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May. 15th, 2007

  • 10:04 AM

Well....I have been up since 7:30 this morning.  It seems to be Madison's time to get up lately.  I' m still having a hard time getting her to sleep in her crib.  She has been sleeping in my bed with me for the past 7 months and I can't seem to break her of the habbit.  It was so convenient when she was newborn for nursing purposes.  Now she just wants to snuggle next to me all night and I just want to sleep in a comfortable position and get a good nights rest.   Next week is the start of my early shift.  It will only be for two weeks but I am looking forward to it.  It will be nice to get off work at 2:30 everyday.  It will just suck getting up in the morning.  Mothers Day went pretty good.  I had my family over for a BBQ and everyone seemed to have a good time.  On Saturday Chris and I dropped Madison off at Mom's all day so we could get some yard work done.  It had been over two years since I did anything.  Two years ago Mom was really sick and last year I was pregnant.  We put a really big dent in it but we have a lot of work left to do.  Chris spent all last week putting in the pond we bought two or three years ago.  It looks great.  He did a really good job.  I had someone come out and give an estimate for a sprinkler system yesterday and I have someone else coming out on Wednesday.  I want to get my yard back to looking halfway decent so Madison has a nice yard to play in.  The weather has been so nice.  I am sitting outside on my deck right now drinking decaf coffee and contemplating weather I should get more yard work done while Maddie is sleeping.  I really just feel like relaxing but it is such a great feeling when I get something accomplished.   When I got home last night Gilligan was by the door wall in the kitchen so I turned on the light to see what he was looking at and Morph (our stray kitty) was sleeping on one of my patio chairs.  It was sooooo cute.  He sits on my front porch looking in at me every day waiting to be fed. 
  • Mood: calm

My moment of silence

  • May. 2nd, 2007 at 12:10 PM

Chris is in bed, Madison is sleeping in her car seat and I am sitting on the couch playing on the internet instead of getting some shut eye.  Work sucked today as it always does.  Business is picking up which is great but I am only one person.  I wish they would put me back on days so that I can have a normal life.  Chris and I only see each other on the weekends which sucks.  I start work at two and my mornings with Maddie go by so damn fast.  After bathing her, showering myself, feeding her, packing a diaper bag, eating breakfast and lunch, packing my work bag, making bottles and all the other little things I have to do before I leave I barely have time to spend with her.  When I get home she eats and then I put her to bed.  I am working 6am to 2:30 the last two weeks in May as a favor to my boss.  I hope I can manage it.  My mom said that she will come over in the morning which will make it easier for me to get ready and then I wont have to drag her out in the morning if she is still sleeping which I'm sure she will be. 
  • Mood: sleepy

TGIF

  • Apr. 13th, 2007 at 10:33 AM

Ahhhhh......It's Friday.  Monday Chris had a doctor appointment and he has to have surgery on his leg.  It sounds like it won't be too invasive.  He has vericose veins that go from his ankle all the way up to mid-thigh.  They are going to remove to surface veins by making small incisions all over and pulling them out.  His recovery time will be about two to three days and it is going to be an out patient proceedure.  The surgery will probably take place in June.  We will find out for sure probably by the end of next week.  Next Friday is Chris's birthday.  I still haven't decided what to get him.  Maybe a video game....or clothes.....or a GPS.  Hmmmmm.
  • Mood: excited

Random Thoughts

  • Apr. 11th, 2007 at 9:32 AM

Breastfeeding is the best source of food for your child but I am not one who is going to sit here and judge anyone who doesn't do it.  I knew right away when I found out I was pregnant that I wanted to breastfeed my child.  I had talked to a couple of people who were breastfeeding or had breastfed their child.  They had a real easy time so I was very excited.  Then when Madison was born and I tried breastfeeding it was a struggle.  She would latch on and then fall asleep at the breast.  The lactation consultants were in my room every two to three hours trying to help me feed her.  They couldn't even get her to wake up.  They tried using a dropper and dripping formula into her mouth while she was latched on to see if she would start sucking.  I was getting so upset.  I was tired, sore and very emotional from having a c-section. (I was in labor for 24 hours and pushed for 3 hours but her head was turned the wrong way and wouldn't come out)  I wanted to give up on breastfeeding but the lactation consultants wouldn't let me.  Finally the last day I was in the hospital one of the consultants suggested that I get a breast pump and that my insurance should cover most of the cost.  They called for me and I had a breast pump delivered that same day to the hospital.  When I came home from the hospital I pumped every two hours and gave her breastmilk from the bottle.  When I didn't produce enough breastmilk I would mix half breastmilk with formula so that she would get enough food.  Soon my milk supply was great and I didn't have to mix.  I still didn't give up on breastfeeding.  I would try everyday before I pumped.  Three or four weeks after she came home I finally got her to latch on.  I was so happy I started crying.  I wanted to have that special bonding time with Madison and I finally got it.  From there on I didn't have to pump again until I went back to work full time.  Now Madison is almost 6 months old and I am still breastfeeding.  I plan on doing it until she is at least one.  I still think that formula is ok.  There are some moms that have no choice but to give their child formula.  Mom's who adopt have the choice to breastfeed taken away from them.  My sister n law will never be able to know what that feeling is like because she can't have kids and I feel for her.  People will always do what they feel is best for their child and to judge them because they choose formula over breastmilk is rude. 
  • Mood: frustrated

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