Progress

Emma and I are both making some progress.  My Couch to 5k is going pretty well.  I've last 3 pounds since last week.  I ran/walked Monday and Wednesday, lifted weights Tuesday and Thursday, walked 2.5 miles Thursday, and walked the March for Babies Saturday, which was 3.5 miles.  I did skip my C25k run Friday though.  I'm not very motivated, but I always feel better after I'm done.  My real problem is my eating habits...specifically sweets.  Last week I had 4 blizzards.  Seriously.  I bought a box of Swiss Cake thingies yesterday and they're all gone.  I got a bag of Oreos at the grocery to use in a recipe, but I ate them instead.  The new golden Oreos?  I LOVE THEM.  I'd probably lose about 20 pounds if I could just curb my sweet tooth.  So, from now on, I'm not buying dessert at the grocery (although I might buy pudding, because surely that can't count).  And I'm going to to try to limit my ice cream runs to once a week.  Sigh.

As for Emma, her reflux has been 200 times better this week.  She still spits up some at night between dinner and bedtime, but during the day there is almost NONE.  She's been on the Culturelle probiotics for a week or two now, so maybe that's helping.  We have enough Nexium to get her through my birthday...after that, we're going to stop giving it to her and see what happens.  Fingers crossed.  She has been so fun lately.  We've run lots of errands and she loves staring at people.  She loves being the center of attention.  Well, she loves it as long as she's with me.  She's still very wary of strangers, and doesn't like anyone else to hold her.  This separation / stranger anxiety phase has been very difficult, and I'll be glad when it's over.  But I'm very thankful that we seem to have gotten her allergies and for the most part, her reflux, under control.  She's much happier and a lot of fun to be around.  I absolutely cannot believe my baby will be one next month.  She has changed so much in the past year, and I wish the time would slow down.  As much as I hate her being so needy and whiny anytime I'm out of her sight, I'm trying to not take this time for granted.  I know there will come a time when she doesn't want anything to do with me, so I'm enjoying being her favorite person. 

So, that is the progress we are making.  Next up:  cutting out (most of) the sweets and trying some new recipes that are baby friendly.  It's time for Emma to start eating what we eat, although it will be a little difficult finding recipes with no dairy or wheat.