Let's see, since I last updated:
My hubs has started a new job and is now away from home for two weeks straight, and then home for two weeks straight. He loves his job for the first time in ten years, and I am so happy and proud of him! It's so much fun to be able to have our own little 'vacation' every month. It can be exhausting to take care of my little girl by myself for so long, but we are finally starting to get used to it and it's getting easier. And I think it's safe to say my hubby's transformation to a civilian is complete.
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| That is a hairy man. |
My little baby turned one! She is walking, talking, and getting into everything she can! She will be fifteen months old in a few days, and I just can't get enough of her crazy personality! It's amazing to think of her a year ago and remember her as a helpless infant. She is anything but helpless these days. She can go up and down the stairs by herself, eat with a spoon, drink from a straw, (finally) use sippy cups, get up and down from the couch, and has lately been teaching herself to spin in circles. She says "Mama," "Dada," "kitty," "bye," "no," and a couple other words. Best of all, she gives big tight hugs and sweet little kisses. I love my little girl so, so much!
I have lost fifteen more pounds, bringing me down to 185 pounds from a starting weight of 212 pounds. This last week has been a weird one, and my weight has been fluctuating between 180 and 188, but as long as I don't top out at 190 again, I won't be discouraged. Part of the problem was that the hubby and I went a bit overboard with the delicious food and dessert, but another factor is that I had to start taking Zyrtec for my allergies and therefore had to cut off nursing cold turkey. I had been removing one feeding at a time to try to slowly wean Audrey to cow's milk, but because of the meds I ended up having to just up and quit. It hasn't been terrible; Audrey actually adjusted a lot faster than I expected. It only took her two days to realize she wasn't going to nurse anymore, whereas I'm still in pain and a little sad over a week and a half later. Oh well, I made it pretty darn far, and I am proud of that. I would have probably gone until sixteen or even eighteen months on reduced feedings, and I don't think I was completely ready emotionally to stop, but I will focus on being proud of making it as far as we did. As for the weight loss, it was sure nice having breastfeeding to aid me, and it sucks that I have to do it all myself now, but at least I can see that I've made progress!
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| The left is me at 212 pounds, and the right is at 187. |
We also went on a vacation to meet Geoff's brother's baby boy and my brother's baby girl, both born last year. Some of our family hadn't met Audrey yet, so we were able to visit almost everyone, including my two best friends from high school and their new babies. It's been a baby explosion lately! Lots of other craziness happened, but I'm being climbed on and I'll have to cut this short. So I'll leave you with a picture of my pretty nails!
Thanks for reading!
