OH, the Agony!

Yesterday was a very traumatic day for not only Baby E but his momma as well.  My sweet boy had to get his 2 month shots. The screaming and crying from the shot didnt really bother me. (That sounds terrible.) 

However, the bottom lip out and whimpering as he is staring at me, hurt my heart. He was looking at me like I had betrayed him. His poor little legs were so sore. Baby Tylenol helped Baby E get some relief and much needed sleep. 

It's a good thing he forgave me. (I'm his food supply so he didn't have much choice.) But he gave lots of snuggle time to his bruised mom. It helped us both recover.

The good news...We get to do it all over again in 2 months. Oh boy! 

Aunt Kiki gave some perspective..."everyone gets shots." In other words suck it up and get over it. So that's what this momma will do. Well at least until the next one. ;)

My Baby is 2 Months Old!

You Gotta Start Somewhere

Ok, so I have never had much style. I do love clothes. I can appreciate a woman who has great style. I can even recognize great style. I just don't have that talent to be able to put an outfit together for myself. I recently started following a blog, "What Courtney Wore". Now normally I don't follow fashion blogs but I love this one because she wears clothes that the average woman can wear. Maybe not the expensive labels but you can always find a good knockoff that's close. 

Since I was on bed rest for a month before Baby E was born and sweat pants and no makeup was the norm I care more now what I look like. Since going and spending money on clothes for myself isn't really an option (can we potty train at 2 months so we can quit buying diapers?) I'm going to have to use what I got. The good...I have options. The bad...I'm not pre pregnancy weight. The ugly...I have clothes in lots of different sizes. Can you say yo yo dieter?

Here is my terrible style from the last 10 years and why I need inspiration from somewhere.

                Can you tellI'm from the Midwest?

                The best thing I'm wearing are the shades and they aren't even mine.

Hmm!  It was hot? I do like my hair!

              Hello girls!

                 Dont worry i already cut that long stringy mop on my head. Its much cuter now. Is it possible to meet your goal weight in the next few hours? Please God! Come on weight watchers. It's not fun getting dressed when you are chunky monkey and your old clothes don't fit. Ok, I need to give myself a break since baby E is only 2 months old. Weight loss is happening as we speak. I can tell because I'm starving. 

Thank you Courtney Kerr for inspiring me to actually care a little more about whatI wear. Now if I can just fit into some pants other than sweats I will be good.

So long 2013! Hello 2014!

The Burton's 2013

What an amazing year it has been! I am feeling so blessed. No matter what 2014 brings I know I have a great support system behind me!

Nana to the Rescue!

I really shouldn't be surprised. My mom has had 2 amazing kids of her own. She must be doing something right. Sis and I turned out great. ;) Each morning I text my mom telling her how Baby E did the night before. It usually goes like this, "He had a terrible night. It was the worst. I'm so tired." For some unknown reason Baby E hates sleeping on his back. I finally figured out if he slept in his bouncer he would sleep anywhere from 2-6 hours. It was glorious. I felt so blessed to have a good baby. However, on his 1 month check up the doctor lowered the boom. NO MORE BOUNCER! He said its too dangerous to have him sleep that long unsupervised in that position. I could have started crying right then and there. So we reluctantly started laying him in his crib. After the 3rd night of 1hour of sleep I had reached my breaking point. I was exhausted. I put him back in his bouncer so I could get a few hours of sleep. I woke up an hour later to find that my son had some how managed to slide all the way down so his head was where his bottom would be. His feet were hanging out of the bouncer. #1 Mom Award goes to this girl. Alright I get it. No more bouncer. 

I always love when my mom comes to stay with us. Mom came last night on day 4 of Baby E "Nights in Hell". Like Baby E she is an early riser as well. This morning my mother had a mission...Get Baby E to sleep on his back! Yeah, good luck with that crazy lady. She put him in his crib. Within 5 minutes he was crying. She soothed him and tried again. 5 minutes later he was crying again. Did she get frustrated?  (In the words of Pete the Cat) "Goodness No!" She thought maybe we should try putting him on his back on his play mat. That way we can sit next to him and help him fall asleep. She even suggested a different pacifier so he could keep it in his mouth. So we sat rubbing his tummy and pushing replay over and over on Kenny Loggins, "Pooh Corner". And...

Do you see what I see? I see a sleeping baby on his back! Praise Jesus! The pacifier trick worked too. I used a short fat nipple instead of the hospital pacifier that is long and skinny. He kept it in his mouth all by himself until he fell asleep. He might not be in his crib but small steps people. We just reached an hour. I could cry at the beauty of this sight! I just hope I can do it again without Nana here to show me how. 

Thanks momma! You are the best Nana!! We love you! 

Excuse Me?

My main man Baby E is wanting to eat all day. He is a "grazer". My DH and I were trying to figure out why. Maybe he isn't getting enough milk, falling asleep and not eating, eating disorder??? JK...but seriously it's a problem. I can't be gone for 5 minutes because he might want to eat. I'm trying to save my pumped milk for daycare. So i hoard my liquid gold...poor DH! He just gets to hold a screaming child until i can get there. While I was still in the hospital they said to feed on demand. I was thinking that was only for a week or two. Baby E had a doctor appointment on Monday. I brought up my dairy cow status and the doc gave me the "good" news. He said as long as I'm breastfeeding that I should feed on demand. Excuse me, what?

However, he did say that chances are he will probably calm down and get on a schedule. I just need to be patient. Uh-oh! Patience is not something I excel at. I love you Baby E, even if I'm your dairy cow. Moo!

1month old