7 quick takes

1.

It’s been really nice having my hubby home

in the evenings for the week.

I’ve missed him.

He’s back to working on the Hardie House

in moderation, though, this time.

2.

Breastfeeding is hard.

Dairy issues aside.

(although - I am beginning to add back a little bit of dairy with no ill effects - yay!)

A few weeks ago we had low-supply issues

most likely due to hormones and stress.

Now Lexi is so busy

that she isn’t wanting to nurse as often as she should

and when she does nurse

it’s not for as long as it should be.

Or maybe she’s nursing so efficiently

she doesn’t need to nurse longer?…

Add to that

Etienne is almost her size and half her age.

So now I’m wondering - am I starving the girl?

But then

she does have plenty of rolls….

See?

Breastfeeding is tricky business.

3.

Letter of Intent

Time to turn it in.

Problem is

I haven’t even begun shopping or planning yet

for the coming school year.

Partly because my budget for school

is less than half what it normally is

and partly because

well

I don’t know….

I am looking forward to Jeremiah starting school

officially.

Not because he’s so teachable;

he’s the most know-it-all 5 year old I’ve ever known.

But things are just really clicking for him right now

and that’s fun.

4.

I still have a lot of weight to lose
but I realized last night
that I have lost forty pounds
since I went in the hospital to have Lexi.
Never mind how much weight I gained while pregnant.
Lets just say it was more than the 17 lbs I gained with Lily!

5.

Picked our first tomatoes today.

I’m worried we may miss a few

since they’re packed in there so tight.

Didn’t mean for them to be, we spaced them properly

but that darn manure just works so well….

Incidentally

old underwear doesn’t make the best tomato ties.

6.

I haven’t sewn in weeks

with the exception of turning an old maternity outfit

into festive 4th of July clothes for the girls

and teaching Nate and Kaylana how to make diapers

during their way-too-short but wonderful visit.

Every time I think I really want to pull out the machine

the thought of all the mess I’ll make

(and the mess the kids will make while I’m sewing!)

deters me.

7.

Probably
I shouldn’t have fudge dipped granola bars in my snack box
anymore.
The granola part doesn’t make them healthy enough to eat 2 a day
but the fudge part makes me want to.
Some days
the fudge part wins.

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