tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86753039566603298882024-03-12T20:43:31.592-07:00Outdoor GirlRants and Ramblings, and a smattering of belly pics, from my first pregnancy.Mostly Fit Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03273482621383844670noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675303956660329888.post-82680091071446109382010-09-12T09:39:00.000-07:002010-09-12T09:42:22.538-07:00Monkey Break!!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/TI0CsnF7aKI/AAAAAAAACmg/z_16j6kOAVI/s1600/monkey.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516068084030072994" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/TI0CsnF7aKI/AAAAAAAACmg/z_16j6kOAVI/s200/monkey.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br />We had a full sunny, blue sky day today!! We've only had a tiny bit of rain the past two days and it is truly enchanting here. We're still taking “Monkey Breaks” to drop what we are doing when the monkeys come by. We're doing it at least 2 times a day though, so we'll probably stop soon. It is pretty magical to watch them parade through the tree tops and stop to eat along the way. The big brown howler monkeys are a bit intimidating and super loud. They travel in small groups and make a lot of noise and drop a lot of fruit, seeds, leaves, etc. on the ground so you don't want to be underneath them. The small black monkeys with the white faces are much cuter, they are small and travel in larger groups and get much closer to the ground. They eat fruit and are great at sharing and eating only what they need, it is cool. They'll gather around a tree with several large melon type fruits and they will open one and take turns climbing up and eating and when it is done they'll move to another tree. We have a tree with 4-5 melon things there and they come by and eat one at a time. Pretty responsible little guys!</div>Mostly Fit Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03273482621383844670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675303956660329888.post-62655789402072930212010-09-11T06:33:00.000-07:002010-09-11T06:34:52.272-07:00Jungle Flu!<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Well, I have mostly recovered from a serious bout of jungle stomach, I have never been more sick in my life! We hiked over to Encanta La Vida, a local Inn, for dinner and drinks on Sunday night. It was a brisk walk at dusk among the bats to get there. We had hoped to travel to this place once a week for dinner and hanging out with people on vacation as a break and some socialization. Well, the place had cleared out that morning and has no more guests booked for the next few months. We are bummed we won't be able to hang here more...but we had a margarita and talked to the manager and then had a great dinner. About 5am the next day I woke up and rushed to the bathroom. I spent the next 4-5 hours in there, the next whole day in bed, and the day after that taking it easy. The third day I started eating a bit again, but I still don't feel normal. What a pain! As if this trip isn't hard enough, getting sick was a major bummer.</p>Mostly Fit Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03273482621383844670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675303956660329888.post-43380804904193993052010-09-05T13:09:00.001-07:002010-09-11T06:46:10.725-07:00Jungle Life Part TwoWe've added some pretty great things to our daily routine. Some highlights include:<div><br /><div>1) swimming every day in our own little pool</div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/TIP6KeZd8bI/AAAAAAAACUg/ST8mYoGo9ZE/s1600/IMG_5484.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513525426697138610" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 200px; height: 150px;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/TIP6KeZd8bI/AAAAAAAACUg/ST8mYoGo9ZE/s200/IMG_5484.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/TIuH-kFNQ6I/AAAAAAAACb4/uTfujnPOfGE/s1600/pool.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/TIuH-kFNQ6I/AAAAAAAACb4/uTfujnPOfGE/s200/pool.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515651677552460706" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>2) eating breakfast on the rock bench at the beach in front of our place</div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/TIuGK3nHzoI/AAAAAAAACbU/TfDybtQashg/s1600/breakfast.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/TIuGK3nHzoI/AAAAAAAACbU/TfDybtQashg/s200/breakfast.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515649689930157698" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br />3) Playing with Hermit Crabs at the beach<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/TIuGxbKvg2I/AAAAAAAACbc/zbUvMcAFCkk/s1600/hermitcrab.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/TIuGxbKvg2I/AAAAAAAACbc/zbUvMcAFCkk/s200/hermitcrab.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515650352309830498" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />4) Watching monkeys eat fruit in the trees<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/TIuHqglNyTI/AAAAAAAACbw/_noAv2v8sCo/s1600/monkey.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/TIuHqglNyTI/AAAAAAAACbw/_noAv2v8sCo/s200/monkey.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515651333015587122" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div></div>Mostly Fit Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03273482621383844670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675303956660329888.post-67514908610412615102010-09-05T12:54:00.000-07:002010-09-11T06:35:38.934-07:00Jungle Life<div>Well, we're living in the jungle. Somehow chanting "the bugs are more afraid of you than you are of them" is not as comforting as it would seem while trying to use the open air bathroom at night. We are in an amazing house, totally fit for the enviroment, but not a very good fit for my somewhat sheltered city existence. Here people are happy to have bats around since they eat the mosquitos. For me, bats "around" is OK. Bats in the house...that takes some getting used to! Here are a few things we've added to our daily routine here in Costa Rica:</div><br /><div> </div><br /><div>1) We sleep in a mosquito net, a lot of folks around here don't use them since there are so many bats...but that thing is my new best friend! When we get in and read to PJ and then turn out the light I can (sort of) sleep knowing that all of the chirping and buzzing and flapping going on will be safely kept away.</div><br /><div> </div><br /><div>2) When we get up in the morning, one of us gets up first and cleans up all the random poop off the floor. Bats, birds, geckos...and who knows what else all leave their "deposits" around so we have to clean up a bit before Pippa can get out of bed to run around.</div><br /><div> </div><br /><div>3) No food waste of any kind in the trash, there is a special bucket outside with a screw top locking lid that food trash goes in. We don't know the consequences of breaking this rule...but I can imagine...so we're militant about this one!</div><br /><div> </div><br /><div>Life here comes with pretty great perks though too...I'll post them next.</div><br /><div> </div>Mostly Fit Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03273482621383844670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675303956660329888.post-51739658121818114772010-09-04T13:55:00.000-07:002010-09-04T14:20:43.874-07:00San Jose Sights<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/TIK2jTnYpjI/AAAAAAAACRM/UqKJoMfF0mQ/s1600/IMG_5425.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513169611532052018" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/TIK2jTnYpjI/AAAAAAAACRM/UqKJoMfF0mQ/s200/IMG_5425.JPG" border="0" /></a> Our adventure in Costa Rica started as soon as we landed in San Jose. The taxi driver we hired to take us to our hotel didn't show. We were left to fight through the gauntlet of aggressively helpful drivers and figure out how not to get ripped of. We found a new driver, but he either got lost on our way or isn't a good taxi driver...we weaved through<br />some SUPER scary parts of the city to get to our hotel.<br /><br /><br /><br /> We chose to stay at the Hotel Don Carlos in the historic district, advertised as a hotel with charm and character in the historic <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/TIK2i4tO7qI/AAAAAAAACRE/Y1G_gT8M9UU/s1600/IMG_5427.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513169604308823714" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/TIK2i4tO7qI/AAAAAAAACRE/Y1G_gT8M9UU/s200/IMG_5427.JPG" border="0" /></a>district.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/TIK2j7_UoWI/AAAAAAAACRU/-vgLCLmK0zw/s1600/IMG_5420.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513169622369870178" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/TIK2j7_UoWI/AAAAAAAACRU/-vgLCLmK0zw/s200/IMG_5420.JPG" border="0" /></a>Well...sort of! It took a bit of time, but we grew to appreciate after exploring it a bit. It was an old residence for kings or goverment folks or something. The rooms are small and old, but there are a lot of cool corridors and outdoor spaces filled with interesting Costa Rican art and some neat fountains. If you have one night in San Jose I would recommend it....but it is somewhat rough.<br /><br />It was a rainy afternoon...but we took in some city sights anyway. We stuck out like a sore thumb with our rain jackets while all the locals had nice clothes and umbrellas, but PJ had fun and we all needed the exercise after the red-eye flight. <a href="http://localhost:49621/c4e7e7438cce5c97dae89c929b356c70/image/b25fec764bb8ea72.jpg"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/TIK2iVXBxII/AAAAAAAACQ8/8TnA1ZS57hE/s1600/IMG_5426.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513169594820445314" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/TIK2iVXBxII/AAAAAAAACQ8/8TnA1ZS57hE/s200/IMG_5426.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513169588415487298" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/TIK2h9f93UI/AAAAAAAACQ0/otgcnLtIQPw/s200/IMG_5422.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /></div>Mostly Fit Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03273482621383844670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675303956660329888.post-26458445088406905792010-09-04T13:49:00.000-07:002010-09-04T13:51:21.402-07:00San Jose Sights<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/TIKxRCeKJ-I/AAAAAAAACQU/5T_P6zsux4g/s1600/IMG_5425.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/TIKxRCeKJ-I/AAAAAAAACQU/5T_P6zsux4g/s160/IMG_5425.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br />Our trip to Costa Rica began with an adventure in San Jose. We had one day here before catching the small plane to Puerto Jimenez and Matapalo, our designated taxi driver didn't arrive to take us to our hotel, so we were left to fend for ourselves amid the gauntlet of aggressive drivers trying to "help". It was intimidating and we were a little wary of being ripped of, but we found a driver and headed to our hotel. We booked a room at the Hotel Don Carlos in the historic district of San Jose. It was a former residence for royalty or heads of state or something and was supposed to be pretty cool. I am not sure if the cab driver got lost or what..but we went through some SCARY areas of the city getting to this place!! <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/TIKxRgHPEdI/AAAAAAAACQc/w40hT6kOEBU/s1600/IMG_5426.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/TIKxRgHPEdI/AAAAAAAACQc/w40hT6kOEBU/s160/IMG_5426.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br />When we finally arrived in one piece, with all of our bags, we were disappointed to say the least. But, after settling in somewhat and exploring the place the hotel began to show it's charm. The rooms are small and old, but there are a lot of cool corridors and outdoor spaces filled with interesting Costa Rican art and some neat fountains. The restaurant was good and the staff super friendly. If you have one night in San Jose I would recommend it....but it is somewhat rough.<br />The afternoon was super rainy, but we put on our coats and headed out to explore a bit anyway. We definitely stuck out as tourists with our rain coats amid all the Costa Rican's with regular clothes and umbrellas...but we had fun. <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/invalid.jpg"></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/TIKxR7PXFZI/AAAAAAAACQk/Tp2XO2MAqSU/s1600/IMG_5427.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/TIKxR7PXFZI/AAAAAAAACQk/Tp2XO2MAqSU/s160/IMG_5427.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/TIKxSHInsZI/AAAAAAAACQs/2bG1Uz8rHqY/s1600/IMG_5420.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/TIKxSHInsZI/AAAAAAAACQs/2bG1Uz8rHqY/s160/IMG_5420.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Mostly Fit Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03273482621383844670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675303956660329888.post-82542114221516646152010-09-04T13:25:00.001-07:002010-09-04T13:50:53.060-07:00Journey to Costa Rica<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/TIKtWRTCotI/AAAAAAAACQM/A78BdOiFRy4/s1600/IMG_5409.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513159491966902994" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/TIKtWRTCotI/AAAAAAAACQM/A78BdOiFRy4/s200/IMG_5409.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/TIKsVm5lPeI/AAAAAAAACP0/K7fzw1neRss/s1600/IMG_5413.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513158381074202082" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/TIKsVm5lPeI/AAAAAAAACP0/K7fzw1neRss/s200/IMG_5413.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div>Well...after weeks of planning, then a few months of waiting, we finally left for our two month stay in Costa Rica. Here are a few travel day photos...</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Just so you know...that bag holds all of our stuff for the whole two month trip!</div></div></div>Mostly Fit Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03273482621383844670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675303956660329888.post-89775792273668403682010-04-15T22:41:00.000-07:002010-04-15T22:41:51.898-07:00Fun at Kid's World<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/S8f4mnI2RuI/AAAAAAAAB44/JJu-uY4QbkQ/s1600/IMG_4491.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/S8f4mnI2RuI/AAAAAAAAB44/JJu-uY4QbkQ/s160/IMG_4491.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br />Pippa is more and more physically coordinated and outgoing each day, she is pretty much all over the place at the park closest to our house; Kids World. She loves to climb up and down steps and is getting <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/S8f4nDNdd-I/AAAAAAAAB5A/jsqEnhDbB54/s1600/IMG_4492.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/S8f4nDNdd-I/AAAAAAAAB5A/jsqEnhDbB54/s160/IMG_4492.JPG" border="0" /></a>confident enough to go down slides on her own.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/S8f4nbXNyRI/AAAAAAAAB5I/z7EoLfr4Hjk/s1600/IMG_4496.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/S8f4nbXNyRI/AAAAAAAAB5I/z7EoLfr4Hjk/s160/IMG_4496.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/S8f4nuHxuZI/AAAAAAAAB5Q/NpJaneZxmb8/s1600/IMG_4500.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/S8f4nuHxuZI/AAAAAAAAB5Q/NpJaneZxmb8/s160/IMG_4500.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Mostly Fit Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03273482621383844670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675303956660329888.post-66053856197447402062010-04-15T22:34:00.000-07:002010-04-15T22:34:36.184-07:00Patrick's Big 4-0 Party<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/S8f25144Y-I/AAAAAAAAB4g/036J93AOGH0/s1600/IMG_4536.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/S8f25144Y-I/AAAAAAAAB4g/036J93AOGH0/s160/IMG_4536.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br />Happy 40th Patrick! We had a great dinner out with a group of our closest friends in the Roosterfish Room at Seagrass Restaurant.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/S8f26LkQyPI/AAAAAAAAB4o/iQKPj-aJhVM/s1600/IMG_4538.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/S8f26LkQyPI/AAAAAAAAB4o/iQKPj-aJhVM/s160/IMG_4538.JPG" border="0" /></a> Pippa stayed with a sitter for the first time in several months, and actually had a great time! Patrick and I will be better and doing date night from now on!<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/S8f26gMd19I/AAAAAAAAB4w/zr9oaeKCSo4/s1600/IMG_4546.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/S8f26gMd19I/AAAAAAAAB4w/zr9oaeKCSo4/s160/IMG_4546.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Mostly Fit Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03273482621383844670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675303956660329888.post-82717106240298857352009-09-13T11:53:00.000-07:002010-04-15T22:26:24.969-07:00Hawaii 2009<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/Sq0_s4TALdI/AAAAAAAAA8Q/SzVsLG7B2lo/s1600-h/DSC04429.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/Sq0_s4TALdI/AAAAAAAAA8Q/SzVsLG7B2lo/s160/DSC04429.JPG" border="0"></a><div style="clear: both;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" align="middle" border="0"></a></div><br /><br />Not sure why I didn't get to this...but here is our Hawaii post. I'll catch us all up over the next few days.Mostly Fit Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03273482621383844670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675303956660329888.post-26371274992643198782009-08-21T10:33:00.000-07:002009-08-21T10:36:56.712-07:00Eating is fun!!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/So7ab9l8j-I/AAAAAAAAA4w/OM4MFbsum2Q/s1600-h/IMG_2695.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/So7ab9l8j-I/AAAAAAAAA4w/OM4MFbsum2Q/s160/IMG_2695.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/So7acZ7K2eI/AAAAAAAAA44/wjy4oUyuJKU/s1600-h/IMG_2696.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/So7acZ7K2eI/AAAAAAAAA44/wjy4oUyuJKU/s160/IMG_2696.JPG" border="0" /></a> Pippa is getting pretty gung ho about solid foods, here is a start at many messy face baby photos to come!!!<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/So7aczwbeVI/AAAAAAAAA5A/QTH8hQ0qt7w/s1600-h/IMG_2697.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/So7aczwbeVI/AAAAAAAAA5A/QTH8hQ0qt7w/s160/IMG_2697.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/So7adea36eI/AAAAAAAAA5I/DTpj0ltNDn8/s1600-h/IMG_2706.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/So7adea36eI/AAAAAAAAA5I/DTpj0ltNDn8/s160/IMG_2706.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Mostly Fit Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03273482621383844670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675303956660329888.post-86498437574615215332009-08-12T22:24:00.001-07:002009-08-22T10:48:34.087-07:00Road Trip - Oregon Coast<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/So7qiDNDrbI/AAAAAAAAA54/OTYH8nz4vQU/s1600-h/DSC04190.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/So7qiDNDrbI/AAAAAAAAA54/OTYH8nz4vQU/s200/DSC04190.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372489276196105650" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SpAvBkxJ8kI/AAAAAAAAA6Q/bDKGLKIoIdA/s1600-h/DSC04205.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SpAvBkxJ8kI/AAAAAAAAA6Q/bDKGLKIoIdA/s200/DSC04205.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372846059549225538" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/So7qjS_d7II/AAAAAAAAA6I/PsImKAY8xag/s1600-h/DSC04192.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/So7qjS_d7II/AAAAAAAAA6I/PsImKAY8xag/s200/DSC04192.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372489297613941890" border="0" /></a><br /><br />After a week or so in Portland we decided to drive back along the coast. We spent a day exploring Corvallis - a town that has won several "green" awards and has one of the lowest carbon footprints for its size in the US. We like the cute downtown and the neighborhoods around Oregon State University, as well as the extensive system of bike routes. It seems like a great little town to put down some roots in....so I think we'll research the potential employers here a bit.<br />From Corvallis we drove out to the Oregon coast at Newport and started our slow and winding - and oh yeah, Gorgeous - drive toward home. We had plenty of cool photo stops and a picnic by a lake just south of the Oregon Sand Dune national recreation area.<br />We took 2 days to get from Newport to Sebastopol, CA, stopping to explore here and there along the way...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/So7qgtx-THI/AAAAAAAAA5o/ZcWPVM2LgEs/s1600-h/DSC04183.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/So7qgtx-THI/AAAAAAAAA5o/ZcWPVM2LgEs/s200/DSC04183.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372489253265493106" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/So7qirwtQ7I/AAAAAAAAA6A/vlBQK2h_l8A/s1600-h/DSC04178.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/So7qirwtQ7I/AAAAAAAAA6A/vlBQK2h_l8A/s200/DSC04178.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372489287083049906" border="0" /></a>Mostly Fit Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03273482621383844670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675303956660329888.post-48707934740558652062009-08-12T21:52:00.000-07:002009-08-21T10:52:35.080-07:00Road Trip - Grandma's House<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/So7eg3XUlbI/AAAAAAAAA5g/1YMVKXH78YY/s1600-h/IMG_2772.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/So7eg3XUlbI/AAAAAAAAA5g/1YMVKXH78YY/s200/IMG_2772.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372476061698528690" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We arrived in Portland after 3 days on the road...to be greeted by the hottest temperatures ever recorded! The news said 107 was the high, but our car registered 113, not that it makes much of a difference once you get that high! We had a good time hanging out with Grandma Carol and Grandpa Tom. Pippa loved exploring her new surroundings and especially liked sitting on Grandpa's lap for meal time and learning how to work a recliner.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/So7egZZnO4I/AAAAAAAAA5Y/VaUerCBVFuo/s1600-h/IMG_2762.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/So7egZZnO4I/AAAAAAAAA5Y/VaUerCBVFuo/s200/IMG_2762.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372476053655075714" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/So7efy8r7KI/AAAAAAAAA5Q/KroIWWZ4OpI/s1600-h/DSC04165.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/So7efy8r7KI/AAAAAAAAA5Q/KroIWWZ4OpI/s200/DSC04165.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372476043333201058" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SoOcx7zPtTI/AAAAAAAAA2U/uRpJeBxEyIw/s1600-h/IMG_2764.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SoOcx7zPtTI/AAAAAAAAA2U/uRpJeBxEyIw/s200/IMG_2764.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369307562435917106" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SoOcyO-oaUI/AAAAAAAAA2c/J1H2dtqiBjQ/s1600-h/IMG_2767.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SoOcyO-oaUI/AAAAAAAAA2c/J1H2dtqiBjQ/s200/IMG_2767.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369307567583947074" border="0" /></a>Mostly Fit Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03273482621383844670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675303956660329888.post-4929598597740400522009-08-12T21:21:00.000-07:002009-08-12T21:51:12.674-07:00Road Trip!!! Day One<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SoOUwCUwJiI/AAAAAAAAA1c/d_offXuqA9g/s1600-h/IMG_2740.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SoOUwCUwJiI/AAAAAAAAA1c/d_offXuqA9g/s160/IMG_2740.JPG" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SoOVVp2IuFI/AAAAAAAAA2E/KHl0lkI7JD8/s1600-h/IMG_2728.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SoOVVp2IuFI/AAAAAAAAA2E/KHl0lkI7JD8/s200/IMG_2728.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369299379998472274" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SoOUwiPvZbI/AAAAAAAAA1k/7CdHVC0gJ7E/s1600-h/IMG_2752.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SoOUwiPvZbI/AAAAAAAAA1k/7CdHVC0gJ7E/s160/IMG_2752.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />We embarked on a 1,000 mile, each way, road trip this August from Santa Barbara to Portland. It was a great success...even though temperatures were 100 degrees and up the entire time!<br /><br />Day 1: We left early in the morning, and by "early" I really mean late at night! It was tough to get up, but we had almost 3 hours of driving behind us before the sun came up! Around lunch we made it to Sacramento so we took a long break at the CA state capital. We walked around the capital building and gardens and checked out the Fireman's memorial there. It was a great place to have a picnic and let Pippa run around.<br /><br />After a few hours we were on our way, headed to our first night's stop: Chico, CA.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SoOVVPGTXMI/AAAAAAAAA18/1OXbDCwBoV4/s1600-h/IMG_2735.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SoOVVPGTXMI/AAAAAAAAA18/1OXbDCwBoV4/s200/IMG_2735.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369299372818521282" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SoOUx4nTrTI/AAAAAAAAA10/6jurEsM75KY/s1600-h/IMG_2772.JPG"></a><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><br /></a></div>Mostly Fit Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03273482621383844670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675303956660329888.post-14125095488929918632009-07-20T21:23:00.000-07:002009-07-20T21:25:51.207-07:00Pippa's debut at the beach!We took Pippa to Butterfly beach this past week, she loved it! Patrick is hopeful for a future volleyball star!!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SmVCyb5sI3I/AAAAAAAAAuI/b0ytLcAwexk/s1600-h/DSC04022.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SmVCyb5sI3I/AAAAAAAAAuI/b0ytLcAwexk/s160/DSC04022.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SmVCy0P9WVI/AAAAAAAAAuQ/bJaVJBN4_SY/s1600-h/DSC04036.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SmVCy0P9WVI/AAAAAAAAAuQ/bJaVJBN4_SY/s160/DSC04036.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SmVCzMzLZnI/AAAAAAAAAuY/r4YyXwUkixA/s1600-h/DSC04035.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SmVCzMzLZnI/AAAAAAAAAuY/r4YyXwUkixA/s160/DSC04035.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SmVCze3LgUI/AAAAAAAAAug/BWE2XwBNMy8/s1600-h/DSC04032.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SmVCze3LgUI/AAAAAAAAAug/BWE2XwBNMy8/s160/DSC04032.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Mostly Fit Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03273482621383844670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675303956660329888.post-56604233585197215232009-07-01T22:44:00.000-07:002009-07-01T22:48:00.978-07:00Banana pop<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkxJPx9HNLI/AAAAAAAAApA/ZbTpTB6b6UE/s1600-h/IMG_2536.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkxJPx9HNLI/AAAAAAAAApA/ZbTpTB6b6UE/s160/IMG_2536.JPG" border="0" /></a> OK, not sure if you've seen this new way to feed stuff to babies or not...but it is basically a mesh bag on a stick that you put food in to let them bite and suck on so they safely get a little bit of food at a time. <br /><br />We gave PJ a bit of banana in this bag today. She was excited at first and loved banging it on her high chair, but was unsure of the banana. She eventually came around and loved it. Solid foods are fun!!!<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkxJQAJHgNI/AAAAAAAAApI/5LCkkcBdIDo/s1600-h/IMG_2537.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkxJQAJHgNI/AAAAAAAAApI/5LCkkcBdIDo/s160/IMG_2537.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkxJQZnjMKI/AAAAAAAAApQ/ANYTpzbhT74/s1600-h/IMG_2541.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkxJQZnjMKI/AAAAAAAAApQ/ANYTpzbhT74/s160/IMG_2541.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkxJQk5UghI/AAAAAAAAApY/PNSyJMemQIE/s1600-h/IMG_2544.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkxJQk5UghI/AAAAAAAAApY/PNSyJMemQIE/s160/IMG_2544.JPG" border="0" /></a></div>Mostly Fit Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03273482621383844670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675303956660329888.post-4763035523589116312009-06-30T20:21:00.000-07:002009-06-30T20:21:39.637-07:00New High Chair<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkrWPqIhfhI/AAAAAAAAAog/MgS1na5Frg4/s1600-h/IMG_2438.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkrWPqIhfhI/AAAAAAAAAog/MgS1na5Frg4/s160/IMG_2438.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Our baby girl is growing up fast...we put together her high chair this week and she LOVES it! We picked out a Svan high chair that is table height so Pippa can sit right up to the table with us, and her Grandma Sharon bought it for us a few months ago. (Then we moved to a smaller place and got rid of our dining table in favor of a desk and more floor space, but that is another story!) The chair is great, it is solid wood and will grow with PJ through the years by converting to a toddler then somewhat big kid chair later. <br />Patrick managed to sort out all the pieces and get it assembled with minimal swearing in about an hour. Pippa <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkrWP2PwAxI/AAAAAAAAAoo/yNGqWDVJvyM/s1600-h/IMG_2440.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkrWP2PwAxI/AAAAAAAAAoo/yNGqWDVJvyM/s160/IMG_2440.JPG" border="0" /></a>took to it immediately, enjoying "drumming" on the tray table and playing with a spoon. She had a few meals in it this week, inlcluding some banana in one of those mesh baby feeders and rice cereal. <br />Thanks for the high chair Grandma! I am sure it will star in hundreds of pictures over the next few years!!!<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkrWQBhcbfI/AAAAAAAAAow/O5rBpYy9KGo/s1600-h/IMG_2469.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkrWQBhcbfI/AAAAAAAAAow/O5rBpYy9KGo/s160/IMG_2469.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkrWQu9yMDI/AAAAAAAAAo4/srjWfWo3amg/s1600-h/IMG_2486.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkrWQu9yMDI/AAAAAAAAAo4/srjWfWo3amg/s160/IMG_2486.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Mostly Fit Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03273482621383844670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675303956660329888.post-84837793253271971602009-06-30T10:37:00.000-07:002009-06-30T10:55:15.825-07:00Camping June 2009<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkpReMqIYVI/AAAAAAAAAoY/vxc86dOKGiw/s1600-h/DSC03875.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkpReMqIYVI/AAAAAAAAAoY/vxc86dOKGiw/s200/DSC03875.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353180686319116626" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkpNZt_Uk7I/AAAAAAAAAnw/dOBurfEOZic/s1600-h/IMG_2229.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkpNZt_Uk7I/AAAAAAAAAnw/dOBurfEOZic/s160/IMG_2229.JPG" border="0" /></a> We braved a family camping trip with Pippa earlier this month...I have to admit I was hesitant...but we all ended up having a great time! Pippa especially loved being outdoors so much and was entertained by a constant stream of live action from her 4 cousins.<br />Our first night sleeping in our 2 person backpacking tent proved to be a challenge for Patrick and me, although PJ didn't seem to notice! We upgraded to a larger 4 person tent for nights 2-4 and were much more comfortable. Pippa had her own tent for daytime, she enjoyed hanging<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkpNZ9_1qlI/AAAAAAAAAn4/fHW6-A-SCTo/s1600-h/IMG_2248.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkpNZ9_1qlI/AAAAAAAAAn4/fHW6-A-SCTo/s160/IMG_2248.JPG" border="0" /></a> out and playing with toys in there.<br />We ate well, hung out by the river, did some tubing (boy was it cold!!!), hiked among some huge sequoia trees, and lounged by the campfire. I can't wait until next year!<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkpNaAvTZAI/AAAAAAAAAoA/RQQxLVfkFUs/s1600-h/IMG_2249.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkpNaAvTZAI/AAAAAAAAAoA/RQQxLVfkFUs/s160/IMG_2249.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkpNatv2BVI/AAAAAAAAAoI/Kqnc0KJRTAI/s1600-h/IMG_2269.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkpNatv2BVI/AAAAAAAAAoI/Kqnc0KJRTAI/s160/IMG_2269.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkpQ2yENPeI/AAAAAAAAAoQ/xOqpzQUZGrc/s1600-h/DSC03805.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkpQ2yENPeI/AAAAAAAAAoQ/xOqpzQUZGrc/s200/DSC03805.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353180009165831650" border="0" /></a></div>Mostly Fit Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03273482621383844670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675303956660329888.post-2627993287846218782009-06-30T10:30:00.000-07:002009-06-30T10:35:08.314-07:006 month snapshots<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkpLuBvw8xI/AAAAAAAAAnI/kjT1KQD6Y2o/s1600-h/sitting+tall.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkpLuBvw8xI/AAAAAAAAAnI/kjT1KQD6Y2o/s160/sitting+tall.JPG" border="0" /></a> Sitting tall!<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkpLufUB1mI/AAAAAAAAAnQ/bDZHeXQOVuc/s1600-h/grtgrandma+jane.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkpLufUB1mI/AAAAAAAAAnQ/bDZHeXQOVuc/s160/grtgrandma+jane.JPG" border="0" /></a> Hanging with Great Grandma Jane<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkpLum47ZVI/AAAAAAAAAnY/Shffuc4Skjs/s1600-h/grtgrandpa+lovell.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkpLum47ZVI/AAAAAAAAAnY/Shffuc4Skjs/s160/grtgrandpa+lovell.jpg" border="0" /></a> Visiting Great Grandpa Lovell<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkpLu6htfyI/AAAAAAAAAng/6J1tJXKACl4/s1600-h/new+shades.jpg"><br /></a><div style="clear: both;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><br /></a></div>Mostly Fit Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03273482621383844670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675303956660329888.post-2058140703767266782009-06-30T10:28:00.000-07:002009-06-30T10:28:34.681-07:005 Month pics<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkpLL9tM82I/AAAAAAAAAmo/pzJ7l_hZQhs/s1600-h/working+with+dad.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkpLL9tM82I/AAAAAAAAAmo/pzJ7l_hZQhs/s160/working+with+dad.jpg" border="0" /></a> Helping Dad work is fun!<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkpLMDcNKmI/AAAAAAAAAmw/w85WPvwpPPM/s1600-h/big+smile.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkpLMDcNKmI/AAAAAAAAAmw/w85WPvwpPPM/s160/big+smile.jpg" border="0" /></a> My first dress!<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkpLMHpNEWI/AAAAAAAAAm4/IsuVVMmFDYE/s1600-h/tummy+time.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkpLMHpNEWI/AAAAAAAAAm4/IsuVVMmFDYE/s160/tummy+time.jpg" border="0" /></a> I'm a tummy time champ now!<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkpLMWY2kgI/AAAAAAAAAnA/MYI449Y6lvI/s1600-h/hangin+with+mom.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkpLMWY2kgI/AAAAAAAAAnA/MYI449Y6lvI/s160/hangin+with+mom.jpg" border="0" /></a> Hanging with Mom...aren't we cute?<div style="clear: both;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Mostly Fit Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03273482621383844670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675303956660329888.post-82800375264670795402009-06-30T10:26:00.000-07:002009-06-30T10:26:46.062-07:004 month snapshots<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkpK00sUvvI/AAAAAAAAAmI/fIRzqA69X8E/s1600-h/new+dolly.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkpK00sUvvI/AAAAAAAAAmI/fIRzqA69X8E/s160/new+dolly.jpg" border="0" /></a> Big smiles<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkpK1BC1QPI/AAAAAAAAAmQ/Nbf_x38Pejs/s1600-h/so+serious.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkpK1BC1QPI/AAAAAAAAAmQ/Nbf_x38Pejs/s160/so+serious.jpg" border="0" /></a> Tummy time is hard work!<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkpK1DncupI/AAAAAAAAAmY/02Sua75Ap4c/s1600-h/teething.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkpK1DncupI/AAAAAAAAAmY/02Sua75Ap4c/s160/teething.jpg" border="0" /></a> Sophie the Giraffe is my favorite!<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkpK1d1xhZI/AAAAAAAAAmg/0LlpsIbV0lg/s1600-h/too+cute.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkpK1d1xhZI/AAAAAAAAAmg/0LlpsIbV0lg/s160/too+cute.jpg" border="0" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:NONE'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Mostly Fit Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03273482621383844670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675303956660329888.post-24300047604495911612009-06-30T10:23:00.000-07:002009-06-30T10:24:08.338-07:003 month update<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkpJ-H6GOhI/AAAAAAAAAlo/dH8WlAWXNv0/s1600-h/hangin+with+Ethan.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkpJ-H6GOhI/AAAAAAAAAlo/dH8WlAWXNv0/s160/hangin+with+Ethan.jpg" border="0" /></a> Hanging with Ethan.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkpJ-Wk-wnI/AAAAAAAAAlw/YlEAKF78mos/s1600-h/asleep+with+dad.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkpJ-Wk-wnI/AAAAAAAAAlw/YlEAKF78mos/s160/asleep+with+dad.jpg" border="0" /></a> My favorite sleep spot: Dad!<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkpJ-c_LOYI/AAAAAAAAAl4/9x7F5UCWHok/s1600-h/favorite+toy.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkpJ-c_LOYI/AAAAAAAAAl4/9x7F5UCWHok/s160/favorite+toy.jpg" border="0" /></a> I love my swing.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkpJ-ipbfKI/AAAAAAAAAmA/c0sUvCqFjjA/s1600-h/first+tooth.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SkpJ-ipbfKI/AAAAAAAAAmA/c0sUvCqFjjA/s160/first+tooth.jpg" border="0" /></a> My first tooth, yes at 3 months!!<div style="clear: both;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><br /></a></div>Mostly Fit Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03273482621383844670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675303956660329888.post-49622311721611813582009-03-05T22:28:00.000-08:002009-03-05T22:32:09.125-08:00Wow...babies take a lot of time!!!Whew! How embarrassing! I was so intent on blogging every few weeks or at least each month and updating everyone on how Pippa is growing and changing. HA! How little I understood about motherhood, right???<br /><br />Well, PJ is three months old, I am just starting to work part time again (from home thankfully), and it is finally time to sort through what seems like a thousand pictures on my camera and get to updating!!<br /><br />The next few posts will be a bit out of order...but I'll put highlights from month one, month two and month three...then try to keep up from there!<br /><br />We are all happy and healthy, and I can't wait to start sharing photos and milestones with you all once again.Mostly Fit Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03273482621383844670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675303956660329888.post-25489194421727274162008-12-05T15:33:00.000-08:002008-12-05T15:52:37.938-08:00Pippa Jane Arrives!!<div><div><div><div><div><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/STm6XgmJIwI/AAAAAAAAAXY/xatcpUJ1_Rg/s1600-h/liz_november_29.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276453351490921218" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/STm6XgmJIwI/AAAAAAAAAXY/xatcpUJ1_Rg/s200/liz_november_29.JPG" border="0" /></a>Well, November 29 was my due date...and the day our baby girl decided to make her appearance! Patrick and I decided to take a long walk on the beach that morning, then still feeling antsy we decided to go downtown to do a bit of shopping and have lunch. During lunch I sort of realized I didn't feel all that great..and that maybe the contractions I was having were no longer the braxton-hicks kind. We decided it was prudent to be a bit closer to home if this was "it". This photo is me right when we got home from lunch, about 2:45 in the afternoon...and only about 5 hours from when our daughter was born!!!</div><br /><br /><br /><p>Everything happened so fast; once the contractions started they came on strong and close together. Patrick waited about an hour to call our midwives thinking we'd be in for a long day and probably night, but when the first midwife, Alice, arrived around 4:30 I was so far along that instead of all the stuff to help me through labor she got busy setting up for the baby's arrival!<br /></p><br /><p>A few short, but intense hours later our baby girl was here!<br /></p><br /><p>Pippa Jane Redman<br /></p><br /><p>born 11/29/2008 at 7:50pm </p><p>7 lbs 1 oz<br /></p><br /><p>20.5 inches</p><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/STm-JmU4hDI/AAAAAAAAAYI/ioJ6HxcfQ3w/s1600-h/pj_with_mom.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276457510557484082" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/STm-JmU4hDI/AAAAAAAAAYI/ioJ6HxcfQ3w/s200/pj_with_mom.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/STm-Jf1AnOI/AAAAAAAAAYA/U5otJo2OzzM/s1600-h/pj_with_dad.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276457508813184226" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/STm-Jf1AnOI/AAAAAAAAAYA/U5otJo2OzzM/s200/pj_with_dad.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/STm-JQs2csI/AAAAAAAAAX4/39bZfLClIcs/s1600-h/pj_day_one.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276457504752431810" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/STm-JQs2csI/AAAAAAAAAX4/39bZfLClIcs/s200/pj_day_one.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p></div></div></div></div></div>Mostly Fit Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03273482621383844670noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675303956660329888.post-51128384133396735372008-11-25T10:48:00.000-08:002008-11-25T11:00:39.075-08:00Now the waiting game!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SSxJTAfd9DI/AAAAAAAAAWs/HDRVh-BxJ6c/s1600-h/stroller+1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272669854642336818" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SSxJTAfd9DI/AAAAAAAAAWs/HDRVh-BxJ6c/s200/stroller+1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272669870481496322" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SSxJT7f0WQI/AAAAAAAAAW0/_3DPd1iiVZE/s200/stroller+5.JPG" border="0" /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SSxJUbsqPQI/AAAAAAAAAW8/1AqakIP35Mc/s1600-h/stroller+2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272669879125294338" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SSxJUbsqPQI/AAAAAAAAAW8/1AqakIP35Mc/s200/stroller+2.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SSxJVQUAR4I/AAAAAAAAAXE/lBZ02KGf8Ug/s1600-h/stroller+3.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Well, I am in week 40...and just waiting, waiting, waiting! I am completely off work, and the house is reorganized and ready again after the craziness of the fire. Now what? My company gave Patrick and I the jogging stroller we wanted (which was a GREAT surprise!), so we put that together last night. This week I have also cleaned all the floors in the house, vacuumed all the furniture, organized a few dresser drawers...and this moring I baked banana bread! </div><br /><div>Doesn't this baby know she is supposed to arrive this week???</div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SSxKcP0ejaI/AAAAAAAAAXM/LHWMVKRQsAo/s1600-h/banana+bread.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272671112887438754" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5cODIoD9060/SSxKcP0ejaI/AAAAAAAAAXM/LHWMVKRQsAo/s200/banana+bread.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Mostly Fit Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03273482621383844670noreply@blogger.com0