Doctor's Visit

My son had his two month check up today with the doctor. He is now a whopping 13lbs and 3oz and measures 24 3/4 inches long. Needless to say, the doctor was happy with his weight gain! The doctor said that he was a healthy and that everything looked and sounded great. Our visit was going great until the nurse came in to do the vaccinations. My little guy went from laughing and smiling to screaming and crying in an instant. I don't think he liked the shots to much. Ouch!!! I felt so bad for him, it hurt me that he was hurting. He is feeling better now and is happy as can be!

Here's my little guy after the doctor's appointment. Aw!!! Doesn't he look cute with his little Garfield band-aide?

On to next subject. The other day I received a letter from a friend to join in on a Children's Book Exchange. Don't worry it is not a chain letter, its just a fun way to build or add to your child's book collection. If you are interested email me at http://daniellerm24@yahoo.com and I will send you the letter. You have the opportunity to receive up to 36 books! I am participating in this for sure!

Haley's Graduation Party

My little cousin Haley graduated from high school this year. Holy crap am I getting old! Her graduation party was today and I went to the party without my little baby. I wish I would have taken him but I can't predict the weather and I just wasn't sure about taking him to a big party just yet... A small gathering yes... but a big party not so sure?? I missed him as did all of my family. I know they are all dying to meet him.

I usually take a ton of pictures at these type of events. However, today I spent time catching up with some of my family members that I have not seen in a long time. On my dad's side of the family there are 13 us of kids (cousins). There are older cousins (which unfortunately, my brother and I are the oldest :( ) and then there are the younger cousins. Fortunately, I was able to get a picture with my cousin Amy (sorry Amy your in the older cousins category), Katie (younger cousin), and of course Haley (the grad and also apart of the younger cousins category). Amy's boyfriend Todd and her nephew Owen (my second cousin) are also in the picture. Was this confusing enough for you or what?



It was so nice to see all of you!

Fat Ticker Friday

The Summer of Me competition is off and running. ChristieO at http://babytealeaves.blogspot.com/
has done an outstanding job of motivating me to get back into shape!

I lost a total of 3 pounds this week. Yay! Me!!!

What I did different:

1. I did not drink any beer this week at all. I love me some beer!!! I really think it made a huge difference.

2. Sunday- I ran 2.5 miles
Monday- I walked 4 miles, eat fresh fruit for breakfast, skipped lunch, and had a sensible dinner.
Tuesday- I walked 3 miles, eat fresh fruit for breakfast, skipped lunch, and had a sensible dinner.
Wednesday- I ran 2.5 miles and follow the same food plan as listed above.
Thursday- I walked 4 miles, eat fresh fruit for breakfast, and fell of the wagon for dinner. I went out to eat with my parents (Mexican YUM!!).

Hopefully, I will be able to keep this up throughout the competition. I am looking forward to getting back into my pre-pregnancy clothes. I will let you now after July 25th the outcome!

More Food and Visiting

The baby and I went out to grandpa and grandma Mueller's today to visit and then to grab a bite to eat. I got to see their new baby alpaca, he is adorable, and their newly finished hardwood floors and paint job they had done throughout their house. Everything look great! Then we went to El Patron for a dinner. The baby and I had a wonderful time.

Thursday Thirteen

Thirteen Things about Danielle I am married to a man that love toys! His most recent purchase was a pair of dirt bikes. Yes, one for me and one for him. I love trying new things so I thought, why not? I got my temp permit last year (per baby) and learned how to ride. Do I ride well? I would like to think so for being a novice rider but every time we watch the video of us riding in PA last summer my husband just laughs... Okay, so maybe I am not the best at dirt biking. I still had fun learning how to ride and really enjoyed tooling around the mountain tops of PA! However, now that I have a son... here are thirteen reasons why I am now afriad to get back on my dirt bike. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. I would never try any of these stunts! 13. I love my son way to much to risk getting hurt.

Wordless Wednesday- The view I wish I could see when I look out my window!

Dinner was a HIT

My grandma from Arizona came over one last time to visit me before her trip home. I wanted to make a nice dinner for her so I decided to make lasagna. Why I chose to make lasagna when its summer time and 80 degrees, I have no idea? Sometimes I just do silly things. At any rate... I tried to take pictures of the whole cooking process so that I could share with all of you , which at first was working for me, but then came the dirty diapers and feedings. Oops, I guess I just didn't think of that when I went to the store to buy the ingredients.

I also tried to follow the recipe as closely as I could. And yes, I said tried because I had to stop in the middle of my cooking to feed the baby a couple of times and lost track of what I did and did not put in the sauce (that could have been a big OOPS). I also forgot to sprinkle the parmesan cheese in between the layers of noodles and sauce. With all of my mistakes being said, dinner was still a HIT!

You can click on this link http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Worlds-Best-Lasagna/Detail.aspx to find the recipe for the World's Best Lasagna. I recommend making this dish when it is not 80 degrees outside :)

The final product. YUM!!!

8 Weeks Old!

Our baby is eight weeks old today. Yay!!! He is growing like a weed and is doing wonderfully. Just recently he has begun to sleep through the entire night without waking up to eat at 3am. He now goes to bed anywhere between 7:30pm and 9:30pm. Depending on the time he falls asleep, he will wake up anytime between 5:30am and 7:30am.

He has his two month check up on Monday June 30th. I am excited to see how much he is weighing these days. The last time he got weighed was on May 13th and he weighed 9lbs 1oz! I am anticipating a clean bill of health that day or I should say I have my fingers crossed that he will be declared a strong, happy, and healthy little baby.

I have decided that this will be the last weekly birthday post. Not that I don't think it is important, its just that I know I will be making daily or weekly posts about our son anyway. So, I will post on the big birthdays (3, 4, 5, 6 months etc...) with (hopefully) lots of exciting news and progress!

I know that I have mention in a previous post that he has found his fingers. Well.... it has been hard to get a picture of him when he does not have his fingers in his mouth. Ha, Ha, Ha....

Games

There are a couple of games that my son likes to play on a daily basis. The first one I will call, The Napping Saga, and the second one I will call, I'm happy till the phone rings.

The way The Napping Saga works is like this: First my son will get a little cranky, rub his eyes, and then whimper a little until I pick him up. Once he has accomplished that goal he is content in my arms. Then his eyes start to roll as I bounce him around the house until my arm feels like it is going to fall off. He falls asleep while making little noises and smiling. Then he is out like a light until I put him down. The minute I put him down he looks like he might take a good nap.... looks are deceiving by the way. He wakes up crying and that's when the game starts over!!! We play this game at least twice a day!

The way I'm happy till the phone rings works is like this: My son is happy cooing and smiling all the whole long day until the phone rings!

This is how our son feels about the phone!

Freak Out Friday

The other day I came across a blog page (http://rappleyefam.blogspot.com/) titled motherhood for dummies. This blog really caught my attention because, as you all know, at this point in my life I can relate to NEW MOMS. Anyway, the other day motherhood for dummies posted about how her daughter was freaking out over a number of different things.... well I got news for you, today was FREAK OUT FRIDAY at the Alberts household!

The day started off normal. The usual smiles and coos when I changed his diaper this morning, tummy time and leg exercises on the baby Einstein mat, and course the feedings. We even made it the bank, BJ's wholesale club, and Giant Eagle with ease. Then we arrived home!!! And the freak outs began!!! My little angel literally cried, screamed, spit, and kicked on and off for about 3 hours. The only thing that seemed to help was laying him down on his stomach. Clearly, he had a belly ache. When he finally had his major diaper blowout of the day he seemed to feel better!

I thought for a minute about taking his picture so that you all could see his, if you don't give me what I want right now or I am going to scream face, but I just couldn't. I was so sad that he was hurting. He is feeling much better now and is sleeping peacefully. I really hope that this will be the one and only FREAK OUT FRIDAY post but I would be kidding myself if I thought that this wasn't going to happen again! Oh, the joys of being a mom!!!