Asha Phoenix

Week Five: 🟥🟥⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ - 0/7 pts 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ - 2/7 pts 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ - 2/7 pts ⬜ - 0/1 pt ----- Sunday and Monday were good. Sunday we had church and then pretty much just chilled at home till the evening. We had our last small group meeting before summer. It was a nice time of fellowship and food. Monday BabyG and I just chilled together. Sunday night was a rough night, so lots of sleep was had during the day. I even got two naps in myself. 😅

Week Four: 🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟩🟥 - 1/7 pts 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 - 7/7 pts (+5) 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 - 7/7 pts (+5) 🟩 - 1/1 pt Weekly points: 26 Total points: 96 Saturday was good. I think. lol. Don't really remember what happened that day.... ---- Vitamins weren't a total disaster but again, didn't count them out so didn't have them readily on my mind. The other goals I feel like are being achieved easier than I anticipated. Baby snuggles have definitely been helping with making sure I get the rest I need. Finally got around to reading some of The Silmarillion. Hoping to get that finished soon. Maybe by the end of this challenge I'll have finally completed it! Maybe....

I think so. D's family lives a bit of a drive away (about 6-7 hours), so we're waiting on those for a bit because of work and everything, but other than his fam I think most everyone that she needs to meet has met her. The only person I can think of that I would really like to have her meet (aside from D's fam) as soon as we're able to is my Great-Grandmother since I'm not entirely sure how much longer she's going to be around. Yeah, things are starting to settle a bit into more normal of schedule; whatever that means. lol. We're doing well. D is back to work and BabyG and I have just been chilling and enjoying each other. I'm thinking about going to a mommy meet-up tomorrow maybe. We'll see how tonight goes for sleep.

Week Four: 🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟩⬜ - 1/7 pts 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ - 6/7 pts 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ - 6/7 pts ⬜ - 0/1 pt Friday was good. Was able to be outside a little bit and that was refreshing. This week has been a bit different with D being back at work, but I've been enjoying all the baby cuddles. It hasn't been a bad week but I'm definitely glad for the weekend.

Sounds like such a headache! I'm sorry. 😕 Hopefully they'll get it fixed for y'all soon.

Week Four: 🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥⬜⬜ - 0/7 pts 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ - 5/7 pts 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ - 5/7 pts ⬜ - 0/1 pt Wednesday and Thursday were good. BabyG and I hung out together and I was able to get some study time in. Had a phone visit for a postpartum appointment, which was so short I was glad I didn't have to go to the office for it. Got caught up on some emails that I had let sit for longer than I should have. 😅 Haven't been doing great with my vitamins. Really need to get them counted out and set in a more visible spot. Almost picked up The Silmarillion earlier this week, but then got distracted by baby needs. Getting so close to finishing though!!! (All the end notes and indexes and stuff don't help my current percentage. lol.)

For sure!!! And I agree! Might be a tad biased though. 😅 Thank you! It's been pretty good so far, but mostly introduction stuff so I guess we'll see how it goes once I get past that. lol ❤️ lol. I don't know! 😂 Still figuring that out myself. I've been using time that probably should be spent cleaning my room, but oh well. Things are getting clean regardless so I can't complain.

Oh! I forgot to mention it in the previous update ramblings, but I've decided to pursue a course for web development. (I've also looked at a couple other courses, but not sure yet when I'll start those.) Currently working on the first part of the course, which is an Introduction to HTML5. I'm hoping to work on it while BabyG is taking naps throughout the day when I don't have other things that need done. (As long as I don't need a nap myself. lol)

Week Four: 🟥🟥🟥⬜⬜⬜⬜ - 0/7 pts 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ - 3/7 pts 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ - 3/7 pts ⬜ - 0/1 pt So far this week has been pretty good. The weather has been super nice and we've been spending some much needed time outside. Monday, we went to my Grandpa's and that side of my family got to meet BabyG. Tuesday, BabyG and I went to visit D at work during his lunch break. We went for a walk around where D works and BabyG had her first stroller ride. I can't believe she's two weeks already! The past couple weeks have been full, but so great! Sweet BabyG

Week Three: 🟥🟩🟥🟩🟩🟥🟥 - 3/7 pts 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 - 7/7 pts (+5) 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 - 7/7 pts (+5) 🟥 - 0/1 pt Weekly points: 27 Total points: 70 ---- Week three was pretty good. Didn't count out my vitamins, so getting them in at all was a plus. Reading the Silmarillion was clearly not high on my list of things to do with my free time, but that's okay cause it meant I was getting the rest I needed while BabyG slept.

Week Three: 🟥🟩🟥🟩🟩🟥⬜ - 3/7 pts 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ - 6/7 pts 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ - 6/7 pts ⬜ - 0/1 pt Thursday and Friday were good. Not a whole lot going on. Just chilling and taking care of BabyG. D had work again Friday. It was different not having him around, but the day went well for him, and I knew it had to happen sooner or later. lol.

Congratulations on passing your driving test! I'm sure it feels great to finally have that done!

Week Three: 🟥🟩🟥🟩⬜⬜⬜ - 2/7 pts 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ - 4/7 pts 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ - 4/7 pts ⬜ - 0/1 pt Wednesday was good. Spent some time chilling in the morning. Went to lunch with the fam and then visited my dad's work so his co-workers could meet BabyG. (A bunch of them have worked with him since I was tiny, so it was fun for them to meet our little girl.) Spent the evening enjoying our little girl. We've started preparing ourselves for when D has to go back to work. The fact that BabyG sleeps well at night helps a lot!

Thank you!!! Thank you! I'm n ot too sore, thankfully. The healing process has been a bit better than I anticipated, but not entirely without pain. lol. And she's been sleeping well, so that definitely helps with getting some sleep.

Does holding a baby for long periods of time count??? 😂

The weekend was really nice. Saturday was BabyG's first official outing. Sunday D and I celebrated our 1 year anniversary. My family was super sweet and gave us a candle lit dinner in a small spot in the house and watched BabyG while we ate and spent that time together. It was very kind of them and was really nice.

Week Three: 🟥🟩🟥⬜⬜⬜⬜ - 1/7 pts 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ - 3/7 pts 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ - 3/7 pts ⬜ - 0/1 pt

Week Two: 🟩🟩🟥🟥🟩🟩🟩 - 5/7 pts ❎❎❎🟩🟩🟩🟩 - 4/4 pts (+1) ❎❎❎🟩🟩🟩🟩 - 4/4 pts (+1) 🟩🟩🟩 - 3/1 pts (+10) Weekly points: 28 Total points: 43 --- Late update since Baby came this week Things are going well and adjusting to having a newborn at home, but it's definitely been a learning curve and tiring.

Thanks y'all! She finally decided it was time to come! Baby G entered this world on Tuesday last week and is doing really well. ❤️ It still doesn't feel 100% real sometimes, but we're enjoying having her here.

Week Two: ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ - 0/7 pts ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ - 0/7 pts ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ - 0/7 pts ⬜ - 0/1 pt

Week One: 🟥🟥🟩🟥🟩🟥🟥 - 2/7 pts ❎❎❎❎❎❎❎ - 0/? pts (+3) ❎❎❎❎❎❎❎ - 0/? pts (+3) 🟩🟩 - 2/1 pts (+5) Total pts: 15 Didn't do real well with vitamins this week. Really need to count them out over the weekend since that seems to help. Baby is still not here, so I didn't do any tracking with the middle two goals. (Still added a few points per goal since it's not really something I can control. lol) Reading went well this week. Got some time to read and actually remembered to pull out the Silmarillion! I think I have about 40 pages left! (Unfortunately, the percentage read doesn't show that real well because of all the indexing and other things in the back of the book.) Overall, pretty happy with week one. ---- Had a couple non-stress tests for Baby. She's doing well! Can't wait for her to officially be here though!

Week One: 🟥🟥🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ - 1/7 pts ❎❎❎⬜⬜⬜⬜ - 0/? pts ❎❎❎⬜⬜⬜⬜ - 0/? pts 🟩 - 1/1 pt Total pts: 2 Tuesday was a good day. Spent some time outside in the evening. It was a pretty chill day; not a whole lot going on. Still waiting on Baby. Really hoping she comes soon! They have an induction schedule, but I'm not entirely sure I want to be induced (as much as I want her here, I'd much rather things happen naturally. lol). I guess we'll see what happens though...

It is!!! And the neat part is, I had no clue that park existed till D found it and decided to check it out! And it's like 4 min or so from where I grew up. Oh, most definitely!!!

Some pictures from one of our walks.

This is literally me in my head/sometimes out loud hoping that she'll come. lol ❤️ ----- Week One: 🟥🟥⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ - 0/7 pts ❎❎⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ - 0/? pts ❎❎⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ - 0/? pts ⬜ - 0/1 pt Total pts: 0 Didn't count out my vitamins for this week, so it's been a bit difficult to remember to take them. Baby still isn't here so I'm not tracking anything for the other goals yet. Reading.....well..... Still a work in progress....but getting there. I only have about 40 pages left!!!!! D and I went for a nice walk on Saturday and another good walk Monday. It's been getting nicer out and that makes me happy! I'm thankful to have such nice places to go and walk nearby and a nice yard for days I can't/ don't feel like leaving home.