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Inappropriate

Oh, life. You can always make me laugh. And at the perfect times too. Today didn’t run quite as seamlessly as yesterday. I wouldn’t go so far as to call it a bad day…but it had its moments.Handling two will certainly keep your hands full!

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Thank goodness for nap times, a cup of hot Sugar Cookie tea, and some random humor to lighten the mood through the day. And sometimes slightly inappropriate humor is exactly what you need.

Like this teething toy we received for baby B. Looks innocent enough, no?

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Well, thanks to M’s playing, I found out today that it vibrates. While I know its meant for soothing a baby’s gums I can’t help but chuckle that it could totally be sold as something else. I’m just glad they didn’t pick a cherry as their fruit of choice! Or use a vegetable like a carrot or cucumber. I should probably stop now.

Or how about M’s comment after I got out of the shower this morning? As I was drying off she looked up at me and told me “Mommy has big boobies”. Then proceeded with “Baby Braedon has looooottttssss of milk. He drinks Mommy’s boobies”. Nice. Perhaps I should have explained breastfeeding to her differently?

Remember this quote I posted this morning?

When I originally searched “do your best quotes” in Google Images…I got a bunch of pictures of women’s thong-dressed bottoms. How does that even relate? I guess they did their best for their perky derrieres?

And then, when I decided to spend nap time leisurely reading blogs, I couldn’t help but laugh when I came across this as a word verification…

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Sorry, word verification. This momma’s got one up on you. Just ask my daughter.

Question of the Evening – What random humor did you encounter recently?

And keep any additional Q’s you have about breastfeeding coming! Got some great ones from you in the last post’s comments.

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Posted by on January 25th, 2011 82 Comments

Feels Like Normal

I fear jinxing myself when I say…today went SO well!!! Things felt eerily easy and like I have done the 2 kiddo thing my entire life. I guess when life has to go on, you just make it happen. It also helps to have two wonderful children to call your own. I am truly blessed!

I do think being proactive on some things helped a lot as well. I focused on establishing some sort of basic routine the past 2 weeks to help ease me in. I prayed regularly through the day for God to help me approach each moment with patience, grace, and love. And we set up an old rocking chair we bought on consignment a few years ago in the play room.

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May not be the most attractive or comfortable thing, but it keeps Makenzie feeling like I’m actively there with her even when feeding baby B. She used to flip when I would have to go into the living room to feed him. Today, she was happy as usual.

Despite the day going so smoothly, I still was ready to head out for some “me time”. I went to the gym for a quick workout. My first official post-baby workout!

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I visited a treadmill with a magazine friend for an easy walk. I ended up with 2 miles walked around 3.8-4.0 mph and 3.0 incline.

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That walk felt like one of the best workouts ever. Although I did eye the free weights area longingly during my session. I’m holding off on those for a little longer though. I have to ease back in, after all. Plus, its fun having workouts to look forward to. Tell me I”m not the only one salivating at the thought of lifting a barbell again.

Can tomorrow be this fabulous? I sure hope so! But I have learned it is best not to have expectations and just take each day as it comes. In fact, a very wise woman mentioned that exact thing to me today. Speaking of which – all of you are so wise with your healthy habits ideas. Some of my personal favorites I always strive for:

Thanks again for sharing! All great ones to put into practice.

Question of the Evening – What is your favorite low key way to exercise? Or how do you ease back into workouts after time off?

Posted by on January 24th, 2011 68 Comments

 

 
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