So, what happened to September? It flew by like a freight train and was gone before I knew it. It is now October, and as much as I am not happy about it, the first snow fell last night, meaning summer (and maybe even fall) is most definitely over, so I figured it was time to catch up.
October is my favorite month of the year. And this year, it has come with a much needed shift in the wind. After several months of suffering through postpartum depression, the past couple weeks have finally started feeling more balanced and normal. I give credit to treatment, support, routines and the therapeutic value of spending days and days putting up Halloween decorations (it seriously makes me giddy).
The past five days in particular have brought more peace than I have felt in weeks, thanks to the fact that our little Kenny Rae is *finally* sleeping. Of course when I say "sleeping," I do not mean sleeping through the night (will that ever happen?), rather I mean sleeping longer than two hours at a time at night and actually taking regular naps again, which has not been happening for quite a while due to K's extreme gassiness, fussiness and weekly bouts of constipation. After eliminating dairy, caffeine, and carbonated beverages from my diet, strictly watching her diet of solids for connections between certain foods, introducing two different kinds of formula, and three weekly trips to the doctor's office, we still didn't see much progress (although eliminating caffeine did seem to help a little). Eventually a couple of my friends urged me to ask the doctor for an infant reflux medication, and *fingers crossed,* I think it is actually working! The medication combined with a daily dose of prunes seems to be making a difference, and she has been a much happier baby over the past few days, which makes for a much happier Momma. Hooray for small victories!
Grad school is going well, which is saying a lot considering I have managed to stay on top of my work in spite of the fact that Netflix has been sucking my life away over the past week with back to back episodes of Sons of Anarchy. I got sucked into a hole like this right after K was born with The West Wing, and it's not pretty. Wearing pajamas all day, looking forward to midnight nursing sessions so I can watch just 15 more minutes, dreams about characters...it's ridiculous. But my homework is still getting done, the house is clean, Halloween decorations are up and I've somehow lost 10 pounds...so I guess it's all good.
Other good things: Ryan is thriving in first grade and just finished his first season of flag football, we bought Pete a new car a few weeks ago, Pete had an interview on Wednesday for a better paying position in his company, we get to go to General Conference for the first time on Sunday, and I'm planning my first Halloween party for later this month.
Not good things: Snow. This morning. On top of my pumpkins. Not cool. Overall I really enjoy cold weather and all things that come with it (cozy sweatshirts, hot soups, cider and hot cocoa, gorgeous white mountains, gloomy days, boots) but when snow is covering the tombstones in my front yard, it has crossed the line.
Oh, and I miss dairy. A lot.
I am grateful that things are finally starting to feel normal again, or more specifically, that I am starting to feel normal again. I am looking forward to the next few months of holidays, birthdays, and cold weather, and considering how long it has been since I have looked forward to anything, that's pretty good progress. :)
A photo tour of all my Halloween giddyness is coming up shortly. Get excited.
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