Tiff's Turn

I love nights when Aria doesn't wake up until after 5. Good news: that happened today. After Levi left for work, we watched Mickey Mouse.  Once she started acting tired of sitting up, I put her in her swing to finish the show. She eventually fell asleep and, good news, she needed no help from me. Awwww... Later in the day, Ari helped me shop for more fruit. Have I mentioned before how great it is that fruit is 0 Weight Watchers Points? Yes, I know I have. I can't help it, fruit being a 0 is good news. The highlight of my day's good news was getting this in the mail from Levi's mom (Grammy):  The 2014 Hamar Family Reunion information! A few years ago, Grammy put on a reunion in Valentine, NE and she's doing it again! We had a great time and Levi and I are thrilled to get to go again. Especially with our new addition in our family to show off. Good news: the baby took some good naps, and went to sleep with ease at night. ...

Today was a big day for me. I reached my first weight loss goal! I've lost 10% of my body weight so far. My next step is to lose another 10%. I'm using what Dave Ramsey has taught me about goal setting and paying off debt and applying it to losing my baby weight, what I lovingly call my "thunder thighs". Each goal must: * be specific (10%) *be measurable (again, 10%) *have a time limit (by Sept. 6) *be yours, and (my thunder thighs) * be in writing (you're lookin' at it) The last couple of days I have been so lazy about writing. I don't have an excuse, but I do have an addiction. Don't ever start the game Words with Friends unless you want to have such a strong addiction that you end up like Alec Baldwin not being able to "power down" because you don't want to stop playing. When I'm not playing this game in the evenings, Aria and I are still keeping busy during the day. Yesterday, Aria had her first experience with go...

Today I noticed many things that Aria is doing to show me she is becoming a big girl. First off, Aria is finally enjoying the swing! Once we established that she likes swingin' now, I put her in front of the TV and tuned in the Baby Einstein: Beethoven DVD. She watched the whole 30 minute movie! Then she fell fast asleep and had about a 30 minute nap in the swing. This made for a happy mommy. The more obvious sign of her growing, growing, growing is that I continue to try on 3-6 month clothes on her. As you can see, they're fitting comfortably! (Aria is watching more Baby Einstein on my laptop in this picture. When can I get her her own iPad???  ;) ) Here's another: our morning walking routine is getting easier because she's learning that being pushed in the stroller is tons of fun, and I don't do it to torture her. She hasn't been fussy the last few walks, except for a little cry that tells me she's about to go to sleep...