Weight Watchers

So before getting pregnant I had gotten down to my lowest weight in years...220. I know this doesnt seem low to most but I was proud and felt great. Then I got knocked up and gained 40lbs....which never came off. The past year I have been hovering in the 260's. I have been heavier then this before...I once tipped the scales at 310, but that was 9 years ago and I will NEVER go back there again. Now 260 feels like I am carrying an elephant around. My back hurts, my legs hurt...I just feel BLAH. So I started Weight watchers again! I used to go to the meetings and chart online before getting pregnant and I contribute me getting down to 220 to them. The points system was super easy to follow, it encouraged me to eat more fruits and veggies (0 points!) and the in person meetings were a great motivator for me (do I lose adult points if I say the true motivator was the stickers?). So monday I paid my 80-something bucks for 8 weeks and stepped on the scale. I weighed in at 258....which made me happy because at least it was under 260.

I have been charting what I eat. I am also trying plexus slim (just a 7 day trial), to see if it makes me feel any more alert. I have an issue with being tired all the time, even post coffee. Makes it harder that I work a desk job. So far I dont notice MUCH of a difference on the plexus. I think I might step it up to two a day. One in the morning and one at lunch. 

Anyways...weigh in is next monday, I will let you know how it goes. GO ME!

Pro Tip

When changing a really poopy diaper of a really squirmy toddler always have the wipes laid out and ready to grab. In those few precious seconds it takes to reach and tug a wipe out he's already smeared it all over himself and running buck naked for the door.

That is all.

13 months

Yes, yes. So I missed 12 months....Single mom and all. ONTO THE PICTURES!

1st Bday mustache bash!

He LOVED his smash cake

He shared with me :)

L to R: Mom, C, Moi, Grandma

And C today:

Stats:

Not sure yet...I will update this tomorrow, after his appt.
Height 29in
Wt: 16.10lbs
Clothes: 6-9
Diapers: Size 3

He is walking and talking! He loves picking up and arranging all the heavy stuff in my house.

Words:

Hi
Hot
Drink
Binkie
Wyatt
Bite

He IS NOT a morning person. There is a "transition" period in which is his feet touch the ground not of his own volition then screeching ensues. There is a delicate dance of nursing and cuddling combined with some.."ooh look at this toy" or "yo gabba gabba!"  which eventually causes him to slink forth from the warm protective bubble which is mom and venture out into the big world alone....or maybe just the living room...either way. Then mom can finally make coffee. 

Now in his own bedroom he sleeps like a champ. Goes to bed at 8, wakes up at 6-ish. Takes about 2-3 naps a day...usually at 9, 1 and sometimes 4. 

Eats everything...and feeds a lot to the dog too.

I LOVE LOVE the relationship these two have.

Abolish Nail Polish

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They have over 200 styles and the nail art studio where you can make your own nails! These are a fantastic product run by a family of sisters. I am super enthusiastic about being a consultant. 

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11 months

Holy crap. So yeah...I missed 10 months, I will have to go back and make a blog on that.

Christian is now 11 months!

Stats:
Wt- Probably about 18lbs
length- 28 inches?
Diapers- Size 3
Clothes: 6-9 month tops/onsies/footies, 0-3 pants
Loves: Animals, opening and closing doors, cruising.

Words: "Bye bye", "Bah"=Bite, Hiiii, mama, guh guh=?

C has been cruising EVERYWHERE. He is fully able to walk alone but refuses to. He can hold one finger and walk around but let go and he flops on his butt. He has mastered the temper tantrum and now flops himself to the ground in full drama prince style. Terrible twos are going to be fun...

Blueberries!

Melissa and Doug Latches is a huge hit!

9 months!

Little man is 9 months old today! 

 

Stats: 

Wt- 15lbs 10oz
ht: 26.5in
Diapers- 2/3
Clothes- 3/6 month, 0-3 pants still
Loves: crawling, standing, getting into everything, Wyatt

mmm, lettuce

He eats solids like a champ. He is following his trend and is still a little man, the pediatrician isn't concerned though, she advised to up his solids to 3 times a day. His schedule goes something like this right now:

5am- Nurse
6:30am- Nurse again
8:30-9- 4oz bottle w/ oatmeal and a fruit
12:30- Nurse and Solids (yesterday it was pot roast w/ potatoes and carrots, today is pasta and veggies)
2:30-4oz bottle
6:30-7pm- Nurse and Solids (usually whatever I am having)
11pm- Nurse
2am- Nurse

My little Monkey

Now the night feedings were pretty consistent until a week ago. About 3 weeks ago he had INSANE insomnia for about a week and a half. I'm talking..wake up at 10pm bright eyed and bushy tailed, ready to start the day. Then 5-6 hours or crawling, whining, jumping and general mischief until he crashed at about 5am. Then my alarm would go off at 6am for me to get up and go to work. Talk about feeling like death.

Concentrating.

Then magically he slept through the night 3 days in a row (first time EVER), then back to his waking every 3 hours schedule, then he slept through the night again last night. I don't know whats going on, but I am thankful for the couple days of sleep.

Personality wise he is curious, loving and sensitive. He wants to touch everything, everything goes in his mouth and he is obsessed with cords. He understand NO and will pause and usually crawl away if I tell him no. He randomly has to crawl over and crawl up my leg for snuggles.

Gently "mouthing" my knee after first biting and me saying "No Biting!"

He also has a temper, he throws tantrums when getting dressed and during diaper changes. Not like a whiney tantrum but a scream at the top of his lungs while flailing tantrum. He has my anger :)

Spring!

C will be 9 months tomorrow. He crawls like crazy, grips and stands up on everything and is so close to standing unassisted I'm at the edge of my seat!

There is something that is new to him though, something to ridiculously common I feel as if he was born on another planet never had experienced it :
GRASS

Granted, NV in the winter can feel like another planet at times. It's warm in the morning then 3 hours later its snowing.

I was at a friends house last weekend and it was a rare sunny day (not sunny and snowing, or sunny with 100mph winds..just..sunny. Other northern Nevadans will get the rareness of that), anyways, she has a big backyard so we brought the kids out and I plopped c in the grass. First he just sat there staring at it. Then he reached down and gingerly touched it. Then he raised his left foot in a mildly annoyed manner, pretty soon he was ripping grass out and feeling it in his fingers...and putting it in his mouth..all was well with the world!

I'm hoping the consistent warm weather stays and I can get outdoors more!

Finding time to learn

I am really into sensory play...that is, I am really into PINNING sensory ideas. 

Last night I found some scrap fabric, cut it in pieces and shoved it into an empty wipes box. C was interested in it for a few mins, he pulled the scraps out then ended up smashing his hand in the snap lid, threw a fit (granted, it was near bedtime and he was sleepy) and he was done. 

Then this morning we woke up early and i made him oatmeal, smashed banana in it and dumped it in a pile on his tray and let him dig in. He was fascinated by the texture (Nailed it!)...but then soon started throwing a fit. I had to toss his oatmeal covered self into the shower.

Being a working mom, its tough to find the time to get in all those fun projects. Really we only have an hour after work for fun time before dinner and bath and bed then on weekends his dad has him on Saturdays so I feel I really miss out. 

To my other single co-parenting mom's...what do you do?

8 months!

Man am I behind or what!

Little man is 8 months as of 2/27! He crawls like crazy and stands up on everything. He babbles like crazy. We got his 6 months pictures (when he was 7 months old). I swear he will be walking by 9 1/2 months.

6 months

Stats:

Weight: 15lbs??

Height- ??

New skills:

You sit up on your own and are still grabbing everything! Everything still goes in your mouth. You smile a lot and cry a lot less. You have such a personality. You are a snuggle bug and I love that.