Walking to the Dream - Week 5

I did a little bit better this week walking. Here are my totals for this past week: Thursday 3.5 Friday 1.82 Saturday 2 Total for the week: 7.32 Total Left: 506.99

Michael's New Favorite Past Time

This is how Michael likes to spend his free time.

Standing.

It doesn't matter if he is standing looking out the window, or standing at the ottoman, or standing up in his Pack and Play holding on to the sides. He is just happy to be standing up, and being able to "walk" back and forth. He hasn't figured out how to pull himself up yet, but he has definitely tried.

He hasn't started crawling yet, but he might decide to completely skip crawling and go right to walking. Who knows...

Bargain Shopping

Wednesday I went to the Miracle Hill store in Greenville, and found some awesome deals.
3 pairs of pants - $1 each
Sweatshirt - $1
LeapFrog Learn and Groove Drum - $2
Birki's clogs for me - $2.75
Total: $8.75 + tax
Not too shabby!

Eat-in Kitchen

Our kitchen has a very small area that is supposed to be big enough to eat in, but we have never been able to use it for that. When we bought the house, the previous owners left this cabinet/bar thing there, so we just left it since we have a dining room, and that is where our table and chairs are. As you can see, the bar ends up being a "catch-all" and really doesn't serve a purpose. I have wanted to find a table small enought to fit there for a long time but never really wanted to spend the money.

Well, Andrew's dad ran across some booths, tables, and chairs that were donated by a local Chick-fil-A. He was telling us about them, and I thought it would be great to have a booth in the kitchen. Andrew didn't fight it, so I went to pick them up Wednesday afternoon.

So, what do you think of my new eating area? I think it is great! Especially for when Michael is older and out of a high chair.

Not the traditional eat-in kitchen furniture, but I think it is great!

Michael Found his Rhythm

This week, Michael as started "dancing." He does it when he is playing with his toys, or is in his jumper, and especially when he is in his highchair eating.
Here is just a short little clip of him from last night. He is also making some of the funniest faces.

Walking to the Dream - Week 4

I am almost embarrassed to post how many miles I walked, or more like didn't walk this past week. My excuse? The weather. It rained a bunch last week, and was much colder than it has been. And it's raining again today. But I'm not too worried. I still have a lot of time to make up the missed miles.
Here are my totals for this past week:
Tuesday 2.68
Wednesday 2
Total Walked 4.68
Total Left: 514.31

I have been a slacker blogger too, but I'm working on some blogs to post this week. Our life has just got into a nice routine, and there isn't much to blog about. But I'm sure I can find something. If nothing else, I just need to post some recent pictures of Michael.

Walking to the Dream - Week 3

Didn't have a great week this week, but I should be able to make up the miles over the next few weeks.

Here are my totals for this past week:

Sunday 2.24

Monday 2

Wednesday 2

Thursday 1

Total Walked 7.24

Total Left: 518.99

Consignment Sale Finds!

Thursday afternoon, Michael and I went to a consignment sale hoping to find some summer clothes for him. I ended up finding a bunch! Check out what I got:
- a swim suit
- 2 button down shirts for church
- 2 pairs of shorts
- 2 t-shirts
- a 4th of July onesie
Total price paid for 8 items - $16.96!!!

I think I did pretty good.
I love not having to pay full price for baby clothes. There is really no point, since he will only be able to fit it for a few months.
There is another consignment sale coming up in a couple weeks. I will go to that one also, just to see if there is anything good.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Fun at the Park

Leilani's birthday party was Sunday afternoon at the park. It was a beautiful day and I was so excited about taking Michael to the park for the first time. We put him in the swing and he loved it. He smiled and laughed the whole time.

I think there will be many more trips to the park for us this spring and summer.

Also on Sunday, I let Michael go barefoot. I am one of those moms that puts socks on their kids all the time. He seriously has never had bare feet outside the house. I am just so worried about his feet getting cold. But it was so warm on Sunday, that I knew he would be OK. He loves to have bare feet, and I think my days of putting socks on his feet are quickly coming to an end (at least for the summer anyway).