New Mom = Time Management Issues

Now that I am a mother, I am having a hard time with time management. This is the reason it has taken me so long to write a new post. Sorry, Katrina. :) I cannot find time to fit these three pre-baby activities I used to enjoy on most weekdays:
working out
cooking dinner
sleeping

Now when I get home from work all I want to do is spend time with Harper and Dale. By the time I do get free time around 8:30pm when Harper falls asleep, I am just too exhausted to do anything or Harper has fallen asleep on me and I just enjoy cuddling so much I can't bare to put her in her crib until I go to bed. These pre-baby activities that I now refer to as nuisances just aren't as important to me as they used to be. This is NOT GOOD for my body. I've gotten to the point where I do need to make a change or else I'm going to gain back all the weight I lost three years ago. I think a lot of this new schedule I need to make will rely heavily on weekends.


Oh let's not forget the other random things that occasionally happened on weekdays that probably won't be making an appearance during the week for a long time:
Shopping at Target
Grocery shopping
Walking to the Cow for ice cream
Getting my hair done
Happy hour

Can we please just add three hours to every day so I can fit everything in? Wait that probably wouldn't help because I would just spend those three hours cuddling Harper more.

Any moms out there that can offer some advice? I'm open for any help you can provide.

In other news, Harper had her 4 month doctor's appointment yesterday. Already, I know. She weighs 14lbs and is 24 1/2 inches long. She got two shots in her leg. She is a trooper. She cried more about me laying her on the doctor's office table than when she got the shots. All I had to do was pick her up and the crying stopped. Man, does she like to be held. And by held I mean you have to be standing while holding her. None of this holding her while sitting business. She's too smart for that. Her pediatrician said we can start giving her cereal. Then in three weeks we can introduce veggies. She is getting too old!

Harper also got to meet three of her cousins and her Aunt and Uncle over Thanksgiving. She was loved on by everyone and was very entertained by the boys. Even her tough middle cousin was continuously asking if he could hold her. It was very heartwarming! It was really nice to spend the holiday with family. I hope they enjoyed my Thanksgiving cooking and decide to come again!

Picture Time!