I have deactivated my facebook account in an effort to take more notice of unfinished projects. Eg. This. As well as multiple others. I removed it from my phone to also minimise the temptation to log in. It is only for a couple of weeks, but it is needed. That is the biggest time wasting tool there is.
Life, as I know it, is chugging along. I've not updated here in so long.
I am currently on a weight loss journey. Ty lost over 20kgs earlier in the year, and once he did that I realised how much I needed to do the same. My goal is to lose 30kgs, and 2 months in I am about 8kgs down. PCOS does make it a bit more difficult to lose it, but I'm getting there and aiming to lose it at a rate that I can then maintain it, so it's working well for me. I am already down 1 dress size, also. One of my 101 goals is to drop 2 dress sizes. Considering I went up 2 dress sizes (well, I did have another baby!) in the duration of the time I've been doing this, I am probably better losing 4, but hey, lets stick with the attainable lol. 2 = good. 4 = bonus.
It is definitely a soul searching experience and I have realised that there is so much more to work on than the physical side of things. I am really grateful though that I feel as though I have so much support and so many people on my side, cheering me on and helping me to realise my goals. It really does make it so much easier. I am loving having more energy and more confidence. I was so miserable with who I was becoming. I am an extreme comfort eater and chocolate lover. This is not a great combo... I have made a conscious effort to really change the way I see food and the way I eat. It's not always easy, and I have my moments when I fall of the wagon. But I have seen what I have been able to do so far and it's encouraging enough to keep me going.
Alexis is almost 6, she will be in less than a month. She eagerly counts down the days. I need to start planning the birthday she is dreaming up in that little head of hers haha. She was diagnosed recently with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) and this has been a bit of a game changer for us. Alexis has always been on the quirky side, in a completely endearing and lovable way. None of us really saw the diagnosis coming, we were more on the thought process of ADD or ADHD, but regardless, it is what it is and we embrace her as she is and we are trying to embrace all of the therapies and everything that is required to help her out. She is starting a cocktail of therapies at the moment - Psychologist, Speech therapist, Occupational Therapist. She is also now attached to the SEP at school and getting some additional support and in my opinion there's been a bit of a change in the way her behaviours are being managed (a little more understanding, a little less critical). This is progress. She is starting to become more happy at school, for the first time this year. This is such progress for us and for her. I will probably write about this a lot more, now that her therapies are starting. We have so much to learn, about autism and about what is available to help her. And luckily for us, we have this amazing little girl to help guide us through it all. She is amazing.
Zavian turned 4 in February. He is still such a 'dude'. A real little footy loving, boofhead boy. Bless him. He is growing up so fast. He started Kindergarten at the local C&K at the end of January and continues to thrive in his learning environment. His number and letter recognition develops more and more all day, he writes his name really quite well, and he enjoys all of the fun physical activities that he gets to engage in. Zavian displays a level of defiance and such a sense of his ownself that we are unused to (Lexi has never been as headstrong as he is) and we sit at a point right now where we are learning a balance in what battles are worth fighting with him. If anyone tests my parenting and my patience right now, it is easily Zavian! We are considering putting him in to some form of martial arts, or SOMETHING to curb a bit of his boundless energy. I will be putting him in to footy next year and also in to musical theatre with Lexi. That aside though, he is such an awesome kid with this cheeky, quick witted sense of humour and with a real spunk to him. He is so lovable, and so helpful. He is such an amazing big brother to Memphis and spends so much time just mucking around with him and laughing. He is so eager to go to school next year, I will miss having him with me in the day when that happens though, as much as he likes to push my buttons!
Memphis is now 18 months old and I look at him and wonder how he could possibly be that old already. He is still so tiny, still yet to crack 8kg and still rocking his 00's. His hair is growing and is soft and fluffy and a darker shade of blonde than the other two. His big blue eyes dance when he smiles and he is just an easy and cruisy little man. He is suddenly saying more words. A couple of weeks ago he would say Dad, and we struggled to get anymore than that out of him. He now says Mum, Dad, Nonna, Nana, Zavian, banana, meow, Maya, no, ta, 'tank oo' (thank you), hello, ola, bye, see ya, shoes, car, door, out. So he is having a bit of a word explosion at the moment. He also has started to tentatively walk by himself in the last few days... we have sure been waiting! He is still building up his confidence there, but he is making progress and so incredibly adorable when he waddles around. Memmy is definitely our most feisty bub! He gets frustrated (I believe it's a communication issue) and he will throw some (adorable) wobblies. He is our first child to hit/pinch so we are now dealing with how to stop those behaviours. I do see that he does it when he is extremely frustrated and can't get his point across, so hopefully as his language develops, these little traits will be laid to rest.
So this is where we are at right now! I have some more updates I will need to add, and that will happen eventually :)
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