Numbers that make me HAPPY!

1. 10 down, 10 to go...pounds that is. I've reached the halfway point in my post-baby weight-loss goal of losing the 20 pounds I gained during pregnancy. Yeah! Jogging at the Orem Fitness Center 3 times a week while Marcus has swim lessons has contributed. Not to mention the 27 times a day I go up and down 3 flights of stairs and the 7 times a day I nurse a hungry baby. That's gotta help.



2. 20/15 and 20/15 - the prescription in each eye 1 year after having LASIK. Something I don't miss - contacts and glasses. I LOVE my perfect vision.



3. 8 hours - how long Wether is sleeping at night for the past 3 nights. And to answer your question Jenn, yes, I am still doing BabyWise. I swear by it.



4. 3 months - how long Kjell has left of his EMBA program at BYU. Only 3 more months of Kjell being gone on Tuesday and Thursday nights. He's wondering what he's going to do with himself actually being home most nights. Don't worry hon, I have lists:) Here are 3 things at the top of my list: Marcus, Holden, Wether.



5. 4 and 2 years-old - how old Marcus and Holden will be in April and May, respectively. It will sound a lot better when I visit Connecticut at the end of May to say "I have a 4 year-old, a 2 year-old and newborn" then to say "I have a 3 year-old, a 1 year-old and a baby," especially when people are already looking at you like you are crazy (that includes you, grandpa).



6. 20 dollars - how much it cost for a Coby MP3 player from amazon.com, earbuds, a battery, a USB extender, shipping, and 50 free songs from emusic.com. Does that sound like a deal to anyone else? It was money well spent, since listening to music has helped motivate me to run (see #1).



7. 14 days - how long Marcus, Holden, Wether, and I will be visiting Connecticut and Long Island in May and June. Kjell will be traveling through Japan, China, and Thailand during this time for his EMBA foreign excursion (we'll certainly miss him!), but that will just leave more time for grandma and grandpa to play with the boys...right?

8. 16 - the number of minutes I've let the boys run wild so I could write this post. 45 - the number of minutes it will take me to clean up all of the inevitable messes I will find around the house all the while holding the baby in my arms. 11 - the number of times a day I think to myself "I love being a mom!" and mean it.