Aubrey's first time eating rice cereal.

What is new in the World of Aubrey?

This is what has been on my mind.

So, latley I have really been wanting to do some more videos. As some of you may know our computer has really been freaking out and I think it would would make it a little difficult, but I am almost willing to try. There is so much new stuff going on with Aubs and I have a lot of things on my mind when it comes to motherhood that I would like to share. I would also like some feedback from other moms and people who have experience with children. I would really like it to take off and get a big following. It's not an original idea by any means, but it is something I have really been thinking about lately. I know how much I LOVE subscribing to other moms on youtube, so why wouldn't other people like to subscribe to me? Hopefully yall will be seeing me soon on a Vlog :)

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?

Aubrey and Daddy

I don't know if we could keep up with it, but I'm thinking about doing a daily Aubrey picture. Kristina's mother is always jonesing for Aubrey something, so it would be inspired by her.

Aubrey's 2 month checkup.

Well our little Aubs had her 2 month checkup today. She is measuring 22 inches long , weighs 9 lbs. 3 ounces , and her head is like 15 inches around . By the way, she is in the 25th percentile for growth , but her head is in a category of it's own at the 50th percentile ! We knew that was comin! All the nurses kept commenting on what a happy baby she was and how alert she seemed. She really is inquisitive. You can already get a little peek at what her personality is gonna be like. Now of course the most dredded part of the 2 month checkup is the shots . She had to get 3 shots and some sort of oral vaccine. She did cry and it was like a " I can't beleive this is happening to me!" , sort of cry. Then she proceeded to scream " AAHHH MAMA!" That was really funny because of course she doesn't know what she is saying, but I would like to think it was some sort of primal instinct , or maybe she is just a genius :) I got a little teery eyed , but did much better than I thought I would have. She is running a tiny fever and a bit cranky tonight , but she is such a trooper. All in all it was a great doctor's appointment and everything is going really well for our girl.

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