Send Prayers for my keyboard!

I know, i know, I’ve been gone lately.

Blame it on my keyboard – for some reason it has gone on strike. Just a few keys though: 8, i, k, and the comma key. I’m lucky they’re working now which is why I am furiously typing away while the girls scream and play in their room and I should probably be nursing Cameron but hey, I HAD to get a couple of things posted! (By the way Sue, I hope to finish your book by the end of the week and hope to have the review up soon!)

The girls have been behaving, Cameron has gained so much weight he’s got cute little fat dimplets on his tummy! And he’s exclusively breastfed! woohoooooo! LOL. I say that not to make formula feeding mommies feel bad (because AMEN for formula – my second daughter had to have it due to her cleft palate) but because his doctor was just SHOCKED that he had gained back up to his birth weight in just four days without being supplemented. Thanks for the faith there, doc.

Chris and I are going to pick up Alli from ballet tonight and then after they go to bed, we will have bbq. I’ve got homemade sauce simmering on the stove and a section of Boston Butt slow-cooking in the oven with a yummmy dry spice rub on it. MMMMMM. Also in the process of making some deviled eggs.

Oh, and since I’ve been gone, I’ve also managed to catch up with AND STAY CAUGHT UP with the dishes and laundry. :-0 And yes, I’m as amazed as you are. In fact, I was folding laundry last night and Chris checked in with me to make sure I was doing ok. (Cleaning/organizing is one of my key PP OCD symptoms) And yes, I am doing fine. In fact, I’ve never been better! :-)

Gotta run, now the girls really are screaming.

Atlanta Lunch & Learn

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Well Dear Readers, I have agreed to my first BIG speaking engagement and it will be happening on March 28th in Atlanta. I will be speaking about my story as well as how I came to found my organization, PACE. The small details are in the attached PDF flyer but I will be speaking alongside Dr. Jeffrey Newport from Emory University and Katherine Stone of Postpartum Progress. I am very honored to be a part of this event. Registration is required but the event is free. MHA and Skyland Trail are co-sponsoring this event.

Even if you can’t attend, please pass the information on to someone who may be able to or post it at your place of employment.

New Blog featuring Sue McRoberts

Sue McRoberts, the author of a wonderful book, The Lifter of My Head: How God Sustained Me during Postpartum Depression, has joined forces with Arlene Pellicane and Rebecca Ingram Powell to develop an uplifting blog entitled Totally New Moms.

Just premiering, these wonderful ladies plan to provide words to “Renew the mind, Refresh the Spirit, and Refuel the Body”. Check it out!

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Breathe…

Wow. The past few weeks have been insane.

First, the girls got colds.

Then Chris got the flu and I got a sore throat. (Of course by then the girls were better and lemme tell ya – sick parents + recovered kids makes for a very unbalanced household!)

We finally got our car back (YAY).

I’ve been lucky to have any time to myself during the day. The girls recently started napping again during the day – both of them in their room but I’ve been so busy with trying to keep up with (read: catch up) housework that I often times don’t get on the computer at all during the day and of course at night I am exhausted so of COURSE I am not thinking of the computer.

I’m hoping to get back into the swing of things pretty soon here.

PACE meetings haven’t been terribly successful yet either. Gotta figure out how to change that and work on my relationships with local physicians. My mom will be here in April so maybe I’ll get her to keep the kids one or two mornings while I go around town to OB’s and Ped’s offices to stick up fliers. I also have an event planned for next month here in town, a screening of two PPD documentaries that will hopefully raise awareness of PPD and of PACE in the process.

In March I will also be speaking in Atlanta at an event co-sponsored by MHA and Skyland Trail. Look for more information on this later this week. Next month is going to be very busy!

Wish I could stay longer but I am in severe need of caffeine and the girls have been absolutely horrid this afternoon. I am about to pull out the Nanny McPhee Medicine (aka blackstrap molasses).

Avocado Tuna Salad

I recently put myself on an anti-candida diet due to the thrush Cameron and I have. While I’m not being as strict, I am continuing to try and eat healthier. Today I made myself an Avocado Tuna Salad for lunch and it was absolutely delicious. I want to share the recipe with you. (I also want to mention that I normally HATE canned tuna!)

Avocado Tuna Salad

  • 1 ripe avocado
  • 1 ripe lemon
  • 1 can tuna (packed in water), drained
  • black pepper

Place tuna in bowl. Cut avocado in half, scoop one half on top of tuna. Cut lemon in half, juice half over tuna & avocado. Sprinkle some fresh ground black pepper on top if desired. Mash together with a fork. Cube other half of avocado and “sprinkle” on top. Eat. Would also be great on a wrap with dark greens, tomatoes, and julienned cucumbers.