The Longest Day

I swear, today has lasted forever! I woke up at 6 am with Alexander. And, actually, that was when Hunter came and got me out of bed too. So, that was it for sleep! We had a fairly decent day, but MAN was it exhausting! Alex took a nap this morning, but then pretty much refused one after that. He JUST went down and I am praying he sleeps this time. He has a pretty nasty diaper rash from all the poopy diapers. Poor little guy...and his top little chompers are coming in so he is in some pain :-(

Hunter, of course, refused to nap. Little turkey. But he had a pretty good day too. He got to go outside with Daddy this evening. It was 65 degrees today. He's out cold now. He didn't have any accidents all day and went poop 2 times on the potty all by himself. He would just disappear and I knew he was going to poop.

I heard some really fantastic news today! There was a family we met when we were in MN in October in the Oncology unit at Children's Hospital. Alexander was getting his blood transfusion and there was a little boy receiving chemotheraphy across the hall from us. Well, this is the second time the cancer had returned and his mother told us his prognosis was grim. He was a candidate for a very rare proton therapy that is experimental, but his best shot at a future. Only 3 or 5 (can't remember) universities do the therapy, and they had been turned down by all 5 :-( Well, they were urged to try Indiana University again, so they did. They said YES!!! His name is Victor, and if you are curious to follow his story here is their website http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/corinnewatters. There is much more to the story, so check it out. I was very, very excited to hear some good news for that poor little boy.

Alexander is now 9 months and I need to make his well-baby checkup appointment soon. He goes to his hematologist on Jan 5th too. Lots of appointments. I have lots of questions for the hematologist, but I am not going to that appointment. Josh is going to take him while I stay home with Hunter. I am going to write all my questions down for Josh to ask, and make him take notes on the answers. We had a pretty rough visit at the last appointment and I didn't handle it very well, so Josh is going to take this shift for me. Hunter was just rotten at the appointment, and Alexander got fussy because we were there for 4 hours. I didn't get the results I was desperately hoping for...etc.

I did fairly well with my diet today. I am pretty happy with that. However, I have yet to do my workout. I will be doing it though, I promise! I think this is about all I have for today. My days are always very eventful and I could easily write a book each and every day. But I will save you the book torture :=)

My first day

Even though I already had written a blog today, I thought I would finish the night with another one. The day went pretty well. Potty training is failing miserably. Hunter did so well the first 2 weeks - I was about ready to chuck all the diapers. But now, he is more than happy to potty on the floor or in his underwear. **Sigh** However, Hunter is as sweet as ever and so stinking smart.

Alexander had a pretty good day as well. He refused to take a nap until about 2 pm, then he slept for about 3 hours and went to bed for the night at 8 pm. He ate really well today. He has been having SEVERAL poopy diapers with a touch of diarrhea, so I am thinking it is the viral illness leaving his body. I'm hoping anyway. We will find out on January 5th at his next appointment. I am very anxious for that.

Josh cut his hair today, but he refuses to shave his man-beard. He does it just to spite me. I know he does. Instead of shaving, like he said he would, he carved two little lines from the corners of his mouth down. He thinks he looks like a "bad-ass" (his words, not mine). Whatever, Josh. :-) He is watching the hockey game right now. Both boys are sleeping and I am about to go pick up the house and then go to bed.

I did my gazelle for 35 minutes today and I think I did *okay* with my eating. According to my gazelle, I did 2 miles and burned 250 calories. Yay!

Reflections

Wow, it has been a long year. We have just had a wonderful Christmas and the kids had a great time with Grandma Cyndee and Papa Jack. Alexander has been refusing to nap again, and as always, Hunter doesn't take naps. My mental health is seriously in jeopardy :-) Josh is back at work and the feel of the holidays is definitely over.

At the beginning of the new year I have decided to give this whole weight loss resolution a go. We shall see how it goes! Wish me luck :-)

I have a new Gazelle Edge and my goal is to use it EVERY DAY for at least 20 minutes. I think this is definitely do-able. I would also like to start walking outside with the boys when the weather gets warmer. I need to lose about 80 pounds (gasp!) but would be happy with about 60. I am still carrying about 50 lbs of my pregancy weight with Hunter (which I don't think I can use as an excuse anymore!) and I have put on about 10 lbs since I had Alexander (don't ask.).

As bizarre as this sounds I kind of made a deal with God when Alex was really sick. I told him that if Alexander can be healthy, then it will be my mission in the coming months to make MYSELF healthy. After all, when it comes down to it, that is really all that matters. So, since Alexander is getting better, it's my turn.