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My Due Date: March 1, 2016I have given birth!
Age: 37 years old
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Caroline is Seven Weeks Old!
By Amanda_McDaniel » Posted Apr. 14, 2016 5:47pm - 257 views - 0 comments
Seven weeks… *Sigh* Who do I speak to about getting a pause button installed on my life? I need one immediately. Princess Caroline is doing so well, I couldn’t be more pleased. Almost every night she’s sleeping for a five hour stint, spending an hour eating and getting a fresh diaper before going back to bed for around three hours when we have to get up and get brother ready for school. On weekends she goes back to sleep after another feeding. And nursing must be going well because my little snuggle bunny has beefed up like a champ! Her appointment is in two weeks and I’ll be interested to see how much she’s gained. And as much as she likes to eat and sleep, she is still getting more and more alert every day, it’s thrilling. She makes the greatest noises (aside from the angry screams she reserves just for me…) and pulls the funniest faces just like her brother always did. I’m loving it. Sebastian is too and has continued to be completely infatuated with his baby sister. We’re trying to continue on in his independence (not because of the baby but because he already started wanting to do things on his own but it’s a random selection process of what…) and it’s sometimes tough. He is testing both his father and I but everyone I have spoken to says it’s normal for five and a half, with or without a new baby. We are currently conquering shampooing and rinsing our hair – which I never knew was such a challenge! As for me, we have decided to postpone our trip to Disney until Fall. As it is want to do, the Air Force has sprung some additional responsibilities for the next two months on us so we are going to hit the Florida beaches a few times in the summer months and then go to Disney with my in-laws. Luckily, I can just transfer my dinner reservation once we settle on a date. Plus, Care Bear will be a bit older, maybe not on such a strict feeding schedule since she’ll have started on solids (though I still hope to be breastfeeding/pumping at that point), and laughing while having a good time with the Disney addicts in the family (just me and Bash but maybe I can convert some more). I have also got back to doing some like exercises while trying to eat better. I had no real idea how far I had fallen! It’s hard to get it back under control now. *Collapse* But I have to, both DeWayne and I have to lose some weight desperately. I’m done over twenty pounds from when I gave birth but still have twenty to lose to be back at my prepregnancy weight. I have totally plateaued since my doctor told me to eat more. Dirty hooker… Hah! I’ll get back there, I always do, I just have to reach the end of my patience with myself. Getting close… :-P I have just this week gotten back into pants that actually button, even if they are ‘control top’. Small victories…
I included a collage of our first family trip to Six Flags from last Friday. It's all pictures of the boys since Care and I are usually tied to the stroller but we all had a blast.
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Caroline is Seven Weeks Old!
By Amanda_McDaniel » Posted Apr. 14, 2016 5:47pm - 257 views - 0 comments
Seven weeks… *Sigh* Who do I speak to about getting a pause button installed on my life? I need one immediately. Princess Caroline is doing so well, I couldn’t be more pleased. Almost every night she’s sleeping for a five hour stint, spending an hour eating and getting a fresh diaper before going back to bed for around three hours when we have to get up and get brother ready for school. On weekends she goes back to sleep after another feeding. And nursing must be going well because my little snuggle bunny has beefed up like a champ! Her appointment is in two weeks and I’ll be interested to see how much she’s gained. And as much as she likes to eat and sleep, she is still getting more and more alert every day, it’s thrilling. She makes the greatest noises (aside from the angry screams she reserves just for me…) and pulls the funniest faces just like her brother always did. I’m loving it. Sebastian is too and has continued to be completely infatuated with his baby sister. We’re trying to continue on in his independence (not because of the baby but because he already started wanting to do things on his own but it’s a random selection process of what…) and it’s sometimes tough. He is testing both his father and I but everyone I have spoken to says it’s normal for five and a half, with or without a new baby. We are currently conquering shampooing and rinsing our hair – which I never knew was such a challenge! As for me, we have decided to postpone our trip to Disney until Fall. As it is want to do, the Air Force has sprung some additional responsibilities for the next two months on us so we are going to hit the Florida beaches a few times in the summer months and then go to Disney with my in-laws. Luckily, I can just transfer my dinner reservation once we settle on a date. Plus, Care Bear will be a bit older, maybe not on such a strict feeding schedule since she’ll have started on solids (though I still hope to be breastfeeding/pumping at that point), and laughing while having a good time with the Disney addicts in the family (just me and Bash but maybe I can convert some more). I have also got back to doing some like exercises while trying to eat better. I had no real idea how far I had fallen! It’s hard to get it back under control now. *Collapse* But I have to, both DeWayne and I have to lose some weight desperately. I’m done over twenty pounds from when I gave birth but still have twenty to lose to be back at my prepregnancy weight. I have totally plateaued since my doctor told me to eat more. Dirty hooker… Hah! I’ll get back there, I always do, I just have to reach the end of my patience with myself. Getting close… :-P I have just this week gotten back into pants that actually button, even if they are ‘control top’. Small victories…
I included a collage of our first family trip to Six Flags from last Friday. It's all pictures of the boys since Care and I are usually tied to the stroller but we all had a blast.
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