11/9/10 - Flattery Will Get You Everywhere!

Today was a pretty good day! We both had pretty busy days at work. Christian was already told he needed to start an hour early all week...hopefully he doesn't work late on top of that! We already know he'll be working on Saturday again. It's good, but bad at the same time. Cuts into the little family time we have together!

A girl at work today came up to me and out of nowhere said "I feel like you look skinnier". Seriously, best compliment ever! Anybody who knows me, knows the weight battles I've had. It's been such a struggle my entire life. And, having 2 kids in less than 2 years does NOT help with that battle. I've been working my hardest to watch what I eat and stay as active as I can, but it's such a slow process. It felt so great to have somebody actually say something positive to me. Then, after work, some creepy guy in the parking lot winked, nodded and waved at me (you know the kind of wink, nod and wave I'm talking about). Sure, he was a creepy stranger, but it was still nice :) Makes me want to work even harder!

After work we all just hung out around the house. Thanks to daylight savings time, it's dark when I leave in the morning, and by the time we get home from work, it's dark again. So, from this point on, we will definitely be banned to the house during the week.

Amelia has been doing great with her hand/eye coordination and her motor skills lately. She can grasp and hold onto just about anything, and is really becoming interested in toys these days. If you lay a toy in her lap, or next to her, she'll grab it and check it out. It's amazing watching them learn these little things! Here, she spotted her musical fish, who was really interesting.