Friday, May 28, 2010

Hitting Walls and Moving Forward

Yesterday at 2:30 I hit a wall. You know that wall where you know you can't take a nap because your kids need a suitable parental figure to keep them from killing themselves (and believe me, they will) but you're so tired you hit a wall and want to curl up in a fetal position and enter a drug induced coma? Maybe it's just me.  Anyway, in an effort to avoid the library again:

(Yes, I go to the library and hook them up to virtual books and book reading.  You know, cause apparently it's not good enough when Mommy just reads it to us.  They like it.  I get a mocha on the way.  Win/win.)



Anyway, I was still recovering from total lack of sleep and my husband swooped in to the rescue. He suggested we go to the Aquarium. We live walking distance from the Aquarium and never go. At first I looked at Ed and though: "Can you take all three and I'll stay here and watch a Lifetime movie?" But then I reluctantly got on board and we headed out. I'm glad I did. It gave me an energy boost and the kids had a fun time.

I love this picture...


Picture with "Shark Man."

Then we decided after seeing all the magical, wonderful sea creatures....

that we'd like to go eat some...


Shepherd is not a fan of Crawfish..


Side note for Lost fans....Our waiter at the restaurant was named Jacob and I've been in Lost marathons lately trying to catch up to finale and mentioned to him that..."I've been watching Lost and it's all about this Jacob and so it's, like, funny that your name is Jacob because all I keep hearing about is Jacob and...oh yeah...er..so can I have a glass of wine?"  

He's never seen Lost.  I appear stupid.  Ed is, as usual, embarrassed by me.




On the exercise front...I made it to bootcamp this morning without anyone having a baby to distract me!  We burned 500+ calories easily.  And by easily- I mean we didn't even complete the workout I had planned before time was up and we reached our calories goal.  But it was hard.  Sprints, suicides, pyramid sets, planks, push ups.  Phew!  The group is growing with the summer crowd and we're cranking it up a notch.  If you live in Atlanta and want a good workout for free- come join us!

On the eating front...  I got to Trader Joe's yesterday and have stocked up the frig.  I cooked a batch of chicken breasts in the crockpot for lunches this week and made some sweet potatoes and brown rice to pull out as needed.  No excuse to eat shizzznit.  I'm back on track and just doing what I know to do- feed my body well and don't look back.  I've made a deal with myself that I won't get on the scale until Memorial Day (Monday).  I want to give body time to regulate with good nutrition and exercise before I see the numbers.  Plus, I'm finishing up my lady business.  I don't get near the scale on my period.  Duh.


Other notable things...

Apparently Shepherd knows exactly how to use a tampon.  He found a package in my bathroom cabinet, got one out and proceeding to squat down and put it near his rear end.   Ed is mortified.

When we asked Fischer what "bad" words he knows in an effort to discuss stuff like this openly, he immediately said "Fuck."    Fuck.

Amelia informed me that Chloe (the cat at her Montissori School) killed a chip monk.  "So then Ms. Heather just put it in the woods so it can decompose and come back to life as soil."  That'll work for now.

"Mikey" from the Goonies is the voice of Oso on Special Agent Oso.  Just sayin.

Turned my dining room into a playroom.  I can't believe I haven't done this sooner.  Yes, baby is climbing up tall toy bin holder in picture.  It's cool though, he moved on to the electrical outlets thereafter and didn't fall.










9 comments:

Meghan said...

Your "other notable" section made me laugh so hard!

Kara said...

Yes, keep up the blogging. I laugh every time. And where's you eat crawfish? Dave loves crawfish... I need to take him there.

Jen Gordon said...

Glad I can make someone laugh.:). We got crawfish at Six Feet Under- off Howell Mill.

Lindsey Elizabeth Burke said...

Yes. The hitting the wall thing and wanting to curl up in the fetal position with my paci and blankey...oh wait...shit. I am right there with you sister. Shep and Noah are 2 peas man...if they hang out enough Noah will end up translating for him and they'll just be mischievous together. I'll stop with the short story now. :) Glad you're all caught up on sleep. I'll tell John about the library thing for when the park isn't an option during the week.

corrie said...

I just love you!!

The Kiep Kid's Mom said...

HI! I can't belive I found you again. I am not sure how but I am super excited! I used to link from Jennifer Carr's Blog. We went to highschool together and are still friends but it stopped working. I read your blog each day when you were pg with Shepherd and I was pg with Brady. I was on the wagon last summer and lost it all but working full time again put 18 pounds back on. YUCK! I am back on the wagon and super excited to read about your adventures! You are so awesomely (yep...made that word up!) encouranging! I am ready to drive the wagon instead of being dragged by it! Ok...I have gone on enough...for a blog stalker. :) You look great..your weight is off...now I have to do the same!

Alessandra said...

Hey Jen I have a REALLY random question to ask you... i'm planning for a tummy tuck and you have 3 small kiddos like I do... i have NO friends who have had a tummy tuck so I was wondering... do you suggest the husband and I go to a hotel for some days afterwards or do you think I could chance it and be taken care of at home?? (in both scenarios we'd have help with the kids from the Grandmas) I'm not sure about how much pain i'll really be in and for how many days... any advice greatly appreciated!! :)

Jen Gordon said...

Alessanra- It all depends. My recovery was way easier than I had planned for. My mom came in and helped with kids for 4 days. Then I had a sitter help. But my husband works from home and was able to help a lot. 2 weeks I was back (though hunched over) to basic activities w/ kids). I had drains in for a week. The first 4 days were ROUGH! I'd do it again in a heartbeat. :)

Kid's Mom- glad to "see" you again. What's your name again?

Jenn Hartley said...

Psst - Roasted Peas rock!
http://thaifood.about.com/od/vegetarianthairecipes/r/roastedpeas.htm

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