Zero, One, Two

Ryder Crew- Age Zero

My water broke at 4:30 in the morning on a beautiful Saturday, and after 5 very quick, and sometimes painful hours, our little boy was here!
Born- September 12, 2009
Time- 9:42.02 a.m.
Weight- 7 lbs. 11 oz.
Height- 19 inches

Fun Facts:
*I had to have two epidurals because my first one didn't work. My second one wasn't placed until I was 8 cm. dilated.
*Ryder came out posterior, (face up instead of face down). Which gave him a HUGE bruise on his head that caused him to get Jaundice.


Ryder Crew- Age One
Weight-26 lbs. 2 oz. Percentile-89%
Height-31 inches. Percentile-84%

We threw Ryder's first birthday party on September 5th, 2010. His dad had an 'out of town' job at the time so that was the weekend he was home. It was at the Soccer Park in Nibley. It was windy as hell, and we forgot Ryder's hoody. So, he wore his cousin Cason's spare. We also got his pics taken at Smiles Portrait Studio in a suit. :)
On his actual birthday, I took him to Hogle Zoo with his grandma.

Fun Facts:
*Ryder was already walking at the time. Which was surprising because he had barely started crawling at 10 months.
*He cut his first tooth three days before his birthday.


Ryder Crew- Age Two
Weight-36 lbs Percentile-99%
Height-36 1/4 inch Percentile-91%

For Ryder's second birthday, we decided to do a theme for his party. His favorite things in the world are cars, trucks, motorcycles...pretty much a gear-head like his daddy. As Cars 2 had just come out, there was a plethura of Cars 2 toys, clothes, and party stuff out. With a splash of Spongebob (his FAVORITE show) thrown in the mix, we had a party ready! His party was the day before his birthday.
On his actual birthday, we took him to see Cars 2. He did great and loved it!

Fun Facts:
*Ryder learned to sing happy birthday before the big day. "Happ-Birth To Day!" was how he sang it.
*He is a very intelligent child. (I know every mom says that but he really is.) He already has the patience to sit and draw pictures, loves to listen to books, and asks questions about the world around him. He is talking more and more every day. One of my favorite things he says is how he answers questions, "Yes, I do it mom". Adorable!
*If you double your childs height at their 2-year checkup it is a good estimate of their adult height. Its 90% accurate that they will be within two inches of that height up or down. Ryder's predicted height is 6 foot 1/2 inch. :)

Weeks 5 and 6?

Wondering where I've been? Thinking I fell off the wagon? haha Well, if thats what you thought... you were kinda right. Let me explain...

I think EVERYONE can agree that when you're dieting, you get to a point where you get sick of it and want to 'cheat' a little bit. Well, I may have got to this point at the end of my first month. So I thought about this, and decided something I want to bring to attention. Anyone can follow a calorie plan and lose weight. But what happens as soon as your target weight is reached? You go back to eating 'normal'. Which usually means one thing- weight gain. I decided that learning to MAINTAIN weight is just as important, if not MORE important than just losing the weight in the first place. As I was feeling those 'screw this diet urges' I made the decision to take a little break from the calorie restriction and learn to maintain! I raised my calorie limit to what the average woman of my height should be eating daily and even treated myself to some well deserved cravings, such as Costa Vida, Mmmmmmmmmm. And guess what? Success! I just completed two weeks of maintenance and am within 1/2 a lb of the weight I was when I started.

With that said, I am going BACK AT IT this week, ready to kick the weight loss off again! 1,000 calories a day, lots of water, and if I can get a volunteer to join me, i'm going to YOGA!! (come on, anyone?)

Goal for this week, 3 lbs. down!