Weekend Update

This past weekend seemed very uneventful to me but it was a nice relaxing weekend for sure. Casey had to work on Saturday (boo, but yay for our paychecks) so Dax and I just hung out at home (Caleb is at his Dads house until August 2nd). Sunday we hung out at home (again) because of a few reasons. 1. Casey worked all week long and just wanted to chill at the house. 2. We are trying to save money and not spend it on "crap" we do not need and 3. We are eating clean and only eating at home, so no need to go out to eat. 

Dax and I got bored on Saturday so we started to play with things in his room... one of them being the bumbo chair. The cover is from Etsy. He loved sitting up like a big boy and he is really learning how to hold his head up, he is getting strong for sure! He is 6 weeks old (yesterday), man how time goes by so quickly!!!

Sunday I decided to leave the house for the 1st time without taking Dax with me! I am getting a pedicure on Wednesday so I figured I needed to do a trial run. I just went to Sonic and was gone for about 20 minutes... but I didn't cry and that is a big deal. I have been dealing with really bad separation anxiety with Dax (never had it with Caleb). I mean it is so bad that I get jealous when other people hold him (besides Casey). I can tell it is getting better the past few weeks/day though. I guess it is a good thing I took an extra 6 weeks off so that I have more time to get over it... 

Another "fun" thing that happened this weekend was during our shopping trip at Wal-Mart for groceries... Dax (& Casey) decided it would be a great thing if we bought a Veggetti!!! I am so excited. If you want to check out my Fitness Facebook Page (www.facebook.com/fitbyjordan) I posted a video of me using it last night! 

Last night after getting home we decided that we would take Dax out on a walk, his 1st walk in our neighborhood. Caleb will be attending the school down the street from us so we walked to the school to time it and see how long it will take when we start walking him to and from school. It wasn't that shabby... man I cant believe he is about to be in KINDER!!!

I also taught Casey how to make a quiche! I am trying to teach him how to cook, not sure how much he remembers from each cooking lesson though. It is fun to be in the kitchen with my husband!! Seriously he is the cutest sou chef! 

And then there was this... HAHAHA!!! 

I hope you have a happy Monday!! 

SwaddleSure by HALO - Baby Product Review

Since having Caleb in 2009, a LOT of things have changed. It has been very surprising actually. Some good and some bad... With that being said, I have had the pleasure to test out a product on Dax and give you guys my review on it. 

SwaddleSure by HALO

On our first night home from the hospital we wanted to make sure we slept so I decided to pull out the SwaddleSure. The nurses at the hospital showed me how to swaddle a baby with a blanket BUT I didn't master it very well. Every time I would swaddle Dax, he would squirm around and the blanket would come undone. It was frustrating to say the least. 

Casey and I laid the SwaddleSure out on the bed and read the directions, yes we had to read the directions... I am new at this swaddle stuff. The package provided very easy to follow directions and made me feel very sure of myself. Once we figured it out, which didn't take long, we started to put it on Dax. It was easy peasy lemon squeezy! 

Funny story - Casey said it looks like a baby straight jacket so that is what he calls it now. It holds the baby in tight and actually allows you to tighten and loosen the Velcro straps. 

My favorite part of it is that the bag their feet goes in is very loose and allows the baby to move their feet around. Dax HATES having his feet covered and restrained so the SwaddleSure works perfectly for us. 

Details on the SwaddleSure by HALO - The product is $14.99 and you can purchase it on Amazon and at Babies-R-Us. The SwaddleSure by HALO product is also designated as hip-healthy by the International Hip Dysplasia Institute, making it safer and more secure for baby. 

Back to Blogging - Fitness, Family & Fun

I am getting back to blogging on a regular basis this week. I am going to try and sit down at least twice a week and blog about Fitness, Family and fun! 

These past 5 weeks have been an adventure for us. We have been learning how to juggle life as a family of four. Learning how to rearrange our budget. Learning how to fit in fitness into the mix without having a gym membership. Lets just say, there has been a lot of learning going on. And I think I am finally getting the hang of it. 

Fitness - We have cancelled our gym memberships and I do not plan on going back to my trainers for a few months. I am taking 6 weeks of FMLA (unpaid leave) and then going back to work part time (starting September 8th) so we are having to rearrange our budget and its a learning process. For the the time being we are cutting out all the "fun" stuff... gym being one of the things that had to be cut. SO, I started the 21 Day Fix (which I previously owned before getting pregnant). 

I am currently on my 1st round on Day 10 and I am feeling great. I have more energy then I have had in a while. I am getting stronger (again) and I am focused on my clean eating again. The containers that come with the program are amazing. They help portion out your food and keep it very simple. I am eating more now then I was before starting the program. You have to eat to lose! I will post a menu of my food next week... 

I plan to keep re-doing this program for 3-4 rounds and then will probably start something else. We will cross that bridge when we get to it. I am praying that by October, we will have a better understanding on our budget and I will be able to get back to the gym or back with my trainer, if not both. 

My goals right now are to just stay focused on my meal plans. I have this dress I want to wear on my 30th birthday, which is exactly one month from now. It is hanging in my kitchen to remind me to eat good and stay on track. My overall goal is to be back down to my comfortable maintenance weight of 175 by the first of 2016. One step at a time though... right?!

Check back with me later this week as I update more on my family and fun!

Labor & Delivery Photos!!!

I hired the amazing Alicia Mitchell Photography to take some Labor & Delivery photos and she didn't disappoint... 

The song "Home" by Phillip Phillips is the song I sang to Dax almost every single day while he was in my tummy and now I sing it to him when he needs to be calmed down... LOVE!