Maycie-7 months

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Sweet Maycie Karoline...You are 7 Months old!

This past month flew by...its been a crazy and BIG month for You!

Here's what you've been up to lately:
-We went to the doctor for a re-check on your ears. You were fighting sinus/allergies and you had a double ear infection. The ear infection was clear and you were feeling so much better. You were soooo sick and we had our first experience with the ugly breathing machine.
You lost some weight while you were sick to. You got down to 16 lbs 7 oz., but luckily when we went back to check your ears, you had gained back and weighed 17lbs 5 oz!!
I hate it more than ANYTHING when my babies are sick :(

-You are slowly moving into 9 month clothing!

-You are still in size 3 diapers!

-You still breastfeed and you have started eating Rice Cereal with fruit every morning for breakfast. I try and give you a veggie for dinner. You love veggies way more than fruit (totally opposite from sissy)

-You go to bed around 9 o'clock and I'm working on getting that earlier!

-You sleep through the night (as long as I'm there) and wake around 8 o'clock! You grin and move around a little and then you're ready for a morning nap which usually last around 30-45 minutes...sometimes longer.

-You can patty-cake, wave bye-bye and love giving kisses!

-You finally got your first tooth!

-You are sitting really well now are oh so close to crawling! If you fall over you can sit yourself back up :)

-You are very verbal. If you don't like something, you will let us know.

-You laugh so hard, it's the cutest thing.

-You're getting to the point where you're not so crazy about your swing.

I don't want you to grow up so fast, but I love the way your changing and doing things! Makes me so excited to see what the future holds. I can't wait til you and sissy can interact more.
I love you more than you will ever know!

Maycie-6 Months

Maycie-You are 6 Months old!

The days go by way too fast and my BABY is growing right before my very own eyes...

It's Bittersweet!

Here's what you've been up to lately:

-At your 6 month check up, you weighed 16 lbs 15 oz and you were 26 1/2 inches long!

-You wear 6 month clothing and I really need to get you in 9 months because your quickly out growing the others!

-You still wear size 3 diapers and you really go through them...Diapers AND wipes

-You are still Breastfeeding! You will not take a bottle. And you are not eating as much...

-You go to sleep around 9-10 pm at night and sleep all night. Sometimes you wake up when I get sissy ready for school but go back to sleep shortly after. You sleep until 9-10 am!

-I started giving you some baby food and you have liked everything I have given you! You have tried Pears, Applesauce, Carrots, Sweet Potatoes, and Bananas! Mollie wasn't a big baby food eater, she would rather have her mama's milk. :)

-You have tried White Grape Juice and Apple Juice and you don't care one way or the other!

-You can roll all over the place. Back to tummy and tummy to back!

-You get up on your knees and scoot to where you want to go, its so funny!

-You can sit for a few and then you crash!

-You love to Babble! You can say, "Da-Da-Da-Da" and "Ahhhhh"

-You can grab objects with both hands

-You will hold your hand in front of your face and really look it over!

-Everything goes to your mouth

-You still have NO TEETH, I figured you would by now but NOTHING! You're drooling like crazy.

-You had to go on your first round of antibiotics :( You had a sinus infection and one of your ears were stopped up.

-You love your play mat and your swing...STILL! And you don't like to be held for too long!

-You love your sister and she loves to make you laugh. Its the sweetest ;) It soothes my soul!

I can't believe in 6 more months you will be 1 year old, it feels like the first 6 months flew by and I'm in no hurry at all to start planning your 1st birthday :/

You are such a JOY to our family and I'm so thankful GOD gave me the opportunity to be your mother!

I love you so much BABY GIRL!!!

The Diet...Week 5

I'm loving the successful progress I'm making! I lost 3.2 lbs this week. This morning the rain was beating down and the thunder was rolling and you don't know how bad I wanted to pull the sheets over my head and go back to sleep. But I wanted to go to weigh in so bad! I got up and made my way to the shower and I'm so glad I did. Starting Weight 211.4 (2/19) Week 2: 207 (2/26) Week 3: 201.8 (3/12) Week 4: 199 (3/19) Week 5: 195.8 (3/26) Total: 15.6 I can't wait for next weeks weigh in and I'm looking so forward to hitting that 20 lb mark! Hope everyone is having a wonderful week :) I'm not sure why it won't allow me to put my weeks under each other...oh well!

Mollie lost a TOOTH!!!

So happy for my BIG girl, but reality has set in and I'm slowly realizing that my baby is growing up too fast. I picked mollie up from school on Tuesday and noticed that her tooth looked funny. I asked her if she had lost a tooth and she said, "NO!" Well I said, "Let me see" It was soooo loose. I thought she might have fell and hit it on something to knock it loose but I confirmed with her teacher and they said no. Well, Mollie insisted that the tooth must come out. She said I can't eat! So I told her just to wiggle and twist it and she got it REALLY loose. When we got to Nana and Papa's, she let me pull it! No crying, NOTHING. I'm sure the next one will be a little different. With this being her first one, she experienced a little discomfort and confessed it hurt "Just a little bit Mommy!"
The tooth fairy visited and brought $5 and now she wants to be a tooth fairy when she grows up..HEHE :)

Mollie was so proud of her MILESTONE! She had to show off, and this baby thought her sissy was the stuff!!!

I love my GIRLS!!!

The Diet...Week 4

YAY!! I did it! Last week I had mentioned that MY goal for this week would be to meet my 5% goal and be under the 200 lb mark...well I met both of those and I was so proud of myself!
Starting Weight 211.4 (2/19)
Week 2: 207 (2/26)
Week 3: 201.8 (3/12)
Week 4: 199 (3/19)
Total: 12.6
Saturday was exactly one month since I have started and I think I'm making some good progress!
I lost 2.8 this week and it really feels good!
I can really tell in my clothes that the weight is coming off. I can't wait until I have to buy new one's! Another thing I am looking forward to is hitting that 20 lb mark. I think it's downhill from here. Being under the 200 lb mark for me is so accomplishing!
:)

The Diet...Week 3

One word...YIPEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
I just got back from my weekly meeting and I am so proud of myself. I did a little happy dance to my car!!
Starting Weight: 211.4 (2/19/2011)
Week 2: 207 (2/26/2011)
Week 3: 201.8 (3/12/2011)
That's a total of 9.6 pounds and I'm so overjoyed!
I'm almost at my 5% goal which is 10.5 and that's MY GOAL for next week. I would also like to get under 200lbs for next week.
In today's meeting we talked about what tools keep us motivated and keep us on track.
Mastering the Basics:
-Stay on Target: Stick to your daily PointsPlus Target
-Power Up: Surround yourself with healthy, filling food choices
-Treat Yourself: Use your weekly PointPlus Allowance to avoid feeling deprived
-Get Up & Go: Be active-whenever and however you can

The meetings give be so much motivation and its so good to hear every one's success stories.
I hope to have one soon!

Until next week's weigh in, thank you Weight Watchers for the encouragement!
Have a nice weekend!

The Diet...Week 2

Well, I'm out of town for weigh in-week 2, but I weighed Friday and I'm down some more. I don't really trust my scales, but I know I lost. I feel like I did anyways! So, I have to hold tight for another week and get my true weight. I'm excited, although DIETS & VACATIONS don't mix too well. I tried so very hard NOT to ruin what I have started.

Short and Sweet and patiently awaiting Saturday morning weigh in.

Did I mention how hard it is to stay on track when you're on vacation?!?!

Have a nice and healthly week :)