5 Reasons Why I Love Breast Feeding

1) It's intoxicating: the bond breast feeding creates between my daughter and I is euphoric. I feel happy, relaxed and healthy. 

2) I love that I can nourish my daughter from my body. It feels like my soul is giving my child strength.

3) My daughter's milky smile lets me know that she is satisfied and loves her mommy's milk. 

4) It makes feeding simple. No need to warm a bottle or clean anything up. 

5) I get quiet one on one time with my daughter. Time where I can sing to her, talk to her and smother her with hugs and kisses. 

Shots hurt like a mo fo when you're 2 months old

Sweets got her two month immunizations yesterday. She was not happy about it. 

After hearing the little girl in the room next door to us scream bloody murder and climb the walls (literally), Sweets' face filled with fear. Her baby giggles turned to wimpers of fear. Her bottom lip fell to a frown. She was looking at me like "mom, what's happening?" My heart sank. I started singing her comfort song "You are my sunshine." Her wimpers subsided. She hugged me tightly. Damn you kid next door. 

Then it was Sweets' turn. She was pissed when the first shot stuck into her little thigh. Then hysterical crying began. At times she held her breath between cries. Almost turning blue. The nurse had two more shots to go on the other leg. Ugh. I wanted to take the shots for my girl. My body got warm and tense while I kept touching Sweets' face and singing. Mommy was trying to hold it together. I felt so bad. 

After we got home she took a nap, had a slight fever fit then some infant Tylenol ... she was back to herself at four this morning. I'm relieved. My poor Sweets. 

One year old wedding cake

Tradition states that on your one year wedding anniversary the couple is supposed eat a piece of their wedding cake. A piece that was frozen year ago. Well. Rick and I did. And it was ... not too bad. The cake was not as moist but the fruit in it tasted fine. The icing tasted fresh (to me at least).

Now that we ate a piece of year old cake what do we get? A hundred more years of wedded bliss? Or constipated? We will see!! 

Our first anniversary

Tomorrow is our one year wedding anniversary!

Two months after Rick and I got married I got pregnant with "Sweets." Our tiny girl was born a month early on September 15. I watch her sleep as I write this and feel so complete. Rick and I each have a son and now we have our daughter.

"Sweets" was born with complications, it was tough but she got through it ... and so did we. It was a tough experience that strengthened our marriage.

My husband is my best friend. He has held me up when I thought I couldn't stand. I love him for that. He is my best friend. My sunshine.