A Fly on the Wall.....

Literally. There's a fly on the wall and it's driving Hudson CRAZY!! He gets so mad and grunts at them, yells "bah" or "mah" at them, like most things right now, and tries his best to get to them, only to have them fly away out of sight. It's quite entertaining, actually. He'll go on for.ever. with it and I just sit and laugh.

We had one get in the house earlier today.

 Step 1: Notices fly on the dog bowl. Grunts and yells at it.

 Step 2: Fly leaves and Hudson follows after it.

 Step 3: Pushes bowl out of way to get to fly that is now on wall.

Step 4: Tries to catch fly. Fail.

Step 5: Pushes bowl back to its original spot. 

And he had no help with any of this, BTW. He cracks me up every day!! The days are NEVER boring around here.

Is anybody else about to FREAK OUT over this Grey's finale like I am?!?!?!? If you haven't watched the first 6 minutes they're teasing us with, go here. I was crying about 3 minutes in...that's how emotional this will be. I'm going back and forth between 2 people I think will be the one to die and I don't want anyone to!! 6.5 more hours!! I am on pins and needles waiting for this thing. And I swear if they leave us waiting and wondering until Fall I'm going to go crazy. I keep having to remind myself it's JUST a TV show! HA!

This weekend is my BIL's wedding! We're so excited for Adam & Kerrie and cannot wait to celebrate their new marriage!! I'll be MIA for a few days but hope to have some pics up from the big wedding weekend Sunday or Monday.(OK, probably more like Monday or Tuesday) ;)

Y'all have a fantastic weekend!!!

This May Not Get Me Mother of the Year.....

Let me preface this post by saying that Hudson is only allowed to touch the things in this post when we are with him and watching him VERY closely!!

He has come to be obsessed with the cleaning supplies under the sink. Now, before you report me for being an irresponsible parent, I realize we should lock the cabinets (the one under the sink with the cleaning supplies especially) but since we're renting, I don't want to drill holes in their cabinets. I wouldn't appreciate someone doing that to mine! SO, we just keep a close eye on him anytime he's in the kitchen (which is only when we're in there with him). He has never tried to drink, eat or lick something so that's good. He loves looking through the pots and pans, cutting boards, and the cleaning supplies. Here's the routine: go to cabinet under sink, rifle through supplies, mixing them up, throwing some on the floor, put them all back in (seriously, he puts them back!), WITH the exception of his 2 favorites....the Glade air freshener and the Pledge Multi-Surface. They're the identical style spray cans(which are in the locked position and luckily, he hasn't figured out they can unlock yet) and he's obsessed with them. Maybe it's the clanking sound they make or the fact that they're the perfect size for his little hands to get around, I have no idea. He takes them out and drags them all over the kitchen, to various cabinets, trying to get them to fit somewhere else, to the coffee and end tables in the living room, brings them to me for a minute, then, when he's satisfied with the job he's done, BACK to the cabinet under the sink they go! Strange? I think so too. All he's basically doing is toting them to different places, standing them side-by-side, and showing them off. He's really into stacking things lately(i.e. the Armor-all and Lysol wipes) and has tried this with those 2 and it just doesn't work. :) He's into building things and putting things together and I think he may be an architect one day.

I'm sure as he gets older he might get more curious about these things and we'll have to move them up higher, or lock the cabinet. I honestly don't think locks would do us any good anyway. He's extremely smart and can figure most things out. I realize that sounds like an annoying, snobby, bragging mom thing to say, but it's true. We'll probably end up moving them to the pantry down the road, but for now he does fine with them and we make sure he doesn't do anything he shouldn't do with them. You better believe the first time I EVER see him trying to lick or drink or eat or whatever any of it, they'll be put where he'll never get them again. I just try to let Hudson explore and discover as much as possible, but I make sure I'm always with him when he is. If it ever became dangerous, it'd be stopped. Every day, I'm constantly telling him that these things are not for our mouths, and I'll continue to say that every day.

Here are a few pictures of him in action earlier today. Evidently he had a need for the Windex, too.

 Trying to figure out how to best fit them in the pots and pans.

 Maybe this is better....

And, back to plan A.

Maybe he'll learn to use them in a few years and handle the cleaning around here. ;-)

Weight-Loss Update!

If you can't remember what I looked like before, go here. Those before pictures were from last August, but I was still at that weight when I started my weight-loss journey.

I'm down 33 pounds!!!! (if I get brave enough, I'll tell you where I started and where I end when I'm done!)
I'm in a size 6, with some of the 6s fitting a little loose!! AMEN! I'm about 7 pounds from where I ultimately want to be(mostly in the belly), but I am SO happy with where I am! It's amazing to think I've lost THIRTY-THREE pounds and I look at pictures of myself from last year(although I try not to too much) and don't even recognize that person. I can, however, look at that person and see how unhappy she was, and remember how low her confidence was. To be able to put on a pair of shorts and a tank top and actually feel GOOD about it is what this was all about. I needed my self-esteem back and I am so glad I found it again!

Oh, and those old size 4 jeans that I've had hanging in my closet to keep me motivated?? They fit. No lie. They're still a little tight and not comfortable enough to wear yet, but I can get them on, zipped, and buttoned!!! The goal is to have them fitting comfortably, though. I'm hoping in no time, they will be!

I hope y'all are having a fantastic week!! Friday is almost upon us!! :)

Catch-Up Wednesday!

Let's see, over the last week....we had a little snuggle time with Mommy. :)

A little riding time with Bryant.....typical.

We(okay, I) made a cheese ball for a baby shower. (and had to make a small log to do some "quality control" beforehand) I didn't get any pictures from the shower on my phone...and all I got on my camera was of the food/decor. :(

I realized that this, other than Hudson & Joseph of course, is the first thing I think about when I wake up! I think I've become an adult! HA!(which I guess had to happen eventually and since I'll be 28 in a month, now's as good a time as any!)

Made a tasty little pasta bake for dinner last night. Seriously, it's just spaghetti (with penne noodles) with some mozzarella and parmesan cheese mixed in and baked for about 20 minutes. It's so yummy all baked together!!

We decided we didn't need to put our toys in our toy box....the magazine/log/whatever rack works just fine.

We had some quality time with our favorite brother this a.m.

Thank goodness for camera phones! :)

Real exciting stuff here, people, I know!! ;-) Anyway, I know my posts have been scarce lately and that will probably continue for a bit. We've got Mother's Day this weekend, my BIL's wedding next weekend, my friend's baby will come into the world the next weekend, then my birthday (which I'm not planning anything for but just sayin'), another wedding & Father's Day in the same weekend, then possibly going to the beach, then my HS reunion, then.....ah, I think that's it....as far as I know! :) SOOOOOOO, if I'm not around much the next couple months, that's why. I'll do my best.

Happy Hump Day!!

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