tables into works of art by my child. The materials: whatever he had on his hands at the moment! HA!