Breastfeeding

(aug 1, 11)
I was talking to someone today about the option to pump and serve rather than nursing. The baby still gets all the nutritional benefits from the breastmilk and you don't have to be the only one feeding them all the time. I have to admit, with all the trouble I had getting Erin to latch I had sincerely thought about this. But I'm glad I stuck with what I did. And with Paul I plan to do the same.
Breastfeeding is not just about the nutrition for the baby and the weight loss for you. It's about the bonding and so much more.


But I know there are people out there that exclusively pumping would be beneficial for. So don't think I'm knocking it. I just wanted to know the benefits myself.

Jess FINISH POST

All I want for Christmas is my... Oh! Never mind

Dec 24, 2011
Paul's first tooth has officially broke skin! He won't let me do it often, but if I look closely at what my finger can feel, I can see the white ridge of his lower right front tooth.
Its the end of an era. I was loving his toothless grins, but those days have come to an end. It's exciting though

Generations

Doctor doctor, give me the news

( post for 4:20 am on 8-8-11)
So because of the breathing thing last night I called his doctor to bring him in to be checked out. I like my pediatrician office because they are open late and on weekends... Normally. For some reason they were not open this Sunday. So when I called I stayed on the line to have a nurse or dr paged. When they called back is when I found out they weren't open and that it was a nurse from in Tulsa.
She said to go to the urgent care center and that they'd call in over there for us... Which they did not do (and looking back when Erin was sick and we were told to go to the ER and they would call us in they didn't do it then either. Hmm. I'm gonna have to complain to someone). She wanted me to go primarily because at his age they need to make sure his oxygen levels are ok.
When I got there there weren't a lot of people, so despite not being called in ahead of time we were able to get in fairly fast (by their standards, 30 min).
They put what I thought was a heart-rate or blood pressure thing on his foot (looked like a smaller version of those things they put on your finger at the hospital). Turns out it was what they use to measure his O2 levels. They were good, perfect in fact. 100 percent. Which was very good and reasuring. They took his temp (no fever) and weight (12 lbs, 7 oz). All were good signs of him being healthy... Except the cough and stuffy nose.
So the tech took us to our next room where we waited a long time. There was plenty of time to feed and diaper him in addition to waiting.

Jess, FINISH POST PLEASE

I love my husband but...

Ive decided that a stay-at-home mom Is basically a single mom 75-80% of the time. At least that's been my experience and it remains my excuse for the perpetual state of destruction my house is in.
I love my husband but he is away all this week and I've basically decided to do his "honey do" list. I've waited too long on a lot of the stuff and have decided to take charge of it instead.
I guess my epiphany came about due to events from yesterday. Yesterday was chris' day off, but not mine. Stay-at-home Mothers don't really get those. Yesterday was such a last-minute day!
We spent most of the morning and part of the afternoon in stores looking for a garment bag for Chris big trip today. Then we still had To pack... Yes, "we" even though I was not going with him I still had to help. That's what a good wife does, right?
Well, in spite of me doing laundry almost constantly this week I still managed to have to do 3 more loads of "essential" clothes for the trip. Needless to say, he was still packing this morning.
Anyway, we had established a plan earlier that day, but needed to adjust it. Which is fine, it's been discussed and agreed by all that plans change and we are all fine with that... As long as it's not too much. We had said what all Chris needed ro get done before the trip the next day: get garment bag, do a little laundry, pack, and clean out his car. He had said he would take Erin with him to clean out the car after her nap. Well when we got home Erin took a long needed nap, so I thought he would take advantage of that time to pack. Nope. Instead He sat down and took a nap with Paul.

Dont get me wrong, I'm glad he was able to calm Paul down for a nap, and that he was able ro spend some time with him before leaving. And I also know that we all needed a nap after our busy morning, BUT he had stuff to get done.
So I did it for him.

Jess, FINISH POST PLEASE

Small things

Dec 30, 11
It really is the small things that make you happy: I just finished a celebratory dance because I changed a dirty diaper before it fully exploded.
Paul is doing the jaw talking thing. He started yesterday but it's in full force now