Hmmmm....

This morning, I have nothing to write about.  Nothing.  I've been racking my brain, trying to think of something clever to say.  Maybe it's because I haven't finished my cup of coffee yet.

It's a morning of beverages.  I've already had 16 ounces of water that I chugged down while doing the 30 Day Shred.  Day One - check!  I really need to get in shape, and my motivator is our spring vacation down to my grandparents' in Florida.  Since I've birthed a child, I'm being realistic.  Bikinis were rarely in my wardrobe pre-children, so I don't expect them to be now, but I would like to look decent in a one-piece, or dare I say, a tankini?

It's going to take a lot of work.  Before Christmas, I was a mere 3 pounds from my pre-baby weight.  Post-Christmas, I still don't want to know!  I feel like I gained about 10 pounds over Christmas ~ no lie.  I suppose later today, I'll force myself to step on the scale and get an idea of what we're dealing with, here.

After working out, Avery was already awake in her crib.  It was 7:00.  Usually, she'll sleep until around 7:45.  It seems that she wakes up early when I get up at 6:00 and I have about 10 things I want to get done before she wakes up!  She sounded happy, so I left her in there with her noises of "Uh-oh!" and "Noooooo" and "Eh-yo!" (That's hello.)  Then, she was quiet all of a sudden and the angels sang.  I made my half a pot of coffee and some Immuni-C to sip on.

That's 3 different beverages sitting around me.  I like beverages.  And my new favorite cup to drink out of is a red Solo cup.  We have a stack of 3 of them still sitting on our kitchen table from our New Year's Eve party.  (Note to self: clear off kitchen table today.)

I have been waking up super congested the past few mornings.  I asked Huzz last night if I have been snoring and he responded with an emphatic, "YES."  So, I put on a Breathe Right strip and hoped that would help.  I woke up congestion-free this morning, and I asked him if the snoring was better and he responded with an emphatic, "NO."  Sorry, Huzz!

I feel like there could be a few possible reasons for my recent snoring.  And I will give them to you in list form.

1.  We need a humidifier in our bedroom.  Badly.  Avery has one in her bedroom and whenever I go in there, I breathe deeply and enjoy the humidity.  Colorado is so dry!

2.  I need to lose this weight.  Badly.  Nuff said.

3.  I think I'm fighting off a little cold.

4.  I feel like I need to come up with reasons why I'm snoring, ignoring the fact that I probably snore more than I'd like to admit (heck, no one likes to admit they snore) and I want to come across as dainty and a quiet sleeper, when the reality is that I'm just not.  My dad is a snorer, but he got a C-PAP (?) machine, which takes care of the snoring, if he doesn't take it off while he's sleeping.  Bless my mom - she spent a few years enduring the crazy snoring and eventually moving into the guest bedroom to get a good night's rest.  Let's hope that by remedying a few of these reasons, I don't snore anymore and won't need a C-PAP machine!

I can't believe I'm talking about snoring.

Moving on.  Things to do today: unload dishwasher, do about 5 loads of laundry, mop all the floors because a little piece of me dies every time I pick Avery up and her hands are covered in dog hair and dirt.  I just vacuumed yesterday!  Hopefully the mopping will help.

The beverages have all been consumed and I'm ready to go!

Avery Action...

We've been taking some video, just with my old point and shoot camera, so the quality isn't amazing, but it'll do.  This first video is of my mom singing to Avery.

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The next video is of Avery when she first wakes up in the morning.  She is on the changing table, which is her favorite place to be.  She just kicks her legs and talks away when she's on there!

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And last night was bath night, so we took some videos of that.  The first one is just before getting into the bath.  Just before Huzz hit record on the camera, she laughed when I asked her if she was ready for her bath.  But, I couldn't get her to laugh again.  The second video shows how much she likes to kick her legs in the water.  And the third video shows how ticked off she gets when you take her out of the water!  I don't think it's because she's cold, but because she just loves the water.

Untitled from Beth Bruce on Vimeo.

Untitled from Beth Bruce on Vimeo.

Untitled from Beth Bruce on Vimeo.