I look like I'm back going through puberty. Seriously. When I was pg with Skittle, my skin was well, GREAT. I don't think my skin ever looked better, actually. Fast forward 7 months and wow, my skin is the worst it has EVER looked. I really think hormones are playing at part with the production of these pimples. (like that alliteration??) It's never ending...I don't get it. I'm washing my face twice a day (using ProActiv even) and it's not helping AT ALL. It's almost like it's getting worse. It's BAD.
My pain level lately is also BAD. Like my acne, when I was pg, my pain was pretty well controlled. (I'm talking fibromyalgia pain.) Now, it's just stupid. Skittle likes to dig in her thumb on the back of my arm when I'm carrying her on my hip and I have to be VERY careful that I don't drop her because of the pain. The worst pain is on the back of my arms and the tops of my legs (I've learned to not lint roll my pants when I'm hurting...that's how sensitive I get). I know I've said this before but when I don't get enough sleep, my pain is so much worse. When Skittle wasn't sleeping more than 45 mins for her naps, all I wanted to do was cry. Now that her naps are soooo much better, I'm able to rest but for some reason, this week has been hard. We did take a little trip to Phoenix to watch the d-backs play (to commemorate our anniversary of our first date 6 years ago) and see some friends but I'd HATE to think that the little bit of stress that was caused from a short weekend away makes my pain level go up...arrrggghhh....
Skittle is still not doing well with solid foods. It's one of the most frustrating things! In all my years of being a nanny and babysitting, I've never seen anything like this! I don't know what I'm doing wrong. I will say that at least today, she ate 1.5 oz of pureed peaches from her own spoon. (She didn't feed herself of course...) She won't put anything in her mouth on her own (not even toys!!!). I guess she is just completely uninterested in real food and has a wicked gag reflex. I'm praying (and thank you Jillie for praying too!!!!) that she will outgrow this and I won't have to involve her pedi.
One more thing will I'm complaining...I don't think Skittle is ever going to crawl. Ok, she might but I think it's going to be another couple months. She just will not put her legs underneath her while she's on her belly. I mean, I will try my hardest to get her to bend in half and she just won't do it. Of course, she can do it just fine when she's on her back so I think I just have a stubborn little thing. Part of my problem is that I worry too much about her reaching her milestones on time. I guess I just don't want my kid to suck!
At least one positive, happy triumph is that I'm almost pump free! I'm down to pumping only once a day and I think I'll be able to make it every other day soon. You all have NO idea how good that feels!!
Hey, if you've made it this far, thanks for reading! Here are a couple pictures of Skittle modeling the new hair bow I made her. She would smile until she saw the red light before the flash-then she would make this face...EVERY time! haha
