Christmas is Coming...the Mommy is Getting Fat

Well, getting wouldn't be the right word. Is fat would be a more accurate statement. I keep thinking about the New Year and what I'd like to do to remedy the situation. A few years ago I did a diet challenge with some ladies at the office and lost about 50 pounds doing South Beach. I'd like to say the diet is hard and easy at the same time. When you're a picky eater like me, breakfast can be hard. Eggs every morning gets to be unbearable...and it's still hard for me to swallow the thought. But the diet works. My commute was hard and I didn't have time to make it to the gym much and I still lost the weight. I'd love to start a diet challenge, even without cash, but as a motivator with other mommies. Who knows...maybe I'll put more thought into it. There's a great website/blog called Mommy Later Than Sooner that might be an avenue for it. I wouldn't want to know anyone's actual weight (God knows I wouldn't want to share mine), but would want to know inches lost and pounds lost. I'll add it to my to do list.

On a positive note, I have started taking my vitamins again in the morning. I can't remember the last time I ate a real veggie, so I definitely need to be a person who takes their vitamins. One teeny tiny small step in the right direction.

I want to try the recipes in that Jessica Seinfeld books as well. I own it. It sits on my kitchen counter. Guess osmosis isn't really going to happen. Nor will be hiring a chef, so I'm thinking I might have to open the pages and add items to my grocery list.

I'd also like to try adding a new thing to my life each week. You know, ridding ones self of bad habits, adding healthy habits into my life, trying new things, etc. For example, (and I don't know when this stopped happening) to brush my teeth each night before bed. A horrible habit to get out of, I admit. I think these kinds of things are doable, and instead of failing at all my New Year's resolutions, these are ones I can be successful at. Oh, joy!

I'm also hoping that little voice in the back of head that keeps going "I don't want to be the fat mommy" becomes louder and louder and forces me into action. Anyone have a used treadmill they'd like to sell me?????

They Meet: Bugs and Santa

This past weekend, my mother's company held a huge family holiday party complete with having our picture taken with Santa. We stand in line (for about 5 minutes, not too bad) and let her toddle around watching what everyone is doing, seeing the other kids sit on his lap, pointing to him, the works. Once it was our turn, sour grapes. We didn't cry exactly, it was more of a "who is this strange man and why do I have to sit on his lap and you better get me off now before I scream." So, the look on her face is priceless and I will probably laugh about it a lot more in years to come. All I have to say is, I'm happy I didn't stand in line for an hour and pay $40 for the same face. Other than that, she had a blast. She loves to watch other kids and see what they are doing. We had lunch, tried to sit through a magic show, but that wasn't happening. She got some balloons to take home which thrilled her to pieces. All in all, it was a nice day spent with grandma and great-grandma.

This Saturday her other grandparents have a Christmas party at their 55+ village and Santa will be joining us. Maybe try 2 will go better, since he won't be such a 'stranger' to her. I have fun anyway, dressing her up and showing her off. What's not to like.

It even seems that grandpa is going to play Santa on Christmas Eve and make a surprise visit to our house. Her two other little cousins will be thrilled by this. I doubt she'll care, but I know it will make grandpa happy.

On a side bar, her walking is vastly improved and it seems to become the approved mode of transportation. Her walking to crawling ratio must be about 85%/15% and grows every day. The time she crawls is when she wants to move super fast and crawling does that. We don't know how to run yet. It's so cute to watch her walk around like Frankenstein with her arms straight out in front of her. She's getting so big!