I know I know

Yes I realize its been 2 weeks since I've blogged.

Turns out the CIO method I was thinking I was doing isn't what it really is. Anyway, it only took one night of that for my son to stop rolling over and getting stuck. If he does it he doesn't cry anymore and I'm so glad he calms down when I let him know I'm right there! I didn't like hearing him cry (what parent does) so I'm glad it only took that one night for him to realize hey I can do it on my own!

He is super smart that way, it usually takes kids multiple times to see or do something before they get the hang of things. I would say about 50% of the things Zal learns he only needs once to learn to do it. Yes I am bragging and I know I'm totally biased but he is super smart!!

To continue on my brag post (yes that is what this is now lol) he says Dadada and no no no. He can now sign Dad and mom! We haven't been puttin him in the walker or jumper as we are still trying to learn crawling. He gets into the push-up position but isn't quite there yet! I give it another month! He has weaned himself from 4+ night time feedings to now 2, sometimes 3 depending on how tired I am and how whiny he is! But I am totally ok with him not sleeping through the night yet! It will come, and as I've always done, I'll let him make that decision, which should be close!!

On monday of last week he was having symptoms of a cold, because daddy brought home one, and I looked up some essential oil remedies and found Lemon oil works for infants for colds. Hubby's family is into Doterra oils and I am now a firm believer!! I can't wait to start selling them!! So tuesday he had a full blown cold: fever, runny nose, sneezing, cough, my poor baby boy! So I started with the lemon oil (diluted of course) 4 times a day on his chest and neck and by friday it was cleared up! Saturday and Sunday he still had a small runny nose but he was back to his normal happy lil self!! Yesterday it seemed like he was all clear, but there have been construction workers messing with things outside so its super dusty which makes me wonder if the boogers he has today are allergies, or still lingering from his cold. I'm not sure but I'm still putting the oils on just in case. If I think its getting any worse I'll take him to the doctor but I'm very much a believer now in essential oils!!

I've been working out somewhat, trying to get these last 8lbs gone! Then I'll be under 200 lbs! Its been a year and 7 months since I had my surgery and its about darn time I get back on track with my workouts! I've been doing "Dance Central" on the xBox, and even though my hubby doesn't think that is a workout, I think it is! I'm sucking in my abs and I try to over exaggerate the moves so that I am working up a sweat! I think had I been able to take dance class when I was younger I would have been a dancer, I love doin it! Its so fun!

I told hubby this year for my birthday I want to go dancing so hopefully we will be able to!! We are going back home for the holidays which I'm super excited about!! Last year sucked monkey butts because we had to stay here for the holidays and we vowed to never do that again, even though it was a nice lil thanksgiving and Christmas we had, it would have been even better with family around!!

Should only be a couple more months till we are back in EP for good and I'm super stoked about that! Did I use that word right?! lol, I'm not sure!
ANyway I need to get a little nap in before Zal wakes up! Toodles