GET THIS...

So when we moved into our apartment, I noticed that our neighbors drive cars with Utah liscence plates. So the other day I saw him (neighbor guy, name is Austin) walking and I shouted out..."HEY, " and then asked where in Utah he was from, etc etc. I learned that he has a wife who is looking for a job and so I offer to maybe hook her up with the bank I used to work at. He says that would be great and they would stop by later that evening.

So a little later they came over. The minute she started talking I knew I liked her. She has a very noticable Utah accent and even more so, a Sanpete accent. Sanpete is the county that my mom grew up in. Really small towns all within five miles of each other. People there seem to have a distinct accent.
GET THIS:
Turns out her mom and my mom were best friends in Junior high and High school!!!
WHAT?! How crazy...what a small world! Best of all, I have a new friend! Her name is Angela.

Happy Father's Day!

CASS
Happy Fathers Day
We Love You!

Traci and Nathan

I know I know

I have been a bad blogger lately. I try, really. But by the time I have a little free time, I plop myself on the couch with a snack and watch a show! Blogging sometimes takes a little effort:) I'll give you a few things that make me smile throughout my day!

-Nathan chases me around and constantly asks "MOM, What doin?" It's a fun way to have a conversation with him.
-He is learning his colors and letters! He knows blue, green and orange, sometimes red. He can sing a lot of the alphabet with his singing Elmo. I'll try to get it on camera for you.
-He suckers me into doing ANYTHING he wants because he'll pout and say "hold you" in the sweetest voice.
-Yesterday I woke up to him inches from my face saying "MOM, wake up!" So I opened my eyes to make him happy, turned on Tigger and Friends and closed my eyes again. Then I hear "BEAR, Where are you?" He was looking for a stuffed bear on the side of the bed. I know you are thinking that this is not blog worthy, but trust me if you heard his sweet little voice it would melt your heart.
Notice that he isn't calling me mommy anymore. We spent several days with my Jared, Tiff and the girls and they call Tiff "mom". So now that is what Nathan calls me...sometimes he'll even resort to calling me Traci. Hmmmm.....I don't like that so much:)

While I'm at it I'll update my body after baby challenge:
I have been working out ALOT! At least five times a week and on Tuesday I went twice. I'm still working on the diet portion but it is much better than it was three months ago. I'm a little frustrated because I still feel like the fat girl. We went shopping yesterday and I went home, put on my gym shoes and went to Group Kick. My weight depresses me. OH, this reminds me... MERCY I hope you are reading this and I'm sorry I haven't emailed you back...I'm terrible at stuff like that.
My friend Mercy from Coos Bay emailed me the other day. If it's okay with her, I would like to post the email on my blog someday. I met her while I worked at the gym down there. She joined and went EVERY MORNING at 5am. She is the mother to two young (or do you have three???) children and decided to make some healthy changes to her life. I invited her to take one of my step classes one morning and she's been takin step ever since. She wrote to me and told me about her progress and the changes she's made in her life. VERY INSPIRATIONAL!!!! She gave me a little credit for getting her into step but I can't take any credit. Email me sometime Mercy and let me know if I can post your email to share with others.

Summer time is a crazy time. I'm trying to plan a trip to Utah by myself:) Cass is working on the 4th of July so Nathan and I are going back to Redmond to celebrate. Nathan turns two in August and Cass and I celebrate 3 wonderful years of marriage in September! We have a lot to be thankful for and look forward to in the next few months:)

Fun With Cousins!

Transitions and Body after baby

The last several nights Nathan has HEAVILY resisted sleeping in his crib. So in a desperate effort to get him out of my bed, I went and purchased a big boy bed for him. It's a cute single bed that hopefully he'll love. It has to be ordered so we won't get it for another couple weeks. Let's hope this does the trick. However, it got me thinking about how much Nathan is growing up. Someone asked me yesterday if I had "my baby" with me. What baby? I have a little man now! The big boy bed is a big transition for me. I hope it goes smoothly.

Nathan has also entered the terrible two's. He throws himself on the ground in public. For example, the Salem Center....for EVERYONE to see. And the the thing is that when this happens, people don't just stare at the child on the floor, they stare at the parents and form their own judgments and opinions in their heads. I know this because I used to be one of those judgmental people. NOPE, my child would NEVER do THAT in public. Funny how some things are totally out of my control. Pretty embarassing but what am I supposed to do? My solution, pick him up like I'm holding a football. His head tossing around in the front and his feet frantically kicking behind me and walk as quickly as possible to the car before he is able to kick, wiggle and scream his way out of my arms.

Nathan vomitted five or six times the other night. All over my couch, floor, me, and the bathroom. Traumatic. I think what happened was I had just given him some tylenol. He was drinking a bottle of milk on the couch and started coughing. I think he coughed so hard that it made him throw up and it was a snowball affect. I called my mom to come help me. It was almost 9pm and I felt like there was no way I could clean up this massive amount of puke AND clean up Nathan and myself. By the time they got here, i had pretty much done what I thought was going to be impossible. I felt bad because they drove all the way up for nothing. So my mom pampered Nathan and Bob helped me take the couch cushion cover off and get it washed.

BODY AFTER BABY

I'm totally keeping up with my workouts. They are good, intense, and make me feel great! I refuse to weigh myself but I feel like I've lost weight for sure.

Eating habits?! I eat less. I still need to modify some of what goes into my body. It's hard because Cass works nights so trying to find things to make for one and a half people is hard. So it usually ends up being Mac and Cheese or pb&j. I'm working on making some changes.

That is it in a nutshell. Nathan needs me to get off the computer now!

Yesterday was my Birthday...we had a fun filled weekend to celebrate!
We had a bbq at my dad's on Saturday. My niece, Kelsie, my dad and I all have May Birthdays, so we get together and celebrate all at once. We were outside all day in the 90 degree weather and loved every second. The kids played in a little kiddie pool and the adults played volleyball. We had so much fun.
Yesterday I woke up to breakfast in bed. Cass and Nathan got up early so that I could sleep in:) Then we went to the downtown Salem Center where Cass let me get a new cell phone. I picked out a pink Blackberry Pearl!!!! So excited. On top of that, we found out that we get a nice little discount because Cass works for Salem Hospital!!
Then we headed to have lunch with my mom and Bob. I love mexican food and one of my new favorites is Muchas Gracias. Sooooo yummy.
Last night we went to Corvallis for my softball game and my good friend Jerri made me cupcakes. Just what my diet calls for ;)

I had a great Birthday and thank you to everyone who sent Birthday wishes!!!