Of 10 of my Mother-in-law’s visit…..
Used to HATE the treadmill…..
But, the Y has a great view, and they have a TV and iPod dock at each cardio machine. I actually went to the gym tonight to watch P-hood on NBC, from 9-10. Uninterrupted TV and exercise? I think I am getting hooked on the gym, and I have NEVER been a gym person, even as a size 2! The 2 free hours of childcare per day help, too. I’m already losing weight, and feeling better and more energized.
Infant Safety Class, FREE!
Flagstaff Medical Center’s Childbirth Education Department, in partnership with North Country Healthcare, Coconino County Health Department, FMC Foundation, Forest Highlands Foundation and the Flagstaff Community Foundation, will be offering two FREE Family and Friends CPR and First Aid for Infants classes in June. These 2.5 hour non-certification courses are designed expecially for expecting and new parents, family, friends and caregivers of infants newborn – 12 months of age. Please see attached flier for details. These classes tend to fill quickly, so early registration is recommended.
Please contact me at 928-773-2309 if you have any questions.
Thank you!
Warmest Regards,
Kathy
Kathy Greenberg, RN, BSN, CCE, CBC
Childbirth Education Coordinator
Flagstaff Medical Center
1200 N. Beaver Street
Flagstaff, AZ 86001
Office: 928-773-2309
Just a thing I want to get out…
This blog is cathartic for me. So, I recently turned 32. My daughter is 3. Here’s the thing, I cried myself to sleep on my birthday. I am a pretty stoic person, so admitting that is hard for me. Bless the somewhat anonymity of FM!
Here’s why… Before the age of three, my mom was diagnosed with a brain tumor. They operated, and she was left paralyzed in a hospital bed. She chose for me to live with my Aunt and Uncle, as she didn’t want me traumatized, and maybe now I can see me being there after they tried to get pregnant for 10 years hurt her too much. She couldn’t reach down and play with me, take me to a park, the zoo, etc. I cannot imagine the pain she felt. I look at my child and think of how it was for me at that age with a paralyzed mother I saw once a week or less, and how it was for her, to be mentally there and know you would probably die and miss all those milestones. So, I though of how that day 32 years before there was this couple that wanted to be parents so bad, and I made their dream come true. And how that was lost…. She was 39, so 7 years older than me now, which scares the shit out of me. I look forward to turning 40. She was one month and one day away from turning 40 the day she died. My dad died the last day of my second trimester after being diagnosed with Esophageal cancer a few weeks after I found out I was pregnant. He lived with us on hospice as he died. I pulled his oxygen and he died shortly after. I didn’t cry. I tried so hard to keep it together for the little life inside me, like my sadness and anger would pass through my placenta and taint her.
So, here is my most honest, open and personal post yet. Feel free to comment, really. Maybe there is something you need to get out, or want to say. Hopefully it helps us all!
Have I mentioned I (really my husband w/o asking) joined the YMCA? And I LOST TEN lbs. in a month!
Here are my opinions. Nice facility, all shiny and new. Weight are a bit small, treadmills, ellipticals, etc. all great with an ipod hookup. I like that they face windows, so I can look out at the trees while I sweat! Locker rooms are small, 4 showers and SMALL, but nice. They are consistently adding classes, and offer some great ones Zumba, Mommy and Me, etc. The childcare area is really nice, and all the workers are so far so good. Great staff. My biggest issues are no pool/sauna/hot tub. The pool thing is pretty big w/ a kiddo. And the small locker rooms are a disappointment. 2 hours of childcare a day is great, but spending a bit relaxing in the sauna would be fab! I have to admit the childcare (as a SAHM) is a motivator, and the ipod attachment is GREAT! I rocked out to 50 Cent today. Oh, and my DH taught my DD to say “What up Gangsta”.
$5 Amazon MP3 download credit!
Looking at the $5 May deals I am debating b/t Jill Scott, Serge Gainsbourg, Nadia Ali, PJ Morton, and a few others…. Decisions, decisions….
Show YOUR support for the Dream Act!
After listening to NPR today, I became inspired. The Dream Act, get informed, show support!
