We have a mover on our hands!

May I start by saying I'm in love with these frog pj's I got Sammy Jay this weekend! He needed some more that aren't too warm, and these were prefect. Plus they zip! I hate snap pj's! Whoever thought those are a better idea than a zipper is an idiot!

Anyway... so I think it's time to really start looking into baby proofing our house – Little man's really starting to get the hang of the army crawl. So we're probably only a few days away from the true mover and shaker that's going to be our baby.

As of right now if some thing in reach- he can pull, roll, and push himself enough to grab at it. So far toys and clothes have been his big attraction, but I think Shamrock needs to watch his tail because that's the next thing I have a feeling he's going to be lunching for! Here's a short little video of what I'm talking about:

Today my mom is watching little man and I have a feeling it's going to be a lot more of an action packed day than before! 

Friday Fun Day!

Happy Friday Everyone! This mommy is enjoying another Friday at home with her babe. I can't believe he will be 6 months in 2 weeks and I still never got around to write up a 5 month update- sorry about that. At this point, I'll just make sure I get a full detailed update done when he does turn 6 months.

Grabbing his feet is one of his new favorite things he loves to do! And he also lots to "ham" it up for everyone!

Today we don't have too many plans but we will be stopping by my in-laws to see  Jimmy off to prom. Also we might get some shopping done because lil man need more pjs in the 9 & 12 month size which he's starting to wear. He's getting so big!

I hope everyone has a great weekend, and maybe a video of a baby playing will start it off right!

Momma's Little Fools

Happy April Fools Day Everyone! Thank you everyone who sent well wish on Facebook for my sick baby. He still has moments of congestion but all and all he's feeling much better!

Being that it is April Fools Day- I figured I would share a video of the fools/ loves of my life!

Have a great day everyone!

My Stay at Home Mommy Days

Happy Friday Everyone! I'm excited that I'm off of work today, because after a 6 day work week last week- having a 3 day weekend was much needed. However, can you ever really say it's a day off when you are having a "stay at home mommy" day?

So after I got off maternity, I still actually had a lot of vacation days built up so I spoke with my boss and for the most part, I'm going to be taking off every Friday until the university goes on "summer hours" in May which is when the school is closed on Fridays anyway. The only exception to this is if my coworker is off on a Friday- I need to be at work, and for those few Fridays I was able to make other arrangements with my family to watch lil man. I realized how blessed I am to be able to do this set up. Also, it's nice because we are saving $200 a month in babysitting cost.

Even though it's a day "off", I still got up nice a early because Sammy Jay likes to eat at 5:00am. I won't lie, if I put him back in his crib- I might get an extra 30-60 minutes of sleep after that feeding- however, if I hold him and let him fall asleep on me, I can get an extra hour or two of sleep.

The hubby love taking pictures of the baby and me sleeping- and this was from this morning stealing those extra hours of sleep. We didn't get up until almost 8:00am, and it was AWESOME!

What I find hard on my Fridays is that I'm torn between wanting to just be lazy, stay in my pj's, and hanging out with my baby- or cleaning my house, going grocery shopping, and still hanging out with my baby. I have a feeling today will probably end up being a bit of both- which is probably the best way to spend my day as a "stay at home mommy"!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Post #299- Oh how has life changed!

I can't believe this is my 299th post (I originally thought it was #300, but I was off by 1. Oh well!)! It's crazy to think about how much my life has changed since I started this blog. When I first started it, I was planning my wedding planning and looking for full time employment. Now, I've gotten married, been at my full time job for 3 1/2 years, had many awesome times with friends and family, bought a house and had a kid- what a ride it's been!

Being that today is St. Patrick's Day, I could help but remember taking my first "bump photo" last year on this day!

And this year, I took another photo with that same little boy but this time he was a whole lot bigger and cuter!

I know I'm not blogging as often as I used to. However, I hope to continue checking in when I'm able and updating you on this crazy ride I call life!

Happy St. Pat's Everyone!

Sammy Jay Update: 4 Month Update

"Well, hello everyone! Long time- no blog."  I so happy the February has passed because I was really getting sick on the sub zero temps. And I'm really happy because the weather is finally getting warm enough that we can start going outside with little man! Hopefully we'll gets some family after dinner walk in this week, but we'll see.

(Yes he's wearing two different socks- thank his dad for that one)

So being that this momma is pretty worn down from going back to work and the time change- I'm going to keep this updated pretty short and filled with more baby cuteness.

Clothes- He is wear both his 3-6 month and 6 month outfits. We also had to size him up to size 3 diapers this month. But I won't lie- he's so cute just in his diaper!

Movement & Talking- I think this video pretty much sums up what he's been doing this month... rolling over, grabbing at things, babbling, and drooling all over the place.

Sleeping- He is still a pretty good sleeper, but he's been getting up at 3:00 am for the last few weeks for a middle of the night feeding. Sometime he'll go right back to bed, sometime I find myself sleeping in his lazy-boy because he won't settle down in his crib because he just want to snuggle.

And sometimes I just give in and let him sleep in our bed. This only happens when he gets up at 5:00-6:30am and I just want to get my last few minutes of sleep because something about our bed puts him back to sleep. Hey I'll take whatever sleep I can get.

Eating- Last night was the first time we try some rice cereal. It seemed to go pretty well, and only a little spit up after. We actually thought to film it, so here is how it went.

He seems to be changing everyday, so it will be interesting to see what this month has in store!

Post Baby Weight Loss

Happy Monday Everyone! I hope you had a great weekend. I figure today would be a good day to talk about the journey to lose the baby weight being that weight loss was my main focus right before I got pregnant.

First, I'm going to start off by saying- I'm really not doing anything to lose the weight yet. Being that I'm nursing, I understand how important it is to keep my calories up so I can feed little man. However, weight loss is a process so let start at the beginning- which was about 2 years ago.

 

This picture was take 2 years ago today, and it's was the heaviest I ever was (or the heaviest I was willing to document with a picture). It was at this time I also got my first smart phone, and starting using the MyFitnessPal app which is was started me down my weight loss path.

If you have been reading this blog for a long time, then you know I spent a lot of time and energy to see that number come down. It took me 1 year to go from my heaviest to my lowest that I had seen since high school. Below- this picture was the lowest weight I documented and it take 1 year ago today as well...

Being that these pictures span my weight loss journey over the last 3 years- that is why I think this post was so fitting to write today. However, being that I'm back to work and that we are going to get our taxes done tonight- there will be no picture of todays weight- but this is what the scale read on last Thursday when I went to the gym-

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I do think it's important to know, I was right around 190 pounds when I gave birth to Sammy Jay. So basically all the weight I lost just I allowed me to get back to where I was at my heaviest. However, since giving birth, I have lost about 20 pounds of the 35 pounds I gained. I wish the last 15 would drop off like the first 20, but I know that it's all a process. Plus, like I said, being that I'm nursing I haven't really starting cutting calories and I haven't gotten into a routine at the gym (which I think will be the hardest part with the baby).

 

To all my new momma friends- please don't be too hard on yourself when it comes to the baby weight. We all grew a human in our bodies- which is crazy- so we have to nice to ourselves because that process took a lot of work so it's not like we can expect to be back to our old self in just a few weeks. It will take time, so just enjoy that little baby while you can!