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Dear Baby Girl,  you have been so sweet lately but what's with not wanting to eat dinner lately?  You eat your breakfast and your lunch but you totally boycott dinner for some reason.  You're becoming a little too picky of an eater for our liking. Dear Little Man,  Mommy loves you very much but she does not love your sleeping habits.  We have got to get you on a better sleeping schedule before Mommy goes completely insane.  Dear boobs,  you're really getting on my nerves.  I am working around the clock to get you to work the way you are supposed to work for my little guy and you're not cooperating.  One more thing to try before I give up completely. Dear Beamer, I love you very much.  You're so comfortable and fun to drive.  But I might actually have to agree with my husband on the fact that you are just too small for us now.  We have to take pieces of our stroller off just to get it in the back of you....

This week, I'm saying So What if... My son is one month old today. Already. Today is my 4 week post baby appointment and I know I'm not going to be happy with the scale. Why can't I be one of those girls where the baby weight just melts off? I started putting my little guy's hair in a Mohawk and I' m obsessed.  The Coach purse I bought to replace the last Coach purse has to be returned too. The straps are starting to rip off just like the last one. What the hell? The Voice started this week. Yay! I don't have an ultimate favorite yet but there are some good ones. Loving the original coaches. There are way too many good shows starting Thursday. Not only do I watch Grey's and Parenthood, I also want to watch the new Michael J Fox show. Looks funny. I finally sat and watched the movies Bridesmaids from beginning to end and it was terrible. I'd seen bits and pieces of it but never he whole thing. Just terrible. ...

So lately, I've been posting about experiences with breast feeding ( Breast Feeding Issues ) my little guy. I've been having nothing but trouble and I gave myself one more week to get on track. See The End is Near .  Well it's been a week and I thought I'd post an update on our progress. We haven't really gotten anywhere.  I nurse this kid every time he eats and he still cries for more after an hour long feeding frenzy.  He cluster feeds pretty much non stop.  That's ok except I can't exactly have him latched onto me 24/7.  I have another child to take care of. The pumping has gotten me nowhere.  I even had a friend give me a Medela pump and that hasn't made any difference.  I am taking the Fenugreek and started taking another supplement to boost my supply but I have seen no results so far. I thought that the problem was that I introduced the wrong kind of bottles to my little guy.  The bottles I was using were nothing like breast bottl...

Anyone have any advice in what kind of baby bottles to use? I currently have Nuk bottles and while I do believe they accurately mimic the breast, it takes my little guy FOREVER to drink a bottle! The other bottles I have are much faster but I believe they are part of the reason I'm having such a problem with breast feeding. More on that later. Any recommendations for good breast bottles? Also, I have a Lansinoh breast pump and that kind of sucks too. It was one of the pumps that the hospital recommended but I really don't get anything when I pump. I might get an ounce out of an entire day of pumping. Maybe it's not the pump. Maybe I just can't pump. That happens right? So what kinds of pumps are best? I'm going to be checking with my insurance company to see if they will provide a free pump. I've seen others do this so we'll see if my insurance does it. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!

This week, I'm saying So What if... It's our 3 year anniversary and we have no plans and no gifts. Little man has been taking up so much of our time we just didn't have a chance. My little guy is almost a month old and I haven't really posted much about him they way I did with Ashlyn. I need to work on that. I am in serious need of a massage but I refuse to get one until I drop some more weight. It's a self conscious thing. I left Ashlyn alone for 5 minutes to wash dishes the other day and she covered her arms in blue dry erase marker. Good thing it's washable. I am more addicted to Instagram now than Facebook. If I'm not already following you, leave me a comment with your Instagram handle. Mine is vmiller0918. I don't watch Sons of Anarchy but I started watching it this season and now I'm kind of hooked. I also love Ink Master but I have to DVR that and watch it during the day because my husband hates the ...

We met 18 years ago...We started dating 13 years ago...We got married 3 years ago. Through ups and downs, ins and outs, it's always been us. We've made it through a hell of a lot and I know we will make it through a hell of a lot more! Happy Anniversary to a my kind, funny, hardworking man who also happens to be the best Daddy in the world. I can only hope that some day our children know how lucky they are just like I do.

Or is it? First of all, let me start by apologizing for all of the focus I have had on breast feeding lately.  It amazes me how much this has taken over my life right now.  If you follow me at all, you know that I haven't had the best of luck with breast feeding so far. It's been 3 weeks and we still don't have anything figured out.  I've gotten some really great advice from other bloggers and from friends so I am very grateful for that but we just don't seem to be making any progress.  It still hurts when I nurse and he still cries for a bottle after nursing. If I were able to say that I've given my all and it's just working, then I might be able to let it go but I can't say that yet.  So I've decided to dedicate this week to breast feeding.  It's going to be my one final push to make it work.  I have plan. More calories/protein - I know I'm not eating enough.  I literally just had breakfast at (12:30pm).  It's crazy how mu...