Addie's First Easter

Holidays are so much fun with a baby! The Easter bunny was good to Addie this year and left her one basket at our house and another basket and Grandma's house! Addie got some blankets, paci's, teething toys, a stuffed bunny, bib, headband, bath toy, and a few other things. Jarom was disappointed though that the bunny didn't leave him any candy in Addie's basket...

We spent Saturday with Jarom's side of the family and had an Easter egg hunt, the kids dyed eggs, and we ate chicken caesar sandwiches and strawberry shortcake (yum!) and then just spent time together celebrating Michelle's 49th birthday. Jarom helped Addie find some eggs out in the yard... they only found 1 egg, Aunt Lexi gave them another egg, and they found a golf ball.... not too successful of a hunt, but she's got many more to come. We really enjoyed having the Haynie's in town. I'll post some pictures soon of their visit.

Today we went to church then went to Mom's for Easter dinner and had a big feast of ham, fruit salad, mashed potatoes, green beans, deviled eggs, candied carrots, carrot cake, and tons more. It was SO good, I hate that I weigh in tomorrow instead of this morning! I cooked a ham for the third time today and it turned out like barbecue rather than a ham... don't get me wrong, it still tasted good, but it needed to be on a bun, not in an Easter dinner! So I am officially done cooking the hams, Mom will have to trade spots with me next year and I'll make the sides, she can cook the ham. I am just not meant to be a chef! Addie looked too cute in her Easter dress and we have photos scheduled for Thursday to have her Easter pictures made. The basket the Easter bunny left at Mom's had a Johnny Jumper, a few onsies, two sweatshirts for this coming winter, some baby food, and a few other fun things.

So look above in the collage at the cute "carrots" I made of silverware... isn't that adorable?! I was quite proud that for once I did something crafty! Addie has turned into such a fun little baby. She is getting to that stage where she loves to play and tries to eat everything. She is constantly sucking on her hands and fingers and gags herself often when she gets too carried away. Over the last few weeks she has started doing this deep laugh when she laughs out loud. It is so funny and I will act like a crazy person to get one from her. She loves her toes and constantly tries to eat them too. How in the world did I end up with such a sweet little girl?!

La Leche is my hero!

So as you know, Addie has had some severe stomach issues, resulting in tons of crying, fussing, and screaming. Well early last week, my friend Brittany commented on my blog and told me to try calling La Leche, the nursing hot line. So that night I called and they asked me a ton of questions and then gave me a few suggestions. They told me to try a technique called block nursing where you nurse on one side for a few feedings then switch to the other side so that the baby gets a lot of hind milk rather than the letdown milk. She also suggested I eat a lot of yogurt because it has good digestive enzymes in it that will be passed on to Addie. So that night I started the block nursing and by the next day I could already tell that it was working. I bought a ton of the drinkable yogurt and drink it every day, and Addie is 100% back to herself! She now is napping a lot during the day and is going down earlier at night and sleeping well. She rarely has a screaming spell now and is so happy again! I had prayed and prayed for an answer to help Addie because the doctors were no help and I knew she needed something and this was the answer to my prayers. Thank you Brittany! Your help has made me and Addie so happy!

Hot Momma Monday

Another pound down I am pleased to report! Actually a little over a pound! Woohoo! I didn't do as good on my walking last week due to bad weather and such, but I tried to watch what I ate. I found that the Bryers double churn ice cream is SO good and not that bad for you (thanks Alisha!). My favorite is the mint chocolate chip. So only about 14 more pounds till my ideal weight. People at work are noticing too, several today said I was back to my old self and that I had really slimmed down quick. My clothes that I couldn't fit into 3 weeks ago now fit, so definitely some improvement! YaY, here's to another week!

Spring is here!

We have been fortunate enough lately to have some warm weather. I was super excited because I have bought Addie a TON of bubble outfits because they are just too cute! So here she is last Thursday at Mom's. How cute is she?

Jarom's Birthday

Here is a collage of Jarom's Birthday. We spent a fun evening at the globetrotters (Addie slept after she pitched a tantrum) and then we ate cake (Addie was mesmerized by the candles). We went to Mom's the next day and had a good dinner of chicken broccoli and strawberry shortcake. Happy Birthday Jarom, #25!

Happy Birthday Jarom!

Today is my sweetheart's 25th Birthday! We both had to work today and then went to our neighbor's visitation at the funeral home, but then we had a little fun time. I bought him tickets to see the Harlem Globe Trotters so we had an evening of greasy pizza, loud music, basketball, and laughs. We came home, had cake and ice cream, watched American Idol and now it is late!

I love Jarom with all of my heart. He is a wonderful husband and father. Since Addie came I have come to love Jarom even more than I thought possible. Seeing him with her just melts my heart and makes me smile, they are my two favorite people. Jarom is my best friend and puts up with me, which practically makes him a saint!

Jarom I love you and wish you the best birthday ever. You are my love and my life. I am so glad you are mine eternally! I'll post pictures tomorrow, my laptop is about to die! :)

Hot Momma Monday

OK, so I totally blew it this past weekend! Saturday morning my weight was down by 1 1/2 pounds from Monday so I was all excited, but couldn't exercise outside due to the "snow". So I watched what I ate until dinner and we went to Panera..... YUM! I ate broccoli cheddar soup and a turkey artichoke panini and it was SO good. Sounds healthy right??? So Sunday AM my weight was back to where I started at, and then I ate SO much food at Alisha's! I couldn't get enough, we had such good lasagna and bread and salad with some amazing ranch dressing, brownies, ice cream... Oh, I want more! So total weight loss for the week was only .2 lbs... but better than nothing I guess! So I've got to get back on it and diet! No more eating out at Panera for me for a while.

BUT wait! There is good news! My clothes that I couldn't even get over my hips a month ago button up and actually fit like they are supposed to! After my shower this morning I looked in the mirror, something I usually get grossed out by, and I have lost a good bit of my spare tire, in fact, when I stand up, its really not there at all! That is wonderful for me considering the last 10 months I haven't been able to say that (even if I did have a good excuse for about 7 of those months). My sweet tooth also prevailed this past week, but I didn't completely overdo it.

So onto another week. My goal is 1 more pound. Maybe we should make it Sexy Momma Saturday because I tend to blow it over Saturday night/Sunday dinner. Good idea right? Ha!

Catch Up

Whew, time flies! I started back to work Monday and needless to say I am miserable! I hate being away from my baby girl, especially during those precious morning hours when she is at her best. Even though I don't go in until 10, I have to spend my morning getting ready for work and getting Addie ready for Grandma's. I am counting down, 32 more days that I have to go in, or 160 hours. I know Addie is being taken care of by the best, but it doesn't make it any easier on me being away from her.

Hot momma Monday was too hectic for me to post, but last week I lost....... 2 POUNDS, WOOHOO!!!!! Then I weighed myself Tuesday and I had lost another pound, for a grand total of 3 pounds! YAY! I keep exercising, but I am limiting my sweets. This is extremely difficult considering I feel I need a dessert after every meal and then dessert snacks after each meal and before bed..... I know, that is horrible, but I've got to keep it real yo... (been watching WAY too much American Idol). So, today I had 2 oatmeal cream pies and one pack of scooby gummy snacks... yes I blew it today but there's always tomorrow. Mom continues to be my walking partner, without her I'd probably just sit on my caboose all day.

Today we got Addie's 3 month pictures made at Gil Brady Photography. He is an amazing photographer and is very popular here in Huntsvegas. We had a 2 hour session with him and Addie was just too sweet for the first hour, then fell asleep within 3 seconds of a paci and we got some really sweet sleep shots, and then when she woke up we got some Mommy and Addie shots. I had her in her blessing dress and me in a white gown and we both had our pearls from Daddy. I can't wait for the proofs! Gil has this neat program "the Brady baby Bunch" and you get 3,6,9, & 12 month pictures at a really good price. The only problem is that he's such a good photographer you want to buy everything and I just don't have thousands of dollars lying around to buy them all!

she was in such a sweet mood here

Addie continues to have tons of gas problems... I have been giving her Mylanta but she still is fussy. Not screaming and crying all day anymore but still sort of fussy. Mylicon only makes matters worse. I don't know what to do. I am watching what I eat and am clueless as to what is causing it. The doctor says nothing is wrong but I don't believe them. I still get tons of smiles, coos, and cheeses, but then her little tummy starts hurting and she arches her back and straightens those legs and cries. I feel so bad for her! I wonder if switching to formula would help, but that is something I really don't want to do unless I have to. So the question is, what is troubling her tummy?

trying to wake up