PYHO: most recent Mommy guilt trip

So I am 30 days from P's first birthday. This means 30 more days of breastfeeding. 30 more days of pumping - lugging it to work, hiding out during lunch, clean parts at least 3 times a day, and wearing that sexy hands free bra!

I feel like I should be sad but I am so excited. I ave a countdown app for her birthday but every time I open it, I think about not BF anymore. I have truly enjoyed BF. I feel very connected with P. I know that I am providing her with the most nutritionally sound diet out there but it has been hard. We went milk and soy free in early June. For the record, soy is in EVERYTHING! I got back soy just after Thanksgiving. We have been lucky to get back milk last week too.

AF joined the party in December, which screwed with my supply. It hasn't been the same since. Luckily, I have been able to stay ahead of her and still have a freezer stash that will take us well sat a year, but it's hard.

I am for whatever you want to do with your kid, so long as you live and feed them. BF was very important to me but I am ready to be done. Should I feel guilty that I am ready to finish? I don't think I should but I do!

First birthday party!

I am getting so excited for P's first birthday. Here are the details that we have worked out.

A friend helped me design the invites. They included this elephant:


Then I made a banner for her high chair:


This is happy part of the happy birthday bunting I made:


We will be having cupcakes and I made these for the cupcakes:




This is a family only event but I want there to be a few items that commemorate the event. More for me and pictures than anything but she's worth it!

Look at my new....

Furnace :/

This is a good and bad thing all at the same time. We are getting a new furnace today. It will be great because we are also getting a new humidifier and air cleaner so the quality of air in our house will be better and we should see some savings in our monthly gas bills since the furnace is a high efficiency. But no one wants to spend money on a furnace.

It's not fun to show off or talk about but necessary. I'll let you know how much better things are next week!

Kitchen organization

This is the next big project! I am on Pinterest so I will be pinning a lot of ideas. I will need to make a trip to organized living for sure (I am giddy)!

Does anyone have any suggestions on what to definitely do? Or not do?

Good and Bad today

Here are the things running through my head now (when I should be grading so I can enjoy my weekend):

Good:
- I have a fabulous life. I love my husband and he loves me. P is great and healthy! I love my job and I have great friends and family around me.
- I am back into full dairy. I am really looking forward to some good pizza!
- I am going to Yagoot with a friend soon! (Today if the weather holds)
- I ordered P's bday invites today! Let the real planning begin!
- Fundraising for the 3 Day is incredible!!!

Bad:
- I have a crap ton of grading to do.
- It is starting to snow and I want to go to Yagoot and need to go to the grocery (with P).
- P has a bad diaper rash and super stuffy nose. I am hoping they are both due to teething but we will see!
- It is supposed to snow starting soon and go overnight. It is not a weekend AND I have basketball tomorrow that I was hoping J and P would be able to come to. Boo bad weather on the weekends!

Overall, the bad isn't so bad and the good is great. I can't wait to write about my plans for P's party. I have been obsessing!

Wordless Wednesday - playtime!

I hope you enjoyed the cuteness - I do everyday!

Sorry I've been gone

Another busy week! Things are winding down with basketball. We are in the last week of regular season and other than the games we host for the tourney, I will be down to only 2 games per week. I am sad for the season to be ending though - we have a great bunch of girls.

Just as an update, I am going to be purchasing Photoshop to design and sell cards and invites. I caught the bug when a friend of mine helped me put together P's bday invites. I had looked around Etsy (a great place to shop for practically everything) but couldn't find exactly what I wanted for a reasonable cost (not just the invites but including the banners, thank yous, and decor). I really love what we came up with - so I will be leaning first then looking to sell!

In food news, I am getting milk back. I started with regular bread. No issues, so I started with a little cheese. No issues. Now I am using regular milk in my cereal and am going to have yogurt - I have really missed yogurt! I am also looking forward to giving P yogurt and cheese too! My stomach has been a little more bubbly but not too bad.

I have been reading my regular blogs - I know I haven't been commenting but I am here. And will be around more in the days to come!