Good Bye Baby Weight!

So, I just wanted to announce that I only have 3 more pounds to lose before I hit my pre-pregnancy weight.  I realize that I am bragging BUT I am pretty happy so I want to.  I have worked hard with the elliptical, Wii Fit, Biggest Loser Exercise DVDs, and Leslie Sansone's walking DVDs.  I also tried to eat better the last few months, but I really am not that good at it.  Tyson will be 6 months old soon so it is safe to say it took me 6 months to do it.  Next pregnancy I will be a bit more aware of the weight I gain in the beginning.  I gained a bit more than you normally should in the first trimester.  I always felt nauseous so I didn't feel like exercising and then I ate all the time to calm my stomach.  Hopefully, I will remember what not to do when the time comes.  I realize that I have almost reached my goal but as soon as I reach it I will come up with another goal that is attainable.  If I didn't have a goal then I wouldn't strive for anything. 

                   

This picture is not me.  Just a picture from the internet!

Sorry

Okay, so I use to be really good at updating this thing b/c I didn't have much going on other than feeding Ty, dressing Ty, burping Ty, changing diapers, eating myself, showering, making dinner, laundry, cleaning and dishes.  However, over the last month my world has gotten busier.  I am teaching ballet!  I love it so much.  My friend Lindsey sent a message about Seven Peaks and how they needed a ballet teacher.  I was the first to respond and got the job.  Then I thought to myself, Why don't I email my friends that teach dance and see if they know of any openings?  (I figured if I was gonna do one class I should do some more!)  Lindsey emailed me again and I got a job at Timpanogos School of Dance.  I started sending out my resume to lots of studios in Utah County (I had no idea there were so many until I started looking).  I have had lots of phone calls for substituting and actually getting jobs!  So it turns out I teach at Seven Peaks to ice skaters, at Alpine Peaks performing arts, Timpanogos School of dance and on Monday I taught a class to see if the Vibe will hire me permanently.  I haven't heard back yet but keep your fingers crossed.  The studio has a little daycare which is just PERFECT!  It has been crazy wonderful.  I can soon be done with the other part time job that I have.  I feel good about teaching.  I am able to make some money for our family but I am still am to stay home and watch Tyson.  Yes I miss some time with Brian but right now he is studying to take the GMAT and will soon go to school and study more anyway.  So I don't think it makes much of a difference right now.  Thank you all of my dance friends for your help! 

I know that I said I would share more things about the month of August but I can't even remember anymore what I was going to share.  So, here are some pictures from August and I will comment on them below.  I haven't take many pictures from September.  I need to clean off our card again to make room.

First time in the pool mommy and ty

the sun is bright!

Daddy with Ty at a ward activity at the Orem Owlz game!

The rest of the pictures are just Ty playing.  The last two pictures came from one morning.  I laid out all the toys on the bed and he somehow got them on his arm and around his ankle.  He is just so cute.  He is rolling around like crazy and is starting to get into whatever he sees!! 

 

So much has happened the last month...

Alright, I am ready to update this thing.  So much has happened it is ridiculous.  I have some great pictures to share.  I will first start by letting you know how it went with letting Tyson cry himself to sleep.  The first night was horrible!  He cried for about 3 hours then fell asleep.  He woke up about 2 times during the night and cried more.  I was a wreck the next day.  I was so emotionally exhausted I couldn't stop crying myself.  I want everyone to know that I have eaten my words.  I told myself I would not be some over emotional crazy mom who won't let her child cry for an hour.  Um,  I was EXACTLY that.  The next few days were hard as well but it got easier each night.  Now were are to the point where sometimes he doesn't even cry.  A new milestone for Tyson is that he now rolls around like CRAZY.  He is so strong.  He has been doing it for a few weeks and is getting really good at it.  I will now write about SYTYCD.  I really wanted Chelsie to win but she didn't even make it to the finals.  Oh well, my next choice was probably Katee but I wasn't sad that Joshua won.  For a hip hop dancer to do as well as he did in every style I can say that he deserved to win.  He seemed to be a nice guy with a good personality and that is important for the viewers.  I thought about going to the show from their tour but decided that maybe I was a little too old for that kind of thing.  Maybe not and I might regret that I decided to not go.  Oh well, I think saving some money is important for our family right now anyway.   Next topic of choice: the Olympics.  I got so sleep deprived!  I hated how everything went so late.  I couldn't help myself b/c I kept saying this was a once in a life chance to watch it.  That is when I really wished we had DVR.  I loved the gymnastics.  I love Nastia!  She is like a ballerina gymnast!  I was happy the way most of everything turned out except for the uneven bar finals.  I don't care that they tied but come on shouldn't they both get a GOLD medal?  Geeze!  What a load of crap.  Next topic: John's wedding.  On 8/8/08 Brian's youngest brother got married!  It was a great day spent with family and friends.  The temple was great and the reception as well.  The weather was bad for awhile but let up just in time for the reception that was planned for the backyard.  I took my nice camera and as I turned it on the low battery signal flashed on and one minute later it died.  I was completely upset b/c I wasn't able to take ANY picture at the temple.  I did however recharge the battery for the reception.  Here are some of the picture I took. : )

 

Ty with one of his cute cousins!!

Cake made by Wilma Some decorations

The food

   John and Carina

Her bouquet

I really liked taking pictures of the things that didn't really move : )

Alright the following day we went up Spanish Fork canyon to spend a day with Brian's family at their property.  It rained for awhile and got really cold.  All and all it was fun!  We hung out, talked, shot some guns and hit some golf balls!  This was Ty's first time at the property.

Me shooting!  Don't worry, I was being very serious.  I promise!

Aunt Wendy was kind enough to watch Tyson while we shot some guns!

Tyson is now awake from his nap.  I need to get him and I should end this post b/c it will be too big to load if I don't quit.  Don't worry, I am no where near done talking about the month of August.  Stay tuned...