7 for Monday

1. I went to the gym yesterday to go to a step class. Let's just say that it wasn't pretty. I am more out of shape than ever before and pretty much watched the clock the whole time praying I'd make it through. I woke up this morning with sore ankles and arms (?) but I'm not deterred. I will be back!

2. Josie has been fighting this cold/eye tooth/toddler hormones head thing for over a week now and ohmygoodness it's been interesting. Sometimes we take two naps a day, sometimes we just go from one meltdown to another, and sometimes she's the happiest little girl (with the snottiest face ever). The good thing that has come from this is that she has finally learned how to blow her nose into a tissue when I hold it up for her. That's big as you fellow moms know.

3. I have a list of things to do that is overwhelming me right now. Like I can't even name everything that I want/need to do. My motivation is going strong while the girls are up and busy (when I can't do anything that isn't completely wrapped around htem) and then the minute I have time to do something, I get stressed out about what I should do first and end up doing nothing. Real productive.

4. Audrey has been on her formula/breast milk combo for a week now and she has visibly plumped up. It's cute to see those big cheeks but the reality that she is growing up so fast just kicked in. Agh formula how fast you make these babies grow, even if it is just out instead of up!

5. Hubby has been working on taxes this weekend and let me tell you, the amount we are paying in taxes is insane. Those that say that small businesses are the heart of America don't see this side, apparently. I'm surprised that as many small businesses stay in business because only getting to keep 60% of what you make makes just living tough. Thank God we are doing okay, but man, sometimes it seems like one wrong move and we'll be on the street. There isn't much room for error when you pay so much to the government.

6. On a lighter note, Josie is running around riding her"horse." Wish she'd use that "horse" to sweep the floors like it's intended!

7. I am obviously distracted. I think I corrected at least 10 typos in this short post opposed to the usual one or two. Sorry if I missed more than that!


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Spring bucket list

I got this idea from another blog and decided to do it myself as well. What is on your Spring Bucket List?

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Five thing Friday

 I can hear Josie moving around in her room so I better hurry up and get this done!

1. Since the chiropractor appointment, Audrey is doing great. Her smiles are back, she's able to play independently on the floor without freaking out, she's eating better, she's sleeping a lot better. Great.

2. I have the girls napping in the same room (insert shocked expression) and sleeping all night in the same room. THIS IS BIG. I was so worried that Audrey would wake Josie up in the mornings because she usually gets up at 6:00 while Josie sleeps until 7:30 most days. Thankfully, it's been no big deal to go get Audrey quickly and quietly and Josie sleeps right through it. I'm so thankful for this smooth transition. Our room will have more space soon when we don't need that bassinet in there!

3. The weather is slowly inching its way up to warm enough for us to enjoy it. I am watching the temps so carefully in hopes that we can go outside even for a walk. I have big plans this summer to turn our fenced in backyard into a kid's play land on a budget. That on a budget part makes it more of a dream than a reality, but hopefully some of my plans will work out.

4. I finally painted my toenails to a nice shade of reddish pink for Spring (no toenail pictures need make an appearance on the blog, so you'll just have to use your imagination). I have to say, looking down at my nails and seeing a fun color really does wonders for my attitude toward this loooong winter.

5. We went out to eat last night for my SIL's birthday and Josie decided that her grandpa was her verybestfriend. It was hilarious. She sat with him while they enjoyed their chips and salsa, walked around with him and looked at anything and everything, and then had a melt down when they had to part ways to go home. The girl's got him wrapped around her finger. He sent this picture to me last night. She's a keeper, right?

I'm not sure where her smile went here, because she was pretty happy the whole evening due to the attention she got from grandpa.

Happy Friday! Our weekend is busy and its not super fun stuff, but I'm excited for it nonetheless.

Decisions, decisions

Easter weekend was tough. Audrey was tough. She spent 90% of it screaming and I spent 90% of the weekend struggling to understand what the problem was. 

After all of your suggestions and reassuring words from this post, I tried a bunch of things this weekend to try to help my supply. I tried feeding her every hour, taking the mama's milk tea (disgusting, by the way), pumping afterwards and in between feedings, giving her plenty of time to get every last bit, etc. Some of them worked but not for long. I had two good days with a great amount that filled her up, and then it dropped off again. Let me tell you, holding my screaming baby at 3:00 in the morning knowing that she's hungry and that I don't have enough to feed her rips a mama's heart out.

For whatever reason, my supply is just not holding on. I hate admitting it because that feeling of failing is right at the surface. I know that it doesn't mean anything and that I'm still her mom and good enough for her, but it's there. 

My options are to stop altogether or to do a juggling act between breast feeding and formula. It's less than ideal, but I'm willing to do it. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't hoping that my supply would come back in the meantime. I do realize that the chances of this are slim to none if I'm supplementing, but the thought is still there.

For now, I am feeding her until she won't try anymore and then giving her a couple of ounces of formula. We'll see how it goes.

That was how the weekend was with Audrey. Josie, on the other hand, had a great time. She went with the flow the whole time and was constantly providing a laugh. With the exception of church on Sunday (right at nap time), she was great. 

Most of the pictures I took were random phone pictures, but they still show a glimpse of the weekend.

Jo loves to wake up and play immediately when at Grammy and Papa's, so she spends most of the morning in her PJ's.

We went outside on Saturday afternoon but didn't have Audrey's snowsuit. It was sunny and nice (ABOVE 40 degrees) so we wrapped her up in blankets and Josie's sweatshirt. She was so cozy warm that she fell asleep with the sun shining on her sweet face.

Right before church, she was THIS tired.

We sat in the front row since my mom and sister were part of the praise team, and during Josie's meltdown, she decided the only person she wanted to be near was auntie Lara. That lasted for a couple of minutes, and then we all headed to the nursery....

...where she was happy  as can be since she got to play instead of sit in the uncomfortable pew.

It was an exhausting weekend. For everybody.

 Here's to a better week!

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