Mommy Needs ...

A haircut.

A back massage.

Sleep.

A housecleaning service.

The people from Mission Organization.

A few hours a week to myself.

To stop eating those damn chocolate chips that are in the pantry!!

Making Changes

I'm going to try to quit coffee. I drink a lot, and although it's decaf I'm sure I'm still drinking way too much. So this morning I had my first cup of decaf green tea.

I need to lay off the food because over the past week I really over indulged. And I know that happens around the holidays, but for real ... I think I ate almost a whole pumpkin pie over the course of 4 days. I need to start working on losing the baby weight. I can't rejoin my gym just yet because I don't want to take Lillian to the child care place there until she's older because of flu season. So I'm going to go workout when my parents can watch Lillian & Brandt, or on the weekend when Joe is home. I'm hoping to go this afternoon because my parents are still in town. I really miss it ... I felt great when I was working out regularly.

Last night I slept better, or more accurately, Lillian slept better. The past few nights she wouldn't sleep unless I was holding her. If I put her down, she'd be up 20-30 minutes later. I think I got a total of 8 hours of sleep over 3 nights, so I was not in a good place mentally or physically. And I know it's because she doesn't feel well ... she's been stuffy & hoarse, so she's been dealing with a little cold. But she's starting to feel better because last night she went right back to sleep after eating, so I probably got close to 7 hours of sleep IN ONE NIGHT!! Happy Dance! I know it doesn't last forever and that she will eventually sleep longer at night, and every day gets me closer to that goal. It's just exhausting right now.

Chubby McChunkster

Lillian is apparently short and fat, according to the growth charts ... which I know don't really mean anything in the long run. She is 12 pounds and in the 75th percentile for weight, but only 22 inches which is 25-50th percentile for height.

Oh, she's also at risk for getting a FLAT HEAD!! Craptastic. I guess it has to do with the muscles in her neck and possible trauma from birth, because now she favors one side and doesn't really like to turn her head to the right. I also tend to hold her in the same position for HOURS ON END during the night (see here & here), so that might contribute to the potential flatness. Now I'm supposed to do neck exercises with her several times a day to get her used to turning her head to the right. And I'm going to make a conscious effort to stop holding her the same way that I have been. And more tummy time, and possibly introduce the Bumbo if her neck control is good. The doctor is optimistic that "we caught it early" so she hopefully won't end up in a helmet. Dear God, a HELMET!! For crying out loud ...

It's the Magic Number

Three.

That's about how many hours of sleep I got last night.

I watched a lot of Old Christine that I had DVR'd.

Taking Lillian to her 2 month appointment at 9:30 and making sure to ask the doctor WHY THE HELL ISN'T SHE SLEEPING UNLESS I HOLD HER?!

It's Not Christmas Without ...

A sick kid.

Brandt is just getting over a cold. Joe is more than halfway through it, although he's still miserable (for some reason colds take their toll on Joe, but this one could just be really bad). And last night Lillian was so restless and I could tell she doesn't feel well. When she cried she sounded a little hoarse and she had some minor snot issues. She didn't seem comfortable at all and didn't want to be put down, so I ended up holding her for the better part of 4 hours between 12:30 - 4:30am. I did catch up on some TV, though.

Christmas of 2007, Brandt's 1st Christmas, he got an ear infection around the 21st.

Christmas of 2008, Brandt's 2nd Christmas, he got an ear infection around the 12th.

So far we seem to be escaping the dreaded ear infection, but I hope Lillian doesn't get the really bad version of the cold that Joe has. She goes to the doctor tomorrow for her 2 month check and I don't know if she'll be able to get her vaccines if she's still not feeling well. But at least we're already going to the doctor so I don't have to make a special appointment.

My .... Is Bigger Than Yours

Ok, so this is a month and a half late and the contest is over but I finally thought of something I could post. My collection of BOXES is bigger than yours! In this picture I have 13 boxes but I have more in the closet. I keep them because I feel like I will use them to store old baby clothes/books/toys etc. And I also keep them in case I need to mail packages, which came in handy earlier this week when I mailed a present to my Godson in Phoenix. Although I think I'm at a point where I will actually get rid of some boxes because it's getting out of control and I don't have anywhere to keep them without my house looking like I'm a hoarder.




For the record, I don't keep them all stacked right there by the Christmas tree. I just put them there for the picture.