Healthy Habits Challenge - Week 1

So the first week of my Healthy Habits Challenge is coming to an end. Am I happy tomorrow is a free day? YES! Though this challenge isn't really a diet and shouldn't be that hard, it is. Do you know how difficult it is to eat 5 servings of fruit and veggies each day. You actually have to think about what you are eating and how much of it (which I probably should be doing anyway). I have done pretty well and have gotten at least 8 out of 10 points each day. I would say that is good. However, I have been given a cold so the whole exercising challenge has been thrown out the window the past two days. That is probably one of the more important ones. Oh well. I also got a craving for some ice cream so I broke down and had a bowl. So what! Am I happy that I am doing this challenge? YES! I am doing something for myself to better myself. Plus it is helping me evaluate the other aspects of my daily life. I am eating less, I am watching less TV, I am reading, I am doing silly things with the babies, so I am feeling better all around. Except for this dang cold that started as a cough and has turned into a head cold. That's what I get for trying to be healthy! :)

Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging

I started reading this series called Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging. I had heard of the movie and thought that it looked pretty dumb. I didn't realize that is was made from a book. The book was actually pretty funny. It is a really easy read, you know the kind of books that you don't really have to pay attention to, so it went by really fast. I am not a huge reader but when I finished this book it made me feel like I accomplished something and I want to keep reading. There are at least 8 books in the series and I look forward to reading them all. Plus it is helping me cut back on watching TV, thank heavens! Thanks to Heather and Rachel for introducing them to me.

New hobby? Maybe not!

So, my friend hosts a stitching night at her house once a month. She is amazing. She does all sorts of projects. I decided to go tonight to learn something new. Knitting. I have decided that it is not for me! It is difficult. Plus I am a lefty and that makes everything complicated. Maybe I am inpatient or just tired but it was frustrating. I got it started and it was going fairly well but then I lost control, everything fell off the needle and I gave up. Oh well. Maybe I will try again one day. Maybe I will move on to something else. Someone there was making a temple bag. That might be fun! But then again, another friend was knitting a cute little beanie for her little girl. Maybe I will give that a shot. Unlikely.

Sophia is 5 months!

Sophia is 5 months already! Can you believe it?! I sure can't. She is growing so fast. And getting chubbier by the second! We also think she is going blonde, which means that the Moore genes are winning! Milestones: She has been rolling over (one way) for a month now-however she is not finishing the cycle. She stops rolling when she gets to her stomach (see video in older post); in the last few days she has been sitting up, mostly unsupported; she has also learned that she has a tongue (see video below).

That's all I can think of right now. We love her so much and couldn't imagine our lives without her. She is such a happy girl and she always smiles when she sees us. We couldn't ask for a better greeting!

Sophia, of course

Here are some more pictures of Sophia. TJ took these first three and they are so cute! She loves her activity center. The frog was her favortie. Then her favorite became the flower because she could chew on it. And now she is really liking the light up piano. Such a great learning center for her! The boppy picture was a couple months ago. It's just cute.

Isn't she so precious!

This picture is so sad but still so cute. I don't think she felt very good but right after I took this picture she smiled.

She got this stacker toy for Christmas. We got it out a couple nights ago. She seems to really like it, or at least chewing on it!

Healthy Habits Challenge

So today began the 2010 Healthy Habits Challenge. I am really excited and I think this is the motivation I need to get healthy, and hopefully lose a few pounds. There are 10 challenges that I have to do each day and I get a point for each one I actually do. At the end of 12 weeks whoever in the group has the most points wins a prize. I don't know what the prize is, but isn't winning anything fun?! Blogging, or journaling, is one of the challenges so I hope you don't get sick of me! The other challenges are: drink 64 oz of water, eat a combination of 5 fruits and veggies, get 7 hours of sleep, no soda, don't eat after 8:00pm, no sweets, read scriptures for 15 minutes, exercise 30 minutes, and whatever personal challenge you want to work on. I chose to eat smaller portions. I have always been a big eater but I think ever since I have been married I eat like my husband. Plus I love food! Once I start eating something, especially if it is delicious like

Mexican food, I don't want to stop. I have put on 25 pounds since I have been married and an additional 9 since I had Sophia. This is just not good. So, I say, bring it on! I am so ready for this challenge. I am really excited to read my scriptures too. I am not very good with that at all. Wish me luck!

Cereal

Sophie has been eating rice cereal for about the last week. We tried for about a week before to get her to eat it and she wasn't having it. I even put pear juice in it and she still didn't like it.

We finally got smaller baby spoons and a week of trying passed and she now opens her mouth ready for more.