I'm bummed!

Well, Brazil is out.  The budget was cut, and in turn so was Michael.  We won't be going to the beaches of Rio de Janeiro after all.  =(

And I was going to be the hottest thing on the beach (you were right, Jessica).  I've lost 9 pounds so far, putting me at 115.  It's almost the least I've weighed since having kids.  After having Zander (and doing South Beach) I got down to 113, but then stayed pretty constant at 115 shortly after that.  So, I'm there again.  Go me!

Well, I did a rotation at the IMC hospital last Friday.  I was on the surgical transplant floor.  It was so interesting and so humbling!  It makes me realize how much I don't know.  This Friday, I'm going to do Head Start physicals for migrant workers children.  I'm pretty excited to do that.  Maybe I can practice my Spanish.

Well, I'm super busy at school right now doing preliminary papers to prepare us for our master's project we'll start next semester.  I hate doing research.  Can I just say that?  That's why I'm getting a degree as a clinician and not going into research.   And tomorrow I have to do a physical on a "patient" with a complaint of headaches.  I'll be videotaped and have to give a diagnosis and treatment plan at the end to a faculty member.  A little intimidating, yes.  

On that note, I need to go read up on all the things that can cause headaches!  Pray it's not a stroke!

Later. =)

Wacky Weather

So, outside right now there's lightning, thunder, rain.......and hail.  That's right.  It's June 9th and it's hailing, really hard, outside my window.  Welcome to Utah!  And in the time it's taken me to log in and type this, it's probably rained about an inch.  I kid you not.  It's coming down in huge pouring streams of rain.  And hail.  

That's it.  Hail.  In June.  Hee hee.   :)

Go me!

If you will refer to the graph on the left hand side of this page, you will see that I have been losing some weight.  Most of it was fairly easy, I had a baby and since then lost most of the baby weight.  I was, however, still 5-6 pounds more than my pre-pregnancy weight.  Last week it came to my attention that I may be able to accompany my husband to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he is going in August for a conference.  The hotel is right by the beach.  Now, I was sitting at 124 for a good 2 months, which is the few pounds higher than before Sadie.  Seeing as how I am barely 5' tall (on a good day) that means I still have a few pounds to lose before I am beach ready.  So two weeks ago Michael and I started doing the South Beach diet.  I love this diet, as much as you can love any diet.  It works very well for me.  I've done it before.  It's very healthy and isn't so much a diet as a change in eating habits, if you do it right.  So far, I've lost 6 pounds.  I'm aiming for 6-10 more which would put me down to about 110-113 which is about where I was before I had kids.  How great would that be!  Even if my body will never be the same (until I have plastic surgery to fix it, that is) my weight might be if I stay dedicated enough.  The though of a bikini and me and Michael is Brazil may be just the inspiration I need.  Wish me continued luck!!

Sadie's blessing

So, this last Sunday we blessed Sadie at church.  I got her a beautiful dress and we had a great family party at our house afterwards.  Here are a few of my favorite pictures:

Who doesn't love getting all dressed up?  I love the fluffy white dress and headband.  We even got matching bracelets for the occasion.  Thanks Mom!
This is us trying to take a family picture.  It gets increasingly hard to do that as Michael and I are now outnumbered.  AHHH!  That's a scary thought.

We are doing well.  Zander is playing soccer and loves it.  Keagan loves whatever Zander loves.  Sadie is adorable, as you can see.  And she loves her parents as she is now sleeping through the night.  Really she is so good all the time.  She hardly ever cries.  And when she's hungry or tired if we don't get to her fast enough, she just puts her fingers in her mouth and sucks on them until she goes to sleep.  She really is an angel.

I am coming to the end of my semester.  By Thursday (May 7) I'll be done with classes and the 4 tests I have left.  Then I get a whole week off before starting again.  Not the three I've had the last few semesters, but that's okay.

Michael has been home all month and it's been wonderful having him here.  He recently got a promotion at work and I'm very proud of him.  He works very hard at work and at home for our family.  My next post will be of our backyard that he has redone.  It's amazing!  Thanks Babe!

Random pictures

I have some fun things I want to share.
First, I went shopping with my sister a few weeks ago and bought a few new shirts to wear to clinic and then at the last minute we stopped at DSW. I found these beauties in the clearance section:

I've been looking for red shoes for a long time. These aren't the exact shade I wanted but I love the shoe, so I'm not complaining! In fact I feel smokin' hot when I wear them! =)

This was made for us by our friend (and our PA) Todd when Sadie was born:

What a talented man! And it matches her room perfect. It's embroidered, all the flowers and hearts and everything. The white is the frame and the green behind is the wall. Isn't it perfect? I love it.

I took this the other night. I put Sadie in the tub while the boys were in and they loved it!


And this is my new favorite picture of Sadie:

I know, it's something of a miracle to capture a smile with her only being 3 months old! I was lucky, and she loves me!

Okay, that's all. =)

Picnic Saturday

Zander has told me that he is going to make every Saturday a holiday.  It's going to be called "Picnic Saturday"!  We went on a picnic 1 1/2 weeks ago and had a great time.  We walked to a small park near our house and the boys played and we all ate.  It was the first day it was really sunny, but it was still just a bit chilly.  Anyway, we had a great time!  Here's the photos:





As soon as we got there Zander told me he needed to take a "sun rest".   That's him laying out on the blanket eating his sandwich.  And Michael followed his example.  Keagan was too busy playing to even sit while eating.  He's take a bite while running by.  We had a great time.  Sadie slept the whole time in her car seat in the stroller.

New news

Well, it's spring break (!) for me so I have a lot to say!  First of all, it's been so nice to not have to worry about school, getting up early, doing homework, etc.  I'm still up at 7-7:30 everyday because of the kids, but once (or twice) I've gone back to bed after Zander is off to school and Natalie is here to entertain Keagan.  I've gone walking 3 days this week (including last Saturday). My house is getting a little cleaner every day (again, thanks to Natalie) and I get to see my kids most of the day everyday. Here are some fun pictures of my fam:

I know this isn't the best picture, but the boys were watching TV one afternoon and Keagan was laying right on top of Zander and neither was fussing about it until I got the camera out.  It was so cute.  Also, Zander says the funnies things these days.  He's so smart sometimes...and so funny.  The other day after I finished feeding Sadie, she was still hungry, so I made her a bottle of pumped milk and asked Zander if he wanted to feed her.  He looks at me and says, "What?!  I don't have nipples with milk in them!"  And this last weekend we had a birthday party for my dad.  He asked me how old he was, then added, "I hope he's not more than 100."This one is so cute.  Keagan absolutely adores this little girl. He is constantly crawling on top of her to kiss her, and he always wants to hold her.  Oh yeah, and he calls her "My Seedee" and gets mad when we try to say she ours, too.  =)
This is Sadie at 1 month old. I took this picture in our living room and was pretty impressed with myself!

Here is Sadie at 2 months old, and yes, that's a smile on her face...well kind of. They're so hard to capture in pictures, but she's doing it and warming our hearts every time!


Here's Michael (strutting his stuff) and me on a date last night. We went to dinner at Orchid, a Thai restaurant close to us (that I highly recommend), then we went ice skating! It was a great night; we had a lot of fun. =)