Carter is starting to -finally- talk to us! I had a realy wonderful mommy moment with him the other day. We were reading a picture book and for the first time -ever- he would repeat (or attempt to) after me. It was awesome. Mostly animal sounds and object sounds (like 'ding dong') but that's a step in the right direction. He has more and more words/sounds in his vocab this past week and I just love watching the progress.
We have him on the wait list for speech therapy and should we need it whenever we get a call (usually 4-6 month wait right now) we will take it, but I'm hoping he will advance from this point on that he won't require it.
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Robert Munsch...I'm shocked
As a little kid our library teacher would read the occasional RM book, and I think in reading time at school or waiting rooms (doc/dentist) there would be the occasional RM book...but really, my parents didn't actually own any, and I never really paid much attention to them. I remember hearing a few stories and when I hear them now I remember the story...
Why blog about it? Well Logan recieved like 20 mini sized versions of various RM books as a baby shower gift (which he is now interested in reading so we read them alot), and we were actually gifted over the past year like 4-6 for Christmas/Birthday, etc.
Again, why blog about it? ....RM is a TERRIBLE writer! holy cow...I am shocked! Sentence structure, punctuation, everything! It's horrible! I think his -name- sells more books then his quality of writing...the stories are mostly truly stupid! I like a few, but the endings on almost all of them really just aggitate me lol...they end ubruptly and stupidly most of the time. Logan's favorite book is "give me back my daddy" ...and it's this cute little story about a father/daugher who go fishing and the "fish are smart" and trick them into grabbing their lines (the fish pull the people under), etc, etc. The daddy gets pulled under because he took the $50,000 bait and the daughter has to barter with the baby fish to give her back her daddy - she gets him back....so they go back to town and buy her her own snowmobile. ...That's how the story ends. It just bugs me! The story has such potential and he just ruins it.
It's torture reading them -_-
Why blog about it? Well Logan recieved like 20 mini sized versions of various RM books as a baby shower gift (which he is now interested in reading so we read them alot), and we were actually gifted over the past year like 4-6 for Christmas/Birthday, etc.
Again, why blog about it? ....RM is a TERRIBLE writer! holy cow...I am shocked! Sentence structure, punctuation, everything! It's horrible! I think his -name- sells more books then his quality of writing...the stories are mostly truly stupid! I like a few, but the endings on almost all of them really just aggitate me lol...they end ubruptly and stupidly most of the time. Logan's favorite book is "give me back my daddy" ...and it's this cute little story about a father/daugher who go fishing and the "fish are smart" and trick them into grabbing their lines (the fish pull the people under), etc, etc. The daddy gets pulled under because he took the $50,000 bait and the daughter has to barter with the baby fish to give her back her daddy - she gets him back....so they go back to town and buy her her own snowmobile. ...That's how the story ends. It just bugs me! The story has such potential and he just ruins it.
It's torture reading them -_-
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Results
Have been asked by a few people how my Rushfit went and such. Well, in one breath I loved it! I felt so in shape and my endurance was/has improved! In another breath, other than the inital 3 body inches lost in the first 3 weeks (of the 8 weeks), I didn't lose any more inches! By week 7 I was down about that and down about my body "hating me"...I don't understand how eating well, and 6 day a week fitness training at a fairly intense level wasn't changing my body. I'm sure there was change, it just wasn't in ways that I was looking for.
Anyways, so the last week of training I was feeling a little down so I overate and gained a few lbs...but I quickly leveled out and got a grip.
The past 7 days to help me redirect I did the soup cleanse. I happened to lose 7lbs in the process, which if i'm lucky I will keep 3 or 4 off (rarely does someone keep all the weight lost in these kind of cleanses), but now i'm back to the same start weight I was at when originally starting Rushfit! -_- lol -sigh- At least I feel good :)
Michael and I will be starting P90X on Monday - heard lots about it, and I want to keep toning/working in hopes that one day my body will actually change - i'm the forever optimist! Summer is just around the corner - and even closer, we are going to West Ed April 5/6th and we will be doing the waterpark. Who doesn't want to look rockin' in their bathing suit right? :)
Anyways, so the last week of training I was feeling a little down so I overate and gained a few lbs...but I quickly leveled out and got a grip.
The past 7 days to help me redirect I did the soup cleanse. I happened to lose 7lbs in the process, which if i'm lucky I will keep 3 or 4 off (rarely does someone keep all the weight lost in these kind of cleanses), but now i'm back to the same start weight I was at when originally starting Rushfit! -_- lol -sigh- At least I feel good :)
Michael and I will be starting P90X on Monday - heard lots about it, and I want to keep toning/working in hopes that one day my body will actually change - i'm the forever optimist! Summer is just around the corner - and even closer, we are going to West Ed April 5/6th and we will be doing the waterpark. Who doesn't want to look rockin' in their bathing suit right? :)
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Carter doesn't speak
In case you think i'm overly worried, I need to tell you that i'm not -extremely- concerned, but my personality is just an overanalyzing type, so whether its a problem or not, i'm very aware of things - it's just how my mind operates.
Okay, Carter doesn't say ANY words. Truly. No. Words. At. All. He makes sounds - he can do the mamama, dadada, bababa, etc but he doesn't associate mama and dada to us specifically by calling us those words. If we say 'where's mommy?' he can find me, and can do so for all people/animals he "knows". He's smart too, he's not behind in understanding. He just doesn't talk.
I have gone ahead and filled out a development form at our local Parent Link Center for kids age 17 months to 18 months. He's only 17.5 months, so he's certainly closer to the beginning of the survey. I will redo it in a months time - and I will have his vaccinations in two weeks here where a health nurse will 'analyze' him also. Anyways, when I filled out the form he passed everything with flying colors (motor skills, problem solving, etc) but failed miserably the communcation section. I am monitoring him and am not pushing him to talk - but am definetly making the effort to encourage him to say -anything-....so when he points and grunts at something, I just make an extra point of saying "oh, are you looking for the ball?...THIS ball? Do you want this ball? the yellow ball? Here you go, here is the ball" ...I don't sit down with him and repeat phrases like "say ball Carter, say ball" because I don't want to frusterate him...I am just trying to focus on looking directly at him when I speak so he can see my lips.
The reason for that is I am curious if his delay is linked at all to his hearing - he has had so many ear infections. He can hear, that I know - I have tested him by calling his name not too loudly when his back is turned to me, and he will turn and look to me....but there are (very few) times he doesn't which could just be him ignoring me - kids do that sometimes lol. Anyways, I am just being proactive and paying attention to his development just in case.
Anyways, LOVE my boy! He's such a great personality and brings joy to me and our family. I am just a protective mama bear and have an over analytical brain :)
Okay, Carter doesn't say ANY words. Truly. No. Words. At. All. He makes sounds - he can do the mamama, dadada, bababa, etc but he doesn't associate mama and dada to us specifically by calling us those words. If we say 'where's mommy?' he can find me, and can do so for all people/animals he "knows". He's smart too, he's not behind in understanding. He just doesn't talk.
I have gone ahead and filled out a development form at our local Parent Link Center for kids age 17 months to 18 months. He's only 17.5 months, so he's certainly closer to the beginning of the survey. I will redo it in a months time - and I will have his vaccinations in two weeks here where a health nurse will 'analyze' him also. Anyways, when I filled out the form he passed everything with flying colors (motor skills, problem solving, etc) but failed miserably the communcation section. I am monitoring him and am not pushing him to talk - but am definetly making the effort to encourage him to say -anything-....so when he points and grunts at something, I just make an extra point of saying "oh, are you looking for the ball?...THIS ball? Do you want this ball? the yellow ball? Here you go, here is the ball" ...I don't sit down with him and repeat phrases like "say ball Carter, say ball" because I don't want to frusterate him...I am just trying to focus on looking directly at him when I speak so he can see my lips.
The reason for that is I am curious if his delay is linked at all to his hearing - he has had so many ear infections. He can hear, that I know - I have tested him by calling his name not too loudly when his back is turned to me, and he will turn and look to me....but there are (very few) times he doesn't which could just be him ignoring me - kids do that sometimes lol. Anyways, I am just being proactive and paying attention to his development just in case.
Anyways, LOVE my boy! He's such a great personality and brings joy to me and our family. I am just a protective mama bear and have an over analytical brain :)
Quotes
I have put our family on a pretty strict and tight budget in order to get out of debt within (hopefully) two years - three tops.
In the meantime, I am working towards saving for a couple of home reno projects. In order to save I need to have a price to save for. So, I drew up and took my deck plan into Home Depot this past week, and they quoted me for the supplies (roughly) $2300 to make the size of deck I want (not including a railing). This would require us building the deck on our own. We seem to know enough people with building experience and know-how that I feel confident we can getter-done. Goal: $3000 saved to build deck
Then, my other project is my extension of cabinets (top and bottom) in my kitchen to create more kitchen space (storage and counter). I used the 3D Ikea kitchen building program and chose cabinets, countertops, hardware, etc, and the quote for my 8ft of top/bottom length cabinets is roughly $2200. Goal: $2500 saved to reno kitchen.
The other "small" project is my kids bathroom - I want to put a tub surround in their bathroom and paint it. Goal: $500 max and done by the end of 2013
Logan's birthday present this spring: Treehouse. I have not gone and drew up a specific plan yet - just in brainstorming stage, but i'm hoping we can buy all the wood and supplies for $500. Not sure if that's a realistic plan yet, haven't gotten that far :)
I need to plant a money tree....
In the meantime, I am working towards saving for a couple of home reno projects. In order to save I need to have a price to save for. So, I drew up and took my deck plan into Home Depot this past week, and they quoted me for the supplies (roughly) $2300 to make the size of deck I want (not including a railing). This would require us building the deck on our own. We seem to know enough people with building experience and know-how that I feel confident we can getter-done. Goal: $3000 saved to build deck
Then, my other project is my extension of cabinets (top and bottom) in my kitchen to create more kitchen space (storage and counter). I used the 3D Ikea kitchen building program and chose cabinets, countertops, hardware, etc, and the quote for my 8ft of top/bottom length cabinets is roughly $2200. Goal: $2500 saved to reno kitchen.
The other "small" project is my kids bathroom - I want to put a tub surround in their bathroom and paint it. Goal: $500 max and done by the end of 2013
Logan's birthday present this spring: Treehouse. I have not gone and drew up a specific plan yet - just in brainstorming stage, but i'm hoping we can buy all the wood and supplies for $500. Not sure if that's a realistic plan yet, haven't gotten that far :)
I need to plant a money tree....
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
discouraging day
As you know I have been doing a program with Michael called "Rushfit" (blogged previously about it). It has been fun and a GREAT workout! I have added strength and endurance and flexibility, which is wonderful and despite the tone of the blog to follow, I am grateful for.
I did a cleanse - the Wild Rose Cleanse a few weeks ago and it was close to the time that I started RushFit. By week 3 (we got our weeks mixed up and weighed/measured early) I was down 4lbs and 4" - VERY exciting right? Absolutely!
Within the first week of finishing the cleanse I gained all 4lbs +1 BACK. I hadn't changed anything! I am still wheat/flour/sugar free because I seem to have an intolerance, etc so I basically continued my regular eating and am still working out 6 days a week. So the past 3 days have been a really big hardship on me...when depressed (especially ABOUT food) I just want to eat everything in sight. I have mostly managed to stay within my 1600 MAX calorie range, but have had some terrible food choices in there - whihc in turn makes me feel emotionally worse! Vicious cycle right?
I am frusterated with my body and I am frusterated when it just doesn't make sense! I can't eliminate any more food because I am already on avg eating only 1400 cals per day...and I can't exercise MORE because an hour a day is already hard to squeeze in with my schedule and my family.
Michael has lost 15-20lbs and is looking great. I know I can't/shouldn't compare, but to watch him to the same program and same food plan and get results is terrible disheartening. He also has willpower. I'm not sure how he does it - well I do konw, he doesn't have my intense need and desire to eat food. I sometimes with people could just spend a day in my head and really understand how much I think about food, and how hungry I feel ALL the time, every day, day in and day out. You'd think I'd be an enormous whale if you really knew! Well, I was close LOL but the willpower I have is not enough I guess - that is just the sad part for me.
Anyways, I will not give up - I am not even trying to change my body type...I -know- that I will always carry my weight in my hips/buttock, and I know I will always be pear shaped....I just want to be toned up and firm, not giggly and be able to grab a handful of excess in those regions - I don't think that's too much to ask! I've been doing squats and lunges basically on a daily basis (it's in every workout, some more than others) and I just dont' feel any different. In fact, the other day before the cleanse was finished I tried on my skinny pants and I was actually able to do them up! I haven't done that since I used to wear them pre-Carter - that was SOOO exciting! But now I can't do them up again...in a week and a half - and for no -obvious to me- reason.
Okay, i'm done. VENTVENTVENT. SADSADSAD.
Return to my initial comment. I -am- however grateful for the increase in my physical fitness level. I hope that one day my body and mind will cooperate and help me reach my goal.
I did a cleanse - the Wild Rose Cleanse a few weeks ago and it was close to the time that I started RushFit. By week 3 (we got our weeks mixed up and weighed/measured early) I was down 4lbs and 4" - VERY exciting right? Absolutely!
Within the first week of finishing the cleanse I gained all 4lbs +1 BACK. I hadn't changed anything! I am still wheat/flour/sugar free because I seem to have an intolerance, etc so I basically continued my regular eating and am still working out 6 days a week. So the past 3 days have been a really big hardship on me...when depressed (especially ABOUT food) I just want to eat everything in sight. I have mostly managed to stay within my 1600 MAX calorie range, but have had some terrible food choices in there - whihc in turn makes me feel emotionally worse! Vicious cycle right?
I am frusterated with my body and I am frusterated when it just doesn't make sense! I can't eliminate any more food because I am already on avg eating only 1400 cals per day...and I can't exercise MORE because an hour a day is already hard to squeeze in with my schedule and my family.
Michael has lost 15-20lbs and is looking great. I know I can't/shouldn't compare, but to watch him to the same program and same food plan and get results is terrible disheartening. He also has willpower. I'm not sure how he does it - well I do konw, he doesn't have my intense need and desire to eat food. I sometimes with people could just spend a day in my head and really understand how much I think about food, and how hungry I feel ALL the time, every day, day in and day out. You'd think I'd be an enormous whale if you really knew! Well, I was close LOL but the willpower I have is not enough I guess - that is just the sad part for me.
Anyways, I will not give up - I am not even trying to change my body type...I -know- that I will always carry my weight in my hips/buttock, and I know I will always be pear shaped....I just want to be toned up and firm, not giggly and be able to grab a handful of excess in those regions - I don't think that's too much to ask! I've been doing squats and lunges basically on a daily basis (it's in every workout, some more than others) and I just dont' feel any different. In fact, the other day before the cleanse was finished I tried on my skinny pants and I was actually able to do them up! I haven't done that since I used to wear them pre-Carter - that was SOOO exciting! But now I can't do them up again...in a week and a half - and for no -obvious to me- reason.
Okay, i'm done. VENTVENTVENT. SADSADSAD.
Return to my initial comment. I -am- however grateful for the increase in my physical fitness level. I hope that one day my body and mind will cooperate and help me reach my goal.
Saturday, January 26, 2013
new plan
In true "Kyla" fashion, I have new ideas, new focus and new dreams! LOL
As of recent Michael and I have found ourselves in a bit of a financial crunch, slipping down a slippery slope. In order to correct this we have readdressed our situation and created a new strict budget and hope to be debt free in 2-3 years. It is going to be hard and it's going to be difficult and i'm going to struggle around those times of year (summer, birthdays and christmas) when I only have "x" number of dollars to work with, but i'm bound and determined. (We are doing the cash envelopes)
There is a course I want to take via homestudy through the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition. It's an intensive 1100 hour diploma program, which I would like to take as pre-req knowledge for doing the Live Blood Analysis program. Yup, I am going down that road! However, the incentive is that if I reach debt free status, I then can start saving for the course fee (approx $3000) - by the time that comes I will be hopefully in a space where we are out of new baby phase and I can actually venture down the road of more education and learning :)
On another note, Bowen is going well - I have about 5 clients a week - would like to have 8-10 now as my new clientel goal. I think Bowen & Blood (for abbrev purposes) would go nicely together.
Random note: Michael received a call from WCB - they said they've been trying to send us a settlement cheque and it has been returned due to incorrect address - he was in a fender bender (not his fault) about 2 years ago...i'm hoping it's enough to cover the cost ofa new garborator! Ours keeps backing up into our dishwasher which in turn backs up in the garborator but I just don't have the funds to replace it...so i'm not hand washing dishes in my really inconveniently set up sink area. Should be in the mail this week! Wish us luck.
Oh! Where did the blood reading interest come from? Well, it has ALWAYS interested me (i've mentioned it in many posts before) but the cost seemed too great - and was too great - and I just didn't know where to start. As of a few months ago I have been hosting a blood clinic for a lady who reads blood, out of my home, and it's been so much fun and so fascinating! And SOOO much interest! I actually have a wait list believe it or not for people to get in. So, now tha ti'm using it as a debt free incentive I am just excited - excited to be debt free and exciting to learn more! I love natural health and I love helping people - I just am giddy :)
As of recent Michael and I have found ourselves in a bit of a financial crunch, slipping down a slippery slope. In order to correct this we have readdressed our situation and created a new strict budget and hope to be debt free in 2-3 years. It is going to be hard and it's going to be difficult and i'm going to struggle around those times of year (summer, birthdays and christmas) when I only have "x" number of dollars to work with, but i'm bound and determined. (We are doing the cash envelopes)
There is a course I want to take via homestudy through the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition. It's an intensive 1100 hour diploma program, which I would like to take as pre-req knowledge for doing the Live Blood Analysis program. Yup, I am going down that road! However, the incentive is that if I reach debt free status, I then can start saving for the course fee (approx $3000) - by the time that comes I will be hopefully in a space where we are out of new baby phase and I can actually venture down the road of more education and learning :)
On another note, Bowen is going well - I have about 5 clients a week - would like to have 8-10 now as my new clientel goal. I think Bowen & Blood (for abbrev purposes) would go nicely together.
Random note: Michael received a call from WCB - they said they've been trying to send us a settlement cheque and it has been returned due to incorrect address - he was in a fender bender (not his fault) about 2 years ago...i'm hoping it's enough to cover the cost ofa new garborator! Ours keeps backing up into our dishwasher which in turn backs up in the garborator but I just don't have the funds to replace it...so i'm not hand washing dishes in my really inconveniently set up sink area. Should be in the mail this week! Wish us luck.
Oh! Where did the blood reading interest come from? Well, it has ALWAYS interested me (i've mentioned it in many posts before) but the cost seemed too great - and was too great - and I just didn't know where to start. As of a few months ago I have been hosting a blood clinic for a lady who reads blood, out of my home, and it's been so much fun and so fascinating! And SOOO much interest! I actually have a wait list believe it or not for people to get in. So, now tha ti'm using it as a debt free incentive I am just excited - excited to be debt free and exciting to learn more! I love natural health and I love helping people - I just am giddy :)
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