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Progress Not Perfection

Sunday was a little rough. It was the first one that hubby has had to work in a while, which I am grateful for, but it turns into a long day quick. We decided that I would go to both church hours since they were announcing some changes in eldership positions and duties, but neither of the girls have had to go 2 hours in the nursery in a while. I was nervous, but it went really well and I didn't need to be as anxious as I was. Baby 1 had her lunch in the stroller while we worked the greeting table and baby 2 finished her bottle. It was a smooth transition from stroller to carseat where they both napped for an hour and half! 

We went to my parents' house about an hour or so away and had a long afternoon until we went home to wait for daddy. Family time at my parents' house has always been an opportunity for me to graze and binge. I was determined not to binge, but I had failed in planning to say, "NO." As a result, there was some minor grazing. However, I did say, "NO," to chocolaty cereal, Milano cookies, and still tracked everything I ate. I call that a win, even if I was close to going over the calorie budget for the day.

With all of the driving though, my body was just done with the day and I knew it was my evening with the baby to give the late night feeding and train her back to sleep. I wanted to drink more coffee, but forgot. Monday morning, I woke up to the alarm, grateful to baby 2 for sleeping all night! Mommy win! :D 

So many plans and schedule changes happened on Monday that hubby and I had to switch our workout days, but it is Thursday and we are still committed to our plan! So yay! It has been an encouraging week of yoga, Country Heat and increased general movement as I have been practicing putting the phone away and playing instead of looking over Facebook while they play with one another. It gives us another bonus, since when I want to take a photo, I get to go the extra mile and grab the DSLR and learn how to use that and take better photos! 

Great progress this week! I am excited for the weekend home with family and movie night with our small group. There is also a farewell lunch for one of our dear church families, so I will be planning a good, protein-filled weekend to prepare! 
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