This is a little less about Evan and more about me. It's okay, it's still my blog. =]
I started a new migraine preventative medication about a month ago and one of the side effects is weight loss. Yay! I've lost 6 lbs while on it. I'm pretty happy about it, I guess, but I'm more surprised about the fact that I don't care quite as much as I thought I would.
WHAT?!
I know, right?! I was 100 lbs even when I got pregnant, nice and curvy [34C-26-36!], with a gorgeous hourglass body. I really wish I had gotten some sexy boudoir pictures taken then. Oh well, live and learn. But I never was quite comfortable in my skin. I would compare myself to other people and hated the way I looked compared to them. I look back and I'm like, what the hell was I thinking?!
Then I was pregnant. And I was huge. By the end of my pregnancy I was over 150 lbs. The last 3 weeks I packed on 12 lbs of water weight. Not much I could do about it. It was hideously uncomfortable.
And afterwards? I've slowly lost the weight. Within two weeks after Evan was born I was down 20 lbs. Over the summer I kept losing bit by bit, until I was about 118, and there I stayed. Some weeks I would get down to about 116, other times I would go up to 120. It just varied.
Lately I've been working on eating better. I don't drink milk, so I've been working on eating yogurt daily. We've been trying to eat better and as soon as this dang snow melts we'll be outside walking. Not because I'm so concerned with how I look, but just because I want to be in shape. Evan will be walking soon, and then he'll be running, and this summer we'll be pretty much living at the park near our house. I don't want to be huffing and puffing trying to chase after him.
But now I'm down to 112 lbs. I took a good long look at myself in the mirror the other day, and I have to say, I look damn good for having had a baby within the last year. Sure, I have a little extra pudge here and there, and I have some sweet stretch marks all over the place but I am still freaking gorgeous.
And I have never felt sexier. I love the way I look, and I love the way I feel.
Being sexy isn't just about having washboard flat abs or having perfect hair. Being sexy is how you feel. Sure, sometimes I don't always have time to put makeup on every day or even put on jeans. I'm a busy mom! But no matter what I have been making sure that at least once a day I really look at myself and acknowledge that I am beautiful, sexy and incredibly fantastic. Because hey, if I don't believe it, who will?
On those days I need a little extra encouragement, theshapeofamother.com is always there to help me out. Those are real women, showing off their real bodies. They are beautiful, they are real, and they are inspiring.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Silly Baby
I have a little comedian on my hands. He loves to do all sorts of goofy things. The latest thing he was doing was "biting" Chris's finger and laughing when Chris would pretend it hurt. It was so funny. He still does the little pacifier game with me, only now he's branched out into using other toys. He was giving me his keys the other day and was doing very well with sticking them into my mouth.
With his new-found hilarity comes trouble. Now he doesn't like to be fed baby food. He just likes to blow it out all over everywhere. The only jarred foods I've been able to give him have been the spaghetti and the lasagna in a meat sauce, and I think that's because those are like mini Spaghettios. But he looooves to feed himself, although he will gum stuff for a bit then spit it out. So that's been a bit of a struggle. He really enjoys having Golden Puffs or Honey Nut Cheerios or even the occasional piece of cinnamon Life for breakfast.
We're finally getting the tip of his first tooth poking through I think. Or it's just about to. Kid hasn't been sleeping very well at night lately. Last night wasn't as bad, but the night before he talked to himself ALL NIGHT. SO of course I didn't get any sleep. But you know, that's how it goes.
Overall he's a good baby. Just going through some less than delightful phases but we'll get through them.
Chris and I bought some stuff for his birthday party next month. I can't believe my baby will be one in just over a month. It's gone by so ridiculously fast. I love where he is and I love seeing him growing and changing but man I miss my newborn. He had the hiccups the other night and I was watching him play and I just thought, wow, a year ago those hiccups shook my entire tummy. It's going to be fun but kinda sad I think. I don't know. I've been pretty emotional lately. It's stressful.
We are so blessed to have such a wonderful, beautiful, healthy baby. We love him so much.
<3
With his new-found hilarity comes trouble. Now he doesn't like to be fed baby food. He just likes to blow it out all over everywhere. The only jarred foods I've been able to give him have been the spaghetti and the lasagna in a meat sauce, and I think that's because those are like mini Spaghettios. But he looooves to feed himself, although he will gum stuff for a bit then spit it out. So that's been a bit of a struggle. He really enjoys having Golden Puffs or Honey Nut Cheerios or even the occasional piece of cinnamon Life for breakfast.
We're finally getting the tip of his first tooth poking through I think. Or it's just about to. Kid hasn't been sleeping very well at night lately. Last night wasn't as bad, but the night before he talked to himself ALL NIGHT. SO of course I didn't get any sleep. But you know, that's how it goes.
Overall he's a good baby. Just going through some less than delightful phases but we'll get through them.
Chris and I bought some stuff for his birthday party next month. I can't believe my baby will be one in just over a month. It's gone by so ridiculously fast. I love where he is and I love seeing him growing and changing but man I miss my newborn. He had the hiccups the other night and I was watching him play and I just thought, wow, a year ago those hiccups shook my entire tummy. It's going to be fun but kinda sad I think. I don't know. I've been pretty emotional lately. It's stressful.
We are so blessed to have such a wonderful, beautiful, healthy baby. We love him so much.
<3
Monday, February 7, 2011
Happy Baby Is A Happy Mama.
Evan's been doing well lately. He's crawling like crazy, zooming all over the place. Now he's walking along furniture. Pretty soon he'll be walking all on his own. My little man's getting so big.
He's so stinkin cute. The other night we were playing before bedtime and he was playing with his pacifier so I took it and sucked on it a bit and he laughed and took it back. He sucked on it for a bit then gave it back. Then once I had it again he'd take it away and laugh and laugh. Partly because he knew he was being funny and partly because I was making silly faces and sounds. I think we went back and forth for about 15 minutes doing this. It was absolutely hysterical. Chris and I were practically crying from laughing so hard.
His likes and dislikes are becoming more and more evident. He loves carrots and hates oatmeal. He loves all his toys but especially gadgets. He is absolutely a gadget boy. We go up to my grandpa's house once a week and he just loves it. That is just so much fun for him. He loves eating with us and playing with Grandpa and everything.
We just have the happiest baby. We are so blessed.
<3
He's so stinkin cute. The other night we were playing before bedtime and he was playing with his pacifier so I took it and sucked on it a bit and he laughed and took it back. He sucked on it for a bit then gave it back. Then once I had it again he'd take it away and laugh and laugh. Partly because he knew he was being funny and partly because I was making silly faces and sounds. I think we went back and forth for about 15 minutes doing this. It was absolutely hysterical. Chris and I were practically crying from laughing so hard.
His likes and dislikes are becoming more and more evident. He loves carrots and hates oatmeal. He loves all his toys but especially gadgets. He is absolutely a gadget boy. We go up to my grandpa's house once a week and he just loves it. That is just so much fun for him. He loves eating with us and playing with Grandpa and everything.
We just have the happiest baby. We are so blessed.
<3
Monday, January 17, 2011
Oops...
So I haven't updated in a really long time but life has been crazy busy.
Highlights:
Evan is crawling now! He's constantly on the go. He also pulls himself up to standing which is pretty fun.
Christmas was really enjoyable. We had a wonderful time spending it with our families.
We had our parents come over for New Years which was really nice. We played games and had some yummy appetizers. It was great.
He feeds himself puffs now. He loves feeding himself. He thinks that's just the best thing ever.
Lowlights:
Baja Sol closed, so I'm having fun doing the job search. Except not. I hate job searching. And I'm on like day 9 of a hideous headache. It sucks.
So......that's about it. Sorry for the lack of updates.
<3
Highlights:
Evan is crawling now! He's constantly on the go. He also pulls himself up to standing which is pretty fun.
Christmas was really enjoyable. We had a wonderful time spending it with our families.
We had our parents come over for New Years which was really nice. We played games and had some yummy appetizers. It was great.
He feeds himself puffs now. He loves feeding himself. He thinks that's just the best thing ever.
Lowlights:
Baja Sol closed, so I'm having fun doing the job search. Except not. I hate job searching. And I'm on like day 9 of a hideous headache. It sucks.
So......that's about it. Sorry for the lack of updates.
<3
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