Musings of a Multi-Cultural Mind

Its been awhile since I've posted an update, but finally we're home after a month of hotel living from the home repairs and mold clean up, and just getting resettled and reorganizing the home again has been rather time consuming.  We were, however, able to take a little break from all the chaos last month and celebrate our first wedding anniversary! I'm still in disbelief - how is it an entire year has gone by? Scratch that, how is it we already have a nearly 4 month old baby?  Kinda crazy how this has all happened so fast for us. Next month will mark 3 years since we first met, 3 years since I was laid off from my job of 10 years, and 3 years since I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia.  Throughout it all, Stephen has been my anchor.  I'm amazed so much how my life has changed.  I was so used to being independent and always the one to rescue everyone else.  I hated to ever show weakness or have to rely on anyone.  I still do, really. But in the years we've been toget

Somehow these first 2 months of our son's life have just flown by.  While he is still only in the 12th percentile for length/height at 22.25", and the 16th percentile for weight at 10lbs 10oz, his growth has been steady and he is doing super well.  He smiles and coos all the time, and recognizes mommy and daddy and loves to look in everyone's eyes and study their faces.  In fact, he was full of smiles this morning at the pediatrician's office after he dropped a deuce on the examination table when she went to do his exam.  Even after all his vaccination shots in both legs, he settled down again quickly with his pacifier.  We must have won the baby lotto with this guy! We did hit a little complication in our lives though when we came home from an appointment and found water leaking out of our water heater closet on our patio.  We had just replaced our water heater over the summer so we knew it couldn't be that, and a quick check confirmed the leak ha

Today our son is 5 weeks old, and I can hardly believe how the time has flown.  Surprisingly, Stephen and I have settled naturally into a little routine. We've been rocking the teamwork enough to put even synchronized swimmers to shame.  A few thoughts a month in:   1) Breast Feeding - I had heard stories from friends how their milk was just overflowing and leaking all the time so I prepared ahead of time with breast pads, clothes & bras for nursing, a pump, a support pillow etc  STILL NOT HAPPENING FOR ME!  I lost so much blood my milk just didn't want to come in right away.  I'm taking Fenugreek supplements and drinking a tea that's supposed to help increase my supply, but these cups just don't over-floweth.  The lactation consultant had said I should be pumping every 3 hours, but when I would pump I'd only get 1oz total for both sides 20min each.  And then I started feeling under the weather, like I'm fighting a cold, and with the fatigue I just c