Blogging Anonomyous

My name is Sheena Shurtz and I am addicted to reading other people's blogs.I love to read what is going on in the lives of others. What is weird though is that I just don't look at my friends blogs, I will look at their friends blogs in hopes of finding someone else I know( I know, now that I admit it it does sounds criminal). It is a problem, but on the bright side I have found some people that I haven't talked to for awhile(I am not trying to make excuses..ok maybe I am).It is like when you see a People Magazine in the grocery line or even worse one of those magazines that talk about aliens disguising themselves as humans, you want to look away but something draws you in. I find myself just glancing, then skimming and before my groceries are paid for I know exactly what is going on in Brad Pitt's life down to where he is spending his Christmas vacation. Call me nosey, maybe that's the problem but I actually look forward to new posts because it keeps me updated! So thanks for your wonderful posts that bring happiness and humor to my life.

WIC

If any of you out there have ever had to "deal" with WIC then we are in the same boat!Let me know if any of you have ever went there and had them tell you something positive. I started going when I was about 4 months pregnant. The "nutritionist" always had something to tell me about the weight I was gaining and of course Breastfeeding. I have always planned to breastfeed but after I had Riley it took 10 days for my milk to come in!!! And it wasn't even that much, granted I got some , my mom and grandma didn't receive any so I feel lucky! So 4 days after coming home from the hospital I called one of their "lactation consultants" she had me try everything I had already done and then I asked well if my milk doesn't come in what formula is best and she said, "well, actually breastfeeding is best" DUH! So needless to say I never contacted her again I went through the lactation consultant at the hospital who actually was a lactation consultant and a nurse, not someone who had a good milk supply and didn't have any problems breastfeeding. She told me about some natural vitamins that work and they actually helped my milk come in. I just never got enough so I have always had to supplement. Well two weeks after I gave birth I had to go to WIC for some class on of course; Breastfeeding. I was in the waiting room and the "nutritionist'' in front of everyone in the waiting room looks over at me and says, "do you need anything changed on your checks?", well I got up and went over quietly to her because I was already feeling like a bad mother because I couldn't exclusively breastfeed and tried to whisper to her that I needed some formula as well and she says really loud, " well you know you are going to lose your bonus checks".. Not the tuna and carrots!!!!! No thanks I would rather feed my child. Then she proceeded to tell me everything that the"WIC lactation consultant" told me before about getting my milk in in front of everyone in the waiting room! Hello doesn't this violate HIPPA. Now every time I go in there and ask for formula I get the whole rundown about how breastfeeding is best! My doctor calls them nipple Nazi's,it makes me laugh he also told me my son could still go to Harvard even if he was formula fed. I love my doctor. I don't think they realize that there are people in this world who actually want to breastfeed that can't. The things I put up with for government cheese!

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Riley had his 2 month checkup and the tallies are in he weighs 14lb 4 ounces and is 23 1/2 inches long!!! he is in the 91percentile for his weight and 54th for height. well Ryan and I are not small people so this is no shocker to me. He is getting so big! Here is another picture at the request of my Mom...

This is for the Grandparents...

Riley is now 10 weeks old( time flies) and so smiley and sweet! He finally likes his swing that is until he realizes that it is putting him to sleep!

Please don't call Child Protective Services...

Riley is generally a good sleeper granted he either sleeps in his car seat or on the boppy, Hey don't judge me a new mother will do many things for sleep. He refuses to sleep on his back and I don't put him on his stomach because of SIDS so those are the two options and he actually has had a couple of nights with 7 hours of straight sleep! This past month we traveled to Oregon and back and his schedule has been off so he is having trouble going to sleep on his own so Ryan or I either have to rock him incessantly or we found a new trick, this is the way Ryan and his dad sleep except it is with a pillow instead of the blanket.( This is only when we are holding him and his nose is free to breath, never at night or naptime! I promise!

Some of us aren't so fortunate....

So when I was pregnant I tried to eat the right foods and excercise (the latter part didn't last as long) so that after I had the baby I would have no problem losing the weight... Boy was I wrong. I have never felt so icky, so needless so say thanks to our friend Shem, I am now on the South Beach Diet.He did the diet and saw results. After much coercion Ryan decided to do it with me. It will be easier to not have to fix two dinnersl So we are in phase one ..a.k.a. the no fun phase , I understand a fraction of what people with addictions go through I am having withdrawals from carbs , we cannot have ANY carbs,well at least the ones I like, like bread and cereal. I am dying for a glass of milk but oh no way too much sugar, so I hope I see results we'll see, oh yeah and I am excerising which helps make me feel better about myself! There are way too many girls that I see that have a baby and two weeks later are back to their original size..ugh! Well I am determined so here goes, my goal is by month 4to be back in my original pants!