Thursday, May 19, 2011

SwagBucks

Thank you to Kay, Jen and Christina who got me hooked on SwagBucks. I have easily been able to get a free box of 100 diapers and 16 free packs of babyfood on Amazon! I think I have enough babyfood to feed Ashley for almost 2 months! If I would have bought all this in store I probably would have paid about $37. So thanks!

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

After Bath Time

Peek-a-boo Ashley still has her curly hair when it's wet. Once I comb it out, you can really see how long it is in the back!

Monday, May 16, 2011

Pictures of Ashley

I tried a few times yesterday to get some cute pictures of Ashley because I really liked the outfit she had on. She just does not like the camera. She was all smiles every time I tried but I never got any of them. Oh well, she's cute anyways...

Thursday, May 5, 2011

4 Months

Ashley turned four months last week. She has changed so much in the last month. She is so much more active - looking at things, watching Bennett, grabbing at things, and keeping herself alittle more entertained. She still loves her exasaucer and has figured out how to play with and move all of the things attached to it. We've also put her in her jumper a few times and she seems to like that too. We also have a toy with stuff for her to grab while she's laying on the floor and that keeps her pretty busy too. During this month she's become really clingy to me and has had a number of crying sessions (from what I've been told), when I'm not around. This is not good and hopefully doesn't last! I started her on rice cereal and a little applesauce a few days ago. She did pretty good with it tonight and kept most of it down. I'm hoping this will cut down on a bottle or two a day since right now she is having almost 35 ounces a day. She has been having about 5-6 oz. almost every two hours. Hopefully filling her tummy up with alittle rice will help with this otherwise we'll go broke. She had her 4 month checkup on Tuesday. I had to bring Bennett with and when it was time for her shots, he saw it happen. Needless to say, I had to comfort him too as he was just about crying too. He was so concerned about her it was sweet. Here are her 4 month stats: Weight - 14 lbs. 8 oz. (72%) Height - 25 inches (79%) She is in size 2 diapers and size 3-6 or 6 month clothes.

Monday, May 2, 2011

172.2

I'm still going to stick to posting this - In the month of April I lost 3.6 lbs. Not as much as I hoped but it's a start I guess. I am able to tell that I have lost in the back of my legs since my jeans fit loser in that area but not a whole lot in my hips or waist yet (which of course is the parts that I hate the most). I have found that 30 minutes is hard to do since my time to walk is usually between 10:00-11:00 at night. I think I was on the treadmill 4-5 times a week but many nights not the full 30 minutes. I did what I had time and energy for I guess which is ok cause at least I did something. I've also tried to cut out snacking alot - especially at night. I rarely have anything to eat after the supper meal. And if I am really hungry at night that I need something I've been having a Popsicle to try and trick my stomach.

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Laura's Shower

Yesterday was Laura's Bridal Shower. It was a fun time with lots of laughs, good food, fun games and lots of really nice presents. Less than 4 weeks till wedding day! In case you missed the shower, here are the games we played. I don't guarantee any prizes awarded but if you feel like seeing the games we did, here they are. I should add, Bonnie won the TV Couples game. She had every answer correct and was done in 5 minutes!!! (p.s. - in The Price Is Right game, these items are not on sale or bought with coupons) http://www.docstoc.com/docs/78435804/The-Price-Is-Right