by Jessica on May 17, 2013
Now that Brody is no longer coming to work with me, Trevor is watching he and Knox during the day. This has gone so much better than I imagined it would. Brody is really turning into a little boy and just loves to play with Trevor and Knox. I think staying home with them has been so, so good for him. It’s good for me, too, honestly, because I was feeling stretched way too thin having to work and watch Brody at the same time. It’s nice to be able to focus on work during the day- it makes me a much better and more relaxed mom when I get home! Knox and Brody have turned into the best little buddies- B follows his big brother everywhere, and Knox is super cuddly with him. This weekend, Brody fell asleep on the couch, and it was driving Knox absolutely crazy that he was sleeping. He climbed up next to him and waited for him to wake up. It was so precious! Once he did wake up, Knox wanted to “hold” him. I melted. So, so sweet.
Our littlest boy is so much happier now that he has a playmate during the day. He was just bored stiff coming to my office, so this was a much better arrangement. On days Trevor works, Brody stays with Trevor’s dad and Knox stays with my mom. That’s worked out great, as well. They have their time together but sufficient time apart for one-on-one attention. It has really worked out nicely. This is the two of them this Sunday before church. Brody’s outfit kills me… I love smocked stuff, so I am taking advantage while he’s still a “baby” and dressing him in everything that Trevor hates! Ha ha! I justify this one because it has cars on it, so it’s a “manly” smocked outfit. Trevor does not agree!
Sweet boys!
by Jessica on May 16, 2013
Sorry I’ve been MIA, I am convinced that this illness I’ve been sporting is the plague. It is a persistent sickness! Anyway, the past week at work has been awesome- the longer I’m there, the more I learn and the more capable I feel. I am truly loving it, which is so amazing. Aside from the job, there have been a few changes going on- one big one is that Brody is weaned. After I started having the issues with my IUD, I made an appointment to have it removed. Well, long story short, I still have it. My doctor and I talked, and she is convinced that the infections and such that I’ve been experiencing aren’t from the Mirena. I asked her what she thought was causing it, and she said breast feeding. I asked her to explain this to me, and she went through a detailed explanation about how nursing makes your estrogen drop, the effect low estrogen has on your lady parts, etc. In a nut shell, it made a lot of sense, and knowing that I was going to have to wean anyway if I went back on birth control, I was game to attempt that before removing the expensive IUD. So far, so good, so we shall see if it keeps up. If it doesn’t keep the issues at bay, I will have it taken out, but I figured if I could save that $700 I spent having the thing put in to begin with, that’d be worth it!
Anyway, back to weaning Brody. This child was obsessed with nursing. OBSESSED. I was dreading weaning him. I had gotten him down to only nursing at night, but he did it ALL. NIGHT. LONG. Hence, my supreme exhaustion. Once I caught this plague illness, I finally had to give in and take some powerful medicine which gave me the push I needed to just cut it cold turkey. We had a few really crappy nights, but all in all, it was worth it! It’s so nice to be finished with that chapter. I do miss it sometimes, but since we stopped, Brody has started sleeping through the night. Knox did the exact same thing, and I must say, being able to sleep makes me miss nursing far less! The past week or so, he has slept from 8 or 9 p.m. to 5 or 6:00 a.m. GLORY, GLORY HALLELUJAH!! I cannot even tell you how nice it is to get a full night’s sleep after 15 months of non-sleep. I feel like a new person! Plus, Brody is a lot less clingy with me, now, which is also very nice. Now, if my boobs will just calm down and stop making so much milk, that would be great. It randomly keeps going in spurts. I’ll think they’re going down, then I’ll wake up with boulders on my chest. I definitely have overproduction issues! However, I’m not going to lie, I dread the day they dry up totally and shrivel up… so sad!
This is how Brody woke up yesterday- grinning from ear to ear and laughing at his bear. Such a more pleasant way to start the day!
