6 Months PP: Mommy Check-In.

So here we are at just a little over 6 months PP & I'm feeling pretty good. I'm definitely not 100% thrilled with my PP body, but I am getting there. I have about 10 pounds left to lose until I am back down to my pre-pregnancy weight. I would like to lose about 10 pounds more then that, but I would definitely be happy to lose the 10 at this point. I've been doing well with my eating & exercising, but this last 10 pounds seems to be a bit more stubborn then the 35 that I have already dropped. It could be because I am nursing, but I like to hope that's not the case since I don't plan to be done with breastfeeding anytime soon. I'm thinking that maybe mixing things up a bit will help, so we shall see. If that doesn't do it then I plan to start tracking my food again & restricting a bit more. I want to lose the weight, but I don't want to risk my supply either so we shall see how it goes.

On the left is one week PP & on the right is today. Obviously the mommy-pooch is still VERY much present. For me, the stomach is always the last thing to start looking good again & this time around I have a lot more pooch to deal with. Oi! My stretchies are still very much present, but definitely a lot more faded then they were at a week out. I don't know if I should expect them to fade further or not, but it is what it is, really. I definitely will not be wearing a bikini this year, that's for sure. A one-piece suit is definitely in the cards for this summer.

As far as nursing is concerned, all is well (as I've mentioned in H's updates). Wonderful, actually! I'm happy to say that so far we have still been problem-free & I consider myself very lucky in that respect. I'm not sure I will be singing praises once H has teeth, but so far, so good. I have mostly had a pain free experience this time around. My supply is good thus far & I have been able to keep H satisfied which is amazing to me considering how difficult things were with C in that respect. At this point we plan to continue nursing as long as H would like to.
So far, my menstrual cycle has not resumed (I went over a year with C) & I am still taking my mini-pill as prescribed. We have no plans to start TTC number 3 anytime soon & I really feel that although a third child is still not out of the question, we definitely would like to wait a bit longer for that decision. The soonest I would want to even think about a third child is after H's 2nd birthday. Having two kids two years apart has been rough & adding a third to the mix will only make things rougher. I'd definitely like to have two kids out of diapers & one in school before another one comes along. Not to mention, being this far away from family with 3 children would definitely be more of a challenge. I've been known to change my mind, but we shall see.
H still isn't sleeping through the night (again, as I've mentioned in my H updates), but I am definitely getting more sleep then I was previously. H sleeps in 4-5 hour stretches at night & I usually head to bed after his 10:30/11PM feeding. Since both kids usually wake up around 7/7:30AM (H will sometimes sleep until 9AM) & H only wakes up once in the middle of the night for about 15-20 mins I get about 7ish hours of sleep a night currently. It could be a heck of a lot worse so I'll take it for now.

Emotionally, I am feeling pretty good. I still have a lot of issues with patience when things are hectic, but I really am working on it. Having a 2.5 year old can be very testing, but I am working on this fault in myself a little more every day. I do still miss my husband more then I should on occasion & I wish we had more time together, but we definitely have more then we did when H was very little & I know that VERY soon we can get back to having regular nights out or date nights in.