Bragging on myself

Weight loss has never been something I was good at.  I wasn't big at my wedding.  I actually started loosing weight in University so that I would be skinny for my wedding.  Then I got sick at 6 months of marriage and I completely ballooned.  I mean I gained 70 lbs.  I was never able to get more than 40 of it off.  I was always just bigger.  I wanted to loose weight before getting pregnant and I was able to get down to about 158.  Then I got pregnant and lost 3 babies in a row.  Through the depression with each one of those losses, weight piled on again.  When I got pregnant with Marsi, I was 173 lbs.  The lowest I got during pregnancy was 163 lbs.  Well, I wanted to show you 3 pictures.

In the first one I was 5 weeks pregnant...which in all honesty means I looked like that before I got pregnant.

In this second one I was 40 weeks pregnant and just about to pop.

The third picture is from today weighing less than 150 lbs...with clothes on.

So, I am SO excited about all of this!  I am 10 lbs away from my wedding weight.  I feel absolutely healthy and happy.  I am so glad that at least for me, breast feeding is also a weight loss program.  LOVE it!

Another Sunday is here!

So Marsi is dressed in another dress.  This one was a 1 month old gift from Nana and Gjyshi (also known as Endrit's parents).  Obviously she wasn't so impressed I was taking her picture.

1 month

Wow!  Marsi is one month old today!  Where did the time go?  She is usually a good baby.  She has had a bit of reflux since Monday but I truly think it is my fault...I honestly feel terrible!  I drank caffeine Monday and Tuesday.  She has started to get painful reflux since then.  I am going to be really good in my eating and drinking habits so that she can heal from Mommy's bad behavior for her birthday.  Endrit and another priesthood holder gave her a blessing of healing today and she is still a little fussy, but not screaming.

What a month it has been!  We love you Marsi!

More proofs from Maggie

Smiles!

I caught a smile this morning when taking her Sunday dress picture.  I am in love!

Sleeping

I love watching Marsi sleep.  She is so peaceful most of the time.  We went to Endrit's parent's place today and she got so tuckered out.  I took her out of the carrier and put her on the floor and she didn't stir at all.  She just laid like this...

Sunday Clothes

With a little girl in the house, I have had to actually think about what she will wear to church.  She has been to church 2 times now.  Last week she slept the ENTIRE time.  This picture was taken after waking up when we got home.  The outfit is from my aunt Gloria.  It is so adorable.  It is even cooler that it was something that one of her girls wore many years ago!

Well, today I am glad that I got a picture of her outfit before church.  She was bright eyed so I had to take the picture.  She ended up having a poop explosion during a diaper change there so she didn't come home looking like this.  

We have fun with our little girl.  She is fun to have around for the most part...when she isn't having poop explosions.