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My Little Man

Being a mother is the best darn feeling in the world!!!! My heart just melts every single time I look at my little man. I can't believe Erik and I created this little person...it's truly a miracle! I just don't know what I would do without him. He means the world to me and there's nothing I wouldn't do for him.

We are really loving this stage right now...he has such a personality and makes us laugh everyday. I wish I could just freeze time for a little while longer. It's amazing to watch them learn something new. I can just see the wheels turning inside his little head.

Keaton has sure changed our lives but there isn't one thing I would change about it. I love being with my little family everyday. : )

Weight Update

After 2 weeks of making a lifestyle change by working out and eating better, I lost 6 pounds!! Woohoo!! I have 19 more pounds to go. I'm going at a great pace and will make my goal way before Keaton's birthday. : )

Who needs toys..

Who needs toys when you have empty water bottles to play with? Keaton is obsessed with empty water bottles. Anytime he sees us drinking a bottle of water, he goes crazy! I LOVES to play with the empty bottles. He is content for hours with them!!! Don't take it away from him though...he goes nuts!!!

Getting back in shape

Well, all of the weight I LOST while I was pregnant (18 lbs) is all back...plus a couple additional pounds. What the heck happened?!?!? I know...I was a pig and ate constantly all day long. See when you are home most of the week you tend to swarm the kitchen looking for yummy treats all day. I think I was so sick of the diabetes diet that I was on while pregnant that I went a little crazy eating everything in sight and buying all kinds of junk food at the grocery store. Yikes! I stepped on the scale and was SHOCKED to see that I am at my heaviest...EVER! I went from wearing a size 2 or 4 when I got married (2005), to a size 8 when I got pregnant (2008), back down to a size 4 or 6 right after I had Keaton (2009) and now back up to a size 8 or size 10 today!!

I made the decision last week that I NEED to get back into shape. I miss the days when I would go to the gym everyday and look awesome in a bikini. I may never get back into a size 2 but I will get myself back down to a least a size 6. My goal is to lose 25 pounds by Keaton's 1st birthday (July 13th). I am so determined to do this too...and maintain it once I reach my goal. I decided to go back to my diabetes diet (slightly modified...not as strict) because it did make me feel real good plus my diabetic counselor told me that this diet really is what everyone should do, not just diabetics. It really does make sense. It's all about reading labels and eating only the serving sizes of things...watching carbs and simple sugars. I lost so much weight so fast when I was pregnant on this diet...don't worry I was still very healthy and had a very healthy baby boy.

I'm using our new elliptical every night after Keaton goes to bed and trying to go on a walk around the neighborhood everyday (if possible) and I set myself up on Wii Fitness. I programed in my goals and started my fitness routine.

I'm super excited to get my body back. I will post my progress and see if I can meet my goal.

8 Months

Milestones

• 2 bottom teeth popped out
• Sitting up unassisted (although he hates sitting still)
• Mastered sippy cup
• Mastered picking up cheerios/puffs and putting in mouth (doing excellent with his pincher grasp)

Likes

• Rolling all over the place
• Getting up on all fours and trying to figure out how to crawl (he's getting SO close)
• Eating his feet/shoes
• Jumping in his jumper
• Playing with Del
• All fruits and veggies (there's nothing he doesn't like!)
• Blowing bubbles
• "Talking" up a storm (just like his daddy)
• Getting baths (LOVES bath time)
• Giving "hugs" to mommy and daddy

Dislikes

• Wiping his nose (he had a cold all week)
• Taking his sippy cup away
• Sitting still for too long
• Loud sudden noises
• Unfamiliar places or people

Mimi and Grandpa

Every Thursday evening, Keaton and I go over to my parents for dinner since Thursday is a long work day for Erik. Keaton just loves going to Mimi and Grandpa's house and providing constant entertainment for us all. I know Keaton will have a fun relationship with my dad because he was always the "cool" dad, making everyone laugh and just being a kid at heart. I remember when I was younger how all of my friends wanted to "hang out" with my dad. My dad is hysterical and makes me smile everyday...we always had a very special relationship.

My grandpa (my dad's dad) was always very close with me. He never missed one sporting event I was in or activity I had going on. He kept "stats" of all of my softball and field hockey games and would go over them with me after the game....it was too cute. He would always tell me how many hits I had or how many saves I had (I was goalie for the field hockey team) and would give me money when I had a really good game. Awww....I miss my grandpa so much!!! He was so special to me. I hope that Keaton will have that same special relationship with my parents. My dad already has plans to take Keaton to Home Depot for their kids workshops....too cute!

Here are some pics from our Thursday night dates at Mimi and Grandpa's!

This is his new favorite face to make. Every time I get ready to take a picture, he does this face!

Happy Birthday to me!

This is the wonderful gift from my lovely husband! It's a slice of cake made out of flowers! How cool is that?!?! I hope I'm able to preserve/dry it so I can keep it. : )