So… I just weighed in, and it was good news, though “undeserved.” I’m back under 200 at 199.8. More importantly, I’m psyched to start the week.
We are dealing with big changes in the household these days.
1. The boy is moving up to the non-infant (convertible) car seat. This may seem like a small thing but so far we’ve had the kind of seat you can take out of the car and carry him around in. The larger seat won’t let us do that, and it cements the fact he’s *gasp* growing up! Difficult for me to cope with.
2. We are trying to get the boy to sleep in the Pack ‘n’ Play bassinet instead of in bed with us. This is, I suppose, important to our marriage — and important to keep my husband sane when I travel for business next month. But it’s still so hard because I feel like I get so little snuggle time with the boy, what with working and all. In some ways, I feel like I’m abandoning him by leaving him to sleep elsewhere. But last night he did OK in the bassinet right next to our bed, until at 2 a.m. or so I dragged him into bed to feed him. I have such mixed feelings. I want him to gain independence but also want him to miss snuggling with me. Such is motherhood, I suppose.
3. Same sort of thing with breastfeeding. We are trying to get him more used to the bottle, so we have a bit more flexibility… and so eventually I can quit nursing and we can switch to formula. But I have such mixed feelings about that, too. It’s so crazy. Not to mention the weight-loss benefits of burning nursing-type calories.
4. I found out that job I posted about before is basically unavailable to me, because of legal issues. Long story. But it sucks.
5. I’m starting to exercise more. Discovered the couch-to-5K running plan which is awesome.
6. We are starting to get bi-weekly vegetable and fruit delivery from westsideorganics.com. Part of this is so we can feed the boy the good stuff. I’ve been steaming stuff and pureeing it in the food processor (or food mill) and so far he’s liking everything. He is a really good eater, which I must admit scares me a little bit.
Ok. Must sign off and go run/walk with Mia!