So.. I can admit I have had a relatively "easy" child for the most part. She always had her moments and was still a baby, but things weren't as bad as some stories I've heard. Well, then my child turned 1. I know that most lives through social media- Instagram, Facebook, Blogs, etc always show the good and glamour that we want people to see. Time to keep it real and let other mama's know you aren't alone. I am currently living in the middle of a complete mess. My "schedule" baby has no schedule, she screams when we put her down to sleep, and is overall very angry lately. I have no idea if she is finally getting teeth, or is just mad about being 1- but I am tired. I am stressed. I might very well lose my mind.
I can say that at least once she is asleep, she still sleeps great at night. And once I can FINALLY squeeze that nap in, she will take a long one for around 2-3 hours. She is trying to transition (I'm assuming) into one nap and can't really decide when she wants that to be. That on top of her new thing of not wanting to be put down is loads of fun.
An example- Yesterday by 11am she was exhausted so I rocked her to sleep and let her sleep on me 10 minutes to be completely out. I then put her down and she immediately wakes up screaming. The bad thing about naps now is the letting her cry method doesn't seem to work because it just wakes her up and makes her over tired. She cried about 10 minutes and then sat in there and flopped and played until 1pm (yes, almost 2 hours after we started nap). She finally fell asleep at 1 and slept until 3. This was actually an "easy" day as to how things are going. Thankfully at night she's still done at 7pm so once Lance lays her down, she only cries about 10 min and then passes out for the night.
I am just going to stick with the whole teething theory, as I have no clue what else could be wrong. At her 1 year appointment the doctor said it looked like some would be coming through soon so maybe?!
I am so thankful for all my mommy friends that I can constantly complain to and vent- I don't know what I would do without that! So if you ever need to mommy vent.. feel free to send it my way! I will probably be doing the same thing or either googling "my child turned 1 and went nuts", sending Lance emails to get home ASAP, or reading other articles about stressed Mamas to make me feel better. Hey, misery loves company! :)
In some other happier news....
Tilly is officially 100% a walker! It's actually so nice because now she just trots along beside me and follows me around the house. She loves going fast and then super laughing when she can't slow down. We also took the bottle away right after her birthday, and though it was tough at first, wasn't the worst. I started slowly taking down the ounces, but that seemed to make her more mad so I just stopped cold turkey. She finally accepted it since she had no other choice! ha We also settled with Almond milk instead of whole milk for digestive reasons. She isn't a huge fan of milk, and mainly just wants water. She does love yogurt and cheese, so she's getting some dairy that way. She also now is an eating machine. This baby can PACK in some food. As in she eats more than me most meals! I'm assuming she'll love this when she is older and can eat to her heart's desire and not gain weight. She definitely got that from her Daddy!
So basically that is where we are as we cruise past the 13 month mark. Things are good.. and things are bad. That's life though. The good still outweighs the bad and as stressed as some days are, I still wouldn't have it any other way. Just give me my big ole glass of wine each night, and I'm good to go! Kidding.. well, maybe! :)
Monday, July 27, 2015
Friday, July 10, 2015
Five on Friday
Happy Friday everyone! I haven't done a link up in FOREVER, so thought I would pop in today with 5 randoms on this Friday morning. :)
ONE:
Little bit is officially in her big girl car seat! (hating her headband, of course). Oh, and walking up a storm! This girl is loving to walk/run and starts laughing hysterically the farther she goes.. too cute!
TWO:
I posted this mixture last week on IG (alicia_rowland) and I am still loving it. This is my favorite coffee of the moment, for sure!
THREE:
The Last Ship on TNT. We started this last summer, but only ended up until around episode 6 (hello newborn throwing off your schedule ha). It was pretty good, but I don't think I got too into it since we were so behind and watched it randomly in our state of sleep deprivation. We decided to catch up the end of last season and start this one since a new season is back this summer, and man.. I am hooked! I hate when I love so many summer shows, because you have to wait almost a whole year in between seasons!
FOUR:
How adorable are these baby sandals?!? AUGH! They should be arriving today in the mail, and I can't wait to try them on Tilly. They were in another one of my super saving ON orders- 3 shirts and a pair of flip flops for me, then these for Tilly.. grand total: $2.68! Gotta love it!
FIVE:
Enough said.. TGIF! Have a great weekend!!!
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