P90X Week 1 Done!

We finished the first week of P90X. I can't speak for Jayson but I think it was a great success and I feel wonderful. I saw some fluctuation in weight but I am pretty much staying the same. I also did not see any change in measurements, but I am feeling "tighter" all around. Throughout the week, I could feel more strength in my legs and arms. The biggest/greatest accomplishement was at the gym yesterday. It was supposed to be a rest day but I felt lazy after having worked out everyday. So we went and jumped on the elliptical. Now last week, I could not keep my heart rate down, but yesterday, I couldn't get my heartrate to the target. So its obvious that my endurance has picked up and my body is responding to the intensity of P90X.

Today starts week 2 and we are back to Chest and Back, and then the Ab Ripper X. I can't wait to see how I have improved in my repetition amount!

Diet has been pretty good. We went to a birthday party last night and had some drinks and some BBQ chicken. We didn't eat all that bad but all the alcohol probably wasn't very helpful. We deserved it in out eyes though. After the long week of working out and the fact that we found a sitter to go out, we enjoyed ourselves. But today is back at it! BRING IT!

On the family side, the living room basement has been great! Lots of playing. The cold weather has kept us inside lately. The girls started back to school and we are getting back into our routine. I start school tomorrow so I will go on Mondays and Wednesdays and Erilyn goes on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Our schedule during the week will be busy from now on.

Avery now has two teeth. I can not believe that my little baby now has teeth and this is all before he even rolls over! (He is a lazy baby.)

Almost time to eat and then its today workout!

New Years Resolution

So its obvious I am not too good at this keeping up thing. Hopefully it will get better over time. Its the New Year now...and I will just add it to my resolution list. Many people do better at keeping those silly things if they write them down. Something about making them accountable? So here is mine/ours:

1. As many know- we are starting P90x. This blog will now become a place to update on that as well as our family life. One resolution is to lose 35-40 lbs. for me and Jayson will be right beside me to tone himself. All in all, we want to get in shape...great shape. I want to get back to the Maranda that Jayson met so long (short) ago. I want to have evergy for my children, and I want them to know how to keep themselves healthy as well. I am not a very "granola" person but I want to fix some physical parts of my life and eating McDonalds and ChickFilA is one of them. So P90x and clean eating are resolution #1.

2. Spending more time with our children. Somewhere along the road, I have lost track of that valuable thing called life. I have been consumed with technology (our computers) and finances and I have unintentionally pushed the kids to the back burner. So resolution #2 is to put everything else aside and take the kids to the park more, do the things they want to do, get on the floor, play wrestle, paint, ride our bicycles, etc and NOT WORRY about the laundry or whats in my email box or when the dishes will be done. To do this, Jayson and I have moved our living room to the basement where the play room is. We will be beside them a lot more now. I hope this is a good start.

3. With the chaos of 3 children, I have become somewhat of a negative person. I know others can see it, because I can see it. So without going too deep into it, I am going to work towards becoming a more positive person. I think resolution #1 and #2 will help with this :)

So thats its- if you see me, remind me of these things. I am not ignorant to the fact that I need to work on these things. So here is to 2010!

My family-My rock...

The fall has started. It is by far my favorite time of year. I love to bring out the yumm candles and make hot chocolate for the girls. The best coffee creamers come out around this time too. Soon we will be celebrating Miss Emma's 7th birthday, carving pumpkins, filling ourselves full of Thanksgiving goodies, and shopping for Christmas. Where did the year go? When I look back, I am apalled at all that my family has experienced.

The highlights, a huge move from Arizona to Virginia and the birth of our precious baby boy. Thats enough to completely consume the enitre year but it was the little events in between that really make the big ones worth while.

I am so happy today-even with my husband a thousand miles away- and I owe that to my family. We are one unit, and a strong unit at that. So I thank my family...for each and every day that I have with them.

Just because it was so adorable!

Blessed

So here it is, a regular Tuesday morning and I am sitting with a cup of water and coffee, in the garage. The girls are laughing in the sun while driving the "red car", Jayson is toying with his motorcycle, Avery is at my side in his bouncer sleeping like an angel, and I am enjoying the whirl of it all. Its days like today, when everything seems to be so normal that I realize just how truely blessed I am. I often ask myself if I ever thought I would be here now- today. Honestly, I was never one to really analyze life and worry about where I would be, I feel that life leads you where it may. So I guess, no, I never really thought I would be here. I know one thing, I really do love it.

We all have days that seem so trying, and we just don't know how to get through. Today however, is not one of them. These days make the bad days fade away.

Going to try the blog thing again...

So as I have done many time, I am going to try to keep a blog again. Our life has changed so much and I feel that its only fair to keep track of it for family and friends. I don't know how often I will update, but I will do my best. And most of you know what has happened in our life recently so instead of giving a long and drawn out story, I will just say "Welcome to our family Avery jay Flynn!".

Here is to many more blog posts and moans and groans to come....

Another update...

Well, I suppose an update is in order here. Things have been very crazy but such is life I am learning. I had a miscarriage in November and it was a smooth miscarriage (as much as it can be). This makes miscarriage #2 and then of course the loss of Chase, so I am honestly done with the whole loss thing! However, I never got a period after that miscarriage in November because I got pregnant again right away! Thats right0 pregnant again! So here I am- 7w5d today and feeling cautiously optimistic again. I have an ultrasound tomorrow morning to check dates- so excited!

Odd thing is, the last few days I have felt NOTHING. I was nauseas and tired, sore breasts, the whole nine yards. And then just overnight, it seemed to disappear. It was gone for about 4-5 days and I was really concerned that it was over yet again. However, this morning I am not feeling too great. The realist in me wants to chalk it up to my pb&j sandwich that I had for breakfast just wasn't the right choice first thing in the morning. But the optimist in me wants to hope this is a return of the nauseas. I did sleep literally all day yesterday and still managed to get a good nights rest in last night. I assume we will know for sure in the morning. My- how a day can seem so long!

On a different note, it seems that the sickies are finally getting better in our house. Jayson is felling back to normal and it seems Emma's viral pneumonia is gone with the help of antibiotics, thankfully. Erilyn is just fine- being her little pistol self and getting into everything but isn't that what the third year is dedicated to?

I am going to chug some water, it feels as though this may be more than my regular upset tummy. Hmmmm....fingers crossed today for tomorrow.

Lazy Weekend?

Well I thought and planned for this weekend to be calm and quiet and in reality I feel like I achieved that pretty good. We did however do a lot of stuff. Jayson and I went on a much needed date on Friday night. We went to dinner at Outback and then went to Hastings for a couple hours and just read books. It was rather nice just to have some quiet time without the girls. Woke up on Saturday and went to Emmas soccer game. We stopped at McDs and got me a chicken biscuit with cheese which is my favorite but it didn't sit so well and I was pretty nauseas for the rest of the day. After that, I had a baby shower and then guitar practice and after that we had a game night at the house. That was NUTS! We had about 10 kids at the house at one point. It was too much and the house was a mess. On Sunday, Jayson and I took turns napping and he let me sleep in. Then Emma and I went to dinner because I was getting cabin fever.

As for the pregnancy, I feel pretty good. Honestly, I do not feel pregnant aside from the occasional day of an upset stomach. I have an appointment on the 20th, but I don't think anything will come of it. It would be nice to get an ultrasound to make sure there is a baby in there but I don't know. I want to get close to this baby, but I am scared due to my past. Ugh...

And we did it...

Well, Jayson and I have managed to do it. Yes "it"...ha. We made a baby. Today i am 4w5d and I think it may have been the first day of morning sickness. I am unsure of how to feel. I am so scared things will repeat from Chase or my previous blighted ovum. Seeing the excitement that Jayson shows, I would be devastated to have to tell him that things were heading downhill. But then i want so badly to be happy and enjoy this. I think once we see this little bean, I will relax a little. There are most certainly pros and cons for finding out so early in a pregnancy. I know I love this little thing so much already.

Starting New

I guess this would be considered a test for this new blogging world. I have never done something like this but I have seen a few and it looks like fun. Might be a way to get some thoughts out ocassionally too! I will come back when I have time to dedicate to this...tonight is not the night.