http://tinybuddha.com/blog/simple-mini-habits-can-change-life/
The above link is the cause for my new daily blog posts. I'd rather be napping right now. But I'm going to write just 50 words first.
Today I realized that Phoenix doesn't like to nurse. She's been fussy all day. Hungry, but yet fighting me every time I tried to nurse her. It's frustrating. Eat the crap that's best for you child! I thought it was teething, but it happens regardless of if she's on infant advil or not. Breastfeeding is also easiest for me of course, the meal prep time consists wholly of fidgeting with my shirt and bra for all of 10 seconds.
She won't let me spoon feed her either. With the exception of whole grain infant cereal. She can't just eat that all day. So I steam vegetables or fresh fruit or give her packaged teething biscuits or puffs or whatever. She loves feeding herself. This however is hard since we live a 2hour round trip from the nearest grocery and only make the haul every few weeks. Fresh doesn't last long and I hate freezing and re-thawing. Phooey.
With my son, he ate anything and everything happily that I shoved in his face. He was a boobie monster, NEVER turning a nurse down. He also ate literally everything I ever gave him. I was so spoiled by this!
She will nurse till the cows come home at night or if sleeping. This does not help me. Rather the opposite. Her sleep patterns have improved some since she graduated from bassinet to mini crib. (Thanks Liz for that "Why didn't I do that earlier" advice!)
So today after dealing with the fat lip all morning from her despite giving her fresh plumb and banana and steamed carrots to nibble on and numerous failed attempts to nurse, I fed her a big bowl of organic infant oatmeal. BINGO. She was just still hungry. So now I shall work in feeding her oatmeal or whole grain cereal with every meal I guess. I have some new food pouches on the way for her to try, but so far I've tried 4 flavors from one brand and she flunked them all!
And that's my 363 words for the day ;) Initiate NAP TIME!
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