Weekend Recap: better late then never!

Ugh I've been a horrible blogger! I have good excuses though I swear! Recently Dave and I went vegetarian(him) and vegan(me). The change has been drastic, more so for him then me, seeing I was vegetarian for years and then vegan before. I've also been exercising everyday, twice a day. Running stairs/walking, lifting weights and practicing yoga. This baby weight needs to go away, permently! I feel so much healthier now and even less sluggish and tired. I started re-taking my prenatel even. My best friend is doing my hair for me next week. I'm hoping it's a self esteem booster. Lately I've felt kinda down on myself, but I'm now trying to live the "salt free life" by cutting people who create negativity out. I don't need that around me or my son. In that same sense, I'm trying to mend some of those bridges I started burning. Sometimes it only takes a couple a words or an argument to make you realize how trivial some things are in comparison. I now see how some things seem so silly compared to larger scale events that will shape who I am forever. Even if you're an "angel" I guess it's hard to not be caught "running with the devil". I'm so grateful for my ever supportive family and friends, they keep me sane in a very psychotic world. It hard to live in this world, but it's harder if you're stupid (words of my Father).




I think I may have the cutest child ever, ok I'm bias : ) but still! He never fails at making me smile. I love his bubble wig, he looks like Jimmy Neutron or Elvis. He's been jabbering on like a monkey for the past 2 weeks, practicing his "ooooo" and "ahhhhh". And he's been eating up a storm! So far he's had...
-green beans
-peaches*
-bananas
-apples
-sweet green peas*
-pears*
-carrots
-squash

The ones with an "*" are the things he hated and spit out and even cried over. He's really not 'too' fussy with food, unlike me, and just like his dad. I'm also happy to say I now get close to 7 servings of fruit AND vegetables a day and I've been soda free for 2 months. Now I'm working on coffee free. It's not easy but I make do.



I'm gonna leave you with this beautiful little cherub face! I can't believe he's 20 weeks old! And to all my friends who read, if you haven't kissed this sweet face lately please come
do so soon, were moving to Maine in May. We'll be the ones with "smell ya later PA" written on our bumpers!
Happy Wednesday!

Weekend Recap

Been a bad blogger, woops. Ollie had a fever Thursday and I usually don't update on the weekend anyway, hence my absence. We headed out to my parents house in Lancaster this weekend for a mini vacation. My mom picked us up after work on Friday. Even though it takes a little longer due to traffic, I still wouldn't have her leave work early to get us, that's just silly. Friday night we just hung out and let my parents cuddle Ollie and spoil him with thier affection. Ollie gets really excited when his papa talks to him and trys really hard to communicate back.
Saturday we went to the local Goodwill that also has a discount Amish mart inside. I picked up a Carters sleeper, book, GAP airplane hoodie, Oshkosh onesie, and wooden toy car for the little man. Such great deals too. Then a little later, with Ollie strapped to me, Dave, Papa and I went on a little walk to see the horses out in the field behind thier house. I really love horses, but honestly their size slightly scares me! For dinner that night Ollie had more sweet potatos while we scarfed down chicken and waffles with mashed potatos corn. I liked the chicken maple gravy the best. When me and my mom team up, our cooking powers combined, are unstoppable ha! We left Sunday, a little while after going to an indoor flea market. I was trapped in one of the aisle's by an old couple oogling Ollie and making me feel like a I NEEDED a quilt for him. I was polite to them but couldn't help but squirm away as they stared at my giant plugs and piercings, no doubt wondering "who gave her that kid!?". We went to my Aunt Carole's house after that for a shirt visit. Ollie was a fuss pot the whole time and it really bummed me out my aunt didn't get to see him happy. We plan on visiting again really soon.
So far Ollie has had sweet potatos, apples, sweet peas, and pears. He seems to enjoy them all, but really loves the potatos. Laundry has been increased due to this new diet as well. Today I finally got around to cleaning and putting everything away after this weekend. It makes me sad that our beautiful bassinet, Ollies godmother gave to me at my shower, is a freakin laundry basket! Ugh. One day I'll get all that stuff figured out! I really need to find a good home for all this newborn stuff he's outgrown! He's only 13.4 lbs but he's 25.5 inches tall. Lean & Mean! He's already in 6 month clothing. And at only 19 weeks as of Sunday, it's looking like he's gonna be in 12 month clothing by 9 months!





Our new "trick" to getting him to poop (which btw is turning solid and stinky and gross) is water. Just a little at dinner seems to help *loosen* all those new solid foods going in, coming out. Okay now that I've grossed you all out, happy Monday!

The Sweetest Potato

Ollie had his 4 month checkup today. He's 18 weeks old as of last Sunday. My how these weeks fly. I was petrified the pedi would scold me for feeding him cereal at 4 months and that he wasn't ready, and we went against advice and blah blah blah. But instead she asked how much he ate, how often, if he was still feeding every hour (which he is ugh), and if he still seemed hungry. Then, after I answered all those questions, she totally surprised me by telling us we could start purée's! Only a breakfast and a dinner, but still, that's HUGE. So we went out and bought some organic baby food, since I don't have a food processor yet. He ate sweet potatos tonight, for the first time. And he loved it! He ate the whole thing, granted it was only 2.5 oz, it was a lot for such a little guy. It was amazing to watch him get so excited over food. He was squealing and cooing as he spit food at me and ate so good off his spoon. Can't wait for breakfast tomorrow, apples : )



I'll leave you with this little gem of a video : ) Happy Wednesday!