Losing that baby weight

While im on a role with posting...

Weight Watchers is going really well. In my first month ive lost 10 lbs! So only 24 more lbs till im back to pre-baby weight and another 10 to be back to my dancer weight :)

Its amazing ive actually lost weight considering i've had some bad weeks, but ive gotten right back on track.

Woohoo!

Eating Bananas :) and other cute stuff

Here are just a couple cute pics of Leonard and his first time eating bananas.




This outfit is just too much! I even have matching loafers :)


Oh man! Thats different Daddy!

4 Month Wellcare and Baby Food

Leonard had his last checkup and round of shots a few days ago and as suspected, he is perfectly healthy and normal. The Dr. was very impressed with his development and gave us the OK to try baby food :)

Here are Leonard's current stats

18 lbs 3 oz

27 inches long

Yep! He is one big boy! He is doing so well with eating his rice cereal and baby food. So far we have just tried bananas. Tonite we are doing sweet potatoes! Ive invested in some Clorox for colors as there will be some seriously stained bibs and baby clothes with all this.

Leonard is also teething. The doctor said his upper gums were pretty swollen but it could be a few weeks or even months before we see any teeth so we will see :)

I'll be posting lots of photos and maybe a video today, stay posted :)

Tummy Time Video :)

Ok so im probably the only one who enjoys this, but I think my family up north will enjoy seeing Leonard in action.

4 Months

I havent posted in a while because I have been getting some new photos. Leonard is officially four months old. Its amazing how fast the time has gone by and how big he is. Its hard to believe this big guy was once in my tummy!

We got the ok from his doctor to try rice cereal and he has tried it a couple times. He is doing pretty good with it and getting better at getting it in his tummy! He has also been having a little apple juice everyday to help with digestion and boy does he love apple juice!

Leonard is getting so strong! He does very well at tummy time pushing himself up and he can stand very well, holding onto just our fingers. He is really such a happy guy. He is just so smiley and giggly!

Here are some photos from the past week.

Officially 4 months old!


Cozy new sweater and hat!


Tummy Time! I love my musical catapillar!


Trying on snow hats at Baby Gap...


Trying rice cereal for the first time :)


Sleeping so peacefully...

Leonard just cracks me up.

Lately Leonard has been doing this thing where he basically cries and smiles all at the same time. I wish I had video of it because it is just TOO FUNNY!

He was doing it last nite. He would start frowning like he was gonna cry, then starts laughing, then cry, then smile, frown, then laugh. Me and Jeremiah were ROLLING! Its like geez Leonard! Kinda hard to take you seriously when you have no idea if you wanna be happy or sad!

Look who's talking now.

Leonard has discovered that he has a voice, and boy is it LOUD! Lately he has started making intentional noises. Mostly "oh's", and it is so cute! I just didn't anticipate how loud he would be. Saturday morning he woke us up around 6am, not crying but talking and giggling and having a good time. It was cute but since daddy didnt get much sleep, I had to take him in the living room so he wouldn't disturb him.

He is becoming his own little person with his own personality and its so cool to watch!


PJ's are one of my favorite things to buy for Leonard and I got these totally cute Gap pjs on Ebay and LOVE them! It says "Rockin Baby" on the front :) I have 3 more sets on the way! I think he is starting to look like such a little man, he isnt a new born anymore :(

Since Leonard is able to keep himself sort of occupied with a toy or something, we have been able to start renovations again on the house. Its been very trying living in an old house that needs work, but this house has so much potential and charm. Jeremiah and my dad built some shelves for the kitchen and Jeremiah finished the final design for our kitchen. So hopefully we can get the $$$ to get everything. Its slow coming but its been neat to see the house transform, even in small ways.

My little sweetie

I got a couple new pics from the past few days. Leonard is really starting to become more aware of the world around him and as of late is fascinated by his fingers. They are always in his mouth and he is learning to grab his toys and my hair!

This little outfit is just so cute! It was probably his last time wearing it because he is getting so big! I love the scene from my favorite children's book "The Very Hungry Catapillar".

Since he seems to be able to use his hands better, he has been wrapping his hand around his bottle when he eats...its so cute! He isn't holding it by himself (daddy has the other end), but he will be there soon and then ill be sad :(

My little Ducky loves bathtime cause he gets to be nakey!

Thats all for now.

Baby word albums

I was gonna post this on my scrapping blog, but I figured my other mommy friends would like these.
An old friend of mine is finally pregnant with twins after trying for a very long time. I wanted to do something a little different for a shower gift so I decided to make an album. I found these great word albums online and used my favorite baby collection paper for a girl themed and boy themed album.
I confused the date of the shower and ordered the supplies a little late. I was bummed and figured I could just mail the albums to her. Well, I get home on Friday and behold, my stuff has come in! I wasn't able to start working on them until about 9:30pm and around 1:30am, I only had one completed. So I had to wake up early the morning of the shower and do the other one, which fortunately only took me 3 hours. They turned out wonderful and I really think that she liked them.


So here they are!

We have been doing quite a bit of tummy time with Leonard lately and sometimes he likes it, sometimes he doesnt. Jeremiah was playing with him and pushing his legs into a crawl type position. It was so cute, whenever Jeremiah would push his hips up he would start giggling, it was hilarious. You have to listen carefully though cause Jeremiah is laughing a little louder than Leonard at times.

Body after baby

I think its pretty safe to say that the majority of women have a hard time getting their body back after having a baby. I gained quite a bit of weight with Leonard and am still getting used to my new body. I started Weight Watchers a week ago and after my first week I am happy to report that I lost 7 lbs! I know it wont be that much every week, but it was so encouraging that all the work I put into making the right food choices paid off.

I know I wont be quite the same, but at least I can get back to a normal weight and be healthy. Jeremiah was very proud that I stuck with it and continue to do so. He bought me some Victoria's Secret Pink sweatpants (my FAVORITE!) and a cute matching shirt (so lucky to have a hubby with great taste in clothes).

Anyways, im feeling good about losing weight and getting back my body after baby :)

Life is good :)

Wednesday nights are Leonard and Mommy nights. Jeremiah teaches an Autocad class at the community college so its just me and my little man for most of the night. We usually sit in the big comfy chair together and play with his toys while watching our favorite show, Jon and Kate Plus 8.
He was sooo sleepy last night and went to bed at 8pm. I still had a couple hours till Jeremiah home so I let the dinner dishes sit in the sink (instead of rushing to wash them) and pulled out my scrapping stuff. I got a few layouts done and I also took photos of all the layouts that were not yet in my gallery at scrapjazz.com. Yea that was something like 62 layouts including an altered formula can and a chipboard album project!

My friend, Joanne had posted some recent layouts of her adorable little guy so I thought i'd show my family and friends who dont get to see my work on scrapjazz, some of Leonard layouts.

Ok, I had to show the altered formula can. Got this idea from my SJ pal, Kimberly.





While I think Jeremiah would say my hobby is definitely a costly one...I think its awesome that I am preserving all these wonderful memories so my kids can enjoy them and remember too.