Hey, friends! I'm still alive. Barely. ;)
I hate that its been so long since I've posted. SOOOO much has happened and is happening around here...good, bad and ugly. I wish I had time to write about it all but, of course, I don't.
To hit the high spots:
*P will be 5 months old on Sunday. WHAT!? Yes, I ask myself that same question all the time. :) She's a sweetheart who loves to smile and laugh and talk and play. She is most definitely a mama's girl, to the extent that she sometime doesn't even want her daddy. Oops. What else? She is super stubborn and more particular than I'd like....ha!....has just started some solids and still doesn't sleep. EVER. That one week of good sleep was a fluke! We're still BFing with some occasional help from the SNS and have started a cup as well. We think the reflux is getting better...I guess time will tell for sure. Oh, and she's likely teething, too.
*I am pretty much losing my mind. 5 months of sleep deprivation will do that to you. :) We have tried it all...literally...and she just won't sleep. I find that parenting an infant is NOTHING like I thought it would be. I swear, I'm so tired most of the time that it's a challenge to brush my teeth everyday much less get us both dressed and out of the house for any reason at all. I feel like I am nothing but a complainer all the time and that everyone is as tired of hearing my sleep issues as I am tired of having them. But the doc says she's healthy (nearing 15 lbs. and 24 in. long), so I guess I don't really have room to complain. But sometimes, I guess I just can't help it. I don't mean to seem ungrateful...I'M NOT...but I do feel incompetent a lot where P is concerned.
*We've had a lot of medical issues as a family lately, which contributes to my stress level, too. Mike dropped a sledge hammer on his foot recently (don't ask!) and broke some bones, my sister (who lives with us) is slated for surgery in a few weeks and my mom's blood pressure meds are no longer working. I NEED for them to be well as I can't take care of them and P, too. My 80 year old granddad just had triple bypass surgery and is slowly recovering from that. And the worst, my uncle and aunt (their daughter is my closest friend) were in a horrible car accident last week where they suffered broken necks, backs, and limbs. It looks like they will be okay but they both have an incredibly long road ahead. It's a little overwhelming to say the least.
Well, now that I've dumped all my problems here (sorry!!), I've got to go. P is ready to eat and as her personal chef, it's time for me to go to work. :) Congrats to Lisa and Wishy....your boys are adorable! Can't wait til I have time to read up on you both.
Hope you're all doing well. Til next time!
