swiss miss and her mammals

Well it has been a busy couple weeks here in the northcraft residence and already a whole month has passed since my last post. I have a couple ones in the works right now that will update you on the things that have been going on this blog will be dedicated to my first stitchfix experience. I have been on a mission to update my frumpy mom wardrobe and decided to give stitchfix a try. It is a personal styling website. You fill out a styling profile with your measurements preferences and such pay a 20$ styling fee (that can be used towards your first purchase), create a pinterest board to inspire your personal stylist and within a few weeks you get a package with 5 personalized items picked just for you. You keep the ones that you like and put the rest into the prepaid envelope to send back. I was super critical about this whole thing. I knew that there clothing items averaged at 50$ a piece which is pretty steep for my budget but I have read so many good reviews about and how it...

First of all thanks for all the positive feedback on my mommy guilt post- It is so nice to know we are all in this together and that I'm not the only one who feels that way. It's been super busy the last couple weeks in between diaper changing, running errands, feeding the little monster, doing laundry and dishes and and and and... it's been hard finding time for myself. Ezra has been skipping his afternoon naps since he has started teething bad again so that leaves this exhausted momma with a 1 hour period to really get stuff done. Which means I had to set priorities which I hate doing because I love to do everything and all at the same time and I just pretty much want to be super woman and sometimes I feel like I am exactly that and most of the time I feel like I'm closer to the opposite.  But on a positive note We have been having so much fun exploring juneau! I can't believe that we will have been here already 4 months the middle of this month. Time is flying...

It is 12:08 am and I'm sitting here in the living room trying to convince Ezra to go to sleep. Right now he is rolling around the floor babbling processing  the events of the day. Just a minute ago I held him in my arms his chubby cheek pressed against mine, his little fingers holding me tight. Slowly rocking back and forth in the recliner enjoying the quietness of the night just him and me. Yes I am tired but tonight that doesn't  matter all that is on my mind is that sweet baby and how what feels like just a glimpse of a second ago he was this little newborn that needed me every minute every day, and now he is mobile rolling wherever he wants to go, he has gotten pretty good at showing me what he wants, he eats solids and the snuggles have gotten fewer since now he is constantly  on the move. Tonight I will cherish the snuggles  and enjoy the quietness...Tonight I'm wishing on a star wanting him to stay little, needing him to not loose that look of complete admirat...

Today was one of the days that mommy guilt completely overwhelmed me. It's something I haven't thought about before having a baby and didn't expect to have to deal with. It all started when Ezra was born. I was planning on a natural birth with minimal intervention. I was getting induced since I had gestational diabetes but was still committed to keep things as natural as possible. Well things didn't go quiet as planned. I ended up getting an epidural since I was already in labor for a few hours and had very strong contractions with very short breaks in between. I had trouble breathing and was throwing up a lot and since I had only progressed to 1.5 cm till then I opted for the epidural. After 2 hours of pushing I agreed to using the vacuum to try and get him out and after that failed Ezra's heart rate dropped and they had to get him out fast after all that pushing it was pretty devastating to get a c-section. For days after that I felt guilty and still do sometimes...

I'm a someone that likes to constantly work on myself and try to improve myself and I achieve that best by setting goals. I have set a few for this year and a lot of them are very long-term goals that require some good financial back up. I would like to start online school by the beginning of next year and get my masters done but I have to start all over since none of my schooling from switzerland will transfer- that is a long shot from now so I will take this step by step. My a little bit more in reach goal is to get in shape tj and I are starting a low carb diet and I want to start running and doing pilates again. I LOVE LOVE LOVE  pilates besides riding horses and snowboarding it's one of the few fitness tools that is a lot of fun to me and it makes me feel amazing and so in controll of my body. I also want to start my own online shop for baby quilts since I love making them and it's something I can do for myself during naptime they don't take too long to make and ...

This past saturday poor ezra got sick. My brother in law jesse had the flu the beginning of last week and we tried to be out of the house as much as possible so we wouldn't catch it. Sadly it didn't work. Ezra woke up cranky and was feeling pretty hot by 10. We took his temp and it was at a 100.1. I called my sister in law bethany who is  a doctor and she advised me to go ahead and take him in to get tested for influenza. Since ezra isn't quiet 6 months yet he hasn't gotten the flu shot and it can be pretty crucial for a little guy like him. We went to bethany's office (my old pediatrician jessica works there) and dr. Larsen was working the saturday shift. By then ezra's fever had gone up tp 101.4 and he was super miserable. It broke my heart to see him so uncomfortable.  He did test positive for influenza so the Dr fixed us up with some meds and we gave ezra some Tylenol to keep the fever down. His fever continued to climb to 103.6 and I started to get super wo...

I can't believe ezra will turn 6 months on the 5th of february! It still feels like he was just born yesterday  and I'm just having so much fun getting to know him and his little quirks and seeing him grow and change! We will have his 6 month check up right after we get home so I'll put his updated statuses up then He loves.... - eating frozen fruit out of his mesh feeder it literally keeps him busy for half an hour - rolling all over the place...I will turn around for 5 min to get stuff done and he will be under a chair or a corner somewhere on the opposite side of the room I left him at - sweet potatoe and fennel puree they are his favourite and he makes little happy noises while he is eating them just like his me when I get a treat:) - bath time...he refuses to lay down in the bathtub now and wants to sit up and splash around -being naked and baby massages...this is something we have started while we were here. When I change him into his pj's I massage him wit...