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Running with the mister is going well. Well, as good as any day numero uno can be. We ran 1.64 miles (according to RunKeeper app) and I am super impressed for a guy who hasn't run a day since June 2006. My man despises running. Who can blame him, it's not for everyone and even sometimes I curse running under my breath. Call me crazy, but I need more than 1.64 miles in my day. So I will be adding my own run later tomorrow afternoon that's at least 2.5 miles. Don't need to remind you all of my upcoming Mexico getaway coming up. Not only that, but it's gonna be Summer before I know it and will look much better in my bikini with less jiggle. My goal is to be where I was pre-pregnancy by my bday (Sept 27th). I got out of the shower this morning after the run and checked myself out in the mirror. Don't lie ladies, we all do it. We flex different ab muscles or turn certain ways to examine (or pick at ourselves) and see how the ol' body is looking. I am not too upset with how I'm looking and I personally think I'm close to how I was pre pregnancy. I turned to Nick and the convo went like this:
Me: "Baby, please give me your HONEST opinion. How do I look?"
Nick: "You look really good. You just had a baby 2.5 months ago!"
Me: "But how do I look as a woman. Not just as a woman who just gave birth?"
Nick: "Baby, you look great and way better than most girls"
Me: "Do you think I'm close to where I was pre pregnancy? Cause I think I am" <-- Honestly, what smart man would answer "No"?
Nick: "Very close"

*Siiiiiigh* So I'm close, but if I can be back to where I was pre pregnancy and have my running endurance totally back by then, I'll be thrilled. Like I've mentioned before, I got a half marathon to run by fall, so having my stamina back is gonna take some work.

Other than the run in the morning, T money and I went to my mom and dad's house to see mi madre (HI MAMACITA!!). It was such a gorgeous day, so we ventured out for a walk in the country and it was really nice like always. We even made friends with a few pigs down the road. You won't get that in the city.

Crib Time

There comes a time in every young mans life where you have to get out of the swing and into the crib. Which means, mama is prepared for a few tantrums pretty much this whole week. So basically the story is this - Troy is getting longer, which means his legs reach the end of the swing, so we want to get him used to sleeping in his crib before that happens. Not only is he growing out of it, but we will be going to Mexico with no swing, and just his (AMAZING) pack n play. The Pack N Play is the Rolls Royce of Pack N Plays in my opinion - it vibrates, makes music, has a mobile above it, has a little nigh light, basically anything a 2.5 month old would want, right? We've tried him in the PNP a few times, but he only seems to doze for about 30 minutes at the most. Maybe this is because we've only tried it at Grandma and Pa-g's house and their house is so cool, he doesn't want to sleep? Either way, he's gotta learn to sleep in different places other than his swing.
So my plan is to slowly start him in his crib. I'm going to have him sleep in there for his 1st nap of the day which is always a given that he will take. So, knowing I wont have to fight him on taking the actual nap, just the location, is much easier. I will then start to add all his naps for the crib and then someday, he'll be sleeping in there come nighttime too. Honestly, I'm just scared crapless about putting him in there all night. I have really enjoyed my sleep in the nighttime that he has given me. He's a champ at sleeping *knock on wood* at night, and I don't wanna screw that up. But..he may be fine and I'm freaking out over the "what ifs". He is in his crib as I type and I'm pretty confident he's dozing away. I mean, who wouldn't want to hang out in that GORGEOUS crib? Not only is is pretty sweet, but he has tons of cool things to look at. You know, the things I HAD to have at my shower

Of course they don't show the tantrum this little angel was probably throwing before he would nap perfectly

So ladies, I'll be doing Operation SLEEP IN YOUR DAMN CRIB all week...pray for me. Also happening this week? Nickmeister is going to start running with me!! He got a new schedule at work, so he'll be here for longer in the mornings. So we are running around the block with the ol' jogging stroller. I'm excited. Nick? Not so much. He hasn't run since the Marines and he's always hated to run. Which is why whenever I ran on the trails, he'd ride his bike next to me (also so he could attack any perv's hiding in bushes). He gets that running is a good form of cardio and since he's got the weight lifting down to a T (seriously ladies, the boy has got muscles), its time for me to get Drill Instructor on his ass and show him how we hit the pavement :) Not really, I'll be nice...for the first few times.

Get up and Shake your Ass - Country style

I'm in a pretty darn good morning today - I did NOT go to the gym this morning. And since I'm being honest, I didn't go yesterday either. So only Monday has happened. Honestly girls, I AM motivated. I DO want to go to the gym. My passion for working out hasn't gone away...it's just soooooo hard to get up at 4:30AM when I was just up at 2:30AM feeding Troy. Every morning I have to try and pry my eyes open. I told Nick he has to not let me sleep in anymore. So I'm setting the real alarm clock tonight for 4:30 instead of my phone. Then I'll go to the gym Friday and Saturday which will make up for my slacking on Tuesday and today. Although, I have plans of going and seeing my Bestie Jenni today and then I want to come back home and break in the jogging stroller for a mile or two. Just cause I love her, aren't we a crazy pair?


Wish me luck! Maybe this song will get me up and running

Happy Wednesday ladies!!

It's Days Like Today...

That make me sooooo happy. I just woke up from a FABULOUS 1.5 hour nap. I put the little dude down at 2 and it's now 4pm here in Cali. Oh and another great part? He's STILL asleep!! This is RARE people. I don't think I've woken up on my own and actually have felt rested in a very long time. Even when I was pregnant I was waking up at the demands of my bladder. I have noticed that when I go to the gym early in the morning before everyone wakes up, a nap is a MUST. AND caffeine. It makes it possible for me to get myself out of bed the next morning and do it again, ha! Just sayin - today is a GREAT day!

Switching gears

Good morning ladies! It's Monday which means a brand new week. Another fab-ulous tid bit worth mentioning? The sun is shining and it's supposed to be 77 degrees today - A YO! Today my mamacita and I are heading to pick up a stroller to take with us to Mexico for Mr. T. Pretty sweet deals can be found on craigslist, check it out sometime if you haven't already.
This weekend was awesome like I knew it'd be - Nickmesiter and I took a walk or two with the little dude, I hit up Costco with mi madre, and yesterday I got...a SUNBURN! I may be the only crazy person alive that is joyous about a sunburn, but to me, its great. It means the sun is out and Im soaking it up. My fine English skin just couldn't take the heat yesterday, so this is how it repays me

This was just sitting outside in 70 degree weather. Can you imagine what would have happened had I not exposed my delicate white skin to anything before Mexico?! GEESH, Jose Cuervo would be my BFF the whole trip if ya know what I mean. After my ruby red arm heals, I'll be sliding into a tanning bed till it's go time. Im SOOO excited.
Speaking of Mexico, I know ya'll are sick of hearing of my workouts, buuut, it's my blog, so get used to it haha. I've dropped my original workout plan that I had previously. I was browsing bodybuilding.com, and came across a section where they will give you a step by step workout tailored to what your wanting to do (lose weight or build muscle). Yes, I am wanting to lose weight, BUT, I'd rather build muscle. My #1 goal right now is to tone/lose inches, so thats what I went with. After plugging in all my information, it spit out a 12 week schedule that Jamie Eason designed. You might be saying, Jamie Who? So let me show you Jamie Eason and you tell me if you wouldn't wanna look like her...




She's a fitness model and bodybuilding.com spokeswoman, and she knows her shizz. 'Nough said

So my workouts will be looking like this:
Monday - Warm up on Tread 20 minutes & Legs
Tuesday - Warm up on Tread 20 minutes and Push
Wednesday - Run for 45 minutes-1 hour
Thursday - Warm up on Tread for 20 minutes and Pull
Friday - Warm up on Tread for 20 minutes, Shoulders/Back/Abs and X Bike (30 minute class)
Saturday - Rest
Sunday - Rest

Splitting up your workouts in Pull, Push, and Leg exercises is a fast and effective way to get your results. I have blogged about it before (maybe a year ago?) and it has proven to do me good. The quick explanation for you new readers (hello and I love you!!) is push = all exercises are geared towards you "push" muscles, Pull= all exercises are geared towards your pull muscles and legs = duh, your legs! With pull and push, you are combining a bunch of different muscles and not just doing the typical workout schedule: Monday- biceps Tuesdays - abs Wednesdays - etc, etc. etc. You get the idea. This is a 12 week program, but with only 6 weeks till Mexico, Im confident I'll have some serious results to show for it.
Also, I have to confess something to you girl.... I am NOT running a marathon this year...EEEK! I know, I know, I was all amped for it, but honestly, I was scared shitless. I mean, I just had a baby, and after healing for 6 weeks, and then I gotta get my endurance back, it was just too much. Actually my aunt and sister were totally fine with it (the ones I was going to run with), and they were the reason I was going to do it this year. Do I want to run a marathon? Sure. One day, probably next year. But I just think it'd be too much to do this year, and fitting training in with Troy being so young, so my goal this year is to run a marathon sometime after my birthday (September, but before November. So sometime in October would be fabulous since the weather wouldn't be too shabby. So I will start training for that sometime after Mexico. Whew, so glad I got that off of my sunburned chest, haha!

What's Happenin This Weekend

Well first off, it's gonna be GORGEOUS for the new few days - mid to low 70's and today's high? 81 people!! The N-mesiter and little dude are planning a nice walk this evening before dinner. The windows are open and we're soaking it up. We had literally 2 weeks of crappy rain, blah! But now? Hello Spring weather!
Yesterday mi madre and I hit up the most amazing store that sells anything from family size packs of maple syrup to fresh seafood on the weekends...I am talking about Costco of course!

Seriously, you go in there for just a couple things and you walk into a MAYJA' booby trap trickery! You don't even need that 20 pack of staplers, but for $23.99, there is just no beating it! I've been eyeing their swimsuits for a couple of weeks now, and since Mexico is comin up, I gotta get me somethin to wear. So I finally settled on the many swimsuits I'll collect for Mexico/Summer 2011.

Cute, right? The top is reversible, but my mom can't understand why someone would want "BILLABONG" on their boob.

It's fabulous marketing, mom, DUH! Those Billabong peeps know their shizz. So this is hanging in my closet (even tho it should be on the fridge) and it's giving me motivation to turn down "The Big Carl" over at Carls Jr. and deciding on the grilled chicken salad instead. Which happened today thank you very much. Today I wanted to head over to the office (aka, the gym) and pump out an XBike class, a few miles on Tread and some weights. But my back had other plans. My sciatic nerve is acting up once again so I'm resting it so I can be in tip top shape for the gym next week. Karli isn't messin around anymore, so Im gettin my arse in gear with workouts and this back mumbo jumbo just doesn't jive with moi.
This weekend, I'm planning on HOPEFULLY getting a workout in, but definitely walks if I can't. Then I plan on hitting up the tanning beds for the first time of the 2011 season. Go ahead and judge me all you want and tell me how I'm going to lay in a cancer coffin, but I just won't listen :-). I need SOME sort of exposure before Mexico or else I will be burnt crispy...not a good look. Some color will boost my self confidence too and Nick HATES when I use the self tanner, so Im going with plan B (thanks to my dad for buying me a nice little package at the tanning salon).
Other than that, it's relaxing all the way for moi and our fam bam. Have a FABULOUS weekend ladies & I hope it's sunny in your part of the world!

Fabulous Friday 's

I'm linking up with Laura over at Between the Lines for Fabulous Fridays. The thing I'm finding fabulous this Friday? The fact that I'll be able to make this class every Friday morning thanks to the hubbinator being home.

XBIKE BABY!!!!!!!!