2 months

I attempted to create a blog yesterday but our internet was down all evening, so this is a day late. Harper turned 2 months old yesterday! She goes to the dr. for her 2 month wellness check tomorrow, Friday the 13th - very fitting because she will get her first round of vaccinations - NOT looking forward to that! On one hand it seems unreal that shes already 2 months old, I remember being in labor like it was yesterday! But on the other hand, it seems like I've gotten WAY more than 2 months worth of sleepless nights! She has her good days and her bad days - seems to be more bad than good lately! She is SO SO happy for the first 15 minutes when she wakes up in the morning - and then its all downhill from there! She's at the stage right now where she's awake more and needs more attention. Unfortunately, shes not able to entertain herself yet, so she is very demanding - always has to be held or likes to be talked to. She will only play on the floor for about 10 minutes before she's bored. She is a HIGH MAINTENANCE little girl already! She really isn't on any sort of schedule yet - sleeps and eats whenever. Her nights are a little more structured - we give her a bath b/w 7 and 8 and put her to bed b/w 8 and 9. She usually wakes up b/w 12 and 1 and then again b/w 3 and 4. Shes up for the day b/w 7 and 8! She used to be the queen at taking naps - not so much anymore - 30 minutes here and there - I wish she'd take longer naps so she wasn't so crabby! O'well - everyone keeps saying it'll get better after 12 weeks! I hope the Lord blesses me with patience for the next 4 weeks! I've decided that she has a case of the colic!!!!

2 months old - can you guess who bought her shirt?! (it says 'pretty like mommy')

Yes he does Harper! :)

Happy belated Veteran's Day to my hubby! I love you and I am so proud of everything you've done for our country! Also, thanks to my father-in-law and brother-in-law and many other friends!

Accountability

The best part of being pregnant - EATING and not feeling guilty! I think I may have ate one too many hot fudge shakes or brownies during those long 9 months because I'm still trying to lose the baby weight! I still have the last 15 of the 35 pounds left to lose...and its definitely not easy! So I decided to join Weight Watchers. I've tried dieting on my own but I need someone to report to and weigh me. I've decided to take it one step further and tell all of YOU - to hold me even more accountable. I will track my progress on the right-hand side of my blog. I weigh-in every Monday night - so I'll have it updated no later than Tuesday afternoons. I'm hoping this will help me stay motivated and I may even just motivate YOU!

Have you ever visited the Hungry Girl website? I just heard about it last week at my meeting - a wonderful website for recipes, eating out guides, diet do's and don'ts, etc. Check it out!

8 Weeks

Harper is 8 weeks old as of yesterday! Every Friday we always tell her Happy Birthday - I guess we're celebrating the weeks right now instead of years. She will turn 2 months on Wednesday November 11th - time is going by fast! Nothing exciting is going on around here - hence no blogs. Adam is working a lot and I'm training at my new job a few hours each day. Yesterday was Harper's first day at daycare - it was only for 3 hours - but we both did good! It was hard leaving her but I managed not to cry. I think it helps that we've left her over night a few times with the grandparents. Well, not much new to report. Supposed to be a beautiful weekend - finally get to take Harper for a walk again! Oh yeah - we're going home tomorrow to take some family pictures for Christmas cards. We won't be using the family picture because I've got some great ideas of just having Harper in the picture! You'll just have to wait and see...

Have a GREAT weekend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!