Weigh In Wednesday

So I'm not very happy with this weeks weigh in, so I'm going to keep it short and sweet.  I gained 1/2 pound this week : (  I thought I would do a lot better since my Mom was here to keep me on track, but I guess that didn't happen.  I've decided that since I've been hovering in the same weight range for the past 3 weeks now, that obviously what I'm doing isn't working.  So, I've signed up for Weight Watchers Online.  I'm really excited about it and have high hopes that I'll get back on track and losing weight soon.  The good news in this though is that at least my work outs are helping.  I do feel stronger and you can tell that I'm sliming down, so yay for that!  Hopefully next week will yield better results, if not, I don't know what to do from there!

Yaya Visits

For the past week we have had a visitor at our house...Yaya was here!!  It has been about 3 1/2 months since my Mom has seen Ryleigh, so we were very anxious and excited for her to get here.  She spent a lot of time with our little munchkin soaking in every little bit of her that she could : )  We pretty much just hung out around the house the whole time, but a couple days we did venture out.  We went to the outlet mall one day so Yaya could buy Ryleigh lots of cute things.  Then Friday night the Hubster and I had a date night while Yaya stayed in and watched the little ones (Ryleigh and Lucy).  On Sunday we went to church and then that night we went to care group, so we had a couple little "outings".  It was nice to have someone here during the day to watch Ryleigh while I worked out and took a shower and got ready.   We also discovered how nice it was when we had to grab multiple things out of the car, plus a baby, plus a stroller.  We decided that's what we needed, an extra set of hands : )  Anyways, enjoy some pictures and videos from Yaya's visit...we had such a good time and can't wait to see her again in 2 months...Poppi too!!

We had another physical therapy appointment with Miss Flavia while Yaya was here.  Miss Flavia says Ryleigh is doing soooooo good.  We are now down to appointments only once a month! 

Yaya saw how much we liked the light up piano toy at physical therapy, so she bought one for us to play with at home.  We love it!!

We also had our first taste of peas while Yaya was here.  They were not our favorite, but the next time we tried them Mommy mixed them with apples and they went down a lot easier.

Ryleigh tries peas

 dressed up pretty for church

 with Yaya before church

and with Mommy before church because she can't resist snapping a picture with me 

 showing off my piggies

 playing with my toy

swinging in my swing, watching some TV

 Yaya, Ryleigh (under the blanket), Daddy and Lucy all napping on Sunday afternoon

 watching Lucy run around..."I can't wait until I can run around with her!"

 tummy time

holding my own bottle like a big girl

playing with Yaya...Ryleigh laughs and Yaya gets a leg work out

Weigh In Wednesday

So this week I really needed to focus and buckle down since last week I lost a big fat zero pounds.  I made a menu ahead of time and tried to stick to it.  Although, I made Pad Thai one night (which wasn't as great as I had hoped it was going to be) and the recipe said it made 4 servings, but if that was true, these servings were HUGE.  I couldn't even imagine eating that many rice noodles in one sitting!  So needless to say, I had a lot of Pad Thai left over, so instead of throwing it away and wasting it, I replaced some lunches with the leftovers.  I ate Pad Thai about 4 of the 7 days this week.  I also cheated on Sunday because we spent the day down in Charlotte.  My friend Stephanie was in town from Dallas for business, so we drove down to see her and some other friends.  My lunch wasn't too bad (and by bad, I obviously mean delicious, but full of calories and fat), but I'm sure the beer and fried pickles I ate later weren't on the list of things I can eat :/  Oh by the way, did you happen to catch Sundays episode of Undercover Boss?  See if you can spot Steve in the crowd in the last 10 minutes of the show.

I did pretty good exercising this week too.  I did skip one day this week because I just wasn't feeling up to it, but I think getting 5 out of the 7 days is good.  I'm still following my 10 pound Slimdown schedule (I had to push back a week since I wasn't able to exercise last week while we had visitors in town), so I have another week left of it.  I'm glad it's almost over because I'm getting kind of bored doing the same exercises over and over.  It does alternate between 5 of them, but still, I'm getting sick of seeing the same woman with her crazy smile and chisled abs.

So all in all, it wasn't a bad week.  I lost 2 1/2 pounds. 

Now I'm only 1/2 pound away from where I was when I got pregnant : )  I said I would post before and after pictures once I reached my pre-pregnancy weight, so hopefully next week I'll be able to put that up.  Then I will be on to tackle the next 15 pounds :/ 

I did make a couple things this week that I enjoyed.  I didn't get any pictures, but you can trust me...it was good.

Chipotle Steak Sandwiches
makes 4 servings

1/4 cup light mayonnaise
1/4 tsp. chipotle chili powder
1 lb. flat iron steak
salt and pepper
1 medium sweet onion, thinly sliced
2 ciabatta rolls, halved and toasted

In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise and chili powser.  Set aside.
Heat a skillet or grill.  Season steak with 1/8 tsp. salt and 1/4 tsp. pepper; cook steak 15 minutes for medium or until desired doneness, turning once.  Transfer to cutting board; let stand.
To same skillet, add sliced onion, 1 tbsp. water and 1/8 tsp. salt.  Reduce heat to medium-low; cook 5-7 minutes until tender; stirring.
Slice steak across the grain.  Spread chili mayonnaise on rolls, top with sliced steak with onion. 

per servings: 315 calories, 14g Fat, 4g Sat Fat, 65mg Chol, 615mg Sod, 24g Carb, 2g Fib, 25g Prot
recipe from The Supermarket Diet Cookbook

Webcam Fun

I decided to have some fun with the webcam effects today at Ryleigh and Lucy's expense.  I'm sure she will thank me when she's older : )

Ryleigh is Four Months!!!!

Ryleigh at 4 months (February 15, 2011)

Technically, she was four months yesterday...but we didn't go to the Doctor until today, so I figured I would wait so that we could have all the stats.  Not so little Ryleigh now weighs 16 pounds and is 27 inches long!!  She is in the 95th percentile for weight and is off the charts for height.  The doctor says she is very healthy and looking good : )  So now on to the pictures....

Month four has been nice and relaxing after a very busy month three.  It has also been a VERY vocal month.  Ryleigh is starting to voice her opinion a lot more lately and it is adorable...loud...but adorable.  She has also discovered her feet and loves to put her toes in her mouth.  We haven't really hit any more milestones this month, but that's ok, we're growing and absorbing everything we see. 

voicing her opinions about breakfast

trying to eat her feet while eating breakfast

 

This month Ryleigh started physical therapy with Miss Flavia for her neck.  Ryleigh has a mild case of Torticollis, which is a tightness in her left sternocleidomastoid muscle (the muscle that stretches from behind the ear to the clavicle bone).  So to loosen the muscle and to help get her neck rotation and head alignment corrected, we go see Miss Flavia every other week for a work out.  Between visits Mommy and Daddy do stretches at home to help move the process along as well.  Miss Flavia says Ryleigh is looking really good and moving along great!  She should hopefully only need a few more sessions.  Miss Flavia also says that Ryleigh is the longest baby she has ever worked with...so maybe we have a future supermodel on our hands : )

Also this month, after spending a week with just Mommy while Daddy was in Allentown, PA for work, Gammy and Grandad came to visit for a long weekend.  Ryleigh hasn't seen them since Christmastime, so it was nice to be able to spend some time with them.  They were very excited to see her and couldn't believe how much she has grown in such a short time.

 with Grandad

 Mommy, Ryleigh and Grandad

 Gammy feeding me breakfast

chillin' with my Gammy on our last night

Well that is pretty much all the exciting things from this past month.  Now enjoy some of our favorite pictures and videos from this month.

Ryleigh steals the spoon and tries to feed herself

bonding with Daddy

Ryleigh spews during tummy time...Mommy tries to catch it with her hand

Ryleigh gets ahold of Mommys phone & tries to eat it for breakfast

funny tummy time laughs