diet

I neglected to post about my diet last week, it was a crazy week around here! My goal was to loose 10lb by 4/16 and I reached it, YAY! This diet thing is hard but its getting easier, its definitely a lifestyle more than say a quick fix diet. I have been in contact with a friend who is a fertility nurse and mentioned my 'our' diet and she said that's great. Its known as the PCOS diet and has been known to help couples get pregnant. Bonus, in my book for whenever that may be! I also contacted our friend who is a nutritionist/dietitian and asked if we were going about it the correct way. Turns out we are, she just said to add a few more carbs in daily.



peace out 10lb!



1st family Easter

We had our 1st Easter as a family on Sunday, it was so much fun! I enjoyed filling M's basket almost as much as I enjoyed shopping for Christmas! I got him an embroidered basket liner from potterybarn and got the basket from Michael's craft store to save some $ (p.b wanted $34 for a basket). I'm all about saving some money. I filled his basket with a few books, one of which sings Peter cottontail- hes now obsessed with the book and I cant get the song out of my head! Some wooden magnets, bubbles, a eco friendly firetruck that I have been eyeing for months, & eco friendly trucks, new cell phone (because his was out dated), a mini photo album to help him learn some of our immediate families names.

Easter basket filled with goodies

checking things out



new chair



We hosted my family and my inlaws for lunch. Ham, mashed potatoes, and a TON of organic veggies. Michael had his usual yogurt and I put the potatoes, squash, diced carrots on his tray and he was in LOVE! Kept on saying ummmm (yum), it was the best. In the afternoon we went to my inlaws and got to see my sister inlaw, brother inlaw and our nephew. Michael had so much fun chasing around his big cousin.

eventful week

Another eventful week over here. Michael took his 1st steps- 4 to be exact! He looks like a little drunkin' sailor, its adorable. He is now 'walking' more and more, but crawling is way faster! He had his 4th tooth pop threw, yay! We went to visit the Easter bunny, M wasn't so sure but he didn't fuss. Just needed mama to play a little peek a boo to get a smile!
And my favorite part of the week was M's newest word: MAMA, MAMA, MAMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Honest to god everytime he says it I smile and my heart melts.

ear update

Tuesday we had our ENT consult and a hearing test. Hearing test was GREAT and M passed with flying colors! Michael sat on my lap in a small room and chewed on my teething bling that I got for Christmas. Animal noises came out of speakers at different levels and an audiologist watched to see his reaction. We met with the doctor and he told us about the procedure, showed us the tubes etc. The procedure is very basic and takes 2-5 mins, M is asleep for 15min max. The doctor said the ball was in our court and we could either have the surgery now or wait a few months to see if the good weather will help M. We decided to wait it out and see...

 Fast forward to today- 6 days later. M was up for 2hrs last night screaming his head off and tugging his ear I knew he had an ear infection. We went to the doc this morning to confirm what I already knew. M has his 6th ear infection in 3.5 months.
So to make a long story short I'm scheduling the surgery tomm, it should be in a few weeks.

diet update

The diet. The diet is going well, I guess? I have cheated a tad, Ben and I had 2 slices of pizza on Sunday. And I've discovered michelob ultra. I'm running out of ideas for lunch, its getting kinda boring just eating protein and lettuce... (low carb ideas welcomed)
Stroller strides is going well, I'm not a fan of running stairs or doing frog jump things but I've definitly noticed a difference in my body. We also have been going on family walks- 1 mile each when the weather is good.
I've only lost 1lb this week ( I go Tuesday to Tuesday) so thats a total of 9lb in 2weeks. My goal was 10lb by 4/16 so lets hope I can do it by THIS Saturday!

project day

Sunday was project day around here. While M was napping I started an aisle runner for my friends wedding, I painted her monogram on it. I continued this threw out the day while he napped and finished it by bedtime! It came out pretty good- I think. I just hope the bride likes it!

The next project was for myself: I took M out on a jog. It was a sight especially since I am not a runner. I tried a combo of walking and running. 1 min walk, 1 min run for about 20min- I thought I was going to die, but I didnt! haha!! I need to get out there and go it again since I have a 5k coming up in June. After our run I weeded out my front flower garden while M watched wondering what the heck I was doing! My plan is to get some mulch and new flowers at some point this week to finish it up.

new kicks for M

Since the weather is getting warmer and M is down on the ground now I figured it was time for some shoes- crocs to be exact! We went to a local childrens shoe store and he got measured, like a big boy (tear, hes growing up). He is a size 4 so in crocs hes a 4-5! He thought he was a big shot with his shoes on and it didnt effect his standing! Its soooo cute to see him wearing shoes!!

modeling his new kicks

9 months old!

M is 9 months old, how did that happen??

We had a good 9 month old week- On Thursday we went to the kids place, we painted M's feetys and made a platter. I'm so excited about this platter, I plan on using it on Easter (oven, dishwasher safe etc)!!


finished product





getting painted





Yesterday we had our 9 month well baby check up. My baby is healthy, YAY!! Weighing in at 23lb and 30.5 inches long we are 80% for weight and off the charts for his height! He has hit all of his milestones- he babbles constants and vowels, has great hand/eye coordination, is standing ALONE etc etc. It was a GREAT appt until.... we had blood drawn. At 9 months my doc does a led test and normally she does allergy testing at 1yr but because we have allergies in our family and he was already getting blood drawn we figured lets get some allergy testing done too. OMG, it was awful. I had to sit in a chair and hold Michael, I had to pin down one of his arms while they looked for a vein on the other. My husband watched. My poor baby screamed and cried soooo hard, I had tears in my eyes. One of the women (there were 2) starting singing wheels on the bus, this made things worse! Michael wasn't interested in signing and wanted to LEAVE. I wanted to leave. Before we left he stared down the woman who did the needle. I'm certain he won't forget her. It sucked but I'm happy its done and we will know if there's anything we should avoid.

Awareness

Infertility is a heart-wrenching, faith-questioning, relationship-testing, life-altering experience. April is Infertility Awareness Month. Whether a friend, a family member, a colleague or yourself has fought through this difficult fate that MILLIONS of women are fighting day in and day out...So many have walked to hell & back for the chance to be a mom.  There's a 1 in 8 chance you  know someone with infertility.

Be there for a friend, show them you support them.

target



my favorite place



The other day I went to target (shocker, I know). Target is like my playground especially since they did a renovation at my local target. We have produce, we have everything!! I finally caved and got a target credit card.

I was also able to pick up a new 'toy bin' for Michael's toys. I think he likes it! haha

The diet thing

On Tuesday M and I hit stroller strides at the mall, Its an exercise group for moms and babies. We really enjoyed it, Michael is so much like his mama- he loves to people watch! He really liked the singing during reps and watching me bob up & down. The class involved walking and circuit training and ended with abs (something I forgot I owned). At some points during the 1hr class I thought I was going to pass out, thankfully I didn't! I felt really good about myself afterwards and plan on joining for at least 3 months. I also attended hot yoga this weekend, hot yoga is something I have a love/hate relationship with. I hate it while I'm there but love how I feel afterwards. We have also been able to go on some family walks- about 1mile or so. Michael is having a blast looking at Buddy. Buddy however has no clue that Michael is there, he keeps walking in front of the stroller. Maybe one day he will learn!

During the week Ben and I stuck to our low carb diet. He has lost 11lb and I'm down 8. It isnt as difficult as I expected but it is hard! Its amazing how many things have carbs in it. Fingers crossed for another good weight loss week!!

last week of being 8 months old

 I think Michael wanted his last week of being an 8 month old to be a good one! He has been BUSY!

Michael had his 3rd tooth pop threw (and if history repeats his 4th should be here in a week). His favorite place to hang out in under the dinning room table, he gets in there and then cant get out... Whenever someone says byebye he waves which is the cuttest thing EVER.  Favorite chew toy is buddy's tail and toes (anyones toes, including Buddy) And last but not least he is resting his head on everything, mama & dada, buddy, toys, the floor etc- its his little way of cuddeling- ITS THE BEST!!


favorite place to hang out



 Did I mention while standing he is now letting go and throwing his arms up?? He can do this for a few seconds but once he realizes whats going on he falls to his bum!! I cant believe my baby is going to be walking soon. These 8 months have flown bye, everyday I  love him more and more. I really am truely blessed.



Taking a rest