on the health train

Seth has always been the healthy eater in this household. Well, when I make healthy things that is. Our whole marriage he has dropped hints, and not so much hints, that we need to eat healthy. I'll admit, I just brushed it off every time. I LIKE MY SWEETS!!! I like my fried foods (corn dogs, scones, etc.) I got my sweet tooth from my dad. He loves him some sweets too :)

Within this last month, I had a switch turn in me that I all the sudden had this desire to eat more whole foods. It was pretty crazy, but here I am now learning the ins and outs of eating more whole foods. Don't get me wrong, I still love my chocolate and the occasional corn dog and In n Out burger and fries and.... :D But our dinners and most lunches these last two weeks have been A LOT healthier than I have always made. I guess it kind of helps also that little girl is still sensitive to dairy so I've been drinking a lot of almond milk and using that in cooking, etc.

I've definitely felt a difference in how my body feels and how much more random energy I have. (meaning, I still only get 3 straight hr stretches at night and when I wake up I am SOO tired but as I go throughout the day, I dont ever really desire to nap and can keep up with Warren :) )

I've been trying a lot of different recipes but I want to know if any of you have any favorite recipes or whole food blogs/sites?? I'm still looking for favorites, I've def found some good ones, but I"m on the the hunt for more!! Spill your secrets!

sleep....i need it, and your thoughts

Little one is STILL waking up every 3 hrs at night. If I'm lucky she'll give me five straight. But not every night and not very often. She's 12 weeks and it's no secret she can stand to go 8 hrs at night without food. She's a CHUNK! Which I love, but I'm not loving my 3 hr stretches at night. I've read a few different books about sleep training, but I want to know YOUR thoughts and ideas. I'm still trying to find what will work for us, but I need more ideas to go from. so PLEASE share :)

little miss

I feel like I never have time to blog anymore. I need to be better! Even if it's just one picture:) But here's little Lydi at 10 weeks. I feel like she's a lot older than that because she's already 13lbs! Twice her birth weight. She grew out of the newborn stage really fast with her chubs coming on. She's such a content little lady. We're hoping her dark hair stays and that she gets warrens curls, but we'll see. She's such a little love bug and I love kissing on her chubby cheeks. She's starting to smile more at our crazy huge smiley faces and high pitched voices to her. haha. Warren loves her and calls her Lydi, or baby girdle. (girl) it's so funny, i love that that's how it sounds to him. People always ask me if it's a lot different having a girl and so far the only difference has been that I can put pink on her :) She still sleeps a lot and I'm sure I can say it's more different when her little personality starts to shine more. I'm just lucky to be a mother to both my adorable bebes.