Last night, Noah was fussy in the evening. He couldn’t seem to decide whether or not he wanted to nurse. During one of his “not nursing” moments, he snuggled with me on the couch. The whole family watched some extremely silly and not at all scary “family” halloween movie together.

I don’t know which of us noticed it first, but Noah and I kicked back on the couch in exactly the same position, which Jill caught on camera.

Ugh.

I still think the picture is funny, but I’m also embarassed by it.

We’d weighed Noah in the morning, and I’m up about 5 lbs from a few weeks ago, and up 18 from pre-pregnancy. (He’s up to 22 lbs, but according to the baby growth charts, his height & weight are within a few percentile points of one another. Unlike mommy.)

Observations:

• When I was reporting here on what I was eating, I ate better and was losing a little less than a pound per week;
• When I eat multiple servings of fruit & veggies most days, I lose weight;
• When we have egg sandwiches for dinner or other super-easy-super-fast food because there’s been no planning involved, I gain weight; and
• Running upstairs or downstairs with Noah to get something that I left the other place is not enough cardio, but carrying my own personal 22 lb klingon does count as strength training.

PLLP, 10/23: Fruit - 1 organic gala apple, Veg - 2/3 cup raw carrots with lunch, +1 cup carrots, parsnips, mushrooms, and potatos (cooked with a 2-more-meals-worth pot roast in my bran-new 5.5 quart crockpot) with dinner. Treats - 3 mini candy bars, 1/2 cup chocolate pudding cup. Exercise - none.