A new beginning

I guess a new year and a new blog should start with some New Years Resolutions or something like that.

We'll start with the obvious... lose weight. So far, this is too easy. Four weeks after delivering a baby I'm still losing a pound every couple of days. I know this won't last. Morning walks and/or trips to the gym and tracking my calories on a new iPhone app should help when it gets a little tougher. Plus... I'm hoping that a few strategic placed photography events (baby blessing in February, a possible wedding in April or May, and Gough family photo shoot in May or June) will keep me on track. I got within 10 pounds of my pre-pregnancy weight after Hyrum, but it was only a few months before I got pregnant with Kate. I hope to be a bit better this time around.

Blog... a lot. Now that we've gone private I'm sure they will become even more like a family and personal journal than ever before. Boring for most of you who are still reading them... but important for record keeping. Last year I got 2 years worth of printed books for super cheap, and this year I need to make and order our 2010 book as well as Hyrum's first one. I'd also like to keep up with getting family and kids pictures at least once or twice a year.

Read. I've always been a reader. The Young Women have been challenged to read the Book of Mormon again (this will make 3 times in two years). I'm in a book club that tries to meet once a month, plus I usually read a few books on my own too. It's good to read something other than Curious George and Thomas the Train.

Be nice and try to find joy in my everyday life. Sometimes it gets a little boring and mundane being at home all day. Too little sleep, too few hours to myself, and having a hard time finding the time and even satisfaction of cleaning a house that can't stay clean. But, I have a hard working husband that allows me to stay at home, I have two healthy kids, and great friends and family I get to see often. I should be able to smile a bit more.

I read on another blog (I can't even begin to remember which one) goals for the mom's kids too. So, for Hyrum -toilet training. He's ready, I just need to find the time and energy to do it. And Kate? I guess getting a good sleep schedule going and making it to at least 3 months with breast feeding. It's not easy (or all that enjoyable to be honest) for me. I don't have enough milk, despite herbal supplements and a prescription that insurance doesn't cover. It doesn't hurt as much anymore, but I still feel nauseous when I breastfeed and pump.

That's it, and that's plenty, as far as I'm concerned.