June 27, 2010

22 months

Today Noah you are 22 months old! Which means you will be the big two in two short months. Oh my. I'm getting a little teary eyed. How can that be?

-You are one busy, busy boy! You are always on the go.

-You are still in size 5 diapers.

-When you don't get your way or if you are mad about something, you let out some kind of an animal sounding scream/growl, and your face turns really red. It makes Mommy laugh every time.

-You are a good little napper. Every morning around 10 am you happily lay down for your morning nap. And lately you've been sleeping 2-3 hours! How did Mommy get so lucky?

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-Mr. Noah you love to loudly stomp throughout the apartment. And you think it is so funny. I'm pretty sure our neighbors below aren't very happy with us right now.

-You hate brushing your teeth ... again. I blame it on the Veggie Tales toothbrush that no longer plays your favorite tunes.

-Your feet are getting so big. I can't believe you are in a size 5 shoe!

-I love how you sign "bath" every night by hitting your chest like a gorilla. It is so cute!

-You are a pro with your fork and spoon. You have been for several months now. I am so amazed at how well you feed yourself.

-You continue to sign to us when you want something. We are so proud of you! Here's what you've been signing lately:
  • You sign "down" when you want off the bed.
  • When you are finished with a meal you sign, "finish."
  • When you are hungry you tell us by signing, "eat."
  • The other evening you were eating ice cream in your highchair and decided that you didn't want to sit and eat it; instead you wanted to walk around the house and eat it. Of course, Mommy couldn't let you do that, so when you got out of your highchair, I had to take the ice cream away. As soon as you were out of your highchair, you came up to me and signed, "ice cream, please." It was so hard not to give it to you right then and there. It was so sweet!
-You are a little fishy in the water. We have taken you down to the pool a couple times this summer, and you just love it. It's so much fun watching you splash and play.

-You go to bed between 7 pm-8pm every evening. You are such a sweet little guy and never fuss or cry when Mommy or Daddy puts you to bed. You always go straight to sleep.

-You are wearing 18-24 month size clothes right now. You do wear a few 2T things, but it really depends on the clothing and where it is from.

-Foods you love right now are:
  • M&M's {thanks to Papa}
  • Pumpkin Waffles
  • Hot dogs
  • Apple Sauce
  • Bananas
  • Spaghetti {especially with meatballs}
  • Mommy's Weight Watcher Chocolate Muffins
  • Graham Crackers
  • Mac & Cheese {one of your absolute favorites!}
  • Yogurt
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- You still love to play with balls! We have so many balls around the apartment. I lost count a long time ago.

-You love to play on Mommy & Daddy's bed. And you love to be "body slammed" on our bed as Daddy puts it. I am always telling your Daddy to be careful! Guess I better get used to the rough housing, huh?

-You have been doing this thing lately where you take a drink of water from your sippy cup, and then you transfer the water in your mouth to another cup. You're such a silly boy.

-You are very vocal with Einstein about not coming near you when you have food in your hand. It doesn't matter where I am in the apartment, I can always hear you loud and clear as you yell, "Nooooo!" Funny guy.

-Your new favorite Veggie Tales is "Moe & the Big Exit." You love it!

You are growing up so fast. I am so proud of you and all you have accomplished. I love you so much sweet guy!

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June 26, 2010

Love

this

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sweet

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little face.

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June 25, 2010

Sneaky Peaky

I think I may have gone a little picture
crazy while I was in Jamaica last week.

1,307 pictures
were uploaded to my computer a couple days ago.

Ya Mon, I'm serious.

Here's a sneaky peaky of some of my
favorites I edited tonight.

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I have so many more I can't wait to share with you!

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June 24, 2010

Crossing My Fingers

Guess what?!

One of my favorite daily reads, fabulous k, is hosting a giveaway to The Vintage Pearl!! Name sounds familiar, huh? I have had my eye on these three beauties lately, so a $75 shop credit sure would be nice.

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I normally don't post about giveaways from other blogs, but I just had to this time so I could get a few extra entries into the giveaway!

Wish me luck.

Hope you're having a nice day!

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June 22, 2010

Before & After

I've had several requests for an updated picture of myself,
so I decided to be nice and snap one of myself tonight.

But before I show you my updated picture,
I guess I must show you where I was six weeks ago.

So, as much as I hate to do this, here is my "before" picture:

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Ugh. I hate that picture of myself.
Really hate it.

Why don't we just erase that image
from our brains and move on.

Erased? Good. Now that that's behind
us, I have some exciting news to share!

Guess what?

This past Monday I was able to celebrate a huge step
in my weight loss journey: losing my first 20 lbs!
I can't even begin to tell you how good it feels.

Here is my "20 lbs lighter" picture I took of myself tonight:

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As always, I'll keep you updated on my progress.
Thanks for all of your support and kind, encouraging comments.
What a wonderful journey it's been so far!

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p.s. I can't wait to share my trip with you!

The Vintage Pearl Winner

Didn't you all just love this giveaway?

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I sure did! I'm definitely doing a little birthday shopping on The Vintage Pearl this week.

So, I'm sure you all are anxious to hear who won the $25 store credit, right?

The very lucky winner is ... JJ Blandford! Congratulations!! Send me an email and I will get Erin in contact with you.

Thanks to everyone who entered!

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