Squats

As I write this Thomas is alternating between running around the living room and doing squats. Apparently my daily living room workouts are having a good impact on not only me and my body but also my little family. It warms my heart that my goal to be in better shape is wearing off on the people I love the most.  My sweet two year old is seeing his parents be healthy and exercising, and I really hope that we can continue to do that so he grows up being as healthy as possible.  Especially since  I have always struggled getting him to eat as healthy as I want him to.
Also Thomas has decided he wants to start potty training.  He has used the big boy potty 3 times now, and this afternoon he came up to me while I was going to the bathroom and said "Pee!" and so I asked if he wanted to go pee, and he emphatically said "YES!" so I took off his diaper, and sat him on his little toilet and he went pee in the potty.  I was so proud, I can't even express it.  He has always been that way, when he is ready  to do something new or learn something new, he lets us know. When he was ready to sleep in his own bed he stopped sleeping through the night in our bed. When he wanted to learn to walk he wouldn't let me go anywhere without holding his hands and letting him walk.  When he wanted to feed himself he wouldn't take food from a fork unless he was holding it.  I am so glad he's so wonderful, because there are so many times that I think to myself "I don't know how to teach him this, or when to teach him this" And then he lets me know, that he is ready for it, and we work together and he is extremely paitent with me as I learn how to teach him.  I LOVE being a mom, and I am always amazed at how much divine help I am given on a daily basis.
So a brief overview of our summer so far.... We have a pass of all passes and we have been to Seven Peaks quite a few times, and we went to an Orem Owlz game, and Trafalga.  We are going to another Owlz game on Saturday with some close friends of ours.  Thomas has painted the bathtub (with washable paints), and his new favorite activity is to play with water. I fill up a big pitcher and give him cups and such and he sits on the front porch step and pours them back and forth. It makes me wish that we had a deck, or a porch that was safe enough for him to play on alone. Alas, we will suffer through apartment living for a bit longer.
Lorelai is growing too fast.  She is still in newborn clothes thankfully.  But she's getting bigger, and I love and hate it at the same time.  She can now lift her whole upper body while doing tummy time. Just think of the Cobra pose in yoga and pilates, she's a pro at it :)  She sleeps really well at night, and is just a happy girl. Her hair is getting longer, and I have tried several hairstyles, I still like the mohawk the best :)
I'm also proud to say that I have been doing pretty good at exercising. I have been trying everyday to get in half an hour of straight strength training everyday.  I can now do 200 squats, 300 toe raises, 60-90 pushups, 200 jumping jacks, 100 crunches (on an exercise ball), 75 mountain climbers, and about 100 reps of 4 exercises that I don't know the name for...  It makes me really happy that I can feel myself getting stronger, I try to push myself to do more and more reps, and it kills me, but I love it.  I haven't figured out a way to go running with both children without spending the money on a jogging stroller... So we'll see what happens with that.  Maybe I'll get motivated enough to get up at 6 so James can come with me and deal with Thomas, or maybe we'll do it at night (not an ideal situation because I hate being hot when I go to bed...) We'll see, since I am running a 5k in March. We are doing a 5k on the 14th, but we are just walking it. It's a fundraiser, so it's for a good cause.
James is a trooper, he still goes to work at a job I know he doesn't like everyday, and he doesn't ever complain about it.  He is so amazing.  I love that he gets to come home somedays at 3, and hate that we dont' get enough hours. I complain about it more than he does!!  He is going to Wyoming for work in a few weeks... Yes, Wyoming, it's weird and I am not sure why they chose to do a corporate retreat in Wyoming... But he'll be gone for a few days, so I am going to stay with my family. I HATE being home alone at night, it makes me feel like I need to sleep with the gun just in case... So I'll go hang with my family.
Sorry all of my blog posts are like epics now.... I just don't write often enough and then I have too much to say. Although I suppose I have too much to say even when I do write more often...