Mommy and Me: 12 Week Update

12 Weeks...Seriously!?  Yep.  12 weeks post baby and life is back on track.  I'm back at work. E's adjusted to being a big brother and our family is complete.

Allie at 12 Weeks:

Allie continues to grow like a weed.  She is becoming more interactive, smiling and talking.  It really melts your heart.

Eating:
A is eating about 5-6 ounces each time and is gaining a good appetite.  Next month we will introduce rice.  I can't believe it's getting close to time for that already.

Sleeping:
Allie is a rock star in this category if you ask me (at least compared to E).  She goes down at 8:30 and wakes up once at 2:30, eats and goes back down till 5:30.  Last night she actually slept till 5:30 (no 2:30 feeding).  So great. 

Interacting:
She is definitely interacting well.  She has been spending more and more time on her activity playmate and I love to sit and watch her learn to use her arms.  You can almost see the wheels turning. 

I could sit and listen to her coo for days.

All in all, she is a great baby.  Her temperament is chill and she pretty much just goes with the flow. 

Mommy at 12 Weeks:

Sleep:
I have been trying to go to bed as quickly as possible but with 1 month of school left it's getting very busy so I'm in bed around 11:00.  Not ideal but there's light at the end of the tunnel.

Breastfeeding:
I definitely feel like I should get the "I Tried" trophy here.  I'm just barely getting by.  I'm making just enough to keep Allie comfortable but I haven't been able to "bank" any.  I know that at some point in the pretty near future I'm gonna have to start supplementing.  I'm not happy about it but I can't let Allie suffer because I'm too stubborn to give her what she needs.  It's something I'm just going to have to come to terms with.  I guess the 80 ounces of water, mother's milk tea and rest when I can get it, just isn't helping. 

Workouts:
This has been going so well until last week.  I was up to 20 miles a week and I was really feeling like I was in a groove.  Then I was plagued with an injury from labor that just won't go away so I had to take a week off which puts me in a tough spot for Rock n Roll but I'm not going to let it stop me. 

Weight Loss:
I'm 4 lbs away!  I feel a little better every week but I wish my stomach would return to normal or at least the extra skin would go away. 

I had a few weeks where the weight loss stalled out and I'm pretty sure my diet had something to do with it.  I seriously need to do Laura's Sugar Detox. 


4 Weeks |  8 Week Update 

I know lots of you are new momma's out there..how are you doing? 

On a side note, see that tank I'm wearing?  The SweatySelfie Tank (#SweatySelfie) ?  Yep, that's my own design and that's my prototype shirt.

What do you think?  Pretty soon you will be able purchase one for yourself!  How cool is that?!