What's wrong with this picture?...

Look closely.
Can you spot the imperfection in this photograph?...







...how about now?...





...I don't know about you, but I'm pretty sure that fingerprint didn't come with the cake!



Yes, this is a picture of some friends of ours wedding cake.

And, yes, that is our little man's fingerprint on the bottom tier of this cake.

Oops!

Unfortunately, this was done before professional pics were taken of the couple and their cake.

Fortunately, the wedding couple got a good laugh out of it!

As for our little stinker -- he now knows to "ask" rather than "touch" whenever he is questioning whether something is real or not!!


Although it was rather difficult to take the three kids with us, it turned out to be a fun wedding/reception.
It was at the Pettibone Resort on the River (same place our wedding reception was held). Not much has changed with that facility in the past seven years; it is still as lovely as I remember.

We had one of the guests take a picture of our family while we were waiting in the receiving line:

This is us, today...

Sometimes, even though I don't have anything particularily interesting to write about, I know the grandparents enjoy seeing a few pictures of their grandkids.

I snapped these pictures of the kids this morning. Jackson had just gotten up; both the girls had been up for about an hour or so.





Have a great day everybody!

Milk queen has been dethroned!

After Lia was born, I decided to jump right back into my old workout routine: going to the Y about 5 days a week and doing a combination of aerobic and strength training classes. And, because I wanted to get back into shape in a hurry (I have to keep up with three kids for goodness sake), I was also regulating my nutrition intake.

The result...

A worn-out, overly-stressed, unhappy mom who is just barely able to sustain a milk supply sufficient to feed my newborn baby.


So, I was faced with a decision.
What's more important to me? --being able to fit into my old jeans again, or having a healthy baby?

Obviously, you all know what my answer to that question was...

So, as of lately, I have decreased my time at the gym, and increased both: my time at the breast-pump and my calorie-intake.
If I had to venture a guess, I'd say I'm somewhere in the ballpark of 3,000 calories a day.
My typical breakfast now includes: a 3 egg cheese and veggie omlette, bowl of cereal, FiberOne granola bar, yogurt with almonds, 12 oz. cup of coffee, and lots and lots of water. And that's just what I eat before 10:00 a.m..

Having some "freedom" with food is nice, but, not always easy. I sometimes struggle with my healthy food choices. While I, fortunately, do not share in my son's sweet-tooth desires for pastries and baked goods, I could easily finish off an entire tub of ice cream without any troubles. And, because I feel like the majority of food choices I make are the "right" ones, I will admit I do treat myself to one large bowl of ice cream almost daily.

While my days of "Pumping and dumping" may be gone for now, it is my hope to work up a large enough milk supply to fill my freezer with frozen milk bags. This gives me the reassurance I need to handle an event in which I become sick or Jason and I vacation for a short period of time. Also, it'd just be nice to no longer have to stress-out or struggle to produce just enough milk to keep Lia satisfied.
I'm not there yet, but I feel like I'm on the right path...