Honestly, 10 days away is pretty stinking close. Medically, it can't make that much of a difference. Emotionally, it makes a HUGE difference to me! I thought I was SOOO ready to wean, eat what I want to, drink (I'm 22 after all and this is the first time I haven't been pregnant or nursing!), and take medications. I was ready when it was on my terms, but since it isn't, I'm a little bit traumatized! Thankfully, Jo doesn't seem to mind, which is good because if she ever hinted it was a problem I would probably break down. So it's Bye Bye Boobies for us! and Helloooo read food and whole milk! Which is so much more of a pain than breastfeeding, but I guess they can't be babies forever :(
In other news: Jo is a holy mobile terror. Not really, she's such a joy, but she doesn't stay still. Ever. Walk walk walk, run run run. Trouble Trouble Trouble. But it's such a fun trouble! Watching her learn and imitate is a blast. It amazes me the things that she is intrigued by. Simple things that we don't think about make her whole day (or week). She carried around a mostly deflated balloon for days, dragging it behind her like she was taking it for walks. Too cute. When she wants to go outside and it's too chilly she grabs Chloe's leash and attempts to attach it because she knows that means we go outside. Stinker. That reminds me ("stinker"), she now does her stinky business on the big girl potty! Yayyy! Hopefully that will make full-potty training a breeze!
With the one-year milestone comes the big birthday bash! Forget a small get together, there's way too much family around for that. I'm not sure how many people are coming (because nobody RSVP's anymore, despite what the invitations say :/), so I'm planning for the most. Think Hot Pink and Zebra! Partay!!!! The majority of my days are spent making cheap decorations for her party...and more and more because you can never have too much zebra! I'll post pics shortly after...if I can remember.
Speaking of remembering (and forgetting), I have not forgotten about the HotPants Challenge...I just changed tracks a little bit. I started 6 weeks ago with "The Ninety-Nine" and didn't really get the kind of results I wanted, so three weeks in I started "Jillian Michaels' 30 Day Shred" and I am getting SUPER results...5.6 pounds in 3 weeks! I'm back to my highschool weight! Woohoo! I'm now confident enough to sport that cute little bikini I bought for motivation! I have 6 weeks to go until I leave for Hilton Head Island so at that point I will probably post a before and after picture, cuz by then I better look ROCKIN! At least I hope so...
Oh and more and more people are asking when we are going to have another, so here's the official answer (As of this moment, it might change the next time I decide to reminisce on how fast this year has gone by with Jo): I would LOVE another baby right now...but our bank account, not so much. With Adam living 12 hours away and us house-hunting with an upcoming move...life is just too hectic right now. Hopefully it won't be TOO far off in the future. Who knows. Only time will tell!
Stay tuned for how well the birthday party goes! It's going to be a blast! Until then, here's some recent pics of the precious almost-one-year-old (yikes!):
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| I told you she's trouble! |
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| 12 months goes by WAYYYY too quickly! |
