7 Months...Ka-Boom!

I've been so so busy lately! We leave to go see my family in PA this evening. 10 hour drive, about 600 miles, through the night. Here's hoping that Dexter will sleep through the drive. And, that the dog won't wake him up!

 There has been a lot going on with little Dexter these past couple weeks. 

Such as:

*His 3rd tooth broke through. Upper, right front. He's been waking up pretty early crying so loud, but not opening his eyes :(

*He had his first big fall. He fell off of the couch. I totally take the blame. I thought he was falling asleep, I turned my back for one second and he was on was on the floor. It was so sad. Of course we had no idea what to do. Take him to the hospital? But he ended up to be fine, a little red spot on his head, but it went away after a few hours. I think it mainly scared the crap out of him!

*He rode in the stroller without the car seat for the first time. I'm sure he's been ready for a while, but this was the first time we had used the stroller in some time. He had fun! We're lucky, so far, he's really good in stores.

Dexter turned 7 months old on June 30th! Here he is trying to grab Spitfire's tail. He is fascinated by the cat!

 Big post once we return from our trip, I'll find the time. My mom hasn't seen Dexter since Easter! And, this will be the first time he meets a lot of his relatives (on my side), including his Uncle Jamie (my brother)!

Shopping Cart Rides & Dex's Yoga Buddy

Dexter is sitting up so well now, I thought it was time to try out sitting in the cart like a big boy. We went to Target and I used the cart cleaning clothes to thoroughly wipe down the cart. Of course once I sat him in the cart he had to check it out, including trying to bite it. So, we quickly went to the baby section, opened one of the shopping cart covers and tried to fit it on. Neither of the ones Target carries would fit on the cart right. If anyone has a shopping cart cover suggestion, please let me know. 

Yesterday we had a play date with Fabiola and her son, Felix. Dexter and Felix were in yoga class together a few months ago. They were so tiny then! Some of the pics are blurry. Felix was tired, he was just awaken from a nap.

Got your ear!

I think Dexter was trying to bite him.

Last bit of news:

Dexter is now reaching out his arms to be picked up. He kinda did it here and there before, but now he's clearly doing it. It's so adorable. I love his little hugs! This morning he was doing it a lot when I was trying to leave for work :( 

First Father's Day!

We didn't really do anything special for Father's Day. Justin slept in until 12:30 without me bothering him to get out of bed. Then he went to get his hand tattooed and was back just in time to say "Goodnite" to Dexter. I thought I would post the gifts Dexter and I got him...

(Iphone pics, not great quality)

Beetlejuice Head Knocker

A Madball, haha

This movie...creepy.

I can't believe Dexter is almost 7 months old! He loves sitting up and playing. I'm not sure when, or if he'll start crawling. He still hates being on his belly. He tries his best to wiggle around to grab anything and everything in sight!

He is so obsessed with the animals. He loves watching Bateman eat. Here he is propped up, spying on his dog brother.

Sweet Little Boy :)

First time in the Swimming Pool

Dexter loves to sit up so much now and he is really starting to master it. So it was time to try out the baby pool!

Here are a few pics from yesterday, playing in the pool...

Butt crack! He's wearing swimming shorts that Justin wore when he was a baby. They're all 70's looking and they wouldn't stay on his little butt!

We tried in the bumbo first.

This is the face he was making when he splashed water in his face, but he kept splashing anyway :)

There's a little guy in a boat and a sunset on the back of the shorts.

6 Month photos (And, I guess I still look pregnant!)

Sweet Baby Dexter!

I really thought that by now my body would be totally back to normal. I thought wrong. I've been really focused on losing the weight and getting fit.  (Well as much as my schedule allows.) I have between 3-5 lbs left to lose, depending on the day. I go to the gym 2 or 3 days per week and yoga class once a week. I do abs everyday. I'm pretty serious about watching what I eat. Yes, I'll eat pizza or some chocolate here and there, but for the most part I'm eating small healthy meals/snacks throughout the day. And, I never drink my calories. Only water, coffee, and tea. (But, that's what I did before anyway.)

I thought I was making such progress, only a few pounds left, my old clothes are starting to fit, I was finally starting to feel like myself again. Then yesterday a nice lady brought me back to reality. I was calling on a doctor's office for work, as I was talking to the lady at the front desk she asked "When is your baby due?", I replied "Six months ago". She felt stupid and, I left feeling like I had been punched in the stomach.

Obviously my efforts are not working as well as I had thought. Sure, I could've been slouching, or maybe it was the shirt I was wearing. Either way, I look pregnant. 

I know, it takes time. I try to remind myself to be patient, but some days I just can't.  I wonder if my stomach muscles are damaged or something?!? I see other women that do nothing and look great so soon after. Or the women that say "All I did was breastfeed and it came right off".

So, that was yesterday, I'm feeling a bit better today.

Today is our 4 year weddding anniversary!  I have so much to be happy about, so I'll try my best to forget that stupid lady and her comment!