the dragon project: dangit my back, memory, etc

my lower back has been killing me lately. it can be a combination of carrying chubby cheeks, lugging my hospital-grade pump to/from work, spin class, bad posture and lack of ab muscles! i gave maki a bath last night (i've only given him a bath a handful of times - it's mik's QT with the baby) and my back almost gave out on me hovering over the tub.

the other day at work, i apparently took someone else's notebook while i was in the bathroom. she saw me and was like "i put your notebook on your desk. i think you picked mine up." i didn't even realize it. all our notebooks look the same and i must have taken the wrong one on the bathroom sink. not only did i not recall where i placed my notebook, i didn't remember even being in the bathroom at all! talk about mommy brain. eeeeeek.

after 4 months, my hair loss finally slowed down... still a tiny bit more than pre-pregnancy but definitely getting much better. maybe i won't go bald after all. thank goodness!

my linea negra is still noticeable. hope it goes away soon along with the unpleasant pooch! we're going to maui in 5 weeks... the pooch may be coming along. :(

we've been facetiming with mik and his fam every night before maki goes to bed. the beauty of iphone. mik didn't want to miss our bedtime routine. he reads (or recites since he memorized it) dr. seuss "oh the places you'll go" then we both recite "goodnight moon" while i massage his chubby legs and arms and maki plays with a book... or tries to eat it. maki loves books. i usually read about 5 books in the morning after i nurse him. nanny reads to him during the day. papa reads to him at night. hope he grows up loving to read.

we are starting him on all the yummy fruits starting on sunday when mik comes back. we're going to try pears first. woohoo!

here are some recent pics of baby love: