This One's For the Girls...

Don't think Martina McBride song...think too much information. I warned you.

So I'm super excited over something that might raise a few eyebrows. I got my period last night. I don't think I've ever been so excited to see Aunt Flo before! If you recall my previous posts, I mentioned that I still haven't gotten it since I was pregnant, so it's been MIA for the last 10 months (even after quitting breast feeding at 7 weeks). So why is this a good thing? The absence of my period meant that my hormones were messed up (specifically prolactin), and, you guessed it, now that I have my period back, things are back on track! Yay! This could also account for the fact that I haven't been feeling the best (ok, that's an understatement), in the past week or so. Both myself and my psychiatrist are hopeful that once "she" is gone that I will be back on the up and up. *smile*

So enough of that...men you can re-join now ;)

I have some positive news to report...I've spent the last two days at home for most of the day, and I've done really well! Yesterday Chelsea (nanny) and I took Adelyn to her Story Hour, then went shopping to Walmart in the afternoon. Again, that may seem like nothing to anyone else, but that is huge for me. Today, I have spent all day at my mom's with Adelyn and (don't tell anyone) I had some alone time with her when my mom ran out to the store. It went well! I didn't feel overly stressed and my "bad" thoughts didn't resurface like they have in the past. I haven't stressed about keeping her busy and about her nap times, etc. I have, for the most part, been going with the flow. And I don't flow very well these days! So this is all good stuff!

I'm very cautious to say things have gone well though, because I'm so used to feeling terrible. I pray that things DO continue on the up and up and that I will be able to go home (comfortably) in the next few weeks.

Happy to give a good report,
Amanda