Today was a good day and I needed one of those.
It has been a week since we went cold turkey on big boy underwear for Gabe. Intense. He showed interest and once we started we felt there was no going back. Today he didn't have an accident \o/.
Sometimes I have to leave Noah to cry, when I've tended to all his needs and Gabe needs my help with the potty. It's stressful, to listen to your baby cry. The good thing is, he's starting to naturally fall into a rhythm of eat, activity, sleep, so at least he's gaining consistency and I can plan gabe and I's day around that.
Noah is a homebody. Gabe is not. I guess, in a way, it's a blessing because of the potty training, but it's been a rough transition. Noah's feedings are a production and he spits up everywhere and usually needs a wardrobe change while we're out and yadda yadda yadda...
The best time is the time gabe and I spend outdoors while Noah takes his lengthy morning nap. Our monitor reaches all the way down to the creek, so i can at least get gabe out for a little bit. He misses the playground. Soon buddy. Soon.
And sleep. I need it. I need to get my ass to bed right now. I'm annoyed with landon. I know he does his best, but he's married to his work first and foremost. That will never change and .... I just feel extra needy right now.
This whole transition thing is a lot more stressful than I anticipated.
2. Jessica brought us lunch today. Gabe was so happy to see Rocco and kept hugging him when he left. <3
3. Landon is trying to make big changes at work and he just woke up this morning feeling so pumped about it. I'm grateful he sounds so happy.
4. Dark chocolate. I love it so much. <3 <3 <3
5. Already observing how this year is going to bring SO MANY CHANGES.
Which is probably why my period still hasn't shown up. >_<
We finally weaned Gabe off all bottles!!! We probably could have done this a while ago, but it wasn't until last week, when I was caring for him all day and then giving him his usual bottle before bed time (daddy does bed times) that I realized "he's really too old for this." Today is only Day 2, but after minimal fussing, he's relaxing and letting me sing him to sleep. He transitions so well. I'm happy to be done with bottles for a while!
That being said, he still looks like a baby and people always think he's a baby because of his baby face. We had fun at story time today. Yeah, I've booked my kid 4 times a week for things (young explorers, library/craft time, music class, library story time), but he loves meeting other kids and enjoys himself. I'm finding a bunch of great toddler activities on pinterest I want to try when it warms up.
Wasted enough time on here...Time to wind down so I can have a productive day tomorrow.
Gabe's sleeping in the car right now. His sleep has been such crap lately, that I'm just hanging here until he wakes up.
We seemed to be almost a month deep in sleep regression, but last night he slept through so hopefully the worst is over.
My weight is normalizing after a week-2 week mini-freak out binge. I know it's wrong, but I still respond to stress with eating sometimes. I need more balance...like meditation/sewing/reading as a way to unwind when I can't exercise as much as I want to. I love being active in summer. I miss the daylight so much.
Gabe's set up for a speech eval. I don't think he'll need therapy just yet, but he only has one word so I figure it's at least worth checking up on. I'm not as freaked out as I was before...just frustrated bc we struggle to communicate sometimes. The constant fussing drives me batty. If the speech therapist can help us communicate I'm all for it. I'm trying to reintroduce some signs.
I've been bummed out lately. It's probably just my period/the cold/stress. Not major, but still...I just want to bury my sorrows in some chip-zel-pop. It was our "birthday cake" this year. Chocolate-caramel coated chips, pretzels & popcorn. Stupid good.
I hate winter!
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My computer crashed. :( I have none of that shit backed up. I should really get carbonite or something.
I went to a free early reading seminar tonight. I got a lot of great ideas. I know Gabe is not ready yet, but one of the best things about being a stay at home mom is helping him along in his development. I love when he learns new things and I love learning new ways to facilitate his discoveries.
Young Explorers and the local library have really been awesome resources for us.
I'm hating slow carb so I think I'm going to stop after this weekend. I love kettle bell swings and I think extra protein is doing me good, but I can't run without my healthy carbs. It's been close to two weeks and I just don't feel right.
It's all vanity anyway. I'm 5 lbs away from my Pre-preg weight. I'm at a healthy BMI, I'm active and I'm avg for body fat percentage. I hate that the most. Average. I kick butt most days so I'd like to be classified as a "fit" body fat percentage. It will take time.
I'm thinking of just looking to maintain my weight this winter. Not lose, not gain. Just stay active, eat healthy and do my best.
Things haven't been great lately between Landon and I. I want it to improve. We're just in two different worlds lately. I know we'll work through it, but right now, it's kind of a bummer.
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