January 13th, 2013: I have a problem..

I had a pretty good day today.

I slept EIGHT hours last night!! Crazy right? The only reason I deal with Lyra spending the night at her dads. I went to bed around midnight and slept in until 8:30 am! I pretty much lazed all morning- went on Facebook, painted my nails.. no cleaning though.. Whoops! I went and grabbed Lyra at around 2 and headed straight to Walmart to do some grocery shopping with my mom. I had 3 things on my list- peaches and banana puree, C batteries for Bug's aquarium, baby wipes and return the bottles I bought last week (bought the wrong size). WELL , let me tell you! It is not okay for me to wander around Walmart.. I did get the things on my list plus liquorice, 2 tubs of gummy bears, chips, a kit-kat bar, gum, pop tarts and 3 bags of chocolate chips- I have a SERIOUS problem!!! I am the most unhealthy eater you will ever meet, I can promise you that. It'd be more of a problem if I wasn't border-line underweight.. (don't ask me how, because I have no clue). 
We got home and Lyra and myself played and chatted for a bit - well at least I pretend to understand her. My mom decided it was a fantastic idea to feed her a spoon full of unsweetened chocolate pudding, hence the pic above. Well she LOVED it, too bad it will only remain as a very rare occasional treat!! I fed her some veggie puree from her Baby Bullet, which she hated (as always). She jumped around in her jolly jumper for about 10 minutes and was suddenly extremely tired! It was only ten minutes to 6 and I don't start her bedtime routine until 6:30 to have her in bed by 7:30. We walked around the dark house for about 15 minutes and she continued fussing and yawning. I took Lyra to her room at 6:20 after eating about 8oz of her bottle , changed her diaper and put her in her crib, expecting for her nightly battle of sleep to begin... She was completely passed out within TWO minutes! It probably won't last long, but its still an improvement from our 2 hour struggle on Friday night! 
Tomorrow I have a meeting with a possible day home for Lyra. I start school in February at a teen parenting school, but unfortunately their daycare is full, so I am on a hunt for childcare that is up to my high standards. The provider of the day home seems really nice and her price is about $100 less than the average one, so I hope it works out! 
I'm also hoping my best friend (Ashley) and myself can get into some hot yoga this week. I've been having back problems as a result of my epidural when I had Lyra nearly 6 months ago, I'm hoping the stretching and the heat will have a positive impact on my spine. I really hate going to the doctors unless it's really necessary, especially putting medication in my body without exploring other options first! 
On my final note, it's my nephews 10th birthday today! I remember the day he was born (even though I was only 8). Unfortunately my brother has made some poor choices and hasn't seen him in nearly 4 years.. I'm lucky that I still get to hang out with him every once in a while, even if he always beats me at Black Ops II... I'll beat him one day.. Maybe. Probably not.

Sunday, January 13th, 2013 7:17 PM