Time for Halloween..

So I need some help in choosing what will be Mia's Halloween costume? I love them both equally!!

I think she will look so cute in this duck costume cause of her lips and cheeks. I think she looks like a duck!


But I also love this flower costume. I mean who doesnt love flowers!!


So please tell me which one you like best???

Now also I chose Mia's dress that she will wear when we take her to the pumpkin patch..Check it out!

Its perfect. It reminds me of Fall and I think she will look beautiful in it with some white tights, gold ballet flats and gold bow! =)

All about Mia!

I can't believe how fast these 2 months have gone by when I think about how slow the last 2 months of pregnancy seemed to go. My little princess is growing up so fast!

We had her 2 month celebration on Sunday and little Mia decided to sleep through the whole thing. I couldnt even put on her outfit or take pictures of her with the cake. I did, however, put on her outfit yesterday for her 2 month photo session and she looked absolutely beautiful.
* She is smiling and cooing alot now. I cant believe how much she is cooing and blabbing now. I LOVE having little conversations with her! Its like she knows what Im saying cause she smiles and squeals with delight at the right times.
* She hates tummy time but I put her on my belly when I am laying down and she just looks up at me. I learned a new trick from a fellow mommy which is to put a blanket under her chest to help her and that seems to help.
* She can "stand." Well sort of... we obviously have to hold her by her armpits, but she bounces & loves to try & walk with us holding her. Maybe she will be one of those babes that learn to walk before she crawls since she dislikes tummy time?
* She is even sleeping wonderfully at night. I have established her bedtime routine and she is getting really good at it. At 9pm I take her a bath (every other night with soap) then I feed her, then I read to her or sing to her while I dance with her, then I swaddle her and put her in her crib and she is out. By that time its 10pm and she sleeps around 5 hrs and if Im lucky maybe 7 hrs. I can't wait for her to sleep through the night but hey I can't complain..I have it easy compared to some!

As far as my weight loss, I have not reached my goal weight at all. I have chosen to not weigh myself because I think that will discourage me. I am just going by how my clothes are fitting and so far I'm still wearing my fat jeans but they are fitting alittle looser ::squeeeee::

Ok now I know you are dying to see little Mia. These are some from our little photo session yesterday and over the week!

P.S. Maybe I'm really stupid but I'm trying to figure out how to change my background on here...HELP??

Her 2 month cake.


Her 2 month outfit.




I melt everytime I look into those big beautiful eyes!


Look at that smirk!


My little princess






Sleeping with Daddy (my 2 loves)

2 Month Letter..

Baby mine, don't you cry. Baby mine, dry your eyes. Rest your head close to my heart, Never to part, Baby of mine.If they knew sweet little you, They'd end up loving you too. What they'd give just for the right to hold you. From your head down to your toes, You're not much, goodness knows. But you're so precious to me, Sweet as can be, Baby of mine". ~ Alison Krauss


Dear Mia,
Wow! Another month has come and gone and you are two months old. It is still hard to believe that you are my daughter and I am your Mommy. Being your mom has been such an amazing experience. I love watching you grow. You change a little more everyday. You have just started to smile on your own and when you smile at me it melts my heart every time. Your little cheeks and legs are starting to fill out and I absolutely love giving them a good squeeze! You love to snuggle close when you start to get sleepy and I am more than happy to let you snuggle as close as you want to. I love having you close to me. I can see your personality starting to form, you are such a laid back little girl, always so sweet and peaceful(well...except for when you are hungry or when I take your bottle away to burp you!). How did I get so blessed? I Thank God that He chose me to be your Mother. I am so thankful for you sweet baby of mine.
I LOVE YOU!!
Love,
Your Mommy

Things Change..

When I was pregnant I knew that my life was about to change, what I didn't realize was how much it was going to change. I obviously knew that my sleeping habits would change. Gone are the days of grabbing my purse and going. Now it's: Wait for the baby to be fed, changed, dressed, pack up the diaper bag, and hope she's in a good mood. Then I will be able to get ready.

What I didn't realize is just how much my relationships would change. The first few weeks my friends would call to see how Mia and I were doing, but those have gradually tapered off. I've been seeing on facebook that they've been getting together and not inviting me. I understand that I probably couldn't or wouldn't want to go any way, but it still bothers me that I wasn't even considered. I had a baby I didn't die and neither should my social life.

My life is different now. I'm different now. But a part of me is sad, almost mourning, for the person I was before I was a mother. Not saying that I would give up this life for my old one because life without Mia is no life at all. But I'm slowly realizing that I can't have the life I had before and have a baby. My friends will always be my friends, but it's different then it was before. Our relationships and interactions are different. It's lonely sometimes.

Life is changed in so many ways. Some are so wonderful and others are more difficult. It just sucks that I feel alone even when I have this precious angel called Mia in my life. I LOVE YOU MIA NICOLE!

Oh Diet and Exercise..How I HATE You So!

I just started dieting and exercising this past week. I have about 20 lbs to lose so I can feel back to normal or sexy again. I'm determined to do this. I mix up my menu day by day, but here is general idea of what I ate in 1 day:

Breakfast: Special K Cereal / 2 egg whites with onions, green peppers and cilantro with turkey sausage and multi grain bagel. Keep in mind I only chose one of these options not all of them =)
•Lunch: Salad with walnuts or turkey sandwich on whole wheat bread
•Dinner: Brown rice with side salad and some type of meat or chicken/ steak or chicken tacos/ whole wheat pasta with marina sauce and chicken/ seafood.
•Snacks: I have lots of favorites! Fruit (nectarines, strawberries, blueberries)Fiber one bars in chocolate peanut butter / walnuts / 100 calorie yogurt with granola / Kashi bars dark chocolate and cherries/ pretzels/ 100 calorie packs of oreos or chocolate chips cookies/ banana nut muffins
•Dessert: Yes I ALLOW myself dessert..
fruit popsicles/ reeses peanut butter cup/ baked chocolate chip cookies
And last but not least a vanilla activia yogurt right before I go to bed with blueberries in it.
There are just a few of my favorites in each category, but I definitely switch it up everyday so I don't get bored! Its a mission to eat healthy but I realized as long as I don't buy the unhealthy stuff then I wont eat it. You know what they say out of sight out of mind. Oh but I do allow myself one cheat day a week cause if not I would go crazy. Like yesterday I had Hooters and a wendys twisted frosty with oreos in it.
Now as for my exercising..
Exercise regimen: I am going running/walking 3x a week. I'm also trying out Windsor Pilates. I'm going to ask my sister about p90x since her boyfriend has it. I go walking with Mia while I walk the dogs so its win-win for everyone and also go running when my mom gets home from work so she can stay with Mia.
So far all is working. I'm slowly fitting into my jeans so I can't complain.

Now enough about me..Here are a few pics of Mia from this past week!

The Joys of Motherhood..

Showering,washing your hair and changing into clean clothes almost guarantees that you will be spit up on...oh well, maybe this is a baby's way of marking their territory. Good thing she is sooo freakin adorable!!

So who thinks Mia is cute?!?!

And who loves me?


If you answered "me" to at least one of those questions... click here to vote for Mia on the gerber.com contest! I swore to myself I would never enter my child in these things or pageants, but I was forced into it. I saw the $25,000 scholarship and that was it for me. That will come so handy for her!! And I know she can win cause she is just the most beautiful girl in the world!

So lets help little Mia out so she's a happy girl :)

Go to this website and vote vote vote pleaseeeeee!

http://www.gerber.com/photo/?entryid=69104&/#/detail/

Damn you Gisele Bundchen

I have begun my mission today: baby weight loss! I went for my 6 pp check-up and I am all healed!!! Yayyy. When those words came out of her mouth, I was so ecstatic. I must have jumped off of that table so fast and was ready to go out to put on my running shoes and run, run, run! And this is why:







If Gisele can get her drool worthy, perfectly toned bod back after just 3 months of birthing a babe... so can I. This is my motivation. I WILL get rid of this bad case of "thigh jiggle" and rolls. I WILL be in the shape and sexy for my sparky again.


I know everyone says that I just had a baby and it takes time but I'm not happy and you know what they say Happy/confident mama= Happy Mia & everyone else :)

So who else will be joining me in the pursuit of a "nice" (whatever your definition may be) beach bod? What is your motivation?

And here is a pic of Mia sleeping on me..