So the past few weeks I have discovered that parenting does not have a recipe…which, for a Type-A like me can be frustrating. Elliot has been taking 45 minute (to the second) naps lately so I have been in trouble-shooting mode to fix it. (Mind you, we are making progress, but…not the point) So, in my research of Googling 45 minute naps this is what I have learned:

A growth spurt could look like:

• increase in night sleep and naps
• decrease in night sleep in naps

Teething:

• decrease in night sleep and naps
• increase in night sleep and naps

Sickness:

• decrease in night sleep and naps
• increase in night sleep and naps

Are we seeing a pattern here? Clearly there is no answer to this, hence why I decided parenting an infant is just a big game of troubleshooting day in and day out.

Here’s to an increase/decrease in night sleep and naps…and maybe a glass of wine every night to soften the blow.…

This was an interesting week! Now, some of this may be TMI for some of you, but, it’s my blog and it’s not TMI for me, so I am sharing! I was doing really, really well sticking to my caloric range, then I had a few days where I got very, very busy and just missed some meals. Usually this wouldn’t be a huge deal (still not good, I try to eat every 3 ish hours), but since I am nursing it turned out to be a big deal. On Sunday I noticed that my milk supply had GREATLY decreased which is not a good thing, because that means that I did NOT have a happy baby, so I had to really bring in a higher amount of calories (and TONS of water) these past 3 days in order to try and surge my milk supply. Thankfully everything seems back to normal, but I was bummed because I had seen a big drop on the scale on Friday (I know I shouldn’t weigh myself everyday…) and it just wasn’t as dramatic this morning.…

well hey there! Sorry I missed this last week, we were traveling last week which really threw me off, but I am back! So  if you are following along, here are the categories I am tracking every week, so be sure to link back here if you are doing this on your blog as well!

Weekly Loss:

Total Loss:

Workouts Completed:

Days staying within caloric range:

Other Updates:

Annnnnd, this weeks stats:

Weekly Loss: 2.5 lbs

Total Loss: 10.4 lbs (this made me really happy!!)

Workouts Completed: 1…I seriously need to figure this area of my life out. Between juggling work and being a mama, it’s hard to fit this in, but I am DETERMINED to get back into shape, not just down to the weight that I want to be at!

Days staying within caloric range: 5…not too bad! Last week was AWFUL after our trip, so it felt good to get back into a healthy eating routine

Other Updates: One thing I have really learned these past 5 weeks is when to stop.…

Have you noticed that on Facebook (or any social media site for that matter) everyone’s life looks like it is perfect and Pinteresting? I was just talking with my mom about this last week…the Facebook Phenomenon…people comparing themselves to others thinking their lives are perfect and nothing ever goes wrong. I wonder why people think this because of course people are going to post the good stuff on Facebook, why the heck would they post the bad stuff? So you often see stuff like “my kids were SO much fun today, we had the best time doing fill in the blank” you rarely see “I wanted to kill my kids today. They were awful and horrible and I didn’t want to be around them at all!” I think you get what I am saying here!

So, in my efforts to be as real and candid as possible on this blog, it’s about to get real around here, y’all!…

Ok, I have been really bad about tracking Elliot’s progress as a human, and I know I need to be better about it! Time is going by SO fast and I want to remember these sweet days, so I am going to *try* to do an update every month!

At 4 Months Elliot is:

• 14.8 lbs
• 23 inches long
• bald…very, very bald
• smiling whenever she sees mommy or daddy
• smiling when people talk to her
• giggling…especially at night when it is time for a bath!
• watching Jack walk around her
• chatting up a storm, typically at the times when it would be nice for her to be quiet (i.e. in church, when someone is praying, etc…)
• sleeping 12 hours at night (woohooo!)
• rolling from tummy to back
• tripod sitting
• grabbing toys and immediately putting them in her mouth
• drooling like Niagra Falls
• standing in her Jumperoo…but not quite jumping yet!

Still waiting on her to roll from back to tummy, but it will happen soon enough!…