Gaining and Losing

Hello Readers!

I just wanted to comment a little on the gaining and losing of weight we've all done in the last year or so. Obviously Maggie has gained 17 pounds since we moved here and she weighed... oh, an ounce? :) And Norah has gained too. I don't remember what she was at 1 year, but I think it was around 19 pounds. She now weighs about 25 and a half pounds. I know they say kids gain much less once they hit 1 year, but Norah has only managed to gain 2 pounds since 18 months. I'd like to think it would have been 3 at least, but she got the flu and wasn't eating much of anything for a few weeks. We're over that now, and I'm much relieved. She's back to what she was at before she got sick. So she's got about 3 or 4 weeks before her doctor appointment when we get her "official" 2 year weight to add a little more. I will not feed her garbage though! She eats a lot of fruits and veggies. She does like noodles, but will only eat a bit of meat. We don't usually keep a lot of cookies and junk food around, and Norah usually gets a "happy" (healthy) snack if she asks for a snack.

Tim has been working hard to lose weight also. Being on crutches really prevented him from doing a whole lot of exercising at the beginning of our time here though! So, overall I think he's lost 25 pounds. That's pretty good! And I'm currently at (drumroll please!) 1 pound less than when we arrived. Don't laugh, it's deceptive! Remember, I did gain 30 pounds from August through February! I'm pretty happy that I've been able to lose all of it, plus 1 more... and I'm still working on it. It is surprising to me how the same weight can look so different before kids, after 1 baby, and after the second. Wow! I don't have a lot of time to exercise, no car to get anywhere, and it's much too hot these days to run or walk with the girls. So all of that is mostly through what little I can get here inside and watching what I eat.

Here's our hope for the next year... the little girlies keep gaining and the big ones keep losing. I know I want to lose 10-15 pounds yet before I'm completely at my long-term goal, and Tim plans to keep working at it too. We'll see how far I get before the inevitable 3rd baby comes along. We're not working on that just yet though... but it is in the not-extremely-distant future plans. :)

This may be our last post before we leave in just a week. We'll catch you all up when we get back online at the end of the month, and will for sure have pictures of Norah's 2nd birthday party to add.