Overheard this morning

"I love sausage. I am going to marry sausage."

- uttered by B, while eating breakfast this morning.

My new breast friend

No joke, this thing is awesome. The babe started to completely refuse my breast and would only eat from a bottle. It was very frustrating to know that I had food to offer her, but she wouldn't even try. I was able to track down one of these little devices and I am SO glad I did! I thought it would be totally obnoxious and inconvenient, but it is no more of a hassle than making a bottle for her. Now, instead of freaking out when it is time to eat, she willingly latches on because of the instant reward of the supplement! Since she has a constant supply of food, she is able to nurse longer which will help to increase my milk supply. Thank you, Medela, for making nursing an enjoyable experience once again. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!

Aren't you glad you stopped by to read? ;)

Eating shouldn't be so traumatic!

G and I are having issues lately. I want to nurse her. She won't latch on. She wants to eat. I don't seem to have the milk. I have some. Just not as much as she wants. But, she won't take what I have to give her. Our day goes like this:

6am wake up: Nurses really well on both sides, since I am really full in the morning.

9am: Wakes up from morning nap and nurses pretty well on both sides. She seems to want more, so I supplement with what I pumped the night before. After nursing I pump for 10 minutes to try to increase my supply.

Noon: Wants to eat, but screams bloody murder when I try to latch her on. I try to trick her by sticking a bottle in her mouth and then do the old switcheroo. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. If she does latch on, she nurses through let down and then won't work for the rest. I end up supplementing with 2oz of formula. I pump afterwards.

3pm (or so): Same story. If she is so hungry, why won't she latch? Does she know that it is a dry well?

5:30pm (or so): Typically I have been able to get her to nurse right before bed. But last night she freaked out when I went to latch her on. So, I ended up giving her a bottle first and then tried to nurse her. I was able to get her to nurse for a little bit, but she was so tired that she just fell asleep and didn't nurse too well. I pumped afterwards.

9pm (or so): I pump for about 20 minutes to try to boost my supply. After 3 hours, I only get about 2 or 3 ounces. TOTAL!! Poor girl has been starving.

How do I fix this? How do I make more milk if she won't even nurse in the first place?

Where has all my milk gone, long time passing? Where has all my milk gone, long time ago? Where has all my milk gone, not to babies, anyone. When will she ever learn? When will she ever learn?

Team work makes the dream work, girlfriend. Let's get it done.

Haircuts!

Today was haircut day! Once a month my hairstylist comes to my home (awesome, right?!) and gives me, as well as the boys, a haircut! B has been saying that he wants short hair for a while now. So, today he got his wish. I wouldn't let him buzz it all off (like he wanted to), and he was happy with the results. He looks so grown up now!!

As for me, I needed some kind of change. I didn't really need to go shorter (eek!), but something needed to be different. I have been feeling like my hair has been looking a bit flat lately. So, we added some blonde to give it a chunky look. The pictures really don't do it justice. I just love the way it turned out.

I love haircut day!

Dreamhouse

Will someone please buy this house for me? It is perfect. AND it will only set you back a cool $1.2 mil. We will be taking donations.

A fresh look

It is time to say goodbye to "Three Men and a Lady (and a BIG dog too)" as we now have another lady in the house! I just love this banner and fun background, but I need a change and love the new theme! This is still the same old blog, just with a new name and look. Like what you see? Visit Lauren at Designer Blogs. She is fun to work with and REALLY fast! :) Also very affordable.

How sweet are these rosy cheeks?