Family, Friends, and Fun!

We have had a busy couple of days. Saturday my girlfriend from high school and her husband, who we also went to high school with, came over to see our little baby. They have been wanting to come over for some time now and so we all decided Saturday would be a great day to get together. It was supposed to be sunny and hot outside (great day for a dip in the pool) but it wasn't instead it rained and we did not get to use the pool. We made the best out of our day anyway. We grilling brats, chit chatted, and hung out with the baby.

My high school buddies and my son.

Sunday went we to my sister-in-laws house for our nephew's 4th birthday party. It is so hard to believe that he is already four... the whole time we were there I just kept thinking our little guy will be four before we know it, time is already flying by.

Grandma Alberts and all the grand babies!

Today, two of my friends from work came over. They too have wanting to see the baby! My one friend brought her daughter over to go swimming in the pool (today was a great pool day). I think she had a really nice time. She asked if she could come back and I told her she could come over anytime.

Me, my friends daughter (who will be my son's helper at daycare :) ), and my son.

Fat Ticker Friday

Yipee!!! Yipee!!! I lost two pounds this week. This challenge is flying by. I can't believe we only have two weeks left. I am half way to my goal of 10 pounds. Hopefully, I will be able to lose 5 more lbs in the next two weeks. This challenge has been so much fun and it has been a pleasure meeting some of my competition. Great job everyone and good luck in the next couple weeks!

Here is what I did this week:

1. Saturday- I ran 2.5 miles with dogs and three sets of stairs at the park.
2. Sunday- I ran 2.5 miles with dogs and two sets of stairs at the park.
3. Tuesday- I ran/walked 3 miles on treadmill (30 min. run at an incline of 3.5, walked 10 min.)
4. Wednesday- I walked 3 miles on street with baby.
5. Thursday- I walked 3 miles on street with baby.

Thursday Thirteen 4th Edition

Thirteen Things about Danielle Here are thirteen TV shows that I enjoy watching. Don't get me wrong... I am definitely not a couch potato but with a new baby there is not much I can really do when he is sleeping other than play on the Internet, read, clean, or watch TV! I really suggest watching the video clip for the new game show Wipeout if you have not already watched the show on TV, it is halerious!!! 1. Wipeout! You never get sick of the people wiping out on the big balls! 2. So You Think You Can Dance 3. abc Primetime 4. Good Morning America 5. Regis and Kelly 6. Martha Stewart 7. Wheel of Fortune (and oldie but a goodie) 8. The Moment of Truth 9. Rob and Big 10. CSI: Las Vegas 11. CSI: Miami 12. A Baby Story (TLC) 13. Bringing Home Baby (TLC)

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Possible Girlfriend #3

Today we had our first real play date! My girlfriend Amy came over with her daughter (who is absolutely gorgeous) to play with our little guy. Amy and I had lunch (thank you for bringing food over) and the kids played on the baby Einstein mat (taking turns of course). We all had a great time. It was nice to have a friend over and have some adult conversation if you know what I mean. The kids got along really well, we already can't wait until they can run around together. I have a feeling our little guy will be chasing after this one for sure!!!

The cutie pie!

Hanging out together!

Child's Development

Our child's development is beyond his age! According to Help me grow http://www.ohiohelpmegrow.org/ he should be able to hold his head erect, bobbing, when supported in sitting position, follow moving person with eyes, imitates or responds to smiling person, and vocalize. He does all of these things. Yay!!! In addition to the proper developmental stages that he has reached, he can also (the following things just started happening today!!!! Yipee!!!) roll on to his side, has begun reaching for objects, laughs out loud, and definitely enjoys play. Some of the developmental things that he has begun to do usually don't occur until about 4 months of age. Our son will be 10 weeks old tomorrow! He is off to a great start.

We had a little party in the living room today on the baby Einstein mat! Our baby was kicking, laughing, reaching, rolling, and smiling while mommy danced around and daddy played the guitar. This isn't the partying that my husband and I are used to by any means but it was one of the best parties ever!!! Here is our little guy touching his own head (he also discovered his ears today) and posing for the camera!

Happy 4th of July!

Today we went to grandma and grandpa Mueller's for a 4th of July picnic!!! We had a great time! I put some pictures on a slide show below! Enjoy!

Check out my Slide Show!

Fat Ticker Friday

It's a wash! I didn't loose any weight this week but I didn't gain any either so I will take it! I also didn't eat as well as I should have. I did stick to the NO BEER during the week, yet it was the weekend that killed me. I had two beers and three glasses of wine which caused me to gain back the three pounds that I lost last week (water weight). I lost those three pounds again this week but duh? that doesn't count so a big fat zero it is. If I could just not drink those unnecessary cocktails on the weekend I would be in good shape.... darn it! Anyway, enough about that... on to the the workout.

Here is what I did this week:

1. Sunday- I ran 2.5 miles with dogs and three sets of stairs at the park.
2. Monday- I ran/walked 3 miles on treadmill (27 min. run at an incline of 3.5).
3. Tuesday- I walked 3 miles or maybe more... I didn't really keep track this day because I walked with a friend.... To much talking!!!
4. Wednesday- I walked 3 miles, and tried to do some crunches.
5. Thursday- I did not workout today, the crunches set me back. I guess my body is not ready for crunches yet.

This was not a very good week. Baby steps right?

Now as for an embarrassing workout story.... I really just can't seem to think of one. The only thing that comes remotely close to embarrassing was wearing the Tour De France shirt in college. Let me explain!
I played college basketball at Western Michigan University (MAC). Yes, I did get a full ride scholarship! Along with the scholarship came conditioning workouts, weight training, practices, and study tables that of course were all mandatory. Well I decided, as a freshman and now it all, that one day I would sleep in and show up to lift weights whenever I woke up. Bad, Bad, Bad idea! I was supposed to be in the weight room that morning by 6:30a.m. and what do you know I stroll in at 7:30a.m. because remember I know everything and I was going to do what I wanted to do.... Yeah right!!! My whole team just stopped what they were doing and looked at me like YOU ARE IN DEEP ****!! And I was. Bob our strength and conditioning coach looked at me and said "have you ever watched the Tour De France on TV?" I just stood there (jaw hitting the ground at this point because I knew what was coming) dumbfounded in front of my entire team. And then it appeared! The yellow Tour De France shirt. I had to put on the shirt and get on the bike until I was told to stop. I pedalled and pedalled and pedalled and pedalled..... for a very, very long time. It was very embarrassing when the rest of my team was practicing and I was still riding the bike. A few teams even came and went in the weight room and of course they all had to ask me why I was wearing the shirt and how long did I have to ride the bike for... You think I would have learned my lesson but not so much! I'll save that story for another time!

Thursday Thirteen # 3

Thirteen Things about Danielle There are a number of things that I need to do around the house and in the yard. The question is, do I skip working out to get them done? At this point in time, I am not willing to do that. For those of you new to this site.... I just recently had a baby and giving up a workout to do house and yard work is just not an option! Don't get me wrong I try to keep up on the little stuff like vacuuming, dusting, wiping counters etc.... but what I need is a whole day to really get down and dirty. Before I had my baby I used think that being a stay at home mom was a piece of cake. I thought how hard could it be? I now know that being a stay at home mom is not easy and have the utmost respect for all you moms out there that are fortunate enough to be a stay at home moms. I myself will not be a stay at home mom. I am however lucky enough to have the summer off, so for now I will consider myself a stay at home mom until I have to go back to work. Here are thirteen things around the house and yard that I desperately need to do or at least call someone to help me with. I thought I would never need someone to help me either... boy am I learning allot about being a mother and all the little details that need to be taken care of that used to seem easy but now are difficult to do with a new baby! 1.... Scrub the kitchen and bathroom tile floors. 2. Wash windows and window ledges. 3. Wash the baseboards. 4. Wash the blinds. 5. Organize our workout room. 6. Organize the kitchen cabinets and clean them out. 7. Reorganize the baby room (where do I put all these toys?) 8. Clean out the refrigerator. 9. Pull the weeds in my flower beds (I hate weeds!) 10. Try to keep the pool clean! 11. Clean up the millions of helicopters that are caked to the driveway. 12. Organize wires that hang out around the TV. 13. Organize my clothes!

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Possible Girlfriend #2

As usual, me and my little guy ran lots of errands today. First we dropped, KOA, our dog off at Pet Smart to get groomed. She is a beautiful German Shepard and these days she has not been looking very beautiful. KOA loves getting groomed. When we went back to pick her up she pranced around like, look at me!!! look at me!!! And she had the right to, she looked like a new dog. Here is a picture of her looking beautiful.

After we dropped the dog off to get groomed, we stopped at the post office. I mailed the book that I was supposed to mail for the book exchange. Hopefully, I will get some in return! My little guy was not very interested on the things going on around him at the post office. He decided that this would be the best place for his morning nap.

After the post office we made our way to Walgreen's for new dog beds. You might be thinking... they have dog beds at Walgreen's?? Yes they do and they're cheap!!! My dogs stay in the basement, which can get pretty dirty, so $10.00 dog beds are the way to go!

We made it home just in time or my little guy to eat and then we were off for a walk with my friend that lives through the woods from us. This is where possible girlfriend #2 comes in! My friend just had a baby girl in March... Yes, my son is already chasing after the older women!!! He didn't exactly get to scope the little hottie because he decided to take another nap... but don't worry they will meet again!!!

Isn't she adorable?