Boot Camp, Big Baby Boys, and other Ramblings...

Well, week 2 of boot camp has come to a close and I am still alive and well. Actually, I feel awesome. As of last week, I had only lost 1 pound, but according to my sister (who is a former personal trainer) that is normal because muscle weighs more than fat and as you build muscle it cancels out any weight in fat loss that you may have had. Yeah, that's my story anyway...
But, I definitely feel stronger and am able to actually run now. I'm not sure, but I think I am getting more toned too. I can now suck in my belly fat almost all the way where as before it would still hang over my pants no matter how hard I tried to contain it. I still have a long way to go, as I still have a little "muffin top"....where your pants pinch your hip fat and make you look like a human muffin. On the positive side, I think it has decreased from a Dunkin Donuts sized jumbo muffin to a Jewel Bakery mini-muffin. Originally, I was only doing this because I wanted to wear a bikini in Mexico next month, but now I am considering doing it through August as well. I just love how much energy I have and how much better I feel physically, as well as emotionally. I'm not sure how much of this might be psychological, but even though I've only been in the Land of People Who Exercise for a short time, I can really see why it's a great place to be. You're up early in the morning before all the lazy people, you get to wear cute exercise outfits, your skin looks better, you sleep better, and you walk around thinking, "yeah, that's right, I exercise". Well...maybe just I do that.

ALL ABOUT BIG BABY BOY



Jacob is just getting bigger and bigger everyday. He almost doesn't fit in his baby bath anymore. He is such a good boy... almost like a second Calah. He is in a great routine lately and I know as soon as I write this he will change and I will be cursing myself. He is sleeping 8pm-6am every night. He wakes up a 6 am to eat and then goes back to sleep until 9ish. Then he takes 2-3 2 hour naps. It's almost like I never see him :) He is rolling from tummy to back but not the other way yet and he loves playing on his tummy. He loves to "talk" and is now laughing out loud. It is so cute! He will be 4 months on the 25th.
Most of the time people think he looks like Hannah. I think he is a good mix of both girls physically and personality-wise. He is laid back like Calah, but talks and laughs as much or more than Hannah did at his age. Most of the time he just hangs out and watches his sisters. I just think it is so funny how different each of their baby lives have been. For example, Hannah was just alone with me all the time and I hardly ever put her down. Calah just slept in the bouncy chair the first 3 months and didn't really care what was going on as long as she was fed. Poor Jacob is constantly surrounded by the girls screaming and playing. His meals are almost always interrupted by something and he rarely gets rocked to sleep. All this to say that I defintely think that birth order plays a big part in who you turn out to be. First born children get so much stimulation and attention and then when the third child comes along you barely have time to play with them. You feel bad, but at the same time you wonder if the first one needed all that attention in the first place because the third is thriving without it. I think the younger children just learn from a very early age that there are other things going on besides them.

SOME OTHER STUFF

Wednesday night was Jon's company BBQ at the Kane County Cougars game. It was really nice because my mom stayed with the 2 babies and we got to take Hannah alone. They had a section of bouncy-things all set up for the kids and she spent the entire evening running around. I think she really enjoyed having some alone time with us and feeling like a big girl. So often she has to entertain herself because I am just too busy with the little ones.
We are still looking for nannies for the fall. We are still considering the older woman from our church, but I guess I just want to make sure she is the best fit for them. I am working with an agency and have a couple more interviews this weekend. I just really want to be done with this process so I can relax and enjoy the rest of the summer. My final week of school is this week so things will hopefully slow down a bit. Jon has always done a lot at home, but lately he has been doing even more because I am gone or studying so much. I told him that when I'm done with nursing school he can go on a man-adventure in another country with his friends. I think he thinking about South America (Amazon) or Australia.
What else? I am trying to set my sister up with one of my friends from work. He is a firefighter (fire-pants are always a bonus), and an all-around great guy. We all met up the other night and had a great time so we'll see how it goes...I've tried to set so many people up and it never works. Maybe I should stop doing it...