Vemma's Bode 12 week Challenge

I am so pumped as today I got the go ahead from the Doc to start working out again. Obviously start slow and work my way up, I am not going to start running 5KM's today but long hard walks and a little bit of muscle toning. As well I am going to do Chris and Heidi Powell's 12 week weight loss challenge. It is a program they started up with Vemma's Bode Line. I love the program and the products. It teaches us to eat 5 small healthy meals a day, and incorporate exercise into our daily life. I love that they don't make you take a pill that supresses your appetite and makes you not hungry for 3 months you lose a bunch of weight and then gain it all back once you are done. It teaches good life long eating habits and encourages working out. It blows my mind how many weight lose programs have you not work out because of the foods you are eating or pills you are taking. That to me is a huge red flag that it is not healthy for your body. I know I know I am doing a bit of promoting my product here, but I love Vemma and I wouldn't sale it if I didn't, and I definitely wouldn't go on the weight loss program if I didn't believe it was good for my body. So hear is to the start of getting my pre-Wade body back and energy level back. I am positive when I get up to running my first 5 KM's it will blow my mind how I ever ran 21KM's but I know I can get back there again and I can't wait. I LOVE RUNNING!!!!

This Picture is my Desktop Picture on my LapTop for Motivation

Christmas Fun!!

Today was all about Christmas. Setting the Tree up as a family, Decorating a Gingerbread house, listening to Christmas Music, Watching A Mickey's Christmas Carol and finally Mark and I heading to the Devon Christmas Party while my wonderful cousin Joci and her daughter Gillian came and babysat Macie and Wade. Such a great day and I love making memories like these and enjoying moments like this with my wonderful family.

2014 is coming early

So we always start thinking about our New Years resolutions around this time. What we need to work on in life, perfect in life, lose in our life and then near the end of December or beginning of January we write them down and start working towards them. Well this year it is going to be different for me. I need to start making some changes in my life right now so right now is when it is going to start, except for my work out goals as I still have a couple more weeks of healing. 

1. The most important goal for me this year is to work at putting away the technology. Really live in the moment and don't let my cell phone get in the way of playing with Macie, snuggling with Wade or spending time with Mark. 

2. Start reading more again. I was getting so good at reading a book a month plus my scriptures and since getting pregnant I have put relaxing in bed watching Netflix above that. 

3. Take more pictures of our family with our good camera and not just the cell phone. It is so much better quality and takes much better pictures, yes it is more annoying to lug around but I will be much happier with the outcome of the pics in the end. As well get professional family pictures taken this year. 

4. My work out goals are huge this year and I am bursting with excitement to get back at working out. It is taking all my will power to not get on the treadmill right now as I am feeling so good and be patient and wait the full 12 weeks. I am without a doubt doing another half marathon this year, actually make that 2. As well an Olympic distance triathlon. I am so pumped and can't wait to start training for them. 

5. To eat clean. I have made huge changes in my eating habits over the past couple of years and I want to up my game this year and perfect them even more. 

And last but not least prepare financially mentally and our home for me to go back to school in September and finish my contact lens course. ( this goal however is still being pondered and prayed about but if when the time comes it still feels right we need to be ready for that so we got to start preparing now)

I am so excited for this new year and watching our family grow. I know it is going to be a great year and I am so excited to make the most of it.

Fun Zone with Macie and a cute pic of Wade

I love the fun zone at the Servus sports and taking Macie once a week to burn some energy, make friends and get me out of the house. I took some pics of Macie having fun today

Someone Loves the Snow!!!!

So far Macie has loved playing outside in the snow, especially today on Dads homemade hill in the backyard. I hope the winter keeps staying nice like it has so we can play outside lots. Wade wasn't to found of it though and I had to take him inside, thankfully he fell asleep right away so we could come back outside and play. 

The Big Sister Transition!!!

Macie has been such a trooper with the new addition to our family. She is so in love with Wade. She loves to hold him, give him his soother when he is crying, she gets mad when someone else is holding him besides mom and dad, she got especially upset at the dr the other day for making him cry. Then yesterday while Wade was having tummy time and mom was making supper I turned around to see Macie lying on the floor beside Wade with her arms around him. So sweet it brought a tear to my eye.  She has definitely had some rough moments and has had some good temper tantrums and instead of getting over something she is upset about in 5 seconds like before it takes her a good minute, but that also comes with the fact that she is almost 2. All in all I am very proud of Macie and very happy with the transition she has made with becoming a big sister. 

The first three weeks!!!

Well it has been harder then I thought and also easier then I thought. We try and prepare ourselves for what is to come and then it comes and ends up being way different then you thought. Wade has stolen my heart and having a son is so incredible, there is a reason why they call it the million dollar family. You love both your boy and girl so much but they both definitely steal your heart in different ways.

A little about Wade

- he is very easy going. Will sleep anywhere, take a bottle or breast, formula or moms milk.

- loves loves loves to snuggle, even when he is awake he will just snuggle into my chest and be so content. Snuggling him to sleep is the easiest thing ever and the best thing ever.

- will already sleep for long stretches 5 1/2 is the longest he has done and will almost always do at least 3 to 4, as long as his tummy is not upset. 4 is his usual. Not bad for a newborn.

- on that note he is really struggling with his tummy and definitely a colicky baby. Thankfully it is not all the time, he has lots of really good days and then really bad moments here and there. I have tried going of dairy but it was too hard for me and found Wade was still struggling. Sadly for me it looks like he takes to formula the best. I wanted so badly to breast feed both of my babies till one and no formula but it looks like that won't be happening with Wade. Formula with a little bit of breast milk mixed in to give him those nutrients is what is going to work best for him and mom.

- loves his baths even more then Macie did.

- is almost not fitting into his newborn clothes. He is this adorable bundle of chubbs and cheeks, with long skinny legs and hands. 

- He is such a little man, everything about him is boy, I don't see him ever being mistaken for a girl. His chest is so big and his body so strong. 

- I am so in love with this little man and even though he has given us some rough moments and a couple of sleepless nights he is so wonderful, I am so excited to get to know him better and see the type of child he grows to become, but hopes he doesn't grow to fast I want to cherish this newborn as long as possible.

SMITTEN!!!

A Halloween Nightmare

 It all started with trying a get Macie in her costume. Dad had worked so hard on it but Macie for some reason did not want to be put in it. So well Macie was starting to throw a temper tantrum Wades tummy got really upset and he cried for literally an hour without stopping as well as throwing up all over mommy. Never have I had so much vommit on me. So well mommy is dealing with a sad baby, Daddy is dealing with a 22 month old having the biggest temper tantrum ever.  Oh not to mention the 50 kids we had come to our door in that same hour. It was seriously a gong show at our house. After mommy finally had a talk with Macie she calmed down and went to our neighbours house with dad to get candy. When she got back from that we tried to take pictures and again she started to have a meltdown. Wade was doing a bit better at this point but not great. Finally Dad got a good idea and had Macie hand out candy to the tricker treaters. She did really good at that and was super cute. She would say hi to all the kids and then put candy in there bags and then say bye. After I gave Wade a bath and cleaned myself up, Mark took Macie to some friends house. I stayed home and handed out candy to the kids and tried comforting Wade. At the end of the day Macie was still struggling and throwing temper tantrums while Wade was still struggling with being hungry and having an upset stomach. The night is finally over and I am a little sad that Macies first real Halloween experience was a nightmare and Wade got so sick. At least there is hope for next year to be better, I don't see how it could get worse. One positive thing Wade made an adorable Lamb and Macie was such a cute Nemo and Dad did a super good job on her costumer.

Coming Into Our Family!!

I was so bound and determined to get this little man out of me I think I willed him out. The last 10 weeks were so hard and so uncomfortable and now I realize why, almost 10 lbs of cuteness was kicking my ribs constantly and torturing my back. I don't know if he was ready to come but my determination somehow got him out early.

Monday was the day it all really started, around 6:00 I started having contractions every 6 to 10 minutes, nothing to painful but getting more intense then they were over the past couple of weeks.  All day Tuesday I was having them but nothing consistent until 3:00 hit and from 3:00 to 6:00 pm they were almost every 5 minutes and becoming more intense so I finally decided to go to the hospital and see what was going on, I took myself so we didn't have to bring macie and then come home if nothing was happening. I got there and they checked me for an hour to see how many contractions I was having after a good 30 minute moment of hard contractions every 4 minutes the nurse checked me and said I was 5 cms. We are going to admit you it is probably happening tonight. Called Mark he took Macie to the Onofrychuks and then he came to meet me at the hospital. In the meantime my contractions decided to slow down and were now every 15 minutes however strong when they came. After about 2 hours of waiting the doc finally came for what I thought was to break my water. She checked me and said I was only 4 cms and because they had slowed down I was not in active labour. She sent us home with the thoughts that the baby could come by tonight or in a week from now. I cried the whole way home I so desperately wanted this pain to be over with and I was so excited that I was going to meet my son or daughter that night and that hope was taken away. We decided to leave Macie at the Onofrychuks as it was midnight and we didn't want to wake her up. When we got home I knew I was not going to be able to fall asleep so I went and did the hardest 30 minute walk on my treadmill ever, as it could help to bring on labour. Finally by 1:00 am I got into bed and fell asleep around 2:00. At 4:00 I woke up to a very hard contraction and all of a sudden my water broke. I leaped out of bed excited beyond belief that this was finally going to happen. We were so happy we choose to leave Macie at the sitters. When we got there I had 2 hours of strong contracting then they checked me and I was only 5. Really that is it I knew then that this was going to be a long day. Around 7:00 I finally got my epidural and contractions had slowed down again, by 8:00 the doctor came and she had to re-break my water as it had sealed back up. I immediately went from 5 to 6 when she did that. By 10:00 they checked me and I was 8 cms but they were slowing down again. Around this time I was noticing my contractions felt a little painful I thought it was pressure and I was getting ready to push but when they checked me again and drained my bladder I felt everything. Then I had a strong contraction and felt tons of pain. I knew something was wrong so they did the cold test and I could feel it all. Lovely 8.5 cms and my epidural had wore off. They came to administer more but could not get it to take effect the next hour of going from 8.5 to 10 was torture and pain I was not expecting. Around 9.5 to 10 they had to give me oxytocin as I was contracting but not dilating. Once they did that the desire to push came fast and I was not ready I was wanting a pain free labour and was faced with the reality that it was not going to happen. It took me 30 minutes to push the little man out but it was the worst 30 minutes of my life. Every time I pushed it felt like someone was taking a blow torch to me. I almost gave up and was struggling to breath at one point but somehow from somewhere I found the strength to push one last time and he finally came out. I was so stressed and so relieved by the pain being over I had forgotten that we didn't even now the sex of the baby. Mark said he totally forgot too, he was so stressed that something was going to go wrong with me or the baby that when they told us it was a boy we were both like oh right we don't even now what it is. We both cried and they placed this big beautiful boy in my arms and I was in love in seconds. When they took him to weight him I looked at him and knew out of the three boy names we had picked out (Wade, Kyle, and Reid) that this big 9lb 6 ounce brown haired baby boy was suppose to be named Wade Thomas Hunsperger. When they pushed out my placenta they told me it was one of the biggest and healthiest they had ever seen. It was kind of weird to feel proud of that but I was. He is now 6 days old and the sweetest "little" guy on the planet. I call him my little buddy and I am so smitten with him.