8 month update!

Wow, 8 months old already! I can't believe it, pretty soon I'm going to be posting pictures from his 1st birthday party!!!

Here are his monthly pictures/stats:

Newborn, 6lbs 9oz - 19 1/2 inches long.

1 month old, 7lbs 10oz - 21 inches long.

2 months old, 9lbs 15oz - 22 1/2 inches long.

3 months old, 11lbs 6oz - 24 inches long.

4 months old, 13lbs 3oz - 25 inches long.

5 months old, 14lbs 7oz - 26 1/2 inches long.

6 months old, 15lbs - 26 1/2 inches long.

7 months old, 15lbs 14oz - 27 inches long.

8 months old, 16lbs 2oz - 27 inches long.

He's not looking at the camera, but this picture shows how much he's growing - even if his stats don't show it! He's sitting more upright and always wanting to be on the move!

At 8 months Logan can:

• drink water from a sippy cup
• feed himself Baby Mum-mums and Puffs
• play independently on the floor
• pull himself up (this just happened tonight)!!!!
• sleep through the night 10-12 hours
• scoot all over - I will set him down in one spot and in 1 minute he's across the room. Either by rolling or scooting backwards and spinning around.
  
• get up on his knees and rock (he's almost there)!
• walk around with James' and my help - he loves doing this, and would probably do it all day long if I let him.

I think he's going to be crawling here really soon. He seems so close! He can go forward, he gets on his tummy, tucks in his knees, arms down by his side - and pushes with his legs. He moves! But he's not using his arms to help him move forward. He's such a smart boy, I love him so much!!!

So far, so good...

This week I've done really good. I know it's only been 5 days of eating well - I have my whole life ahead of me. But I like to take it one day at a time. This is really hard for me considering all the bad/junk food we have in this house. We live with my dad - and he eats whatever he wants, so there is always bad food tempting me! I worked out on Monday, but that was the only day :( I need to try and do better with that. I feel so much better when I'm exercising.

James and I were out shopping and I wanted to buy naughty food; but I didn't.
We went to see "We bought a Zoo" yesterday and I wanted popcorn; but I didn't get any. Instead we had Subway after and I got a 6 inch turkey/ham.

Tonight I baked some yummy 3 point chocolate chip bars - they *of course* don't taste like the real thing, but they are still good and satisfy a chocolate craving. I wanted another one, but I'm going to be good and just eat that one tonight.

I'm very anxious to weigh myself on Monday. I've been thinking about it, and I'd really like to re-join Weight Watchers. I just feel more committed when I actually go to the meetings and someone else weighs me in.

We have a 3 day weekend this week (MLK birthday on Monday) and the weather people call for snow starting tomorrow night through Tuesday! I don't like getting my hopes up, but I'd really like to see some snow! I think Logan would, too!

Speaking of Logan; he is finally rash free now! I fed him some apple, pear, banana combo for breakfast on Monday morning. He's had all 3 of those fruits separate with no reactions - but Tuesday morning I was undressing him and he had a terrible scary rash all over his legs, arms, neck, and cheeks! I started crying and called my mom. I sent her a picture of it (she was at work) and said "Wow, that's really bad!" So I took him into hid doctor. His doctor said it was from something he ate/touched in the last 24 hours. I said nothing has changed - I've fed him foods he's already had - no new shampoos, soaps, detergents, diapers...nothing in the last 24 hours. So I kept looking around and thinking...I washed all his clothes that came in contact with him - I vacuumed like crazy. And then I thought "What else was in that fruit?" I looked and it said there was "Citric Acid" in there. I read before somewhere that introducing citrus foods to baby's before they were 1 was a good idea. And thanks to Sarah - she found an article that stated that. I'm about 99% sure that's what caused it. Unless he's suddenly allergic to the dogs or cat? There is nothing else I can think of! It took 4 days for his rash to be gone. It was so scary looking :( It didn't cause him any discomfort and his mood was still the same. I just hated looking at it!

I can't believe that Logan is 8 months old now! I haven't taken his 8 month pictures yet (yesterday because of the rash) and today because he had a really short nap and was kinda grumpy tonight - not good for taking pictures! I'm hoping tomorrow we'll be able to get some. I weighed him again tonight and he's still at 16lbs 2oz. I'm hoping that's okay! He's only gained 4oz since last month. He's around 27 inches long - not sure what he was last month, but pretty sure it was 27 or close to. I know in my baby book there is a time where I didn't grown as much, I think it's normal - I hope at least! I'm so excited for his 1st birthday party. I have so many ideas I can't wait!

Oh my FATNESS!

I got on the scale today after avoiding it for some time.

WOW....

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Okay, I knew it was going to be bad. I have been eating everything in sight and lots of it. With Thanksgiving, Christmas, my Birthday - I said "Who cares?" And just indulged.

My current weight is 179.1.

Today I have drank lots of water, ate healthy meals/snacks, and even worked out on the elliptical for 20 minutes. I feel very serious about this now. Logan is going to be 8 months old on Thursday - that means he is only FOUR months away from being ONE YEARS OLD! I would love to be smaller before his Birthday. I know it's going to be hard, but I've done it once before and I feel like I can do it again.

My mini goal: 5-10lbs by February 14th.
Short term goal: 25-30lbs by Logan's Birthday May 12th.
Long term goal: 40lbs by July 12th.

I'm unsure about rejoining Weight Watchers. I don't like the idea of having to drive out to the meetings by myself every Wednesday. I'm still thinking about it - I know it would help me and if my insurance still covers it I guess I should do it.

GAME FACE: ON!

A little vent...

This is my blog so I feel like I have free reign of what I say.
That being said; I would like to say how much I hate my job. I cannot stand about 95% of the people I work with. They are all super cliquey and don't seem genuine. There are only about 5 people there who I think actually tried to get to know me and talk to me daily. I almost feel like I'm in high school again.
Don't even get me started on the principal. I feel like he has it out for me. He didn't even wish me a Happy Birthday when it was my Birthday. My previous boss even sent me an e-mail on my Birthday to give me wishes. I guess everyone is different about how they express their feelings.
I have a feeling I'm going to be stuck at this school forever. I'm not even sure I will have a job come September next year. Which is really scary...I don't know if we could afford me not working. The main reason I'm working now is because of the extra money (of course) and I also get really good insurance. Without my insurance we'd have to pay out of pocket each month - which would set us back more money.

Today I was thinking about when I'd want to start trying for another baby. At first I was thinking maybe at the end of this year (Logan would be close to 2 after baby was born). But I think I'm going to wait until he is actually closer to 2 before we start trying. I really want to get healthy again and enjoy my healthy body before I get pregnant (unlike last time). I'd also like to not gain so much weight next time. I'd really like Logan to have a sibling within a couple years of age to him. I think about being pregnant and giving birth again, and it scares me to death. I got through it last time - but it was the hardest most painful thing I have ever gone through :( I know...I got a beautiful, healthy baby from it. But I feel like I am mentally scarred from it. No one knows what I went through after he came out. You may know if I told you - but you haven't experienced it. I still remember laying on the operating table shaking and hearing my OB say "I've never seen anything like this before." I have to hope that my next labor will not turn out how this one did. I almost want to ask if I can have a c-section. My OB said I would have been better off with a c-section with Logan. Too bad no one knew that before he came out!

Tomorrow is Friday, I'm looking forward to the weekend! Sarah and Jacque are coming over tomorrow afternoon. We are going to go to the mall - I know Gymboree is having a big sale. I wanted to get some 9 month clothes for Logan. He's almost 8 months and still wearing his 6 month clothes. But I know he is growing fast! I weighed him yesterday and he was 16lbs 2oz. I hope he's gaining enough weight. Looks like he is around 5th or 6th percentile. To me he looks very healthy. He's not skinny or sick looking. He looks like a chubby, happy baby!

Bath time is fun!

Christmas Fun!

I've been on Christmas break for the last week or so. I still have this week off and I'll go back to work on January 3rd (my birthday). James was off work a couple days last week and this week so we got to spend some good family time together. I've loved spending so much time with Logan. It makes me sad to think that I have to go back to work. I hope one day I will get to be a stay at home mommy!

We made it to Peacock Lane this year with Sarah and Jacque. It was so cold but lots of fun! Maybe next year we can make it to Zoolights :)

Family picture at Peacock Lane!

For Christmas Eve we usually celebrate with my Dad's side of the family - they are out of town this year for Christmas so we celebrated a few nights early this year. We went over to their house and had dinner and they had gifts of Logan to open. He had so much fun! He got lots of fun toys, some clothes, and sheets!

Christmas Eve at Uncle Dave & Aunt Robin's!

On the real Christmas Eve we didn't do anything. The 3 of us just stayed at home (I think we might have went shopping) and just hung out :)

On Christmas morning James and I opened a couple gifts from each other. Then we did Skype with Betty and Lou and they got to watch Logan open some gifts! After that Logan was so tired. He took a nap and then I had to wake him up in order to be at my Mom's house by 11:00am! We opened gifts at my Mom's and then had a very yummy lunch! We came home and did some more gifts for Logan, including his stocking. And then Eric, Joanne, Dylan, and Uncle Ed came over for Christmas dinner. I cooked a ham from Costco (which was SO delicious)! Twice baked potatoes, deviled eggs, some corn, and dinner rolls. All the food was pretty good - except my potatoes didn't come out how I wanted them too and the deviled eggs were a little TOO salty.

Logan at my Mom's getting ready to open gifts!

Logan with a couple of his favorite new toys!

I'm looking forward to next year when Logan can actually open his gifts and know what he's doing. He was able to rip and tear this year - but he mainly wanted to eat the wrap. James and I are having a hard time deciding how to give gifts to Logan - as a child all my presents under the tree on Christmas morning were from Santa. Where as James got to open all his gifts from mom and dad Xmas Eve and then Santa brought one big present Christmas morning. I guess we still have a few years before Logan even realizes who Santa is! It's just fun to think about though. I bought him some 18 month Christmas PJs today at Target that were on clearance. Crazy to think next year he will be so big!

I'm already starting to plan his 1st Birthday party! I can't wait :) I have most of the plates, napkins, etc. I want to get him a special shirt. I was thinking about ordering one off Etsy!

My favorite gift this year was a baby video monitor. What a life saver! I keep it by my bed at night and if I hear something or wake up, I can just look over and see him sleeping and know that he's okay in him bedroom - best feeling ever!

James and I are going to try and get back on track after we celebrate my birthday. I think I'm going to re-join Weight Watchers, because it's what helps me the most. I know I've tried like 3 times now and nothing is seeming to work. I need to be 100% ready this time, and I really hope I am able to do this. I'd like to be back to my goal weight by Logan's 1st birthday - which isn't until May. I think I can do it!

7 month update!

I can't believe that Logan is already 7 months old!!! I feel like it was just last week he was so tiny and little...he's grown so much! Each day I fall more in love with him, if that's even possible!

Here are his monthly pictures/stats:

Newborn, 6lbs 9oz - 19 1/2 inches long.

1 month old, 7lbs 10oz - 21 inches long.

2 months old, 9lbs 15oz - 22 1/2 inches long.

3 months old, 11lbs 6oz - 24 inches long.

4 months old, 13lbs 3oz - 25 inches long.

5 months old, 14lbs 7oz - 26 1/2 inches long.

6 months old, 15lbs - 26 1/2 inches long.

7 months old, 15lbs 14oz - 27 inches long.

Logan can now sit up on his own (for the most part). He does tip sometimes, usually it's in the forwards direction because he's trying to reach for a toy. He doesn't fall backwards much anymore. He hasn't started crawling yet, but I'm thinking that will be soon. He will get on his tummy and spin around in circles :) He's sleeping 10-12 hours straight through the night, not even getting up to eat. Which is a lovely treat for mommy! He's been sick for about a week now, just a cold. He probably caught it from me, because I was sick for about 2-3 weeks :( I think he's starting to feel better. His nose isn't so stuffy/runny anymore. I'm going to start feeding him fruits soon. He's tried a lot of veggies so now it's on to the sweet stuff!

Week 5 weigh in!

I faced the music and stepped on that scale this morning...UGH.
It just goes to show HOW bad I've actually been these last few weeks. And the sad thing was, is I knew it was going to be a big gain.
I need to get back in control if I'd like to reach my Spring Break goal - which is looking not very realistic now.

Current weight: 171.9
Weight lost this week: 0
Total weight lost: 4.6
Weight to lose: 31.9