-Speaking of working out, I'm down 19lbs since I started trying to lose my "baby" weight. I say "baby" because a lot of it was more "sitting around nursing a baby all winter" weight, than it was from when I had Jax. I looked and looked and looked for a "before" picture, but I have no full body pictures from when I was heavier. I didn't like having my picture taken, especially full body pictures. I definitely feel/see a difference in my face the most. This is the only similar picture I have to compare. The one on the left was taken in November of 2010. The one on the right was taken today. I have no idea how many inches I have lost, but I'm down 1-2 shirt sizes and 4 pant sizes. FOUR PANT SIZES YA'LL! I have lost quite a bit this week due to stress. I just feel so anxious about Jesse coming home I never really feel hungry. I am trying to make sure I eat at least SOMETHING, but it's hard because I really don't want it. I also know you're thinking "Ya, ya, ya, you're still losing weight you crazy lady!" BUT, I know once I am able to eat again, I may just pack the pounds back on, and that my friends would suck big time!
-Valentines Day was pretty quiet around here. I told Jesse not to order any flowers or anything because we really need to be pinching our pennies and paying off the last of our Credit Card Debt before he gets out of the military this year (SO SOON!)... He listened and didn't order any flowers, but I did get the sweetest card in the mail. So happy! BUT, I sent him a small care package and included a few homemade goodies in it. Some "love coupons" and cake-in-a-jar. This is what they looked like before they were sent off to the hubby.
-I am getting ready to head back to ND soon. I am excited to get back into my own house and be in our own routine. Hubby will not be back when we get there, but he will be home shortly after! I bought a homecoming outfit this last weekend, but I'm afraid I may have to buy some smaller jeans if I keep dropping weight at this rate. I would be a-ok with that!
-I don't have a whole lot of pictures of Jaxon sleeping. I'm always paranoid that the shutter sound will wake him up. Oh and a flash? forget it. So the pictures always turn out slightly grainy. So anyway, I have been trying to make a concentrated effort to take more pictures of his sweet little sleepy self.... These are a few I have taken lately.
No I did not position his feet like that. I found him like that. Looks comfy right?! Ha!
-A few of my dad's brothers and sisters were in town for a weekend this month. Seven out of ten siblings were here at one point. So awesome and fun to see them. A couple of them had never seen Jaxon, or hadn't seen him in a really long time so it was great to see him react to them. While they were here my awesome dad ran a 10k!
-We also went hiking one day and it felt great to be outside! I carried Jaxon up in our new Ergo carrier on my back. It was a little rough at points, but we made it to the top. It was only rough, really, when Jaxon was squirming all over the place trying to see stuff in front of us/behind us. Anyway, the view from the top was worth the work!
-Jaxon and I had dinner at my grandparents one night a couple of weeks ago. This is probably one of my favorite pictures I have ever taken.
-Mister man has a little John Deere ride on toy that he likes to ride around in the house. He also can flip it completely over and uses his tools to "work" on it. It's quite hilarious.
-We have been spending quite a lot of time outside when the weather permits. It seems like for every sunny day we have we have ten rainy days. Jaxon loves to stomp in the puddles, play in the dirt and play with the dogs.
-Jaxon loves to sort things and scoop things, so I got some dry beans at the grocery store this last week and let him go to town with a couple of stainless steel bowls. All went well until he started trying to eat the beans and feeding them to the dogs. I still let him do it sometimes anyway since he loves it so much!
-My mom and joke all the time about how much Jaxon is like my sister was as a kid. It's unnerving really. I tell Megan all the time that if I didn't give birth to Jaxon myself, I'd wonder if he was her child. Jaxon must have laid on the coffee table like this for about 30 minutes and watched a movie. So something my sister would have done. Hilarious!
-This morning we went to babies in the library with Meredith and Lizzy and then to the park. The kiddos had fun and Mere was kind enough to take a picture of Jaxon and I for me!
That about wraps up this post. I'm off to the vet with my Mama and her dog, Marley to get her annual shots. Poor little pup! :(
4 comments:
way to go on the weight loss. what kid of work out are you doing?
Wow, you look great! It truly looks like a beautiful life! :) Hope you stop by!!!
YAY FOR YOU FRIEND!!!!! You look amazing!!!
You look great friend! 19 pounds is AMAZING!
And I *so* know what you mean about not having time for it all--I try to get up before Lizzy to either do Bible Study or walk, and then do the other at naptime. It's hard to fit it all in--I always feel like there's SOMETHING I'm falling behind on! Usually cleaning ;)
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