One year

So I know I'm a few days behind but I still wanted to get this up here before things change and I forget. My little man is one year old... Where did that year go? Oh yeah, it went to my Kimball. I cannot believe how much things can change in such a short amount of time. This time last year, I was just trying to stay afloat figuring out how to be a mom and still get to eat and shower myself as well. Now Kimball and I (and Jacob of course) have our own little schedule down for most days of the week, and we eat breakfast, lunch, dinner, and our snacks sitting together at the kitchen table. I love it.

I'm still trying to wrap my mind around the concept of a year. How did I get from this:

To this:

Kimball is now running everywhere we go, saying, "bye bye," shutting himself into rooms and then knocking so I will come and get him, trying to hang out with the "big kids," and throwing away his own diapers (with lots of encouragement from mom and dad). He is the smartest kid I know. I am so proud of all he does.

We got him some blocks for his birthday, and he loves to knock them down and mess them up.

I really enjoy this kid. I can't imagine life without this little family that I have. So, happy birthday Kimball! I love you more than I can say!

And we're walking!

And there you have it - my baby is a walker!

Since Kimball has been born, I have come to appreciate several things in my life.

• The smell of a freshly mopped floor (because that means that it's clean from clutter and germs!)


• Time with Jacob (sometimes I forget just how good of a friend he is for me)


• Watching how fast my baby is progressing


• Teaching Kimball and seeing him pick it up


• Quiet time


• Cleanliness in general (it's just so nice...)


• Sleeping without being woken up by anyone, or when I am, it's by my baby crawling over my face and screaming

I love my life. It's awesome. Kimball is my baby angel monster. He is into so much right now, and everyone keeps telling me that when he really gets the hang of walking it only gets worse! I don't know how that's possible.

Speaking of walking, he's taken six steps in a row now! We tried getting a video last night, but he was too tired. So I'll try again today and see what we get.

Slap happy

Kimball's new fetish

My kid is crazy. Don't worry, the sock is clean.

Six months

I cannot believe my baby boy is SIX MONTHS old! Time flies. So far he has turned out to be a totally awesome baby, and a totally adorable handful. This is what's going on in the world of Kimball:

• He is now weighing in at 20 lbs.

• Eating his fruits and veggies and whatever else I give him

• Loves playing with his cousins


• Crawling and exploring

• Chewing on just about anything he can get with his two teeth

• Loves when daddy comes home from work

I'm not even going to pretend --- Kimball is awesome. Motherhood is one of the coolest things ever, and I am so glad to have my little family!




This is the best video of him crawling that I could get, and it's also a little taste of what life is like here... I love it.

The Defeat of Insanity

So I know last time I posted it was about Insanity, and I just wanted to let the record show that I actually finished it! Boo-ya Insanity. I was thinking about posting before and after pictures if I was confident enough in my result photos, but I've decided against it, because I don't feel the need to put up pictures of my super hot new bod... or maybe I mean my still stretched out baby belly grossness. Oh well.

I must say though, I think the last four weeks of the program were much more effective. I think the first four were to get you in decent enough shape that you can actually do the last four weeks. Total I was able to lose a little over two inches around my waist, and I can definitely see the difference now. I think, had I followed the diet portion of the program, I would have seen the results I really wanted, but I lack self control. Also, I only have one pair of pants that I can actually fit into now, so hopefully soon I will get to go shopping! Too bad pants cost money, and you can't just trade in a pair of your old ones right? That would be nice, but whatever. My favorite part about finishing Insanity, though is --- get ready for it --- I am officially BELOW my pre-pregnancy weight! That's right, I actually did it! So once again I say, "Boo-ya! Insanity!"

So now that I'm done with the craziness, I'm trying to figure out what to do with the exercise portion of my day. I have yet to try running again, but sometime I will get back to it. Lately Sandy and I have been doing these super awesome video workouts that are actually from the same company that produced Insanity, only older. They are cheesy and fun, and not quite as hard, so I like them. But I think it would be cool to make up my own work outs, so I'm trying to get up the courage to take a stab at it, and I don't know what's holding me back, so that's my next goal to achieve. We'll see what becomes of my new goal.