A few random things....

Not sure why, but I don't feel like blogging AT ALL. But I will because I have a few things to get out:)
First off, I hope nobody took my post about Madelyn's 1 year stats the wrong way. If you let your child drink juice or have sweets, I PROMISE I do not think any less of you and know you are all great mommas just the same!!! I really hope you all know me better than to think that- EVER. Okay on to an update on the whole formula to milk transition....

Last week I had posted about my struggle to switch Madelyn to whole milk and how she would jusjt spit her bottle back at me when I try to give it to her. Well she was also VERY fussy, which I had accredited that to her having the chicken pox vacine, like the doc. had warned me. She was super fussy at daycare on Wednesday, which is very unlike her and of course had me a little stressed. She clearly had a fever but I was giving her motrin and that was helping keep it at bay. As you know, I had a "cold" snowday last Thursday AND Friday so I was home with her all day long. By Friday morning I decided to call the doctor since it had then been going on 4 days of this super whiny, crying, clingyness. They said to go ahead and bring her in. I was still feeling a bit like "that mom" who rushes in the doc. for every little thing. Oh she was also bursting out into tears and crying the hardest I've seen her cry during her feedings, at random times. I knew that was odd. Anyway, while sitting in the docs office I then noticed a rash sort of hives looking down her chest and belly. I was glad to be at the doctors on a Friday afternoon when I saw that.
Long story short, she DID have an ear infection and it was starting to get bad. They put her on omnicef (which makes her poop red) bc she needed something stronger than the last 2 meds she was on. Okay maybe this is just a coincidence but Madelyn has had a total of 4 ear infections in her life and 3 of them have been in the last 6 weeks or so since I've stopped breastfeeding!!!! Coincidence? Maybe not- but it is strange.

So here we are, feeling much better and not so fussy. She is however very cling and I've come to the conclusion that this is a stage she has entered. She wants me in the room with her, closeby, and she is always hanging on or in between my legs. It's pretty cute but sometimes hard to get things accomplished.

On to the milk....now that her ear problem is clearing up she is MUCH MUCH more willing to try the milk. I am still doing it slowly and am currently at 75% milk, 25% formula. The plan is to be all milk by the weekend....bc I don't want to buy another can of that insanely expensive formula:) We are still using the bottles too. I will probably keep with the bottles for a couple more months while I can. She isn't too fond yet of the milk in her sippy cup but I keep trying:)

Okay that was all I had to say. This week is a great week bc we had a PD day at school yesterday(meaning no students) and tomorrow I have a workshop at the ISD for our writing progam. PLUS my good friend Kelli, who teaches at HH Elem. will be there too! So that will be fun to be at together. Then it's 2 days of school and the weekend is already here. We're going to the Michigan v. MSU hockey game in AA with Amber and Matt Halmekangus and can't wait!
Spring Break is 2 months away!!! Yay!!! Until then...I will be enjoying the snow and secretly (or not so secretly) praying for a couple more snow days:)