Oh Boy..

Funny, growing up it was always girls and more girls. My mother did an amazing job of raising three girls by her lonesome. So, as a result I was sure I was going to have girls and I was excited about it. Being a nanny to 2 little girls solidified that. Both times, I was sure I was preggo with my little princess. But alas, both times I detected, before the nurse even told me, the distinct marking of a baby boy on that fuzzy black and white screen.

I remember almost crying both times as I longed for some pink and ruffles. As a matter of fact I am totally guilty of buying outlandish bday gifts for girls because its my only chance!

All this to say. I'm not really sure now, at this point in my life, what I would do with a girl. I have gotten far too accustomed to the frequent outside or bottle urinations. Far to used to not even spending 3 seconds on styling hair. Can girls scale buildings in a single bound like my own two orangutans? I have no idea. Are they capable of wrestling with a 200 lb daddy for hours of nonstop giggling fun? Will they be okay with being 92.7% covered in something sticky, every hour of every day?

If they fall and I tell them to rub some dirt on it, will they cry? Can Zac continue with his 3 year streak of not matching a single pair of pajamas, color or character? I think not on this one..

All I know is I am officially and wonderfully a BOY mom. I love these dirty, biting, punching, jumping, yelling, sticky little balls of testosterone more and more each day. And I actually look forward to teenage years of my sons as opposed to the fear that strikes my heart to think about a girl who may repay me for my own shenanigans. Oy.

So, to the people who keep asking if we are going to try for a girl. Eh...

I'm good being the Queen of this castle for now :)

Much love <3

Onnalee

Cave woman Belly!!!!

So on my flatter, better belly quest I've realized that I need to cover lots more bases than just crunches every second I get a chance. So here on some great sites and ideas for getting started.

1) Cavewomen belly! I've learned a little about this from my mother. But I have really enjoyed reading up on it and trying to fully understand more.

Basically the theory is "Fight or Flight". Way back when, (caveman days) when a woman was stressed, it often times stemmed from being able to feed her family and herself or worries about NOT being able to.

Her body would kick into survival mode. Conserving and hanging on to body/belly fat in order to sustain herself and survive. Our bodies are God made to do just that. For most of us, we are not worried about when our next meal will come. We are more concerned with finances, love, school, kids and other everyday woman pressures. Our bodies don't care about where the stress comes from. They just think STRESS = LOCKDOWN. Belly, you're here to stay. I know I feel as if I am more stressed than I have ever been over our eczema issues. And in turn I also feel I can quite get these last 10 lbs off. Who knows? It could all be tied together. Or it could be my love of dessert. Um like my new sopapilla cheesecake! You must try this!

So, for some of us it can become a vicious cycle of stressing over being overweight and in turn hindering our own weight loss.

There are lots of other bothersome factors with excess belly fat including risks for certain cancers. This article is a great one explaining the caveman theory.

http://glamafit.com/2011/understand-belly-fat/

Another "start" that I will of course add to my routine will be some belly busting foods. We'll see how this works out. Let me know if you have heard any other good dietary pros. Ill be using a couple of these food ideas.

www.fulfilleddestiny-s3.com/blog/fitness/9-foods-that-help-fight-belly-fat

Now as far as the physical aspect. Last night I broke out the Bender Ball. I bought it off an infomercial before I knew I was preggo with the MoseyBear. It was good. I feel like it has some good to offer over a big exercise ball. Hubs took a picture in my pajama work out mode. While watching Harry Potter :) I think Ill stick with the B.B this week for the rest of our Harry Potter marathon then move on to something different. Because my Lindsey Brin workout video says to change it up or you wont get any results!

Geeze.. what ever happened to my great ab routine in high school of sitting up to get another bite of ice cream in bed?

See a soon!

O

My real mom quest for ABS! This should be good.

Belly Shots. Not the kind you remember from college :) But my visual and blogging account of my quest for a better post baby belly. Im starting from scratch here. I will be trying all sorts of techniques I find from Magazines, websites and your suggestions? There is no time limit and no set goal necessarily. Just thought it would be fun. I feel like a lot of moms are about in the same position as me. And if you are, I would love to hear from you! How about you post some belly pics? We could do this together!!? Alright well, here it is. Im baring it like some famous person posting butt x-rays or cellulite photos. NO MEAN COMMENTS. Ill delete you :)

Follow my blog and encourage me to stick with this will ya? If at any point my stomach actually starts to look worse, we are going to have to re-evaluate lol.

Here we go. Im off to do crunches :)

<3 Onnalee

Octopus hot dogs (that really look more like spiders)

In a fun attempt to get Magnus to try noodles we made a fun dinner. Magnus got to help out and that was the most fun. He ate a lot of uncooked spaghetti noodles so that has to count for something :) Very fun dinner for kids. We tried to make it educational by counting the octo legs. Lots of fun!

Fun creek date with Daddy

So I went into work on Saturday and they didn't need me. I went home, scrambled the family in the car and took out for Castlewood Creek. Our new fav spot to beat the heat. We played and splashed and explored as a family. Magnus said" Is this a date?" Yes, buddy, a family date. Zac and I took a picture together and looked so refreshed. Just goes to show what a good night out with the ones you love will do for you :)

Butter Making

A fun lil way to spend the morning. Living farm style making our own butter :) Such an easy learning project and yummy too!

Okay, round two!

Alright after years of ignoring this blog I feel the need to get back on it! Im going to be a little behind on pictures until we get our computer uo and running in the new house. Speaking of, The HOUSE, The HOUSE!!!! We are getting so much done. Tiling the kitchen starts tomorrow. The boys room is painted and so is the new purple bathroom. Yeah!!!! I cant wait to move back. My hubs is working so hard.
Im working at bandanas about 3 nights a week. I am enrolled in classes at Meremac in Kirkwood. Im really enjoying it. Im about to up my course load to 12 hours in August. Yikes!
Zac is working overtime at work which is great. Job security ;) Magnus is enrolled in two days of preschool amd will be 3 in one month! Moses is busy being one and terrorizing the house. His skin is still pretty bad. We sooo appreciate all your prayers.
Well, Im super excited to start this back up. And will hope to get pictures up real soon.


Goodnight!!!