Things I have learned.....Yet still am working on day by day

 

Judging someone for the things they do is not okay at all and I feel is something people should really work on! Just because they do not live the life you live or approve of does not make them a bad person. I can't judge someone for the way they have acted because I am sure at some point in my life I have acted that way. I can't judge someone for their habits they have because once again I have my own habits. There is a difference between judging and not agreeing with!!! Which leads me to my next thing......

 

If you can't say nice things then don't say anything at all!! I am all for constructive criticism, but the main thing I am referring to is name calling. You see more and more of it these day and it makes me terrified to send my children out into the world when the time comes. Not only are children mean these days ADULTS are just as bad if not worse! The words that people can say about other people are awful. Calling people stupid, retarded, ghetto and so many more just makes me sick! I know I wouldn't want my child to call another child stupid or retarded for something or have them call someone ghetto for what they are wearing so why would I do or say those things. So many parents bash children for the way they treat people these days. Well guess what they are learning it from somewhere!!! Cough cough* Mommy and Daddy

IT'S REAL!!!!

Golden rule you treat people badly it will eventually come back and bite you in the ass and hard!! Yes this includes judging and name calling! Sometimes people get karma confused with revenge, another thing that will just bring bad karma your way.

Forgiveness is SO important! Forgiveness not just for them, but for you. When you forgive you get rid of all those repressed feelings and put you at ease. Your negative feelings about that person will disappear and you can continue to move forward with those good thoughts which bring good Karma:)

LOVE....I think the quote pretty much summed it up:)

 

 

I believe in these things and will continue to practice these thing no matter how hard it can be at times:)

 

 

 

 

 

2months and Rylee's new activities

Holy cow 2 months!! I can't believe it has already been that long. Honestly though it still feels like yesterday that she arrived. I feel like she gets bigger and bigger everyday as time just continues to fly! I haven't taken her in the doctor for her 2 month check up yet, but soon enough she will go. Can you tell that I am avoiding it for as long as I can? I hate to have to see her go through shots! I told Aaron that I cannot be there when she gets them, It hurts my heart way to much to see her cry in pain.
Ryann weighs about 13 pounds and can pretty much fit in 6 month clothes! She is my little chunker that's for sure. She is such a happy yet sassy child! One min she is all smiles and then the next she is giving you some nasty dirty looks. Aaron and I are so excited for her to start laughing and have bets on who she will laugh for first. She wants to laugh so bad, but hasn't figured out how to just let it out.
Ryann is an amazing sleeper just like her sister! She will go to bed around 10pm, 12 at the latest and sleep till about 7am then go back to sleep for another 3 hours or so. I wish I could say she had a nap schedule, but she doesn't at all. She is only up for a max of 2 hours and then is ready for another nap that will last quite awhile and will do that through out the day. Some days she will be up all day with a nap here and there, but most of the time she is sleeping away. I wont complain though:) Her is my sweet little firecracker at 2 months!

 

 

Other than Ryann turning 2 months my life has gotten crazy busy! OK maybe not way crazy busy but a little bit. I was constantly told I was going to be SO busy with 2 kids and honestly I was a tiny bit freaked out about it. Now that I have 2 kids I still didn't feel busy! It can get a little tough at times, but I wouldn't say bottles, diaper changes and playing with a 3 year old was busy. I was starting to get bored and a little crazy just sitting at home so I decided to make my self a little bit more "busy"

I got Rylee into preschool on Tuesdays and Fridays. Dance on Wednesdays and then Gymnastics on Saturdays. At Rylee's school they send home homework that is due the next day she goes to school, Dance is all the way out in West Jordan and then Gymnastics is all the way out to the University of Utah. Now on top of babies, house work and entertaining a 3 year old I do a lot of running around most of my days during the week and honestly I LOVE IT! I finally don't feel trapped in my house 24/7. I feel like I can finally say I am busy, but still have time for other things or just laying around if that's what I choose to do:)

Rylee loves all her activities too! She gets so antsy to go to Preschool talks about it for an hour before we have to walk out the door and then continues to talk about it the whole walk home from picking her up. Seeing her at dance is so fun! She goes with her best friend Kelsey and they have a blast together! I can't wait for their dance recital to happen:) Gymnastics is by far my favorite to watch her do. I love seeing her on the balance beam and watching all the little girls do their stretches before they hit the floor! I am so glad my MIL talked us into the UofU. Tiny bit on the expensive side and it was so sweet of my MIL to pay for it!

Having kids is way too much fun that's for sure!!!!!!!!

 

 

 



It's just an excuse!

"I don't have time to workout." "How do you have time to workout with 2 kids?" I had that mind set until one day I was sick of my clothes not fitting properly! Now I realize it's just and excuse and there is always time to do even just a small workout. I am about a week in on working out and feeling so much better! I will normally workout when my girls are sleeping in the morning or night and if I am feeling lazy I will skip the morning workout and do it in the afternoon and have Rylee do little workouts with me and little Miss Ryann will sit in her bumbo and watch. Its possible to workout with kids and be able to get everything else done in the day that needs to get done. No more excuses for me, my butt will get some kind of workout everyday even if it's just a few crunches:)
My goal is to get to 120 or 115 pounds. Before I got pregnant I was 108lbs which I felt is too small and would prefer to be at my goal weight. Bonus for me I wont have to lose all my baby weight I gained! As of right now I am down 30lbs and only have about 5 to 10 pounds more to lose. Honestly if I stayed at 125 I would be satisfied as long as these love handles and tummy pundge went away:)

I'm excited about my new life of working out and can't wait to see some big changes in my belly!!:)

Rylee is starting Preschool again on Sept 4th two days a week for 2 hours and we are so excited! I think she will finally be ok with being away from me and meet new friends. The awesome thing about it the preschool is literally walking distance from us:) Not only that she will also be doing dance on Wednesdays and then Gymnastics Saturday mornings! We are going to be one busy family,but it will be good and fun for all of us. 5 days a week of activities is going to be a good time:)
As for Ryann she is getting so big!! About 12lbs of solid chunk! I can't believe how chunky she is, but I love it so much. She has become such a smiley girl and has the sweetest smile ever. Still sleeping through the night, but I'm almost 90% sure she is teething already!! Rylee started this early and had 4 teeth at 4 months so this doesn't surprise me if that is the case with Ryann. You can tell she hurts and it breaks our hearts. I just hope they come through asap and not just hang out under there and give her crap for months:( I'm going to have another Daddy's girl on my hands that's for sure. She loves Aaron and is always watching him. Not only does she love her Dad, but she is crazy about Rylee! Rylee can always get her to smile huge! Rylee is such an amazing big sister:)

So thankful!

I don't even know how to put into words how loved I feel! I have been going through a rocky patch recently and today I have been swarmed with people's love and support. I am so grateful for that and for those of you that messaged or text me just to give me words of encouragement or to check on me I can't even express enough how wonderful that was for me. It definitely helped and I truly appreciated it!

1 month!

As of yesterday my sweet little firecracker hit 1 month! It's such a weird feeling, I can't really say time is flying because it still feels like she just came home yesterday. It does blow me away how big she is getting though! It's like the pounds are just adding on everyday! She has the sweetest double chin ever and a huge sassy attitude. She is just like her Momma, she knows what she wants and if it's not how she wants it then she will let you know!
Aaron and I can get her to smile every once in a while, but Rylee just a touch on Ryann's head will make her all smiles. It is so precious to witness and I can't wait till she starts smiling more. Sleep is better than it was, going from 2 hours to 4 hours is such a difference and I wont complain one bit....Ok I'm sure I will complain every once in a while! She is over all a good baby even though she has that sassy attitude, but I wouldn't trade her for the world:)

 I just have to add, I love peoples reactions when we tell them her name. Everyone is always so confused when you tell them. After about 30 seconds of staring at her wondering why in the world we would name her a 'boy' name they warm up to it really fast. I was a little worried about peoples reactions, but it has actually been very entertaining and fun!Hopefully Ryann feels the same way when she gets older ha ha!! Sorry boys with the name Ryan its much prettier for a girl ;)

Tried to make a shirt done with freezer paper, but I wasn't too happy with it. Maybe for next month i will come up with something different. She is still cute though and thats all that matters:)

It's that time again

I guess I am due for a blog update:)
Well after almost 4 weeks of Aaron not working it looks like he will be going back sometime this week. It's going to be very weird thats for sure! It has been a fun having him around for this long and we will sure miss him during the day while he is gone. As for Ryann she is doing really good! We for sure has a chunker on our hands. To me she has these skinny legs and arms, but has a good sized milk belly, double chin and chunky cheeks! By the time she was a week old she was back to her birth weight and just recently Aaron and I weighed her and the scale said 9lb 8oz. The girl knows how to eat also! Normally she eats 3 to 4 ounces every 2 to 3 hours, but will do a couple cluster feedings at night and will eat 6 or 7 ounces. Sometimes I feel like my production of milk wont be able to keep up with her! She is sleeping pretty good, nothing amazing but nothing bad either. Aaron and I normally go to bed at midnight after she eats and then she will get up at 4am, 6am, 9am and then will finally fully wake up at 12pm. I can't complain about that cause we all know Rylee loves to sleep in and that way this gives me a chance to sleep a little more if I want. Not only that Aaron is amazing and gets up with Ryann at times and lets me sleep through a feeding. Overall Ryann is a good baby:) I wish I could say she had Aarons personality, but it is looking like she has my sassy attitude!
Rylee has done so good with this new change minus she has gotten a little sassy herself. She loves her sister to death and wakes up every morning asking where HER baby is. She might have gotten a little more sassy, but she has become this extreme cuddle bug. This morning at about 5 she came in my room and said "Mom we need to go cuddle on the couch." who could resist that? I sure couldn't and anytime she asks to cuddle all I know is everything else will have to wait until she is done wanting to cuddle:) I love my baby girls so much!!!
As for me I am dying to workout!! My goal since right when I got pregnant was to only lose some of the weight I gained and tone up. I have always had a hard time gaining weight and always been skinny/too skinny. So my goal is to be 120lbs and tone. Normally I am 108 and skinny with zero shape. Well I didn't know I was going to lose this pregnancy weight so fast!! It has been a little bit hard to try and keep some of this weight on, but I am trying and hope to be able to start working out in a couple of weeks. Thats if these abs are ready for it, Im a little nervous to start working out too soon because I would be very sad if I ruined my ab muscles! Keeping my fingers crossed thats for sure. As for now I am just enjoying this new journey Aaron and I have decided to take:)

My sweet little kitty! Sh literally wouldn't wash this off for 2 days!

I think Ryann has found her special blanket. Her holding on to it melts my heart!

Hardest parts of having a newborn..

1. Nursing!!! At least for me. With my over abundance of milk and my body not regulating itself it can get pretty stressful and discouraging, but I won't give up!!
2. Having 2 kids and pretty much missing your first born. Yes she has been with me this entire time, but I feel like if I'm not nursing I'm holding Ryann or taking a nap to catch up on sleep. I feel like I have put her on the back burner:( I know I'm weird and I'm sure she doesn't feel like that, but I still miss me and Rylee time. It will for sure take some time to get into a routine and I am probably just overreacting.
Other than those 2 things everything is going perfect! She seems to finally be one a good night schedule sleeping from 10pm to about 9am and eating every 3 hours. Which is pretty dang good for a 5 day old!! Now I just hope it stays like that. She is a total cuddle bug and ALWAYS wants to be held.! Thank goodness for blow dryers so I can at least put her down while I get ready.
I love my 2 girls and can't believe I was blessed with such amazing gifts. I can't get enough of them:)