May was great!

Alright, so it's time for another blog post! I'm not getting lazy, just busy as of late! The eating clean is still going well. I've dropped 8 lbs so far which is unfortunately just a dent in the 25 (yes, I said it) I gained after HAVING the baby. No one tells you that you are going to gain weight after the baby. Because for most people it doesn't happen. I can't help feeling like I deserve it for not gaining any pregnancy weight. I even breastfed and still didn't lose weight. But then again I had the appetite of a large buffalo (and now sadly look like one...lol)

But hopefully this eating clean thing will help! I am trying to limit dairy and meat until my birthday to see if that helps too.

So this past month we had a wonderful time! May was indeed a good month!

We took a few cute family pictures. I am trying not to repost our facebook ones!

We were all smiling in this one but Melody's red eyes are scary!! lol

I thought I'd share a unique idea for the brave...if you want some decoration books, use old journals! I think they are cute and I journaled through 4 books my senior year of high school. Just make sure you don't make it a public statement as I am doing so that other sneak a peek at your journals!! lol I need to get back in to it...I did so well back then!

I've had this mirror since Mel was 3 months but she is just starting to really enjoy it. Ah, the days when you really had no clue who was staring back at you ;)

Another favorite toy for her is her baby piano (crossing my fingers!!). It's always good to have some toys available for tummy time since she isn't a huge fan :( Hopefully SOME DAY she will crawl. But I am not that sad that she isn't...I can set her in one place and she usually stays within a couple inches of that spot :) Happiness..

We did the deal on krazy coupon lady for the dining out coupons. This one was to Donnie Mac's trailer park cuisine!! Haha. I only wish we could have sat in the car. The food was decent, nothing to be completely blown away by. I got a black bean burger with all the fixings.

this is us in our booth (that rolled). For a more romantic dinner, I like to sit side by side and cuddle :)

Jelly bean upon waking. We've fought the swaddle battle now for a while and now we've won. She will be swaddled and sleep longer for naps! Hooray for 3 1.5-2 hour naps a day AND sleeping 11 hours a night. Life is good! :)

Trying to get her to practice picking up crackers and feeding herself. I tried whole wheat but since she can't do it anyway these will work for now! :) Plus I have yet to master a melt-in-your-mouth cracker suitable for babies...Looking for recipes...

We got our high chair from a consignment store here in Meridian. Love shopping consignment!! The only way to go!

Last but not least a picture of the Sugarland concert. I loved it and now have been trying to play some country on the guitar. The problem is that I don't have a country style voice so it sounds a bit different. Oh well :)

Have a wonderful week!