The World of Teething

So has anyone ever told you that teething is oh so exhausting?! I mean I know I was warned, but let me tell you that it's wearing on this new mommy something awful! In staying with my green ways I have lots of homeopathic ways to help him as he teeths. Gavin started teething at about 2 months old and has on and off now for the last 6 1/2 months now. I used orajel just for a short period of time and now he just panics lol! So one try and he didn't care for it so we use a chamomile based drop and it really does help. He will grab anything he can at that moment and just gnaw on it and I'll tell you that if he grabs a finger, look out! It hurts, kinda feels like he's about to break your finger he bites so hard!

Well on to my next ordeal.....he's starting to throw tantrums. My sweet angel is throwing tantrums?! Who knew that this early my sweet little man could do that! Pretty much if he's not allowed to crawl and get into everything he starts screaming at mommy and proceeds to get snotty and overworked. Which then makes a baby that has a problem breathing and has the world's snottiest nose which I have to admit I giggle at him! I will tell you that it's not all giggles and smiles; my patience has been wearing thin the last 2 days because I'm so exhausted with the teething and him getting up 2-5 times every night now. Pray for me that I keep my sanity through it all because mommy is so tired from my sweet angel who's now a teething, tantrum throwing busy body! 

I will tell you that I love this sweet little guy! He's my heart and my world, I wouldn't trade him for the world ;o)

Happy Reading,

LGMM

Welcome

Well where to start with being a "Lean Green Mommy Machine." First of all, being a mommy is one of the most amazing things that any woman can ask for, but I will admit that some days it can be tough, exhausting, mentally draining, and just overall crazy! From coming home in August with a "preemie" so to speak to an almost 9 month old now, wow the time has flown and things have just gotten busier and crazier!! So like most women, I'm trying to get down in my weight, which I will admit has proven to be extremely hard and upsetting! I went from losing 4 pounds when I went back to the gym to gaining 10 which is insane I must say. Ok, ok, so all our moms told us, "Your bodies will never be the same after you have children." Wow, I knew that was true, but not having the motivation I used to post-Gavin?! I never thought that would be possible.


To top off the weight loss deal that's very hard, I'm also trying to be as green with things as possible which is so hard! I have cloth diapers that I so wanted to use all the time, but no one warned me how expensive and crazy it all could be! I bought the newborn bundle in gDiapers and they were great until I ran out of the flushable inserts. I tried the reusable gcloth inserts which proved to be a mess which drove me to buy disposables! So it was very unnerving for that to happen, then I slowly started getting other cloth diapers, did anyone ever tell you how expensive it is to build a stash?! So yes, I will share my cloth diapering trials, woes, and errors! I'll admit to you that I got pretty distraught some days, but hey you'll read about that later.


Now to the other portion of the Lean part. I will be sharing my journey to get down to my goal of weight loss and any amazing recipes I find that will help any of you with this battle! 


Welcome to my first attempt at blogging. Let me tell you that I have some stories; you will laugh out loud, cry, or God only knows. Tune in this weekend for some fun! My blog will offer reviews on some of the cloth diapers, cloth diaper detergents, etc. that I've tried so everyone else won't make the same mistakes I have.


Happy Reading From,
Lean Green Mommy Machine