Tricia's 4th Birthday Survey

I think it's time to start this survey thing with Tricia :)

1. What's your name? Tricia Grace
2. How old are you? Three...no four!
3. Where do you live? my home
4. what is your favorite color? pink
5. what do you want to be when you grow up? you and a doctor!
6. who is your favorite person? sister
7. who's your best friend? my sister
8. what is your favorite tv show? jake, sophia the first
9. what is your favorite food? cereal
10. what is your favorite drink? daddy's tea
11. what do you like to do for fun? play
12. what do you like to play outside? my bike in the street
13. what is your favorite song? frozen movie song - let it go
14. what is your favorite movie? frozen
15. what is your favorite book? princesses book
16. What is your favorite place to go? school (she hasn't started yet....)

Mac 15 months

So Mac went for her 15 mo check up today. Her weight was 28 lbs 4 oz and length was 29 3/4. According to the doc she is in the 98th percentile for weight and only 30th percentile for height for her age. The weight is sort of concerning to me. She doesn't eat a ton or overeat. In general we don't do a lot of snacks so I'm not sure how she gained so much weight between the last appt 3 months ago and today. The doc said we will just watch it since she is so high in the range but I am worried now. She goes back in August for her next appt so we will see what they say at that appointment. She only got one shot and she took it like a champ! Barely even whined when she got it - such a big girl!

Other misc things:

• Size 3 diapers but the next ones I buy will be 4's
• Size 18 month clothes (some stuff is 12 months still but mostly 18)
• She loves having her shoes on - she always brings them to us to put on!
• She LOVES the outside now that it's finally warming up. She loves exploring the yard!
• Her giggle is the sweetest sound but she's serious a lot of the time
• Still napping 2 times a day, usually goes to sleep between 8 and 9 at night and sleeps until around 6 or 6:30
• Follows her sister everywhere!
• Hates the car seat usually and cries most of the way home when I pick her up in the afternoon

Fitness Update

Just wanted to do a quick update. I have been going to work out - I'm hoping to make it to the gym at least 3-4 days a week because lets be realistic I have two kids and I work 10 hr days and have to make dinner and sometimes there's just not enough hours in the day.

I did make it to the gym both Saturday and Sunday this weekend. I may go tonight but I'm not 100% sure because I may be selling a few things from Craigslist tonight so I probably have to meet up with the buyers. But maybe later tonight...we will see! I did weigh in on Friday as part of my competition and I'm down to 152 so down another pound! Hoping to keep that up this week.

Kid & Life Update

So I am hoping to get back on track and update this blog more regularly! So here is what has been happening - the kids are going stir crazy! I wanted to go to the park today but I had my niece so its a little hard to take all 3 of them and keep an eye on them. I may attempt it soon though once the weather really breaks (since it's going to drop down to 19 degrees on Thursday!).

Mackenzie is doing well and getting so big. It absolutely blows my mind that she is a year old now. She is walking, waves hi/bye, says ma and da but not too many other words yet! She loves to stand on things and is a daredevil for sure! She can be pretty cranky at times though which is so opposite from Tricia! Mac can be quite needy too. Hopefully she starts getting over that real soon!

Tricia is doing great as well. She loves to play with her sister! We have started working on her learning her alphabet and drawing the letters. I feel like she might be a bit behind in this aspect. I feel like other friends their kids already know their alphabets and are doing letters. So I'm trying not to read in to it too much because I know each kid goes at their own pace. She is fully potty trained now and only wears pull ups at night. Hope to have those off of her by the time she turns 4 though!

As far as me - work is going well and I'm really starting to get in to the groove of things at work. I am extremely busy though and I find myself working some nights at home too. Although one thing I am doing for myself now is I joined Planet Fitness! I have been doing a Biggest Loser competition at work but I feel like I need additional motivation to keep on working out once the contest is over. So I joined and so did the hubby. I want to go at least 3-4 times a week (because let's be real I have two kids and a house to take care of) so me and Ben will switch of days to go. What's awesome is that they offer tanning! I really wanted to start tanning soon anyways and a tanning pass would have been more than the gym membership and tanning combined so win-win here! I really love the gym and can't wait to get in a routine and  get myself fit and toned! I would like to lose about 15 more pounds for sure and do a lot of toning especially in my stomach area and thighs. So this blog will also chronicle this fitness journey as well for me. So here is some of my information:

(I haven't taken body measurements yet but hope to do that soon)
Starting weight for my competition: 159
Last Friday 3/7/14 weight: 153
Goal: 135

Here's to hoping with better eating habits and working out that I will obtain this goal!

Mackenzie Is 1!!

I am not sure how it got to be that time already but Mackenzie is 1! I can't believe this time last year, in the wee hours of Feb 11th, my water broke and we headed to the hospital. It was such a quick, easy delivery compared to my first I remember being in shock of how it all went. Here are some current stats on our big girl!

Weight/Height - 22lbs 11 oz, 29 3/4 in long
Diapers - Size 3
Clothes - 12 mos
Likes - her giraffe toys, her pillow that someone got me as a gift - she sleeps in it still every night!, any toys that make noise and sing, clapping, WALKING :), her sister, any and all food we put in front of her

She started walking about a month ago - a few steps here and there but she can pretty much walk across the room or down the hall now when she wants too. But like Tricia she is lazy and would rather crawl.

We got her one year pictures taken this two weeks ago (2 days before her birthday) and this past Sunday we celebrated her birthday with friends and family. It was such a good time and everything turned out wonderful. She was SOOOOO spoiled and loved being the center of attention :)

Happy 1st Birthday to my sweet little girl - we love more than words could say!