Almost 8 Months!!!

Our little tiger is going to be 8 months in just a few days! I can't believe it!! 

So far we've had three ear infections, two eye infections, a few bumps on the head, one fall off the couch, two teeth popping in and more diaper rashes then we care to count. It's been a busy month and a half! :o) 

She still isn't sleeping through the night so sleep is rare and amazing when gotten in more then two hour splits.  Every other mom I talk to tells me how great it is that their baby is sleeping for 7, 8 and sometimes 9 hours a night. Ummm, ya, I don't talk to those moms anymore. I would really like to pull their hair out.  

We are almost strictly formula and solids now so maybe that will help her sleep longer.  Since I've been dieting down for competition my milk supply has dwindled down to only a few ounces a day.  I was really hoping to breast feed for a year so hopefully after my next competition in a few weeks I'll be able to put on a few pounds and increase my milk supply until at least August which is when my next competition is. We'll see. 

 

Speaking of competitions, my first competition was this past Saturday, the Fitness America Pageant, Orange County. It was a blast! I weighed in at 121 pounds with an 8.8% body fat and competed in both the Bikini America division and the Fitness Modeling division.  I didn't place as high as I wanted to but I was very happy with my performance! There are a few things that I'm going to change for next time but not too many just yet. I really need to see the side to side comparisons before I really know what needs to be done. 

Todd and Taylor went with me and Todd put more points on his daddy of the year card! We were away from home for over 12 hours that day and he did amazing with her!  The music was way too loud in the theater so he had to take her out and then peek in or bring her in really quick while I was on stage. At one point he came down close to the stage and I looked over and blew kisses and waved and the crowd all turned and looked at my adorable little family and loved it!! Unfortunately, we didn't get any family pictures.  It was such a hectic day!  Here is the two shots that we captured of Taylor and I after the competition out at BJ's for a rewarding dinner of pizza! Mmmmm!! 

My next competition is on Muscle Beach in Venice on May 25.  I'm so excited. It's going to be outdoors on the beach and open free to the public. Since it's so close I should have some fans that will be able to make it.  I'll only be competing in the bikini round so it should be a pretty relaxing fun day! 

One other piece of pretty big news is that I'm going to be opening up my own day care in the next couple of months.  Sooner rather then later hopefully.  I have mandatory orientation tomorrow and then from there Todd and I have to go through background checks and fingerprinting.  After that we are going to baby proof the entire house and then we should be ready for inspections.  After that hopefully we'll have our license and I'll start advertising!!! It's going to be night time care focusing on parents in the service industry like Todd and I. I am really looking forward to this transition!! 

 

As far as milestones go we are working on them! Taylor is still trying to crawl but only manages to get her booty in the air and work her way backwards for a bit until she gets frustrated and

 starts hollering! Ha! She is all about lifting herself up to stand though! She loves to stand up and is so in

credibly strong!! It's amazing! I'm sure it's because of her little tree trunk thighs! So cute! I've decided to start charging people when they want to pinch, grab and nibble on my chunky monkey.  I think a dollar a squeeze should  be about right! 

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