Seven months

Happy Seven Months baby girl!

Initially I didn't think we were going to get a good picture. This is the reaction I was getting.

But she perked up after a while!

This month... this month Josie was movin and groovin all over the place. She got crawling down, sitting up on her own, and just recently started propping herself up on her knees. I would predict that by next month, she will be standing on her own easily.

She's been trying a lot of new foods as well. Variety of veggies including peas, beans, carrots, cauliflower, sweet potatoes, and corn. Fruit includes pears, bananas (so. many. bananas.), and peaches. She is still loving her puffs and they work great as a distraction in almost every single situation.

She has been sleeping ok although we never did get back to sleeping through the night. Our routine works great with one of us putting her to bed (no matter how many times it takes going in and out of her room) and the other parent getting up in the night (no matter how many times she's up).

She's really reduced how much milk she drinks and she's slowed down a bit with growing now that she's moving so much. She really does have quite the appetite though so we aren't worried about it!

I'm thinking we are going to skip the bangs stage with her hair which means that she has hair in her face about 90 percent of the time. I put it in pigtails or ponytails almost every day and she sits still so good in her high chair until she's looking just perfect! I hope this lasts... I'm working on a braid but it's so soft and slippery...maybe next month.

She spent the last half of the month being sick with a cold, so we are practically counting down the days til she's her goofy smiley self again. The cough isn't going away so she might be visiting the doctor soon.

We traveled to the cities (3 1/2 hours straight driving) without a hitch which shocked us all. She's been a lot better chilling in her car seat lately. Such a relief after the screams she used to give us even with just a short five minute drive. Lately she even gives us some chatter while in her car seat; totally melts my heart!

This month flew by and this is the best winter we've ever had hands down. The weather helps, but she just brightens every day (no matter how cheesy it sounds).

She's done, so I am too.

Love you little Josie Grace!

Techie baby

Why oh why do the babies go for the cords? I have no idea how to baby proof all the cords. It's going to be a long process getting everything put away while she explores this house over and over and over again.

Tomorrow we're back. And by we I mean me. And by back I mean working out 10k training style again. Bring it on bad ankles and lazy attitude! I'm in the mood for getting my bum kicked and you don't waste moods like this!

After all of the eating this weekend, it's going to take everything I have to lose the desired amount of weight this week. Here we go!

This little girl is feeling less than healthy. You can't tell it from these pictures, but she has a crusty nose, a brutal cough, and overstuffed sinuses. We're rounding out the first week with a sick baby and I have to say, I've practically forgot what our sweet little smiley baby is like without being sick. There are hardly smiles at all anymore and its hurting this momma. My heart hurts for her. 

I'm not feeling great either, but I'd rather feel twice as sick than have her go through this. Her little immune system doesn't know what hit it and is having such a hard time catching up. 

**Note to self: enjoy the good days when there is no cough and runny nose, because it doesn't last forever and is so much better than you can remember**

I worked this weekend (again! ready to be done with Saturdays for a while) and just feel like we need the rest of the day to catch up. Tomorrow will be busy with some family time, church, and a Super Bowl party that we'll probably only stay at for the first half (lame... but we aren't too excited about the game itself anyways).

I haven't worked out yet this week since that miserable run on Monday, but I did manage to go down two more pounds (total 7.5!) this week mostly from feeling miserable and having a small (itty bitty for this girl) appetite. Maybe the shrunken stomach will last and I can make this the new norm. There's always that to hope for I guess.

It's really quite exhausting to constantly be thinking about weight gain, my body size, my self image. Being self involved all the time wears a girl out. And yet I still am, day in and day out. I tell myself its about your health and not about to the size I am or the way I look in a picture, but the truth and reality is that I think about it constantly. I don't want to be obsessed with it, but when I stop thinking about it, I gain weight. I'm no longer making healthy decisions.

Gotta get this figured out.

On a lighter note, these two goons are getting along better than ever. 

Happy weekend!

Midweek Confessions

I promised myself that I would sweep the floor (you know, now that Josie is crawling all over the place) and the only reason it got done is because I talked my hubby into doing it. I think we both knew it had to get done, and it wouldn't have gotten done if left up to  me. #completelyguilty

I'm rolling here... clean it up lady!

Lately Josie has really started to enjoy bath time and since she is such an independent player, I usually end up just fiddling around on my tablet the whole time. Its been kind of nice to just be able to chill out while she's playing though...it gives us both some "me" time. 

You don't want to see me when I'm stressed.

When I drive by older more unique houses, I always want to pull over and just inspect every single aspect of the house and property. The problem is that this is extremely creepy and not socially acceptable. But come on. If you live in a house like this, you should really just expect it.  

Family of creeps...

When I have a gym membership, I feel guilty exercising in any other way than at the gym. I will rarely run outside, bike or rollerblade for exercise, and even when I plan it out and go through with it, I just feel bad. Like I just threw money out the window and will never get it back. Usually I plan it out and then end up not running outside and not working out at the gym. Really that is way worse, but it always happens like this. Silly. 

Did you see her running outside? Me neither. She was just sitting on the couch right?

I haven't cleaned up Buckley's "messes" in the yard more than three times since we got him two years ago. Mike loves this. 

I love Buckley. I'll do it!

When I can't get Josie's attention, I start singing loudly with whatever I'm trying to say. I think she's just going to start associating singing loudly with instructions/commands. Great parenting... 

Oh no, she's singing again.

She really does get still and silent when someone is singing though. It's adorable.

Linking up with E! Check out her blog for more confessions.