Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Happy 4 months, Happy Leap Year!

Baby boy you are 4 months today! Happy leap year too! You won't have this day for another 4 years!

What's going on at 4 months.

We still think you are teething, you rub anything you can get in your mouth on your bottom teeth.

You grab your toys and you put them right in your mouth and you try and eat those cute feet of yours too!

You love to babble and scream and talk to us.

You drool a lot these days and you love blowing bubbles haha

You smile and laugh so much. We love your smile! We love when you get excited and kick and wave your arms like crazy it's hilarious.

You love attention, you love being talked to and love being held outwards so you can see the world. You just stare at daddy when he speaks and he makes you giggle so much.

Your sleep is all over the place. You do 4-6 hour stretches some days then go right back down to 2 hour stretches other days. I follow your schedule, so no need to worry haha I'm not trying to rush you into anything. There's time for that. ;)

You are 4 months and 13 pounds you are in size 2 diapers but I will move on to size 3 when this pack is over. You are still EBF ;)

This month we will have some firsts. Like leaving you with daddy for 8 hours! I know you will do just fine. It's more of a first for mama.

However you still don't take a bottle, which stresses me about leaving you for long... I'm hoping you will be ok with it soon!

We will bring out your baby einstein jumperoo this month so you can play and learn.

You still are not a fan of the swing, I noticed that you can sit in it longer when it's not swinging haha.

This week you get your second set of vaccines! I'm nervous!

You are such a fun baby, you brighten our lives. We love you soo much!


Monday, February 27, 2012

Fun weekend, lots of parties!

This past week and weekend was full of birthdays and other events.

Wednesday was my husbands 33rd bday and my niece's 11th birthday.

Friday the guys had a stag so I had some girls over for a fun night in. We were singing, dancing and eating! Ha!

Then Saturday we had a baby shower and my niece's birthday party.

And Sunday my bff's son's 1st birthday!

Baby K was soo good being so busy, he loved being around so many people but was also pooped. He even has been sleeping 5 hour stretches since Friday! Whoohoo!

Here are some pics from the weekend.

Friday, February 24, 2012

Fitness Friday!

I haven't been doing too well with fitness friday. I did however accomplish the goal of no sweets for the week because I was still recovering from the food poisoning I had last weekend.

My tummy has been sensitive and I haven't been able to eat much.

With that said, I lost 5 lbs haha Whohoo! But it was nooo fun.

I'm hoping to really get back on track next week!

Next weeks goal is to Do three sets of planks for 60 seconds each, each day. Eeek! Let's see how I do with that!

Have a good weekend everyone! We have a busy one with 2 birthdays and a baby shower ;)

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Monday, February 20, 2012

What a weekend.

It's a long weekend here. Today is family day so my husband is off. We had a busy weekend out. Friday I spent the whole day with my sister shopping. I bought Kristian 2 suits for upcoming weddings. Saturday we had my cousins birthday party which was really fun and also went to visit my grandparents and celebrated my husbands birthday with his family yesterday. Lots of running around! But lots of fun. Kristian loves being out and about.

Saturday night I was sooo sick!! I think it was food poisoning. I was throwing up so much and had really bad cramping ;( I still feel nauseous today but haven't thrown up since, ugh! Don't even remember when the last time I was sick like that. I think it may have been the food court food. Never again will I eat there! Blah!!!

Here are some weekend pics ;)


Thursday, February 16, 2012

Mom talk, Love my baby boy

 I just love my little boy. Everyday he grows so much and does something new. It's such an amazing feeling. I never thought about how it would actually feel to be a mom. Some days are a little more hectic than others, but when your little baby smiles at you, it's the most heart melting incredible feeling.
 As a parent, especially a new parent, you are always looking up information, reading asking other moms what they do... but I realized that every mom does things their own way and which ever way works best for them. There is no wrong way of doing things... just your way, and that makes it right for you. You will see some moms saying dates of how early their baby hit certain milestones or talk sleep or eating milestones as if it's a competition it's hilarious. Or rushing their babies to hit milestones.Or not holding your baby because they will get spoiled (I've had moms make comments to me about attending to my crying baby) ... Our babies won't be babies forever! But every parents has their own ways. All babies and parents have their own growth and lifestyle. As long as mom, dad and baby are happy it's allll that matters. :)

While I was pregnant I knew I wanted to breastfeed, but I was also open to formula feeding as well. The first week of baby K's life while my milk supply wasn't fully in yet I did both, formula and breast milk. Then the second week I started to exclusively breastfeed. I had ups and downs the first month, lots of unknowns but here we are now going on to 4 months and I am still breastfeeding and loving it! I use to have a timeline, like "I'll only breastfeed for 3 months" or "6 months" but now I have no dates. As long as my milk is there, I will breastfeed until baby and I are ready to stop, no dates! :) This makes me happy.
Babbling in the car.
 Before I had a baby I hated being late to places and usually was the first one to arrive. If I was late it would be because of traffic or something out of my hands. Now with my baby.... ha! it is tough getting somewhere right on time. We do pretty well most days... but today was different... today was salsa fitness class. Baby was sleeping as I got ready. I was dressed in my workout clothes, ready to go.  I woke up baby to feed and change him. We were running a little late, but not too late. Then I changed the baby, I turned around to get his diaper, turned back, heard the baby pass gas, looked down...... and omg! poo was everywhere! All over my clothes, the bed, the carpet, furniture... it squirted everywhere! How the... haha. I was in shock! I just stood still and didn't know what to do! It was soo much to clean up, we missed class. boo! I couldn't help but laugh, so did baby K. hahaha.

Silly baby. I love this cute adorable squishy little boy, even if he did poo all over me. haha!

Monday, February 13, 2012

Busy weekend, busy week, busy month

February is a busy month! Birthdays and V day and family and friends visits and outings. My calendar is full!

I haven't been doing so well with my diet. My scale has not budged for weeks. I have been doing a lot of walking and have the salsa fitness class every Thursday which is great, but I need to step it up!

This weekend I did some V day baking yum! However after tomorrow I must get back on track with calorie counting and meal planning. This has worked for me in the past so I need to get focused!

Friday fitness goal is no eating after 8pm. This is a tough one! I'll try my best!

Hope you all had a good weekend here are some weekend pics ;)

Thursday, February 09, 2012

Lula clips, I love these magnets!

Have you heard of Lula Clips? I haven't until this week.

These cool magnetic clips are pretty neat!



 Have you ever had to lay your baby back down in their car seat when they are sleeping and then struggle with keeping the buckles to the side?.... I have!  Or having to pull the buckles from behind the sleeping baby soo slowly to make sure you don't wake up your sweet little one. This happens to me ALL the time!


I'm so glad I have these Lula Clips now.  They are really easy to pin up on the sides of the car seat and have a safety pin so no one can get pricked.  They can be placed on all types of car seats.




 I wish I had these sooner, they make life that much easier when placing baby in an out of the car seat.  *Happy mommy dance* :) I have some baby showers coming up, and I will definitely be buying these clips to add in for the new mommies.

See more on Lula Clips here

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Disclosure: Opinions on this product are my very own. I did receive lulaclips  for compensation of this review

Wednesday, February 08, 2012

Baby and Mommy class

Today we went to a baby massage class. I learned massage techniques for my little one. From improving digestion to congestion and simple burping.

Little Kristian was so happy at first haha smiling and babbling away for the first 45mins... Then the babbling turned to whiny cries. He had enough and was hungry. So the rest of the class I fed him while I watched. ;)

I got to meet other moms which was nice. It's nice to hear how other moms care for their babies too. We learn different things from each other.

Tomorrow we have salsa babies!

Happy hump day!

Tuesday, February 07, 2012

Sleeping in the crib

Every parent has their own views on their children's sleep arrangements. I don't think any is wrong. I for one still have my 3 month old in my room in the bassinet and co-sleeping sometimes. My SIL didn't put my niece in her crib until 4 months, friends did as early as 2 months or right from birth, and some moms co-sleep for a while. All ok in my eyes. My little guy seems fine in his crib, so I guess you can say I have him in my room because I want him close!
Having him in my room right from birth made it easier for me to feed him or soothe him through the night. Slowly I'm transitioning him to his crib... Slowly haha! Mama can't let go!!
I received the Angel care video monitor as a gift. I must say a video monitor is great to have. Baby is in his room with the door closed (so miss kitty won't bother him) with a white noise ball, while I just blogged and going to do laundry ;) (they say no blankets on baby, but it's tucked under and I'm watching on the video monitor ;)

Sunday, February 05, 2012

Do you have City Grips for your stroller?

GERMS!! If you are a germ scared mom like I am then you keep the hand sanitizer close by ha! I have one in my coat pocket, my purse, my car.. oh boy!

It's easy to just wash our hands and clothes to keep germs away but what about our strollers! Of course we can wipe them down with sanitizer or wipes, but that can lead to deterioration of the surface. We don't want that!  

I recently received these cool designed city grips for my stroller handle. I absolutely love them. They protect my handle from every day wear, they are easy to put on with velcro and come in many different cool designs. I got black and white zig zags ;) and green circle ones for a friend of mine.
City Grips on my Peg Perego Skate Stroller

baby approved!
They are soft with cushion too, very comfortable for our hands. What I love most about them is that they are machine washable, something we can't do with our stroller handles. So this is a perfect stylish way at keeping those germs away. Check out all the good things about City Grips here

Peaceofmindbaby.com is offering 15% off all orders (excluding clearance items) until May 1st 2012. Check them out! Use Code DREAM15 at checkout.
Disclosure: Opinions on this product are my very own. I did receive city grips product for compensation of this review.