Falling in Love

I don't think I ever had that "omg I'm so in love" moment the minute G was born. It was hard and I struggled a lot and there were definitely moments where I didn't think I wanted to be a mom anymore. But every day I just love him more and more. He's becoming such a little person with a big personality. I can't wait to get home everyday and see what new things he's learned.

They do sign language with him at school and this weekend J was in the backyard cleaning it up so G could go outside and play. G was watching him at the door and turned to me and signed "shoes please" b/c he knows he needs to put on his shoes before he goes outside. it was so cute!

I can't wait to get him up in the mornings and see his big smile and get hugs and kisses. He's so awesome!! <3

My Big Boy!

G is growing up right before our very eyes! He will be 7 months on Monday (also would have been my dad's 82nd birthday). By 6 months he had two teeth. We haven't seen any appear since, but the doctor says the top ones look like they may be coming in soon.

He's crawling! He was pushing himself backwards for the longest time and now we have forward progress. I set him on the bedroom floor while I was getting ready and he crawled over to my husband's nightstand and opened the drawer. We better get to baby-proofing!

The other day I laid him in his crib while I was putting some things away in his room. I turned away for a minute and when I looked back he was sitting up all by himself! This was the first time I have seen him do that. He would sit if we sat him up, but he hadn't sat himself up before. So exciting!

We're still in just the beginning stages of solid foods. He got sick at the end of September (on the day I left for a business trip) and it lasted for a little more than two weeks. Because of this we fell a little behind with the cereal. He's a well fed little guy tho and loves his mama's milk! He's been getting up once a night recently. Hopefully once he starts getting more solids he will sleep a few hours longer.

It's just amazing to see how much he changes day by day. I wish my dad had been able to meet him. I know how proud he would have been. I took this picture of G with a picture of my dad. I miss him so much.

do you love being a mother?

my current most annoying question to be asked (replacing "how's married life?") i love my baby more than anything. i'm still learning how to be a mom. it's the hardest thing i've ever done. but seriously? wtf kind of question is this?

30 Day Shred - Day 3

for some reason today seemed harder than yesterday. i continue to get very short of breath. i really need to find my inhaler!

starting weight: 149.6
weight today: 148.6

i wish that pound of weight loss actually meant something, but if I were on the Biggest Loser i would definitely be below the yellow line! oh well, it's really not so much about weight as it is about toning up. and also, i really want to lose this baby pooch.

i'll keep the baby tho! he's going to be 4 months old this Sunday and he weighed in today at 18 lb 12 oz. that's 12 oz more than the size 2 diapers that he's wearing are supposed to fit. we have about 60 diapers left to go through and i hate to waste them. i think he can go through these in a little less than a week so hopefully we'll get through that without too many blowouts!

G is such a cutie! i know i'm his mom so i'm supposed to say that, but truly he is. he loves to be on the move and carried around (a little hard on the back since he's almost 20 lb now). we can't lay him down without him flipping over on his stomach. he can't flip back on to his back yet so that frustrates him. sometimes when i'm feeding him, he'll stop eating and just look up at me and get this huge smile on his face. it's adorable! and also in the last couple of weeks he's starting to laugh. usually he giggles for me when i'm kissing him all over his face. it's amazing how this little person can change your life so much and how it can be so incredibly hard and so awesome at the same time.