Life in the Land of Burps and Farts: I Kind Of Feel Like Someone Stuck Me In The Dryer.

Thursday, February 3, 2011

I Kind Of Feel Like Someone Stuck Me In The Dryer.

Have you ever gotten to the point in the 30 Day Shred where it's easier to just do the exercises the hard way rather than doing the modifications?

I have.

Have you ever put on your jeans one morning to find that they're falling off of you, even though you just wore them yesterday? And when you investigate the situation, you realize that for the last couple of weeks you were wearing the next size down without realizing it and that today you just grabbed the wrong pair (the ones you THOUGHT you'd been wearing?)

I have.

Have you ever lost 17.2 pounds in one month?

I have.

....January 3, 2011..... ....Feb 3, 2011.....

I am totally in this thing to win it. But please believe me when I say: I've already won.

11 comments:

Kellylou said...: Way to go, you look fantastic!!; February 4, 2011 at 6:54 AM
Amy said...: You look amazing, you lovely lady. Congrats, you!; February 4, 2011 at 7:33 AM
Elsha said...: That is awesome! So far my BBL efforts have only lost me 5 lbs. Nice work!; February 4, 2011 at 7:45 AM
Tara said...: You are amazing! Congratulations on the fantastic progress :); February 4, 2011 at 7:52 AM
Lizzie said...: Yowza! And va-va-va-voom! And all of those things! You're so AWESOME!; February 4, 2011 at 8:02 AM
Calves said...: Woohoo, sexy sexy! Great Job Annie!; February 4, 2011 at 8:53 AM
Anonymous said...: Girl, you look fabulous! I love that you are standing on the bathtub! Haha :); February 4, 2011 at 9:41 AM
KimmyGoat said...: way to go!!!; February 4, 2011 at 11:58 AM
Glafcke Family of Eight said...: You ROCK, Annie!
You just gave me the kick in my pants to get off the internet and get peddaling on my stationary bike!; February 4, 2011 at 12:26 PM
Jenn said...: You look wonderful! Keep up the hard work!; February 4, 2011 at 2:56 PM
Anonymous said...: Am I surprised!!!!!!! Just a proud momma who is going broke with each lb you shed! Go for the win pumpkin pie! Love You!; February 4, 2011 at 4:06 PM

Burpers & Farters

Tim
My darling husband who makes every day better, every load lighter, every struggle easier, and every joke funnier. I've had the privilege of being his wife since July 2005. Of all the people I know, he is the kindest, the smartest, the most generous, and the most faith-filled. To say that I am blessed to be his wife is a severe understatement.

He can burp really loud. It's disgusting.

Christopher Phillip.
Our precious son who was born to us in September 2006. In many ways he is more like his dad than like me, although physically speaking he is a true combination.

He quickly filled the role of the loudest burper and farter in the house - and it's actually cute because it always makes him laugh. He once had a fart so big that it knocked him right over. I have to admit - it makes me laugh too.

Jacob Benjamin.
Our littlest one made his appearance on May 22, 2008, promptly at 8:00am. Weighing in at a full 2.5 lbs less than his older brother, he looked more like Tim as a newborn than Christopher. The more he grows, though, the more similarities I see.

One similarity, of course, is the ferocity of the bodily functions. He had big shoes to fill in this department, and is doing so quite well.

Nathaniel Ambrose.

A perfect combination of his two older brothers, Nate entered the world looking exactly like Chris but sized precisely like Jake. He came out squawking (and peeing all over the operating room) at 1:10pm on November 12, 2009. A mere 7lbs, 14oz (21 inches) he's my smallest one yet...but I know it won't be long until he's tackling those older brothers. There's a little spark in his eye that tells me he'll be just as much of a trouble maker as the other two.

Being the only female inhabitant of this house, I do recognize (and take quite seriously) my task of raising gentlemen in a world where good role-models are nearly impossible to find. But I also recognize the one thing that takes the seriousness out of it all - boys will be boys. And I am blessed to live among them.