A Change Gone Come....

Depending on how long you've known me, or how long its been since you've seen me, you might know me with two very diffrent body structures.

if you met me in highschool i looked like this (105lbs)...

if you met me in college i looked like this (110-120)...

if you met me when i began teaching, I looked like this (130ish)...

when i got married (130-140)...

pregnant (150-190)....

post baby (160)...

my heaviest  (180)

start of seporation (165lbs)....

and now (170)....

(sorry for the crazy pic size, blogger wouldnt let me adjust them)

so as you can see i've gone through quite some changes over the years....

So what happened...

well i grew up super active. i played softball, did cheerleading, and competive dance team, and ate what ever the hell i wanted (excuse my french) . 

My freshman year of college i tore my ACL.  I was on cruches for a year, then had surgery and lost even more weight, and while i couldn't dance like i used to, i was still hiking across campus daily.

after i graduated, i moved back home with my parents and thanks to my super healthy and fit mom, i was still exercising pretty regulary.

However, when i moved out on my own, i got lazy, and still ate the same way.  So 6 years later I found myself 50 pounds heavier, and at my heighest nonpregnancy weight of 180  (sadly my pregnancy weight wasnt much higher).  I lost 20 lbs pretty quickly last year, with the help of my friends at work, exercise,  my mom, sparkpeople.com , and the start  of my seporation. 

But that didnt last long.  I began coaching again, to make extra money while we were seporated, and due to a hectic schedule found my self constantly eating fast food, and never working out, and soon gained 10 lbs back. where i am now. 170lbs and not liking the weight.

So I met with my doctor and we came up with a weightloss plan. 

I hope to track my weightloss over the next few months.

  I'm sure there will be plenty of highs and lows, and i will need all the support i can get.

My goal is to loose 30-40 lbs.  I will be exercising, eating more healthy, and taking a prescribed medicine from my doctor. 

I will have monthly check-ins with my doctor, to weigh in, take measurements, and have an EKG.

I will keep you posted! 

Splish Splash

So what have we been doing at the Harris Hacienda???

A whole lot of fun in the sun!!!

I have a 2 1/2 year old....

I am amazed every time i realize that my baby doll is 2 1/2.


It couldn't have been that long ago that i was cuddling with my adorable newborn.

So what can i tell you about Miss Langston

In the last month, we have been all about princess, chipmunks, and spider man.  
Every night before bed we have to watch "Nini Princess" which is either Beauty and the Beast or Princess Frog. 

She Know Toby Maguire from a mile away and kio09nstantly hits the spider man pose!!!

She loves horses and animal, and occasionally (at least once a day) pretends she's a puppy dog.  I was a bit relieved when i picked her up from school today and they were all pretending to be puppy dogs.

She had her first round of strep again since having her tonsils removed, and is no longer on allergy medicine!!!! This is by far the biggest deal for me. 

As you all know i was super nervous about her surgery, but am quite sure now, that this was all for the best.  We still give her allergy medicine, when she is going to be outside for long periods of time, but no more AM, PM, meds, and asthma meds, breathing treatements, inhailers, vaporizers.  

So what can Miss Langston do:
~She knows her letters and colors
~can count to 15 with out help, and 20 with help
~ She loves to sing songs, especially the monkey song, itsy bitsy spider, i caught a baby bumble bee... 

(here is a video from her mothers day program at school and one of her singing happy bday to her God Father Amir "Amirror")


~Love to say "No I Big Girl". in fact these words may be the death of me!!! Any time you try to help her do anything, she screams it.  While i love that she is becoming more independent, it has added about 15 minutes to our morning routine.

~V.S. has decided to revamp her role for the summer. She is going for a little more drama and tears this time around. Temper tantrums kick in at the most random moments.   the most common melt downs are because she didnt get to buckle her seat belt, or turn off the tv.  We also have them when someone "finds" something that wasnt hidden, and it was her turn.  We hear "My turn" usually right after "I big girl"


~ She loves her dogs and will sit in the window watching them forever.  Poor things is they are inside, she is hugging them so tight that it looks like they are in headlocks


~She is back to taking baths again, but prefers showers.  
~She is constantly saying something is yucky
~ Loves Loves Loves Miss Lien, and wants to get her nails painted every day if she could. She is constantly walking around showing people her nails
~She loves pretty dresses and carrying her purse around.  She also puts on her sun glasses the minute we get in the car
~she has a leap frog learning pad that she calls her Ipad

5 question friday (a few days late)

 
1. Are you a napper?
i am a total napper!! In fact when VS takes a nap, i'm usually asleep right next to her, and probably a few minutes before her.  The hubs will also tell you i'm a movie napper so don't expect me to watch it all the way through!!!
2. What was your favorite subject in school? Most hated?

I actually loved history in school. my student always assume it was science, but that just always came easy to me.  i think the sociology side was what i loved most.  im fascinated by other people and cultures.  Least Fav~ AP ENGLISH!!! i still have my "I survived Ms. Whitts Class" shirt, because believe me I barely survived
 3. Did you have the something old new borrowed and blue at your wedding? What were they?

Something old~ my pearl earrings that my God mother gave me for high school graduation. she never had a daughter, so she passed them down to me 
New~ my wedding dress
 Borrowed~ My mother's pearl necklace
Blue~ My grandmother's hanky, which i forgot at the hotel and had a full on panic attack when no one could find it.  luckily one of my bridesmaids reminded me that i had blue underwear to. 
 

4. What one thing are you determined to do this summer


Get my mommy know knows blog really running and get Lani started in dance classes  
 5. Ice cream or Popsicles?

UMMMMM ICE CREAM!!! DUH!!!! i could seriously eat it every day all day. any dessert for that matter. part of the reason i haven't quite lost all the baby weight
 

New blog possiblity : Mommy Survival Guide

As a mother of a very sickly child I have had my fair share of medical issues and quite a few had simple cures as well. Im contemplating startiing a new mommy survival blog, where i would post about various products, illness and home remedies when possible. do you think people would be intrested?!?!?

5 question Friday .... So glad it's back

As many of you know 5QF is favorrite link up of mine!!! It always has great questions, and brings back awesome memories. if you've never tried it, its a great way to join the blog community 1. What did you wear to prom? Include a picture if possible. Wow my dress was this baby blue corset dress. not totally princess style but definitely super girly. My Godmother bought it for me at Macys and thy didnt have my size (crazy i was a size 2 then) so they had to special order it frm south carolina 2. Would you rather be on the biggest loser or a food eating challenge? biggest loser. those people are truly amazing!! 3. fave sonic drink? Refreshing summer drink? A raspberry sweet tea, light ice! Summer~ MiCocina Mambo Taxi (ok but thats really year round) 4. What was your first car, and what did you call it? a 2000 gold Galant. her name was Goldie! loved that car! it had a sunroof, woo grain, 6 disc changer, and the bomb system. you couldnt tell m nothing 5. What's one thing your child or spouse does that sends you over the edge? my spouse~ being late or procrastinating! he never arrives anywhere when he is supposed to. he constantly waits to the last minute then we have to rush. i am one of those super timely people whoo believes in the 5 minute rule! whenever im right on time i feel late

Lions Tigers and Tonsils. Oh my!

So I've been MIA again, but I've had one sick kiddo on my hands. Right after my FW zoo post Lani had a never ending runny nose. After a few days she began to mention her eyes hurting, so I made an appointment with Dr. F. He and I were on the same page, thinking it was a sinus infection, due to her horrible allergies. Just as a precaution he ran a strep and flu test. Turns out she had strep and a sinus infection. Poor baby. So as always we started the antibiotics and she seemed better in no time.

After the FWZ Lani had been asking to see the elephants every day. It had been a week since she went to the dr. Since she was feeling better, we decided to head to the Dallas zoo.

That afternoon she became very snotty and running a low fever. The next morning. Since it was Sunday, I took her to pediatrics after hours (awesome by the way!!!) turns out she had strep again an ear infection, and another sinus infection. The dr on call suggested we follow up with her ENT. Monday am we went to see Dr. Moore who decided she needed to have her tonsils and adenoids removed, and another pair of tubes out in (cue tears from mommy.) we would have to wait a week since she was on antibiotics, but he was adamant that they were taken out with in a week.

Fast forward to Thursday. We checked in at 5:30 am, at Baylor Frisco. The hospital and staff were all amazing and very comforting to a nervous mommy. Sean and I were able to stay with her until she went back for the surgery, then we waited in The lobby for 45 mins, although it seemed like a life time. Dr Moore came out to tell us how great things went, but that she would be miserable the first day and a 1/2. And miserable she was. It brought tears to my eyes. I'm so greatful head her stay over night for observations, because it was scary. She was extremely nauseated, and ended up dehydrated with a fever of 106. After doubling her iv fluids and giving her phenigan fir the nausea she finally started to come around. They ended up releasing her Friday around 1. Other than a temp during the night she really has been great. She is eating, and dancing, and being her normal "spirited" self.

I would post pics from the last few week but don't know how from my iPad. So i'll add more later

.... I do have quite a few posts to share:

Rainy Easter Day
Lani loves Lien
Happy feet
And
Dancing queen