UPGRADE

A few months back we got a new shop vacuum. Stephen turned the box into a fort for Evelyne. She absolutely loved it..




However for her birthday she got a 'princess castle' from Uncle Scott and Aunt Alisha.. And LOVES it.. I have found her numerous times playing in her 'castle' when she is suppose to be napping. I think it is the funniest thing ever. I think it's even more funny when she calls it her 'beast castle' referring to Beauty and the Beast of course.. one of her favs. ;o)

Natalie Mae 6months

Although Natalie is 7 months old I thought that I should post her stats for her 6 month check up so that I have it written down. I'm such a bum- I haven't even started a baby book for her. She doesn't even have one! So sad... Heh

This little chicka has blown my mind. She is so with it and I'm so proud of her. She definitely proves to us that she enjoys trying to keep up with her big sister. Miss Natalie is such a sweet baby and has such a sweet spirit. She is still so cuddly and LOVES her mommy and even more so she LOVES her daddy. Those two have gotten to have such a precious little bond and I love it so much.

Miss Thang started to crawl at 6 months. She is getting faster and faster and gets into EVERYTHING! She has her two front bottom teeth and is working on her two top front ones.. Hopefully they come SOOON!! :) She is eating solid foods (when i take the time to give it to her.. ugh!) and she loves cheerios, mum mum crackers and puffs. She does so well eating. I find myself trying to give her food that I give Evelyne bites of then I have to remind myself she's still a bebe!

Here are Nat Frat's Stats:

Weight: 20lb ........98 percentile
Height: 2' 4.25" ....99.46 percentile
Head: 17.01" ........72.51 percentile

Hollar!

I got a little post happy this morning... Enjoy! ;o)

CRAWLING

I can't believe this little chunk is CRAWLING. LOVE it.. Definitely need to keep the floors clean, cause miss Nat Frat's a quick one! :o)

Potty Training

We've been working with Evelyne and potty training the last few weeks. I think it's been about 3, maybe even a month since we started, I can't remember now. It's been a challenge to stick with! Diapers are so much easier. The trouble I have with the most is being on the go and putting her in diapers while we're out running errands. (When do I stop that?) And she also wears diapers for naps and bed time. She wakes up pretty dry though! I've been trying to be more conscious of how much she drinks before bedtime for sure. For the most part she's done pretty well with the big change. We're so PROUD of her.
I started off with congratulating her with stickers. (Note to self: remember to not get too excited and accidentally give your child a WHOLE SHEET of stickers because every time after that the child is going to want a WHOLE SHEET of stickers. LOL We went through a bunch of stickers the first couple weeks.. but after that she kind of forgot about them so, so did I! She gets excited to wipe, flush, wash her hands and turn off the light ("ALL BY MYSELF, Mommy!") so that distracts her enough. We're so close but I just feel like I'M not ready for the no diapers... LOL Reasons why? 1. PUBLIC RESTROOMS 2. peeing the bed at night 3. peeing in her car seat. LOL Oh well..


Sporting the underwear, leg warmers and slippers.. For some reason when she's in pants, she wets herself. Whats up with that? When will she stop doing that??

Baby Blues

I still can't believe I have a gorgeous baby girl with these FABULOUS blue eyes!
Love it!

so...

{{i know this is our family blog but i like to have a place to write down 'weight loss' stuff too.. and i thought this would be good because then i have it written down to look back on and not have to worry about losing it or having Evelyne use it for coloring.. :) So, here's the latest on my weight loss adventure. not interested? sorry! LOL}}

So far since starting this journey I'm down 67lbs. I have good days and I have bad days.. The pounds are still coming off but not nearly as quick as they were in the beginning. (wish i was still nursing. dang it! ;o) For the most part eating the right food has been great. I'm such a carb lover and it's so ANNOYING. I could seriously have toast for every meal!! DUMB! So, i pretty much can't let myself have bread at all. (even MORE annoying LOL)

what i eat:

egg whites with a little shredded cheese and salsa and black beans. DELISH (pretty sure it'd be better with toast.. HA! ;o)
almonds
tuna sandwich minus the sandwich part
fruit/veggies
cheese stick
salad
LOTS of chicken...
shrimp
whole grain pasta (sometimes..)
hard boiled eggs
Sugar free fat free Pudding/Sugar free jello
NO salad dressing.. replaced with vinegarette spray. Ugh!
NO soda pop.. Boo.. However I did have a couple sips of Stephens Diet Pepsi this weekend.. Not too shabby. But if it were a Diet Coke, it probably would have been amazing.
NO salt
NO eating out and if we do we have Subway

exercise:

I've gotten myself addicted to this little situation..
I go to the gym before Stephen has to leave for work. I'm at the gym at 4:30am for about 45mins-1hr five days a week..
And I go again sometime in the evening also five days a week.
I get to work out with a trainer for an hour twice a week.
On Saturdays I do at least one work out and sometimes I'm lucky I get to go a second time.. Depends on what we have going on. And Sundays are amazing- I rest all day. :)

I can now cross my legs comfortably. I'm getting more and more energized. I'm happier- becoming myself again! I'm less of a couch potato- have fun dancing around and playing with the girls. I love being healthier and being a better example to my babies. I love being able to fit into clothes that I couldn't even get one BEFORE having Evelyne. I love looking at pictures and having less chins. (pretty sure i still have more than one. LOL) I love fitting into my husbands shirts and having some of them be too big.

my motivation:

I have this picture of me and Emilio on my kitchen cabinet. This is at Brittany's wedding when I was 45weeks pregnant and it was the hottest day of the YEAR. (love you Britt.. anything for a BFFFFF ;o)
Ok, Ok.. So I know some people might think 'ughh hello you were pregnant'.. But really, I only gained 17lbs pregnant with Natalie.. The rest of that was all me people. LOL I know I do not want to ever be that again!!