Flabby Butt and Signing

Posted on | January 27, 2010 | 12 Comments |

My M said this evening:

M: Mommy, when are you going to start working out again?
Me: Why?
M: You have a flabby butt.
Me: (deep inside: AAAAAAURGGHHHHHH!!!!)Thanks, M.

So I was doing the P90x but that was short lived. I blame it on M. She puked all over my workout rug. Don’t ask me what happened. I think all the rolling around and crazy moves that I did made her sick. After she threw up she went to bed and was all better the next morning. I ended up watching the video while cleaning up M’s mess. I had to air out the room too and it was probably 0 degrees outside.

BUT, it will continue! I have the kids on a schedule this week and so far so good. If this continues I should be able to workout at around 9:30 p.m.! Of course we’ll see. My hobby might just distract me, ha!

The signing deal… my baby is growing up!! Jovie can sign “milk” and “change“. I use change instead of “diapers” because it’s harder to see the sign for diapers. She’s also understanding “bath” and “all done“. The milk sign started a few weeks ago but I wasn’t sure until a week or two ago. We have this parents as teachers program here and her mentor was here when Jovie signed milk. We’re so proud of our little peanut!! M signed when she was 6-months-old and she got “dog” at 7-months. The rest came tumbling through quickly (we watched the My Baby Can Talk video and Signing Time) and at 14-months M knew about 33 some words. M started talking at 14-months. She skipped babbling and went to talking but a few words were sometimes unclear and so M would speak and sign until she was 18-months-old. By then she was speaking in 4-5 word sentences.

We’re hoping Jovie can do at least the basics. We’ve noticed that she’s a lot slower than M in terms of development timeline. M had a few teeth at Jovie’s age while Jovie’s still toothless. M was already pulling herself up too while Jovie is still not crawling although she loves to sit up by herself and jump on her jumparoo. It’s so interesting to see how different each are. Fun fun!!

I did make a card and this one is based on the current Embellish magazine challenge: stripes and the colors kraft, purple, and brown. So ok, it’s not a traditional stripe but I’ve got some lines in there, right? I wanted to use more of the PTI stamps I got!!

Before I go I want to share this photo. I love how solemn Jovie looked. Have a nice one and more later!!!

Comments

Be(e) posted the following on January 27, 2010 at 2:44 am.
This is a very elegant card! I love your take on the challenge. Thanks for your lovely comment on my blog!
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kim/ohradiogirl posted the following on January 27, 2010 at 7:43 am.
So the girls are signing … that is good. And love that pic. As for the card, I thought that you were using the new letterpress set. Still, very nice. Thanks for all the deets. Now, get to working out.
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Dawn W. posted the following on January 27, 2010 at 8:26 am.
Those look like stripes to me!!! Beautiful.

Awesome news about the signing. I never had the patience to follow through with it, but the concept is amazing and it really helps to quickly develop their amazing little minds.

OK, your puking story had me LOL in the office. Not because M threw up (poor thing), but because I know me…and that would surely be my sign that I needed to quit. LMAO
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1. Katie posted the following on January 27, 2010 at 9:02 am.
  I love to hear about pre-verbal kids signing. It’s so fun to communicate with not to our kids. My son didn’t start signing until he could already talk but his enthusiasm for it inspired the staff at his daycare center to put together a summer program for the entire school. Kids from infants to 12 year olds were taught some sign language that year.
  
  Love the picture – such a handsome family.
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Her hubby posted the following on January 27, 2010 at 9:00 am.
That’s my girls! Ever-so-smart and brutally honest! Just like dad. (AHHHH heart warming music)
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Cathy P. posted the following on January 27, 2010 at 12:26 pm.
Flabby but (and legs and arms) – CHECK. I started doing some pilates and yoga and lost a few pounds so far. Like 2.

Signing? – Kudos to Jovia! I think Z can sign milk. I haven’t been very consistent. More? She bumped her fists together once. Not sure if was accident or if she actually wanted more food. (so, half-CHECK)

Sofi and I used to watch Signing Time all the time. Even after she started talking. We just borrowed a ST CD from the library yesterday.

p.s. Tell M, Sofi wants to do Skype. But you can blame Mom for not following through….. (I’m kinda shy).
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~amy~ posted the following on January 27, 2010 at 11:33 pm.
cracks me up that the hubby posted a comment…that m is one whipper snapper….coolio about the signing…very coolio….the last pic…it’s a jovie sandwich:)
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Tiffany posted the following on January 28, 2010 at 5:24 pm.
Love the vertical lines and the tiny circles encased on them, beautiful card! So fun to hear about Jovie growing up, it’s so amazing how smart these kids are nowadays…blows me away!!
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Cindy Lee posted the following on January 28, 2010 at 7:39 pm.
Jovie is really growing up! Kids are getting smarter nowadays!
The comment that your hubby posted just cracked up!!
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