Not the biggest loser

I have made attempt after attempt to lose weight. Trying to lose weight has been so much harder than i had anticipated. I know it sounds silly since people always say its super hard. But I thought I was the exception and i would be the few who found it easy. So, I was wrong not once or twice, but a hand full of times. And not only that but i actually gained weight this year! What a discouragement.

My biggest obstacle has been eating out. We LOVE to eat out.  I also love to cook and I love starchy foods. I know I am emotional eating big time. If you don't know me I live far away from my family and I get to see them once a year if I'm lucky. I am super close to my family and friends and being away from everyone has been so hard on me.  I also don't feel part of anything here in Ohio its just basically my daughter and my husband. And it gets so lonely. Its been easier now that I have Olivia but I still always long to have that closeness of my family and friends.

So anyway its a new year and a new day and even though I'm scared of failing again I need to loose this weight for myself, for my Olivia,  for my husband and family. I  want to be happy and love myself again. I want to be happy with myself for once in my life. I pray that everyone will pray for my long and hard journey to loosing this weight, and finding happiness within myself.



So here I go, day one of the rest of my life....

all time favorite baby products

So i wanted to do an all time favorite baby products that i love and couldn't have survived!


First item is the aveeno shampoo and lotion. Olivia had really bad eczema and we tried a lot of things before our doctor recommended aveeno lotion and shampoo. And within two days her eczema cleared right up. I have been using it up to today. It is a bit pricy but if you child has eczema I so recommend this product its amazing.


price is about 7.99 for lotion                                                                        shampoo is also about 7.99

My second favorite product was the fisher price swing. We couldn't get my daughter to sleep the first two days of being at home except on us. So we put her in her swing and vuala she slept for two hours straight and from then on she slept in her swing till she was 14 months. I know don't judge me but it was the only way  she would fall asleep and she loved it and so did we. It is not battery operated it plugs in so thats awesome. It also plays music and swings. You can have it swing side to side or front to back. I would have to say this one was my favorite product. Another awesome thing is it straps on the sholders and across the belly so they are super secured in it, and also all the pieces come off so u can wash it!


this item was 139.99

My third favorite item was the chicco key fit 30 car seat. I loved it! It was super cute. Its light weight and it was super easy to install. And thats coming from someone who can't do any of that stuff! So this was a great item.



the price on this one was 189.99

 

My fourth favorite item is our stroller. This may be my second favorite item. We really wanted a bugaboo stroller but we couldn't afford it. So we looked and looked and finally we found the hauck malibu all in one stroller set. I love this stroller so much. I may get it again for baby number two. We got ours in purple and got so many compliments on in. It comes with the bassinet. It also comes with the car seat adapter which was awesome. Also when they get older u can use the regular seat for them. It also comes with a bassinet stand so u can use when u travel. Olivia never liked the bassinet so for us we never really used it.

we bought ours for 200 dollars we got in on sale. right now at target it is 349 (its so worth the money)

My favorite diapers would have to be the target brand of diapers. they are super affordable and they hold up really well. I have never had a problem with leaking, or soaking through. I also like their unscented wipes.

My favorite bottles when she was young were the doc brown. After six months we changed to the avent bottles which are awesome!

Those are my must have baby products of all time. ive tried quite a bit of products and this is all i found that i would buy again for our second baby. If u have any products that u like that u would like to share leave a comment and let us know!

a day in the life of this mommy

I know its been a while since my last blog guys. Life has gotten busy and hectic all of a sudden. So i though i would update you first on whats been going on. So livy is doing great she is now 13 months! she has started walking! woohoo!!! She is just so amazing. She is a big jokester and loves to make you laugh. One thing we are struggling with her is getting her comfortable around other people. She is super attached to Justin and I. She tends to have melt downs with other people. But other than that she is great!

Update on husband. He got accepted in to wright states nursing school! woop woop so proud of my husband. So one of the reasons life has gotten so hectic.  He is really enjoying his classes and hes finding the program quite simple, but then again what would u expect from someone who never studies and makes straight A's.  So on a side note we had a bit of a scare with him this past week. We went for a routine check up for Justin. The doctor found three moles that looked cancerous so he had them removed and biopsied. One of the moles came back abnormal and has to go back in to have more of it removed. Luckily it's not cancer but it could have been if he had waited longer.

Ok mommy update. So I also began school in the last two weeks. I am finishing up my calculations and dosages, and med term. These classes have been tough for me because I can't find the time to study, but I have been making it work. I have never wanted to do something in my entire life as much as I want to become a nurse!


Ok so what does a day in the life of a stay at home mom look like i will show u!

So wake up time at the rogers household is between 7-8 am
 liv and i like to cuddle for about an hour and watch her cartoons.

at about 9 am we both have breakfast and clean kitchen

10ish i pick up the house while livs crawls around the house for a bit

at 11 she gets a bath and takes a nap. and thats when i get to study

at 1 she gets up and we make lunch. after lunch we play together for a while or until she gets tired

at about 3 justin comes home and i get to study some more.

at 4ish we make dinner and at five jus leaves for work

at 5 liv takes a nap and i get to shower and get back to studying

and at 8 jus comes home and i get mommy time meaning studying

So yea thats what my life looks like m-f. i will try to update more often!

In a year

 12 pics of liv growing taken every month

Olivia born

                                                          Olivia one months

                                           Olivia two months and her first Halloween

                                            Olivia three months and her first thanksgiving

Olivia four months and her first Christmas

Olivia five months

Olivia six months

                                                           Olivia seven months

                                                            Olivia eight months

                                                               Olivia nine months

                                                                 Olivia ten months

                                                           Olivia eleven months

                                                                 Olivia 12 months`

weight loss

10 months today!

So sorry I have not updated in so long. It's been a hectic crazy few months.  First off Olivia is 10 months today!  Holy cow it is crazy! I still look at her and think of her as my little newborn baby. Time has flown by so fast.

We are starting to plan Olivia's big birthday bash. We have come up with the theme. Drum roll........................................................................................................................
 princess tea party!

By planning we mean I have pintrested A LOT of ideas lol.

So lets start of by telling you all about Olivia:

• Her first word was Dadda
• She is not a big fan of sweets
• her fav foods are squash, avocado, and sweet potatoes
• she started crawling just before nine months
• she is standing up on furniture
• she has three and a half teeth
• she loves bath time
• her fav toy is a plastic water bottle lol
• she finally started going to our church nursery, and is struggling with it a bit
• she is no longer napping maybe one if we are lucky
• she still has her blue eyes

So about mommy. Remember in January when I said i was loosing weight lol. Well I totally stopped and gained all the weight back plus more! womp womp.  I know  I know its bad, but last month I went to the doctor and it was the first time that a doctor had commented on my weight and it hit me. Holy shit I am really fat like really fat and unhealthy and if I don't change things now I am going to have serious health issues in the future, and I don't want to pass those issues to Olivia. I bawled my eyes out that whole day. I got up that morning and decided I was going to change. So fast forward three weeks and here I am eight lbs lighter and eating healthy and working out six days a week. I am also training for my first 5k in September. So I am super excited and motivated. Lets hope that doesn't change.

So I also changed my major AGAIN. I was going to school for nursing but the wait list and the amount of time away from Olivia just didn't seem right for me. I looked up different things and found Medical Assistant and I love everything about it. So I start my program in October and will be done next June. I am excited to have a job that will allow me to be  with Olivia on the weekends and holidays.

Anyway I will try to keep you all more updated. Thanks for reading friends!