My Hair Is Finally Growing Back!

I suffered from postpartum hair loss. I mean I really suffered! My hairline was completely destroyed. It thinned out considerably around 4 months postpartum and it was VERY noticeable, at least to me. I didn't even want to wear my hair up because it was just so thin in the front! But now as I approach the 7 months postpartum mark, my hair is growing back. I was getting scared that it wouldn't grow back and that I would have to cut my locks off and start off from scratch! So now I can wear my ponytails and buns with confidence. I was getting sick of wearing my hair down. I have noticed thinning all over my head but I have decided to not worry about it since my hair is in fact growing back. So now that that situation is under control, I need to get this weight situation under control. It's hard to admit but I have actually gained like 8 pounds since my little one was born! I weigh about the same that I did when I graduated college but I am very disappointed in myself. I feel like a stranger in my own body. But I have decided enough is enough. Now that my little one is sleeping better at night, I need to force myself to get up at 6 in the morning and put in some time at the gym. It is pretty intimidating going back. I just feel like after being such a gym rat before, going back so completely out of shape and starting from square one is just really hard. But I have done it before and I can do it again. I just want to get my life back under control which includes my body, mind and spirit. Day in and day out my life has been revolving around my baby and I need to remember to set time aside for myself too. I have been trying to be better about eating. I have been getting smoothies a lot lately which I love. Especially with a good amount of spirulina in them. I need to just get all the ingredients and make them at home. And I need to start cooking more often. I don't think I remember the last time I cooked. B has been sorta taking care of the dinner thing but he's a carnivore so it's hard sometimes. I am usually so exhausted mentally from sitting in front of a computer all day that I just want to sit around and chill when I get home. I think if I could get myself to the gym like 5 times a week just doing cardio to start with and cooking maybe twice a week, that would do wonders for my self-esteem and my spirit. I am prone to depression and I was actually shocked when I didn't develop postpartum depression. But I feel myself getting blue as of late and I just need to shake things up and become proactive. I want to set a good example too for my little guy. He has started eating solids so I want to put myself in a good place nutritionally so that we can eventually share meals. Right now he eats bananas cut in half, small sweet potatoes whole or baked wedges, broccoli and apple sauce. I need to do some grocery shopping for him soon so that I can continue to give him a variety of things to eat. We just give him finger food type things. We are skipping purees except for apple sauce. And I have been feeding him almost exclusively organic except for that one time I was eating canteloupe and he just seemed like he wanted some. Oh well! Anyway, little man will be 7 months on the 22nd! Hoorah!

Little Guy Will Be Six Months on Wednesday!

So my little guy will be 6 months on wednesday! I haven't blogged in like a month. I feel like life is just moving so fast and my head is spinning! Last night we tried to get him started on solids. It just became one big mess! It wasn't an epic FAIL because he did eat a little of the avocado we gave him. Enough to give us a little burp afterward. He made a funny face though when he was gumming the avocado. Like "Mommy what the heck is this mushy stuff in my mouth???" LOL! We actually are doing a method called baby led weaning where you skip the purees and spoon feeding and let the baby learn how to feed himself with appropriate fingerfood. I am reading the book "Baby Led Weaning". I don't think I will be following it to the letter but loosely applying it to our little guy. My husband thinks I am nuts. He doesn't understand why we can't just mash up some food and give it to him. I want to at least try the BLW method out. Our little guy puts everything in his mouth: our dreadlocks, remote controls, tables, fingers, sheets, etc...the list goes on and on. So I figure he can try sweet potato fries and broccoli too and sample the different flavors. He gets excited everytime me or my husband eat. It was hilarious watching him get super excited when my husband came and sat down near him with a huge plate of oxtails and candied sweet potatoes. To him it probably just looks like some new toys to play with. He is going to be vegetarian for at least awhile anyway. I may introduce fish with scales to him when he is 2 or 3 years old. I haven't decided yet. I eat mostly vegetarian and eat fish/seafood only occasionally. My mom is probably going to want me to give him cereal now but I plan on holding off on that too. She claims giving him oatmeal in his formula at night will make him sleep longer. Sorry mom but that is an epic FAIL! According to everything I have read, there is no correlation between solids and sleep. Some babies sleep through the night early on and some don't. I myself didn't sleep through the night until I was 2 years old. My poor mom! LOL! She must have been going bananas!
Today is such a beautiful day out. Luckily I was able to do lunch with my two guys and walk around a bit. I also bought organic sweet potatoes and organic broccoli for the little guy. Apparently those are good first foods. I will probably try to give him avocado again in a few weeks. And next time maybe I won't use one that is so ripe! The little guy was squishing the avocado in his hands and getting it all over his face, in his eyes, on the high chair. Fortunately it wiped clean so it was not too bad cleaning up. I can't wait to go home and hang out with my boys! It's friday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Life With Babe

It's hard to believe my little one is almost 4 months now! It seems like only yesterday that I was a week overdue and wondering when the chocolate bun was going to finally come out. Sometime I just look at him and I am amazed that I carried him in my belly for 41 weeks! He's getting so big! He must be like 14 pounds now. And somehow it's getting easier and easier for me to tote him around town in my Moby Wrap. This kid is definitely an urban baby. Last night he slept pretty well; lately he's been fussing and wiggling a lot at night. My parents came to visit him on saturday and that was fun. My mom was so enthused to see him that she scared him! LOL! He kept crying with her but was totally chill with my laid back dad. She was annoyed! She can't wait to start keeping him overnight. We both agreed when he starts eating solids (at 6 months, end of April) that she can take him for the weekend. She will probably do every other weekend. We'll see. That's great news for me and B because we obviously never have time for ourselves. I can't wait to go out to eat, just the two of us. Go out and have a glass of wine and hang out in a lounge. We are still young but since the baby was born, we act like two old people, going to bed really early and staying in the house a lot. The weather is going to be nice this weekend so I definitely want to go to the park or something with the young babe.
We miss cuddling in the bed since our little guy sleeps in between us. We try to put him in his bassinet to no avail. He just feels comfortable sleeping with his parents. I totally understand but it would be nice maybe once a week if he stayed in the bassinet. Sometimes we can get him to start out the night there but when he starts crying in the middle of the night, he ends up back in the bed with us where he quickly falls back asleep.
Tonight me and B are going out to eat with baby in tow. I don't know why B is so weirded out about bringing a baby to a restaurant. Parents need to eat too! I have already taken the little one out to eat twice, the first time he was only 2 months old and he was fine. Second time was a little over a month ago and again, no incident. Plus we are going at the 6 o'clock hour so it won't be crowded at all. It will definitely be interesting when the little one gets old enough to actually eat when we go out! A little less than two months until he starts solids. I plan on making my own baby food and using organic jar food as a backup. My mom already told me "I'm not making any food." Um okay...I figured I would just send him with some already made food and some jars for backup. Anyway, that's all for now! Thank you to the 3 people who actually follow this blog. I appreciate your readership! :)