Day 2

Well, M woke up at about 4am, not crying, just grunting. Her eyes weren't even open, so I Nuk'd (pacifier) her and she fell back asleep.  But woke up again at about 5. That's the first time that this has happened, so I found myself googling "the 4 month wakeful" in these early hours. I had heard of it before, around this time they start waking up at odd hours. No explanation really, could be one of many things....some say teething, others say they are more aware of their surroundings or that they love to play now. I think it may have been because her arm came out of her swaddle. But, we will see.
She ended up going back to sleep until 9....she obviously wore herself out.

Before I start on my next thought, I just want to say.... In no way do I doubt the severity of peanut allergies. I have known people with children that have them and they have even sent their child into shock by kissing them after eating a Snickers bar. That being said, I'd now like to say that I got into a heated discussion yesterday after telling someone I went to Texas Roadhouse for dinner the other night. Why? Because I brought MY baby into a peanut allergy nightmare. Huh? Well, I had news for them, I also ate a bag of peanuts while holding her at Sunday's baseball game! I may be wrong [and it wouldn't be the first time], but I believe it's all about exposure. The thought of peanut butter made me sick while I was pregnant, but I still ate it periodically. I have a question for my generation or even the one before mine and so on.....When you were little had you ever heard of a peanut allergy? I know I hadn't. I think we our society has created this peanut allergy with under exposure. Every one is so terrified of allergies now...nuts, milk, eggs, so on. And I'm not saying the parent has created it either. It is just the way things have become. Peanut free schools, etc. If you cannot send your child with a peanut butter sandwich whose to say we have not conditioned their bodies to reject it? 

I don't know, maybe these are crazy thoughts. And I truly do feel sorry for those with children that have these food allergies..... I pray that Madeline does not have them. I have had enough allergy-induced asthma attacks to last a life time with Josh and I thank god he doesn't have any food allergies because they are no joke!

Day 2 of our diet....the "fasting" part of it. Yesterday was no bueno. But, that was because I didn't have coffee, so I was sluggish with a headache and didn't feel like doing anything. I am more myself today after having my caffeinated beverage. I was down 2 lbs this morning, but that could have been water weight [which I tend to hold a lot of] or anything. Let me say I'm down 10, then I will be happy. Yesterday I had Oatmeal, bananas, an apple, salad with garbanzo and black beans, hummus and carrots, lima bean soup and Mexican brown rice and some grapes. Not bad, right? I wasn't hungry. I even made my own hummus and left out the tahini. My husband thought it was bland, but I liked it. I also made a black bean hummus which was AWESOME. Yum! I did wake up with some hunger pangs this morning, I hate those. My body was saying 'hold on a second, I didn't have any REAL food yesterday'. Haha!
Well, off to take a walk before it gets too hot out or these storms roll in! Enjoy your day!