What's Up

2013 was a great year for us! Chris had surgery to remove his tonsils and fix his deviated septum, he also had a root canal done, and I had a Basal Cell Carcinoma spot removed on my neck. We also had our sweet Lyla! Lots of medical procedures done, but thanks to awesome insurance from Chris's job, it saved us thousands and thousands of dollars. :)

We enjoyed living in our apartment. It has been a really good spot to live. So close to Chris's work, 2 blocks from the temple and our church building, and walking distance from the river. We didn't do many walks around the river as I would have liked. That's one of my favorite things to do! But being pregnant this summer, it was so difficult to even get out of bed some days. Haha

Our days are filled with work and taking care of  Lyla. Chris is still loving his job at ISU. I am working 2 half days at the salon and 2 half days at The Apple.
Lyla will be 6 months old on Friday! I can't believe how fast she is growing. She can roll over onto her tummy from her back, but hasn't figured out how to get back on her back. When she rolls on her tummy she tries so hard kicking her legs trying to crawl. She gets so frustrated cause she doesn't go anywhere! :) But that's ok cause I am not ready for her to crawl yet. She is going to be a busy bee once she figures it out!

Chris and I got an awesome opportunity to move into his grandma's house in a couple weeks while she goes on a mission! So for the next 18 months we will be living there. It will be nice to have a little more room and no rent! We will still pay for utilities, but we will be able to work on getting some debt paid off and that will be awesome. :) We move in February 6th! That's in like 3 days, and I have done like no packing. There are a few boxes in the corner I have done, but that's about it. We don't have that much stuff really so it might be ok to leave it till the day before.

The past month I have been really trying to lose some weight. When I was pregnant with Lyla I gained about 40 pounds. :( Right after I delivered her I was down about 20, but then a couple months later I gained 10 pounds back somehow! It could have been the ice cream I was eating every day.....I was just worried about dieting cause I didn't want to lose my milk. But I figured out how many calories I needed to sustain that, and was still able to lose weight! So since January 3rd I am down 6 lbs and 7 1/2 inches. I am also using Taislim to help me lose as well. Their meal replacement shakes are delicious! The best ones I have ever tried. Their chewy Skinnys help control my appetite and the Taislim juice helps stop cravings and gives me energy! And with that energy I am working out more which makes my body feel great as well as my mind. I need exercise to help me stay sane and not get depressed. :) I love my Lyla, but having a baby can definitely mess with your mental state big time. So I am trying to control that. I have felt so much better these last few weeks that I have taken control of myself and I gotta keep going cause I have a ways to go to get where I ultimately want to be.