We Did It!!!!!

We accepted a counter offer! We are proud owners (well almost) of a house! We own a condo that we rent it out...and now we will own a house in an amazing neighborhood! That is what sold us...not the house...it needs work, but we can do it room by room!

The neighborhood is private, has a playground, a field, a pond *with a beaver dam* and trails that are paved that lead to the elementary school!

I will post a picture...but don't judge...it is a foreclosure that we will be renovating!!!


So the window in front is actually in the kitchen....not sure why the bank didn't leave it...but we will find out soon!  Also....we will be doing some MAJOR landscaping!
 :)

Ahhh---I am a bad parent

So, I missed the "we are 9 months" post....whoops...BAD parent....

So...here is what Miss.A has been up to:

• We can crawl, hands and knees with the belly off the ground
• We can pull ourselves up to a standing position
• We can now get down from the standing position without falling down (she crouches, and then goes onto her knees...wicked cute)
• We walk when mom or dad (or anyone) holds our fingers.
• We snap, clap, wave, blow kisses, the finger on the lips thing (whatever its called), plays peek-a-boo, and starting to play patty cake (she sings along in her baby babble, and thinks the "rolllll" part is hysterical), and she claps whenever we say "yeay"!
• We eat everything... those magical baby puffs (which I too enjoy), lunch meat, chicken, veggies, anything that is moms food...but still breastfeed (and pump) AND STILL seems to hate any "puree".
• We say: Mamma, Dadda, Yeay, Yaya, Gegege (I am not sure what this means, but says it when she is mad), EEEEEEEah EEEEEEah and Yahehehehe (again....when she is pissed).
• She plays well by herself...butttt we need to work on playing well with others (really, my baby doesn't share...and thank gosh my friend sand their babies are patient because my baby is going to be the mean one..(thanks Emily, Maggie, Jenn and Nicole I do NOT know what I would do without you ladies). 
• We have 6 teeth!
• We are still extra cuddley
• AND we still Co-Sleep (She sleeps in our bed for night...and in her own crib for naps...but we have been putting her in her own crib at night until she wakes up, I nurse her and she goes back to sleep in our bed)

She was 17.13lbs this past week at her doctors appointment, and when they pricked her finger to check to see if she was anemic she didn't cry (and wasn't anemic)!


XOXO,

What's on my DVR

So I am a TV crazy person....yes...I have a TV in my living room, kitchen and bedroom....the three places that I am the most...(and the extra bedroom...but I am never in there).

I have two dvr's....yes, TWO!

Right now I am sporting:

• Jem and The Hollograms (yes, I have 10 episodes from the HUB channel...it was my favorite show when I was little.  When I am done watching it from the beginning I will delete)
• Drop Dead Diva
• Pretty Little Liars (Ah-mmazingg)
• The Bachelorette (If I hear ONE more time the name Bentley I am going to scream)
• The Rivals (MTV at its best)
• House Hunters
• Cover Affairs
• Extreme Couponing (Because hellloooo I coupon)

And I just caught up on...

Brothers and Sisters and Desperate Housewives!

Anyone else a TV junkie like ME? :)  The only thing is...I never get to watch any of my shows...I am never home....but today....and tomorrow....my butt will be on this couch if it continues to rain!!!!


XOXO,

Happy Father's Day!

Today is FATHER'S DAY....

and so we wanted to wish ALL the dads
{especially A's dad and my dh DAVE} 
{ahem..fur babies count too}

a Happy and WONDERFUL Father's day!

XOXO,

What was I THINKING?

So I normally get waxed...{don't go there} for my face....brows & upper lip!  So...being me...I waited until the last moment before going...and of course, she can only fit me in when I can not go...sooooo I decided to take a new route...and get "threaded"..yeah...WHAT THE HECK WAS I THINKING?  Waxing doesn't hurt anymore...but today...at the mall... I was KILLED! 

So....for anyone who has or is about to go get threaded...head my advice...It hurts...really!

BUT it lasts longer than waxing...and looks great! :o)  Beauty is PAIN my friends!

Bella blows kisses!

My Coupon Deals {5.1-5.7}

This week I shopped at Stop & Shop....for a HUGE savings!

What you can't see here...is that there is a can behind the steak sauce....as well as:

FULL HUGE bags of red and white potatoes... as well as 4 packages of Perdue Chicken Breasts, 2 packages of Ground Turkey's...2 (which has 2 in a package) Pillsbury Pie Crusts....AND 12 Graduation cards!  Alllllllll for $35.29!!!!!!  My total bill should have been $138!  Savings...offfff $102.71!  HOLY CRAP! :)

So...

This week has been busy...followed by an even busier weekend (class for my masters)...

But I am doing a huge coupon trip....don't worry I will make sure to post!

But this is not a post to talk about coupons {even though I'd love it to be, because I am AMAZING at it}

...this is a post to say "thanks" for making me feel better about my "baby weight" ...I have always had a body image issue and need to work on this so A doesn't ever develop one!

So again....thanks! :)

Just when I thought...

That I was feeling and looking good....someone asked me if I was pregnant. 

This was the first time this has happened to me.  I didn't even realize it at first.  And wow....to say that it didn't and doesn't bother me is a LIE.

This is me: 

Do I look pregnant? I know that I am not as little as I was when this person met me, I was 110lbs for god sakes! I am 140lbs now...and although I don't feel good about myself, I didn't realize I looked pregnant still! :o/

I need HONEST answers.  Depending on what brand I range from size 5 to a size 8/9.

I am upping my workouts....UGH

Why can't it be Sunday forever....

So...this weekend was a blast...

I WORKED OUT! (YEAH GO ME.....GO ME....)

I liked the whole "I worked out to feel better...but only ended up with sore EVERYTHING".  And I know that I have to continue to work out...but seriously...can't I just be like I was when I was 18...and do it all without any pain!!!  Oh my goodness!  I never realized how much pain I would be in! I did Stroller Strides in Manchester, NH on Saturday morning!  It was awesome!  It was in a park....and I was with a friend....and yeah...lets just say....the instructor kicked my ass! She was this VERY pregnant woman (such a sweet woman at that), and she was in better shape then I was!  Holymolywassheinamazinglygoodshape....
But we did have fun....and then.......

I went with my momsiepoo to ChowDAH festival in Portsmouth, NH as well!  There were tons of different restaurants showing off their  stuff!  I loved the lobster chowder!  :)  And so did A!  She of course only ate the potatoes that I smooshed....but she had her favorite bowls (if they were too spicey, she didn't eat the potatoes).

AND TODAY I hung out with another fellow blogger and her daughter...we went for a walk...and a play in the park....MADE SOME AMAZING (I say amazing a lot) CHILI and finished off this evening with a birthday party!

I love Sundays...I love cuddles with A, I love birthday cake....and I love the warm/nice/fun weather!  {but we did miss Dave a lot}....

Here are some pictures of my little HAM! :)

Swimming

Here are some pictures of  Bella swimming in her pool!  

Have a good weekend everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TaDahhhhhhh

So....I caved...and my closet is done....all clothes are washed/dried AND

FOLDED {or hung up}!!!!!!! 

I also went through all of my clothes and so did Dave!  We are giving 4 HUGE trashbags full away!  

There is NO WAY that my clothes from when I was 21 will ever fit me again!  I love my size 4 items...but lets be honest...if I do ever become a size 4 again...I wont a. want to wear little miniskirts with the pockets hanging out because they are so short {and I am a mom now} and b. fit like they ever did...because now I have hips!