nursing

I claim to be a healthy person.  Someone who eats whole foods.  So naturally I believe in breastfeeding.  But it seriously stresses me out.  I reach a point where I feel like my milk supply is not keeping up with my child's appetite.  My visiting teacher is a lactation specialist and has helped me along.  I was drinking mothers tea, eating oatmeal for breakfast and trying to pump when I could (hard to find the time between my 3 kids).  Kitt was still fussy so I started supplementing with a bottle, which of course lowers your milk supply even more.  So I will just spit it out.... I quit nursing almost a week ago.  I am kind of disappointed in myself.  But hey, no matter what she is eating she is still beautiful!

from one generation to the next

When I was younger (quite a bit younger :) I would ride my bike up and down our street over and over and over.  For some reason I never got tired of it.  My kids are the same.  Rain or shine they make sure we get our bike time in each day, even if it is just in our garage. 

this and that

We have been abnormally busy lately.  I have had a visiting teaching lunch-in, 2 cub scout meetings and the missionaries to dinner all over at my house in the past week.  I have also attended a relief society service auction, taught cub scouts, went to both grandmas for mothers day, went swimming at the great grandparents, planted seeds in 2 garden boxes, on top of the regular errands.  I have also started jogging 5K 3 times a week.   It has been nice change up to have more structure to our schedule.  Although I have a feeling I am going to miss the flexible schedule in a few years when I am overwhelmed with so many things to do.