Getting back to sane

I'm starting to feel sane again. Last week was rough, but my headaches are gone now and I've got a lot more energy this week. I'm pretty sure all that mess was just hormonal, so maybe it'll leave me alone for a little while. :) Friday night, I got to go hang out with some friends and do a little bit of scrapbooking which was so nice. Baby girl went with me, but she was a good girl, so I still got to visit and get a few pages done. I needed the time with friends and really appreciated it! Can't wait to do it again next month! And as soon as baby girl is taking a bottle, I'm planning on having Friday nights for similar retreats with and without the husband. It'll be so nice to spend an evening alone with the hubby again! I can't wait!

Headaches

This has been a really long week and a half for me. Since a week ago Sunday, I have had a headache pretty much every day, especially bad during the evenings. Tylenol hasn't really been helping me much, but since I'm nursing Ella, I was afraid to take anything else. I finally got into the doctor today and she said it's probably a tension headache and that it should be safe for me to take some ibuprofen and to relax and rest. She said it could be hormone induced and told me the terrible news that my cycles might be trying to start back up! Noooooo!! :) I guess I should just count my blessings and be happy for the last 12 months I've been able to enjoy menses-free - along with the 18 months not long before that . :) All that said, I hope this headache goes away soon. I'm not one to take medicines unless it's really necessary, but it's been difficult to handle the screaming kids without it, so I've had to give in. I'm ready for it to be gone for good now. (And I'm sure the hubby and kids are ready too!)

Oh yeah! And I finally got my hair cut for the first time since Owen was 4 weeks old! :) I love it! I also got this cute and entertaining book for my birthday about motherhood. I'll be sharing some quotes on here. It's very funny. Here's a sneak peek with more to come:

"When you're in public and you're singing to yourself about a spider or a teapot or finding a peanut, then yes... you are such a mom." - It's a mom thing: Real-World Insights for Proudly Imperfect Mothers by Tina Neidlein