Browsing Archive: February, 2011

Mac Drives, Movies, Mayonnaise, Milk, McDonalds, and Mondays

Posted by Aprille on Monday, February 28, 2011, In : Army Life

I ran out of milk sometime last week.

Well, actually, I didn't run out...it expired, and I didn't have any left to replace it.

Thus begins the madness that is also known as "the last 5 days of my life."

I shall begin with Thursday morning's status update:

FRG calls - almost done. Photos ordered - check. Now to shower, run to walgreens for photos, come back, finish setting up russell's computer, decorate the box, then run back out to the post office! oh and I need to go by the MWR office! And ...

Ezra's Birth Story

Posted by Aprille on Sunday, February 27, 2011, In : Baby Ezra

“Let labor begin on it's own...” (Lamaze Healthy Birth Practice #1)

On the evening of September 6, this was the one thing I was trying to repeat over and over to myself. I was almost 41 weeks pregnant.

In the months leading up to Ezra's birth, I had done of lot of research into birth practices. I knew what I wanted: a little-to-no intervention, natural, unmedicated childbirth with strong labor support, and a happy healthy baby who would be ready to breastfeed shortly after birth. ...

Pantley, Ferber, and Sears...OH MY!!! (the "baby sleep issue")

Posted by Aprille on Friday, February 18, 2011, In : Baby Ezra

I have hinted at it in some of my previous blog posts...the "SLEEP ISSUE"!

When Ezra hit the 6-week growth spurt, he turned into a night owl. It didn't matter what we did or when we started our bedtime routine, he would not fall asleep for good before midnight. At first, I was determined to get him on an earlier bedtime routine. I tried lullabies, rocking, pacifiers, constant nursing, letting him cry, holding him constantly...nothing worked! The few times I DID get him to bed earlier he would ...
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My Weight Loss Journey...Thus far

Posted by Aprille on Friday, February 11, 2011, In : Miscellaneous

"A time to get, and a time to lose..."
(Ecclesiastes 3:6)

For most of my adult life, my weight has fluctuated right around 100 pounds, regardless of how much I ate or how often I exercised. Honestly, it was AWESOME and I loved being so skinny!

After Russ came home from Afghanistan in June of 2009, for some reason within about 3 months I had put on about 20-25 pounds (fluctuating between 120-125). Which I was totally fine with. I still looked good, and most people said that I looked healthier.

Th...
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