My Workout Partner

in my neverending quest to keep in shape and fight the belly flab from having babies, i'm always up for a new workout and doing something different. i get bored easily. i continue to walk and run on the treadmill 3-4 times a week, but i was starting to plateau out on my strength training. my sis told me about a couple workout dvd's that she really liked (she's on the same quest as me!) so i tried them out. they are totally kicking my butt. i'm in pretty good shape, but these videos make me question that. my arms, legs and abs are like jell-o after doing them.

along with my new workout regimen, i've picked up a new partner. i work out in the mornings before the boys wake up. well, sometimes i have an audience. doodlebug often wakes up as i'm starting a dvd so he joins me. he actually does the exercises with me. i even rigged up some play weights for him b/c he wanted to do exactly what i was doing. it's really cute. i even hear grunts and groans out of him as he's doing the exercises. hey, i guess there's nothing wrong with getting them started early on fitness. although doodlebug won't need much help...he's freakishly strong. he'll be kicking my butt in no time.

now, peanut on the other hand, isn't much help when it comes to my workouts. he thinks when i lay in the floor i'm jungle mom and he climbs all over me and bounces on my stomach. i guess that's one way to lose belly flab.

we had an okay day yesterday with the potty. doodlebug had two very minor accidents. we had one of those days yesterday where i told the boys we were staying home all day b/c i needed to do housework and laundry and all that fun stuff. they tend to get a little stir crazy when we stay in all day. doodle was being a little difficult yesterday and i think his stubbornness was distracting him from the task at hand which is pottying. but overall he did pretty good yesterday b/c the accidents were very minor. i caught him just before they became major. it's a work in progress.

pete was under the weather last night with the same crud doodle and i had last week. so i actually grilled chicken on the grill by myself...shock! pete is usually the grillmaster in our family. i stay away from that. don't want to burn down the house. i have to brag on doodlebug b/c he ate the best dinner last night. he can be somewhat picky...can't imagine where he gets that from. i made sesame ginger grilled chicken, lo mein noodles and asian veggies. he ate it all. i was shocked!! he ate so well i shared some birthday cake ice cream with him after dinner. we ate it all up! kind of defeats the purpose of that healthy meal. oh well! it's the little things in life!

now peanut on the other hand was a toot last night. he wouldn't eat anything and was grumping all through dinner for some unknown reason. i couldn't figure it out b/c he took over a four hour nap yesterday. maybe he slept too much. pete usually helps with bedtime but i told him to just rest last night...which he took full advantage of...on the couch. it was a miracle...i managed to get the kitchen cleaned up and the boys in bed by 8:30. i was exhausted! and i even went krogering at 9:00 last night. it's sad when you look forward to a peaceful night of grocery shopping. hey, there's nobody there that time of night and they play cool music. again, it's the little things.