Help Wanted

I am taking part in a book exchange for Shane and I was wondering if anyone else in the bloggie world wanted to join in.  Basically I would send you paperwork and you would need to buy 1 book for the 1st person on the list.  Then you would find 6 friends to join in on the fun.  You would send the paperwork to 6 friends and so on.  You buy 1 book and your little on receives 36 if no one drops the ball. This is an awesome way to build a book collection for your child!  Who wants in?

What I Woke Up to Today

My sweet baby boy wiggled his little hands out of the top of his swaddle last night and scratched his face all up.  I try so hard to keep his nails trimmed & filed but I guess I haven't done a very good job.  He is so wiggly and squirmy which make trimming very difficult.  This just breaks my heart.  I guess this would count as babies first booboo.  :-(

3 Months

My dearest Shanie-


I cannot believe that today you are three months old!  You are such a sweet & handsome boy.  I could stare at your face for a million years.  I have forgotten how much I adore little babies.  Your snuggles are just the best. 



Sleep:  You are doing awesome at night.  You sleep through the night 3-4 times a week now.  Last night you went to bed (in the pj's above) at 9pm and you are still sleeping (it's 8:15am).  You started to stir at 4am but never woke up.  You made a few noises but then were quiet.  Even when you do wake, you are always back to bed between 30-40 minutes later.  I think you will sleep in your crib tonight for the first time.  ***tear***

You are hit or miss during the day but doing better.  You either sleep for 1 hour or up to 3.  I feel so bad that I often have to wake you to either bring or pick sissy up from school.  Hopefully you will get on more of a schedule when school out.  You normally take a morning and afternoon nap.  You still love your swaddle.
    

Feed:  You are strictly breastfed and gosh do you love my boobs.  I often find you staring at them randomly with a big smile on your face numerous times of the day.  You are probably going to be very embarrassed by this when you are older.

I basically nurse you on demand or anytime before we leave the house.  On the mornings when you sleep all night I pump.  I seriously LOVE stocking the freezer.  I hope to be able to stock up enough 3-4oz bags to use in all your cereal come 6 months.  I am excited for you to eat cereal but heartbroken on how fast you are growing up!

Weight:  1-13: 8lbs 5 oz.
                  1-16: 8lbs 0.04oz.
                  1-19: 8lbs. 4oz.

                  1-26: 8lbs. 7oz.
                  2-16: 10lbs. 11oz.
                  3-13: 13lbs (at home)
                  3-28: (at 2 month check-up)
                  4-13: (at home)

Length:  1-13: 21 1/2 inches

                  2-16: 22 inches
                  3-13: 22 1/2 inches (at home)
                  3-28: (at 2 month check-up)
                  4-13: (at home)

Diaper Size:  Size 1

Clothes Size:  You started wearing some 3-6 outfits on 3/21.  The Easter Bunny hooked you up with some fancy new summer clothes this past weekend.  You are going to be one fashionable dude!  Sometimes Dad doesn't like my choices (like your light purple polo shirt you wore on Easter).

Hair Color:  Brown

Eye color:  Blue

Funniest moment:  On 3/21 you peed on your head while getting your diaper changed!  Silly boy!

Milestone:  You are rolling from your back onto your side.  You get hung up on your shoulder.  Keep practicing little buddy!
4/2-Slept from 8pm-1am then 1:30am-10:15am
4/3-Slept from 8pm-8:15am!!!
4/4-Slept from 9:30pm-7:15 am.  Also took a 4 hour nap!

Firsts:

*3/16- First time seeing the Easter Bunny
*3/19- First time Mommy left you with anyone.  Daddy & Sister watched you while I got my haircut.  You were a good little boy and slept basically the whole time I was gone.
*3/21- First time at the park.  Sister, you & I met up with the Kette.rers.  You slept in the Er.go for the majority of the time.  You woke up, I fed you then put you in your car seat stroller.  After the park, we went to lunch at Sub.way.  What a great way to spend a unseasonably warm spring day.
*3/23- First time Grammy babysat you.  Dad, Sister and I went to Boston to see The Fr.esh Be.at Ba.nd live in concert.  We were gone for 6 hours and you slept for the majority of the time again.  You took a bottle just fine for Grammy.  I missed you so much while we were gone!

Check-ups:  3/28-  You had your check-up and everything went well.  Dr. Morris said you are growing and developing right on schedule.  Your hip click is still not present.  We passed on all immunizations again at this appointment.  Your next check-up is in May for your 4 Month.

Mommy:  Mommy is doing good!  I am still trying to figure out how to balance this busy life we have.  I need more time during the day when everyone is sleeping so I can cook, clean & exercise.  It still seems to take me forever to leave the house.

Other stuff:  Looking forward to a nice warm weekend!  Yay!  Hopefully we can go for a few walks and spend time outside. 

Today we:  Today we went to have your 3 month pictures taken at The Pict.ure Peo.ple.  We got a great picture of you and a super cute picture of you & your sister.  I started getting ready at 6am to be out of the house by 10am!  Oh lord!

TVT

*A TVT post is just about all my brain is capable of these days.

*I have come to the realization that I am addicted to a few things.  Yoga pants, pumping breast milk, yogurt & water.  Very strange-I realize this.  Yoga pants because I just wanted to be comfortable during pregnancy and the majority of my jeans aren't quite there yet still.  Sigh.  Pumping because I never thought I wouldn't be able to pump more than an ounce or two with my shitty hand pump.  I have been getting between 4-7 ounces lately.  I was always insanely jealous of other's stashes so I am psyched to have my own!  I realized I was addicted to yogurt one day when I noticed we only had 1 left  the fridge.  I started to feel anxiety in my chest since I knew I couldn't make it to the store for a few days.  I am being completely serious.  And water just because it tastes so good and I don't ever drink anything else (other than a coffee in the morning)!

*To celebrate Shane's 3 month birthday tomorrow, I am bringing the kids to get big sis little bro pictures taken.  Please God don't let me regret this!

*I skipped Weekly Wednesday Weigh-In yesterday because I haven't exercise in two weeks due to a nasty head cold I have had (also for two weeks) and because I am lazy.  I pigged out like crazy on Easter and ate like crap over the past week.  I get on the scale today and by the grace of God I weighed exactly 135 pounds.  That's a loss of  1.2 pounds since last week.  This makes absolutely no sense to me but i will definitely take it!

*We are thinking of getting 12ish meat chickens next month as long as Jay can get a coup built.  Again God, please don't let me regret this!

*The weather report is looking awesome for this weekend!  Let's hope it continues into next week because it's school vacation.

*I need to get my Easter post together.  We had a great day!  (note to self: DON'T attempt church again for a while)

*I am going to dinner with my friend to our favorite Mexican restaurant tomorrow night.  More excited words have never been spoken.  Er, typed?  I am even going to have a cocktail!  Hopefully both kids & Jay are still alive when I get home.

*I need a full time housekeeper & personal chef but I can't pay for them.  Any takers???

Momma needs a nap

It's 12:15 and I have already taken a shower, did my hair & make-up, got dressed, fed both children breakfast, pumped, cleaned up breakfast and did dishes, gave Savannah a tub, got Savannah all dressed & did her hair, gave Shane a tub, got Shane all dressed super cute, packed Savannah's school bag & lunch box, went to music hour at the library, went grocery shopping, dropped Savannah off at school,fed Shane again, unloaded groceries from the car and put them all away.  Phew!  Nap time for Momma yet???  Keep dreamin'!

Weekly Wednesday Weigh-In: 12 Weeks Post-Partum

Starting Weight: 7wk pp: 144#
Last Week's Weight: 136.8#
Current Weight: #136.2#

Down .4 from last week-7.8 total (6.2# to go)

1. Reiterate my goal and where I stand in reference to this goal:

I'm 5'7" and have a goal weight of 130#, so I have # to go.
I hope to be back into my regular pants for Easter this weekend.

2. Discuss what I am going to do to achieve my goals:

Progress on last week's activities:
Stay within my 32 We.ight Watc.her's points -- 5/7
Drink at least 6-16oz. glasses of water daily -- 7/7
1hr. (3 1/2 miles) on treadmill 3x -- 2/3
Yoga 0/1

Another unmotivated week.  I don't really know what is going wrong.  I think I need to set a side time to do better meal planning.  I always feel like I have nothing "good" to eat that satisfies me.  So I want junk.  I really need to get back on track and loose these last few pounds.  I know I will feel much better.

Activities & goals for this coming week:
Stay within my allotted 32 We.ight Watc.her's daily points
Drink at least 6-16oz. glasses of water daily
Treadmill exercise 3x
Yoga DVD 1x
Share a healthy Wei.ght Watc.her's recipe

Awesomeness

It's 8:15am and my sweet baby boy is just starting to stir from being asleep since 8pm LAST NIGHT!  This is a first for us and I couldn't be any more excited!  Sunday night he went to bed at 8pm, woke at 1am to eat (back in bed by 1:30am) and then slept till 10am.  That was the longest period (9 hours) that he had slept until now.  I reminded Jay this morning that unfortunately this does not meant hat we are in the clear.  Fingers are crossed that  more awesomeness is to come but with babes you just never know.  I can just hear Jay saying "What's his deal?!  He did it last night.  Why won't he do it again!"  I got up twice to check him & got up at 5am to pump.  Yeah for 8oz!  We are still lacking in the daytime sleeping department.  Yesterday he only slept for 1hr.  We will hopefully work that out at some point.

My sleeping beauty boy