Top Ten Exercises for Stubborn Baby Fat!

Warm-Up

- Wake Up, lean over, and stretch those muscles to get your screaming ray of sunshine out of crib. Change, feed, trip over toys, and feel great about the coming exercises when you see your baby smile.

Now that your warmed up, here is a list of ten exercises to get rid of that stubborn baby fat...

1) Start off running around the house with your full of energy toddler(s). Generally this last for around an hour. Do 30 reps throughout the day.

2) Get your heart rate going by dressing your little one. One arm in and one arm out, right arm is IN but left arm is out. Both arms are in! Pants are on...backwards. Pants are on right. One sock on, one sock doesn't match...oh well. Teeth are brushed and hair is sticking straight up. It's a good look, leave it alone.

3) Work thigh muscles by doing "ride the horsey" do this for six rounds with eight reps each (this is a killer!)

4) Race as fast as you can to the street when you realize your toddler has opened the front door (be sure to check heart rate after).

5) Work those arms to get rid of underarm fat by lifting your chunk ALL day. I know it gets very tiring, but you CAN do it!

6) To get back into that teenie, weenie bikini that we long for before we had our bundles of joy; we must work our abs. .... Laughing hysterically throughout the day at all the things your baby does and says is guaranteed to rid that belly fat (whether it is actually funny or not, you will deem it funny due to exhaustion or first time parenthood where everything is soooo cute).

7) Work your back muscles by taking your babies anywhere in the car... In this order: Load all car seats, lift and put baby in car seat, strap into car seat, drive the entire trip reaching behind you to ensure everyone has their cups, toys, blankets, and snacks.

8) Race as fast as you can to stop your toddler from coloring all over your table, couch, and floor    (google search how to take stains out and scrub your couch). Depending on if it was your couch or a friends, check heart rate after.

9) Final step, you need to give it your all and work your entire muscle group by feeding your toddler supper, bathing him, getting him ready for bed, reading him a book, doing ride the horsey AGAIN, chasing him around the house when he grabs your Fifty Shades of Grey book (anything but that!!), and finally kissing him goodnight and laying him down in his crib. I know this last one is a LOT, but it works all muscle groups and generally take a couple of hours to complete.

10) You MUST remember to Cool Off... pass out from exhaustion
....make sure you relax your sore muscles with a hot bath and a good nights sleep! (yeahhh right!!...)

Mary K Looks Good On Him...

Two weeks before I am suppose to move out of my house, I receive a phone call from a friend I have not spoken with in forever who wanted to work on selling her Mary K products. I wear the always famous Walmart brands, but I thought why not help her out. I schedule an appointment on the day before the big move thinking that I would have everything completely under control...Boy was I wrong... I invited my friend over who also has a baby the same age as my youngest (six months old at the time), and we were excited to visit and have get pampered. On the day of the makeover, I had my entire house in boxes. My husband was at a military function for the week, so I was working solo. My two boys were not in the best of moods, but I could handle this, right? The Mary K rep. arrived and started to unload her makeup. My friend arrived shortly after (thank God, since my son had now taken a very new interest in makeup). I offered everyone something to drink and realized that I didn't have anything in my fridge or my cabinets. Wow...dropped the hostess ball there! I had my baby in my arms, my friend had her baby in our jumperoo, and my toddler was climbing on the table for the makeup; but we listened as she instructed us to wash off our makeup. I handed my baby to the rep. and washed and scrubbed my face. After I had put the scrub everywhere, she informs me not to put it over my eyes...toooo late! My friend went next, and she managed to avoid her beautiful eyes. Meanwhile, mine were still tingling. We were instructed to sit down with little mirrors in front of us and were handed makeup kits. I looked at Alex with wide eyes, because we thought we were going to have HER make US pretty. We were WAY too lazy to want to do this ourselves. I hate getting dressed! Oh well... About this time, the best baby in the world (my friends) started crying. This child does not cry! I look at my friend in horror, and she looks at me; and we just apologize and laugh. To set the scene now...I am holding my six month old, she is holding her six month old, my toddler is chasing after the makeup bag, our rep. is still talking, and we are trying to listen while correctly applying our eye makeup. Yes, somehow by the grace of God we got our lotion, foundation...no powder which I thought odd... and eye liner on. Both our babies are now on the verge of combustion in our laps trying to grab the makeup. My baby discovered that eye liner was yummy (I am sure it is okay, no worries), and my friend's baby was infatuated with the mascara. We were in turbo mode swiping our makeup on like we were were late for the most important day of our lives. We threw this pink stuff on the lid but that was suppose to go in the crease and put the purple crease powder on the brow...I looked like a pre-teen who applied makeup for the first time with no guidance... BUT I was getting it on there!  Our poor rep. ended and left with lots of apologies from us. After she left, we instantly melted into a fit of giggles...what can you do? Oh I know!
Do you want a margarita?!! ...oh wait...I packed that too.

Ten Simple Ideas to Loving Your Husband (favorites)

Ten Ways to Love Your Husband

1) Purchase Post-it notes and write on each one all the things you admire, love, and respect about him. I wrote down our a few inside jokes and our marriage date too. I used this for our anniversary and put them ALL over the hotel room. If your husband's love language is words of affirmation like mine, then this is a big hit!

2) This one is a lot like the first, except you get a lot of balloons (heart shaped if possible) and tie post it or any kind of paper to the the end of the strings and write why you love him on them. You can also tie to the bottom a favorite treat or small gift. I used his favorite candy bar and a movie on two of them.

3) I found on Etsy.com that you can create a poem and have someone frame it for you. I wrote a poem, and the lady I used was VERY accommodating and worked with me to have the backdrop, word placing, and font to have it just how I wanted it. I ordered the poem and framed it myself (this way was cheaper).

4) While my husband was deployed I saved every card from the flowers he sent me and bought a small shadow box frame from Hobby Lobby. It was very inexpensive, and I framed every letter to give back to him. This is a good idea for any meaningful memento between you and your husband.

5) I love this idea. For the family on a budget, simply get a Reese's peanut butter cup or his favorite candy bar that you can write on and use a toothpick to carve out a saying or draw a heart! Simply glue it back together and hand it to him for a good afternoon treat!

6) Also on Etsy, you can custom make one side of 11 by 13 or bigger frame with a picture on the right and your favorite words and memories on the right. This was a very cheap and very fun way to remember our honeymoon, inside jokes, his favorite sport's team, etc... Again, framing it yourself is cheaper.

7) Get side walk chalk and before he leaves for work in the morning or after he comes home make a declaration of your love for him. This one is really fun if you have children too! If you are into this idea, you may also like the idea of getting a dry erase marker or even lipstick and writing a message for him in the bathroom mirror for when he gets up in the morning.

8) Surprise him on a date to see his favorite movie, concert, or event. If you have kids like me it can be a little tricky but with the right planning it is very possible!

9) For a cheap, fun idea I discovered on pinterest. Simply go to the Dollar Store and get white plate in the craft section with a porcelain pen. Leave a small note or simply say "I love you" on it. Make him dinner and after he is done eating, he will see the message.

10) There are a lot of printable labels for free online (a lot on pinterest) that have fun titles for you to stick to drinks. I found for my husband that said "I SODA love you" etc...YES, they are cheesy, but they are fun too.