3 days non stop.....

Zoo day was Thursday, then a garage sale for two days.

Blaiden loved all the sounds at the zoo and there was lots for him to see... Everyone says babies can't comprehend, what's the point and blah blah blah... people, BABIES ARE SPONGES so explore :)

Garage sale resulted in a cranky home sick boy, a sunburnt mommy but some cash for the pockets ... yay...

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discovering my hands...

Mommy has tears ... but hey these things are attached!!!

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a dogs life...

He sleeps, frolics in the grass, eats, gets cookies, poops, pees on weeds and sleeps some more... what an easy life.

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Chocolate Chip Cookies

Trying a new recipe... although i really feel they are all "basically" the same

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons hot water
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

I'll let ya know how it goes...

GOT MILK?

Its getting hard...

Having a baby attached to my boob all day isn't really fun.

he's still going strong...

Third day today :) we have some moments but he's doing good.... I'm so happy, I don't miss the 24/7 relationship I had with Medela. Now its more like we meet a couple times a day, that's it. Lol.

My concern is, he's not peeing as much...:/

So I need to give more bottles till I see a change. Dont want him to get dehydration.

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I see you mommy!!!

Love this lil guy...

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7:15 am..

I hear is little coos "i'm up mommy, i'm up" , Kisses and hugs.... Good morning Blaiden!!!

I think to myself, we are really gonna do this. He latched last night why wont he today, hes hungry, he gets it, i'm the milk maker.. But hes 10 weeks old and he was the ANTI boob.. I walk to the kitchen make that bottle just in case! We go sit on the couch, I say Blaiden its time to eat... I pull down my shirt and just tilt him towards me and BAM! Hes latched and suckling away.. As if hes done this his whole life... lol

15-20 mins later I switch, again, like hes done this his entire life.
I'm in shock!

But a good shock, a great shock.

my Target addiction...

I've came to the conclusion that Target is indeed my happy place. Most people choose the beach or maybe the shower, well i'd say the shower is my 2nd happy place (hot water and quiet - don't get any wild ideas).

I noticed tonight that I forget about my phone, I forget about everything & I just zone out. I simply just walk around, in no particular order, getting what I need, some none needed things too... But on this budget, I'm a bargain shopper. I like just looking, it's an obsession maybe. I notice when they re-organize things, I notice new employees, I notice new brands & things as there on there way out. Its strange but really its my happy place.

Tonight I spent 2 hours there... Eggs, Milk, Soda, Water and food items... Oh and vitamin waters are $1 :)

I also used my mobile coupons tonight on teenie dasani waters. Good for the diaper bag :)

breastfeeding breakthrough.... I hope....

As one if my previous post states... I've been just relying on the medela. This little guy just wouldst latch and I was done forcing. I went to Target tonight just wandering and shopping for necessities, ended up by formula and got to talking to a stranger. She simply said try again...

Well he's 10 weeks old, today.

I sat on the couch, held him just like I was gonna bottle feed, had the advent nipple shield on... and tada... success....

At first he wouldn't go onto the other boob and I know I'm barely producing, so I gave him a little formula... and then onto the right, first with nipple shield but then I snuck it away...

Milk drunk, from the boob.

Goodnight baby...

So I'm hoping this sticks, no force.

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bath time...

I can't wait till he laughs when I put bubbles on his head. For now, he smiles at me as I'm amused lol.

Never thought it was possible to love someone this much. He makes everything better. I love you Blaiden oRion <3

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I never imagined...

My counter had been taken over. There has to be a system that's better then what I'm doing.

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he eats i swear :)

I really wanted to be the breastfeeding mom, openly whips out the boob in public, because really I wouldn't care. I wanted it to be a bonding experience, something that only I could do. I wanted to be able to talk about it in discussions and finally first hand understand. But let me tell you...

Blaiden is just not interested, I tried what everyone said to do... Took everyones advice even if i didn't like it. After 2 months I decided that he's just not interested, I believe in breast-milk! So I pump.. I have since he was 7 days old, Thats when my milk finally decided to show up. I had a terrible hospital experience & I semi blame that because he didn't go right to the boob... I was deathly ill.. there were so many things going on during the first 48 hours.... but really it's just not his cup-o-tea.



Unfortunately I also don't make ENOUGH milk, he eats about 25 oz a day and I produce about 1/2 of that or less.. so I supplement with formula & I don't see anything wrong with that. I take supplements, I try to eat right, I drink water and really I shouldn't have to defend myself Lol. I'm okay with this. I will someday produce more or maybe I wont, as long as he is getting some bm (breastmilk) I think its awesome. I don't feel any-less bonded & I don't think anyone has the right to say "Well you don't know, because you don't breast feed" - Just because he doesn't get it from the boob, or all his milk from the boob, I don't think I should be judged. He eats, He's healthy & Blaiden Orion is perfect!


HE LOVES BOOB-JUICE!

I'm okay with this. Everyone has their opinions, i'm okay with that too.

thiS is Me: Birth Story: Blaiden ORion

I'm working on mine still... LIFE HAPPENS lol.. But i love my best friend.. and she loves me too, the proof is here..thiS is Me: Birth Story: Blaiden ORion: "After three 'omg, this is it' parties, having an induction scheduled felt like it was the only way Mandy was having this baby! So we all sto..."

today I'm 69 days old...

Someone should buy me a present...

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its 950 am...

I was up at 6am today, not because of a screaming baby, it was from a happy baby.. He was cooing and just making noises. Its my favorite thing ever, makes me feel like i'm doing a good job as a mom, as Blaidens mom.
Up until now i've really had a hard time with advice & opinions of others. I let others opinions get to me way to much to the point I was really doubting myself. Looking back on the past 8 weeks I may have had a touch of post pardum depression or maybe just normal feelings during my hormones adjusting :/

Well needless to say emotionally as a Mom i'm doing much better.

I find myself starring a lot, at him. He's everything I hoped for and more. Everyday he gets cuter, everyday he gets even more personality and it makes me look forward to tomorrow :)

It's now 10:30 and he's up from his nap... Baby Einstein is on and he's a happy boy! I've never seen a new baby be into tv as much as him!