I really did only blog once last week and I can honestly say it’s because I’ve got a crawler on my hands. I’m going to have to figure out how to blog first and then rest when Hudson goes to bed every night.

So what have we been doing? Other than watching this?

1. I’m happy to report that I finished three books (from my 2010 reading list of thirteen books) in January! I have completed Firefly Lane, Something Borrowed, and Something Blue. And I loved all of them. I absolutely recommend Firefly Lane to all of you and the Something Borrowed and Something Blue series was such a great, real, easy read.

2. As I mentioned, Hudson is a crawling machine. He’s also pulling up on everything, which has made being a SAHM a real adventure. He loves standing in his crib, but his new thing is to grab onto the paintings above his crib and bang them into the wall. They’re boards, people. One day I went in to check on him during his nap, and he was sitting up in his crib, holding one of those boards and chewing on it! He got the thing off the wall and into the bed with him. Those boards are no longer on the wall right now and won’t be going back up any time soon where he can reach them!

3. Todd is going to be traveling a lot in the next few weeks, so Hudson and I are hopping on a plane to go to Dallas to visit my parents and lots of friends. We get to watch the Super Bowl there with my family and friends from Louisiana who know how to make real cajun food!

4. Damages started last week and it was so good! If you’re not watching this show, you need to.

5. I was impressed with almost all of the performances on the Grammy Awards last night. The Taylor Swift/Stevie Nicks duet was a mess, but all of the others were pretty amazing.

6. My girl, Carrie Underwood, is performing the national anthem at the Super Bowl, and we can just add that to the list of reasons why this is the best Super Bowl ever. The reasons are…. 1) Carrie Underwood performing the national anthem, 2) The Saints and the Colts are playing– teams from two states that I’ve lived in (although I’ll be cheering for the Saints!), 3) the yummy food we’ll have at our Super Bowl party (red beans and rice, gumbo, king cake), 4) the first Super Bowl appearance for the Saints– ever! How can you not cheer for them?

7. These guys love each other. Boudreaux is such a patient dog and lets Hudson climb all over him. Then when he’s had enough, he just gets up and moves to a different part of the room. It’s so sweet.

See this little guy? Look at him just lying there, sleeping. He’d cry quite a bit. He didn’t respond much to us. I wished so badly that he would give us some little sign that he knew we were there. About a month later, he smiled.

Then we started wanting him to laugh and roll over. He did that, too.

When he started rolling over, he started sleeping on his tummy, so that gave us a lot of cause for concern. We wanted him to sit up, so he could do better at restaurants and be part of the family meals. And he did.

Ever since he started sitting up, we’ve been just waiting for the day that he’d crawl. We couldn’t wait for him to crawl. Guess what? A week ago, at 7 1/2 months old, he started crawling. Hands and knees crawling. And guess what? He’s into everything! Everyone warned us not to wish for this day, and they were right.

Dog bowls, books, shelves, chewing on rugs, immediately reaching for the electrical sockets and cords, and pulling up on everything. There have been a few collisions and a lot of tears. But he’s proud of himself, and I’m proud for him!

Changing his diaper is nothing short of difficult. And you better hope he only tinkled because the chances of having a giant mess because he’s wiggling and squirming and crawling and nearly diving off the changing table is pretty great.

It’s true that I didn’t appreciate the days with a baby who rarely did anything at all other than sleep and cry. I wouldn’t go back to those days, but I’m starting to think that the key to my weight loss is going to be chasing around this little crawling boy!

Some of you noticed yesterday, but I wanted to make an announcement today that Blue-Eyed Bride has a new header! The amazingly talented Ashley Brooke Designs created a brand new header for me and I’m so excited! I wanted a combination of the former header, but with a little more artwork to showcase some of the most important parts of my life.

I think she hit the nail on the head!

the former header (also designed by Ashley Brooke Designs)…

…and the new header

I am a huge fan of Ashley Brooke’s work, and I’m so excited to announce that she is the first official sponsor of Blue-Eyed Bride! You’ll notice her logo in the right sidebar on the home page, and if you click on the “Sponsors” tab on the menu bar, you’ll see all of the work that Ashley Brooke Designs has created for my family, showers that I’ve hosted, and for my personal use.

I’m so proud to call her a friend!

Head over to Ashley Brooke Designs to see her Valentines That Give and make your purchase. All of the proceeds go toward relief in Haiti. Tomorrow, January 22, is the last day to place your order. You can email Ashley Brooke at info@ashleybrookedesigns.com to place an order.

I am on board the fit train and I’m not planning on getting off any time soon. Because it’s working!

I’ve had a great week and I lost 4 pounds from last Wednesday to today. I’ve been counting points and haven’t gone over my points yet. I’m saving up my flex points for the weekend, so I can enjoy myself when the opportunity presents itself.

I’ve also been going to the gym on a regular basis. I have gone four times each week for the past two weeks. I started going to Body Pump classes and I love it. It’s a huge challenge and completely wears me out, but I’m enjoying it. It’s obvious the I’m getting stronger already. My clothes are already fitting better and I am very encouraged.

When I geti n my groove with counting points, I get so into it! I love the challenge and find it so much easier to resist something bad when I’ve spent four days being good and avoiding bad things. Why throw all of that away on a cupcake?

I want to share my meals with you and hopefully give you all some ideas of what you can eat and cook at home.

For breakfast, I’ve been eating one of three things:

1) Weight Watchers 2 point bagel with I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter spray and all fruit strawberry preserves (3 points)

2) an Egg Beaters egg white omelet with one triangle of sliced Laughing Cow Swiss cheese (3 points)

3) Special K protein cereal with skim milk (4 points)

The omelet is my favorite breakfast option because it contains so much protein and really keeps me full until lunch.

For lunch, I eat a Lean Cuisine or Smart Ones. I really do enjoy these.

For dinner, I’ve been cooking. One of the hardest things about sticking to Weight Watchers is keeping your husband’s tummy satisfied. This is where the Cooking Light: Fresh Food Fast cookbook comes in. These are our choices for supper this week and they’re all linked to the recipe on myrecipes.com. I figured up the points per serving using my points calculator. Cooking Light provides all the nutritional information, so it’s easy to keep track of what you’re eating. If you substitute ingredients, be sure to account for that when calculating your Points.

Black Bean and Corn-Topped Potatoes 5 Points (so delicious! We ate these on Saturday and Sunday and Todd absolutely loved them!)

Portobello and Black Bean Quesadillas 5 Points (again, completely delicious and completely satisfying! Dipped in salsa, these were even better.)

Grilled BBQ Chicken Sandwiches with Spicy Avocado Spread 7 Points (I made this last night and plan on making them again tonight. I only make enough chicken for one night’s worth. But they took 5 minutes to prepare and they were so yummy!)

Creamy Garlic Shrimp and Pasta 7 Points (On the menu for Thursday night and I can’t wait. I’m such a sucker for pasta.)

Grilled Chicken with Rustic Mustard Cream 6 Points (We’ll make this on Friday night or Saturday night, depending on when we might leave room to go out to dinner.)

The only meals that really need a side dish are the grilled chicken and the BBQ chicken sandwich. I used Baked Lays for the sandwich and steamed broccoli for the grilled chicken. The chips were 2 points and the broccoli was 0 points.

I planned out all the meals on Saturday afternoon and we went grocery shopping on Sunday for everything. It has been so nice to have everything in the house and not have to run out to pick up any last minute items.

So now I’m losing weight and making myself more domesticated! It’s a win/win!

How did you do this week?