6 months? Well 6+
months now!! :s But I have an excuse….moving, Bryce’s
birthday, and Christmas!!! I must say
that this has probably been the most stressful 2 months of my life (Well…Paramedic
school was pretty stressful too) but I’m so happy to finally be settled
(settling) into our new house. I would NOT
recommend moving with a 4 year old and an infant…unless you can ship them off
somewhere until the whole process is over.
Trying to maintain a perfect house for showing, plus packing, trips back
and forth to the lawyers, and the builder, then unpacking…was/is
exhausting. Thank God for my amazing
family who were there for me every step of the way. Unfortunately, unpacking is going VERY slowly
and I’m also trying to fit 2100 sq ft of stuff into a 1500 sq ft bungalow. Somewhere along the way, I had lost the
screws to Aiden’s crib…so he bunked in with me.
Which is nothing new since he’s shared my bed since day one. However, I found them in a box of toys, re-assembled
Aiden’s crib, and he actually slept in it for the first time last night. No longer just a big brown nursery
decoration.
I’ve been thinking about discontinuing breastfeeding. I know, I know! All this time I was so Gung Ho to nurse,
taking supplements, eating horrible lactation cookies etc and now I want to throw
in the towel?! Well the reason is only
kind of selfish as I’ll outline below, but he also sprouted 2 new teeth. (Dec
18th ish) And while I’m sure
he doesn’t mean to, he does from time to time…BITE! The other reason is one I’ve discussed
previously and it’s in regards to weight gain/inability to lose weight. Let me preface this by saying I haven’t exactly
been doing very much in the exercise category (Well, except for packing up a
house and single handidly moving all my furniture into a storage pod lol) and
haven’t been making great food choices these last few months….but there is a
correlation between breast feeding and fat storage. An article I read recently compared
breastfeeding to Menopause. Simply put –->high
prolactin from breastfeeding=low estrogen and low progesterone. Estrogen is required to keep a lean
body. Without it, we have a less
forgiving metabolism largely due to lack of temperance of insulin and cortisol. Additionally, progesterone plays a role in
hindering belly fat storage (my problem!!) by moderating cortisols effect in
these fat cells. Low
estrogen/progesterone also causes much more sensitivity to carbohydrates, much
harder time dropping belly fat – and fat in general. Couple that with lack of sleep and
stress=high cortisol state. (Ingredient
#1 for belly fat) Exhaustion creates
cravings for carbs and sweets. (Ingredient #2 for belly fat) A perfect storm!! And if that wasn’t bad enough, Estrogen
regulates our brain chemicals to help keep cravings at bay as well as regulating appetite. All this to say I need to stop
lactating to raise my Estrogen and get out of “menopause”. Argh! (And also get my fat bum onto the
treadmill) lol
Aiden has really changed this month. You can tell that he wants
to get moving so that he can participate in the constant game of chase between
Bryce and the dog. He is also mastering
the art of rolling over and has recently been getting his knees under him in
preparation for crawling. There have
been a couple of occasions where he has managed to roll himself right off the
area rug…so now he spends time in baby jail (play pen) if I step out of the
room for a minute. We’re also working on
sitting though he is still very wobbly.
Mother Nature places these gigantic heads on tiny torso’s and doesn’t
take Gravity into consideration. Thank
goodness for soft carpet!
I feel like with the move, the Holidays, and trying to get
our new house in order…that time is passing more quickly than I would like…and
that perhaps I’m not appreciating all the little moments the way I should
be. All that to say…I’m really looking
forward to a relaxing, slower paced new year.
