A Little Fluff For Now

So, I realize I have a few people waiting {hopefully patiently...} for my couponing posts. I PROMISE they will be done soon, they take a lot of focus and concentration so I don't leave anything out and right now I don't get a lot of that. So in the meantime, I'm gonna give y'all a little fluff and filler to keep your interest.  

As some of you know, C isn't talking. Like, AT ALL. He makes lots of sounds and noises and can sound out most of his ABCs and can make the sounds of a few words like "cheese", "bread" and "juice". That's all we get though. So, with the help of one of my lovely sisters-in-law I was able to get set up to get him evaluated for speech therapy through the state. He qualifies for the program and today the assessor comes out to find out what help he needs specifically and then hopefully in a few weeks we will have our own therapist out here with us once a week for the next year. We might also need other therapies too because he has some other developmental delays that we weren't aware of. I am nervous and excited and hopeful that soon my sweet boy will come to me and say actual words so that we can cross this frustrating bridge. 

I get a lot of people telling me that he will talk "when he is ready" but what they don't understand is, he IS ready. It's almost like the words there on the tip of his tongue but they are stuck. When you have a child who talks early then you can't understand at all what we are dealing with because you don't know what it's like. B was my early talker {and walker and sleep through the night-er...} so I wasn't expecting this to happen but it has and we just want to move past it so that we can help him be less frustrated when he needs something and WE can be less frustrated because we will understand him. 

Other new developments? I am now only 10 pounds away from my pre-pregnancy weight goal. I'm not doing anything drastic or pricey {I'm a SAHM of THREE so I am broke all the time} but I have made some big changes for myself. I had to drop my YMCA membership before I had Noah because we couldn't afford it anymore but I am exercising at home and once the weather is nice again we will go for walks at the park. I have also cut wayyy back on carbs {which is REALLY hard for a carb-aholic like me} and cut out most of the junk. {I cannot and will not give up my Grande Mocha Light Frapp from Starbucks}. I'm trying to eat more veggies, fruits, lean proteins and I also started a {simple and yummy} detox from Pinterest last night. I give props to all of you out there who can afford Advocare or any of those other detox/cleanse programs but it's not in my budget now and probably never will be, and that is OK! 

1 cup of fresh or frozen strawberries

1/4 of a lemon or 2 tbsp of lemon juice if you don’t have a lemon

1/2 cup cold water

5 ice cubes

1 tbsp Honey/Agave Syrup/Maple Syrup or any other liquid sweetener

Blend all ingredients together until smooth, and enjoy!

I am doing it with/as my breakfast each morning and after dinner each night. I did it for the first time last night and I kid you not I had to pee 3 times overnight! I don't remember peeing that much since I was pregnant with Noah! I woke up feeling good and not heavy or bloated and did it again at breakfast. So I will keep you posted on how it goes after a full week! I'm just doing what works for ME and working to make ME happy. Right now when I look in the mirror I don't hate what I see but I don't love what I see either and I want to love what I see again. 

Lastly, I'm going through some serious hair drama and have no idea what I want to do. One day I want to cut it and the next I want to leave it long. Here are some of the looks I'm thinking of:

The first and second picture are for color ideas only if I keep my hair long. The third is my absolute favorite cut ever and the last pic is the color I might do if I cut it. I am not sure what to do and keep going back and forth about it so maybe one of these days I will make up my damn mind! 

Xoxo, 

M