Disappointment

I am still about 15 lb away from pre-pregnancy weight (and I wasn't where I wanted to be then). I have really been trying to be good by watching what I eat and exercising. I really don't want to diet b/c when I get where I want to be I don't want to have to worry too much about gaining weight again by not dieting but it is so disappointing b/c I just can't seem to get off this weight. I guess I'm just going to have to do more exercise or actually diet b/c I can't keep going like this. Addie is almost 10 mo old so I should be where I was before. Oh well....hopefully I'll get going in the right direction soon!

Monkey Hat

Turned out pretty well, I think. Unfortunately it's a little small (even though I made it longer than the pattern suggested) so I'll have to make another one for Collin and give this one. Will have to sneak it in b/c he will flip out if he knows but in the end I think it will be worth it. Easy pattern and lost of fun to do (well, except for the sewing part).

http://thatssimplyfineandfancy.blogspot.com/2010/03/sock-monkey-hat.html

9 mo check up

Addie had her 9 mo check up Wed. It was an easy and relatively short appointment with, thankfully, no shots. Seems like she is pretty on pace for everything. a little slow on gross motor stuff but ahead verbally. The doctor said that's pretty common for girls so I'm not going to try to not to worry too much. I will just have to put on blinders to keep from comparing her to other babies and just let her develop in her own time and way. We talked about the sippy cup problem and he suggested giving her a regular cup and just a cup w/a straw b/c that's what she sees Collin use. I'm a little iffy w/the regular cup b/c I am not wanting to clean up a huge mess and think she will absolutely flip if she pours water all over herself but I will definitely try the cup and straw. Hopefully that will work better. Sucks that we have probably at least $50 in various sippy cups but I really, really want her off the bottle by a year. We'll see....

She was 16 lb 6 oz (11%) and 28" (67%). Checked Collin's baby book when we got home and at 9 mo he was 21 lb 4 oz and 27". Crazy that my tiny little preemie boy was almost 5 lb heavier than her. Maybe she is just going to be a small person. I was a little concerned and surprised that she had gone down on the curve for length but the dr said it was nothing to worry about.

Now we have 3 mo until her next appointment...totally dreading that one b/c there are apparently tons of shots. :(

Addie's No Skull, Skull Jumper (and matching headband)

I've been meaning to put this on here for a while but am a total slacker. Found a pattern for a skull jumper I thought was adorable. Addie's not a skull kind of girl (at least not yet) so i omitted the skulls and knit the dress in a VERY bright ombre yarn. When finished I added a flower to the bodice and made a matching headband. While there were a few boo boo's, overall I thought it turned out well. She wore it to a birthday party a few weeks ago and got quite a lot of compliments.

Dress: http://www.penelopecraft.nl/

Headband: http://knitwity.blogspot.com/

The Little Dictator

Sat was supposed to be Collin and mommy day b/c Mima was going to watch Addie (which she's only done 1x before when she was about 6 wks old). At any rate, while I really didn't think it would bother me, I had a lot of anxiety about not having Addie with me. Add to that a VERY whiny 4 yr old and you have a very volatile mixture. Despite all of that, I really hoped to have a nice afternoon w/Collin b/c we don't get much one-on-one time. While out, we ran into some some crazy traffic and that was almost thing that almost broke the proverbial straw. I told Collin that my nerves were shot. He asked what that meant and I told him that I was sad and that I wanted to cry. He was so sweet b/c he said that he could fix all of that and that we could make it better "with teamwork, of course" (emphasis on "of course"). He went on to tell me that our teamwork would be him telling me what to do and me doing it. I laughed and told him it sounded more like a dictatorship. He thought that was hilarious and kept chanting dictatorship.

What a silly boy!

crib time

Addie is 9 mo old today. Unbelievable!! For a while Jared has said that we need to put her into her crib instead of in the co-sleeper but I have been very resistant b/c I like having her close by so I can just reach over and check on her when I wake up in the middle of the night (which is a lot). She is really too old, but is now getting too big to be in the co-sleeper. We're trying to phase out the swing (her favorite place to sleep) and have been putting her into the pack and play at night until we are ready for bed. Soooo...now that she is 9 mo old I think it might be time to make the transition to her actual crib. I think Collin was about 9 mo when we put him into a room by himself. I'm not too sure that I'm ready but I guess we have to do it sometime.....just not tonight. :)

And, as an aside, I think tooth #3 is finally on it's way.