Sleep Training Reagan and Last Pound of Baby Weight for Mommy

Our little girl is almost 9 months old and we've decided to start sleep training her. We've kind of created a monster, you know, the type that doesn't "self soothe" and go to sleep on her own. Most nights we put her to sleep or she falls asleep during her bottle. Even though that is the quickest method, I want Reagan to learn that she can do it on her own. So our first night of "sleep training" was Tuesday. I laid Reagan down and the method we're trying says to sit next to the crib the first few nights. You can talk to them and pat them but you can't take them out of the crib. Well, Reagan needs to be restrained. She constantly got up after each time I laid her back down. She fought it for about 1/2 hour, in the end, I won!! She feel asleep and I hadn't taken her out once. It was a great feeling.

(SIDE NOTE) OMG. Reagan just took her first step, well 2 of them actually, while I was sitting here typing this. She walked to the chair I'm sitting on. I can't believe it!!

So back to the sleep training. The 2nd night Reagan slept in bed with us all night and the same for the 3rd night. Needless to say, sleep training will have to begin all over again. The next time I'll have to make sure I'm entirely ready! Reagan does not sleep with us every night either. Just every once in awhile. What can I say, who doesn't love sleeping in a King bed.

Some other things Reagan has been up to: Waving bye-bye, crawling every way and getting into everything, she walks along furniture, and she even played a little catch with Ryan and I. Everyday it's something new! Oh, and she plays peek-a-boo! The other day I was loading the dishwasher so I put her in her walker since otherwise she tries to climb on the door. Well, she couldn't quite reach the dishes facing forward in the walker, so the next thing I know, she cruises by the dishwasher, backs it up in reverse, and reaches behind her. She can reach everything!! So smart!

I have about 1 more pound to lose, and then I've lost all 35 pounds of baby weight. I gave myself 9 months to lose it since that's how long it took me to gain it. I've been struggling with the last 13 pounds for about 5 months! And I'm hoping that by March 8th, I'll see the before pregnancy number on the scale once again. I started Weight Watchers online again about 4 weeks ago, which has helped me lose 5 pounds. I've also been making a few trips a week to the High School field house to do some walking and jogging. Thanks to Becky S. and my sister Laura who have kept me company!! So I'm upping my game, It 's time for Jillian Michael's 30 day Shred. Day 1 was yesterday and I was able to complete about 90% of all the push-ups and 95% of the cardio. Today, I'm feeling a little soar in the upper body but other than that, I feel great. Never mind the fact that I've been a bottom-less pit today, eating way more then necessary, so my workout yesterday is a mute point. Here's to a better Monday!

And it's Snowing again...

With the end of winter in sight, I hope, I'm so excited for Spring!! Reagan is almost 8 months old already and she is doing something new almost every day. She's been crawling now for about 3 weeks, just goes even faster every day. She pulls herself up on everything and as just started walking along the furniture. She has 2 or 4 teeth coming in on the bottom, I can't tell for sure how many. She is so darn cute abd trying to help me type this. She went with me to Ryan's alumni basketball games with me last Saturday. I sure love having a little best friend to go with me everywhere. Ryan's team lost their first game, won their second, and lost their third. So for the first time in awhile they didn't play Sunday. He's pretty soar today!! Ryan's been a stay-at-home dad the last few weeks, and he's been enjoying it. I told him, it's going to be so hard to go back to work. Especially because she is so much more fun everyday. She's a mix though still of a mama's girl and daddy's girl. Da-Da was her first word though. It's easier.