Gods Plan Not Mine

Since Adelyn was born I've been going back & forth as to what I wanted to do with my blog.  I started this blog to get through one of the most difficult times in my life & this community was a huge part of that.  I know a lot of women have stopped blogging once their little miracles were born (& I miss them!), but I'm not sure I'm ready to walk away from the bloggy world just yet.  I have found that I'm not posting as often as I might like because most of what I want to say (or ask) these days is in reference to being Addy's mommy & the last thing I want to do is hurt someone who may still be on their difficult journey to parenthood.  But I have made the decision to transition from a Babyloss Mama blog to a Mama blog.  With this in mind, I completely understand if some of you stop following me.  Just know I will continue following (& never stop praying for) you. 

I am hoping that all you ladies who have recently had (or will soon have) babies will continue to blog & we can be there for each others questions & concerns about becoming new mommies (or mommies again).  However, I understand being a mommy is a lot of work & maintaining a blog just doesn't fit into a lot of people's schedules.  But if ya ever do have anything that I might be able to help you with or support you on, don't hesitate to contact me!

So with this in mind, after reading Laura's birth story I have decided to come out of the closet about the parenting method I use.  I know many women are fans of attachment parenting & although it's not for me, I have no qualms with it whatsoever.  Whatever a mommy does that best suits her & her baby/family is what is right for them.  However, sadly I have not found the same support in regards to using Parent Determined Feeding.  Because of this, I have been terrified to mention it on here.  But Laura said she is using it & Wendy commented that she also was considering it, so they gave me the confidence to write about it without fear of being judged.  So I follow the parenting method best described in On Becoming Babywise & have been doing so since day one (but you can start @ any age).  Both my SIL's (hubby's side) used this method & suggested the book to me.  Although I believe Addy's temperament is helpful, I do credit the ideas in BW for the fact that she first slept through the night (11pm-7am) @ 4 weeks & has been consistent since 8 weeks (minus growth spurts).  In addition, we are finally (slowly) figuring out our daytime naps.  Sadly, this took some time do to her food allergies & my learning curve, but I can't imagine how much worse it would be without the structure.  One thing I did learn right away was to be FLEXIBLE!!  I'm talking big time flexible.  The whole concept is a flexible schedule but I don't think Ezzo focuses on it enough.  The book tends to make everything seem so easy & for a bit I allowed myself to become obsessed with what is "supposed" to be happening @ what point.  However, I found this amazing website & highly recommend it to any parents using BW as their parenting guide.  And even though I'm no expert, I have learned that it is nice to have a sounding board (my friend Jenn w/the twins also uses it-they also sleep through the night 9:30pm-7:30am) so if anyone has any questions & I'm able to help, I would be more than happy! 

Now that I've written a novel I am really looking forward to this transition.  Also, there are many followers on here that I don't believe I follow back & would really love to.  If you can I would love your blog address!