Bathtime Splashfest

Cute winter outfit picture.

Kristina and I both had the day off and most of the time we end up just hanging around the house. We've really been wanting to get out and take Aubrey with us to do stuff. We took a trip down to the mall to drop off Kristina's wedding band to get repaired and then to TJ Maxx for some other stuff. We have this winter mix blowing in today, including sleet that was falling the whole time we were out, so we had to dress Aubs all nice and warm! :) Isn't she the cutest?

If the weather isn't too bad tomorrow, we're going to try and take Aubrey down to my old job at Southwest Alliance so everyone there can meet the baby. There are lots of ladies in that office and I'm so sure she'll get passed around like a hot potato. Hehe. Actually I remember when Stephanie at our office had her baby boy. Michael the acquisitions manager who has 2 little girls himself was holding baby Alex for most of that visit if I remember correctly.

Ironically while Kristina were out at the mall I saw a lady who replaced me when I was promoted from receptionist there. Her name is Diana and she's a regional marketing manager for JC Penny now. I'm pretty sure she used to work there before coming to SWA, and then like 4 months later she was part of our first round of layoffs and it took her 8 months to get back to work full time.

Anyway, the baby's asleep now and she went down really easy which beats fighting with her for an hour over sleep let me tell you. :) We just started getting our subscription to Parents magazine and they had 7 tips to help baby's sleep through the night. A big thing is a bedtime routine, and the doctor quoted recommended a meal, bath, baby massage and then lights off and in bed within a half hour of that. Aubrey was already about to pass out before I gave her a bath, which she loved. She seemed to enjoy the massage too. I really did! I had a grin on my face the whole time.

Now she's asleep. Kristina's out with her girlfriends for a while. The laptop isn't acting completely cracked out and slow so I think I might get in some poker time and watch American Idol. W00T! Here are some more pics of Aubs in her outfit today. Notice the tree mural Kristina's working on in the background!

Aubrey holding her head up, talking up a storm

Who knew having babies changes your body?

Well , just about everyone ! But, what you don't know is exactly how much it changes your body until you personally go through it. I never gained a ton of weight with Aubrey throughout my pregnancy. From beginning to end I had gained about 20-25 lbs. Which is good because I was overweight to begin with. I am back at my pre-baby weight and have been since probably the third week after having her. The thing is though , I have like no muscle tone in my stomach ! I never thought I had muscle tone in the first place , in hind sight I definitely did! So, I whipped put my Yoga DVD the other day and gave it a go. It was tough, but I felt so much better after doing it! I was sore in all the right places, and relieved in all the right places :) So during the days when I am home with Aubs ( which is pretty much every day ) I am making it my goal to do some form of exercise. I definitely have a 20-30 minute window when I can get it done with no problem.
I also need to work on my eating habits again.....uuuhhhggggg. I have always struggled with food problems. Whether it was eating too little in high school (I won't get too in to that) or eating too much when I am stressed out now. I have food issues........ My sweet tooth has been out of control ! Or my self control has been out of control :) I have always loved sweets , I just need to practice a lot of self control. Being in the house the majority of the day has killed it. But, no more excuses! I am whipping my ass back into to shape and reaping the benefits . Who knows, maybe I will even start posting some pictures?