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Look at all I did yesterday:
baked one batch of banana nut muffins
baked on batch of blueberry muffins
cleaned all of the kids’ rooms
vacuumed
did two loads of laundry
put away 1/2 of one load (I hate this task!)
baked two loaves of bread
make two chocolate cakes
prepared one pasta salad
made a big batch of chili
cleaned the kithcen
cleaned up the guest room
made up guest bed
gathered clothes for the next batch of laundy
made dinner for the kiddos
straightened up the house
gave my children a bath
And the best parts:
read books to Spunky
bragged about my cute kids to my sister
spoke to my mom on the phone
taught Punky how to write his numbers
cuddled with Bunky before his afternoon nap
chatted with my hubby mid-day
showed Punky how to play a new computer game
snuggled with Spunky before her nap
called Trish and made plans for my trip to see her
saw the delight in Punky’s face when I put a cherry in his juice
enjoyed listening to the children dance together
witnessed Spunky mothering Bunky
tucked my sweet babies into bed
nursed and rocked Bunky to sleep
and I get to do this all over again…
well, not today, but another day in the near future.
Today, Bunky and I are off to see Trish!
After an appointment with an allergist, we have discovered that
Spunky is allergic to chocolate.
As the nurse said, “that’s not fair! No girl should be allergic to chocolate!”
But Spunky is.
It is also very likely that she is lactose intolerant, so for the next four weeks, she is on a strict dairy-free diet. If during that time, she does not have any of her previous symptoms, then that will ascertain that she is lactose intolerant. However, if she continues to have symptoms, the problem may be in her GI tract. We will continue to monitor her and, hopefully, this one visit to the allergist will have answered our questions once and for all.
It was only 24 degrees when we bundled up this morning
to take a nice, long walk.
This is the second walk we have taken this week,
and I hope to take more in the future… even tomorrow!
All this walking is going to help my progress with weight loss. Bunky is now six months old and I only have about two pounds left to lose of all the wonderful weight I gained during my pregnancy with him. However, as great as that may sound, you must take into consideration that I still have about 40 pounds left to lose from my other two pregnancies. Yikes! 
With Punky, I gained a whopping SIXTY pounds. Of that, I lost a little bit less than 40. I got pregnant with Spunky almost ON Punky’s first birthday, so I wasn’t able to lose any more than that. I was incredibly sick at the beginning (first 20 weeks) of my pregnancy with Spunky, and I still managed to gain about fifty pounds– 90% of which was gained in the second half of the pregnancy. Then with Bunky, I was determined not to gain as much. And I didn’t. But I did gain about forty pounds (still not in a healthy weight gain range- although, I tried to eat healthier in this pregnancy and still managed to gain a lot of weight).
So all that to say: I am almost at my pre-pregnancy weight before Bunky, but I have a long way to go before I can get back to my pre-pregnancy weight with Punky.
I love walking, and now that we live in a neighborhood conducive to walking, I think I will be walking a lot more than I did when we lived in the country. The hardest part is getting out the door. With three kids four and under, it takes at least 10 minutes to get everyone in coats, hats, and gloves, and then I have to get them into the stroller and Bunky into my Mei Tai (if you follow that link, you can see how you can even design your own baby carrier). I am looking forward to spring and summer when it will not be so much work to go for a walk.
Now the other part of the issue to eating. I love to eat. Fortunately, I do love healthy food, but I have a serious problem with portion control. I was hoping Lent would get me back on track, but I need to put in a little bit more effort. My biggest flaw is laziness when it comes to preparing food for myself, specifically breakfast and lunch.
And the whole idea that nursing will make you lose weight does NOT apply to me. I have nursed all of my babies for a year (or more) and still did not lose all the weight. And have you seen Bunky?! He’s a super-fattie 
He nurses constantly and is exclusively breastfed. I guess that my body just likes to do its own thing… Oh, and I drink water like a maniac, too.
We would love to have more children, but I would like to lose some more weight before that happens. However, we haven’t “planned” any of our children, so who know what God has in store for us. I’m excited to see… but I hope I’ll weigh a little bit less when that happens.
Yup, she’s got another virus.
I am really concerned about Spunky because
she has enlarged lymph nodes ALL the time.
The doctors keep telling me that it is normal,
but then why is she sick all the time?
Does anyone out there have any ideas??
idea from Sylvia at Adventures of an Orthodox Mom
