We literally go to the park every day!

                              

                             

          

End Child Nagging & Negotiating

I thought this was genius. If you have a toddler that asks for something over and over again, you have to read this. Wes doesn't talk yet, so he can't try to negotiate with me, but he can definitely nag. He will point at something he wants (like my phone, remote controls, the computer...) over and over, and gradually get more whinny until he gets it. If we don't give it to him, which the things he wants are usually things he can't have because he will break it or it will hurt him, he cries. I know he's testing and learning, but MAN it is ceaseless some days. He might be a little young to understand this concept, but I will definitely use this technique when he's a little older. Has anyone tried it and had good results? Click on the picture to go to the post, from Positive Parenting Solutions.

Meal Ideas for toddlers

I've been having the hardest time trying to figure out what to feed Wes lately. He REFUSES to eat any vegetables (except sweet potatoes), he'll only eat a couple bites of whatever I give him, and if it's something he's already eaten in the last couple days he won't touch it. I have to vacuum and mop after every single meal because he throws everything on the ground. I dread mealtime because I know he won't eat and it's going to be a mess. What's even more frustrating is that if doesn't eat well I know he's going to be up all night, or wake up super early the next day because he's hungry. I've thought about dropping breastfeeding all together just to get him to eat more, but that just feels mean. Anyway, I came across this list on pinterest, from the Real Life Reality blog, and it has a lot of really good meal ideas that might get him eating, even if it is only a couple bites. I particularly like the idea of making a veggie omelet or baking oatmeal. He is anemic, so I really need to find a way to get him to eat the iron fortified baby oatmeal. Here's a picture of Wes hating pasta. Who hates pasta?!?! Weirdo.

Transformation Tuesday

 Today I was looking through pictures of my pregnancy and postpartum body. I'm so glad I kept track of my growing belly, it's really cool to look back on. It's pretty amazing what our bodies can do. It will definitely never be the same (which I'm ok with), my hips and waist are both wider, and my skin is a little more loose... but this belly that once housed an almost eight and a half pound baby has mostly shrunk back down. It took about nine months of breastfeeding, daily walks (sometimes twice daily), lots of water, and carrying around a large baby, but it's happened... even if my pre pregnancy jeans still don't fit (Does anyone still wear their maternity jeans sometimes? Because I do!). Hang in there ladies! It will happen!