My Style Monday

Today I am linking up with Lindsey for My Style Monday.
I missed last week beacuse I was on vacation. I have been trying to snap some pictures before work in the morning. Sometimes I remember....sometimes I don't! My mornings are CRAZY...and I need to come up with a better process for taking pics. Some of these were taken with my cell and are pretty poor quality!! I'll work on that :)

This is a "casual Friday" look. We wear jeans to work on Friday's.

I havent been buying many new clothes. I am trying to make do with what I have until I lose all of the baby weight!

Wide leg jeans: JC Penney

Sweater: America Eagle

Shoes: DSW

Necklace: Kohl's

Cutest baby ever: Mine

Boring work look:

Pants: No clue..

Cardigan: Gap

Another work look:

Sweater dress: Francessca's

Leggings: JC Penney

Boots: Kohl's

Scarf: Forever 21

Cutest baby ever: Mine :)

**Once again, no clue what to do on the spacing**

Olivia Kay is 4 Months Old!

Olivia turns 4 months old today!

I cannot believe that my baby girl is 4 months old.

She has made some major changes in the past month. She is still a tiny peanut….but she is changing like crazy!

I weighed her last night at she weighs about 11.4 pounds. This still puts her below the 5th percentile…but we can see changes in her! Her legs are getting a bit of chub and her cheeks are filling out!!

She is still in size 1 diapers.

She wears a 0-3 month, and some 3 month clothing. I had to pack up her newborn clothes…and that made me a little sad!

She is getting very strong wither her head and neck muscles. She holds her head up and looks all around!!

She had her first vacation…a trip to Florida….and her first airplane ride. She did awesome. Great traveler!

She met her great grandparents in Florida for the first time!

She giggles often. She is very ticklish and has the sweetest little laugh ever!

She is doing great at daycare. They say that she is the sweetest girl all day long!

She eats about 4 oz. every 3 to 4 hours. At night she sometimes goes a bit longer. We typically get up 2 times per night. Once at about 1 and once at 4. She is quick to eat and get back to sleep!

She smiles ALL of the time. Her eyes light up when she smiles!

Her breathing and eating are both SO much better since the surgery….she is doing awesome.

She goes back for surgery number 2 on April 26th. We are hopeful that that is the last one.

We love her SOOO much and cannot imagine our life without her!!

The Jiggle Challenge - Week 2

Well......this week wasn't as awesome as I was hoping for. It really wasn't that good at all. BUT....I was on vacation :)...and I went in the right direction....just not far in the right direction.

I lost 0.8 pounds this week for a total of 0.5% this week.

**Overall I have now lost 11.2 pounds since Jan. 19th for a total of 6.84%

I did lots of swimming on vacation, but not much other activity. I tried to watch my portion control and limit the snacking. I didnt do a good job tracking.

For this coming week I am going to try to focus on tracking my points and drinking more water!

...until next week...

What I'm Loving Wednesday....

Today I am linking up with Jamie again for What I'm Loving Wednesday....

We got back from our vacation yesterday, so I have lots of pictures to upload and post....but I have a couple from my cell phone here....

I'm loving my sweet little beach baby...she was the best traveler ever!!

I am loving this view that we had from our condo!! I am loving that all of our snow melted while we were gone, and it is in the 60's here now. Maybe spring IS around the corner!! I am loving that it is already Wednesday and I have a short work week!! I am NOT loving the spacing on Blogger and the fact that I do not know how to fix it :( I will post more pics soon.... **Not sure what happened to my background....but hopefully it will be fixed soon!!**

The Jiggle Challenge - Week 1

Today is the first day of the "I Jiggle, But Not As Much As I Used To" weight loss challenge hosted by Rachel and Lindsey. I am joining in! As many of you know I have been on a journey to lose the baby weight that I put on with Olivia. I have always been a fan of Weight Watchers. After having Blake I was able to shed 38 pounds following Weight Watchers in about 9 months. I was actually at a lower weight than what I was at when I got pregnant for Blake! I am on a mission to get back down to my lowest weight!! So here goes....

I have actually already started on this weight loss journey, so today I will post a re-cap of how I have done so far:

Start date 01.19.2011

Week 1 (01.26.2011): down 3.4 (2.08%)

Week 2 (02.02.2011): up 0.6, down 2.8 total (1.71%)

Week 3 (02.09.2011): down 0.4, down 3.2 total (1.95%)

Week 4 (02.16.2011): down 1.8, down 5 total (3.05%)

Week 5 (02.23.2011): down 0, down 5 total (3.05%)

Week 6 (03.02.2011): down 1.0, down 6 total (3.66%)

Week 7 – no weigh in

Week 8 (03.16.2011): down 3, down 9 total (5.49%)

Week 9 (3.23.2011): up 0.4, down 8.6 total (5.25%)

Week 10 (03.30.2011): down 1.8, down 10.4 total (6.35%)

Week 11 (04.06.2011): down 0, down 10.4 total (6.35%)

As you can see, some weeks have been better than others. I struggle with the same issues that everyone else does. Work full time, two babies, husband to cook for, no time to work out, etc. I HAVE to make this a priority for myself!

I still have 8.4 pounds to lose to get back to my Lifetime Weight Watchers Goal. I am motivated to get back to that goal, because then I am FREE again at Weight Watchers! At one point I was 5-6 pounds below my Lifetime WW goal...so in a dream world I will get back to that....but first I am focusing on these 8.4 pounds!

(That would be another 5.48%)

I am excited about this challenge and think that it will be the boost that I need! That being said, I am leaving for Florida with my family for vacation tomorrow....(excuses, excuses) so dieting is going to be hard....but I am going to give it my best shot each and every week!

Bring on the competition :)

What I'm Loving Wednesday!

Today I am linking up with Jamie for What I'm Loving Wednesday!

I am loving that we are leaving for vacation on Friday! I am SO ready to get out of this cruddy MI weather...and enjoy some Florida sun and sand! I am loving that we will be staying right on the beach. I am excited to be with my whole family :) I am loving my MOM (as usual) for taking care of my sick kiddo's for days on end! I have NO clue what I would do without her! LOVE you mom! Of course, I am loving my sweet Livi. She is the best baby EVER!

and of course I am loving my little Blaker, who is finally starting to feel better after being sick since Saturday! Cross your fingers that he is on the mend :)

What are you loving today? Go here to link up!!

Not the paparazzi!!

I follow this boy around all day with the camera...and never get a good shot of him! He is too quick...and does NOT like to get his picture taken! I hope that he grows out of this phase....beacuse I sure do like to take pictures :)

I have NO good pictures of Olivis and Blake together...none....and she is almost 4 months old!! These are some of the last pictures with him with his long hair. We got it cute today! I will get some "after" pictures (if I can catch him)! I DO love those curls...but they had to go. They will be back in no time. His hair grows like crazy. This was his 4th haircut so far! AND....he is sleeping in his bed like a champ! He is so proud of himself for getting in and out by himself :)

We start swimming lessins tonight, so I am excited about that. He doesnt really get it, but I think that it will all come back to him when we get to the pool!