I am a busy mom of the most awesome one year old I know. Cooper inspires me to work to keep my life in balance and therefore his. No matter what the day brings I try to find a way to balance work, health, and fun into everyday! Hopefully some of these things will help others as they navigate their own path as a young family!! :)






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I’m glad someone thinks he’s funny #crackshimselfup #motherhood

I’m glad someone thinks he’s funny #crackshimselfup #motherhood

Poor man’s surround sound #motherhood #play

Poor man’s surround sound #motherhood #play

Xoxo. #motherhood #cuddles #sickday

Xoxo. #motherhood #cuddles #sickday

@alexandani fun for everyone!  #motherhood

@alexandani fun for everyone! #motherhood

Simple times are the best times. Forts and snacks #lovehim #motherhood

Simple times are the best times. Forts and snacks #lovehim #motherhood

Happy feet 2 with my poor sick baby boy #motherhood #fever #cheerup

Happy feet 2 with my poor sick baby boy #motherhood #fever #cheerup

Top hat and hot fudge beard. #sillly #motherhood #mess

Top hat and hot fudge beard. #sillly #motherhood #mess

Cooper’s limbering up for the 2012 DaSilva Family Olympics! #fitfluential #family #fun

Cooper’s limbering up for the 2012 DaSilva Family Olympics! #fitfluential #family #fun

My pedicurist says crayons are the new nail polish!

My pedicurist says crayons are the new nail polish!

Cooper really enjoyed the splash park. NOT. Can’t wait for swim lessons Friday- kid sweats the water!

Cooper really enjoyed the splash park. NOT. Can’t wait for swim lessons Friday- kid sweats the water!

I never want my child to be unhealthy and I never want him to feel deprived. That’s why I think a breakfast of an organic banana, local dairy farm milk, and whole wheat pancakes with some chocolate chips, and a chobani champion is a great breakfast for a little guy!

I never want my child to be unhealthy and I never want him to feel deprived. That’s why I think a breakfast of an organic banana, local dairy farm milk, and whole wheat pancakes with some chocolate chips, and a chobani champion is a great breakfast for a little guy!

Getting jump squats in family style! #fitfluential #sweatpink

It took 2.2 seconds to figure out how to eat a cantaloupe and .2 seconds devour it. I’m going to stop ordering him meals and just feed him my garnish.

It took 2.2 seconds to figure out how to eat a cantaloupe and .2 seconds devour it. I’m going to stop ordering him meals and just feed him my garnish.

Life’s a Beach!

We are on vacation for the week down Cape Cod and have been trying spend a lot of time breaking Cooper from his fear of water and sand.  Although I started the weekend out a little anxious about my diet and exercise I finally decided to scale it down for the week and have a great time and not worry about if the scale changes to much between now and next Sunday.  I have plenty of time to make it up and I am going to sprinkle my vacation treats (aka Ice Cream and barbeque) in between healthier habits.

A kiss from my little love bug!

It has been hot and humid here so my runs have been sub-par to say the least.  I have been trying to keep up doing bodypump every other day to counter this lack of running and keeping active while at the beach!

I have even gone so far to introduceCooper to a crab…i would ONLY do this for my son. gross. Luckily this picture sums up how he feels about them…

Terrible and disgusted…Just like his Mommy.  I am glad we got this out of the way early and I hope it foreshadows his future preference for pets….Non-fluffys need not apply.

After three beach days in a row we got him to go up to his knees and he let us carry him into the ocean up to our knees.  I am sure he is purely concerned for our safety since sharks have been spotted off the coast of Chatham and clearly has nothing to do fear…Walking on soft sand however is clearly beneath him and he will only stand if a mat is laid out for him. Sand is for peasants…like his parents…

Enjoying so snacks in the shade and on his mat.

I have to head back home tomorrow for an appointment and am definitely going to hit the gym for a long run in the AC before I head back to the Cape.  Then we are going to take Cooper out on the kayak for a new experience for him and a little upper body work for me!

Hope everyone is doing something fun for the Fourth! 

A very banana-y breakfast!  Whole wheat banana bread, trader joe’s apple banana crushers, and a banana. My monkey boy is happy as can be!

A very banana-y breakfast! Whole wheat banana bread, trader joe’s apple banana crushers, and a banana. My monkey boy is happy as can be!

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