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{2} I am so, so in love with this baby! But you guys. Breastfeeding. If I could do one part of my pregnancy differently, I definitely would have signed up for a class or done some reading ahead of time. I expected that it's natural and, therefore, easy, but that hasn't been the case at all for me, and unfortunately, the nurses in the hospital weren't the most helpful before we brought Aaron home. A wonderful lactation consultant has been helping us, this article has kept my hope going, and I'm pretty determined to make it work, but this stubborn boy just refuses to latch most of the time! So, there have been plenty of tears, I've been accessorizing with a breast pump and bottles lately, which can be a little isolating but is a solution for now, and have been praying like crazy for Saint Gianna's and Saint Andrew's intercession (you can find the Saint Andrew Christmas novena here). It felt a little weird at first, praying for, you know, my boobs, but I've come to realize that my body expresses who I am, and it's no weirder than praying for any other grace in parenting. Or maybe I'm just desperate. I'd so appreciate your prayers, too!
{3} I read this article about modesty this week, which led me on a trail to this article about yoga pants. I'd be so interested to hear your thoughts: first, are we ladies all talking about the same thing when we say "yoga pants?" The second article, to me, evokes more an image of leggings when the author says, "The pants are skin tight. You can see every curve of my lower body." Anyway, I'm anti-leggings, but all about yoga pants, which makes me curious about your opinions. In my mind, because the pants are far less skintight than leggings in the buns and because they have a straight or boot-cut leg, rather than a fitted one, there's not really a question of modesty, but what with all the backlash out there, maybe I'm wrong. Thoughts?
{4} It will be our first Christmas in this apartment! We love living here, but we do have significantly less space than in our last place, so we couldn't put up our regular tree this year. But, I'm already so fond of this little Charlie Brown one I found at Michael's and have enjoyed getting some decorating done this week!
{5} On the subject of Christmas and Advent, I would love to hear about your family's Advent traditions! It's really important to Andrew and I to create memories for our kids of a time of holy, joyful preparation for Jesus' birth, and even though Aaron won't remember this year's season, I figure it's never too early to start getting inspired for our present and future family! So far, we've really enjoyed praying the rosary around our Advent wreath, and I am all ears for other ideas, too!
{6} There are so many trials that come with being wedded to academic life, but one of the best things about Andrew's grad student gig is having a whole month off for winter break! I'm so thankful that his time off coincides with my time here at home with our little one and that we'll have so much freedom to celebrate our first Christmas as a family! For a full-time student, there's really no such thing as a night off because constant reading, lesson planning, and grading mean that my husband isn't ever able to leave work at work, and it's already been such a gift to see him unburdened and able to enjoy his time.
{7} I'm not sure if this exactly falls under "Advent traditions" so much as holiday traditions in general, but we've been baking up a storm this week! I highly, highly recommend these, with a little peppermint extract added in!
Have a wonderful weekend; I'd love to know what you're up to!
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