Question

When I first started nursing AG (is this TMI?  Maybe, but I need some help here), the pregnancy weight was coming off pretty easily.  But now, I'm 4 months in, and we've hit a bit of a wall.  And by "we", I mean "I," since I am fairly positive that I don't possess multiple personailites.  Yet. 

Has anyone else experienced this weight loss wall, or known someone who has?  I would really like to hear that it's normal, since when I google "nursing" and "weight loss,"  I get sent to all these annoying message boards where people say things like:  "OMG, I gained 95lbs when I was pregnant, and within six weeks it was all GONE, and now I weigh 10 pounds less than I did before I got pregnant.....oh, and my baby is only 2 months old."

Really?  I mean, REALLY?  I am clinging to hope that maybe my body is hanging on to a few extra lbs so that I can keep nursing AG.  Or maybe it's just hanging on because I keep eating sugar cookies and golden oreos. 

Encourage me, ladies!  Is it false hope to think that I won't lose those extra 6 (ish) pounds until I'm done nursing?

(Also, I may or may not have said the word "nursing" a few too many times.  My apologies.)

(Which seems like a weird word now that I've said it a few times in a row.  Nursing, nursing, nursing.)

Dilemma

So lately, I've been having a little work dilemma. 

Apparently, work-related blogging is all the rage these days, and so I should be updating my work blog on a regular basis, right?  Well, let's be honest, real-estate is not super cute or fun to write about.  I mean, how do you make mortgage rates, filing for homestead exemption, and tax credits sound exciting?  If my clients wanted to know about, say, raising a baby, while wearing sweatpants, and eating cupcakes (wow, did that make motherhood sound super glam or what?!), then I would be able to write (marginally) entertaining & informative blogs all day long.  Or once a week.  But still.

However.  That doesn't really help my buyers and sellers, nor does it help us pay our billz, (yes, I'm out for that) and put food on the table.  Or more accurately, buy me new clothes and decorate our house. Unfortunate.

I don't even really know why I'm writing about this, except that maybe someone has an idea they can share about either A) how to make real-estate blogging exciting, B) how you make your own work blog entertaining, or C) how I can turn blogging about AG, Twilight, and People magazine into something that gets me some new clients. (Unlikely).

Or D) how maybe I can turn this pointless post about nothing (see, I'm good at that!) into a shameless plug for my real estate blog.  Which should probably be named something a little more creative than Sherri's Real Estate Blog.

Let's go with D.

Gross

Baby boogers?  They just DO. ME. IN.  I would rather change a million dirty diapers than use that bulb sucker, and pull some long, stringy booger out of AG's nose. (Sorry, I needed to make sure you were as uncomfortable as I am just thinking about it). 

I'm literally almost on the floor every time John does it.  Because Lord knows, that's not a mommy's job.  At least not this mommy's. 

And no wonder she freaks out like we're pulling her fingernails off one by one....who knows what kind of meltdown I'd be capable of if someone came at me with that thing. 

I Love This Face.....

Even when she's little Miss Fussy Pants. Like right now.

And I love THIS face.....

...because she looks like she just got away with something really big. And I'm thinking that we may or may not be seeing this one quite a bit in the future.

And I love THIS one.....

...even though I am secretly jealous that she is starting to look more like John than me.

And I REALLY love this face......

....because let's be honest, what mother doesn't love when her child is finally asleep?

Random List Time

So what I have today is a random list. Woo hoo! Get excited. I know how y'all love my lists. Okay, mainly I just know how I love to make a good list. Perhaps I will start blogging only in list form.

And the word you're looking for is ANYWAY.......

1. WHY are there so many scary commercials on tv right now? Like the "My name's Suzy, and I was 14 years old when I was murdered" commercial, or basically ALL of the Brinks Home Security commercials. Particularly the one with the random partygoer named AJ. Who comes back later and tries to bust this girl's window out with a crowbar. Not cool, AJ. Ladies, if you see these coming on, and you have tivo, FAST FORWARD as fast as you can! Unless you want to have nightmares and check your door locks 25 times before you go to bed every night. Not that I do that or anything.

Seriously, commercial-makers (who probably have a fancier job title than "commercial-maker"), there are people out there who may or may not overreact to such commercials. And who may or may not be named Sherri. Don't do this to us.

2. AG shall now be called the Screecher. Because she loves a good screeching noise. I hope that's not how she'll communicate when she's, say, 15. Because she sounds like a little alien, and it may or may not make her slightly unpopular in high school.

3. When I saw John this morning, I said "Hey, girl" instead of "hey babe." He wasn't super excited, and maintains that it's a worse offense than when he calls me "Jamey" (his brother), or "mom." I think that's debatable.

4. Last night, we had one of those nights where we hadn't been to the grocery store in awhile, and had to come up with dinner out of random pantry options. Which possibly happens more than it should in our house, since I would rather eat dirt than go grocery shopping. We ended up with oriental-flavored Ramen noodles and ground beef. Mixed together. And before you make fun (or gag), it was actually pretty darn good! Not to mention super cheap. Boo-ya! (Seriously, what is wrong with me? No idea why I felt the need for a boo-ya there, but I'm leaving it anyway).

5. AG now has her first official, larger than her own head, baby bow! It's so stinkin' cute.

(Actually, this is a photo of the hat, with the "larger than her own head" flower). I feel that if she could talk, she'd be saying "MOM! Quit making me look stupid!"

HERE's the bow. She looks much happier, am I right?

And yes, many of our pictures happen on the changing table. Because if anything makes me want to take a picture, it's changing a dirty diaper.

National Delurking Day

From reading other blogs that I currently "lurk" on (is that even a real phrase?), I've learned that today is National Delurking Day....meaning, if you read this blog and don't normally comment, today's your day to let me know that you were here! You can even write "(Your name) wuz here," and pretend you're writing on a bathroom stall door, if you want to.

I would love to know if anyone besides me and 2 other people read this blog anyway....so bring it on! Write comments! If you don't, I will be forced to create fake names and comment on this post so that I feel loved.

Sherri wuz here.

Wish List

Um, is it wrong that my Christmas tree's still up? I feel like it's time to take it down, but then when I go to do it, I get distracted by all the pretty lights and forget what I'm doing. At this point, I may or may not hang hearts all over it for Valentines Day. Or better yet, just shove it into our hall closet where it can sit decorated until next year.



So, I was discussing wish lists with my friend Jenny the other day....does anyone else have one? An ongoing wish list that you keep in your mind? Or perhaps in a word document on your computer, where your husband just might accidentally stumble upon it, and decide to buy you a spontaneous present?

Anyway.....here are some things that are currently on mine. (And this may or may not be a test to see if John actually reads the blog.)

An iphone. Now that John has one, my palm pilot just looks super dorky in comparison. It's totally the unattractive one in the cell phone relationship. Plus, I may possibly be a tiny bit addicted to iphone Monopoly. Or hugely addicted. But only if I'm winning. Because I have the really positive & mature character trait of only wanting to play if I'm winning.



Paintings for our living room and our bedroom. I saw some SUPER cute ones on etsy.....has anyone ever bought a painting there before? I like this one and this one.


New bed linens for our bedroom.....remember the IRONING incident? I'm still not over it.


The rest of our dining room chairs. Those of you who remember that debate will be happy to know that.....I WON! But, we unfortunately still only have 2 chairs.....sooooo, yeah. It'd be good to get a few more.



And since that entire list is pretty much all house stuff (wow, I feel old.....next thing you know, I'll be watching HGTV all day....oh WAIT. I already do.), here are a few more frivolous "wants."


Frye boots--Specifically these. I may or may not have a sick boots obsession. Similar to the one I have with jeans. Where I own too many pairs, but start twitching anytime I see a cute new style that I "need"....aka, just really want.



Lululemon Workout Gear--I LOVE this stuff. And since I spend approximately 92% of the time in workout clothes, I feel that I should replace the sweaty t-shirt w/ armpit stains with something a little cuter. Or maybe John feels that way. Anyway, pretty much everything they have in the store is super adorable, but I especially love these:

Stride Jacket How cute is this? Excuse me, LOOK at the hands....it's like an awesome throwback to the 80's & fingerless gloves! I love it. (Although "awesome" and "80's" are not usually found in the same sentence).

Wonder Under Pants (But only if my thighs look like the skinny model's....sooooo, never mind.)

What are some things on your wish list? And I make no promises not to copy. It's the sincerest form of flattery, right?