2018 Goals

2018 Goals

1. Continue our part vegetarian lifestyle through the year. It's better for the planet and better 

for our bodies.

2. Continue to send paper cards to friends for their birthdays. 

3. The usual lose weight goal. I turn 40 at the end of 2018 and I would like to be back below 

200. At the beginning of the year I decided to join Weight Watchers since it helped me lose 

weight before my wedding, so fingers crossed it helps again! I have signed up for 6 months 

and so far it has been eye-opening.

4. Along with the weight goal, I would like to be more consistent with working out. In 2017 I 

did great for half the year, but didn't really start really working out until I finished breastfeeding 

and then got out of my routine as soon as I went to TX. I need to heal my heel before I can 

get back to running/high impact stuff, but there is plenty of stuff that I can do in the meantime.

17 days into the new year and I have yet to work out so this needs to change asap.

5. Continue monthly dates with CP to make sure that our marriage stays strong.

6. Pay down our credit card debt from rehabbing the house within the first six months of the 

year. Unfortunately due to a few unplanned things that happened with our rehab the project 

cost more than was budgeted. We are unsure how we are going to fare during tax season 

this year and CP's bonus will be a lot smaller this year at the new job, so we are going to 

have to stick to tight budgets.

7. Continue to be politically active and contact my elected officials when necessary.

8. Create a better and more consistent bedtime routine. I do think that with getting up early to 

work out, I need to make sure that I am in bed earlier as well. Some days it is great and I'm in 

bed and asleep by 10pm, some days I am up until 10:30pm and then the next day I am tired. 

It needs to be all about consistency.

9. Run in at least two races this year.

18 months

18 months

Wes modeling one of Izzy's hair clips

Height- He was 2' 8.5" (88%) in late October, but hasn't been checked since then

Weight- 30 pounds (99%)- with clothes on at a doctor visit on December 9th

Diapers- Size 5 diapers during the day, Size 6 nighttime diapers

Playing in water at the children's museum

Milestones- Wes climbs up the stairs (holding our hands) instead of crawling and likes to go down the stairs on his butt, forward-facing. He is able to ride his tricycle a bit and getting better at climbing onto chairs and couches. He watches Izzy jump around the house and gets a tiny bit of air when he tries to jump, most of the time landing on his feet and staying upright. He pushes around step stools to get at things we put on the counters (mostly to keep away from him). He enjoys making big circles on paper with crayons.

Wes loves to hand people their things when he finds them on the floor. It is mostly Mommy's slippers and Daddy's shoes, but he will also hand Izzy her shoes, hats, etc. Pretty cute but sometimes we don't need them because we aren't going outside at that time.

Language- Words so far- uh oh, choo choo, duck, mo mo (milk), mo (more), nana (banana), down, and ball...along with tons of animal noises. The biggest word so far is MAMA because he is not saying DADA yet. I win! He also started saying no towards the end of this month. This past weekend he was constantly talking to us in gibberish.

As far as sign language goes, Wes uses the following signs: all done, eat, help, and thank you. We are currently working on please.

Hiding under the table with his new fox

Favorite Toy- A train that lights up, moves around, and makes sounds. Wes is scared to touch it, but finds it fun to watch. He will quickly move trucks and cars back and forth making sounds, something that Izzy didn't really do when she was this age.

He also likes to play "dump" which entails turning over a bag of blocks and dumping the contents out on the rug. It is very satisfying for him.

His other favorite thing is to pick up a remote, a monitor, or an actual phone and hold it up to his ear. The other night he started laughing at the monitor, so I guess he thought he was having an actual conversation?

Wes' favorite game- hiding behind the shower curtain

Wes playing his favorite game at the hospital

Favorite Book- Pout, Pout Fish. Wes likes to make the "blub" sound.

"Reading" a book by himself

Sleep- Wes is a great sleeper from about 7:30pm to 7 or 8am. He is down to one nap a day, generally starting around 12:30 and lasting for about two hours.

Bedtime routine consists of brushing teeth, getting Wes into his pajamas with a nighttime diaper, reading a few books, having Wes turn the light off and on a few times, turning on his white noise machine, then singing him two songs and putting him in his crib. He seems to like the small nightlight that we have in his room so we leave that on now and sometimes he will "read" a book in his crib or talk to himself before going to sleep.

Clothes- Solidly in 2T clothing. Size 7 shoes.

Playing nicely together

Potty training- Daycare has started to put Wes on the toilet when changing his diaper. Good for them but we are nowhere near potty training him!

Eating- Wes is getting better about using utensils and actually getting food on the fork/spoon and then into his mouth. When he is done with his food he loves to then throw everything- utensils, milk cup, food, etc. We are hoping that this is a short phase.

He also is not a fan of his bib these days and rips it off generally before he is done with eating. Also annoying.

Wes loving playing with Izzy's Moana doll because it sings 

Teeth- No new teeth this past month.

Illness- New Years Day Wes and I headed to the ER and spent a terrible night at the hospital. I'm pretty sure he gave me the RSV because I had a terrible head cold for an entire week.

Wearing Mommy's gloves to keep his hands warm

Misc- Wes had a great time during his first visit to the Field Museum seeing dinosaurs and lots of stuffed animals. He was a little scared of the stuffed bears, but walked most of the museum until he passed out in the stroller. This month he also enjoyed sledding down a small hill.

Wes is unsure of Sue at at the Field Museum

Since we spend less time outdoors these days, the kids have been running around the house most nights. Wes follows Izzy in running around and thinks that she can do no wrong. He mimics everything that she does.

Wes is ALL about Mommy these days. If I am in the room he wants to be playing with me, sitting in my lap with me reading to him, or in my arms. Often times he refuses to give a hug to CP which makes me sad. I know that he will someday soon prefer CP for a while, but it sometimes heartbreaking when I leave the room for two minutes and I hear him saying "mama" and crying because I left the room.