House hunting

Why didn't anyone tell me that this process is soooooooo aggrevating and stressful? I am on the verge of ripping my hair out! Our apartment lease is up in January, and although we can rent month to month once it's up, we would much rather be in a home. 

We have found SO many homes, but there is always something. Higher offer, problems with the home, cash offer only, you name it.. We have dealt with it. 

We are looking at a home on Tuesday and I have my fingers crossed tight that this is the one! 

Tooth

His first tooth broke through on Monday October 7th! We are so happy!

Schedule

For about 4 months now, I have been doing the same routine with Daniel, in order to get him used to whats to come next and make life much easier. It has been working really well and I plan on sticking to a schedule with him for a while! I think it really helps him feel secure and know what to expect throughout the day. Give or take hours/minutes or a couple of days if we go somewhere, we stick to this pretty much!

8:00 AM- He wakes up.

8:10 AM (or so)- Nurse

8:30 AM- Playtime (activity mat)

10:00 AM- Breakfast (usually a fruit, I make all his food myself)

11:00 AM- Nurse

11:30 AM- Bouncer playtime

1:00 PM- Nurse

1:30 PM- Get ready for naptime

2:00 PM- We both take a nap

4:00 PM- Nap is over!

4:00 PM- Nurse 

4:30 PM- Bouncer playtime or bumbo

6:00 PM - Nurse 

6:30 PM- Cooks dinner with me In his bouncer or rocker 

7:30 PM- Dinner (usually a vegetable, sometimes mixed with fruit) 

8:15 PM- Bath

8:45 PM- Lotion, Jammies on and wind down

9:00 PM- Nurse & rock to sleep 

9:15- 9:30 PM- In crib and catching some zzzzzzzz's 

Now this is pretty much what we go buy, give or take if he also gets hungrier sooner or later so the times he nurses aren't set in stone, but everything else is! 

What does the future hold?

I'm not exactly sure, but it is somewhere along the lines of me helping others! I have just ordered my books and am starting my certification and training in order to become a Birth Doula. I am so excited to start this journey and begin working with moms during labor and post partum support. I hope to become a midwife one day, but for now this is the route I choose to take and feel that it will give me great joy and knowledge! I receive my books tomorrow or Saturday and cannot wait to start reading! I then have to attend classes and workshops, live births and other requirements, and then I can start working as one! I will keep updates on how the process is going! 

Here are a couple cute pics of Dj :) he just cut his first tooth! Yay!! 

Envy

I am so envious of all the moms who can breastfeed and still eat whatever they want! I have had to cut out EVERYTHING from my diet because my little stinker cannot tolerate a darn thing. This includes dairy (milk,butter,cheese,eggs), caffeine (coffee and soda), fish (including shellfish-which I hate fish but love shrimp). All I want is Oreos and milk! 

So I have cut all these out, and he has been doing great, no more spit up every minute and much happier overall.

Who knew there was butter in wing sauce? Not me! So after I devoured hot wings and a burger with wing sauce, Helloo spit up monster! Back to square one of pumping & dumping for two weeks. 

He's worth it, however I do LOVE wings.

 

Day 30: self assessment

Have I learned anything about myself? Hmmmm.. I don't think so. If anything, this challenge just made me think a lot, which is a good thing! I enjoyed the topics and posts and I hope you enjoyed reading them! 

Half Birthday

Where has time gone? It's hard to believe my 6 pound baby boy is now a 16 pound 6 month old! These past months have been such a joy and a learning process all in one. I cherish every moment with him, even the stressful ones! 

He has grown and changed so much from when he was first born. 

Things that he likes are:

His bouncer 

His high chair and suction toys 

Activity mat 

Blocks 

Baby Remote (he prefers the real one though)

Blankets 

Things that he doesn't like: 

Loud noise 

Being away from home

Teething 

We started foods just recently! He has had:

Bananas 

Apples

Carrots 

I make all the food myself, there is nothing store bought, except the fruits themselves! 

New things he has learned:

Making airplane noises

Chewing 

Scooting

Kind of sitting up (wobbly)

How to say: mum, da da, bubba 

He wears size 6 month clothes, 9 month Jammies, and size 2 shoes!