Tag Archives: Exercise
4 Monkeys!!
Madeleine has been making some very exciting progress with her language. She went from repeating words to knowing what almost everything is. She knows all sorts of additional animal sounds (Horses – neigh: sheep – baaah: frogs – ribbit, etc). … Continue reading
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Swimming update
One of our favorite new family activities is to take Madeleine swimming. As she’s gotten more comfortable with the water, she has really turned into a water baby! Things she has conquered: Doing bobs (dunking under the water) Holding onto … Continue reading
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Puh-pee! Puh-pee!
It’s a fairly well known fact that Madeleine has never been to daycare. First because she didn’t need to go since I am home with her, and then she couldn’t go because of the chemo and her lack of immunity. … Continue reading
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Walkin’ around the ‘hood
**Yes, I know I’m quite late on the birthday post, but I have to compile and organize the photos. That will happen tomorrow, hopefully** Today was quite nice out, and since Madeleine is more mobile I decided perhaps a little … Continue reading
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21 down
Some of you may remember this post about my efforts to get in better shape and lose weight. Here is an update on my progress. I have now lost a total of 21 pounds (YAY!!) after hitting a plateau at … Continue reading
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Taking care of me!
Since having Madeleine, I’ve had a number of set-backs in terms of taking care of myself and my own health. First there was the breast-feeding issue where my milk would disappear if I tried to reduce my caloric intake. Awesome. … Continue reading
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Food revolution = Lifestyle revolution
In the last week or so I’ve come to the conclusion that the “I’m on maternity leave/Madeleine takes up too much time/Alex should help me” excuse as to why I haven’t been cooking real meals has GOT to go. For … Continue reading
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Tummy Time!
Over the last month and a half we have been giving Madeleine her ‘daily workouts’. What are these, you ask? Well, they’re her tummy time adventures! Some days she gets really fed up after just a minute or two, and … Continue reading
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Johnny Jumper
Ever since we found out we were expecting, Alex talked about getting a johnny jumper for her. It’s the one item he was obsessed with. So I made sure to buy one for her/him. Well, now that she’s managing to … Continue reading
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14 day doctor’s visit
Madeleine had her first official appointment at the doctor yesterday. She is doing so well! Here are the stats: Weight: at birth she was 8lbs 8ozs – now she is 8lbs 13ozs (50-75 percentile) Length: at birth she was 21 … Continue reading
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