Lessons

I have found even more advantages to the crying it out technique. Now that Selah goes right to bed if she cries for an exstended period of time I know there is somethings wrong. For example, a few days ago Selah cried honestly for at least 85% of the day and I kept trying to put her down for her nap and she kept waking up screaming. Come to find out she had an impacted bowel, one phone call later to her daddy MD and after a very fustrating day we fixed her right up with a baby enima. Instead of guessing if there was something wrong we knew there was something wrong and we're able to help her quickly instead of second guessing ourselves wondering "is this normal". Unfortunately for Selah when I try to change her diaper, she keeps her legs straight with a look that saids exit only please. I'm starting to see that being a good parent means doing a lot of the hard stuff that SUCKS! and makes her cry, but has to be done. A baby enima not fun, flushing her sinuses not fun, sometimes we both cry but it's what's best for Selah.

After months of secultion, depression, ellation, and being overwelmed, I'm starting to hit my stide and as I did with all my jobs before I'm making my new job of being a mom the most fun I can.
I've started to make my own baby food! Apples, grated raw not cooked, pears grated not cooked, sweet potatoes boiled and puraed, carrots boiled and puraed, bananas really ripe and smashed not cooked. I did a cost annalays and for all organic homemade baby food it's a quarter of what I'd pay for it in the store. Plus, it's easy! I made just put the mashed food into 2 ice cube trays and freeze. I shouldn't have to make any more for a couple weeks and it cost about 4 dollars. I'm excited!

My newest quest is making my own laudry soap, dishwasher soap, dish soap, body soap and muti purpose cleaner. Some will work out some wont but I think it's fun to try new things and save a buck while I'm at it. My only concern right now is the fragrance that comes with these homemade things. Even though many of them are naturally occuring ingredience they still have a smell and I'm not sure if they will get alone with our skin. We are all have very sensitive skin. I'm excited and hopful with my recipes in hand!

Another triumph, I was able to lose all the baby weight 45 pounds in total and I'm very happy to fit into my warm winter clothes for the already single diget tempuratres. The Farmer Alminac predicts tons of snow in December up to 134 inches and from December 1st to date we have had over a foot of snow. It is literally a winter wonder land.