I did okay this last week.  I was supposed to start my diet on Sunday but I didn’t really get serious until about Wednesday. When I weighed in today (Saturday) I had lost 3.5 pounds and several inches.  I wish I had gotten started earlier in the week since I could have lost even more.  I ate pretty healthy all week except I snacked more than I should have until Wednesday.  I started the couch to 5k too and have done okay.  I feel like I can’t breathe and that I might possibly die when I do the running part.  I guess that’s normal though.  Hoping that next week gets a little easier.

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Babies are expensive!  It’s one of those things that people always tell you but you just don’t understand until you have your own children- all of the things that a baby needs to have really add up and cost you a lot of money.

I had always wanted to breastfeed when I had a baby.  And when we decided that I would be leaving my job to stay home with Hailey I knew that I had to breastfeed to save on the cost of formula.  And honestly- those first few weeks it was sooooo hard and Hailey was having a hard time latching on.  If not for the cost of formula I probably would have given up.  But it was just so expensive that I stuck with the breastfeeding and am so glad that I did.

But I know that breastfeeding does not work out for everyone.  There are many reasons that breastfeeding may not be successful for everyone and those people should not have to pay a fortune to buy formula for their baby.  That’s where the baby formula savings calculator comes in handy.  You can compare the cost of Parent’s Choice, store brand formula to the more expensive name brands. I used the Savings Calculator provided to see how much I would have saved by using Parents Choice baby formula instead of Similac Advance infant formulas.  The savings was over $500 for the first year.  Imagine what I could do with that $500!  Use it towards a vacation, for sure!!

Since all baby formula has to comply with the same regulations it only makes sense to buy the cheaper formula.  If you’re not sure what kind of formula to use there is a Formula Finder that will help you decide what is best for your baby.  For me that would be the older infant formula.

I’ve gotta lose some weight.  Hailey is going to be 4 in October and I don’t think I can call it baby weight anymore.  I’m serious now… we have a trip planned in a couple of months and I want to be skinny when we go.  Here’s a few pictures to help with my motivation:

Skinny me… you’d think I would have looked a little happier to be so skinny.  Anyhoo- this is my before pregnant picture.

And in this picture you will notice that I am quite pregnant.  About 35 weeks to be exact.

And this is me now- last week on our 10th anniversary trip to Disney World.

So clearly, if I want to get back to my before picture (and I still have those jeans, just in case!) I need to get my butt in gear!  I haven’t exactly figured out my plan, but I will post about it soon.

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Times have changed in my house with our TV watching habits.  Since Hailey is now old enough to have particular shows that she wants to watch pretty much most of our TV watching revolves around her interests.  It would be really nice to have On Demand so that if there isn’t anything on that she likes we could just choose an On Demand show and pick whatever she wants.  I went to Charter’s On Demand home page and checked to see what she could watch right now- there were choices like Dora and Spongebob- some of her favorites.

Plus we miss a lot of shows that we like because when Hailey is awake we are usually playing with her or watching something that is interesting to her.  When she goes to bed I could find some of the Last Comic Standing episodes that I have missed and get caught up and they are playing right now!

You can’t go wrong with On Demand, there is always something on somewhere that you will like.  You don’t have to be home by a certain time to watch a show or remember to tape a show (do people still do that!?!?) You will ‘Like’ their Facebook page as well

So if you’re considering some changes in your TV choices, be sure to consider On Demand.