Just Chillin'
7/21/2008 12:34:00 PM
So when my father-in-law (Hi Jim!) even mentions that the blog has been a big rusty lately, then I know it's finally time to post. So here goes.I can hardly believe it's already mid-July. The summer is just flying by. We had a great time in NYC, here's a pic of Caroline relaxing in the hotel and figuring out what we should go see next.
Congrats, of course, to Jos and TK. It was a beautiful wedding.
So the big new thing in the Fitz household is the Weight Loss Challenge. Mark and I finally had the realization that post wedding and post baby, we've really let ourselves go. And that's putting it loosely (or tightly, if you're talking about pants these days). So we're on to lose weight, challenging Dave and Keri to see who can lose the most before their wedding. I don't think I'm officially in on this challenge, but screw it, I'm becoming a write-in. I think Steve is also in on this, but, well, you know how he is. I'm kind of excited about it--I finally got on a scale for the first time since being pregnant, and my goal is to lose the 8 pounds to get back to my prepregnancy weight (so Mark can knock me up again). Following baby #2, my goal is to get back to my wedding weight, which means losing 15 pounds. Both Mark and I really got out of the habit of regular exercise once Big C came along, so we're each making a concerted effort to be more active. And we're trying to drink less--that goal is a bit tougher than the exercise one, but I think once we get the beer we have in the fridge out of there, for me, it becomes a lot easier. Mark is really good about tracking his caloric intake each day online. I'm winging it, just trying to drink more water and make better food choices. We'll see how it goes.
What else? Big C is crawling EVERYWHERE now. We can hardly keep her contained these days. Mark's trying to figure out some time to finish the stairs and bannister, so that we can get a proper baby gate up. If we don't keep a close eye on her now, that kid can take quite a tumble. She's talking a ton, making more consonant sounds, too. Still working on mama and dada, although if we give an "ah", she'll usually say "ah" back. This then can go on for quite a while. She also loves her pink sippy cup, even though the amount of water she gets out of it is pretty minimal. And for some reason her sippy cup makes her want to talk more. Not sure why.
I borrowed my partner Sheila's mountain bike for the past month or so, and have been going on more and more rides. It's the best interval training ever, because when you're on a steep slope, if you don't pedal yer arse off, you lose momentum and then just fall over, usually onto some sharp rocks. On one of the trails here, falling over means going down a pretty steep cliff, at least 20 feet or so, into a creek. I went again this morning, and had a great time, despite being pretty worn out. I've been trying to throw some runs in there as well, and started playing soccer again, too. Mark's been riding his bike to work a lot more, which for the most part, has been quite successful. Except for that day when he grabbed some bike shorts off the drying rack when he was running late. He kept thinking, man, I must REALLY have gained a lot of weight--these shorts are so tight. Kudos to him for not busting out the seams on my WOMEN'S MEDIUM bike shorts he rode all the way to work. I'm sure the other commuters also appreciated this.
Looking forward to Jim coming out for a visit in a couple weeks--he and Mark are going to do some work on the house, which is always appreciated. And I'm planning on being back in Chicago for a week and a half at the end of August--through the first weekend in Sept. There's a medical conference downtown the last weekend in August, then I figured I'd just stick around until Dave and Keri's wedding. It'd be a good idea to take a little time off before the craziness of winter sets in. And Mark knocks me up again.
OK, off to shower and nap--
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3 Comments:
Hilarious = Mark wearing Dana's bike shorts!
Caroline is so cute!
posted at 2:07 PM
I'm sure Mark and his Dad will have no problem clearing the remaining beer in the refrigerator for you. :)
posted at 7:24 PM
nice! I'd love to come out there and trail ride with you! One of the few things I miss about Michigan!!
Sorry to hear about your trip back - what a PITA!
posted at 1:05 PM
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