GMBB Update- wk 1

So the first week of Project Get Me Body Back is complete and I have to be honest...I didn't do as good as I wanted. I only worked out 4 out of the 7 days...my goal was to work out every day. My main problem is that I'm lazy! I hate working my core. I can't see any positive progress at this point. I'm' hoping I'll do better this week.

4 months with Brady

Brady- 4 months

Every day I’m amazed at how much Brady is developing and changing from a tiny baby into a little boy. I love seeing the ways he’s changing and love all his little discoveries. However, on the flip side, it’s sad how fast time is going by. This is my last month at home with him. I’ll be going back to work at the end of August. It’s going to be so hard to leave him and go to work, but it’s the best thing for our family, so for that, I know I’ll be able to do it.

Here’s what Brady has been up to this past month:

*I think he weighs around 15lbs. He goes to the doctor this Friday for his 4 month check-up and shots…so I’ll know for sure his measurements then.

*He eats between 5-6 oz of formula each feeding (sometimes a little less). He gets 1 tbsp of rice cereal per ounce of milk. He eats every 4.5-5 hours.

*Some nights he sleeps through the night, but there are other nights when he wakes once or twice. As of 2 nights ago, he is sleeping in his crib in his room. I’ve had to get up with him about 4-5 times each night, but I’m very hopeful that he will get the hang of it very soon and will start sleeping through the night.

* He fits comfortably in 3 to 6 month clothes. And is even wearing some 6 month clothes.

*He’s wearing a size 2-3 diaper now.

*He loves taking baths, and hates it when you take him out.

*He’s still attached to his pacifier.

*He still loves to be held but is doing much better when we put him down. He is exploring the world around him a lot more and is content being on his back playing.

*He usually wakes up in a very good mood. It’s so funny to hear him talking to himself when he wakes up.

*He still isn’t a fan of tummy time. He’ll roll over so he can see what’s going on.

*He is rolling over! He can do it both ways (tummy to back & back to tummy).

*He is a very curios (or noisy) baby.

*He makes the cutest little noises.

*He is doing a lot better in his infant carrier. He is sitting in the back seat by himself now.

*He can sit in the baby chairs in Sunday School. And he can make it through church now without having blow ups!

*He smiles all the time.

* He is really starting to try to talk more and more. It’s so cute to carry on a conversation with him.

*He still loves blowing bubbles!

*He drools all the time. I’m wondering if he’s about to cut a tooth?? My mom said I cut my first tooth at 4 months…so I guess it’s possible that could happen to him as well.

*His eyes are still blue.

*He’s continuing to get more hair and it’s coming in brown.

*He has discovered his feet. He tries to get his feet in his mouth, but his little fat tummy gets in the way. He will pull his socks off though.

*He tries to stand up when you hold him up.

* He is fascinated by his hands. He will hold them out and just stare at them. He’s also chewing on his hands a lot more these days.

*He has no problem at all with letting you know that he’s unhappy. He can throw some major fits.

*He is very impatient!

Newborn (3/15/12)

1 month (4/15/12)

2 months (5/15/12)

3 months (6/15/12)

4 months (7/15/12)

Positively Perfect!!!

Exactly one year ago today we found out I was pregnant with Brady! What a year it has been. I had a wonderful pregnancy. Now I have to most precious blessing ever! We're now a family of 3!!! Thank you God for our sweet little boy!

Operation GMBB

No, I'm not about to have some awful surgery, that's just the name of my new project. Operation GMBB stands for Get My Body Back! I have lost all my pregnancy weight (thank you Lord), however, I still have some fat/flab that I want gone (immediately). So, starting today, I'm going to work out every day until I get my body back to the way it was before Brady took residence in my belly. I'm even going to be brave stupid enough to post pics of my flab, as motivation to work hard every day! This isn't going to be an easy task because I hate working on my abs. I love doing cardio, but hate toning muscles. But I believe I can get my belly back to where it was before.

And here's the reason for my fat belly....but he is SOOOO worth it!!!! Love my baby boy!!!

JULY?!?!?!?!

I seriously can't believe it's already July! It's already the 7th month of the year! I only have about 6 more weeks at home with my baby!

This year is seriously flying by way too fast & the worst part is that my baby is growing up way too fast! He rolled over yesterday. I went to the park to walk, and he rolled over twice while I was gone. Thankfully, Steven videoed it so I did get to see him do it the second time. He hasn't done it since, but he really hasn't had a chance to either. I'm loving that he's reaching all his little milestones but it also makes me kind-of sad that everything is going as fast as it is. I'm really beginning to think he's going to be a very independent little boy. He doesn't like to be held when it's time to sleep. He wants you to lay him down & leave him alone. I like that...and that's going to be good when he goes to the babysitter, however, I miss snuggling with him as he goes to sleep. I seriously thought he'd be a tiny baby much longer than he was.  :(

Here's a pic of my little bundle of joy!

Catching Up

I'm so busy these days that it's hard to write stuff down....so here's me trying to do a little catch up. Last week was VBS at church. It was a successful 4 days of VBS and I'm SO thankful it's OVER!! VBS is a lot of work and I tend to stress over it since I have been in charge of organizing it for the past 3 years. This year's VBS was extra special because it was Brady's first VBS. My 3 month old was there for all 4 nights. I can't think of a better place for him to be but in the house of the Lord. Here's a pic of him in class.

Last week Steven put up an above-ground (4 ft) pool in our backyard. We have friends with pools that let us use their pool whenever we want, but with Brady, it's just too hard to load everything and go somewhere and lay out. Plus, Brady isn't fond of the heat, so even if I did go somewhere, I wouldn't be able to stay long. Brady did get in the pool for the first time the other day. He loves to take baths but wasn't to excited about the pool...I think the sun was too bright & hurting his eyes.

Yesterday, I went to the ENT to have an allergy test. I've had a terrible time this year with my sinuses and ear aches. In fact, the day I gave birth, my ears were so bad I really couldn't hear or understand what the nurses were telling me...I had to get everyone to repeat themselves over and over. I had to take 3 rounds of antibiotics before I finally got rid of that ear infection. That's when the doctor suggested I do the allergy test. So my mother-in-law kept Brady for me and I went to the dr alone. The allergy test wasn't terrible, but it wasn't pleasant either. I'm pretty much allergic to everything in NE Texas (haha...). I'm exaggerating just a little bit, but there was a lot. Afterwards, my doc came in to talk to me about the results of the allergy test. He checked my ears and my right ear had fluid in it, again! He asked me if I'd considered putting tubes in my ears & I said yes. I told him I wanted to do it asap because I don't want to have to miss any work once school starts. He said okay and left the room. I was waiting on the nurse to come back to schedule a surgery...boy was I wrong! The nurse came back and said to follow her. She took me to another room and he did the procedure right then & there!!! I'm sure my eyes were as big as saucers! Let me tell you....that crap hurt! Actually it hurt like hell! During the middle of the procedure I wanted to tell him to stop but I knew he'd already cut my eardrum...so there was no turning back. Lesson learned: Next time I'll tell him I want tubes but I want to be knocked out first!!!!

Father's Day 2012

 This Father’s Day was Steven’s first Father’s Day as a daddy. It was a hectic day with church, lunch, & VBS…but hopefully he had a good day.

Here’s my “Charlie Brown” cake I made for Father’s Day. I have to be the worst cake decorator ever!

Brady loves his daddy.