Naptime Is My Favorite Time

So all 4 kids are sleeping right now! Its very rare that I get them to all sleep at the same time. Liam is usually awake during the older kids naps because he still takes 2 naps most days, which work around the other kids one nap. But today I really needed this. So hopefully I will get at least an hour to myself.

I am so nervous, we finally got Paul's other W2 yesterday in the mail. We took them to our accountant so now we just have to wait 2-3 days to find out how much we will be getting back this year. The last 2 years we have gotten back at least $8,000! But this year we are not sure what will happen because of Paul working in VT and us living here in NY. If we get enough back the only things we want to buy with it are a new camera and computer. Both of ours are about shot. Other then that we just want to dump the rest into a savings account. We are really getting the "house fever". We both want to buy our own house so bad, but know unless we have a BIG down payment it is never going to happen. So over the next 2 years we are going to really tighten our belts and save ever possible penny we can. Our biggest thing is we want to own our house and not have our house own us and have no money left after paying a mortgage payment. So for now our duplex will due. The rent is cheap and it is 3 bedrooms. Its just that we are really outgrowing. So we shall see.

I have decided that I really am ready to start losing all this baby weight. Maddie just turned 2 and Liam is going to be 9months on Sat. so the time is now. I have struggled so much with my weight in the last 6 months. I really do think its the IUD I had placed. Since I have had it I have actually gained a great deal of weight. But no more excuses. The time is now. So I will keep an update on when I officially start and my progress. My first goal is to lose 20lbs by April 21, which is when we leave for Florida to visit my father and Step Mom! And they are really my weight loss inspiration right now. They have both lost so much weight and look so good! So I know its something I really can do, its just a matter of self discipline!