Happy Belated 40--to me!

Nope...I'm not 40 years old (thank goodness...that would be quite a jump--25 to 40)!

I never officially got to celebrate losing 40 lbs since starting my weight loss journey which was my BIG GOAL. (YAY!)

I was out of town when I reached it.  When I got home, I never posted about it until now.

I'm still going...don't worry.  I'm just getting really close to my ideal weight and it's going to get TOUGH!

Wish me luck!


Some info for those interested:

I have lost 58 lbs. since coming home from the hospital with Beau. 
--The first 17 lbs. just fell off. 
--The next 41 did not just fall off.  A combination of exercise and strict diet took them off. 
--I am now wearing some of the smallest pants I own. 
--I still don't quite fit in my wedding dress--yes, I tried it (but breastfeeding has a part in that...which I'm not stopping yet.)
--I am about 7 lbs. from what I weighed when I got married (but remember that muscle weighs more than fat--and let's face it, I was a lot more muscular back then).
--Eating adequate amounts of fiber (as in the recommended amount) is one of the things I pay a lot of attention to when losingweight--just a little secret from me to you!

Goodwill toward {wo}Men!!!

One wall in my kitchen is blank...oh so blank! I have been debating what to do with it for a long time.


If I had the $$$ today, I would redo all of the cabinets in my kitchen, and that wall would be COVERED in more counter space and cabinets! But, the truth is, I don't have that kind of $. I probably won't have that kind of $ for a long time.

But, I figure that if I slowly find cheap things, I can at least decorate that space to make it more homey and less hotel-y.


So...dun dun dun...enter Goodwill {sidenote: it was 50% off day}.
{2nd sidenote: Goodwill kind of smells funny doesn't it?}


I went Saturday and purchased 5 things {okay...you caught me...6 things, but the 6th thing was a tie for Father's Day}.

I bought 3 frames (a total of $4.50).
I bought a curio shelf/cabinet thingee ma-hopper ($3.50).
And, an ugly mirror with lots of potential ($20.00).


Then, I meandered {or drove...whichever you want to imagine, but "drove" is a boring word} over to Walmart and purchased some spray paint in the colors of my choice.

I sprayed and sprayed my little heart out {okay it wasn't that hard, but I'd like you to think it was!}.

And what do you suppose came of it?
See Below:

P.S. Sorry I forgot to take a before picture of the "curio shelf/cabinet thingee ma-hopper." You'll just have to imagine an ugly wood colored cabinet.

Before:

After:

Detail on the top:

Now, to make this a chalkboard, or leave it as a mirror?  I don't know if you can even turn a mirror into a chalkboard????  Thoughts?

Before:

After:

I don't have a before of this one...remember? So here is the after:

First Haircut!

Beau got his first haircut today from Amberlee Jimenez.  Side note: She's amazing.

Beau's hair was so long on top that Jereld and I started calling it the Donald Trump Comb Over. But, we can't anymore!!! 

Before:

After: 

Much better!

Water Baby!

Jereld was finally able to take pictures of Beau and me at Beau's Baby Splash class.  Finally, I can show you a little of what we do.

Sometimes we use cups (with holes poked in the bottom) to pour water over the babies' heads from back to front.  This gets them used to having water on their faces.  We count 1-2-3-Under.  Then, we pour.

Floating on his stomach.  He liked it, but his favorite is floating on his back.

All of the babies are placed on their stomachs on this giant hippo shaped water toy. They like looking at each other and socializing.  This helps them create their community.

You can't see it, but I'm sitting on a step.  Beau is practicing feeling the wall and also standing in water.  The toy is to keep him entertained. 

Here we are at the beginning of class getting acclimated to the water.

I promise that he usually likes it.  He just happened to be crying for the picture. 

 Back float! I am only holding the back of his neck and the sides of his face by-the-way.  Babies are naturally bouyant and are naturals at back floating.

Squashstache & BeheMOTH

I took Beau to his 4 month appointment.  He weighed 15 lbs. 3 oz. He was 24 inches tall.  Close to the 50th percentile for both. He was in the 75th for head circumference (big headed? lol).

We have finally started foods other than rice cereal for Beau. The first thing we tried was applesauce...that was a no go.

Then, I decided to try squash on a different day.  I didn't expect a good reaction, but I was pleasantly surprised! He ate quite a bit (for him anyways.) 

Oh, and I found this nasty moth above my front door. That is a quarter in the pliers so you have something to reference. I call him BeheMOTH.