Weighing In

Well, how much do you think Joseph gained in a week? I put a poll on the side so you can vote. And I'll post the answer at the end of this week. Here's some clues:

His face has noticeably filled out some.


He's even got a little double chin now.


And yes, there's a little roll on his thighs now!

So this past week I've had a lot of fun "hanging out" with Joseph.

We went on our first walk outside. I dressed him warmly and put on his big hat that covers his ears and strapped him into our Snugli carrier. He looked so cute! This was the best picture I could get of him by holding the camera out in front of us since John was at work.

He really seemed to enjoy the walk though. He stayed awake and quiet for the whole time. (It was only around the block.) It was really windy though and I had to cover his face for the last half of it when we were walking into the wind.

On Sunday he looked so handsome in this little outfit of black pants, white shirt, vest and tie. He was really adorable. After church we visited with my brother and sister-in-law for dinner and had a little FHE lesson together. We decided to make it a tradition to get together on the first Sunday of each month. Next month will be at our house and we'll just keep alternating.

I've really been trying to make some new friends since our move and am excited about how it's going. Our next door neighbors moved in the day before we did and they are around our age. They have two boys, about 2 and 1 years old. There's a lady in Relief Society that I've become friends with who also recently moved in. The three of us girls are going to go walking on Tuesday morning and hope to make it a regular event. I also met another girl my age on Sunday who I really like. She asked if I was going to the quilting activity that week and I said, "um, no. I don't quilt." She said, "neither do I, but I want to get out and make some new friends. I signed up to play basketball too, even though I don't even know how to play!" And then I told her something that surprised John who was standing behind me. "I've been thinking of playing basketball too... maybe I'll sign up too and we can run back and forth on the court together!" I really think it is bizarre that I am even considering playing basketball... totally a step outside my comfort zone! But I really had been thinking about it recently and decided when I talked with this girl that I'm just gonna do it! John is shocked and said me signing up to play basketball is just about the equivalent of him joining a cross stitch club! Anyway... I'm looking forward to doing some more ACTIVEities! (I know, that's not how you spell that.) So while Joseph works on gaining weight, I'll be working on losing weight!