Wow. I can't believe I've been w/o a computer for almost two months. It feels INCREDIBLE getting on and blogging. It's such a stress release for me. I guess a lot has gone on in our little lives that we're pretty excited about... but of course not any pictures yet to prove. That'll have to be on my "to-do" list, of course.
As most of you might know by now... I've been working my booty off (literally) and getting my life in gear. I've been working with Dan Olsen as my personal trainer. Best decision of my life. Not only am I getting another best friend out of his wife, Rachel, but I'm getting my life in order. It's been so hard. I've even cried several times over this huge challenge. But so far I've beat this monster I'm fighting and he's getting pushed to the way-side. I've been thinking about starting a blog that follows me from start to finish. Stats and pictures included. It's kind of embarrassing for me so maybe I'll start once I've taken a second set of pictures. It'll be more interesting if I actually show some results, don't you think?
So what I'm doing isn't just a work out regimine or even a diet. It's what I called it before- a life change. During all the transitioning stages of my life I've dealt incorrectly with my emotions. I recognize I had problems in high school with food to the point of starvation, and since turned it around to over-eating and just eating incorrectly. These last five years are what have affected me physically and emotionally the most. A long-term relationship of mine was ended dramatically, I met and married the love of my life in the six months that followed. My parent's moved to Idaho and I was all of a sudden in Ellensburg, alone with a husband that I still had to get to know. Started school, my best friend's father died, I had a falling out with my best friend, got pregnant, had a baby, had a miscarriage, reconciled with best friend, moved to Seattle, finally graduated CWU, and then had another baby. Talk about stress!!! HAHA! Needless to say I'm an emotional eater.
Now none of these life changes are so drastic, and in fact my life probably resembles that of many other young wives and mothers. I just didn't cope correctly. And that, my friends, is what Dan is teaching me. How to be a happy, healthy, fit mother who will be able to hopefully play with her grandchildren. :)
Now to some more important updates!:
SHAYLEE:
Shaylee is becoming such a big girl. She'll be 9 months old in a couple of days and the thought of it makes me sigh. My baby is almost a little tot herself. She's independent, demanding, and very sassy. Who would have thought I would have a SASSY baby girl? HAHA!
She has two bottom teeth, one top, and a canine tooth coming in. The first three came in all at once but she handled it all like a champ. She's been taking single steps and then nose diving onto her face. That just makes me laugh because she looks up and laughs at herself too. She's been crawling for almost five months now and just might be sick of it. She now tries this new crawl that is a mix between walking and crawling. Mostly she just looks like a crab. HAHAHA!
Shaylee still looks pretty thin... but she's definitly a Gaertner. She's very long/ tall with very SHORT SHORT legs. She'll have to thank her father for that someday. :) She still wears pony-tails and piggy-tails and looks as adorable as ever. Surprisingly Shaylee has started saying some words, and keeping them in context. Everytime she drops something she says, "UH-OH..." It's pretty funny. She yells very huskily, "YAY!!!" and sounds like a mix between a horse and a frog! LOL! Some other words are hi and dada. But no Mama yet. Of course.
AIDEN:
Now to Aiden. My crazy little dandilion haired man. He's now 28 months and as busy as ever. I've been sitting him on the potty, but to no avail he isn't quite ready yet. But that's okay, he at least uses his quiet time to read a good book or two. HAHA! He of course has hit the tantrum stage at full force, which has made me wonder what on earth happened to my happy little boy. Grrr I say to the terrible two's. Tantrums and all he still is a very sweet little monkey, and a GREAT big brother. When ever he see's Shaylee hurt or in the process of getting hurt he immediately runs to her and either helps her or gives her a big kiss. He always tells me how cute he thinks she is.
Aiden's vocabulary is growing so big! Of course I realize that most kids his age are talking now too... but his little words/ and quirks are so darn cute. Everytime HE drops something he says, "UH-OH... IT'S BROKEN!!" I have to laugh and explain that no... it was just dropped. He still carries his nasty, disease-ridden blue blankey known as LOVEY. Goodness I hate that thing. And most of all, I hate when I have to wash it. It becomes a horror-fest in the Gaertner home. Aiden runs around screaming and crying at the top of his lungs, "Oh no... where's lovey? Lovey where are you???" As cute as it may sound, I probably won't enjoy this until he's out grown it. HAHA!
JOSH:
Josh seriously injured his knee in March and it seems to finally be healing a bit. I hope it continues to heal because this summer is going to be full of family reunions, camping, and hopefully hiking. I'll be dissappointed if he can't join us for these activities.
Work is going great for him. The bosses are starting to throw around big words like promotion, shift change, and more responsibility. I guess we'll just have to pray and see how that goes, right? I have a great feeling.
WELL... That's us in a nutshell right now. Thanks for reading... and hopefully I can figure out how to quickly get new pictures on here. I just quiver at the thought of sitting here for hours trying to download a few pics. :)
