Mason turned 1 month old yesterday! I can hardly even believe it! I think we are adjusting fairly well to parenthood and he is adjusting the best he possibly can to being in the real world. I can't imagine that is an easy transition to make for a baby going from a nice warm quiet area to a loud, cold world. When he gets into a crying fit, I just keep reassuring him that it gets better! Obviously he has no idea what I'm saying but hopefully my voice is a comfort anyway!
As I said in my other blog, we are having issues finding a formula to supplement with. I think we may have found one that works though. I'm crossing my fingers! Enfamil Gentlease seems to not mess with his tummy so much. Right now, he's only getting about 1, maybe 2 bottles of formula a day. The rest is breast milk. I'll keep up the pumping for as long as I can. My goal is 6 months but I will be happy with whatever I can make work!
We brought him in to his 1 month appointment and he was up to 8.5 pounds! His weight moved up a whole percentile within 1 week! Everything else looked fabulous. Our pediatrician was happy with his progress! We have been concerned about his pooping habits! Lol. You'll never be more obsessed with someone else's pooping habits than with your own child's! I'm happy to report that since having that gentlease formula, he has had a blowout...followed by a normal poop today. I'm hoping and praying it continues!
My favorite part right now is how alert he is becoming when he is awake! It seems like everyday, he becomes a little more aware of his surroundings. It is going to be so fun when he starts smiling and interacting with us more. For now, I am taking in this snuggly stage. I am incredibly tired but it is the best kind of tired! I don't know why people bitch so much about this part. I won't lie, I've had moments of frustration...but it was more so because I didn't know why my baby was crying and I just wanted him to feel better! It wasn't for my own desire for sleep.
As for me, my 6 week checkup is on September 11. For now, I am doing small core exercises on the floor. It's insane how difficult they are. I'm actually sore from them! Lol. But I need to ease back into this workout thing. I'm hoping by my appointment, I'll have enough core strength to do ChaLean Extreme. We'll see, I suppose. September 13 is the Tour de Cure...although I'm wondering if I will even be able to participate this year. They raised the minimum amount raised to $200 this year and I can't seem to get any more sponsors. I know it is probably because this is the 4th year I've done it and I've exhausted my resources!!! I've had lots of sponsors over the last few years, which has been amaaazing and I'm so thankful for that. But it may be time to find a new event. Still, I'm really looking forward to it this year since I'm bringing Mason and it will be his first event ever!
That's all for now. I'll be doing my measurements and some "before" pics here very soon!!!! So be looking for that!
Sunday, August 31, 2014
Friday, August 29, 2014
A New Home!!!
Well. Here it is. My new home. Nothing fancy but somewhere I can start anew! Baby-making is no longer my goal. It's time for new goals.
First, I want to be a good mother. Not a perfect one because we all know those don't exist. But I want my boy to be raised happy and healthy. I want him to know he is so incredibly loved! But I also want him to be raised with manners. I have lots of dreams for him and the main one being for him to realize and a strive for his own dreams. Motherhood has been something I've dreamt of forever. I literally bought a decoration for Mason's room while I was still in high school! I obviously wasn't ready to have kids back then but I knew I wanted them someday. And now that the time is here, I'll be using this blog to write about all the ups and downs that lie ahead! All the milestones and memories!
Second, I will be closely documenting my fitness and my journey back to being strong! I want to be strong for my family. And for myself. I function so much better all around when I work out and eat well so I'm excited to get back to that lifestyle. G will be joining me as well. We won't work out together since someone needs to be watching little man, but we will be cheering each other on and helping each other make good decisions! The c section and mostly the bedrest left me insanely weak so it will be a little bit of a challenge...though not as much as the first time around. Mostly, I think it will be mentally challenging. Knowing where I was before and now where I have to start...it hurts my pride a bit. But I'll get there again! Probably a lot quicker than I think!
And, third, I will be writing about just the odds and ends of life. I'm sure the majority of what I write about will revolve around Mason, Garrett, or fitness...but I want to keep this blog open to write about anything else that pops up. I kept my last blog pretty specific to infertility... And I felt limited in what I wrote about. Even when I did meander away from the topic, I would feel stifled and like I was breaking some sort of unwritten rule. I should have started a new one beginning with pregnancy. Every time I felt an emotion other than pure joy, I felt guilty. I didn't want my infertile audience to read it and feel hurt or that I didn't appreciate what I had. So I constantly felt the need to justify my feelings. So I want to keep it open here. Open and honest.
That's about it for now. I'll be doing a real post soon! Probably a Mason update! Little man will be a month old tomorrow...so I think that deserves a post!
First, I want to be a good mother. Not a perfect one because we all know those don't exist. But I want my boy to be raised happy and healthy. I want him to know he is so incredibly loved! But I also want him to be raised with manners. I have lots of dreams for him and the main one being for him to realize and a strive for his own dreams. Motherhood has been something I've dreamt of forever. I literally bought a decoration for Mason's room while I was still in high school! I obviously wasn't ready to have kids back then but I knew I wanted them someday. And now that the time is here, I'll be using this blog to write about all the ups and downs that lie ahead! All the milestones and memories!
Second, I will be closely documenting my fitness and my journey back to being strong! I want to be strong for my family. And for myself. I function so much better all around when I work out and eat well so I'm excited to get back to that lifestyle. G will be joining me as well. We won't work out together since someone needs to be watching little man, but we will be cheering each other on and helping each other make good decisions! The c section and mostly the bedrest left me insanely weak so it will be a little bit of a challenge...though not as much as the first time around. Mostly, I think it will be mentally challenging. Knowing where I was before and now where I have to start...it hurts my pride a bit. But I'll get there again! Probably a lot quicker than I think!
And, third, I will be writing about just the odds and ends of life. I'm sure the majority of what I write about will revolve around Mason, Garrett, or fitness...but I want to keep this blog open to write about anything else that pops up. I kept my last blog pretty specific to infertility... And I felt limited in what I wrote about. Even when I did meander away from the topic, I would feel stifled and like I was breaking some sort of unwritten rule. I should have started a new one beginning with pregnancy. Every time I felt an emotion other than pure joy, I felt guilty. I didn't want my infertile audience to read it and feel hurt or that I didn't appreciate what I had. So I constantly felt the need to justify my feelings. So I want to keep it open here. Open and honest.
That's about it for now. I'll be doing a real post soon! Probably a Mason update! Little man will be a month old tomorrow...so I think that deserves a post!
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