Gong Show Mommy MIA?

Hey there to all my faithful readers.

I have been taking a bit of a blogging break these days.

My excuse? Well, being a busy working Mom, of course!

Many of you know how difficult it is to juggle, life, daycare, work, hubbies, home, friends and family now that I am a mom.

I have really been trying to take more time for myself. Even though blogging is something I really enjoy, I have decided to cut back during the week. This is because I have once again, made a committment to get my mommy-butt to the gym. I really need to tone and firm up. I am still not to my pre-pregnancy weight (even though my clothes fit-they don't fit the "same" - if that is possible.) So, back to the gym I go.

Geo are hoping to get away somewhere hot for our 5 yr anniversary in a few months...and I am just not in the shape I want to be in so I have motivation!

Like many of you moms, I am exhausted at the end of the day so it is hard to get to the gym, but if I make it a habit, it will all come back to me. I am a Type-A personality with a tonne of excess energy (Even though I am tired all the time) and if I don't work off my energy, my moods suffer.

This week has been good. I have been productive at home and work and in a good mood. Working out helps me achieve more.

So, instead of blogging, I am at the gym working the bootay!

Another person in my life who is working it a lot these days is little miss P.

At 19 months her biggest loves/interests are as follows (in this order):

1. Mummy
2. Puppies
3. Busses
4. Cats
5. Ale (Daycare Worker)
6. Music
7. Dancing
8. Shoes
9. Binky
10. Bubba

An additional newsworthy thing that has been going on:

Language skills: Phoebe says every word she hears. Not always perfectly, but she at least attempts it.

This is both exciting and scary. We have had to clean up our vocabulary as a result-much of what we used to say around her is not necessarily things we want her to repeat (if you catch my drift)...

Funny words/sayings she has said so far:

-big cuk (big truck)

Amazing things she has said so far:

-I love you (said "I lub you..." but who cares???!!she told us she loved us!)

-Happy

(as a Mom, hearing your child say both those things is unreal-so friggin exciting!)

Phoebe's fave words to date: (said perfectly and clearly)

-Mummy (also my fave of the words she says)

-Daddy

-Yia Yia

-Papa

-Nan

-Pop

-Ali

-Bus

-Puppy

-Cat

-Horsie

-Elmo

-Book

-cookie

-baby

-Poop

-Pee

-purple

-Pink

-Blue

-Two

-apple

-No!

-Shoe

-Sock

-Duck

-Cow

-Pig

Words she is currently "working on " saying:

-Cuk (truck)

-Bink (Binky)

-Bubba (Bottle)

-Stya (Stella)

-Mumma (Grandma)

-Dool (Julia)

-Nitty (Whitney)

-Ott (Scott)

-Take (Steak)

To follow up on numbers 6 and 7 above, I need to reiterate how cute baby dancing is.

She has quite the rhythm. Her favourite music is R&B and Pop. Her favourite songs are "California Gurls" - Katy Perry, "Your Love is my Drug" - Ke$ha, and "I'm only gonna break your heart" Taio Cruz.

Check out her dancing in this vid. Sorry for the poor videography. Aunty Whit was laughing pretty hard while filming.