5 months old!

Hard to believe that Carter is already 5 months old! Time goes by SO fast! John and I can tell that not only does he look older, but he has started acting more mature too. He'll have his more mature moments and then be the silly puppy that I love, it's funny. He's so clumsy!

Well at 5 months he can:
-Sit
-Down
-Sit out of a down (and do "puppy push ups")
-Shake with both hands
-Come
-Recognizes his name well
-Stay (he has gotten SO much better at this! We can even put a treat down, tell him to leave it and stay, and walk out of the room!)
-"Leave it"- pretty well- I even got him to do with a squirrel!
-Roll Over
-Heel- he doesnt know that command, but he walks on the leash next to us really well now.

We stopped clicker training, but he does everything we ask now anyway. :D He has even gotten some what good with the above commands with distractions- except other dogs. I have a feeling that will take a lot of time because all he wants to do is play. I think that's still a lot of the puppy in him.

He has gotten MUCH better at being potty trained! He hasnt had an accident in a LONG time (well except when it rains and he doesnt like to get his feet wet). We also got a doggy door put in! It's in our bedroom door that leads to the patio. He has gotten much better at it! he still has a hard time coming back in for some reason. we still have to encourage him to come in. Today was HUGE though! He used the door all by himself AND went to pee! He usually just stands at the sliding glass doors in the living room and waits for one of us to take him to the doggy door and then tell him to go out. So I was VERY happy! YAY! I hope this keeps up!

He is also till teething, but has stopped chewing everything. I think most of his teeth are in now, just a few more to go. I am glad that the chewing stopped though! only the few victims on the list still!

We also got his fleas taken care of! I called the vet and they told us that the Frontline doesnt work anymore because the fleas here are immune to it. So, they offer a pill called Comfortis. It's more expensive and doesnt protect against ticks, but if it gets rid of the fleas for good, I dont care. lol He's started to grow high back in all the places he lost it from scratching so much and he doesnt scratch nearly as often! I am THRILLED! :D

This week we took Carter to the dog park! He was REALLY good! He was really friendly with everyone, but didnt harass any of the other dogs. LOL. He also listened to us pretty well even though there were so many other dogs! While we were there, one of the dogs caught a bird and killed it. haha. It was a nice dog park! We will def go back. One of the dogs Carter was playing with was all wet (they have a place where you can rinse the dogs off) and he wrestled with Carter in the dirt, so Carter was FILTHY! lol
Dog Park!


Dirty Puppy!


Finally, we went to the dog beach again! He did MUCH better and even walked in the water and swam out by himself. He didnt try to run back to the beach either! We were able to take him off his leash and let him swim around. He gets bored real easy, so we didnt stay long. I am glad to know that he likes the water better now though! :D YAY!

That's it for now! OH, we missed puppy class last week because a friend from high school came to visit and next week we dont have it, so no updates from that right now! BUT he is doing great :D

Carter hiding behind John's desk. No idea how he got back there. lol

P90x Week 2

DONE! haha :D one week closer to being the weight I want! :D And how did this week go:

DRUMROLL PLEASE!........

I lost 3lbs! I was THRILLED! :D haha I guess cutting out soda has helped as well as really stepping up my game. I plan to step it up even more this week and try to eat even better. It will help since this entire week (except today :( already) I will be cooking and making dinner. John and I went to the store last week and I got mostly healthy food to cook! Anyway, here's this weeks update:

Sunday: Chest and Back- I rocked this out! I was able to increase push ups in EVERY category! :D They have all been girl style- so I think after this next week I will start transitioning into regular push-ups.

Monday: Plyometrics- I only got through 40 minutes of the 60 minute work out again. It's really hard and it really hurts my knees. I'll tell you about the knees in a minute.

Tuesday: Shoulders and Arms- I did not do this on Tuesday. It just did not happen. I got a migraine and I am guessing it's from cutting out caffeine and the new contacts...

Wednesday: Cardio X & Shoulders and Arms- Since I HATE YOGA, I switched and started doing Cardio X on Wednesdays instead. After I lose some weight, I will try and go back to Yoga. The good news is Cardio X has a lot of yoga in it- just not as intense. I also did Tuesday's workout!!! I know I am crazy, but I am determined!

Thursday: Legs and Back- I only ended up doing 30 minutes of this work out this week.

Friday- John and I had to go back to the eye doctor for them to check how my new contacts were doing...we ended up shopping too. haha so nothing happened Friday...

Saturday: Kenpo X- (supposed to be Friday) finished it all like a rock star! :D

I really feel like posting this is actually holding me accountable. I knew that I would have to post if I didnt catch up from missing Tuesday, and I just couldnt do it- I HAD to do the work out! haha :D SO that's good :D

Now my knees have been making awful noises and hurting me after I do work outs with a lot of squats, lunges, jumps, etc. I finally asked a friend who is an athletic trainer and he told me to get a neoprene sleeve to help stabilize it. So next week, I will be able to do more when it comes to my legs, which is great! I'll let you know how it goes :D

Also, our pull up bar came!! I am not thrilled, but I am. haha so next week we will get to do all of the work outs fully! :D

Puppy Class 3!

When we went we got to show them all that we had learned! He did SUCH a good job and even surprised us with being able to follow commands that we had not practiced much. We told him to "sit" out of a "down" and he did it! He was too confused before! Now he can do it really well! He can also go "down" from standing! Again, he always sat first. He is such a smart puppy!

We also worked on walking on a leash. He has gotten really good at it at home, but dogs are a much harder distraction for him. I am glad we get to practice all of this there because hopefully it will help him listen to us when there are other dogs around, which he has a REALLY hard time doing right now. I have been practicing when Moxie is around and he only listens a few of the times I call him. So that is definitely something we need to keep practicing.

We also worked again on getting Carter really excited and focused and then calling him to us. I think we need to bring his toys, because he doesnt much care for this game. haha. Again, with the dog distractions it's too much.

Finally, Lorianne brought out some agility stuff for them to try. Carter was a wiz at it all. Did it all with no problem! All of the other dogs had a hard time with most of it. I am glad I have a smart puppy! :D

That was it for puppy class. At this point, I am glad we are going so we can train him around so many distractions.
Walking on a leash...

You can see some of the agility items that Carter rocked! :D

Carter update

I hate when I am not able to blog when I want to, because I then I forget everything I want to blog about. ugh. lol

Anyway, this post will be about Carter's progress! Carter has been doing SUCH a better job at things! We can tell that he is definitely maturing. Which makes me sad and makes me happy. He is getting so big! Our guess is that he is up to 43lbs now!!! Big boy. :D

After our 2nd puppy class we started working a lot on walking on a leash- luring him with treats. We also starting working harder on "leave it." He has done SO well with both! I mention them together because "leave it" is a huge part of us walking him. lol Anyway, last week he was getting so good with "leave it" and walking that John walked him past some ducks and he didnt run after them!!! John told him to leave it and he looked at John for a treat and was SO good! He ended up being that good on all his evening walks last week! I was so proud of him :D I walk him every morning before I go to work and I have been practicing leave it with him too, during the walk and then after also. I got to where I could put cheese (his favorite) on his paws and he wouldnt touch them! SUCCESS!! :D

I dont remember if I mentioned it last week or not, but Carter cut his face some how. Anyway, he keeps scratching it and opening it back up, so we had to put a cone on him :(. It hurts my heart! I was so happy when we were going to be able to finally take it off the next day, but when we took him for a walk (we take it off then) and got back he scratched it open again before we could get the cone back on. He's so miserable. :(. and it has to be uncomfortable to sleep in! My poor baby! A few more days :(

Last week our friends Leigh Ellen and Nate got one of their dogs back. They had to give them away because they were not too friendly with their new baby. Anyway, they got one of them back- Moxie. Carter and Moxie get to play A LOT now. We try to take them to the big field most every night. Moxie is a boxer and is older than Carter, so she can handle him and his puppiness. :D They run and play and it's nice :D It kind of does my job of excising him for me. haha. I am glad that Carter gets to play with a dog almost every day now. I know he loves it.
Best picture I could get so far

Playing

Waiting for treats!


Other updates about Carter-
-He still has fleas! I dont know where they are coming from and why Frontline is not working! I called the vet today and am waiting for a call back. We have got to do something! i feel like a bad parent, but I have really tried everything. It's very frustrating!!!

-We got Carter a Wolfpack Jersey! We got it because he's itchy still and the shirts in the store were as much as this jersey! So we got the jeresy. He doesnt like it much. haha


-We have been practicing "stay". He has gotten MUCH better at this! I can now put his food in his bowl, ask him to stay, and walk across the kitchen without him running to his food! I am going to try leaving the room this week and see how it goes.

-He can jump up on the couch now. lol. I saw him do it for the first time last night and was so SHOCKED! He struggled a bit, but John said he's done it a few times. I am pretty sure we have decided that he can be on the couch now. lol we put him up there all the time anyway.

-When it rains Carter still has accidents in the apartment. I think he is afraid of the ground being wet? He will walk out, run back in and then use the bathroom. SO ANNOYING! So that is something else we need to really work on.

-Oh and lastly, added to the hit list are my cowgirl boots. He got them. :(. He only scuffed them, but he scuffed them a lot. I dont know if I can fix them :( I cried. Sad day.

Overall, he's doing great. If I can just get rid of the fleas and the cone- I will be a VERY happy person!

Ps. He things he's human and sleeps with a pillow under his head. TOO CUTE!

My eyes!

So last week I went to the eye doctor because I have been in need of some contacts. I wore my last pair WAY longer than I should have! So I finally had time last week to go!

I went to Lenscrafters, which I am not usually a fan of their eye doctors, but I really liked the doctor I saw! She wasnt necessarily friendly, but she really seemed to know what she was doing.

Anyway, when I got to the eye doctor I expected to wait forever like all doctor's offices. I only had to wait 5 minutes after my scheduled appointment! They did all the preliminary tests and then I went into the room where they test your eyes, where once again I usually have to wait for what seems like forever. But again, only 5 minutes! I was definitely impressed!

Anyway, she asked me if I thought my eyes had changed at all and I told her I thought a little bit. That I have to strain to see some things. She said I shouldnt have to. So she took a look at my eyes and did the whole lens test. She said my glasses were pretty close to what she got, that there was only a slight change. She then asked me what my contacts were and I told her and she goes "no way, that doesnt even make sense!" I showed her the box and she goes "no wonder you have been straining! Not only are these way off, but you have very different prescriptions in each eye!" Oh geez. lol I knew I hated my old eye doctor. haha. So she gave me new contacts and a new brand that is supposed to be more breathable since I have dry eyes some times.

Boy has my head hurt this week! My head always hurts so bad when I get a new prescription. Today has been a week and I still have a headache, but I think that also has to do with no caffeine. haha. They are better! I go and get a supply today. Since it's at the mall, we are going to get Chick-fil-a!! YUM! :D

p90x update

So we have completed what we are calling our first full week (since we started over). and oh my goodness I am sore! I feel like I can do more this week to get even more out of the work out so I will be doing that this week.

I have decided that I want to do some sort of update each week. I feel like it will help keep me more accountable for both working out when I am supposed to and for eating healthy. Unfortunately, when I weighed in this week I gained a little weight :( I was so upset! only on 1 day did I go over calories and the rest I ate well under so it should have been okay. I am hoping that some of it is muscle gain? that and I know I have a bit more water weight right now, so I am blaming all of that! and hoping that next week when I weigh it will reflect that? We will see. Either way it was frustrating.

So I have decided to ensure I lose weight from now on, I am going to do a few things:
1) go extra hard during p90x like I talked about earlier
2) cut out sodas (unless it's a really special occasion)
3) no more fried foods (even the very small amount I eat right now)
4) cut WAY down on sweets

I also plan on posting each week how I have done with p90x. For example:
-Sunday is chest and back- I did the whole work out (improvising with pull ups- we used our weights instead. not perfect, but at least it's something)
-Monday is plyometrics- I only got through 40 minutes of 60 minute work out because I couldnt feel my legs anymore
-Tuesday- Shoulders and Arms- completed all of this! and it was pretty easy, so I need to up the weight I am lifting in more exercises.
-Wednesday- Yoga. I HATE YOGA. I only did 20 minutes of this. I am going to substitute CardioX from now on.
-Thursday- Legs and Back- I made myself work out even though it was SO late and I completed it all.
-Friday- I got my eyes dilated and it made me sick, so I didnt do anything (more about the eyes later). I made this my rest day instead of Saturday this week.
-Saturday- Kenpo X (supposed to be Friday) finished it all like a rock star! :D

On each of the days we lift weights, we are supposed to do ab ripper x too- I am going to do my best to do that this week with each of them, i didnt this past week.

So this is my first update, hopefully next week I will have lost weight and be even more sore! :D

p90x again...

Whelp, I kept saying I wasnt going to post this because I was afraid people would judge me, but I dont really care. haha. At least I am working out and trying!

John and I started over on p90x. With so many guests here and SO much going on in my building (students went CRAZY) we missed a few days. We also didnt have weights to start out with, so I felt like we were cheating the system. haha.

SO we went and got some weights this past Saturday and started the program over on Sunday. :D I have managed to lose 4lbs so far. YAY! but hopefully with me doing it every day and really watching what I am eating (the dining hall closes soon, so I will be cooking A LOT more) I will start to lose weight a bit faster than I was before. I would really like to meet my total goal of 150lbs by my birthday. I feel like if I really stick to it, I can do it! I sure am going to try hard! :D

Yoga is tonight and I am DREADING it. ugh. It's really the only work out I hate on p90x. I mean I dont love any of them, but I really dont like Yoga. So here's to trying it again and maybe liking it more? yea right. haha