Weight Loss Update

I've been meaning to post about this for a while now, but keep forgetting.

Between Weight Watchers and walking on he treadmill, I have successfully lost....

TWENTY POUNDS!!

Besides the fact that I am now healthier becasue of this, and I finally have a normal BMI again, the REALLY cool part is that I reached my initial goal that I set for myself at the beginning of the year!!

I'e learned, for the most part, what I can and can not get away with as far as my unhealthy eating habits. Which means, I DO still have the ocassional Big Mac from McDonald's. I still snack now and again on candy bars, popcorn, ice cream, chips etc. I just know when to stop now. Even with indulging myself, I have mangaed to maintain my weight, going up no more than a pound before bringin it back again.

So now, I'm thinking...maybe I should go for 10 more pounds????

For my height and age, I am now within a healthy weight range...however I am at the higher end of this range. I think I will feel better about myself if I bring my weight to the lower end of my healthy range.

Of course, this would mean becoming strict about my eating again...measuring portions, limiting snacks. And probably raising the incline/time I spend on the treadmill (I generally do about half hour on a 3 incline now).

I think I will enjoy my freedom of eating for a little while longer and then start to lose again :)

I do want to lose the extra 10 pounds BEFORE the holidays get here though...because I want to enjoy all that yummy holiday food!

You Say Hello, He Waves Goodbye!

My little man has learned to wave!! It is just the cutest sight to see! He did it for the first time about two days ago and has been getting better at it every day.

I will try to get a video clip of it up here. The best part is that he gets very proud of himslef when he waves.

SO cute!

MOSI

Remember that family pass we purchased?? Well, it also gets us into the Museum of Science and Industry. So, we did that today!

This was the first time any of us had been there, so that was pretty neat.

I must say, this place is HUGE!! There are TONS of cool things to do - all hands on, which is perfect for our little busy body. We were there for a bit over 3 hours and there was an entire floor we never got around to seeing. Another reason I am SO glad we decided to take the plunge and buy these passes!

We had such a great time and I can't wait to go back again.

Unfortunately, the battery in my camera died, so I have very limited pictures. You'll just have to trust me on this one, there was lots to do and we had a blast!

J's 9 Month Pics

Ok, so I attempted to get some 9 month pics of J, but he wasn't really in the picture taking mood. My mom and I did the best we could.

He did NOT want to sit still and just smile.

He kept crawling away..or wanting me to pick him up

OH well..there a couple that good for the scrapbook so all is good!

Snapshots of Sleep

My New Adventure!

I've been pretty busy lately. Want to know why?

Well, J has become an amazing sleeper, being put down at around 7:30pm and waking at around 6:30am. Yay!! On the other hand, Gigi is STILL sneaking into our bed in the middle of the night. I am going to start working on that soon, but I need some recovery time from sleep training J first :)

We've had a few fun days at the aquarium and library - I'll post more about that later.

Mostly what's been keeping me busy is my new little adventure.

A while back, more than a year ago now, I looked to Ebay to try to make a little pocket money for myself. I embellished burp cloths with cute fabrics, I created pacifier clips, covers for car seat straps and nursing covers. I sold quite a few and everyone who bought something from me always had positive things to say.

When I had my huge ol' belly (a.k.a. J), I stopped making and selling these items. I actually had several people email me asking when I would be posting new listings, but I was too tired to do any sewing.

Well, I ahve decided to strat back up again! Who couldn't use a little extra pocket money, right? Only this time, I am not going to list on Ebay - it's become FLOODED with similar items. Etsy, while a great site, is also overly-flooded with similar items.

Instead, I created a blog about my items and have begun advertising locally on Craigslist. Unfortunately, although I've had people look at the site, I haven't had anyone request to buy anything.

I'm not giving up on it though. After all, there was ZERO start up costs for me to do this. I have all the materials on hand already since I normally sew for my own children and Blogger and Craigslist are both free services. So, it does no harm to keep trying.

Anyhow, if you want to take look, the blog site is

http://www.babysewloved.blogspot.com

I'm contemplating doing a giveaway in the near future to try and spread the word, but haven't decided yet.

Here's keeping my fingers crossed!! :)

Stars and Moons

Today we went to the library. We visited a different library than normal..one that is actually closer to our house. They had story time and after, they had a little art class for all kids age 3-5.

The stories from story time had all been about the moon and stars and so, the art project was as well.

Each child was given a large sheet of paper that had stars and two phases of the moon outlined on it. They then had to color in the stars and moons using oil pastels. When that was done, they took some blue watercolor and painted over the entire page to make the night sky.

I think Gigi did a great job!

Self Feeding

Ever wonder how a 9 month old feeds himself??

It certainly is messy...

And he often gets impatient with the spoon. Obviously this is a much quicker way to get the food into his mouth!