in addition to life in baby-land...

we have been able to secure some babysitters (actual paid ones and parents, too!) to get out and about occasionally. :) we also have some GREAT friends that are willing to come chill with us at the house after link goes to sleep (he is quite the sleeper, even slept through dance party with several of our friends last friday night around midnight - ha, i'm serious!).

we even hosted a valentine's day dinner at our house with our friends (mary, whit, sarah and steve!) on the big day. jay did a great job on the steaks, and the chocolate-dipped strawberries were DELISH! the boys even posed for pictures with mckenzie and my mom's pups (who we were keeping while they were out of town) - i picked the LEAST incriminating picture i could, they were acting REALLY dorky. haha...

it's rare for me to really "fix up" the table, so i had to post. :)

seriously. that is my sweet baby's door behind them. he is so innocently sleeping in there and look at these dorks! haha...

this week we even made the mavs vs lakers game and watched the mighty mavericks stomp down the dreaded lakers! way to go, guys!!!

as far as working out and losing baby weight, things are progressing - slowly but surely. each week i lose 1-3 more pounds, inching ever-so-close to my pre-preg weight. basically i am just eating healthy and working out (a lot! every single day, 1-2 hours. whew!! thankfully link likes the daycare area). it really took a while to get this party started. for some reason, during the first month (i started really trying in january, when i could return to the gym) i ate healthy and worked out, but didn't lose any weight. not sure if it was the fact that i was gaining back muscle or what, but whatever the case, it's finally starting to work! woo-hoo! it feels SO GOOD to be able to wear some of my old clothes again. (pats self on back) man, it's TOUGH to lose baby weight. i always heard that, but it really is difficult - they are well worth it, of course, but it is so hard.

WOW, this is a scattered post. i just never want to turn my blog into a kids-only deal, so i guess this is what you get. haha!!