Day 4....

Well it is day 4 of my exercising and weightloss plan....the exercising part is not so hard....giving up the pop and changing my eating habits...VERY! I have had a few cans of pop, but I have cut back drastically. I was so proud of myself yesterday because when I was at Sonic (a restaurant not part of my diet plan, but a corndog just sounded so good!) I ordered a large ice water instead of a large diet coke. I never would have done this a month ago. Hopefully if I continue to cut things out and walk more I'll start to see some changes. Even if I don't see changes, I know they are happening for my body's insides and will make me an overall healthier person.

Summer workout and weightloss plan

Starting yesterday, June 6, I am really going to focus on getting back into shape. Ava is now almost 11 weeks old and while I have lost the baby weight pounds....my body needs toned up desperately! I'm going to post pictures of myself every week. Hopefully this will serve as motivation to stick with the walkingand dieting. I'd love to be able to jog with Ava, but she is still too little for the jogging stroller. Hopefully by August she will be able to hold her head enough so we can pick up the pace :)

Here are the starting pictures

Ava's First Pool Day

Yesterday we took Ava swimming for the first time....I was so excited and nervous, but she did great! She didn't cry at all and even though she wasn't quite sure what to do when she got in the water I think she enjoyed herself.

A huge answer to prayers has came to our family in the last 2 weeks....Ava began to raise her right arm! She had nerve damage from her birth and had not been able to raise her arm at all. She could move her wrist and fingers, but no shoulder movement. On May 29, 2011 Dustin and I witnessed her raise her arm for the first time and she has done it various times since. What an answer to our prayers! Good job Big Girl!

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Day 1

This is my first blog, not sure how this works....but I guess I'll figure it out as I go.

I've entitled my blog heart songs, love songs and life songs because I feel that if we listen to and follow these three things it is impossible to live anything but a good life. I recently had my first child, a daughter, in March. I was torn about whether or not to go back to teaching at the end of the school year. After deep thought, prayer and some tears I decided to go back for the last 2 weeks. This is now the start of my 2nd week back and all I can think about is how much I love my job. I love teaching, I love my students and I love my daughter.....it was hard to leave her and return to work, but I trusted my heart and went back. It was one of the best decisions I have made. My students were happy to have me back and I was happy to be back. I am lucky enough to spend all day doing what I love for a job and then come home to the two people I love the most, my daughter and husband. What more could I ask for?