7 Quick Takes

I have been reluctant to blog lately because I just don't know where to start. Do you ever feel like you have so much to say that it's hard to know what to say first? I have been feeling like that since motherhood started!

So I'll just do 7 quick takes I guess on a regular basis :)

1. Lucy had her "6 month" well baby appointment on Monday although she is really 7 1/2 months now. She is in the 90% for both height and weight. She is now 27 1/2 inches long and 21.8 pounds. It's amazing that breast milk can make a baby so chubby! I love her rolls!!! Lucy now has two bottom teeth (have I already mentioned that before?) She is wearing one of those amber teething necklaces to help with the pain. I am not sure if I notice a difference yet. She can sit up now without support although she does tip over occasionally. Lucy loves to talk. Baby talk that is. All day around the house she is talking/ singing to me. She'll copy different sounds I say. I could have sworn she said "dada" the other day! But she hasn't said it since. She is a GREAT sleeper! She takes two two hour naps a day and only wakes up once during the night to nurse. Granted we don't get much done out around town because I don't want her to fall asleep in the car. I love staying home though. We spend our afternoons baking, cooking dinner, cleaning, hanging out on the front porch people watching, bath time, pretty much relaxing, and waiting for daddy to come home. I LOVE IT! Oh, and Lucy had her first fever the other day. Oh my goodness it scared me. Of course I cried because I am a worried first time mom :) She is all better now but it was so sad to see her not be herself and just lay there and moan/ cry. Poor baby. I am so glad see her feel better again. Did I mention I panicked and called her Dr's office several times to see what I am suppose to do.

2. I am doing a Doula certification program. It is going to take me awhile to finish so for now I am doing the required readings and looking for births to attend :) It really is very interesting. My only problem is leaving Lucy to attend training or even a birth, haha! I am soooo attached to her! But I wish I didn't have any anxiety about leaving her in someone else care but I do and so for now I am taking my time with the training until I have more peace of mind.

3. We FINALLY have a new used car, Woo-hoo. Believe it or not I kind of enjoyed not having a car. It really made life slower for us and Lucy and I did A LOT of walking around town. I am going to try to keep that part up, but we'll see how that goes. We didn't have a car for about 3 months which flew by. So happy to have one now!!!

4. My sister's wedding is coming up next month. I am so happy for her. It has been crazy lately trying to get the invitations in the mail. Oh my goodness talk about time consuming. But now they are done and my house can finally be cleaned up. I put everything on hold while doing the invitations...I still can't believe my twin sister is getting married. I can't wait for her to have this vocation in common with me. So amazing! Also, I can't wait to post pictures of her dress (after she is married of course). It is beautiful!!! I love it!

5. So I have been exercising trying to loose the baby weight but I swear that baby weight is glued onto me!!!!!!!. I am trying not to lose hope here but seriously it is hard to drop the pounds. I have lost 12 pounds in the last 3 months and that is just to slow for the wedding. I am trying not to stress out about it. Every time I think of Lucy I think it is worth it. I would gain it all again for another baby. I guess I just have to be patient. Maybe my sister will put her wedding on hold for me until I lose it all :) haha!

6. I have been introducing baby foods to Lucy. I love seeing her try new foods. I am not a fan of rice cereals, or packaged/ process foods for her so she has just been eating real food. So far she has just tried a few different kinds. She hasn't really taken an interest in real food yet so for now she is still a really big nurser.

7. I am on a kick of trying to have an ordered life. One with routine, schedules, organization. I am REALLY far from being where I would like to be but one can hope, right? I am reading this book (amongst many I have started and haven't finished) called Steady Days; A Journey towards intentional Professional Motherhood by Jamie Martin. It has a really interesting approach. I heard of the book from the styleberyblog She always has great ideas.

This took me longer than I thought it would :) I miss you girls!