Happy Valentine's Day

Maddie's bear and Valentine's card from Daddy.

We had a wonderful Valentine's Day yesterday! I spent the day preparing for dinner. I made filet mignon in a red wine reduction and red velvet cupcakes for dessert. When Jason got home, we all took a trip to the mall to take Maddie to Build-A-Bear for her Valentine's gift. She came home with an adorable pink bear. Maddie loves it! Then Jason and I ate dinner and had a relaxing evening together.

WW Update- Week 2 Weigh-In

Good news! I lost another 2 pounds this week. Total weight-loss: 4 pounds!

Slideshow!

Hey everyone. The pictures are done. Here is a link for the slideshow. If you are interested in ordering some prints, let us know and we can send you a link.

Slideshow

WW Update- Week 1 Weigh In

Well, our first weigh-in was tonight. We both lost weight! I lost 2 pounds and Jason lost a whopping 9 pounds!! Jason is very excited and is looking forward to losing more as we continue. I am still on track and that is what I am focusing on. I just hope I have something more to show for it soon. :)

Family Photo Teaser

Last Saturday, we had family photo session at Vasona Park in Los Gatos, CA. We had so much fun. It was a very casual shoot. The photographer sent us these photos as a teaser. We should receive a slide show on Monday. Enjoy!

Our favorite

Photos taken by Ezra Gordon Photography.

Weight Watchers

Well, Jason and I started weight watchers today. We signed up last night online. We weighed in, took "before" photos, and got our daily allowance of points. Our points values are very different, so we will see how easy it is to eat together. Jason is allowed 21 more points than me per day. The nice thing about the new PointsPlus program is that many fruits and veggies are zero points, so that should help me feel satisfied while still staying on track. The best part?? I can still have Starbucks! Yay! :)

Anyway, I thought I would post this so our friends and family could help keep us accountable. :) We weigh in every Sunday, so I will post updates as we go. No pictures today as both Jason and I are too self-conscious to share our "before" photos, but hopefully in a few short months, we will be able to show you "after" pics!

Forward Facing!!!

Eating a french fry from In-N-Out

On Tuesday, I took Maddie to the doctor for a cold she has had for over a week now. I already had an appointment scheduled for Friday for her 18 month well baby check up. Since Maddie had started to feel better, her doctor said we could do both appointments at the same time and save us a trip. Yay! The bad news, Maddie has an ear infection and is currently on antibiotics for the next 8 days. The good news, we are now allowed to turn her car seat to forward facing! We have been waiting for the day when we could do that ever since she turned 1, six months ago. I am so happy she weighs enough now because her little legs were getting so cramped. Our little girl is definitely petite. She is in the 1% for weight, 2% for height and 13% for head circumference. She had jumped up to the 10% in height on her 15 month appointment, but I guess her growth spert has not lasted. (Although, it looks like there is only a half inch difference between the 2% and 10% at this age, so I am not that worried.) Her new doctor is very happy with her. Developmentally she is doing everything children her age are supposed to do and more. (I counted her words the other day and she is already saying over 30.) Maddie did so well at her appointment. The doctor and nurses loved her and she didn't cry a bit when she had her flu shot. I really am blessed to have such a happy little girl. I love you, miss Madison!