I was able to leave him in his bassinet until he recently started pulling himself up. At that point, I had no idea what I was going to do. I have a cosleeper in my storage. But I was missing a piece. Then the idea hit me. I could use the crib! Of course, that would require some thinking since our room is small. So I started measuring and taking the crib down from the other room. Before we get started, yes I considered putting him in his own room but with his breathing problems, we would rather have him close by. After I decided to use the crib, I got on google and searched.

I found some great tips. I would like to find a bed rail for the opposite end of the crib. Just to prevent him from rolling over in his sleep. Now that we have the crib part taken care of, I have to get him sleeping through the night. Some people would consider what we do, crying it out, but I don’t feel that way. We lay down in bed and nurse. Then when he is asleep, I lay him in his crib. If he starts to stir, I turn his sheep on from Cloud B. He usually lays his head back down and is out. Occasionally he fusses for a minute. Now let’s be clear, he FUSSES and not cries. I leave him be for a minute with the sheep doing it’s magic. He is out! He usually crawls over to me in the middle of the night to nurse. So we nurse and back to his crib he goes. He is only waking up twice now! No crying at all. He knows where he has to go to get food.

Now I can wake up more refreshed while I’m enjoying my cup of gingerbread coffee. I’m also not dragging most of the day. Making me a better parent. I also have my own bed back for most of the night!

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Currently I have been in the process of getting everything organized for Girl Scouts this year. Yes, if you haven’t heard, I am a Girl Scout Leader. I love it! I love helping these girls learn confidence, self respect, and so much more. It can be overwhelming because I am responsible for not only my own daughters but someone else’s daughters too. But I have been working hard to get a whole new year for these girls and to get more girls involved. I know that if I can help one girl then all this hard work is worth it!

On top of all the Girl Scout stuff that I am engulfed in, I have taken up babysitting jobs too. Babysitting jobs that aren’t as fulfilling but it helps my family out. With the trips to the doctors, I like knowing I am helping. It’s just overwhelming to see these bills add up and watch my husband work overtime everyday. Praying about it has really helped.

I have actually been praying about a lot of things lately. It has led me to want to evolve in different ways. Not just as a woman but as a Christian, mother, and so much more. I will be spending the next few months taking a look at the things in my life and seeing how I could evolve. Usually this thinking takes place while I’m drinking a nice cup of Cappuccino flavored coffee.  It is sweet and creamy. It also wakens my brain cells to think clearer. It is one of my favorite K-cups to reach for. Now I think it’s time to reach for another cup!

Tell me where you would like to evolve in your life?

I did receive a package of coffee to taste for this post from ACS java.

I love the K cups because I can have the delicious flavors. That really helps satisfy my sweet tooth in the mornings. That helps not only cut out the soda but the chocolate too. I can make some Mudslide coffee and it helps the urge against chocolate. I no longer eat cinnamon rolls regularly because I can satisfy that craving with my cinnamon roll K-cup. After I am done with my morning coffee, I am going to stick to flavored water and tea. I will also not buy any soda. If I don’t keep it in the house, I can’t have easy access right?

Now that I have the soda plan down, I’m going to work on the snacking. I try not to keep chips and stuff like that in the house. We usually have a lot of fruits and veggies in the house. The girls will eat fruit like crazy. But Mama needs chips on occasion. Ok let’s be honest. I need them regularly! This is where I need YOUR help! How do you get rid of the unhealthy chips in your house? Have you found a substitute that can help? HELP THIS MAMA OUT!

This weather is seriously killing me! No wonder I’m sick. This weekend was gorgeous and absolutely beautiful. We had Girl Scouts on Monday where the girls were running around without jackets on. Tuesday, we had wind and lots of wind. It was Sydnee’s first Tball game and it was not fun being out there! I am just glad we live across the street from the Tball field. It made it so we could send the girls home when it got to be too much.

Then guess what we had on Wednesday! FREAKING SNOW! Yep that darn white crap! Seriously, shoot me! We’re supposed to get more today too! So I am sure that big yellow thing shining isn’t really the sun. I believe it’s just a big Nilla Wafer out there to taunt me. Damn thing! So from now on, I am going to put together a hit list. Wednesday is already on it. I’m also adding Mother Nature. For now, I’ll be hiding in bed with my Mudslide and dreaming of bikini weather!