Hot

We got an air conditioner this weekend. We were going to try to tough it out because we're from Arizona, dammit. Ninety degrees ain't nothin'. There were several things I failed to consider when we decided this:

1) We have a baby. Her body does not deal with the heat and humidity as well as ours. She was sweating so much some nights we woke her up to give her a bottle to keep her from getting dehydrated.
2) We have a baby and I am holding her most of the time. This makes me much hotter than I normally would be. Cranky momma = not good.
3) All of our windows face south. This makes for a glorious winter, and a miserable summer.
4) With all of the windows on one side it doesn't allow for any cross breeze to develop so the air is pretty stagnant even with box fans in the windows.
5) Everyone in Arizona has an air conditioner, or at least a swamp cooler.

So we finally caved and bought one last Thursday. We haven't plugged it in yet because the billing cycle doesn't start until August 1. If we install it before then we have to pay the fee for the whole month of July. We were traveling until Sunday afternoon so it didn't seem like it would be that hard to wait. But now that it's 9:30 and 85* in here, these last couple hours feel long. We'll be going off to bed soon, but we've set an alarm for midnight so we can turn it on ASAP. Only 2 hours and 21 minutes to go...

Radio Silence

Dear Elizabeth, where have you been? you ask. Well, lots of places. We've been doing a lot of traveling recently. Two trips to Minnesota, one to Wisconsin, and a week camping out at my parents' house because they have air conditioning and we don't. During that time I've had two job interviews, it was Lily's first birthday, I've made lots of cakes, and I have a million pictures to share. So clearly I have some catching up to do. But as we're traveling to Michigan this weekend, Missouri next weekend, and then we have friends coming to town. So it will happen slowly. Especially since in the two minutes I've been writing this Lily has pulled out every single one of our DVD's, found a random wire to play with, and is currently trying to eat the metallic thread from one of my scarves. She's so active and mobile now I have little chance to do anything but try to keep her from killing herself. Slowly but surely we'll get there. Have a great week!

Week 28

Ended up at 162. It was hot.

M: skip
T: 2.5 mile run @ 27 minutes.
W: hot
Th: hot
F: hot
S: walk
S: hot

Week 26-27

Between the hot weather and going on vacation, these past two weeks haven't been great for exercise. However, I only gained 1 lb to end up at 164. So not so bad. My goal for this week is to get back on track! The weather forecast doesn't look like it's going to cooperate though. It's already 83*F at 7:30 in the morning, and it's supposed to rain. Gross. Somehow, even in the summer, I miss Tucson weather. At least when it's 110*F there it's a dry heat (seriously), and then there's the glorious monsoon.

M: skip
T: walk
W: 3 mile run, 34 min
Th: walk
F: skip
SSMTWThFS: Vacation in MN. Some walking and kayaking. Lots of lounging and relaxing.
S: unpack/clean/shop

Week 25

I finished the week at 163. Again, not a great week for consistency. This week Joe starts working for a judge so we'll be back on some sort schedule again and getting regular workouts in should be easier. You'd think a school break would mean more time to exercise but we always end up doing fun things instead. So not a total loss. 


M: weights 2x15 @ 10 lbs
T: 2 mile run @ 22 min
W: Chinese Food :(
Th: skip
F: 2 mile run @ 21 min
S: Farm Tour!
S: skip

The Baby Sleep Whisperer

This is my belated Father's Day post. Joe is a great dad. He does so many things for Lily and me I couldn't even begin to list them all here. But the thing he is best at, and the thing I appreciate most, is putting Lily to sleep. 


Lily had been in bed with us and nursing to sleep until around 9 months when she started making it clear that she needed more space and wasn't really interested in nursing to sleep any more. So we got a crib and have been working at getting her to sleep in it ever since. We finally have a bedtime routine that is working. Most nights she sleeps in it for 4-6 hours and then comes into bed with us for the rest of the night. Getting her to sleep in the first place is the tricky part. Joe is the secret ingredient. 


I don't know what he does in there with her, but after he gives her a bottle she goes to sleep while he rocks her or paces around the room holding her. Then he manages to get her into the crib without waking her up. This is no small feat. We got the cheapest crib from IKEA, which seemed great when Lily wasn't standing and the platform was higher. Now that she pulls herself up we had to lower the platform and it's basically on the floor. So you have to lean over a waist high fence and try not to drop the baby on her face. And there you have it, the baby is asleep for a few hours. 


When I try to replicate this, there are only tears and wailing to be had. For some reason, Joe has the magic touch. This works out great for both of us because while he puts her to bed I get to clean up from dinner and pick up all the random toys that are strewn around the apartment (this is something I enjoy). We usually finish around the same time and then we get to have grown-up time together! We get to talk about things, sit and read together, eat dessert, or just crash and watch a movie together. It's amazing. 


So happy Father's Day to all you dads out there. And a very special Happy 1st Father's Day to the Baby Sleep Whisperer, Joe!

Week 24

I ended up at 164 which is kind of amazing since I skipped so many workouts. We've been busy traveling, cleaning, and doing random things. I'm going to try to be more diligent this week. We'll see how that goes.


I'll also try to write a real post sometime. 


M: 4 mile run 45 minutes
T: skip
W: weights 2x12 @ 10 lbs
Th: 2 mile run 21 minutes
F: skip
S: skip
S: skip