The New Year

I have had many posts in my mind that have not made it to the computer. As soon as I sit down, there are too many other things to do at the computer and my mind is suddenly void of all interesting thoughts I've been storing up through the day. This is especially difficult now that it is a New Year. I'm a big list-maker, resolution-maker, goal-setter, last-year-analyzer. Sometimes this overwhelms me (as it usually does for the entire first week of January!)

Two thought that are still with me tonight:
1) Braden and i were thinking over the past year and realized how much healthier our family was. He was healthier. i was healthier. I had a great pregnancy, the longest gestation, and a wonderfully healthy baby. The kids were sick less often- in fact, besides e-coli, there were only a few runny noses. Granted, i don't have a great memory. But Braden confirmed that we have, truly, been healthier. We have made small changes in our diet over the past year, trimming down the sugar and refined flours and adding more fresh and whole foods. By in large, however, we attribute this health improvement to the JuicePlus+ our family eats. From the research, we know that it is helping our bodies- and now we have seen the cumulative effect over time! (Last year was our first full year eating JP+)

2) Nursing. It doesn't seem like it should be a big deal the fourth time around. For whatever reasons, though, it is. At first it was painful. Then I had mastitis twice. Then it was just uncomfortable. Then Tate only gained 4 ounces between months 2 and 4. Well, back i went to the lactation consultant. Now I'm nursing more frequently, and Tate has gained 3 ounces in 4 days! (Praise God!). So, things seem to be back on track. . . but this structured mommy is a bit uncomfortable leaning far over into the demand feeding zone. Ha! God is always stretching us, right?!

AND, there was something even better that I wanted to write about. . . but I forgot as I was typing the first thought. Ahhh. Lack of sleep, perhaps? Anyway, these are enough thoughts for now. It's a new year, and you, like me, have a chance to be a little bit different this year. I'm eating healthier, nursing more, sleeping little (less?). How about you?