two. months. old.

i simply cannot believe that cora fayne is two months old. 

shenanigans.

here are a couple of pics of you at two months old, baby girl.

moving so much the camera can't catch you.

wearing bows in all that beautiful hair. 

growing up so fast.

i love you sweet, little one.

always.

xoxo, mommy

{h o t m a m a} week two results

hello everybody!

i'm here to share my two week results with you all!

i think overall i did ok this week. not great, but not awful either.

 but to be perfectly honest...there may have been a little too much extra snacking/cheating.

i made a trip up to my parents lake house with just my mom and the kiddos and there was a lot of tempting yummy foods around. i didn't go crazy just a few m&m's here and there....still had no soda, bread, or anything like that. 

anyway let's get onto the deets, shall we?

w e e k   t w o   r e s u l t s

weight:

146 lbs

• down another 4lbs week two

• 15lbs total

measurements:

R arm - 11.25"

L arm - 10.75"

R leg - 24"

L leg - 23.75"

waist - 34.75"

hips - 41.25"

chest - 35.75"

week two total = 3.25"

total overall lost = 9"

exercise:

not gonna lie. i did zero exercises this week. i feel terrible about it because it was only the second week, but i plan to get back on the bandwagon this week. and hopefully make a few more dance classes too. 

photos:

unfortunately i forgot to take photos this week. not sure why, really. i just looked at graham on sunday (well after cheat day had taken it's toll) and said, "welp, i didn't take any pictures yesterday. dang."

so sorry. hopefully i'll remember this saturday!

hope you all are doing well and had wonderful weekends and father's days! we sure did!

here's a cute pic i snapped on sunday while at my parents house.

xoxo, heather

from baby to boy...in about five minutes flat.

i thought when linc turned three that i came to terms with the fact that he was a baby no more....

but then this happened....

this morning while quinny and cora fayne are still sleeping lincoln looks at graham and says this,

"daddy i want hair that goes like this"

- makes a mohawk-like motion-

"i want hair like uncle owen"

...of course we indulged him. :)

so the cutting begins...

he did a good job standing very still.

smoosh face while getting the line straight. 

all done and feels cool...!

he loves looking at himself in the mirror. 

my handsome BOY!

{h o t m a m a} week one results

hello everyone! happy monday!

it's that time of the week....results day! yay!

i actually took all my measurements and things on saturday, 
but i feel like posting this on monday's will work best for me. 


so here goes...i think i did ok, do you? ;)

w e e k   o n e   r e s u l t s

weight: 150 lbs

• down 11 lbs from last week

measurements:

R arm - 11.5"

L arm - 11"

R leg - 24.5"

L leg - 24.25"

waist - 36"

hips - 41.25"

chest - 36.25"
• lost 5.75" in total

exercise:

 i only did my exercises on monday. with school and kids and dance and all sorts of other stuff i think it will be best to do it on 
tuesday, thursday and saturday. i'm going to try that this week.

 i did make it to a dance class though, so i did some exercise. :)

photos:

• i'm not sure if there's a big difference in the photos yet, but there's a big difference in how i feel. i have a lot more energy,
 i'm much more positive, and i feel great. 
so that's great!

now...for those of you wondering (or worried) here's a pic of a

 typical breakfast or lunch for me.

 three scrambled organic eggs with a little bit of cheese 

2 or 3 strips of bacon 

coffee with a little bit of cream, organic vanilla and cinnamon

if i'm not on my way to school or it's the weekend or we're eating breakfast together as a family this is typical. or i usually have this for lunch when i come home from school and after the boys are down for naps. 

premier chocolate protein shake with 30g of protein

if i'm on the go, or am pressed for time i can down one of these bad boys quick. they are quite delicious and you can buy them at costco. done and done.

....so i'm definitely not starving myself. 

i'm also going to make some chili this week and will take 

some pictures of that as well.

hope you all had wonderful weekends! 

my favorite's favorites

so my kids are pretty much the 

coolest people ever.

i'm not bias at all...i swear.

here's a little peep into their lives.

these are my favorite's favorites...

linc the stink's current favorites:

the pool, thomas the train and all the other 

bajillion trains that go along with it, 

having full conversations and talking 

like an adult, cheese, blueberries,

the avett brothers, lady gaga, playing with his friends,

and wearing his bike helmet around the house.

quinny's current favorites:

sleeping like a teenager, blueberries, 
milk, sara bareilles, acting like his older brother, 
loving on his little sister, saying "help" 
(his newest learned word) 
so that you'll pick him up and love on him, 
hot dogs, and pulling every single shoe 
out of the shoe basket.

cora fayne's current favorites:

milk, mommy, daddy, brothers, and not being hot and sweaty.

everybody's got favorites no matter what age...gotta love it.

{h o t m a m a}

hot mama (n): a mother who exudes confidence, 
is full of energy, leads a healthy lifestyle 
and is beautiful inside and out.

   hello everyone! i hope i find you well this fine tuesday. today i'm going to talk a little bit about where i'm at mentally and physically. this past weekend we had the pleasure of going up to st. louis for graham's cousin's (hi corrie! hope you had fun in paris!) wedding and while there we got to do so many fun things. i'll post more about the trip specifically later, but i just wanted to share where i'm headed with some important things to me and am hoping for your encouragement and support. 

   
   you see...


 we did lots of active things this past weekend and i quickly began to realize how out of shape i am. and i'm not talking about had-a-baby-six-weeks-ago out of shape, but just weak. and i hate feeling like that. we went to this awesome museum on saturday and i kept finding myself out of breath, then we played at an aerial arts studio that graham's other cousin and his wife own and run (think cirque du soleil...ropes, fabrics, trapeze) on sunday and i could barely do any of the stuff i was doing, let alone had to sit out on a lot of the tumbling i wanted to do so badly.


  i found this so aggravating that my body is no longer capable of doing all these things that i really enjoy. on top of all that, when i went to my chemistry lab on monday morning one of my fellow classmates asked me when i was due. ugh. and she had just had a baby in january so she was not a young, ignorant student. she was a mom. 


   a new mom. sheesh, was i embarrassed.


 and for the cherry on top, i went to a dance class last night. super great teacher, amazing song and choreography and i just couldn't do it. i tried my best and never quit, but the fact of the matter is i'm weak. not just my belly where the baby was. but my ankles, arms, feet, hips, shoulders, back, everything. 

   any of you who know me well, know that i have been a dancer for many years. i love it. can't get enough of it. so you can imagine how disappointed i felt after leaving that class last night. but the good news is i also left with so much motivation. i'm sick of being unhealthy and out of shape. it's time to take back this body that God has given me and make it healthy once again. 

   you'll notice i have defined "hot mama" at the top of this post. that is exactly the type of hot mama i want to be!


  it's not just about losing pounds and looking good in skinny jeans (although that is important...) it's about feeling good, too. 

so...what am i going to do about it you ask? well i'm going to start with my slow carb diet again and be a lot more strict this time around, but also add in some exercise. in the same book i've mentioned before,  the four hour body by tim ferriss, he talks about different exercises you can do if you are small on time, but need big impact. that's what i'll be doing. but then the next big step is blogging about it. i find it much easier to come up with excuses to not exercise or eat right with no accountability, but if i know i am going to be "weighing in" for y'all on a weekly basis, that's a gamechanger right there folks. i hope that just by knowing that a few people read this, it will really help keep me committed to getting healthy this time around. and i know it's not just about doing it for other people...i think this time around i'm doing it mostly for myself. in the past i would want to look good for my friends or my husband or my family, but this time i can tell a difference. i want this for me.

i want to enjoy my dance classes more. 

i want to challenge myself to learning the trapeze.

i want to mentally be healthy and confident in myself. 

i want to be the mother that has enough energy 

to wrestle with her boys.

   as i walked through the grocery store yesterday shopping for healthy foods, not once did i find myself wishing i could buy some coke, or donuts, or chips. i was so turned off by all that junk. and i am so thankful that this time i'm in it for me. one hundred percent.

   so i'm starting this four week (at least, it may turn into eight weeks) journey with you guys. i'm going to be posting pictures and stats weekly and will be blogging about how i feel. 

  

 if anyone would like to do this with me you are more than welcome! 

i would love to have some company. ;-) 

   
  feel free to check out the four hour body and let me know if you're interested. we could swap stats and photos or even post them on the blog if you'd also like the accountability and commitment. 

  
 thanks for letting me share that and hope to see you on the other side of four weeks healthier and stronger!

   

s t a r t

weight: 161 lbs

measurements:   

right arm - 11.75"

left arm - 11.25"

right leg - 25"

left leg - 24.5"

chest - 36" (not too sure what'll happen here..cora fayne loves those muks!)

waist - 39"

hips - 42"


exercise: (this is here to help me track my progress, sounds kinda funny i'm sure!)
 flying dogs - 15 on each side, 30 total
 cat vomit - 6 sets at 10 seconds each
 butt ups - 20 total
 kettle bell swings - 17 swings at about 15 lbs
 - do these on monday, wednesday and friday

photos: (this is quite embarrassing, but i think it'll be worth it!)

busy, busy, busy

   Sorry I haven't posted in a week or so...we have been SUPER busy! Linc turned 3 this past Saturday and of course I forgot to take any pictures! (My brain sometimes...geeze) We also had a relaxing time at my parents lakehouse with my sister and her family. There's just something so peaceful about being out on a boat...ahhh...and again forgot to take pictures of that. oops.
   Unfortunately though we all got sick this Tuesday. We had a great Memorial Day at the pool with Graham's family and then bam! Sickness hit us late that night and hasn't quite left yet. Thankfully no one is still running to the bathroom, but we're all kind of weak and tired. Hopefully we can get some rest because we leave for St. Louis tomorrow. Yay! We're headed up for Graham's cousins wedding and we're super excited. To see everyone again will be so nice and this will be the first time all the second cousins get to meet....hopefully I remember to take pictures this time around!
   I've also just started summer classes at GPC (go jaguars!) and am pretty busy so far with school work. I'm going to do my best to find time to blog, but I'm not making any guarantees....they may be few and far between for the next few weeks...
   Anywho, I hope this update finds all of you well and having wonderful summers! Love to you all!