Where's My Donut?

So 31 days ago I was like, "Hey Husband, I'm going to do this thing where I don't eat any sugar or cheese or beans or gluten or anything processed for 30 days. You wanna do it too?" It was a shocking question, considering how much I love donuts and tacos, but he decided to give it a shot. And I'm so totally thankful he did. These 30 days would have been impossible without him. And I appreciate that he stuck with me even when I freaked out, threw a tantrum and said life wasn't worth living if I could have a Mint Condition Mocha. But we did it. And I'm glad. We tried new foods, retried old foods (p.s. brussel sprouts and sweet potatoes are still disgusting) and we exhibited an amount of food self-control that I didn't know we had. 

So high-five to us! We completed the Whole 30!!! Now...where's my donut?

Last Lake Trip

We went on our last lake trip and soaked up all the sun we could. We soaked up a little rain too but we didn't mind because it made for great napping weather. But mostly the weather was fantastic! And we took advantage of it. 

We went for a couple walks. Can you believe that hair? It's not thick but it is getting super long. Love it!!

We went on a boat ride and waved at every other boat we passed. It's good to make friends. 

We played in the sand...then the water...then the sand...

 

And we chilled. 

We are thankful we got to go on one last trip for the year. See you next year cabin!

Hip Doc Update

We visited Lily's hip doctor this week. If I called the visit "dream-crushing" that would only be a slight exaggeration. During our last visit (6 months ago) the doctor assured us that Lily's hip was on track but was still slightly underdeveloped. She gave us the option to keep Lily in the rhino brace in hopes that it would speed up development or she said we could stop using the brace and hope it would continue anyway. We opted for the brace...especially since she said we would only use it for 6 more months. The doc said there comes a point where the brace doesn't really do much and for Lily that point would be about 1.5 years old. 

So for the last 6 months we've been using the brace nightly and I've been telling myself that if I could make it 6 more months, we would be brace free. 

Enter the sound of hopes shattering. At this last visit the doctor said Lily's hip is still underdeveloped. Actually, the doctor didn't even see her...it was the nurse practitioner. I'm sure she's fine and stuff but we waited 6 months (and 1.5 hours in the room). A visit from the doctor would have been nice. The nurse practitioner said we should keep her in the brace and check back in 6 months. 

Uh, excuse me, what? That was not our previous agreement. And I don't like this new arrangement. Or I guess it would be a continuation of our current arrangement. 

Of all of our hip checks, I think this one was my least favorite. I keep telling myself that it could be worse...way worse. The hip could be regressing. We could have to move on from the brace to surgery or casts or other way more terrible options. The brace is manageable. But still. I'm a baby. And I'm whining. Because I don't want to mess with the brace anymore. The end was in sight! And now it's not. And it bums me out. So you get to hear about it.

And, to make matters worse, Husband and I have been sugarless for about 15 days. This means that my favorite part of Lily's hip checks (Cheesecake Factory) was not an option. I couldn't even drown my sorry in a big piece of White Chocolate Raspberry cheesecake! 

Perspective, Joy, perspective. Eh, it's too hot for perspective today...maybe tomorrow. 

Happy Half-Birthday!!

Today is a pretty fantastic day. It's the first day of the Olympics!! Also, it's National Underwear Day!! I'm not sure why underwear has its own holiday butt... See what I did there? Hilarious!

Actually today Lily is 1.5 years old!!! Can you even believe it?! I can't. 

I wanted to make her a half of a cake but Husband and I cut sugar out for a bit and there ain't no way I'm making a cake without licking the batter. So I gave her a banana. Honestly, she probably preferred that to cake anyway. I think she might be an alien. 

I also wanted to take some cute pictures of her but gone are the days of clear Lily photos. Now they are mostly just blurs. Except this one. We went for a walk and Lily remembered to bring her half-birthday sass. Never leave home without it. 

Cake and pictures, or the lack there of, really don't matter that much though. We hung out. We had some fun. We made some memories. After all, you only turn 1.5 once. 

Happy half-birthday Tiny Bear!!!