Life is good. Finally.

I had a pretty rough road after Cole was born.  Between dealing with his crazy eating patterns, Ellie's tantrums and need for my attention, and just not really enjoying being home, I am finally in a good place.

Right before I returned to work I started back up on my blood thinners that need monitoring (versus the shots that I was on during pregnancy and for the first few months after Cole was born) and was encouraged by my mom and sister to talk to my doctor at the same time about postpartum depression.  I had some after I had Ellie, and a little anxiety when I went back to work, but it all evened out.  This time around I guess I realized that I had hardly enjoyed my 3 month off, I didn't want to get out of bed in the mornings, I had a hard time being excited about anything, I couldn't focus, even on a simple TV show, and the list of 'to-dos' was only getting longer and longer.

After taking some simple questionnaires for both depression and anxiety, it was quite clear I needed to deal with some issues.  My doctor prescribed me some medication and, I'm not joking, the first day I took them, I felt like a new woman.  I felt like I could smile again, enjoy my family, get up out of bed in the morning and be productive on a much more regular basis.

I have been on the meds now for about 3 weeks and things are going well.  A few side effects i'm going to have to watch to make sure they don't get any worse, but I can't tell you how nice it feels to be happy again and have a spring in my step, even when dealing with a defiant 2 year old and a crying baby!

In other news, I am now the proud parent of a partially potty trained 2-1/2 year old.  We decided to make the hard cutover from diapers to big girl panties and, though we've had some accidents, she refused her 'just in case panties' (pull-ups) and stayed dry all night in her big girl undies!  I am so proud of her and can't believe how big she is getting!  Funny story about the process though.  We went to Target to pick out some new panties (I had some at home, but had been warned I would go through many more than I expect).  I showed Ellie all the Disney princess, Tangled, Minnie Mouse and Dora underwear, but what did she end up picking out?  Cars, Nemo, Incredibles, and Monsters Inc underwear ... complete with the little boy opening in the front!  She has yet to chose one of those pairs out of her dresser, but I figure it won't hurt since i'll be holding on to them for her brother!

Okay, back to work, but figured I should post at least a little bit about life with 2 and a full time job!  Lots of things are on the horizon for our family and depending on how things turn out, I'll write a post about it all in the near future (no, no baby, other things!).