Jan's infomercial about infomercials

Anyone that knows me, knows there's nothing I love more than an infomercial. I totally fall for practically any and every product. So you better believe when I saw the infomercial for the "Perfect Brownie Pan" that I had to have one. Lucky for me my sweet friend Joy sent me one. However, she did send it while I was pregnant. While I'm pregnant I don't know what the following words mean, a.) Self control b.) portion control c.) exercise. So, you better believe I put the perfect brownie pan to good use....along with many a drive thru. Thus I gained well above the 35 lbs the Dr. said I should gain at a maximum! It doesn't help that when we first moved to Oklahoma I didn't exercise and that resulted in a 20lb weight gain. All that being said three weeks after I had Israel I weighed 181 lbs. Yowzers! Lucky for me I saw another infomercial for a workout program called Insanity. I bought it off craigslist for 1/2 the price. Here's the results of both infomercials....

Perfect Brownie Pan
Insanity

Perfect Brownie Pan

Insanity

Perfect Brownie Pan


Insanity

What is Insanity you ask? It's an awesome 60 day program that kicks your butt and makes you lose the pounds! Here's what I love about it

* After 60 days I lost 18lbs and 20 3/4 inches (overall body)

*It kicks my butt everyday, but it's fun

*If you have an 30min or an hour to watch tv or do you hair and makeup you have the time to do Insanity...no excuses it's all about prioritizing

* I can workout at home with is awesome with 2 kids

* The people on the workout have to take breaks too so I don't feel like a total loser

*The hardest part is getting into my workout clothes and pushing the play button

*I never get bored with it b.c. it's a different workout everyday

*You can do it as many times as you want to b.c. you can never finish the program...it is about how far you can push yourself each time

* This program has not only made it about losing weight, but I want to keep doing it until I can master every push up workout.

*My new after picts are now my new before...that's right I am doing Insanity again. Check out my blog again in 60 days to see new results! :)

Look who's 3!

Isaac loves the cartoon Max & Ruby. His favorite character is Super Bunny. I wonder if it's bc they both repeat words and phrases over and over and run around for forever, never seeming to run out of energy:)

Isaac turned 3 last Saturday! Crazy! I feel like I just brought him home from the hospital. I said that last year too, I wonder if that means I'll feel that way every year. All I know is that he is so much fun and I am very proud to be his " mom mom". Love you Isaac David!

He's here!

Israel Gabriel was born July 18 @ 10:24pm. He weighed 5lbs 10oz & 20in. He was 9 days early so it was a bit of a surprise. But a good surprise! Each day I fall more and more in love with him.

Isaac is a great big brother. He helps out with Israel and is very proud of him. I am excited to watch them grow up together and be best buds :)

Isaac is a super proud Daddy of 2 now! He did a great job in the delivery room. Minus the part where he ran out to get the nurse. With both sons I told him he was not allowed to leave and both times he remembered what every button on the bed was for, with the exception of the nurses button. Yet one of the many reasons I love him! And I def. needed him there with me! So, glad to be married to such a great guy!

I love having 2 boys! Isaac is his great little self. And it is a joy to have a tiny baby around the house again to snuggle with and watch his little personality develop! I love you Israel!

My Mom. My Hero.

I know I am supposed to write a little something about our new addition. But I had to write something about my mom first. She's the strongest most amazing woman I know. Every time me or my siblings have ever needed her she drops everything to help us. She went to everyone of our basketball games, football games, track and field, and volleyball games and was our biggest fan. She kept the house spotless and we always had yummy homemade meals. My Dad was/is a pipe welder and she has either followed him around the country or sacrificed and let us go to one High school even if it meant being away from her husband for months at a time. She always has a smile on her face and good advice. I don't know how she has done what she has. All I know is that with Isaac being in the Air force there is an automatic support system and friends are made easily. She came from the Philippines and rarely gets to see her family. She didn't have a support system or automatic friends wherever she moved. But she always did it with a positive attitude. If I am half the mom she is then I'll be a good mom. Thanks Mom! I love you!

You know you're ready to be unpregnant when...

1. You use words like "unpregnant" b.c. the baby has officially taken all your brain cells.

2. Your husband makes you go to bed b.c. it's after 4am and you insist that all the baby clothes need to be washed and put away, the house needs to be spotless, and you can't get your closets organized enough.

3. While organizing your closet you stumble upon your prepregnancy "fat" jeans and think 'wow, I can't wait to be that skinny again.'

4. Whenever you go for your weekly Dr's. apt they know not to tell you your new weight.

5. You laugh your butt off when you're reading a pregnancy book and it says you should get a shirt that says... "I'm due July 27th, it's another boy, I feel fine."

6. When your 2 year old keeps telling you "no, that's daddies shirt. Here's your shirt."

*** if you're a pregnant woman feel free to add to my list :)

I love my little guy!

Isaac with his Froggy

Short story # 1:

Little Isaac melts my heart. Here is one story why. I've been trying to get some "mom nights" in since I know with a newborn I won't be able to leave the house by myself for a while. So, the other night I went to a spouses meeting. I was putting on my shoes when the little guy walks in and and says, " I go get my flip flops mommy" I told him he didn't need to b.c. he was going to hang out with his Dad and mom was going to go hang out with girls. He replied, "but you will miss me mommy!" Ahhh so true. Isaac said while I was gone little Isaac checked the front door multiple times and the garage. After hour number two of being gone he called my cell phone (yes, he knows what # his Dad and I are on our phones) to tell me how much he missed me and I needed to come home. I finally came home around 11pm to find him in the guest room watching cartoons. He got up gave me a hug and a kiss goodnight and went straight to his room to sleep. To top it off in the morning I found his little Car's chair in our formal dining room facing the front window. All I know is if he is that concerened about his mommy heaven help his little girl when he grows up!

Short story #2.

I've been having crazy pregnancy dreams. And I've been seeing things. Nothing too crazy, things like bugs that are not there. So, the other day when I woke up to make breakfast I saw a frog in the hallway. I was not in the mood to catch a frog so I told Isaac to get the frog out of the hallway. He gave me a weird look and continued with his morning routine. So, when I asked if he got the frog he replied, "mmmhmmm". 'Did you even look for the frog?!' I asked. No, he had not. When he finally went to the hall he came back and told me there was no frog. I insisted that I had seen a frog. "I'm sure you did babe. Maybe, that can be yours and Isaac's big adventure for the day. Finding the frog" How dare he! He didn't believe there was a frog. And he was talking to me like I was 5! Well, I did find the frog later that day. I thought he was dead. But when I went to scoop him into the container he moved. So, little Isaac and I gave him some dirt, water, grass, and bugs (ok, so little Isaac caught the bugs) and the little frog made a full recovery. Of course we had to let him go. We let him go in the sprinklers after church and little Isaac was devasted. He thought the "froggy" was his to keep and that we were just giving it a bath. And now he won't quit asking for it. So, on Monday when we get paid we are going to buy him a frog at Brookstone. Fun stuff :)

I made a chocolate cake yesterday afternoon. Over half the cake is gone. My husband had one piece. My son had none. I guess that leaves me as the main culprit. I try to justify it. I had a slice for breakfast, a slice for snack, a slice for lunch, another snack....you get where I am going with this. Plus I always have a glass of milk with a slice...so that makes it healthy right!? I told my husband about my "problem" and he said, "throw the rest away." WHAT!? Why would I do that?! There is only one time in a woman's life when she doesn't mind hearing, " You're belly's getting so big!". I know I'll regret every extra pound I'll gain after I give birth and still look like I am 5 months preggo three months later. But for now I think I'll go have another piece of chocolate cake:)