I thought this was a great book when I read it, it scared the shit out of me. I agree the ending was less than satisfactory, and looking back there were so many other parts that were...off. Like, she has a baby in an attic, immediately cares for another newborn in the same attic, cleans up multiple dead bodies, and boards up all the doors and windows in the house all with her eyes closed? Then twenty miles down a river blind? It seemed totally believe-able when I read it, but looking back on it it's very far-fetched. I like my survival books a little more realistic, lol.
We left DS with a sitter for the first time last night and went out with friends. It was really nice! But apparently DS cried non-stop for a half hour before we got home. I felt bad for the sitter. You could tell she had run out of ideas for how to calm him down.
He ended up having a really crappy night of sleep. I think it's got to be teething related or something. I just want to curl up and go back to sleep. So tired.
Always leftovers. Lately, I've taken to cooking 3 or 4 large meals on the weekend and just eating them for lunch and dinner throughout the week. I don't really give myself the option of getting takeout though.
How old is the baby. Fwiw cio only works when you are consistent. Otherwise you might as well not cio at all.
I know. He's a great sleeper, but gets in the habit of waking up at random times occasionally. We've done the consistent CIO. I just wasn't interested in starting a round last night.
The baby was up crying at 11:30 last night and H was still up and letting him cry. I told him to do something about it and he said, "We live in a small house, we need to learn to deal with it." Uh, no asshole. When you get up at 5:45 for work and do any middle of the night feedings, you can tell me that. Until then, you can shut up and take the baby with you.
Gah. I'm still irritated. I've done plenty of CIO, mostly when he's on business trips. I wasn't in the mood last night and was pretty tired. Don't fucking tell me do deal with it when you've had months of uninterrupted sleep and I haven't had an uninterrupted night since early December. Jerk.
I just finished The Hypnotist and have another book on hold, both by Liane Moriarty. Her stuff is totally fluffy and easy to read.
I LOVED this book!
I think I recommended  The Good Girl to you. I feel bad because I ended up a little disappointed. I'll be interested to see if you like it.
I was listening to the audio version and I finally gave up on it. Maybe it would be better actually reading it, but I was so, so bored. It was like the same damn thing over and over for every chapter.
Anyway, no harm done. It was just a library book.
I'm starting on Big Little Lies. I don't know what I'm going to do when I run out of Liane Moriarty books. You got me hooked on them and they're just so easy to read.
I'm not sure anyone is ever really ready for labor. It's going to suck. But, then he'll come out and they'll give him to you and the memory of all the pain will fade just like that. It's pretty amazing, really.
I think pedi said around 2 years when I asked at DS's 9-month exam. We'll see what we end up doing. He has 6 teeth now. We've just been rubbing them with a washcloth or using a little toothbrush, per the advice of the pedi.
I did a bunch of cooking tonight so I don't have to get much done tomorrow now.
My computer battery wasn't charging so Apple has it and I won't get it back until at least Wednesday. I can already tell that this is going to be annoying. Maybe it will get me to read more since it's harder to screw around on the Internet on my phone.
DS was so fidgety all day and didn't want to nurse or take a bottle. He was melting down tonight because he was hungry, so H fed him an entire jar of prunes, oatmeal with two scoops of formula, and a mixture of sweet potatoes and bananas. He was so much happier when he was done.
You guys know that lime coconut chicken recipe with the curry that went around on here? I think @tambcat brought it up. I just went to my Pinterest board to pull the ingredients and the website isn't active anymore. Does anyone have the actual recipe saved? I'm bummed!
I made it 18 days. All the rules go out the window during a blizzard. My dinners are still compliant because I planned those in advance. But we're baking brownies today and had cinnamon rolls for breakfast.
There's been a box of brownie mix in our pantry since last month. DS has taken to playing in there in the last week or so and he keeps pulling it out. I'm jealous of your brownies.
Thanks everyone. I got a NUK, Munchkin Latch, and a Zoli Bot. We'll see how he does with those and go from there. I kind of balked at a straw cup initially, but if you hand him a bottle while he's sitting up, he'll suck on it without tilting it up for the milk to come out. So, maybe the straw cup actually will work for him. We'll see.
How is everyone doing? Holding strong? Will anyone be doing the reintroduction protocol? How are you feeling about finishing this out and going back to eating some of things we've been without this month?
Share your meal plans for this week. I need ideas!
To be honest, I'm getting kind of bored with eating this way. I really want a bowl of oatmeal for breakfast. The great thing is that I'm not craving sweets or wanting to break this for sugar. I'm feeling good about how this has worked this time for me and feel pretty confident that I'll be able to get back to my normal food lifestyle without eating sweets all the damn time.
I won't be doing a reintroduction because I've done this enough times to know that I don't have any intolerances. I am definitely going to keep a focus on eating fewer grains though.