May 15th, 2010
That’s it. I’m done trying to battle this congestion on my own. Even though decongestants are considered safe while breastfeeding I was trying my best not to take any. The doctor had told me they can cause irritability and restlessness in the baby, and restlessness is definitely something we don’t need. Ellie already sleeps too little as it is.
I tried to hold out for that reason, but I’m not getting any better. I’ve lost my appetite, so much that you might think I’m on apidexin if you saw how little I’m eating. I’ve definitely lost a few pounds over the last couple of weeks. On top of that the congestion has now moved from my head into my chest. I can deal with head congestion, but this chest congestion has to go. I sound like an 80 year old lifetime 2 packs a day smoker.
As soon as Ellie wakes up from her nap I’m going to take a trip to the store to arm myself with some decongestants. Hopefully I can get this stuff cleared up before it gets bad enough to visit the doctor. That’s one thing I don’t need right now.
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May 14th, 2010
If they made little pull up bars to attach to your wall to help your child stand I’d so get one for the little one. That’s all she’s wanted to do all day. Well I guess a little girl’s ballet bar would work, but I’m not about to spend $300 on one like the ones I’ve found.
I should be freaking out that she’s learned to pull up because she’s going to be a handful now, but I’m excited. She’s hit another milestone, and she’s growing up before my eyes. I’m sad in a way, too, but I knew that would happen.
I find it interesting that she learned to pull herself up to a standing position and ignores the sitting position. She can sit up just fine as long as we sit her up, but she can’t do it on her own yet. She pulled herself up to sitting a total of ONE time before she figured out that it’s much more fun to stand. This is one more thing that makes me thing she’ll walk before she crawls. She really has no desire to crawl, but she’s already trying to walk away from us. Because of this I had to have Hubby drop the crib down a level, and tonight she won’t be sleeping in the pack n play unless we take the bassinet part out and put her in actual unit.
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May 13th, 2010
I’ve got a ton of work to do today, but I don’t know if I’m going to be able to get it done. The baby is sleeping great right now, so I’ve got plenty of time to do it. I’m stressing because my laptop is driving me insane today. For the last couple of days I’ve been dropping my network connection every few minutes. I’ve checked every possible issue it could be, and so far nothing has fixed the problem. This happened a lot when I got my Eee PC, but I was able to fix the issue without much hassle. It happens to be a common problem with the Eee PCs, but today I’m becoming very frustrated with it.
Oh well. I’ll worry about it later. I really need to get my work done, so I’m resorting to using my desktop which I haven’t touched in months. Hubby mainly uses it now as it’s connected to the TV as an entertainment system. After I knock out this work I’m hoping I have time to look into another eczema treatment I want to try before the baby wakes up. I had a patch on my leg after I came home from the hospital that took almost 3 months to clear up. Unfortunately it has returned, and none of the usual stuff I treat with is working. I guess I’m probably going to have to break down and get in touch with the dermatologist again even though I don’t want to. That’s yet another added expense I need to work into the budget this month.
Speaking of budgets, that’s yet another thing I have to find time to work on. I’ve been very slack with it this month, and it’s time to get us back on track. I may have to get Hubby to spend some time with Ellie tonight while I sit down and knock all this out once and for all without any distractions.
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