"Skinny Jeans"

So, I know my "skinny jeans" are not the best around being a size 14 and all, but an accomplishment none the less!!  I haven't comfortably fit into these since buying 2 years ago, actually as of last month when it started getting cold, I tried the "dreaded" jeans on and couldn't pull up over my big booty!!  So, I guess this whole diet and exercise thing is really working after all:-)!
When I was 26, losing the almost 70 lbs seemed like a piece of cake, not so much at 30 I'm afraid:-(.  I don't know if it was because we were so busy and active then with 3 little ones 4 and under, or if my willingness/willpower was stronger then than now...who knows?!  I will admit my will power is much lower now, still haven't figured out why, but I want to officially be smaller than my ever shrinking husband, so I feel thats good motivation so far!  I've had a hectic last couple weeks w/ my sister having her baby, which by the way, I can't seem to get enough of, and life getting in the way of my regular walking schedule w/ my awesome friend Molly, I was up 1 lb this week after losing 3 lbs the week before which made me just 2 lbs away from my first 5% loss on WW.  So, now that things are getting more back to normal, I'm hoping to loose now 3 lbs to get me to my 5% on Monday and hitting both the YMCA now that it's getting cooler and walking hopefully 4 days a week with Molly to put things into high gear to reach my 10% by Christmas:-)!!
I have had so many people around me who have been able to loose some awesome amounts of weight this last year, that it is worth the hunger pains(stomach currently growling) and the gradual pain that occurs after a good workout!  So, needless to say, I'm super psyched that I could actually zip my "skinny jeans" and can't wait until my size 12 "skinny jeans" fit again too:-)!!!

I'm an Auntie:-)!!!!!

Little Miss Emmalynn Joy Miles entered our wonderful, crazy world last night at 11:10pm. She's weighing in at 7 lbs 1.6 oz and 20 in. long, born on 10-20-2010(that's pretty cool too!) Katie is doing well, especially for laboring for 36 hrs and 3 1/2 hrs of pushing resulting in a forcep delivery in just 1 AWESOME push:-)!!!! I was able to be there about 24 hrs total of the 36 with which she was in labor-huge thank you to my wonderful husband and in laws for putting up with my kiddos the last couple days so I was able to be apart of Katie and Richard's amazing daughter's entrance into this world! I spent most of my time in the waiting room w/ Mom and Dad, but around 7:45 last night, our good friend Shelby, came and got me saying Katie wanted me. So, naive Anna went into the room hearing the nurse tell Katie we were starting to push(I honestly thought she wanted my advice on whether she was to start pushing or not). So, for the next 3+ hours I helped Katie and Richard through the pushing process and actually didn't pass out(I know, I can birth 3 children, but the sight of blood/stitches/etc. can make me throw up or pass out like a little girl:-)! Our sweet girl gave her Momma some awesome challenges along the way, but everyone is so excited, and kind of still feeling like we can't believe she's actually here(very surreal)! She's just perfect in every way and looks like both Mommy and Daddy w/ her awesome dark hair and eyes, like Daddy and her beautiful button nose and chubby cheeks, like her Mommy!! I just can't seem to get enough of our little girl(yes, I said our-Katie's my baby girl, so therefore Emmie is ours too:-) and can't wait until we're watching her 5 days a week and getting love and enjoy this awesome treasure that the Lord has bestowed on the Hopper/Hilton/Miles family!!! We love you little Miss Emmie!!!

Poopy Butt....

So, while back in the saddle of Weight Watchers and exercise, my first week was a weight loss of 7lbs!! However the 2nd week wasn't near as beautiful. Although I didn't gain any weight, I didn't loose any either:-(. I walked 3 days last week and ran around like a chicken w/ my head cut off, yet managed to exceed my "extra" 35 points for the week and dipped into the activity points...ugh! Then, while talking w/ some friends at bowling on Sunday, I realized that either WW has changed their points system or I have too many points. My sister and another friend have recently done WW and had close to 6-8 pts less than I currently do, which is weird. So, Courtney and I have decided to decrease my points from 29 a day(which, quite honestly, I can't use every day unless I don't eat correctly:-) to 26 and see if that helps w/ a loss this week, and try to stay out of my "extra points" too, and definitely my activity ones...man, that's lots of points talk:-)! We're going to the YMCA later today to re-sign up for this year(it expired the end of August) and Patrick is dead set on staying to play, so I'm thinking a good weight circuit since I walked for 75 minutes this morning will be in order. (Sorry, incessant rambling, needed to get it all off my chest)...

So, other than weight loss disgust, we've been doing well. My sister is almost 4 weeks from her due date, and I can't wait to be an Auntie!!!! Sooooooooo excited!!!!!!!! It's been almost 4 1/2 yrs since a baby in this family and it's about time:-)! Although, who knew these words would ever come out of my mouth, but I'm glad it's not me having to push that baby out this time(sorry, Katie!). Courtney is finally over his cold it appears and the kids have remained cold free since school started, yahooey! That makes me one happy Momma!!! Well....long boring rambling done....Patrick won't leave me alone to help set up his bike in Daddy's shop, so until next time, have an awesome day and enjoy this wonderful fall season w/ you and yours!!

I'm back!

Okay, so hopefully I am back from my ridiculous almost 4 month hiatus on the blogging front, and back to the land of the living/blogging:-)! Lots has happened since early July in our household...imagine! School started in mid August w/ the girls being in 1st and 2nd grade and Patrick being in 4 day a week afternoon preschool. I've been continuing to work for my Dad 3 afternoons a week while Patrick is in school, been walking with a dear friend 3 morning a week, started back on Weight Watchers 2 weeks ago(I know, shock and awe:-) and trying to get all my "motherly/wifely" duties done in all the spare time that is now.... I feel like I'm constantly running and can never get all that needs to be done accomplished, but somehow I am always able to finish all of my to do list by weeks end, only by God's grace, I've finally figured out:-).

Wow, that is easy to sum up the last 4 months in a nutshell(paragraph).... So, that leads us up to now! Now consists of constantly counting WW points to try and get back down to where I was over 2 years ago and be back to being skinnier than my hubby, who, by the way, has finally broke the wall of his weight loss blockade and is down a good 15 lbs in the last couple months. I'm finding that this time around is much easier than the first time. I was pretty adjusted after the first few days, and lost almost 7 lbs last week, eekk!!!! I'm hoping for another 3 or 4 this week to be almost at my 5% goal!!! I'm so excited to be back where I was before and personally can't wait to wear the clothes that have been in my basement the last year too!!!

In transition, we've been very busy with our normal routine of dance, gymnastics, watching some awesome cyclocross races, which Daddy is doing just awesome at, and on our way to learning so much more in Sunday School(the kids that is) and meeting new Moms/friends in the awesome MOPS group I've joined, took long enough if you ask me:-)....and finding just enough time to spend together as a family to remember why we're here day in and day out!!

So, now that I've typed my way through the most boring, not making sense movie I've ever seen...I'm off to my night of watching a little DVR shows!! Have a great one all and I will be back in just a few days!!!