Monthly update

-We celebrated Joe's 28th birthday this past Friday. It was the second time in 5 years of marriage that I wasn't sick for his birthday so I tried to make it pretty special. He told me it was one of his best birthdays so I guess I succeeded.

-Joe's mom came down this past Saturday. While she was here Joe went with her to pick out two kayaks. One is at our house and one is with her. Now Joe is dying to try it out and he when I say he wants to try it out, I mean he wants to try it out in the middle of February. Am I the only one that thinks that insane?

-I have started walking with a friend and her little girl. I've been using the jogging stroller I got for Christmas and I love it. Lizzie loves it too.

-Lizzie is of course getting bigger and bigger everyday. This morning for breakfast I put her sippy cup out on her tray (I've been letting her play with it to get used to) she picked it up and used it correctly all by herself. Lame to be excited but I was so excited. She also drank out of a straw for the first time last weekend.

-Lizzie has been doing so good with solids. Her favorites for right now are Green beans, Squash, Bananas, Prunes, and Applesauce. If you have the Applesauce out while you're feeding her something else out she was fuss until it's time to eat the applesauce.

-Speaking of food Liz does not have a turn off mode. She would eat and eat and eat if I allowed it. I don't know when she's full. She has never turned her head telling me she didn't like something or even that she was done. What do I do about that?

-About 3 weeks ago I started putting Liz down for bed earlier and it has made a big difference. I love having about an hour or two to just lay on the couch and play scrabble. She is now going to bed around 8 or 8:30 and sleeping till 8 or 9.

-Since Liz is going to bed earlier she is only eating 4 times a day now. I have been able to cut back a pumping so I am now only pumping 4 times a day. It is glorious

-In the mornings while I pump I put Lizzie on the couch next to me to watch "her shows". She thinks she is the biggest person around and has the biggest cheese grin on her face. I never had the camera with me to capture it but it is adorable! She has also started laughing and talking to the tv here within the last couple days.

-Last one on Liz I promise. She is almost rolling over. She's done it once or twice but it's not an everday thing. She does sit it on her own for the most part. We still use pillows just incase.

Thank You

Thanks to my awesome sister that revamped my blog. I tried doing it myself and ended up deleting all the links that I follow and just about everything else. So thanks again Aubrey. It looks great.

1 year ago today

-We saw our house for the first time. It was old, dirty, and cluttered and we LOVED it and still do.

-Joe and I were just getting over the 7 day flu

-I thought I was dying and thought the baby in my tummy was gonna get the best of me

-I found out what acid reflux was. The drink of my choice for that day was orange juice and I thought it would help my throat that felt funny so I chugged an entire glass filled to the rim. 5 minutes later I was bawling in pain. Yup, acid reflux.......

I've been thinking a lot how I felt last year at this time. Everytime I think about it I get sick to my stomach. I'm just glad I have the cutest little girl that makes up for all the sickness.

The Office

...is taking over my life. We started out having season 5 and we would watch it here and there until it was finally over. I was sad when it was over but went on with life. We later found out how to get the rest of the seasons and I have been hooked. I am seriously wasting so much time awake and sleeping, yes I'm even having dreams of me and pam gaining up on Jim and Karen. Does this mean I have no life? Maybe, but for most of you that are trying to either get fit or quit drinking soda, sadly mine is to limit my watching time of "The Office". Wish me Luck!