Wednesday, December 19, 2007

No time for prose posts!

I'm still here, living large in baby world. Actually, it's more like all toddler/all the time at our house these days. Was Bean always this attention grabbing, or is it just in stark contrast to her new baby sister sleeping through most of the day, crying only if her diaper is wet or if she needs to nurse? I'm too tired to remember just now. Bean is busy, but at least the baby is still easy. And I must spare some mental time to come up with a blog alter ego name for our new little angel...

In the meantime, here's what's new:

1. Utter disgust with my post-pregnancy body. At my 2-week check-up yesterday, I learned that I still have 20 pounds to lose. My friends are all like, "Oh, nursing will take it off. You'll be fine." And Husband is like, "Hmmm, that'll be challenging. Wanna go for a walk tomorrow before I go to work?" Maybe my ass looks worse than I think...

2. Christmas madness, but it hardly merits any detailed explanation. I will say that I managed to make a few batches of goodies over the weekend, if not my usual vast quantity and selection. And I did manage to ship a couple of packages in time. Other than that I've got a fair amount of shopping to do. But if it doesn't get done, no one will know that I intended to buy them an autoharp, or a Webkins, or what-have-you.

3. Back to my horribly slack body. I bought a Pilates video at Target a few days ago just because I happened to walk by them and because a couple of rushed walks per week in the mornings ain't gonna take off 20 pounds anytime soon. I feel like a total dork doing fitness videos all by my lonesome at home, but at least it's something. I guess. I just hope no one sees me through the living room window.

4. Off to haul Sister, Bean, and new baby out the door to piano class. It starts in 30 minutes, but I've recently learned how FRIGGING LONG it takes to get three kids out of the house and into the van. Oy!

Hope you're all well. I'll catch up one of these days.

5 comments:

Joan said...

Don't be so hard on yourself. It's only been 2 weeks and it appears you have things more under control than me. I'm glad Little Angel is doing well.

Suzanne said...

Yeah, please don't be so hard on yourself. Two weeks is nothing. Comments from your husband notwithstanding, there's nothing wrong with a slow return to pre-pregnancy weight. I know that it took me about 3 months with both my kids.

Manhattan Mama said...

A plug for Pilates -- WHEN I remember to do it, (along with trying not to eat every amazingly delicious thing that comes to my house from UPS from very sweet people!)I will say that nothing, I mean nothing, tightened like my Pilates tapes. And it's time for me to dust those off again. So maybe if we both do them in the morning, we can look out the window and know the other is suffering through the Hundred together!

Mama D said...

Yes, please go easy on yourself. You just gave birth for heaven's sake! I had some pretty intense pains doing certain pilates poses after having A. I think they may have had something to do with the whole pelvis separating for birth thing. So don't be alarmed if that happens. Just stop if it hurts. (that particular pose)

I couldn't be happier to hear that your baby is being a perfect angel. So happy. Hope this continues until she moves out of the house!

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