Random Things

1. Well we ended up nursing again. We made it twelve days and then Ellie started having bad night terrors. Three a night, each lasting an hour. One night after coming too, I finally asked her if she wanted a boob and a night night. She was giddy and we have been nursing ever since and she hasn't had a night terror since. I have been able to gain weight though, I am up six pounds from when I originally quit nursing!

2. Ellie has a fever again, 103.6 to be exact. We are having a lazy day at home but first we got pretty!

3. We have been doing the Whole30 this month and so far it is going fine. Ellie and I didn't really have to give up a whole lot besides flour so the transition wasn't too hard for us. My husband had to give up much more but he is being a real trooper! Tonight I just didn't feel like cooking what I had planned so I just started throwing things in the oven that sounded good and it ended up being a great dinner but it was all orange! Didn't plan that at all, normally there are a variety of colors! Salmon, roasted carrots, roasted yams, and mango.

4. Today was week four of doggy school. Daisy is really coming out of her shell. It is a good thing and a bad thing. Girl is getting pretty bold. We have some behaviors we need to modify like stealing food out of our hands but otherwise things are progressing nicely. She eats SO MUCH! She can sit very well but we are still working on place and walking.

5. We took Ellie to her very first baseball game. It went really well but her cheering made my night. It was the cutest thing in the whole world. We didn't even show her how, people started clapping, and she threw her two fist up in the air. It was the best thing ever!

6. Tomorrow I am trying lamb. I have only ever had it one other time and I didn't care for it, for a number of reasons. I am hoping it turns out well and that we all enjoy it!

7. I am starting to crave sugar. I want a chocolate chip cookie and a cinnamon roll.

8. Last week I ran out of lard! Isn't that insane! Anyways I ran to a local farm and picked up some fat to make some more. I usually never save the cracklings because I really don't care for the taste. However, I had this bright idea this time around of something to do with them. I had them all sitting on a pan.... I guess someone I know doesn't mind the taste! My idea didn't work but Ellie got some extra fat that day!

Random Things

1. After two years and one month of boobaholicness we are no longer nursing. It was a very hard choice but it is made. We stopped nursing on Thursday night, it was a long and tear filled evening. I let her nurse Saturday morning because I was in so much pain but it is getting easier. She is still sad, she still ask for it often, and there are still tears, but it is getting easier. I knew I wasn't ready to stop but I wasn't prepared for how sad I would be. I thought I would feel ok about it but I was actually pretty depressed and feeling quiet guilty. I am starting to feel better though and just have to remind myself that it was the right choice.

2. After not having all of Eleanor's allergens for so long, in addition to simply eating well (not eating sugars etc.) my taste buds have really changed. I tried milk and it doesn't not taste good at all but I used to love it. I had some frosting that I made for birthday cupcakes and they tasted so sickly sweet, gave me a headache, and generally just didn't make me feel good. After those two things I am not really wanting to try much else. Expect a cheeseburger, I really want one.

3. We are going to do the Whole30 in April, I am pretty excited to do it because I find that eating better just makes me feel better, go figure? We eat well already but taking out the grains will be interesting. I am curious to see if any of us have the "wow" that I read about.






4. We got a new puppy today. She is a three month old Great Dane. We named her Daisy. She is a little timid and shy but she is going to fit in wonderfully.

Composting

If you would have asked me three years ago about organic produce, where to buy meat, and chicken feet I would have said:

Organic, no clue but it costs more, not a chance.

Meat, Costco all the way, best bang for your buck.

Chicken feet, yuck, gross, not a chance.

However, now it is a whole other story. We buy all organic from our local co-op or farmer's market. I actually know when produce is in season. Meat we buy all local and happy animals. I request all the beef and pork fat, the bones, and chicken feet (and extras that others don't).

However, today I made one more step towards being a liitle more "hippie" than I would have ever thought I would be. I started composting.

Now I just need get some chickens running around in my backyard and I will have completed the cycle.

Here is Ellie, crushing some egg shells, getting them ready for the compost!