Busy as a bee :)

I had to post this photo of my Sophia at 7 months old :) This was right after her bath...lil stinker is too dang cute that I could just gobble up those cheeks!

This is the culprit that almost set me on fire. It exploded with pieces and sparks flying everywhere, burning my arm and putting three holes in my shirt. Just glad Sophia was not harmed :)

Adorable drawing that my niece Addison (6 years old) drew for me :)

UPDATE ON MY FAMILY AND I 

• One of my key tasks in my life is examining baby poop
• Sophia is officially 7 months old! She LOVES standing and jumping, hates tummy time and has no desire to try to crawl. I have a feeling she will be walking instead of crawling. She is sitting up well. She has no desire to be on a routine when it comes to sleeping, every day is different. 
• Sophia's smiles, coos, sleeping, etc...everything she does absolutely melts my heart into mush!
• Dan and I are doing well....both juggling full time jobs and watching Sophia with no nanny/babysitter. We stay busy, tired, and did I mention tired? But it is all worth it!
• Last and somewhat the least, my blogging has taken a back seat to my busy life so I'm sorry that I don't update it as much as I should but I do it when I can :)

XOXO!

The Busy Mommy Life & Unseen Photos

So I was going through photos on the computer and realized the hubby had some photos that I never seen before. This is 24 hours into labor I think? I'm feeling pretty high at this point...and tired...

 Daddy and his baby burrito!

 I remember these exhausting days. I know you are not supposed to sleep with your child but at this point, I was in survival mode. I needed sleep and if this is how I was to get it then so be it. Note Lola has joined us...lol she wasn't the only baby anymore.

Little princess when her newborn clothes swallowed her :) Just a couple of weeks old :)

Since Sophia was a little over 2.5 months old I began to work full time. My whole life I wanted to be a social worker, Sophia comes and in a matter of months she changed my whole mind set. I love being at home with her and my family. I love sleeping in the mornings with them and just being with them at every moment I possibly can. It definitely is not easy either working full time and being a mother to a baby...I don't have much free time which is why my blog gets updated once every 5 years....sorry readers :) My free time I do have is spent cleaning, working extra, eating, sleeping, showering, etc. I am so grateful I have a wonderful husband who helps me out so much tho! Love him!

So until the day I can eventually be a stay at home, I will continue to work and think about my baby every second I possibly can. For those that know me well, you also know I haven done everything I possibly can to keep up with breastfeeding Sophia. I have come to terms with feeding her some formula when I don't have enough milk or Dan and I want to go on a date night. I am okay with giving her as much milk as I can from me then supplementing with formula. I am finally at my last resort...taking a prescription medication that helps me produce more milk. The only problem with it is the side effect of depression. I am usually a very happy go lucky person and now it is a battle to sometimes make myself happy because I know the medication is affecting me. Is it worth it to be depressed and feeding her or being happy and feeding her formula? Problem is, I LOVE feeding her....I almost quit in the beginning because breastfeeding was so hard for me but now that Sophia and I got the hang of it, I love it, and I love the bond I have with her, and I love knowing I am giving her something healthy. I am weening myself off of the medicine...although, the less I take the less I am producing milk. It wasn't supposed to happen like this, once I stopped the medicine, my milk was supposed to stay up but of course, my body won't cooperate with me. Soon she will probably have to be on formula full time....boo :/ But at least I can say I tried everything in my power to do it for her.

Well I'm coming to the end of this for tonight...I'm tired...of course ;)