2 months

I just love him. 

This last week I discovered back wrapping. He likes it and it's actually possible to do stuff! Win! 

He's soooooo conversational. He will fuss and fuss until you talk to him and then talk your ear off!

2 months. It's just flying. He discovered his hands and loves to chew on them! 

He also likes to talk to the baby in his bee mirror! 

So sweet. 

We love him!

Harrison is really just such a sweet boy. 

Mira got a rainbow loom for Xmas. She (and I) loves it! It's one if the only things that can get her to sit still and focus for awhile. She's gotten really creative! 

Griffy loves his twin. 

My cute Sully before school last week. 

Lou has finally accepted Harry as his child. 

Sully is a good big brother. He likes to help and talk to him. They will be great friends. 

Boring January!

I always want January and February to go by more quickly. Turns out the way to do it is to be on maternity leave!

He's just getting so big. Had to put away all the nb stuff :-(

Sully is doing ok. I think he craves a bit more attention and love since Harry was born but we are forming a new normal. 

He's quite a character. He never stops telling you things. He loves hot chocolate. He's still pretty spoiled over all. 

Me and my big man. 

Look how big. His hair looks like it's coming in red in this pic but it doesn't always. I'm just not sure. He still loves to snuggle. We are up to 1/2 the night in his own bed so things are slowly improving!! 

Griffin got 100% on his first spelling test!!! We didn't even practice! We made a really big deal about it to him. I'm very proud. 

Growing!

Harry is so nosey! He likes to be up where he can see. 

He also loves these black and white pictures. 

Hi!

He's so sweet. 

I tried to get a pic of him pushing up but he only wanted to crawl over the boppy. 

So happy! I love his smiles. 

His hair is coming in. We can't tell if it will stay red or just light but his eyebrows look red. 

Big boy bath! For the first month I just rinsed him in the sink but we are doing the tub now. He loves the warm water. He has never screamed through a bath! 

21 days. No sugar. Detox.

So I started the 21 day sugar detox which is a book- it is a basic paleo meal plan laid out for you for 21 days. I've written about eating no grains or sugar before, so you know this isn't new for me.  I did SO WELL while pregnant not gaining and felt really good, but as expected, I gained probably 10 lbs AFTER Harrison was born. OUT OF CONTROL. After Christmas I got on my game, but I was still struggling. I needed something structured and specific to kickstart me.  I don't need to be super skinny, but I do need a few of my normal clothes to fit me and not feel like a super slob.  This book has gotten a lot of buzz lately, and was recommended by my trainer.  It actually doesn't say anything new or groundbreaking to someone like me, but the plan is worth it.  Today is day 3. Yes, the weight is falling off me, but I FEEL GOOD. It's very low carb which I'm having to modify some until my body adjusts as I'm still making breastmilk, but nothing totally off plan.  I've done a TON of cooking and preparing this week.  There is one good thing about doing it alone instead of with my family- I have lots of stuff in the freezer! It was EXPENSIVE to start. Lots of things you might not normally have in your pantry. As I look a head though, there's not much at all I'll need to purchase other than fresh veggies. I don't imagine I'll totally continue to eat paleo or primal, but for now it's the kickstart I needed to feel good again. Harrison is worth it- absolutely, but my mental health is dependent on how I feel physically.

Struggles:
1. I had gotten into a nasty creamer habit over the pregnancy. I've always just had half and half or cream, but the double chocolate fudge creamer got me this Christmas season.  So that's been a big readjustment back to my half and half.
 2. NO GUM- you can't have any artificial sweeteners on these plans either. Gum is kind of a sweet saver for me, so this is hard.
3. No soda- As you know I struggle with Diet Coke addiction which was getting worse and worse, so that's hard, but not as hard as I anticipated.

The idea is that by having zero sugar, your tastes readjust to making natural foods taste sweet, and you will want sweetened things less. I did have some butternut squash last night because I needed some more carbs and it tasted like candy. Seriously. It's pretty amazing.

So that's the deal!

Not a lot

Christmas break is finally over. I'm looking forward to the return of routine. It's been tough. I'm tired and unmotivated and I'm quite sure our kids aren't overly impressed with their Xmas break- at least with their mother. They spent a lot of time with grandmas! 
Harry is undergoing tests to make sure all is well since his eyes are special- so far everything comes back normal thank goodness. 

He's getting so interactive and big. Such a cute boy and a carbon copy of his brother griffin. We love him! 

He plays now and has started smiling some. 

There isn't much to say!