Baby G

Today was a special day for our family because Abraham and I gained a new niece, and Emery gained a new cousin!  Baby Giovanna was born this morning a little after 4 a.m. weighing 6 lbs. 6 oz. and 19 in. long.

Aunt D is very excited to have another new niece!

We are excited to have our first niece!

Emery is excited to have her first female cousin!

Grandma K is excited about her new granddaughter!

But she still loves her first granddaughter!

Happy Birthday Baby Giovanna!  Welcome to the world!

Monday Check In: Week 4

I was fully prepared to "forget" about this post today.  As I mentioned last week, I took the week off from jogging to let my knees rest.  I was planning to walk at least 4 or 5 nights, but it didn't happen.  I did walk 2 nights, 2 miles each, but I wasn't expecting good news from the scale this morning.  Somehow, with very little effort, I lost the most weight of any of the weeks since I started actively trying.  Umm...I'll take it!

Week 4 Stats (9 weeks PP)
Weight Lost:  -2.0 lbs.
Total Lost:  31.6 lbs.
Remaining Weight:  11.4 lbs.


I'm still on the fence about what I'll do this week.  My knees are feeling much better, so I might go back to jogging/walking.  However, I use an app sometimes to track how many calories I burn, and on my walks this week, I burned almost as many calories as I do when I jog (because I am painfully slow), and Abraham and the baby were able to come too.  Decisions, decisions - maybe I'll do a combination of both!


Wish me luck because I doubt the scale will be that kind 2 weeks in a row!

9 Weeks

Smiles...oh the smiles!  Although we've been getting the occasional random smile from Emery for about a month, they became much more  frequent in the last week.

The beginning of the week was pretty mundane - no big news.  I blogged about E's trip to the pediatrician here.  While her shots weren't so bad at first, she did end up having some negative effects (fever, EXTREME fussiness) Friday and Saturday.  That made our trip to SM a little more interesting, but it was still a success.

She enjoyed seeing Grandma and Grandpa D and checking out the awesome playhouse that Grandpa D is building for her.

We had a lovely lunch in Gruene, which I blogged about here.

We went to church with Grandma D this morning, which was E's first trip to church (our church is really big, so we didn't want to take her until she got her shots).

We are back home now, and while we enjoyed our trip, it will be nice to get back into our routine.  

Gruene

E had a rough day today, battling what my mom refers to as "intestinal distress."  We had planned to go to Gruene, but were rethinking that decision since E was having horrible crying spells.  She calmed down a bit, so we decided to take our chances and go anyway.  She wasn't her usual happy self, but luckliy she was content for most of the trip.  The same can't be said for when we got home...

Anyway, it was a beautiful day.  We had a great lunch at the Gruene River Grill and took some cute family photos.  Enjoy!

2 Months

My baby girl turned 2 months old yesterday!

She had her first big round of shots today, which she did not enjoy, but she is now peacefully sleeping them off.  

2 Month Stats:

Weight:  11 lbs. 9.5 oz. 

Length:  23 in.  

Monday Check In: Week 3

Why did I want to do this again???

This week was not very successful.  I did jog/walk 3 times for 30+ minutes and I increased the jogging to walking ratio, but my knees were really giving me trouble.  I barely made it through the 3rd run because of the pain, and I decided not to go for a 4th.  I guess this is what happens when you go from not exercising at all (and being fat and pregnant) to exercising...

Week 3 Stats (8 weeks PP)
Weight GAINED:  +0.1 lbs.
Total Lost:  29.6 lbs.
Remaining Weight:  13.4 lbs.


I really want to continue the jogging, but I think I need to give my knees this week to rest.  Walking doesn't seem to bother them, so I am going to try walking but increasing the distance.  Hopefully I can at least maintain this week since I'm sure I will be eating a lot next weekend when we head to SM to visit my parents.


Finally, just for my real life and blog friend Marisa, here is a picture of what I look like these days.  Sorry - no biggest loser style flab shots.  This will have to do!

8 Weeks

We had a very busy week!  E probably doubled the number of places she's been, and for the most part she did great.

Highlights from this week include lunch and shopping with Grandma K, a visit to see Mrs. F and her new little man JP, and dinner with friends from church.

Things we are looking forward to this week:
*E will be 2 months old on Wednesday!
*We are taking our first trip to SM next weekend to see Grandma and Grandpa D (Mommy is FINALLY getting her hair done)!

Thing we are NOT looking forward to this week:
*E gets her first big round of shots on Thursday :(
(I've heard this is not a pleasant experience...)

And of course I will leave you with a  couple of cute pictures from this week:

Hanging out with Aunt D

Lounging on the couch

Quality time with Kayla

Relaxing in the front yard on a beautiful Sunday afternoon