Oh This Boy

This is Charlie's favorite thing to do when he's playing by himself. I also like to use this as an excuse for why my apartment is messy all the time.

If he hadn't noticed me he would have emptied the entire box. My boy is so funny.

Where Did My Baby Go?

Do you remember when my baby was little and round and squishy? All the things that a baby should be. He could barely hold his head up, so he definitely couldn't get into things. He never cried when we took chunks of paper out of his mouth. He didn't even eat paper. He wore cute little diapers instead of giant size 4 diapers. And best of all he fit into his cute little froggy pajamas.

Where did my baby go? He turned into a little boy over night. It really makes me sad. It also makes me happy because he is so much more fun now than he ever was when he was a baby.

Here is my sweet little boy all ready to play with daddy in the snow! He is so tall, and he can almost stand up without holding on to anything. Also I have no idea how to rotate pictures on blogger.

He loved the snow. He moved he head up and down while he watched it fall. Steve and I laughed at him.

When they came back inside Charlie didn't want to take off his shoes or gloves. Apparently shoes and gloves are the coolest discovery of the day.

I love my little boy, but I really want my baby back. How do parents handle their children growing up? He isn't even a year old yet and I feel heartbroken over it. I better learn to toughen up because he is just going to continue growing up.

I have a 10 month old!

Charlie turned 10 months old yesterday! I think its so crazy that in only 2 months my baby will be a year old. This time last year I was so excited to have my baby, and now I get to spend all my time with this handsome little man!

Here are some things about Charlie:

      -He got 2 teeth for Christmas. Santa must have got his letter!

      -He loves pancakes.

      -He hates wearing a diaper. I'm lucky he doesn't know how to take it off yet. Whenever I take it off he runs away.

      -He loves his toothbrush. When he sees us brushing our teeth he grabs his toothbrush and starts brushing his too. He giggles the whole time like we're planning some fun game. I love him.

      -He eats anything we give him, except for peaches. I don't know why he picked something so tasty to be his least favorite food. We still make him eat them though.

      -He love walking. He walks up and down our couch so fast now, and he laughs the whole way. If he always had something to hold on to I don't think he would ever crawl again.

      -He is a chronic thumb sucker. His thumb is now cracked and looks so painful. He's stopped sleeping though the night, and I think its because it hurts to suck his thumb and he doesn't know how else to soothe himself. We put Aquaphor on it all the time. It seems to be helping so far.

      -He loves taking baths in the bathtub.

      -He loves the tickle game. I chase him and he runs away screaming and when I catch him I tickle him and he squeals with giggles. He gets so into it that he will just scream and then flop around on the floor laughing. I don't even have to do anything. It makes me laugh so hard.

      -He looks so much like Steve did when he was a baby.

Steve is the baby.

So obviously they aren't exactly the same Charlie is a lot chunkier than Steve was, but they have the same face shape and the same hair and the same eyes and the same nose. I really think the only thing Charlie got from me were my ears.

Well, that's everything I can think of. We are a cute happy family!

Dear Boys of a Married Momma

Since Elise does "Dear Boys" every Wednesday, and since I love reading them, I thought I might try it out. It might be difficult since I have very few boys in my life, but I think I can make it work.

Dear Poopy Pants,
What have we been feeding you? You smell terrible. But I still love you. Also, remember that time today where you gave me a hug? That was nice. You should do it again some time soon.
Love,
Your Mommy


Dear Spastic,
If you jump any harder the light will fall off. So stop.
Sincerely,
Not really annoyed enough to tell you mom on you.


Dear Hero,
Thanks for saving me today. And yesterday. And the day before. And the day before. What would I do without you?
Love,
You wife

Stuck in a Rut.

Don't get me wrong, I am incredibly happy. Happier and more content than I've ever been. My family is wonderful. My husband lifts me up so much, and I am so better because of him. My sweet baby is the funniest little boy I have ever met. He brightens my day even when he's grumpy.

Its just that I have fallen behind with losing weight. I've lost my motivation. I feel like no matter how hard I try I'm not making any progress. Its a bummer. I wish the weight would just fall off, but I need to put in a lot more effort than just wishing.

So today, in an attempt to pump myself up, or at least see how I'm doing, I decided to track what I eat with an online calorie counter. I've never counted calories before. When I was pregnant I counted carbs. A lot. And I was good at it. Now that the health of my baby does not depend on what I eat, counting carbs is nearly impossible. So I put everything I ate today, and I do mean EVERYTHING, into this calorie counter. I did try to not over eat, but not very hard. And it turns out that today I consumed 1796 calories. That's not bad at all. Also, looking over what I ate, and what I should cut out if I want to lose weight, I learned that I only need to cut out 2 pieces of my delightful Toblerone that I got for Christmas and I am there. Which is great news! I don't need to make a big change, I just need to cut down on the chocolate!

Now, can anyone tell me how to cut down on chocolate? Once I get that tip I'll be set...