Friday Things
1. Dominic had his first music class yesterday and… he was not terribly fond of it, gah! As soon as we walked in, he started crying and ran to the door to leave. He did warm up a little bit as the class went on and we started playing with beach balls and bells; hopefully next week will be better!
2. Another first this week – Isabelle came to the grocery store with me! She enjoyed it for the first few minutes, and then was on the very verge of a total meltdown the rest of the time. I did my best supermarket sweep impersonation and got out as fast as I could. Sweet girl held it together (barely) until we got in the car and then screamed the whole way home. Apparently a trip to the grocery store is a bit too much wake time at this point!
3. Joseph’s blood work from last week came back… Brazil nuts and macadamia nuts are holding at negative, pistachios and cashews are maintaining in the 3’s (moderate) and peanut is down to a 7 from 35 when he was originally tested. That’s still very high, but encouraging that it has gone down so much. We’re just going to sit tight and do blood work again in another year. Not going to attempt oral challenges on pistachios or cashews at this point since he failed pistachios last year and the numbers haven’t changed.
4. These leggings are my new favorite thing on the entire planet (minus my husband and kids, of course!).
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5. I give very little credence to to anything celebraties do, but I happened to see Chris Pratt’s speech at the MTV Movie Awards come up in my Facebook feed multiple times and finally watched it. A few quirky points, but super refreshing coming from Hollywood… (you can watch it here if you’re reading this post in email)
6. I am incredibly frustrated with my baby weight situation right now, but every time I get bummed out when picking out clothes, I try to remember that in the last four years, my body has made room for and grown three beautiful, healthy babies. On top of that, it underwent major surgery each time to deliver them into the world, and so I try to give myself some grace. I’m currently struggling with having approximately zero time to get myself healthy meals and a lot of times (especially for breakfast and lunch) am eating standing up or between getting the boys their food, Isabelle a bottle, etc. If you have any tips or suggestions, I’m all ears :)
7. Quick question! Where do you prefer to see the recipe videos when they are included in a post? I can’t believe I have over 60 now! They are currently towards the top of the post but I’m thinking they might be more helpful down below where the actual recipe is? You can see an example on my white bread recipe. Thanks for your input!
8. I had watched approximately one thousand videos about how to fold a fitted sheet, but I still wasn’t able to do it until my mom was here one day after I had Isabelle and was helping me fold laundry. I had a crib sheet and asked her to show me how to fold a fitted sheet and, voila! It all clicked. Now I get this crazy satisfaction from folding them all tight and neat and perfect, ahhhh a type A person’s dream come true ;-)
9. Have any of you seen the new Incredibles movie? I loved the first one and think Joseph might enjoy it!
10. TGIF! I hope you have some great buddies to share the weekend with!
I prefer when the videos are all the way at the bottom of a post, underneath the recipe itself. Usually I am just scrolling down to find the recipe or to find the link to print it and I don’t usually watch cooking videos. So to me, the video is something that is in my way when trying to quickly find and use/print the actual recipe . . .
oh my goodness–you are so beautiful Michelle—don’t even go there about your weight—society makes women feel so bad about their bodies,,,and you are NOT fat. You always look so radiant, and beautiful—you look fit.
Love those doggies staring to sweetly at your new baby–these are the beautiful things :)
Ergobaby – I wore both my babies to my chest when they were that age and they loved it. they could sleep or look to the side. They were comforted by the sound of my voice and often fell asleep while grocery shopping. It also kept people from touching them which was helpful because they were newborns during cold/flu season.
Baby weight – Like you said “my body has made room for and grown three beautiful, healthy babies.” IF someone wants to pay to clean my house, do my work, chase after my kids, take care of my family, basically live my life, then I’ll work out all the time and eat like a rabbit. But right now, my family is healthy, I’m basically healthy, we’re all happy (for the most part) and loved so I’ll wear my big girl pants for now and smile at my wonderful babies. I wouldn’t trade my slobbery teething cranky toddler and his sister for a size 4 pair of jeans any day!
Give yourself grace when it comes to losing the babyweight. Maybe splurging on precut fruits/veggies will help you reach for them when you don’t have time. Also, babywearing has always been a lifesaver for me at the grocerystore.
I think folding a fitted sheet is one of life’s great mysteries. I just don’t get it. And now with deep pocket fitted sheets? Forget it.
I recently started The Balanced Life Pilates program. I was struggling getting back into fitness and healthy eating after multiple abdominal surgeries. The videos i started with are just 15 minutes and I found easier to fit in then other workouts. Plus she provides lots of modifications. She has a free challenge going right now so you can see some videos for free.
As always love the pics of the dogs and kids!!!!
I have a 7 month old and breastfeeding as long as i can so i will keep loosing that weight. I also joined a stroller running group and ran 1/2 marathon when he was 5 months old. I started running as soon as i was cleared at 8 weeks and then ran with other stroller moms.
Everything about this response is self-congratulating and condescending and not at all helpful to someone who is feeling overwhelmed and frustrated and looking for practical advice.
First of all – I cannot believe Dominic looks so much less of a toddler -he is really changing! And how much of a little boy Joseph looks! It’s like it just suddenly happened! And I know that you are relieved with parts of the nut testing. I really hope he grows out of it. Do they give allergy shots to kids so small? I have only known of 2 people who had regular allergy shots, but they were adults.
Poor Dominic – my youngest son was like him at that age – he just wanted to be with me, not in a group setting.
I’m sorry about your grocery store experience. There is nothing worse! YOUR kid is making all the noise, for who knows why, but nothing helps – AND having everyone look at you AND you NEED groceries! As you already know, there will be better days, but that just flat wears you out!
I know that you are unhappy about your baby weight, but don’t you worry. Enjoy your life and do what you do! You are a beautiful woman, Michelle – you look perfect to this “older woman” (I’m 60 now). Your body will settle into the weight you are supposed to be.
I prefer the recipes to be after the recipe. That may sound weird, but here is my reasoning – I like to get to the recipe to see if it is something I’m interested in, and if I like the looks of the recipe and want to try it, I will basically BE at the video when I get through checking out the instructions!
I really liked the Chris Pratt video. Thanks for sharing.
I laughed when I read about the fitted sheets! Isn’t it funny how little it takes to get a thrill? LOL
Have a great weekend!