Bouncing Back After Baby: 3/28 - 4/3

[MCmom]

Hi everyone, March is almost over! We're going back into winter tonight, and over the weekend, then it should start to warm up again. I wanted to take a walk today, but it's been raining all morning and afternoon. I need to get back into walking, I've really slacked off big time lately. I've just been so tired, b/c of Leah wanting to BF half the night. It's really draining me, and I don't like it. I don't know what to do b/c I've never had this problem before. It's not like I can let her cry in her crib, not with Moriah sharing the same room. I'm still working on getting Leah to take a cup of formula, but she's really resisting. Help!

Leah is rolling now, she just started today. Now she can roll from her back to her front, and then back again. She seems to do fine, rolling in either direction. The next big milestone will be crawling, since she's already sitting up.

About Leah's pics, they said it could take up to 11 days to receive them via e-mail. I'll send them out as soon as I get them. It's nice of you all to request them.

Lee - The mouse situation sounds horrible. I feel so bad for your oldest girl. I used to work for a place that had a mice problem, and I remember screaming once when I saw one scurrying across the floor. They brought in an exterminator to take care of the problem. I really do hope you're able to resolve the problem ASAP.

I like our neighborhood, b/c most of the people don't do much with their yards. My mom lives in a neighborhood, where if they don't cut their grass every 2 wks during the summer, someone will give them a call to ask them to do it. I would not like that at all.

Homemade bread sounds yummy. How do you keep yourself from eating a whole loaf??

Rebecca- My older two seem to get into it alot lately. It drives me up the wall sometimes. When that happens, I seperate the two of them for some "time out" time. I'm hoping it will get better as they get older, but maybe I shouldn't hold my breath. I'm glad your DH is home, and everyone is happy.

Lisa - I read Jean Auel's (sp?) books when I was a teenager. I remember waiting and waiting and waiting for her 3rd book to come out. What are her books, like 10 yrs. apart?

Hi to Stephanie and KimATC - I can't remember now what you gals wrote last! I'll have to go back and have a look see, and post more later.

Bye!

MaryC

[MCmom]

Many hours later, I have returned.

Lee - I wish I knew how to upload pics to this site, but I'm totally clueless as to how to do it. I'm much better at forwarding e-mails.

YEAH for Cody walking on her own today!! (clapping and cheering)

I'm real sorry to hear about the 3 yr. old who needs a new liver. I can't even begin to try to understand what her parents are going through. I hope a liver is found, and all goes well with the surgery. I'll include her in my prayers tonight. Please keep me updated on the situation.

Kim - Sydney sounds like such a doll! Imagine her "demanding" a bottle. Too cute. My DH and I started working on our basement today. It's going to take a few more weeks to get it finished.

Stephanie - Is Roarke already "talking?" It seemed like Leah didn't start becoming vocal until she was around 3 or 4 mths old. Now she won't be quiet for nothing!

MaryC (please excuse any typos, I need to get to bed pronto)

[MCmom]

The next day I have returned. I feel like I'm running this thread alone. Maybe I should check out the "Mommies R Us" thread. Anyone? Anyone?

I'm tired as usual. If BF'ing weren't so exhausting, I'd like it better. There are definite moments where I'd like to wean ASAP. I don't know how to do that though, since Leah's so attached to nursing. I don't want to be mean about it, like refusing her when she's crying to nurse. I guess I'll just have to offer the cup, at least twice a day. Hopefully, eventually, she'll take it.

Anyone? Anyone?

MaryC

[LisaBisa]

Hello mary!

I hear you on the BF being exhausting. Nick just asked me this morning if I still wanted to pump. The good mom part of me said, of course I do. Its the best thing for him to have my breastmilk. The tired mom who hates waking up at 430-500 every mornign to pump. *which HURTS*...wanted to say, please please can we please just give him formula. I'm tired of having to pump every two hours some days...of worrying about my supply constantly. I'd love to have feeling back in my nipples, i'd love to go to sleep without worrying about pumping, and pumping being the very first thing I do when I wake up...etc. But, I ddn't say any of that. Oh well...

Between books 4 and 5 it was 12 looong years I was quite antsy waiting for the fifth book!

Its cold and rainy here. Yuck.

Oooh, I have a date tonight! Last week at church Nick arranged for Michaels godparents to babysit tonight. Whoohoo... dinner, and comedy show tonight. I can't wait!

Am I a bad mom. Today, tired of tryign to keep Michael from chewing on the legs of a chair, or rolling out of the room, I set up pillows around his littel space. He has lots of rolling room...just cant' roll over the pillows to go to dangerous places.

Oh well...its workign for us so far

I better get michael down for a nap...I'll talk to you later!

Lisa

[LisaBisa]

many hours later....

Well we had a GREAT time tonight! Whoohoo. I do NOT get out enough.

Lots of cleavage showing, great dinner, great comedy show. The baby was good for the baby sitters...I'm off to bed!

Hope some of our other moms make it in thsi weekend!

Lisa

[Lee A]

it's been busy in my world...

Hi Mary-I am so with you...weaning Cody will be interesting indeed as it seems she needs to BF through the night just to sleep.I have to get uip once(around 3am)to change her because she is just soaked.Cody doesn't give a hooey about a bottle and doesn't drink enough from a cup(in fact prefers to spit out what she takes in just to watch it).

Yay for Leah going rolypoly.

Cheyenne is managing her fear.I saw a mouse last night.It set off the traps but didn't get caught.

I haven't heard any news on Paige yet(the 3 y/o).I don't know how the parents are holding up.Her Dad is a pediatrician...

it's so late.I should be hitting the shower and shaving my legs as we are going swimming tomorrow.The kids are really excited.We have a niece over tonight too and it was hard settling the kids.They'll be tired tomorrow.

Hi Lisa-I've done the same thing with the pillows(how can that be bad?)but some people use a playpen or babygate.Glad you got to have a fun date night.

I actually wonder how you've held up pumping all this time?I used to pump but only 2 bottles a day,any more than that would be a full time job.When do you plan to wean Michael?At least you got the hardest part covered(not offering the breast).My 2nd child was really upset when I weaned her.My first loved the switch to the bottle.

Hi to our other missing mommies

One of my brothers just moved up from CA and we went to see his new house yesterday. It is REALLY nice. We are really excited to have him in the area again. Another brother just bought a house (his first), so I can't wait to see it. I am excited about both of these happenings because it means I might have neices and nephews soon! (none yet on my side--12 on dh's side!)

We are going to my dad's today. He bought a lot and is going to start building a new house (I feel like maybe I should move, too--I mean everyone else is!) ( ) I haven't seen them since Christmas. All of my bros (except the one that's still in CA) will be there, so it will be nice to see everyone.

Emily (3) is starting to read! I can't believe it. I think she's site reading--she just knows the words. It's so neat. (and amazing) It's somehow different than just memorizing books. Annie used to memorize books, but Emily goes along and puts her finger on each word and really looks at it before she reads it. (She doesn't always get it right). Last night she read me a book that we had only read a couple of times and not for a while. (it was a BOB book--early reader)

Lee--Little Paige is in my prayers.
Is Cody taking any more steps?

Lisa--WooHoo! It's just great to get out every once in a while. We haven't done that in ages.

Mary--Sorry we haven't been around. We all appreciate you keeping the thread going. I hope Leah is letting you get some sleep. Don't hold your breath waiting for the kids' fussing at eachother to get better. I think it only gets worse for a long time until it gets better . I have heard that the only difference between the when the kids are little and when they are older is that the KIND of tiredness changes. In the early years, you are physically tired, and in the later years, you are emotionally tired. (Boy I am NOT being helpful, am I? Sorry. )

Take care everyone.

[MCmom]

A day later I return to find a bunch of posts - yeah!

It's cold out, the kids are still healthy, I'm back to "maintaining" instead of losing, Elijah and Moriah are getting into it as I type, I'm tired, so basically everything's the same here.

Lisa - Who said that BF'ing was easier than FF'ing?? I've done both, and aside from having to clean the bottles regularly, FF'ing was easier for me. I commend any mother for BF'ing, it's definitely a sacrifice born out of love. I'm going to have to start weaning Leah months in advance, b/c it's going to be a long process. Right now I feel like I'm in limbo, waiting for my life to return back to normal.

It sounds like you made your own makeshift playpen. There's nothing wrong with wanting to keep your baby safe. If Michael's happy, and you're happy, than that's all that matters.

I'm jealous of your date, it's been ages and ages since my DH and I were able to get out alone. I'm aiming for our anniversary (Oct. 22nd), for us to have a date.

Lee - How did the swim trip go? Did you get any cat calls? LOL. I'm sure everyone had a great time.

I am bound and determined to get Leah to drink from a cup by this summer. I'm making it my mission. That way I can get out the kids, and I don't have to worry about BF'ing. I'm going to keep giving Leah one cup a day, and hopefully my persistance will pay off.

Let us know when you hear anything about Paige. I'm glad Cheyenne isn't letting her fear get the best of her.

Rebecca - It must be nice to have a normal family. I wish I had such good relationships with my siblings, and my mom (my dad is out of the picture). I'm glad everyone is able to get together and have a good time.

Emily sounds like such a smart, little girl. It really pays off when you read to your children. I luved books ever since I was a little girl, and I hope my children do the same. So far Moriah (3 on April 5th) is the one who likes books the most. It's so amazing watching your children grow and learn right before your eyes.

It's okay to be honest, nothing wrong with that! I'm tired of being physically tired, I'd like to try emotionally tired for a change. I do hope my children grow up to be close to each other. I was never close to my two sisters, and I want my children to have what I never had. My DH and I both feel very strongly about that, b/c we are distant (not by choice) from our families.

Stephanie - Yoohoo, where are you?? I'm thinking of you and Roarke!

MaryC

[LisaBisa]

hi guys, thanks.

I just felt guilty...like I shouldn't NEED the pillows. You know what moms say...oh we didn't have ANYTHING like that when YOU were little...we just watched you real close. Oh, I changed your diaper before it was even wet... etc But, its workign great. He does have a play pen he plays in downstairs in the basement...but he really likes a lot of space to roll around. Speaking of which, he FINALLY rolled the other direction today! Only from his tummy to his back...but its a start. I'm sure he'll be rolling all over the place soon. in BOTH directions

Another question...He has great head control. When I put him in a sitting postion, he can hold it until his movements get too crazy. He 's kind of slumped over, but he's in a sitting postion. He's 2 weeks shy of six months. Is that normal? Or should he be sitting by now? Basically what I'm saying is...IS MY BABY NORMAL??

Mary, yeah, I'd say bf'ing isn't that easy. Its so physically demanding. And I am lucky, Michael has been sleeping through the night a long time now. But, getting up to pump is killing me. I think it feels so much worse the past few days because I'm getting sick. My sinuses feel awful. My ears feel clogged up. Blech. Oh well. Maybe once I get better it won't seem to overwhelming.

Leah won't take a cup at all? I just intro'd a cup to Michael a couple of weeks ago. The doctor wanted to get more water into him. He refuses it out of a bottle. So finally I got him a a little non-spill playtex cup. And made a game out of it. He loves putting everything in his mouth, so I just let him roll around on the floor w/ the cup. He tries and tries to get it in his mouth. SOmetimes he even gets a bit of water! Today though, his cup was on the floor, and he actually went for it w/out me having to encourage him. I guess I"m hoping that cup drinking just kind of happens while he plays with it. Maybe I'm too optimistic!

Oh, and maintaing is better than gaining!! You will lose once again, don't worry. It HAS to happen!

Dreamer, thats awesome about your little one startig to read! Glad your brother is livig closer to you. That must be nice. My whole family is spread out from SOuthern California, Northern California, Maryland, NYC, Canada and England. I really miss my family.

Lee, Hope you had fun swimming. I'm glad cheyenne is managing her fear. Things like that can be so hard for little kids. I remember when I was really young I was TERRIFIED of the bathroom. *the Shining and Psycho didn't help* Its good you are helping her.

weanign Michael? Well...we're going to discuss it with his doctor. But, from the literature THEY have given me and what I've read, breastfed babies can start homo milk at about 9 months. Something about the way their tummies develop as opposed to formula babies. Anyway. So, his doctor agrees, I'll start weaning him off of bm and onto cow milk at nine months, to be fully on cow milk at a year. Now, if he has problems, then I'm going to have to cut out the cow milk and try at a later time. My goal is no formula. I hope I can make it. I've made it this far. And it is like a full time job sometimes. Sundays reallyl kill me for the first couple days of the week, because I'm sining in the choir now at church, so I get there early. Church gets out at 1, then we do lunch. So I haev been going from about 9 am-3 pm w/out pumping and that is just too long. I tried pumping a bit in the bathroom after the service. So I am hoping my supply didn't drop too much today.

Anyway, I've typed a novella, and I need to go make dinner.

have a great week guys! I love having the support here. Lord knows I need it!

Lisa

[MCmom]

Lisa - It's nice to know I'm not the only one who struggles with BF'ing. Some women make it sound like a totally wonderful experience, and it makes me feel like there's something wrong with me.

In my baby book, it says the average age for sitting up, is 6 1/2 mths old. Remember this is "average," and not every baby fits into this category. I remember a baby at my church who was just starting to sit up at 6 1/2 mths old, and his mother wasn't the least concerned. This was her 5th child, so I'm sure she understood how different babies can be. Also, I believe most babies will slump over, when they first start sitting up. In another 2-4 wks, Michael should be sitting up just fine.

Everything feels worse when you're sick. (sorry to hear you're coming down with something) I always feel worse in the evenings, when I'm exhausted. That's when I want to totally give up BF'ing, but then I feel better in the mornings. Hang in there!

Leah will hold a cup, and chew on the spout, and occasionally suck from it. The problem is, she spits the formula right back out again, and boy is that a huge mess when she's laying down. I think I'll try water next time. That will be a little messier.

When you say "homo milk," do you mean whole milk? I've never heard of giving a baby regular milk at 9 mths old, not even a BF baby. This is something I'll have to look into. I'd be interested in hearing what your Dr. has to say on the subject. Very interesting.

Now stop feeling guilty, and go be the great mom that you are!

MaryC

[LisaBisa]

mary...I looked it up for you...the government canada web pages.

One of them had this to say, "Cow's Milk
Cow's milk should not be given to your baby before 9 to 12 months of age. At 9-12 months of age whole (homo) milk may be introduced. Do not feed your baby 2%, 1% or skim milk before two years of age as these milks do not contain enough energy or fat for a growing baby. Cow's milk protein may cause unseen bleeding in the intestine. The protein and minerals in cow's milk are hard for the young baby's kidneys to handle. Cow's milk contains too little iron. The type of fat found in cow's milk is also too hard for a young baby to absorb. "

So, those are the problems if intro'd Befoer 9-12 months.

Another Site had this to say, "Whole cows' Milk can be introduced after nine months of age. For infants under six months, cows' milk protein is hard to digest, the fat is poorly absorbed, and the mineral content is too high. For infants under nine months, reliance on cows' milk as the main source of energy may not provide enough iron.

By nine months, the infant's intestinal tract has matured, and whole cows' milk may be introduced. At this stage, the infant should be consuming iron-rich foods such as iron fortified cereals, and vegetables and fruit containing vitamin C. Iron deficiency anemia should be less of a concern at this point.

Once consuming cows' milk, only whole (homo) cows' milk is acceptable until two years of age."

There ya go

lisaa

[LisaBisa]

oh and mary...have you tried giving her a combo of 25% formula 75% breastmilk?

Then as she drinks that adding more and more formula? If you have a small hand pump you can get enough to try that.

Just an idea!



lisa

[Lee A]

...swimming was a riot,we're all exhausted,everyone is in bed but me...I expect Cody to be up for a feed and change before I get there.It's an hour and a half drive to the pool so it was a long day.

Hi Rebecca-wow,Emily must be very bright.My eldest knew her alphabet(by sight too at a year and a half)and just now(5 years old) is reading simple stuff.My 3 y/o is just learning letters despite that I spend the time trying to teach her it's just not her interest.Yet this child could dress herself at an early age and still does where I have to harangue her sister.

Cody's been taking lots of steps unfortunately.She's bumped her eye area and also her forehead in her attempts.Glad you had a nice time with the family.

Hi Mary-no catcalls.I'm plain Mama Jane but sheesh some of the kids there
Chey had a hard time getting to sleep tonight despite our tiring day.She may have been overtired and that encouraged the fearful feelings.

Yeah BF is a labor of love.Even today before we went into the pool I nursed Cody in the truck.There's been some Mom's in these parts that have done some very public BF and staged some sitins that had women nursing dolls even so I wasn't about to rock no boat.

I've been trying Cody with little bits of "homo" milk.I've read the same info.It also has to do with digestion.I know there was a huge change in what was going on in the diapers when I switched the kids from BM to cows milk.

Good luck with the cup.I'm having the same trouble.

Hi Lisa-I love those no it all fols too.I hear people tell me their kids were potty trained at 8-9 months.Cody is 10 months and I try and put her on but she hasn't got a clue why she's there and hasn't even gone *by accident*.I wonder how much truth is in these accounts.Memories get a little cloudy.Also the same generation never used carseats and numerous other unsafe practices like using walkers near stairs etc...that's why we invented things to help protect our kids.Still I bear the advice grudgingly.

You are doing awesome to be concerned and yay Michael being a rolypoly too.I can't remember the situp thing but it's true with each child you worry less about the milestones.Hope you feel better soon.

anyway I should go to bed and Cody can wake me up...

[JustKim]

Well bummer spring break is over and I'm back at work

Interesting about what they say about whole milk. Our ped says just the opposite. When Allen turned a year and was ready for milk, our ped told us to use 2% and not whole milk because he said it has too much fat in it. I never did try it Allen drinks skim milk now with his dad and he's 3.5

Lisa I sure commend you on pumping so diligently! I would have loved to continue, but my supply s*cked so badly I'd pump every 2 hours round the clock and only get about 4 oz total for the day

I am dog tired today so this will be short

I did want to share the 9 month picutures we had done on the weekend......man the time is going by TOO quickly!

[LisaBisa]

Kim, thats weird.

According to everything I've read little kids NEED the fat to devlop while they are that little. I've read that you're not supposed to use low fat cottage cheese or yogurt or anything.

Weird how information can be so different. Does anyone really know ANYTHING?

lisa

[curlyque]

Gosh, I don't log in over the weekend and there's so many posts already.

Mary: Thank you for thinking of me and Roarke. yes, Roarke does "talk" he will say "ga, go, ah-you, ba" and various other sounds and squeals. I didn't realise that it was early. It's been so long since Marlee was a baby. He has been actively looking and reacting to books that I read to him for the last couple of weeks which I find kind of early. Marlee didn't have the attention span to focus on a book at this age. He will start breathing fast, kicking his legs, waving his arms and then squealing especially when I read one particular book to him, "The Barnyard Dance" by Sandra Boynton. It's very funny.

I'll try and get back here later on today, the phone is ringing...

[Susan Is Losin]

Hi There!

I am back on track, somewhat, after about a year of eating anything, and everything, I wanted (ie. pregnancy!). I had lost about 60 lbs. before I got pg and thought I'd just stick to maintenence levels of carbs during my pregnancy and gain...oh, I don't know, 25-30 lbs. Well! I started eating carbs like there was no tomorrow and ended up gaining 85 lbs. YES, you read that right, 85 lbs. I feel like another person! My daughter is amazing and wonderful, but I need to start working on ME now and feeling better about myself. I am breastfeeding her and am not sure if I should try going into ketosis to cure these AWFUL cravings, or if I just stick to maint. like I should have been doing all along.

So, Have any of you that bf tried being in ketosis or is it REALLY advisable to not go into it while bf'ing? I am going to try eating strictly lc, with a glass of juice each morning. If I try eating a small amount of "healthy" carbs, like whole grain bread or rice, I tend to just go nuts and eat anything I want. So I figured the glass of juice should keep me out of ketosis...

I plan on checking this board regularly and hope to get to know all of you!

FYI, I'm 25, married, work at a child care center (where my babe is in my room with me), have a golden retriever, and like to read, listen to (ROCK) music, and play with my sweetie pie, Maya (who's now 3 months old!).

Thanks!
Susan
(not quite ready to divulge my stats yet!)

[JustKim]

I don't know Lisa! He's been an awesome doc and that was just what we went with. Allen drank the 2% from age 1 until about 6 months ago when he started drinking skim with Ed.

[LisaBisa]

Kim, just so you know...I wasn't questioning you or your decision. I thinks its funny how there is so much information out there, most of it completely contradictory. Low Fat, Atkins, the milk thing, etc etc.

I don't think anyone really knows anything for sure, we're just all working on what we think is best. LOL

Oh, and I Didn't comment on the pics before because I couldn't see them...how CUTE!!!

Stephanie, hi good to see you.

Susan, I tried bf and ketosis, and it didn't work for me. I got too ill. I eat LC througout the day except for a bowl of oatmeal in the morning to keep me out of ketosis. I am losing slowly...but at least I'm losing. Or maintaining...Iv'e stopped gaining. And the cravings are horrible. I want sugar ALL the time. The good thing is, my husband is also a low carber...so we don't have ANY bad food in the house. The most I can do is eat too much oatmeal.

ALright, I"m done.



Oh, I forgot to mention earlier...I'm FINALLY back in the 170's! 179.5 this morning!! I've gone from 185 to 179.5 in about a month. So...there is progress being made, just slowly

Lisa

Welcome Susan!
I have been doing the suzanne somer's program for just that reason--to stay out of ketosis, but I am ready to chuck it! I lost 10 pounds initially, and nothing really since (I started in the middle of Jan). I have concerns about ketosis during bf, and my dh doesn't think I should do it, but I am considering, at the very least, switching to maintenence on atkins. Maybe to help with the cravings you could stay away from whole grains and rice, etc, and have more fruit?? Or nuts?? something that is "higher" in carbs. I am not having too many cravings, but I haven't had any rice or bread since before starting. I hope you find something that works for you.

Congrats on the new baby!

Kim--Cute pictures! You have a little angel there!

Lee--Poor Cody! This age is hard as far as bumps and bruises go!

Lisa!! Congrats on making into the 170's! Let's get out as fast as we can, shall we?

I'm sure I missed some people, but dh is telling me it's time to go.
TTYL...

[MCmom]

I've lowered my carbs even more over the last two days, to try and help me to lose more weight. I'm not sure if it's low enough to be in ketosis, but I hope to be close. I'm not worried about ketosis being bad for Leah, I really don't feel it would affect her at all. I'm more concerned about how it would affect "me." I just want to feel okay, and not be even more tired than I already am. We'll see how it goes.

Lisa - Thanks for sharing the info. about starting whole milk at 9 mths old. I checked in my baby book, and it said to wait until a year old to start giving whole milk. I'm going to ask my Dr. what she thinks about this, at Leah's next Drs. visit. I'm also going to check around on the internet, to see what comes up. This is just so new to me.

I did hear and read about giving whole milk from age 1, up until a child's 2nd b-day. I thought this was common knowledge. I currently have my older two children on 2% milk, b/c of the extra fat in it.

Thanks for the tip on giving part formula, part BM. I'm thinking though, it isn't the formula that bothers Leah, but the cup itself. It seems like she only wants her liquid to come from me. Her need to suck is very strong right now, I'm even trying to get her to take the pacifier sometimes (I'm not a big fan of pacifiers).

Yeah for you losing 5 1/2 lbs! How exciting for you to be back in the 170's. Losing slowly is way better than not losing at all, and tons better than gaining.

Lee - I hear ya on being a "plain Jane." I'd much rather be a thin, plain Jane, than an overweight one though. At least my DH loves me the way I am.

Sorry to hear how Cody is getting hurt in her attempts to walk, hopefully she'll get the hang of it soon. I don't remember my children hurting themselves, when they first started walking. It was more dangerous when they started running.

I was reading in my baby book (What to Expect the First Year), and it says the best time to wean is between 9-12 mths of age. I plan to start when Leah is 9 or 10 mths old. I will it do it slowly, so both Leah and I make the transition easily. I'm so full of milk these days, I wouldn't want to hurt like the dickens from engorgement. As Leah gets older, I will offer the cup more and more.

Stephanie - Roarke is above average with his "baby talk." Ofcourse you knew he was above average though. That's great you're reading to him already. When I try to read to Leah, she grabs the book and tries to eat it. It usually turns into a wrestling match, one which she wins.


Kim - Is Sydney 9 mths already?? Wow, here I was thinking she was only 2 mths older than Leah, but she's actually 3 mths older. What a little doll she is, thanks for sharing those adorable pics! Sydney looks like the same size as Leah, with about as much hair (except Leah's hair is dark brown).

Susan - I personally don't believe that ketosis will adversly affect BF'ing babies. There is no proof that it does and no proof that it doesn't, so you basically have to do what you feel comfortable with. I decided to wait until my DD was firmly established on solids, before attempting ketosis. I've been gradually reducing my carb intake since Leah was born, so as to ease into ketosis. I'm about ready to make the return to ketosis, if I'm not already there. Leah is doing very well with eating solids now. Thanks for sharing about yourself! I hope you stick around.

Hi Rebecca

[Lee A]

Hi Kim-Sydney looks just adorable.I am so slacking on photos but since I got the digital(eat batteries)camera,I take less when I thought I'd take more.I'm going to break down and buy film for my old camera soon as I am losing some precious moments.

Are you tired from working so much or is it health related?Is your meds still agreeing with you? I have a hard time relaxing in the day too and I don't even work.

Hi Steph-I wander in at the end of the day and get surprised by all the posts It's a good thing though.How old is Roarke now?I forget...

Hi Lisa-yay for breaking the 180's barrier. 5.5lbs is slow losing How is Nick doing? My family doesn't LC so temptations abound.

Hi Susan-welcome
I'm almost back on track.My meals are LC and I sneak cookies etc... in and manage to stay out of ketosis.I didn't really need ketosis to lose but would like it to curb cravings...

Hi Rebecca-why the switch from Somers?I'm not familiar with her plan but that it has a lot of funky *rules*.

Hi Mary-that was how I felt about ketosis.I'm a believer in eating good and healthy and can't see how meat,dairy,veggies etc... can be bad but starving to lose weight for baby would be unhealthy.I don't feel well in ketosis and think it's fatigue driven(or that I don't have the fat stores I once had?)

Yeah Cody seems to think the floor or furniture will catch her.She's not interested in cup or bottle overly much and I'll probably have to wean her the way I did my 2nd(cold turkey).I'm not looking forward to it as it is an emotional,hormonally charged time for Mom(but also very liberating in it's own way).

see ya all tomorrow