18 Months!

Caroline turned 18 months old this past Friday and I really just can't believe how fast time is flying! She gets more active, talkative, fun, and challenging every day. She has started stringing more than one word together over the past month..she'll say "more please" or "hi there." I love hearing her talk and I'm sure she understands more than we think she does.

She had her 18 month appointment on Monday and she's 27lbs 11oz and 33 inches..90% for weight and 83% for height. Her pedi commented that she was a very active toddler, which confirms what we already knew. I know I've said this before, but this girl has no fear and is not shy at all..just walking through Target she says "hi there" to everyone and gets a lot of comments in return. She loves the attention.

We had a UTI false alarm on Friday and she had to have a catheter put in to get a urine sample. The test came back negative and she hasn't been showing anymore symptoms..maybe she just wanted to leave daycare early on Friday.

Here are some pictures from last week.

McFatty Monday..week 38

I'm still on the same 'ole track of doing pretty well during the week and blowing it off on the weekend. I did manage to walk twice last week.

My goal for this week is to walk at least 3 times. The weather is much cooler than it has been and we're planning on working out right when we get home now, before eating dinner. It will be nice to get it over with. Plus, I tend to want to eat better after working out.

Current weight: 178.6
Weight GAINED this week: 0.2 pounds
Total weight lost so far: 65.1 pounds

Hanna Mac Photography pictures..

 We won a photo shoot with Johanna McShan several months ago and we had the shoot last week. We got the pictures back within 6 days and I am impressed! Caroline was not very cooperative but Johanna managed to get some cute shots.

I am definitely happy with the way I look in these pictures compared to how I looked in the pictures we had done last fall. (This has nothing to do with the photograher from last fall, both were awesome and I recommend them).

Catching up..

I've been super busy at work lately so I haven't had time to post..plus they're cracking down on Internet use. I don't really have much free time in the evenings until around 9, and that's when Mario and I watch our DVR'd shows.

What's new with my almost 18 month old?! She's a little sponge and she says new words on a daily basis. She's big into animal sounds right now. If she sees a cow, she says "moo," if she she's a dog, she says "woof," if she sees a sheep, she says "baa." She learned the word "awesome" from Yo Gabba Gabba and she says it at appropriate times..it's too funny. If you ask her how old she is, she says "one" and holds up one finger. She's very outgoing and is always a conversation starter with strangers because she'll wave and say "hi" to everyone.

She has her 18 month appointment tomorrow and I'll update her stats then. I know she's still big and tall..she's the size of most of the 2 year olds that we know.

She rediscovered her swing in the garage last week so we put it up and she loved it. Everytime we tried to stop swinging her she would throw a fit and say and sign "more" so we kept swinging her until she fell asleep. I kept swinging her for a few minutes after she fell asleep and she woke up and said and signed "all done" then immediately threw up all over herself. She was perfectly fine before and after throwing up so I think we've figured out that she gets motion sickness. I had to strip her on the front porch and take her straight to the bath.

McFatty Monday..weeks 35-37

I'm still here..and still weighing-in. I just haven't had a chance to post the past two Mondays. Two weeks ago was Labor Day and we were in Houston. Last week I was in a training class without computer access.

I'm still on the same track of doing pretty well during the week and falling off the wagon on the weekends. Monday is definitely my highest weight of the week and I'm usually down 3-5 lbs by Friday..and back up again on Monday. I've lost the motivation to commit 100% for now because I'm feeling pretty good about myself.

My goal for this week is to track my calories every weekday and walk at least twice. I also want to make better decisions over the weekend.

Current weight: 178.4
Weight GAINED over the past 3 weeks: 1.2 lbs
Total weight lost so far: 65.3 lbs

Labor Day Weekend..

I finally have time to post Labor Day weekend pictures of Miss Caroline. We went to Houston and she had a blast. She got to hang out with some of my friends from college, visit her great grandparents, climb up and down the stairs at least 100 times, stay with her great aunt and uncle while mommy and daddy went to a football game, run around and swim at the beach, and swim naked in her great aunt and uncle's pool.

Somehow she learned to replace the word "please" with the word "mine" this weekend. I'm sure we're going to be hearing that word for a long long time to come..and I'm already over it.

Wordless Wednesday..

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