Update

I am so behind on my blogging. I have so many thoughts running through my head all the time. I have so many notes on topics I want to blog about, but once the moments pass it's so hard for me to get myself back on track. I'm going to try harder to schedule time for my blogging.

Since I'm making time right now, I'm going to give an update on what's going on. It's been a rough couple of weeks for me with the yucky weather. This rain and the time of the month has not helped my mood lately. The good thing is that I've kept pretty busy with Faith's schedule and all my doctor appointments that there isn't much time to think about how I am feeling.

Husband is so wonderful. He's one step ahead of me all the time, he ordered the sun lamp before I even had a chance to. I think I have slight seasonal affective disorder (SAD). For as long as I can remember, the winter seasons are always harder for me. Let's see if the lamp works. Also we should have a couple of sunny days before the rain returns so I'll try to pay attention to see if my mood improves.

Beside the weather, the sleep deprivation hasn't helped much for my mood or my body to recuperate. We're trying a lot of new things with Faith. Most of it has helped a lot and I have a separate post devoted to it. I will try to finish that post as soon as possible because that has a lot of helpful strategies. One of the new thing we're doing now is to have Faith on a separate bed next to our bed. I have no problem with the idea of sharing a bed with her, but I really can't sleep when she is next to me. I wake up constantly when she rolls into me. She also loves sharing my pillow and even using me as a pillow. It's been a rough couple of nights. She did the best the first night, she always does well the first night we try anything new. The second night, she woke up screaming and ended up back in our bed. This new bed is a little toddler bed and every time she moves around and bumps her head, she wakes up. She rolls a lot and ever since she was one she has slept on a full size bed so to adjust to a smaller bed has been hard for her. Last night, she rolled off the bed, ended up on the floor and then back on our bed. Then she was screaming off and on all night and woke up really early this morning. After our busy morning at preschool, we took a three hour nap.

Preschool is another change for us. I'm doing a parent participation preschool with her. She loves it so much! I wished I started this earlier, but better late than never. I'm even looking into parent participation elementary school for her in the future. I think with her sensitivity, this will be a good option for both of us. It lets her know that I'm there for her if she needs me. She is usually really bold once she is comfortable with the environment and the people in it.

I'm making more of an effort to reach out to my friends. Hubby does his best to support me, but I need more on a daily basis. I've always been very social and friends are very important to me. It's hard finding time now as a mom to see my friends or even talk to them. Faith has a difficult time when I'm on the phone so there isn't many opportunities for me to call all my friends and catch up with them. Facebook helps some because it's a quick way to see what all my friends are up to, but it's still not the same as face to face interaction. I had a few play date the last couple of weeks with allows me to hang out with the parents while Faith is playing with the kids. Even with other kids around, she still demands my attention. But some adult conversation is so much better than none.

I had a wonderful mothers night out last night with some of the moms from my mother group. We had a yummy dinner at Cheesecake Factory and great conversation. It's always so wonderful when I see these mommies. They are always so supportive and never judgemental. I always feel re-energize after seeing them.

I'm going to end this post here, baby is waking up again. I think she is teething tonight.