3 more to go!

I weighed myself at my mum's this afternoon (where I always do) and was surprised to see 148.0! This was before I ate lunch so by the time I went home and picked up my camera it had gone up a little.

I can't believe I'm only 3 pounds away from my goal weight and almost 10 pounds lighter then I was before getting pregnant. I'm feeling a little strange about this though and am getting a little concerned with my mentality because although I'm 7 pounds lighter then I been in years I look at myself in the mirror or in pictures and am really unhappy. I still think I look fat. Maybe it's just because although I weigh less then before my body has changed. I haven't been able to lose the excess stomach so even with the extra pounds gone I can't get into some of my pre pregnancy pants and some shirts are still a little too tight around the hips for me to be comfortable wearing. I do however catch glimpses of myself in a mirror or window occasionally and think that I look great. I just wish that's what I'd see every time.

My mum and I joined a gym yesterday for 3 months. I'm happy with 145 but hoping to be able to tone a bit and hopefully lose the belly. Since I'm still doing well with losing the weight and I'm not at the perfect BMI of 22 (currently 23.3) I think I'll try to keep up with the weight loss and get to 140.0 which would give me a BMI of 21.9. I'm not going to push myself too hard to get to 140 though. I'll be happy to be 145, it's just 140 would be ideal. So with this new goal........only 8 pounds to go!

First steps?

Lauren took her first "steps" today. I say it like this because I've started to realize that I'm not really sure if it counts or not. Does it count is she doesn't realize she's walking on her own? Lauren woke at 6 this morning and Daniel was nice enough to get up and let me sleep in. I got up at 9 and could hear them in the living room. The moment she saw me she took off almost in a run toward me with Dan holding her hands. Dan decided to let go when she was a few steps away. She didn't notice and continued walking into my arms. Then this afternoon we were both playing around with her and decided to get her to walk to each other. It was only a few steps and she doesn't start walking on her own it's just once she's started she'll keep going a few extra steps unaided.

We've decided to continue with this strategy and spend 5 minutes a day playing this game. She's been walking around the furniture for a while now and it's crazy to see how much more confident she is with herself so I expect it'll be the same with walking on her own. She stands for a while by herself and isn't afraid to reach across or bend down to pick something up with one hand. We've known she could walk on her own for a while, at the moment she only holds onto us with one hand and it's rarely used as support. She just needs to build her confidence and not sit the moment she realizes she's standing by herself.

I do see a bit of an issue though if this is going to be her preferred way of getting around. Because she has decided not to crawl if I put her in the middle of the room she's still stuck. The only way she can get to standing is if she's near something she can pull herself up on. Who knows though maybe the motivation of walking around will be enough to make her start crawling. Even if it is just to the closest piece of furniture.

My friend happened to be visiting with her daughter so she filmed it for us. I'll put it up when I get Dan to put it on my laptop (yes I'm useless with computers!)

9 months

Weight: 21 lbs
Height: 71.5cm

-Lauren went on her first hike! I bought a carrier online from a buy and sell for $20. The hike was 10k return and took about 2 hours with a nice break at the lake. She loved it and was well worth the $20!

-She still loves standing. She can now pull herself up and walk along the couch. This has given me a bit more freedom because I've made a little walkway for her so she can get around safely and play with her toys. I really feel like it won't be long before she's walking on her own. I see her wanting to let go but she doesn't have the courage. She can stand on her own for about 15 seconds if I distract her otherwise she just calmly sits herself down. If I'm walking around with her it's now one handed.

-Lauren loves "helping" with laundry. If there's something I need to get done in another room I just put a laundry basket full of clothes in from of her. 

-She enjoys chewing on meat. I've found out she gets this from Daniel. Apparently Dan used to chew his steak until all the flavour was gone then spit it out. Lauren doesn't go quite that far but she does enjoy chewing it and occasionally will eat some of it.

-This is how she sits in her chair, even with the top on she'll place her foot between the 2.

-Lauren's second tooth came through on Wednesday (25th). I was wondering last time if it was teething that made her so upset or the cold that arrived the day later. Well it must of been the cold because she was her normal self for the most part.

Lauren got her 3rd(?) cold. This is her 2nd cold in a month but I think it's from going to the community drop in. It's just a bunch of babies that sit around a pile of toys, chew on them and pass them on to be chewed on by another baby. Oh well. It's not too bad and hopefully she'll be less sickly when she starts school (yes I'm already looking that far ahead!)

My weight update

It's been 2 months since I wrote the weight post so thought it was time for an update. I've lost 3 pounds! I'm happy with this but it's hard after losing 60 pounds in 7 months to only losing 3 in 2. I was hoping and still am hoping to be under 150 when we go to Hawaii at the end of the month. Will have to try to work hard to lose those final few pounds. 3 down, 7 to go to get to my ideal weight!!!

Test results.......

Negative! I've never been so happy to not see a line. We would've made it work but financially it would've been very hard. This also means I can now sign up to do the half marathon for the heart and stroke foundation in November. Dan and I have decided that we'll likely start trying for baby #3 in December (no more summer babies!!!!!)

I'll end with a pic taken of Lauren today