Summer Goals!

Wanted to set out a few summer goals for myself and my family. Ill add more when I think of them:

• I want to lose another 15 lbs and KEEP it off. 
• Work hard at my garden and help it yield the most it can
• Make fresh salsa from my tomatoes, and pickles from my cucumbers! 
• Come up with some creative ideas for the ridiculous amount of sweet corn we will probably have
• Work with Lincoln at writing his name and ABCs, and hopefully have him at least writing 50% of them by then end of summer, depending on how he takes the direction 
• Work with Asher at understanding words and communicating 
• Increase the hits from my website and doula work this summer
• Spend lots of time with my sisters, go camping, workout together 

March 2011 Goals

March 2011 Goals 

• Lose another 10 lbs (Zack)

• Work out at least 3 times a week (Jess)

• Find a security job in NC. Not retail. (Zack)

• Stick to the 30 day challenge for the month of March, no fast food or soda! 

• Get a B on a Patho test

• Get that sweet baby boy Asher latched on the stupid left side boob, dangit. 

•  Work with Lincoln on his colors, and do at least on sit down teaching session a day for 30 minutes, whether it be his ABCs, colors, writing, puzzles, or just learning about the way something works.

• Get Lincoln to sleep in his own toddler bed in our room!

• Apply for scholarships, and send in application for the doula workshop in july :)
  

 

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February 2011 Goals

Family goals for the month of February, 2011:

•  Read one book off my list of required reading towards becoming a doula. First one on the list is The Birth Partner. (Jess)     Awesome book! Ive started on 2 more books for the doula workshop
• Buy Browns Seasons Tickets (Zack) Put a down payment on em!
  
• Start a chore chart for Lincoln  epic fail. didnt even attempt this
• Go outside and make snow angels, and take pictures   Succesfully took pics in snow, but no snow angels tho
  
• Take at least 200 pictures this month- you really can never take enough when you have little ones growing so fast!!!
• Lose another 10 lbs (Zack)
• Start working out (Jess)  does once count?
• Get a grade of at least a B on a Patho test   seriously, patho will be the death of me
• Try out a toddler gymnastics class at Flytz gym  went to sign him up and they were closed
• Start on Lincoln's 3 year video for his birthday  didnt do it at all
• Get Asher to latch on my left side        almost did, he latched a few times.  He still hates it tho.
• Get Asher's weight up to at least 10 lbs (eat, baby, eat)    Yay, my boy is starting to chub up!! :)
• Work on cleaning as I go, get better at being a "house-wife" (Jess)  Always can work on this tho
  

February 2011 Goals

Family goals for the month of February, 2011:

•  Read one book off my list of required reading towards becoming a doula. First one on the list is The Birth Partner. (Jess)
• Buy Browns Seasons Tickets (Zack)
• Start a chore chart for Lincoln
• Go outside and make snow angels, and take pictures
• Take at least 200 pictures this month- you really can never take enough when you have little ones growing so fast!!!
• Lose another 10 lbs (Zack)
• Start working out (Jess)
• Get a grade of at least a B on a Patho test
• Try out a toddler gymnastics class at Flytz gym
• Start on Lincoln's 3 year video for his birthday
• Get Asher to latch on my left side
• Get Asher's weight up to at least 10 lbs (eat, baby, eat)
• Work on cleaning as I go, get better at being a "house-wife" (Jess)

Ok, thats enough for one month. Hope to report in next month to see how we did on our goals. Keep me accountable people!!!!

July goals....

So as we are already a few weeks into july I wanted to tell you a little about whats happening in our world and some of our goals for this july. Zack and I have reached a breaking point with our weight... we have decided to make a CHANGE for the better. This is not some fluke diet we are going to do... were just going to start living healthier and exercising everyday. My first step: NO SWEET TEA!!! gah its harder than you would imagine for me haha. But we are going to really push each other and support each other to do better. Like Zack said, we want to be good influences for our son. I want him to look up to me and not be ashamed of me. I want to be a hot mama. Yes we took some "before" pictures. I think I am too embarrassed to post those right now... but maybe once I am looking better I wont mind it.


News you actually care about (maybe), Our fourth of July!!! It was so fun. We walked around the Kent festival, met up with some old friends, and watched the fireworks from the firestation tower!!! SOOO Lincolns first fireworks reaction, absolutely priceless and adorable, check it out:







Lincoln is go go go these days, it has been a super fun awesome summer and I am glad I didnt take summer classes. This time we get to spend together as a family is absolutely irreplaceable.

Also Lincoln has been getting super bad rashes on and off since December. It has been really hard figuring out what to do for these.... we have tried four different prescriptions, and everything from yogurt to vinegar. So my next step: cloth diapers. Its been a crazy step let me tell you. I have been wanting to try these on my sons little sensitive skin, but its hard to figure out where to start. Plus finding time to wash cloth diapers didnt seem to make sense to me. Soooo we found these g diapers... they are cloth but have an insert that is flushable!!!! Today is my first full day trying it out sooo lets hope for the best. I am open to more suggestions too!!!
AAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNDDDD just for laughs... i will post pics of my attempt at throwing together a cloth diaper at home because he butt was sooo bad almost to the point of bleeding... that I didnt know what to do (i also do not own a sewing machine or anything) So here are some pics of Lincolns tank top cloth diaper he wore around the house the other day lol:

~Lots of love and laughter,