What a Week!

It is always amazing what a difference a week can make in your life. Last week I was struggling with so many things but I have decided to really try hard to focus on the positive aspects of this whole journey. I have improved leaps and bounds from the 6 months since Molly was born. She is the light of my life, most of the time. This blog is about being honest, parenting is hard and not always rewarding but what is these days?

Refocusing

When you have a child it is really easy for that to take over your entire life but sometimes you need to remember to step back, focus on your relationship, friendships, the core elements that make you, you. This weekend I went on a really great lunch date with my husband where we ate warms meals with both hands simultaneously, it is surprising how rare that occurs for us these days. It was okay that we talked about Molly for most of the meal but we got a break and we decided what to talk about, not out of necessity but preference. We also did a little family outing to the barbershop and our local deli where was have been practically family for years. I have been able to get a good bit of knitting done (holidays are coming up!) My husband and I also managed to play some video games together, something we loved doing pre-Molly. My creative juices have been gearing up and I have so many ideas of stuff I want to make/create and it is great to feel that way again.

Food progress

Hooray for apples! Molly is really starting to like applesauce which I find to be a huge relief since I really enjoy apples, although we haven’t graduated to my favorites, Granny Smith.

I have also purchased some bananas that we will be trying out, possibly even allowing her to feed herself. At her 6 month check up today we were given the all clear on foods so we will start to experiment more and while I’m apprehensive I find that I’m also excited to see what she likes and dislikes. Also on the food front I will be stopping my milk intake to see if that helps with some of her digestive issues. We believe that is a huge factor of her sleep problems and so we have decided to first focus on resolving the tummy trouble before attempting sleep training again. On the carrot front, if you can remember the carrottastrophy, she isn’t a fan of cooked carrots in purée form but she enjoys gnawing on raw carrot sticks and she looks adorable doing it!

Here she is even holding her own bottle! We are just starting to try out sippy cups!

Today's Helpful Hint: if you are buying multiple packages of diapers tape the receipt to the side of one of the packages in case you need to exchange them for a bigger size, then you don't have to go searching!

On a sad note we will be moving this blog to WordPress, so the website will be mommyandmolly.wordpress.com. I will continue to keep you updated with the new page.