Gabriela's new love!

Well, Mommy and Daddy have not been replaced, however, Gabriela LOVES Monteray Jack cheese! Yes, that's right, cheese. All of the sudden, she has developed an adversity to butternut squash, which she loved for so long, and now loves cheese. She gets so excited when she sees me take out the cheese from the refrigerator and start cutting it up. No matter if she's had a full meal or not, she'll still eat all the cheese that is given to her. It is so funny!

Mommy, Daddy and Gabriela went to Ethan's 1st birthday party last Sunday. It was the first kiddie birthday party she attended. She seemed to have fun. Ethan's parents and I went to high school together. Also, this past Monday we got 12 inches of snow, only for it to get into the 70's 4 days later! Crazy weather, but I'm not complaining since I love the good weather/heat. (These pictures are already on webshots).

This past week seems to have been the time for her to develop her speed racer crawl. She can get moving (forward now) in a flash now. Of course she's into everything and tried to grab for everthing. Her Daddy calls her "tank" since she bulldozes everything. It's a little challenging to have her on the changing table because she is constantly moving and grabbing things. She's also getting very good at standing up using someone's body or the couch to pull herself up.

Yesterday we went to the Baltimore aquarium with Aunt Carrie and Uncle Sam. It was a beautiful day (75 degrees!!) and we had a great time. Gabriela, despite her 30 minute nap in the car and not eating much lunch, was very well behaved. She seemed to enjoy herself as well. I'll post pictures on webshots this week! Love to all and we'll be in touch!

We're still here!

I guess I should be ashamed of myself for not posting anything in forever. Honestly, it's just something else I have to keep up with and unfortunately it gets pushed aside. I have been keeping a word document with Gabriela's milestones so I don't forget to add them to her scrapbook (which I'm still on her birth!)

Here's a brief overview. Gabriela weighed in at 19 lbs. 1 oz. at her nine month check up (1/29) and measures 26.5 in. long. Her top 2 teeth have come through so that makes 4 total. She can crawl backwards and somewhat forward, but only as a novice. She has put herself in the sitting position a few times and she loves to stand up (though she needs assistance getting in that position). She says "mama, dada" more distinctly now and can also say "nana, baba". She can also give "besitos/kisses" and give high fives.

As for her eating, she still loves butternut squash and sweet potato as well as her cereal. She still doesn't like any fruit, but is tolerating it with her cereal. This week I hope to start her on egg yolks and some chicken. Hopefully I'll post something next week.

As for me, I've been busy with online teaching and getting back to the gym (losing weight). My supervisor has tasked me with a few other tasks which have kept me busy. It takes away from my relaxing time in the evening, but I figure it's good to stay active in the profession just in case I go back to teaching. If I don't go back to the classroom, maybe I can stay home indefinitely and teach from home full-time or do something administratively from home. We'll see.

I joined weight watcherson 1/5 to help me with weight loss since they have a nursing mom program. I didn't want to do anything drastic to mess up my milk. I absolutely love the results!! I've lost about 17 lbs and have 6 lbs. more to lose to be at my prepregnancy weight (not sure if I'll be back at my prepregnancy size or not though). Like before, I have to eat more to lose weight so that's pretty easy to do now that I have a little more time to eat.

As for Jeff, he's studying for his promotional test. He will test for Sargent this April and every week he has been getting together with a study group to review their self-made quizzes. We've had his mom and boyfriend and his sister and husband visit in the last few weeks. Check out websites for updated photos!
Take care,
love to all!!