Fall cookies and antibiotics galore!

Yesterday morning I called my pediatrician and basically put my foot down that the Dr. needed to send Bella an antibiotic ASAP! I couldn't take it anymore. My poor little girl has been really sick since September. The last antibiotic they gave her did not work at all and I knew it after the first few days. Luckily she sent me one so she began it yesterday. I haven't seen much difference yet so hopefully by tomorrow she will be getting better. Vivi is teething right now so she has been uncomfortable too, waking up at night and she also has a slight fever. 

The girls napped a lot, played in the basement and watched Beauty and the Beast. We also made fall/Thanksgiving cookies but they might not last for Thanksgiving! Bella had so much fun decorating them. She kept saying, "I need to do this" as she would take sprinkles and shove them in her mouth or "I need to do this" and take a bite out of a cookie.

Today Bella is taking the day off from school so she can rest. She still has a very runny nose so I hate sending her in. Here are some pictures from this morning. They are getting cozy on the couch watching cartoons. 

I am going to make some chicken noodle soup for these sweet babies. They love it and so do we! It's such a cold day today so it's a perfect day to make it.

  I love my sickies 

Back to the body cleanse...

So I finished my body cleanse and probably lost a pound or two. My scale doesn't work hahaha so that is an issue. I am either 117 or 120 on my scale. If it goes to 117 for a second then to 120 I figure I lost a pound or two. Maybe Santa will bring me an accurate scale that works for Christmas. 

I definitely noticed that my pants fit much better and I'm pretty sure I lost all water weight. I just felt a little bit more healthy overall and less bloated.

Doing the cleanse was beneficial because I think it puts you in the mindset of ok I want to eat healthy and make better choices. So in the mornings I am having carbs but I am having a small bowl of honey nut cheerios with a cup of coffee or green tea. Light healthy snacks throughout the day (nuts, fruit, etc) with mainly protein for lunch and lots of water. I try to have a balanced dinner and I am keeping away or having small portions of rice/cous cous/pasta.

I am just thinking about the holidays and how close we are to eating all of those delicious cookies, turkey, stuffing and pie galore so I figure why not lose a few pounds before we indulge?

Now on that note...im gonna go prep thanksgiving cookies! Hahaha! 

Happy Tuesday everyone!! 

Casual Monday

Today was a good day. Woke up took Bella to school, came home showered and heard that Vivi was awake in her crib so we went out! We went to Bed Bath and Beyond to return a mat then headed over to Home Goods to see if they had any other mats that would look good in the kitchen. Home Goods is the devil. I am so in love with it but I spend way tok much money everytime I go! Maybe I should give up Home Goods for lent. 

Vivi was a trooper the whole morning. She never fusses when we are out. Recently she has been wanting me to hold her a lot so she reached for me a few times for hugs but besides that she was amazing. She is happy as can be looking around and flirting with other shoppers.

We came home ate lunch and then Daddy came home to watch Vivi while I picked Bella up from school.

After the girls woke up from their naps, I vacuumed the bedrooms and did some laundry then as I started dinner while the girls watched Beauty and the Beast. After dinner we made art and played in the basement with Daddy. 

It was this kind of a lazy Monday. I like these kind of Monday's. 

Sick weekend

Curt came down with a little cold so we have been laying low this weekend for the most part. 

On Friday we had some friends come over to play with Bella and Vivi in our basement. We pushed back the couches and made lots of room for them to have play space. We listened to disney songs, ate pirate booty and had pizza. I think they had a great time. I know my little Vivi did she ate all the pizza she could get her hands on. 

Today we ran errands we went to the mall and accidentally ran into Santa Claus...then went to Costco. Our Saturday's are getting out of control!! I saw Santa and was a little taken back by it because it is only november 16th so it is BEFORE Thanksgiving!!! Why is Santa at the mall before Thanksgiving? Well, I told Bella that he happened to stop by to take a few pictures with the boys and girls to see how they were acting. Then... Santa'a helper happened to mention to Santa that we were looking at him. He glanced up with a smile to Bella and she walked away frightened saying, "Santa not scary." 

Yup, I think we will have another year of crying screaming children with Santa. 

Tonight we all went to dinner with the family. We came home took baths and the kids went to bed. I happened to stay up to watch a movie called "A Good Woman" and there was a quote at the end of the movie that was so perfect but I hate the word perfect so it was awesome..."We can't shut our eyes to everything that isn't perfect...otherwise we might fall into a huge abyss." There is no perfect but we try everyday to make things as great as they can be. 

I love you Curt.

           Goodnight!

Motherhood

This week has been tough. Not only am I challenging myself but Bella is challenging me as well. I think she is really pushing the boundaries and seeing how far she can go with so many things throughout the day. It's hard as a mom when we have weeks or days like this. It takes a lot out of you emotionally and physically. By the end of the day you are drained and all you want is your bed. I love being a mom and I would never want to trade it for any job in the world. I feel so lucky to have my girls and to be able to spend time with them every day. I love them to pieces but mama needs a time out. 

Tonight I am having dinner with my girlfriend to re-charge my batteries. I hope tomorrow is a better day! 

We stopped by A.C. Moore today to pick up some markers and Christmas crafts to do with some friends tomorrow at our house. 

B. taking everything off the shelves to take home. She ended up with a lollipop.

We lost a hat and a shoe in the store. Luckily we found both! :)

Can mommy do this?

I'm on day 3 of my body cleanse and Im starving!! Hahaha

It's strange but I really like to see how much self control I can have. I'm eating but not a whole lot and it's not easy. Yesterday for breakfast I had 1/4 cup of coffee, and three bites of leftover scrambled eggs.

Snack: 4 pecans and cucumbers

Lunch: a bowl of kale (boring!) with a slice of ham

Dinner: beef stew with only beef and veggies.

Lots of water

(No weight loss! Hahaha) 

I really want to cleanse and lose 5 lbs so I am back to my pre baby weight but Im not sure that is going to happen!!

Today: 

Bfast-2 egg whites with a half slice of ham. One cup of coffee

Lunch: i think im going to make tuna fish with a slice of wheat bread.

Dinner: leftover beef stew...

Yesterday we went to Bounce U with one of Bella's friends from school. It was a great place for her to get all that energy out and she had lots of fun with her friend Christian. They have a pre school age time from 10:00am-12:00pm for only $9 and they even give you a snack in the middle of the session. Bella had so much fun she was almost crying because she didn't want to leave. We will definitely be back. Here is a pic of her going down a big slide!

Kinda fuzzy but I think you get the idea.

Aunt Jen Jen came over to take care of Vivi while we went to Bounce U since it was right in the middle of her nap. She had fun playing with Romeo but Romeo did not enjoy it when Vivi would let out her new screams. Sorry baby. Thanks Aunt Jen Jen for taking care of Vivi!! :) 

Tuesday morning

Sorry there was a glitch in Blogger. The last two posts are out of order.