I am having one of those days...you know, where everything seems to bother you for no particular reason? I cried to a co-worker when I got to work...stress does funny things to you! Can't even pinpoint the one thing that is bothering me, just seems to be everything all at once! Hopefully the sun actually shining today will help turn this frown upside down. I don't like feeling this way or bringing those around me down. And even when I say I'm going to make a conscious effort to be happier and not be bogged down by these things...I let myself get bogged down. Add to that, a handful of sleepless nights...and it's a recipe for a meltdown here and there!
Our sweet little Neva has caught a bit of a cold or something, which has resulted in a few nights with very little sleep. She was doing such a great job of sleeping from 7:00pm until 5:30am, waking only for a quick snack and then back to bed until about 7:00am. Almost 12 hours of blissful sleep for that little lady. Then we went to Kansas. And a couple more teeth popped through...that's right a couple. She's working on number 7 right now. And now? Now she's back to waking up 2-3 times/night. And this mama??? Is exhausted! But I know we'll get through this phase and then she'll be back to sleeping longer periods at a time and I'll be back to worrying about whether or not she's okay!
One of the main stressors right now is milk! Who knew nursing could be so stressful!?!? I went out of town at the end of April and had to pump like a crazy person to try to keep up with her. It seems that we were heating up milk wrong at home. Cooking it too long and too hot so that it would go bad. We threw out bags and bags and more bags of milk, thinking it was going bad somehow...not realizing what was actually happening. So about 5 days worth of milk was eventually tossed. Now I could really use those bags of milk! We gave her 3 bottles of formula to help me get caught up and I hated all 3 of them. I cried about it even. Not that it's that big of a deal, but I wanted to avoid it at all costs. Instead of continuing that path, I'm trying to make more milk. I've been instructed to pump 5 times a day for 25 minutes. That's just over 2 hours of my day spent hooked up to a machine...barf. I've been told to increase my fluid intake. To increase my calories to 2700/day (not going to help with the weight loss). And so far, we haven't seen a change....but I'm hopeful that things will get better and I'll be able to keep up with Little Miss!
Who, by the way, is quite hilarious these days! She is doing this funny little noise with her nose, kind of like a bunny and it kills me every time!!! Here's a little video....sorry, don't know how to rotate it! Grrrr.
She is also doing a lot of babbling, which is fun to hear! Can't wait to hear the things that come out of this little lady's mouth! I have a feeling she's going to be quite the character! She's always making new sounds and I can't get enough of her!
She continues to army crawl to get around, which is quite comical. She is also practicing standing and will stand while holding on to the couch or anything else she can get her hands on! She wants to practice this all the time!!
She is so much fun right now!!! Just keeps getting better everyday!
Our sweet little Neva has caught a bit of a cold or something, which has resulted in a few nights with very little sleep. She was doing such a great job of sleeping from 7:00pm until 5:30am, waking only for a quick snack and then back to bed until about 7:00am. Almost 12 hours of blissful sleep for that little lady. Then we went to Kansas. And a couple more teeth popped through...that's right a couple. She's working on number 7 right now. And now? Now she's back to waking up 2-3 times/night. And this mama??? Is exhausted! But I know we'll get through this phase and then she'll be back to sleeping longer periods at a time and I'll be back to worrying about whether or not she's okay!
One of the main stressors right now is milk! Who knew nursing could be so stressful!?!? I went out of town at the end of April and had to pump like a crazy person to try to keep up with her. It seems that we were heating up milk wrong at home. Cooking it too long and too hot so that it would go bad. We threw out bags and bags and more bags of milk, thinking it was going bad somehow...not realizing what was actually happening. So about 5 days worth of milk was eventually tossed. Now I could really use those bags of milk! We gave her 3 bottles of formula to help me get caught up and I hated all 3 of them. I cried about it even. Not that it's that big of a deal, but I wanted to avoid it at all costs. Instead of continuing that path, I'm trying to make more milk. I've been instructed to pump 5 times a day for 25 minutes. That's just over 2 hours of my day spent hooked up to a machine...barf. I've been told to increase my fluid intake. To increase my calories to 2700/day (not going to help with the weight loss). And so far, we haven't seen a change....but I'm hopeful that things will get better and I'll be able to keep up with Little Miss!
Who, by the way, is quite hilarious these days! She is doing this funny little noise with her nose, kind of like a bunny and it kills me every time!!! Here's a little video....sorry, don't know how to rotate it! Grrrr.
She is also doing a lot of babbling, which is fun to hear! Can't wait to hear the things that come out of this little lady's mouth! I have a feeling she's going to be quite the character! She's always making new sounds and I can't get enough of her!
She continues to army crawl to get around, which is quite comical. She is also practicing standing and will stand while holding on to the couch or anything else she can get her hands on! She wants to practice this all the time!!
She is so much fun right now!!! Just keeps getting better everyday!
