So I think I can Officially Say....

Hailey has been med free for nearly 3 days now!! I think Hailey has been officially weaned off of her reflux meds! This is so far the longest stretch Hailey has ever gone without meds since she was born!

Cross your fingers for this to continue! I hope I didn't just jinx this....

A Shameless AW

Every parent has one, whether they will admit it or not. And even though you may not think it's funny, you know you can't resist giggling or smiling just a little.

I am talking about bad mommy/daddy moment photos. You know, the ones where it looks like they are doing something bad but really are not. And you can't resist taking a picture because it really is that funny.

And here is ours....its a doozy and such a classic photo!

This is at a Redneck Surprise Birthday party Randy's family had for his sister's husband Kenny. The beer cans are empty (he dumped them out and used them as decor on the hat), the straw wasn't used. It just looks like Hailey is drinking but really she is just chewing on the straw.

You know you want to laugh....

11 Months Old!?!?

I am sad to say that this is going to be my very last "Month" post because in one month, Hailey will be one!!! That's right ONE YEAR OLD!!!

Hailey has changed so much in the past month and especially in the last week. She seems to have acquired so many new skills in just one week. Her gross motor skills are in full gear.

Hailey is now getting into a sitting position all by herself. Her confidence for pulling up on things has increased dramatically!! She used to only be comfy pulling up on me (or anyone actually) and scared to on any other objects. Not anymore, she is getting very brave. She will balance and stand while only holding on with one hand. Sometimes she will let go and stand upright for a few seconds. She is also taking lots of steps assisted (holding on our hands). She is still army crawling on her belly though. I swear she is so content doing this and will probably walk before she crawls on her knees!

Hailey's second tooth is finally poking through today. So far teething doesn't seem to terrible for her. Just a little added fussiness from time to time.

Just a few weeks until my little monkey will be one year old. You have no idea how fast this has gone by. Hailey definitely makes life much more fun and much much cuter!

We have your Chuck E Cheese right here!!!

Chuck E Cheese - Smuck E Cheese! All you need is a pack-n-play, some plastic balls and VOILA!! Thanks to Brooke for the great idea!

Hailey's Playdate with Aidan & Ella

Hailey had a fun play date with Aidan & Ella. Aidan is the son of my friend, Jenn, and is 2 days younger than Hailey. Ella is Aidan's neighborhood girlfriend.

It was great to see them together at this stage in their growth. Aidan, the super baby, was walking & bouncing around being his usual flirty fun self. Such a cutie. Even though Hailey took a nice long nap before the play date, she was a bit of a cranky butt. Although Ella & Aidan were showing Hailey the ropes of being more mobile!

Here are the pics from the day. So cute and some are so funny!!

One of the happier moments.

Aidan, Ella (in white) & Hailey

Ella & Hailey

Aidan showing his flirtiness with his "flirt face"

Happy Kiddos

Hailey loved Aidan's dog Rocky

Aidan the walker!

Aidan flirting with me. So cute!!

Hailey's 1st try of Cheerios, Aidan was helping her out!

SO cute!!!

Don't let Hailey's serious face fool you..keep scrolling down

Just one moment of crying silence

Now here is Hailey, hating the water mat, yet not afraid of her big pool? Kids!!!

I don't want to mommy!!!!

Even the squirt toys wouldn't cheer her up!

Operation Shred: Below Pre-Pregnancy Weight!!

Drum roll please........ 15.6 pounds!!! In less than 2 months!! I can now say that I am 1 pound below my pre-pregnancy weight with Hailey. Now, I must add, that I was about 13 pounds heavier than usual at that time but hey its progress right?

I am 17 pounds away from where I started before I was pregnant the first time (I am adding 4 pounds for fluctuation purposes since us women have the luxury of this wonderful, wonderful thing). I consider that my goal. When I look at the fact that I have 17 pounds to go it seems so far away! But I CAN do this!!

And I just have to AW myself that this is the longest I have ever stuck with a weight loss program. The longest before was 6 weeks. Yea, I usually suck at this (hence my notorious big ass).

Sadly, I have not done The 30 Day Shred for 2 weeks. Good thing I am still losing weight in the meantime. To be honest, I tried level 2 and hated it. It's just not very much fun and I spent most of the time trying to figure out the move than actually working the muscles! Although this cannot be an excuse. I plan to jump back on this wagon soon. Since it's been so long, I will start with Level 1 again.

So here's to another successful week! Cheers!

It was a Poop-tastic Evening

It was inevitable, unavoidable and going to happen some day.

Hailey pooped in the bathtub.

The funny part is it happened on Randy's night with Hailey (the only night I work late). It was hilarious the way he reacted when he called me. "Honey the duck tub is ruined, we need to get another one" "Why?" "Hailey pooped in it" then follows my laughter....

He said he rinsed her off in the bathtub spout and she cried because the water was cold. Then he tells me he wants to throw away the duck bathtub because it's ruined now. Silly boy. Just clean out the tub!!! Haha. He was so insistent on just throwing it out!

Although when I did get home had cleaned it out and saved the tub!! Here's the first poop adventure of many to come! I guess the next incident will involve the crib.....

Makeover for my Personal Blog!

I would like to call attention to my newly made over personal blog. Because Brooke (DesignHer Blog) did such a wonderful job on this blog, she had to redesign my other one!

Click HERE to view my personal blog.

Thanks again Brooke!!

Summer Fun in the Pool

Hailey got to play in her new raft today. She loved it!

I love this picture!!

Operation Shred: Week 6

Well I am happy to report I lost 2.4lbs this week! This makes a total of 13lbs in 6 weeks. After my 0.4lb gain last week I was really worried I would fall off the wagon.

I am sure those of you who have struggled losing weight can relate to that. Hearing that you gained weight after eating right & exercising 4x that week makes you want to go to In-n-Out and order a Double Double Animal Style with Animal style fries.....and a Diet Coke.

I refrained however. Although, I did do Level 2 of The 30 Day Shred only 1x this past week. I was wondering the outcome of my lack of exercise was going to be and I was successful anyway. This made me decide to not worry about doing The 30 Day Shred every day or even every other day (even though you are supposed to do it everyday). I will shoot for 3x a week. This way I won't get burned out!

Happy 4th of July Baby

During the beach photos, we snapped a few 4th of July pics. It was totally impromptu. Had I known he wanted to do that I would have brought this adorable outfit Hailey's Great Grannie M bought her!

These were a bit of a challenge. She was very interested in the props and it was towards the end of everything so she was over being a model baby!

And some out takes! She loved that necklace!