Follow along with the real life adventures of Mommy (Rachelle) and my Little II (Roman numerals, yo) Isaiah and Malachi as we live life the only way we know how.
To paraphrase from a song that will definitely show my age:
Mommy and Little II is back!
Tell a friend!!!
There’s a lot to catch up on, but I’ll summarize as much as possible Still, this might be a long post.
The first thing you may notice: we’ve gained a Roman Numeral. It’s no longer Mommy and Little I. Without further ado, meet M!
That’s right! There are two littles in the family now!
It’s a long and traumatic story as to how he joined us, but he’s here and I can’t imagine life without both of my little dudes!
Little I is much bigger than the last time you saw him. 5’1” and almost 100lbs, to be exact! Here he is on his last day of school a couple weeks ago.
Little I has grown in more than height, though. He has matured so much, especially now that he’s a big brother. He still has his moments, and knows all of my buttons, but he had an awesome year at school and has really been trying. He has also fallen in love with volunteering at our local food bank every week. I am so proud of how far he has come.
As for me, I’m still here, doing my best to keep up with the boys and our life. Still single (well, again) and really loving life. There just a little less sleep, a little more coffee, and a LOT more love.
This semester is almost done. In a few days I'll take my final exams for the semester and it'll be over. At least for a little while. I have 4 semesters left until I'll be a nurse!
My grades right now, with three final exams left to take, are:
Comp: 99.54% (final grade)
Economics: 98.14%
Med Term: 96.79%
Ethics: 100%
I can't believe how fast the end is coming after how long it has taken me to get here. I first went back to college in September of 2010! There have been plenty of false starts, retaking courses, and taking time off school to work full time. But I can finally see the end. Two years (!!!)
Isaiah is also doing really well! He's nearing the middle of third grade and we just had his Christmas program last week. (He was a ham and couldn't help but dance... constantly)
He has been growing like a weed, over 3/4" in two and a half months! And 3" in the last year. He's in the 99th percentile for height, and the 92nd percentile for weight. His ADHD is still well managed by his medication (Adderall XR 25mg for those wondering) and his dose has stayed the same even with his height and weight changing. This really makes me hopeful that one day he won't even need medicine.
He finished his second season of flag football last month and now we're both taking a self-defense/karate type class offered at our church. We both love it!
I guess that's about it for where we are in life right now, and I need to stop before I start rambling. I'll leave some pictures at the bottom, and I'll try to be back later this week now that my hectic life will calm down just a smidgen.
So let me know, what type of posts do you want to see from me? I've re-started trying to lose the weight, and I'm also trying (trying) to get Isaiah to try and like new foods, and I'm also thinking of starting a new round of Mamatography--one picture every day--and post them weekly. I'm not sure if anyone else is still doing that, but if you are, feel free to link your post in the comments and if there's enough interest, maybe I'll start a Linky.
Well there you have it. If I missed anything, I'm sure I'll mention it in another post.
These last few weeks of school have been kicking my but! Today was my last final (!), although I do have a paper to finish writing and submit online. Isaiah has had his Christmas program and church stuff. And, a surprise to us, Shop With A Cop. Even though I intended to keep posting through these last 3 weeks, it just didn't happen.
I haven't gotten any feedback on here (comments), so I'm going to assume my audience is just me. Since I use MyFitnessPal to track my food, I'm going to stop posting the "What I've Been Eating" posts and stick with my weekly weigh-ins and a few other things.
Aside from school and Isaiah's school stuff, I've also been doing more Christmassy crafting (think wreaths, ornaments, and presents.) I'll be posting some of those coming up since I'll be officially done with this semester and off until mid-January.
Now, onto the weigh-in. There has been some fluctuation--thanks to stress and family stuff--but I've continued to drop. Here are my weigh-ins the past two weeks:
Lunch: Walmart deli mozzarella sticks and General Tso's chicken, sweet tea with splenda
Dinner: Another part of the hectic mess that was Wednesday meant Isaiah ate, but I didn't.
Snacks:
Total Calories: 787 (not healthy, I know)
Thursday:
Breakfast: Medium banana, chocolate almond milk
Lunch: Giant Eagle GetGo Get Fit Chicken Sausage and egg on flatbread, berry blast protein smoothie
Dinner: McDonalds: mcdouble, sweet tea (large)
Snacks: chocolate almond milk
Total Calories: 1,410
Friday:
Breakfast: French Vanilla Eight O'Clock coffee, Bailey's French Vanilla coffee creamer
Lunch: Breaded, baked pork chops (2) white gravy, mashed potatoes, iced tea with splenda
Dinner: Acorn Squash with butter
Snacks:
Total Calories: 1,296
Saturday:
Breakfast: Snacky mood, so goldfish crackers
Lunch:Buffalo chicken sandwich with hummus and shredded cheese on whole wheat. 1 cup chocolate almond milk. GoGo squeeze apple cinnamon
Dinner:
Snacks: Andes chocolate mint, praline, and peanut butter crackers
Total Calories: 1,142
Sunday:
Breakfast: Coffee (french vanilla with salted caramel chocolate creamer) Marathon/Bellstores, because Isaiah had a football thing at another church.
Lunch: Turkey breast, stuffing, mashed potatoes, sweet potato, broccoli/rice casserole, green beans, chocolate eclair (no bake)
Dinner: Healthy Choice Cafe Steamers General Tso's
Snacks: Pringles (cheddar cheese), Aldi very berry crunch granola with vanilla almond milk
Total Calories: 1,788
Monday:
Breakfast: Coffee, granola, almond milk, and banana
Lunch: Healthy Choice steamers cajun style chicken and shrimp
Dinner: breaded, baked pork chop, mashed potatoes
Snacks:dark chocolate almonds, praline, carrot chips with hummus, and pringles
Total Calories: 1,996
Tuesday:
Breakfast: Coffee with almond milk, andes mint, fruit strip;
Lunch: Healthy Choice Cafe Steamers General Tso's
Dinner: papa johns (1) pepperoni pizza, garlic knots (2)
Snacks:peanut butter crackers, carrot chips with hummus
What, what??? Almost 20 lbs down! Okay, so 18.8 lbs down since start. 5 lbs since last Friday.
I'm not sure what happened (maybe the hair cut? lol) but I hope it continues.
Also, I know I'm posting a day late, but the picture is from yesterday.
Wordless Wednesday is Thankful Thursday this week
This week has been slightly hectic. Yesterday especially. So Wordless Wednesday didn't get put up.
I am extremely thankful for the people in this photo, and the ones who took it. We were all able to be at my parents' house for dinner the other Sunday, so we got a photo.
Lunch: Leftover beef vegetable stew with shredded cheddar cheese, and chocolate almond milk (8 oz)
Dinner: Acorn Squash with butter, fettuccine alfredo (1 cup prepared)
Snacks: small frozen coke from speedway, 1 pkg Jack Link's beef jerky, 1/2 cup cottage cheese, 2 oz dark chocolate almonds.
Total Calories: 1,768
Thursday 11/10
Breakfast: Coffee with almond milk
Lunch: Chick Fil A: spicy chicken sandwich, fruit cup, lemonade
Dinner: Buffalo chicken sandwich on whole wheat with ranch
Snacks: remaining 1/2 serving of beef vegetable stew with cheese, dark chocolate almonds, gogo squeeze apple strawberry, 1 fruit rollup
Total Calories: 1,727
Friday 11/11
Breakfast: Went out with a friend/ex to Bob Evans for brunch: I got the classic breakfast with scrambled eggs, sausage patties, and french toast (which is absolutely the BEST I've ever had). Coffee to drink
Lunch: None, still SO full from brunch
Dinner: Tyson's Honey BBQ tenders, the rest of my bag.
Snack: Lance whole grain peanut butter crackers
Total calories: 1,506
Saturday 11/12
Breakfast: Coffee with almond milk, Halo tangerine, s'mores granola bar (food club brand)
Lunch: out with Isaiah, a friend, and her daughter. Mcdonalds
Ranch Snack Wrap, grilled (2), medium fries, medium french vanilla iced coffee
Dinner: Cottage cheese, air popped popcorn (movie night ftw)
This isn't the first time he has said something like that. But this is the first time it has made me cry.
I thought I was happy with myself, but I'm not. And I'm done pretending I am. I need to fix myself so I can mother him better.
So, I figured out why I didn't lose more weight last week. It was that time of the month. So this week went better. Down a total of 13.8 lbs from start 3.4 lbs since last Friday.
Also.. I did a thing. I got my hair cut super short. I also donated 10 inches of hair to Wigs4Kids
They're one of my favorites because kids and families are NEVER charged for the wigs, and no child who needs a wig is ever turned away.
Lunch: Teriyaki salmon, romaine salad with cheese and ranch
Dinner: Acorn squash half, with butter/salt (made them for my mom and myself, am I the favorite daughter yet?) and 6" Subway chicken bacon ranch, with spinach.
Snack: Breakstone's cottage cheese (2%) and 8oz lemonade
Lunch: Pizza Oven pizza - sausage, 2 slices. (Isaiah had a celebration for the end of flag football)
and when we got home, carrot chips and hummus
Dinner: Tyson's BBQ chicken tenders 6.15 oz
Snacks: Coffee, fudge round, and Vienna sausages
Total calories: 1,826
Sunday 11/6
Breakfast: Coffee, with regular milk (1 oz) and the clean eating waffles with peanut butter (link in the previous week of food post)
Lunch: baked chicken leg, 1/2 cup mashed potatoes, 7 oz green beans, 1/2 cup sweet corn (with butter)
Dinner: buffalo chicken sandwich: Walnut creek buffalo chicken lunch meat, whole wheat bread (above), 2 slices of Kraft American cheese, 1 tbsp Ken's ranch; Also, 1.5 cups of broccoli florets with 1 tbsp ken's ranch
Snacks: Coffee with almond milk, and Crystal farms string cheese (1)
Total calories: 1,435
Monday 11/7
Breakfast: Coffee!
Lunch: Nothing until 3, so I listed it under snack
Dinner: 1 serving of beef vegetable stew (my mom's) and 1/2 serving of my dad's chili, each with 5 townhouse original crackers
Snack: Sabra Roasted red pepper hummus, 4 tbsp, 85 g sweet peppers sliced, 1/2 cup Breakstone 2% cottage cheese
Tuesday (today) 11/8
Breakfast: Coffee. I think I need to start eating with breakfast again. I started getting hungry earlier (like 10:30 vs 12)
Lunch: Leftover beef vegetable stew, 2 oz Blue Diamond dark chocolate almonds, and 1 cup of Swiss Lemonade
Dinner: Swenson's Double cheeseburger, 1 order of potato teezers, and a California (sprite mixed with grape drink)
Snack: I went to a crafting night at my parents' church to make wreaths (mine is nowhere close to done, good thing it's a Christmas wreath) and one of the ladies made gluten free brownies (Krusteaz brand) with vanilla buttercream frosting (from the Giant Eagle bakery)
No picture of the snack, so here's a picture of my partially finished wreath instead
