Sitting up

My little man is finally sitting up...kind of! He sits up for maybe a couple of minutes and then he falls! He lunges back and tries to stand. That is his favorite...standing up!! But when he is sitting, his favorite toy to play with is his train (thanks to The Moore's!!!) He is getting better and better so I am sure he will get the hang of it very soon! Also, no crawling yet! He will roll every where and when he is in his bed, he will get up on his knees and try to move. But that is ONLY in his bed. He does not move like that on the floor! We will get that hang of crawling too with time!

Trying to see what Kipper is doing

Playing with his train

Getting the hang of it!

Fun in the pool!

Today Brody had his first pool experience! He loved it! It was a good way to start this Memorial Day weekend and I am sure there is more pool time this weekend!

Hmmm, I think I like this!

I do like this!

Protection from the sun

Watching the whale go around the pool

This is fun!

He loved this whale that sprinkles water!

My little water baby!

A new favorite...

So Brody of course loves all food, but lately his favorite has been prunes!! He loves them and gobbles it down! Here are some pics. from dinner tonight.

Man, how do you open this thing!?

He is ready for his prunes...he thinks he can feed himself!

Finally!

Mmmmm, I love me some prunes!

On my way to being a "Hot, Skinny Momma!"

Ok, so I am going to be completely honest here. So here I go:

I am 5'4, 196 lbs. There I said it. It is out there! I had Brody 6 1/2 months ago and I am still carrying around a lot of my baby weight. I am still in maternity clothes which makes me sick to my stomach. Being a stay at home mom, I just let myself go and not worry about losing the weight. It is so easy to get stuck and I am stuck. I have not been very happy for awhile due to my weight. I see all those people that just had babies and already back to their pre-pregnancy weight in no time. But I was not even happy with my pre- preggo body! I finally decided that I am worth it and I can do this! I needed to get myself to believe that before I could commit myself to a workout regime!

My sister told me about this workout video:

She told me so many great things that she heard and I researched it and only positive things! So I decided to try it! I started level 1 yesterday and let me just say...WOW! It kicked my butt! I am also riding the bike my wonderful husband bought me:

I ride it twice a day. I do 20 mins. workouts with different resistance levels for now until I feel like I can do more!

I also am watching what I eat! I used to always be in shape and have the body that I wanted. I played soccer my whole life and when I was no longer playing, I gained the weight slowly. Also having Brody makes me want to be better. I need to be healthy for him. Heart disease runs in my family and I need to start doing something about it now. Please pray for me that I can do this! I need this and I am going to work hard for this. I will keep yall posted of me progress!

After a long day in Tucson...

visiting Bodies The Exhibition...

Brody was ready to be out of the car seat!! He took little cat naps but nothing like he is used to so he was really tired also! Man when he got home and we took off his clothes to put his pjs on this is what he did!

Cory's new pride and joy!

Cory bought a new truck! We were on our way to the grocery store when he stopped at the Ford dealership "just to look." Yea right! He ended up test driving this truck and loved it! He has been wanting a new truck for a long time! His car was a mess so he needed one! I didn't like it at first but now I love it too!

Brody also loves it!

Cory's new love!

The other day I couldn't find him so I went outside and he was just sitting in his truck! So we went for a ride around the block! He is so funny with this truck.

I love you forever!

I have been reading this book to Brody lately and I love it! It is called Love You Forever by Robert Munsch.

A mother held her new baby and very slowly rocked him back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. And while she held him, she sang:

I'll love you forever,

I'll like you for always,

As long as I'm living

my baby you'll be.

The baby grew. He grew and he grew and he grew. He grew until he was two years old, and he ran all around the house.

He pulled all the books off the shelves. He pulled all the food out of the refrigerator and he took his mother's watch and flushed it down the toilet.

Sometimes his mother would say, "this kid is driving me CRAZY!"

But at night time, when that two-year-old was quiet, she opened the door to his room, crawled across the floor, looked up over the side of his bed;

and if he was really asleep she picked him up and rocked him back and forth,

back and forth, back and forth. While she rocked him she sang:

I'll love you forever,

I'll like you for always,

As long as I'm living

my baby you'll be.

Best of Buds!!

Sophia and Brody have become the best of buds! It will get a lot crazier when Brody starts crawling around and then they will be partners in crime!

Sophia patting Brody

Brody wants that toy but Sophia says "No Way!!"

These are the faces I got when I said, "Let's share."

Always smiling

Pretty girl!

Kipper loves Sophia

And his buddy Brody!

I was worried how the dogs would be with Brody when we first brought him home but I soon realized I worried about nothing. They were so good with him and very protective. They always wanted to be by him.

Toby protecting Brody

Kipper protecting Brody

I was also concerned how the dogs would be with Sophia but they just love her also! She crawls all over the place and chases them which they love!

Mother's Day 2010

Today was my real first Mother's Day. Last year at this time, I was pregnant with Brody boy! We relaxed most of the day and then went to eat at Hanya Tokyo, which is a hibashi grill restaurant. It was amazingly delicious! I just loved being with my little boy this year. I am truly blessed!

My mom rocks bib

Flowers from my boys

Leaving the restaurant

Big boy

Me and my little man

Relaxing on the couch

Going his own way

Mommy and Brody time

I love him!

Happy Mother's Day!