Gosh, I've got so much I want to write about, but it turns out that keeping two children alive each day keeps me rather busy! Jeff just left to take Patrick to the sitter and Connor fell asleep on his lounger while I grabbed a quick shower. Maybe it was my beautiful rendition of Crown Him With Many Crowns that serenaded him into a slumber. Anyways, his cat nap is allowing me to type as fast as I can to get some of this down in a post!
So things got really, really hectic around here last week. I was truly on the verge of a complete freak-out.
Patrick was yelling all morning, climbing on the counter and helping himself to the snacks in the cupboard. I found him multiple times snuck into a corner sucking on Connor's pacifier or snarfing down the entire dish of dark chocolate mint m & m's. He's also been really great testing his limits and pushing me to a nervous breakdown by: pulling my folded towels onto the ground, coloring on my area rug in the family room and turning the TV off when I finally get a glimpse of Love It or List It. He's also been super sweet and super funny but we'll save that for another time.
Connor on the other hand has been...well, a newborn. He loves to be held and sometimes I can only get him to sleep by walking around with him in the carrier. I change his diaper at least 12 times a day and change his clothes half of that from spit up or pee or who knows what. What is with the spit up? I thought breastfed babies were supposed to be perfect - no reflux, no constipation, no issues. I was going to entitle this post "101 Reasons Why Breastfeeding Sucks." Because it does, it really does. Once again though, it's amazing in a lot of ways. Seems as though my days are pretty bittersweet, wouldn't ya say?
Anyways, I wanted to rave about some of the postpartum items I'm digging right now, some of them have saved our lives. Number one on the list has been our Boppy Lounger. Connor's not always hip on laying there but when he wants to stretch out it's perfect. We've also switched him to the Arm's Reach Co-Sleeper which has been awesome. We don't have a crib yet for him so this works perfect for the time being. I moved it across our room so I can't hear all his grunts and snores (he's such a guy) - it was keeping me awake. Other items: the Earth Mama Angel Baby nipple butter was good, definitely better than Lanolin. I only used it in the hospital and now and again after a shower because I just haven't had cracking issues. I'm still looking for a nursing bra that doesn't make my boobs look deformed, but if you want one that supports like no other it's this Medela one that I ordered through the Gap. One more item I'm loving right now: Bumble and Bumble Straight Blow Dry. I just don't have time to style my hair so I run this through my hair and put it in a Mom bun and all is good in the world.
Can you believe it's Thanksgiving week? I'm so excited - we're having it at my sister's house this year with just my immediate family. No drama, no ugly looks. Just fun. And my grandma's chocolate pie.
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