Game Day! Update

Well hello everyone!

So last Saturday was Mr. G's first football game of the season!

They played Brevard and won 34-17!

 It also was my first game as a mommy and let me tell you after tailgating, lugging a baby around and trying to keep Miss P happy for the entire game, it was so exhausting!

Here are some photos:

 

Today Mr. G is in Ohio! Playing Ohio University! I am not there and very sad about it, but will do what I can and just watch the game on the computer!

 

I will post results later! (update* 30-3)

Also Miss P's Auntie (my sister) got her a walker! Let me tell you this is the best ever!! As soon as she figured out she was mobile she followed me all over the house! It is awesome! So while I am being productive I don't worry about what she is putting in her mouth or falling and she can stay happy and play! Go Auntie!

Photos of the walker fun!

Fit Friday

SSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHH! I know its late and I am failing my challenge! Sorry!

Anyho!

 Food for though and no pun intended :)

"Eating is always a decision, nobody forces your hand to pick up food an put it into your mouth." 

Just saying...

Remember this when you eat something your not supposed to! When trying to achieve a personal goal!

I will be using this for the next couple of weeks. I am so close to goal #1

Happy and healthy Friday Everyone!

Sign Language

So, some of you know that I have been working with Ms. P on sign language. Well as of now it has been paying off tremendously! It is so amazing! She has figured out that my hand gestures mean things and she can communicate back to me!

She now knows a total of 4 signs. "more", "hi", food/eat" and "all done" It is amazing what those 4 words can accomplish. She does food when she is hungry. Tells me more when I haven't fed her enough or she want more kisses or tickling or tv, and all done when she no longer wants anymore food or is all done with bath time or playing. Its great to have this tool

The newest signs I am working on is "bath", "thank you", "no"  and "sleepy / bed time"  I am really hoping that sleepy / bed time will help a lot with some of sleeping issues we are having. As for no I think she got this one right away. The first couple of times I used it she cried.

They way I introduce new words with her is like this: I talk in sentences with her but when the key word comes up like, more, all done, eat/food I do the sign gesture with it and then repeat myself a few times to allow the sign words and association sink in! I just repeat myself A LOT!

Here are a few videos of her and I eating lunch and her communicating with me.

It is by far the best thing I have done for her in terms of teaching!

Family Photo

Have you ever tried to take a self portirate family photo with a infant?

Well, today we tried.

And. We. Failed.

Mr. G calls me at 8 am and says we need a family photo for the media guide. Umm, we have yet to take a family photo were the 3 of us were we all look nice! So, I tell him well he has to come home to take one if he wants one.  I am in gym clothes about to head out to the gym. I scramble in attempt to salvage 3 day old hair, come up with a last minute cute outfit for Miss P. (which really isn't that hard thanks to my mother in law.) But for me, I guess I will settle for gross hair and a black tank top. The sacrifices of a mother I guess. At least I lost some weight and I don't look like I am still 8 months pregnant just 6 months now.

Now, how to do you get a 7 month old baby to smile and look at the camera when no one is holding the camera? Let me tell you we were stumped for a bit!

 Lol I bet we were a sight for sore eyes trying to take these photos.

We tried singing, tried using our Zoe puppet, tickling her nothing worked. Eventually we went inside and put on Sesame Street and got a few good shots. It was pretty funny and if anyone knows how much Mr. G LOVES photos it was a pretty funny experience. The last 10 shots were me just keeping Mr. G home a little longer! Shsssh don't tell anyone! 

I now think that we will have to run to the mall or Walmart and take some cheap family photos just to have on hand and well to have. Why wouldn't you have a family photo with your first born child? Oh ya that's because my husband is never around enough to actually do something like that. lol Aww poor guy!

Here are some of the funny shots of the day!



awesome shot of the back of P's head!




Great shot of Mr. G and P and it looks like I just rolled out of bed.




Miss P giving Mr. G a kiss.




Miss P reaching for Zoe!



Best shot #1




The winning shot!





a cute father daughter shot!



Sunday

Today is Sunday and Sunday is a day of relaxing. Unless you are Mr. G then you are at work till 11pm.

Miss P and I had a lazy morning. Getting up around 9:30, watched a little seasame street and had breakfast and coffee together. Sunday is the day I do not go to the gym to give my body a little rest. Anyho, we went on a walk and then played in the pool for a few hours with our sweet neighbors. Then we had dinner some play time and a bath! Now it is 7:45 and Miss P is a sleep! Lets pray it is for the night!

Not much else to report today other than we did not get a drop of rain from the hurricane and it looks like coast got a pretty good beating!

Here are some photos of the day!

terrible photo of me but she looks sooooooooooo cute!

can i help you?

my dinner: shrimp, tomatoes and zucchini

Dinner Success!!!

Yup yup I did it! I pulled it off! Dinner was a success!

Not a drop of food or crumb left to eat when the guys left! Even the Cake was gone!

Yesterday went exactly as planned! And I even made it to the gym and took Miss P for a swim. ( I felt bad that Elmo was watching her all day!)

The guys loved the food. This was the first time I have ever cooked for a group of people! I get self conscious and worry people say it was good just to be polite and not that they really thought so! 

Not much else to say other than next time I am going to have make double! One guy even came back for 3rds and was like oh man its gone! The guys watched some preseason football and they were loud! A lot of jokes and playful banter about everyday stuff that happen at the office. I felt out of the loop since I didn't get the jokes and if you know me I like to get whats going on!

Miss P was really good! Journei (Chris and Tiffany's daugther) gave each other kisses! I don't have a photo of Journei but she is 19 months and the size of a 3 year old! No lie she wears 2T clothes! She is the sweet girl who looks just like her daddy! Mr. G and Chris are really good friends. (My boy as Mr. G and Chris put it) They were on teh last staff together and they do everything together! Chris picks Mr. G up for work every morning (cause we only have one car) and they workout together every day too! Chris is a big boy and has such a accent that I have to have Mr. G translate our conversations! Yesterday was his birthday and he turned 29! Tomorrow we are going to dinner with them for Chris's birthday to Cheesecake Factory! Woot! I am excited!

hahah

my little beauty!

roasting tomatoes is not for the weak!

about 5 mins into putting the food out!

singing Chris Happy Birthday!

Chris's wife Tiffany with Miss P.



my poor couch :( easily over 1,000lbs of men on it!



On a serious note the hurricane Irene will be hitting North Carolina tomorrow early morning. It is quite possible we could get huge storm from it. I am off to the store when Miss P wakes up to buy some water and candles. Then I will pull out our flash lights JUST in case. I rather be ready especially now with a baby. Obama even made an announcement saying this is going to be a historical hurricane. Those words never mean anything positive!  

Here is too happy hosting!!!

Dedication!

SUPER. FAST. BLOG. POST.

I am in the mist of a whirlwind of cleaning, cooking and playing with Miss P.,  God bless her she has been a saint! I stopped doing everything and took her swimming! She had a blast and now is sleeping soundly in her swing for I hope the next couple of hours! But who knows with a teething baby!

I would like to do a quick shout out to Aunt Coco for her amazing salsa. Umm Ya it took us 4 hours last night to finish the salsa! I have a new found respect for Coco and her "Salsa" Get it gurl!!! But I must say I am pretty darn impressed with my results and so is Mr. G and thats saying  A LOT!

Ok, break is over! Photos and a recap of the evening coming tomorrow! Look for it!