Thursday, December 18, 2008

Work-Out Update



So I've done pretty well getting into the habit of working out over the last 8 weeks. I missed some days at the first of this month when I was getting ready for Liam's birthday party, but thankfully was able to get back into my routine. I have also decided to alternate yoga more during the week. I stopped pumping, so that has opened up some more time in my day, especially in the morning before work. So for the past 2 days, I decided to get up before work and do my workout. Now, I am not a morning person mind you, and my inner monologue usually goes something like this; 'If you get up and do the workout now, you won't have to do it late tonight', 'Oh, but the bed is so comfy and warm', 'But if you workout now, you will have more time to be with Liam tonight.' Even though it's soo hard to get out of bed, it actually is really nice to get it done first thing in the morning, and not have to think about it after a long day at work. As far as losing weight, I think that I have lost about 2 lbs since the last update. The scale we have is a bit unreliable, but I do know that my pants are getting loser, so I must be doing something right! I bought myself 2 new workout DVDs for Christmas, so we will see how that goes.



Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Watch Liam Grow!

Since Liam was born we try to take a picture of me and him on the fire place every week to see how much he grows and changes. The bigger he got, the harder it was to take the picture, so there are a few missing weeks in between, but here is the first picture we took on 12-22-07, when he was about 2 weeks old and the most recent one taken on his first birthday 12-7-08. It just amazes us how much they change in the first year!! Below there is a link to see all the pictures taken so far.



WATCH LIAM GROW ALBUM:

Monday, December 8, 2008

Happy 1st Birthday Liam!!


On Saturday the 6th, we had a Birthday party for Liam with our family. We had some good food, and Grandma P. made a Winnie the Pooh cake that was like Mike's when he was a kid. He got some new toys (thanks everyone!), and then we sang to him and enjoyed some cake and ice cream. He held up pretty good, although toward the end he was pretty overwhelmed with all the attention and tired too.

On the 7th, which was his actual Birthday, we gave him birthday hugs and kisses at his birth time at 10:27 am. He enjoyed playing with all his new toys. He tried some salmon and cow's milk, both foods that our Dr. recommended waiting till he was one.

We reminisced about the day he was born, which was one month early. Even though it was pretty scary being a month early, and a little frustrating getting him to eat in the hospital, we both have fond memories of that time. We also can not believe that an entire year has flown by already. Although at the same time it's hard to remember life without him. He is such a joy in our lives and we are so grateful he is in it.

MORE PICTURES HERE:

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Saturday, November 22, 2008

Liam visits the Aquarium


We met my friend Julie and her boyfriend Justin and their baby Landon at the Aquarium today. We had a great time!! Liam loved watching the fish, and splashing in the water in the stingray tank. He got to see a shark swim right above his head too! We ended up buying a season pass too, so we look forward to going again soon.

MORE PICTURES HERE:


Liam visits the Aquarium from Mike and April on Vimeo.

Monday, November 17, 2008

Picture Time Again!


We went to our sis-in-laws family's home on Saturday and took some more pictures with her dad's photo equipment. This picture is one of my favorite ones.

MORE PICTURES HERE:

Monday, November 3, 2008

New Blog



I'm starting a new blog where I post some of our favorite recipes. They will be mostly vegetarian, with some fish ones too. If you are looking for something new and healthy to eat, and mostly easy to do, this will be a good place to look.

Here is the link: (it is also linked on the side-under 'my sites').

http://www.fayzfav.blogspot.com/