My Crazy Life as a Mommy and Wife

My Trash to Treasure project. This was a plain wooden crayon holder covered in crayon graffiti colored by the renowned artist Colton. He hasn't used it in years and I asked if I could have it and decided to make it pretty and give it to Alyssa as part of her art box gift for Christmas!

Mood: accomplished

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Holiday Baking

Dec. 19th, 2008 at 10:49 PM

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RAK

Dec. 15th, 2008 at 5:54 PM

I love Diaper Jungle. Some of the kindest most generous Mama's on the net. One of them sent Aiden these!

Mood: loved

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Success

Dec. 15th, 2008 at 4:44 PM

It was hard at times but we survived! He still isn't 100% breastfed but close. His gas issues are better and with co-sleeping, we have all been getting more sleep. I thought about taking pics through it but it was just very time consuming. But worth every second. I got so many snuggles!

Mood: calm

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BF Update

Dec. 14th, 2008 at 12:23 PM

Thanks to an encouraging PM I put lil man in the bed with us at 5 am and he slept and nursed shortly once and then didn't wake for another 3 so yeh, he sleeps better in our bed! I stopped doing that before because Greg was all being turd about it. But now he says he would rather have him in the bed because he cries less.

Aiden's side laying nursing latch is horrid though so I have to get up and football hold him. It could be because he is tired and not trying that his latch hurts then. But alllllll aternoon yesterday we did football and then I did where I was putting more in his mouth and it went GREAT. Now trying that at night, not so great. And I do need to offer both breasts.

All in all I think its a success even of he only ever gets one bottle of formula now and again. Next we work on sleep. I think I could be okay getting up once in the night but I know Greg needs solid sleep and he is needy..he likes to snuggle..so he doesn't like sleeping in shifts. What a weirdo. But I am glad I took the suggestion to co-sleep, even for a little while, it did work. I honestly feel like he wants the body heat as he snuggled right up to my back when it faced him. I could feel his breath on me it was so cute.

Anyway, I have an excerpt rom my crazy ass dream. I dreamed I had to fed-ex 2 large frozen turkeys to JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE because he needed them as there was an outbreak of female vampires.

.....spits.....cackles....

Mood: productive

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Dec. 13th, 2008

4:15 PM

I think my putting more nipple in and using the football hold is our answer! He gets a little rigid during letdown but its so quickly over. And he's been napping like a dream too. I need to get a carrier though because he will not nap as well anywhere but our arms or the carseat. I am just happy he is getting some sleep!

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Dec. 13th, 2008

12:34 PM

I have a CLAMPER... I thought it was normal. No wonder I am sore! We just had a painless football hold session. I have to get the clamping to stop though! Just had a session. Football hold. PAINLESS!!

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Dec. 13th, 2008

11:36 AM

Absolutely agonozing pain this morning. I know I don't have thrush. I just have a baby who is barracudda and doesn't care that my nips are sore. I am trying as hard as I can and his latch looks fine from my point of view but yet I am sure and he latched this morning and I yelped in pain. I am not very optimistic about the outcome anymore because I can't take the pain. Its not supposed to hurt anymore. But it does.