More fun with Pictures!

Just had some more adorable (at least I think so!) pictures I wanted to share.. read post below for updates on our fascinating lives. :)

(note: she's not yet a fan of the high chair.. as you can tell from her expression! she's still not quite big enough for it yet.. but doesn't she look cute anyway!)

51 Down.. 14 To Go...

Spring Fever! Bye Bye Baby LBS! Peas = Blech! Go With the Flow! The Job Weight Loss Plan.

I have been running all these titles through my head .. it's been a while since my last posting and so much going on. I don't even know where to begin.

Ok, yes I do. I am going to brag. I am within 14lbs of Pre-Eileen weight. I can't believe it! I am quite happy about that. I still can't really believe I gained 65 lbs while pregnany. I still remember back in May when Aunt Cindy told me she had gained 60 lbs with her son Todd (now in his early 20s and insanely smart. May those genes find their way to Eileen!). Anyway, I thought no way would that happen to me! Of course it did, but in 5.5 mos I have managed to drop 51 of it. Whew. The early part of it was due to nursing, the middle part of it was due to hard core exercise, and these last few weeks have been due to the never ending sinus infection and a frenetic work pace. For weeks I was so stuffed up I could taste nothing so I had no desire to eat much. And in those same weeks, work has been insane, so I am just never sitting still. I am never at my desk, so there's no time for mindless nibbles. Whatever the combination has been, it's working. Whew. OK, enough about me.


LOVING the spring-y weather we're having. supposed to be almost 70 today! See the pretty flowers? I wish I could say that was my yard - but it is here at work. Still pretty!

And look at Miss Thang in her adorable khakis and t-shirt. She's so cute I could just eat her up! She is getting so big. Her feet are hanging off of her car seat! I think we have about 5more lbs to go and she will be moving up to the new car seat- the kind you leave in the car. Which is actually fine, b.c carrying her in that carrier now is quite challenging.

We've tried to get her to eat peas this week.. but she's really not a fan. We'll try those again later on. She still likes the carrots, applesauce, bananas, and we're having her teachers try sweet potatoes today. She got to go outside at school yesterday. I think it wore her out! She slept all night long- didn't wake up to eat at all. Of course Mommy & Daddy loved that.
Oh but we're having bottle troubles. The medium flow nipples are too slow and she gets so frustrated. The fast flow are too fast and she just ends up spitting out her milk b.c it comes too fast! We tried a couple of other brands but it is all teh same. So we're sticking with medium flow for another few weeks and we'll see if she wants to try fast flow again. Who knew there would be such a nipple conspiracy!?!?!

It should be fairly nice here this weekend. We have plans to take a trip to the park for a good walk! Gracie will LOVE it, and Eileen is just happy to do whatever. I painted my toes last night to get em ready for FLIP FLOPS. Ahhh.... such a simple pleasure.

I'm anticipating next week to be pure insanity at work (more than normal). We have a huge live show that airs on Sunday night.. live studio audience and all .. not our normal sort of show - so it's a little bit nerve wracking but at the same time exciting. I know our team will do a fantastic job! And hey, if it's as crazy around here as I think it will be, who knows.. maybe I'll drop another 4lbs!

I feel like there's more to tell.. if I remember it I will come back and write more. In the mean time, happy Friday!

Flying by...

Some days she still seems so tiny.. and then I come across one of the pictures from her first few weeks and I can't believe she was that small!

I don't have my camera here so I don't have any new pictures to post (tho there are some still on the camera at home!).

Turns out she LOVES carrots! Now I can't get her to eat the bananas. But she's eating them with a vengeance, so for now I'lllet her feast on the carrots. Tho, I am pretty sure I remember Miles turning orange from too many carrots.... so much to think about with these carrots! :)

We had a good weekend.. it was fairly quiet.

The three of us all finally seem to be almost healthy. I am on my third round of antibiotics for the sinus infection that will not die. Josh is on antibiotics for an eye infection. And on Satureday we took Eileen back to her doctor b.c the clogged tear duct was still pretty bad - so now they think maybe she has some sort of sinus infection! So she started her antibiotics on Saturday. It's orange flavored liquid and she seems to like it. And her eye seems to be sorting itself out.

We ran some errands, went to church, went to dinner at a cute little pizza place. Eileen slept thru most of the meal and then woke up and just hung out. (well, she started to cry when shewoke up in her carrier in a strange place, but as soon as I picked her up she was fine). I think we really are lucky, she just goes with the flow and shows off her teeth when she smiles that giant smile. May she always be so relaxed.

Aunt Sissy and Uncle David came over for pancakes and bacon on Sunday morning. Eileen was all giggly and very excited to see them.

It's amazing how much she is learning every day. Over the weekend she fell in love with Gracie. It's so cute. Whenever Gracie walks into the room, Eileen is mesmerized. And then she just giggles. And she reaches for the dog! She pets her and Gracie just sits patiently and wags her tail. Then Gracie usually licks Eileen's face.. and Eileen generally has her tongue sticking out.. so I try to limit that germ exchange. But I am sure in the coming months Eileen will get herself into much ickier situations.

She also is now reaching for her bottle and US! One night late last week we were in her room rocking and she spotted an empty bottle. Stuck out her hand towards it and yelled for it! We made her a new one and she sucked it down. She was telling us she was hungry. :)

The best tho is when she sticks her hands up in the air for us to pick her up. So sweet. And then she puts her little hands on your cheeks and just stares at your face. So so cute.

Still not sitting up on her own, but close. She is always trying.

Guess that's about it.. I'll try to get some new pics up tonight!