And not only is he crawling, he also is taking steps when we hold his hands. I posted a few weeks ago how he was pulling up on his toy. He can pull himself to standing when holding our hands without any help. I was at home by myself, so this video is a little funny. But, you can see him taking steps!
He is growing so fast! He seems to be getting thinner and longer, although you might not think so seeing the rolls in the videos! He has been talking a lot lately. He talks in a really high pitched voice that makes me laugh. I look forward to the day when I have conversations with him :)
Diet update: So, last night was a tough night. I was so tired of all our food options, even the smells were nauseating to me. We decided to move to the add vegetables today instead of tomorrow. When we woke up this morning we both just felt terrible. When we got on the scale, I had lost only 1 more lb and Josh had only lost about 1 too. So frustrating when you feel bad. I tried a pumpkin oat bran muffin recipe for breakfast, and they were disgusting. Josh did have some turkey bacon and it tasted good. (if you knew how much Josh loved bacon you would know how big of a deal that is). I asked him what he wanted for dinner and he said Mexican food. ( which was kinda meant as a joke) But, I could not get the Mexican food out of my mind. I was to the point with the protein only part where I just didn't want to eat at all, so I am still happy about adding vegetables. Josh and I have talked and this is what we have decided to do. Yes, we are having Mexican food for dinner, but we are going to limit our portions. Then we will be back to protein and vegetables tomorrow. I am giving up Dr. Pepper until next weekend when we have some plans. And Josh is giving up going to McDonalds for breakfast. We are going to do the best we can, but if we have to add something small, we will. I don't feel like we have failed. I have lost 7.5 lbs and Josh lost almost 10. We are going to try to slowly change out eating style. And I think that will help most in the long run. For example, Josh put a little half & half in his coffee this morning. It made it taste so much better. He still used Splenda instead of sugar. I think in the long run this is what you should do anyway, change hour eating habits. I went to the store this morning to buy vegetables. And no, I did not buy any chips although that is really all I want right now. Josh and I just love food and eating so much!! I really am impressed we made it this far. We want to be healthy for Gus and each other. I will let you know how it is all going every few days.
In summary, the Dukan diet does work. If you can stick with it, you can lose weight. This diet is expensive. I don't know when we spent this much on food. So, if you are going to do it research your options to find good deals or buy meat when it is on sale and stock up before you start. Here is a website if you want to learn more: Dukan Diet
I am behind on talking about the 31 day challenge! Last week the challenge was to find an area in your house that is cluttered and clean and organize it. I thought about this a lot, and decided I really needed to work on our closet. I have trying to get rid of clothes that I never wear or that I doubt I will be able to wear again. Some of the clothes I think I got in high school ( we won't say when that was ;)). This is not a task that will be really quick, but I plan on working on it today!!
This week's challenge was to make family time. We really already have a ton of family time so I didn't feel like I needed to make an extra effort in this area. Luckily we don't have a lot of activities outside of work, so we spend the rest of our time together. Josh was able to come home for a few hours yesterday afternoon, and he and I talked and played a few games. I love spending time with him. We will always make it a priority!
