Erik and Victor Quotes

Victor was recently quoted in a news article. If you are curious you can read it here....

Corrupt Government Contractors

Erik has said several funny things recently which I have been meaning to write down so I don't forget them...

1) At night Victor will sometimes rub my feet for a few minutes while I am laying on the couch. Erik must think this looks enjoyable because the other morning he was goofing around in our bed. He laid down put his hands behind his head, feet up on a pillow, and loudly said, "Victor, rub my feet!" I hope I don't come across as that demanding/spoiled but it was cute coming out of Erik's mouth.

2) "Mommy, I put baby Jesus in the trash." -- Erik had put the magnet from the nativity scene into our metal trash can.

3)" Mommy, Why is my penis is stuck up?" Sorry to Erik in advance for recording that one.

Lainey-bug

Erik calls Elaina, Lainey-bug. He adores her and often tells me, "Mommy, Lainey-bug is so cute." We couldn't agree more with him! Lainey is so fun now. She jabbers at us all the time. She has started to say ga,ga,ga and da,da,da. She laughs out loud at Erik sometimes. It is fun!

Here is a video of her, not so successful first attempt at drinking out of a sippy cup.

Lainey

Fit Fridays!

I was originally going to call this "Free from Flab Fridays" but I didn't want to appear too neurotic as I know I don't have a ton of flab. I also don't have a ton of muscle and the muscle that is there is slightly hidden under a layer of loose skin. I am not sure if I should blame the loose skin on 2 back to back babies or the impending 3-0 but either way I want it gone!

I have been going to the gym about 6 days a week for many years now. My workouts consist of 60-70 minutes of intense cardio and not much else. This was no longer cutting it (muscles are still hiding under loose skin) and I am frustrated since I put a lot of effort into staying fit and wasn't getting the results I wanted.

So I decided I wanted to hire a personal trainer to teach me how to incorporate weights into my workout. This is fairly expensive though so before going down that avenue I am going to complete the p90x extreme home fitness program.

I am going to post my update every Friday -- with stats and a photo on days 30,60, and 90.

I am on day 4 so far and they have been tough! It is weird not going to the gym but my body is sore so I think it must be working.

Here are my before photos and stats.....


Weight: Day 1: 139.5
Day 4: 138
Chest: 35
Waist: 28
Hips: 36
Right Thigh: 19.75
Left Thigh: 19.75
Right arm: 10.75
Left arm: 10.75

Goals:
Get back to my base weight of 135-136 on a consistent basis
Define my ab muscles
Loose a small about of loose skin off of my hips and abs

Do you want to join me?! I would love a partner in crime to hold me accountable! If not, what other New Years Resolutions do you have this year?