Today's weigh-in: 237.0
I made no progress over the summer with my weight loss. Hopefully the school year will improve things. I plan to work out at least three mornings a week before school, and also ride my bike or walk to work most days.
We'll see.
Pool Time
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Teeth, teeth, and more teeth
Well, we're up to three teeth. Not long after his first one came in (maybe a week and a half), the second one on the bottom front showed up. And then today I looked at his upper jaw, just out of curiosity, and discovered one on the upper left. So we're getting there.
He's also still trying to walk, but hasn't made huge strides yet (ha ha, see what I did there?). He can get about two steps, and then he either needs to grab something for balance or he sits down really fast. He'll get there. He's been practicing his standing too. He's up to maybe as much as 20 seconds before he needs to sit back down. I can't believe how close he is to walking. Crazy.
He had his 9 month checkup the other day. He's 29 inches long, 20 lbs 12 oz, and has a head circumference of 44 cm. That's 75th percentile in height, 50th percentile in weight, and 25th percentile in head size. My husband was a little concerned, because Brendan has gradually dropped in the percentiles (he was 90th in height when he was born), but the pediatrician didn't see any cause for concern. She also reassured me that I did my best when it came to breastfeeding, that at least I made it 6 months (which is kind of the minimum they recommend), and that she certainly didn't see anything in his development to suggest that he's having any kind of trouble or detriment. So I felt pretty good. She was impressed with his walking attempts and felt sure that he'd be walking in a few weeks. The poor dog...
We're definitely having more problems with the dog. Brendan is just obsessed with him. He wants to touch him so bad! Maerlyn will growl at him, or snarl, or curl his lip. I'm really afraid Brendan may get bitten at some point. And they both know they aren't supposed to do it. When Maerlyn snarls at the baby and we yell at him, he gets very submissive, which he never has been to me in the 12 years we've had him. My husband says it's the "momma bear and cubs" syndrome. Any animal should recognize that a momma will defend her young. The poor dog just always assumed that he was the cub, I think. And Brendan knows he's supposed to leave the dog alone, but he cackles hysterically and puts on the jets as soon as you come after him to correct him or move him away from the dog. He'll ram the dog at full speed. Nothing good will come of this, surely. I just hope that maybe when Brendan becomes bipedal, Maerlyn will recognize him as a person rather than think of him as a puppy.
On my front (and back, and behind, and thighs, and arms), I still haven't lost any weight. I've been really horrible about working out, and I've been snacking all day long. My goal is still to lose as much weight as possible by May. I'm hoping that school starting in a week will help me out. My plan is to wake up early (5, probably), do our elliptical machine or a video for half an hour, then shower and get dressed. I'm going to have to get the boy up at about 6, get a bottle in him, get some cereal in him, and then get him to the sitter at 7. I need to check on my "travel time" to school. According to Google Maps, I should be able to ride my bike there in 3 minutes, or walk there in 14 minutes. I will test this next week. I'll have to drop off the boy, get back over to the house, get my bag and bike (or just get my bag) and head off. It's all downhill. If I cut over a street at a time, rather than just take my street straight down to the street the high school is on, that is; it'll take me longer to get home than it will to get there, but I should have no problem getting there in a reasonable amount of time. Walking would be better exercise, because if I ride my bike I won't have to put much effort into it on the way there, but I guess since I need to look sort of professional and put-together for work, maybe that's the way to go. It'll get me a bit windblown, but that's about the biggest downside. Of course, I'll have to lock my bike up. I don't know if I'm allowed to bring my bike inside; probably not. I'm ordering a bike cover from Amazon, and I have a lock. But it makes me nervous, riding my nice, $1800 mountain bike to school. Guess I might end up riding my crappy $300 mountain bike instead. Works fine. That way I won't feel as bad if someone tries to steal it. When the weather is less-than-perfect for biking, I can walk (like if there's a lot of ice on the road). And of course if it's really cold I can always drive the less-than-a-mile to work like a loser. :) But any of those should work since I have to be at school from 7:30-3:30, and the boy's day at the sitter runs from 7-4. Plenty of time.
Anyway, that's where things stand...
He's also still trying to walk, but hasn't made huge strides yet (ha ha, see what I did there?). He can get about two steps, and then he either needs to grab something for balance or he sits down really fast. He'll get there. He's been practicing his standing too. He's up to maybe as much as 20 seconds before he needs to sit back down. I can't believe how close he is to walking. Crazy.
He had his 9 month checkup the other day. He's 29 inches long, 20 lbs 12 oz, and has a head circumference of 44 cm. That's 75th percentile in height, 50th percentile in weight, and 25th percentile in head size. My husband was a little concerned, because Brendan has gradually dropped in the percentiles (he was 90th in height when he was born), but the pediatrician didn't see any cause for concern. She also reassured me that I did my best when it came to breastfeeding, that at least I made it 6 months (which is kind of the minimum they recommend), and that she certainly didn't see anything in his development to suggest that he's having any kind of trouble or detriment. So I felt pretty good. She was impressed with his walking attempts and felt sure that he'd be walking in a few weeks. The poor dog...
We're definitely having more problems with the dog. Brendan is just obsessed with him. He wants to touch him so bad! Maerlyn will growl at him, or snarl, or curl his lip. I'm really afraid Brendan may get bitten at some point. And they both know they aren't supposed to do it. When Maerlyn snarls at the baby and we yell at him, he gets very submissive, which he never has been to me in the 12 years we've had him. My husband says it's the "momma bear and cubs" syndrome. Any animal should recognize that a momma will defend her young. The poor dog just always assumed that he was the cub, I think. And Brendan knows he's supposed to leave the dog alone, but he cackles hysterically and puts on the jets as soon as you come after him to correct him or move him away from the dog. He'll ram the dog at full speed. Nothing good will come of this, surely. I just hope that maybe when Brendan becomes bipedal, Maerlyn will recognize him as a person rather than think of him as a puppy.
On my front (and back, and behind, and thighs, and arms), I still haven't lost any weight. I've been really horrible about working out, and I've been snacking all day long. My goal is still to lose as much weight as possible by May. I'm hoping that school starting in a week will help me out. My plan is to wake up early (5, probably), do our elliptical machine or a video for half an hour, then shower and get dressed. I'm going to have to get the boy up at about 6, get a bottle in him, get some cereal in him, and then get him to the sitter at 7. I need to check on my "travel time" to school. According to Google Maps, I should be able to ride my bike there in 3 minutes, or walk there in 14 minutes. I will test this next week. I'll have to drop off the boy, get back over to the house, get my bag and bike (or just get my bag) and head off. It's all downhill. If I cut over a street at a time, rather than just take my street straight down to the street the high school is on, that is; it'll take me longer to get home than it will to get there, but I should have no problem getting there in a reasonable amount of time. Walking would be better exercise, because if I ride my bike I won't have to put much effort into it on the way there, but I guess since I need to look sort of professional and put-together for work, maybe that's the way to go. It'll get me a bit windblown, but that's about the biggest downside. Of course, I'll have to lock my bike up. I don't know if I'm allowed to bring my bike inside; probably not. I'm ordering a bike cover from Amazon, and I have a lock. But it makes me nervous, riding my nice, $1800 mountain bike to school. Guess I might end up riding my crappy $300 mountain bike instead. Works fine. That way I won't feel as bad if someone tries to steal it. When the weather is less-than-perfect for biking, I can walk (like if there's a lot of ice on the road). And of course if it's really cold I can always drive the less-than-a-mile to work like a loser. :) But any of those should work since I have to be at school from 7:30-3:30, and the boy's day at the sitter runs from 7-4. Plenty of time.
Anyway, that's where things stand...
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