Lessons learned

So, I made a post about this a couple of days ago, thought it sounded weird, deleted it, and now I am posting again. My sister has pointed out to me that reading our blog is funny. She says that when I post, I sound like I am super laid back and relaxed about all things that involve motherhood instead of a mom who is freaking out about her son's napping schedule and constant problems with pooping. Well, I am not. I suppose it is time to come clean. I have been completely honest about everything I have said about Micah, I have just not talked much about me. Micah IS so laid back and easy going. He is such a great baby and we are so blessed to have him!

I, however, am a little nutty at times. I attribute it to new mom anxieties. I do call the nurse almost every day (Cheryl), I do freak out about every little thing, and I do drive David crrrazy with my need to have Micah on a super strict schedule.

That said, I have learned so much throughout these short 3 months. I have learned that 1) It is ok to freak out a little because I have never done this before, 2) It is ok to make mistakes because no matter what I do, Micah is going to make mistakes too on his own, and 3) I cannot do this without leaning on Jesus the WHOLE way.

About the nap schedule... as soon as I let go, he did exactly what I wanted him to do.

About the pooping... he has been constipated for the last month since I stopped nursing (when he was 8 weeks). I had a really hard time nursing and an even harding time deciding to stop. I decided because I wasn't producing enough for my big eater and I needed to get back on my headache meds which I couldn't take while nursing. Formula has caused the constipation problems but we think we have figured it out. After trying extra water, juice, sugar water, karo syrup, and miralax, flax seed oil works the best!