Pesto Pasta - recipe to share

Just wanted to share this recipe, if you can call it that.
It is something that I ate at a wonderful cafe near my work. They have the BEST food ever. It is a little Italian place and no matter what you take - it's out of this world!
You decide on how much of everything you use and what veggies to incorporate, I'll just share the basics.
Italian sausage cut up into small bite size pieces, pasta (fusilli or rotini - something to "catch" the pesto), veggies. That's it.
I cook everything seperately so as not to overcook anything and then mix it together. I use peppers, mushrooms and onions. Once in season, I will also use asparagus. And I would also love to use artichokes. You could even throw in some black olives.
It is really tasty. DH loves it and wants me to make it every week!
I'm sure I'll be making this on the weekend :)

Another day...

My daughter slept her nights for 3 days. But the last 2 she has gotten up once. I can't really complain but those 3 days were amazing. I felt great and was actually getting stuff done around the house. And she was a much more pleasant baby. However, since Friday, she has been fighting her sleep again and fussing. I'm hoping that it's just because we were off her routine being out doing groceries or visiting relatives. I guess we will see what this week brings. She is smiling so much now and not only to us! It's so great to see. She has also started "chatting" with us and copying our facial expressions. It is so incredible to see her studying everything and looking at her surroundings. It's going by so fast!!

It was a good night...

So my little girl fell asleep at 6:30/7 last night and didn't wake up until 3:30am. WOW!
I didn't get to bed until 9pm but I did get 6.5 hours sleep. Incredible. And she may have slept longer but she had a wet sleeper. I'm hoping this new formula is the reason and she will sleep like that again. Fingers crossed!!
She ate at 4:45pm and didn't eat again until almost 3:45am. I hope this is not a fluke.
Mind you, she's still awake now and no signs of being sleepy at all LOL

Fussy and gassy

So DH and I have contacted the Pedi because we think DD is way too gassy and fussy than she should be. She falls asleep for 15-20 min and then wakes herself up. This goes on all day. Then by 6pm, she passes out because she is just so exhausted. We will start this new formula tonight as suggested by the Pedi and hopefully we will see a change in our princess. She usually is only really fussy from around noon until 6pm. But her stomach gurgles after each feeding. So loud that I can actually feel her pain.
I'm sure there are others out there that deal with severly cranky babies and I do count my blessings as she is pretty much an easy baby. She just fusses a lot and refuses to sleep.
So here's hoping she will feel better soon.

Working on fixing me

I knew years ago that there was something wrong with my body, something just wasn't right. When I did go and see a Dr about it, her response to me was buy a house or adopt a child. I just about cried when she said that. So I went on dealing with the "something is off" feeling. When my DH and I decided to start working on a family and stopped the bcp, that's when it really came to light. I was finally diagnosed in Aug 2006 with PCOS. However, I didn't really have time to work on the PCOS, everything was about getting pregnant. When we finally got pregnant, then I concentrated on that. Now that we are not currently TTC, I am going to be working on the PCOS. I have started back on the Metformin and Omega 3-6-9. I am also starting to watch what I eat. The next thing to tackle will be the exercise. I'm hoping that once DD starts sleeping a little more, I will have the energy to do so. It will be nice to get this PCOS under control. I would like to have the dark skin patches go away and the mood swings disappear. I will continue to do my homework and read up on it and see how else I can change things. I already know that I have to eliminate most prepared foods from my diet as some of the contents affect my hormones which need to be kept level.
So this will be my new focus...of course aside from my adorable baby girl!

35...wow!

So today is my birthday and I am 35. In the past, the changing year would freak me out because I had a plan. And I was nowhere close to the plan. With the TTC problems, I didn't know if I would ever get anywhere close to where I wanted to be but this year is different. And I'm so happy about that! I am still a little upset that the number is climbing higher and higher but I have more important things to focus on.
I went to my 6 week appointment and all is fine. The incision is still healing on the inside but the outside looks fine. The Dr mentioned that if we wanted more kids that we should get on that ASAP. He said to let my body heal for about 4-6 months and then go again. I also asked when did he think age would become an issue. He said to try to have all the babies done by 35-38 years old. I laughed and said I'm 35 today!!! LOL. So 38 it is! I also asked him if we could work something out so that the next pregnancy was going to be twins. Ha ha!

6 weeks already

I already have my 6 week appointment on Tuesday. I can't believe how fast time is going.
I am looking forward to the follow up. I have a few questions for my DR.
I want to know when I can start taking Met again. It definitely helped reduce some of my symptoms in the past.
TMI coming - reader beware!!
I also have questions about my C-section - pains and bleeding.
I took a bath with my DD a few days ago, 2 inches of water max, and about an hour later, I started bleeding. The bleeding lasted about 2 1/2 days and then done. Not sure what it was, but would like to know if the Dr has anything to say about it. I also want to know when we should start trying to conceive again. I mean we aren't ready just yet, but considering my age and the difficulties we had the first time around, I don't want to wait TOO long.
And of course, DH is anxious to get the all clear just to be able to have some fun!
I'm not looking forward to stepping on the scale. I really have to get working on that. Maybe with the all clear I will be able to start back on the treadmill.
I guess we will see!!

Trying to get on track

I am working towards getting back on track with WW and eating healthy. It's not that easy right now though since I don't have the time to plan and cook along with taking care of DD. I also wanted to get back on the treadmill. But because of the C-section, I want to wait until I get the all clear. I don't think I will be able to do sit ups or anything that strictly uses my abs anytime soon since it still feels like my insides are being ripped open when I try to use them. But I think the treadmill will help.
I am anxious to start cooking again. I really am but at the same time, I don't want to because I am just too tired.
Maybe another few weeks and I will be back on the wagon!!
I am also trying a new layout for the blog - thought it was time for a change.
DD is so alert these days - its amazing. She reacts to our voices, smiles and coos. It's awesome.

Growing so fast!

I can't believe how fast she is growing. We had our first official smile on Tuesday. Not a "I've got gas" smile or a "I'm falling asleep and dreaming" smile, but an honest smile. I went out for the first time since she was born without her. When I came back and spoke to her, she turned and smiled at me. What an incredible feeling!
My body is used to the lack of sleep and I'm not so grumpy anymore. I mean I do have my moments but I think all in all, I'm better. She is awake more during the day which is fun. And then she will sleep a stretch of about 5-6 hours. The only trouble is that she sleeps this stretch from about 5-6pm until midnight. I'm not complaining, don't get me wrong, but we will eventually try to fix it and have her sleep 12am to 6am. We'll see how it goes.
My DH hurt his ankle today at work. He slipped on some ice that was hidden beneath the snow. So he came home at lunch and we are going to the Dr. tomorrow to see when he should go back. So that changes things a little. If he is off work for a while, then that puts both of us at 55% of our salary. Definitely a challenge.
I will also be going to the Early Years centre close to us tomorrow. There are nurses there that we can visit with and they will measure and weigh your baby and answer any questions that a parent may have. It is also a place where the kids can play together and the parents can chat. It will be fun once my DD is a little older.
I'm anxious to see how much our little monster weighs!!