How do you get it all done?

Well the schooling was going well -still is really but my youngest daughter is really not letting me have a minute!!! She is feeding a lot and through the night resulting in me being a little more tired/grumpy than I should - I also really need to exercise but honestly can't find the time as come evenings it takes me a while to settle her then I'm so tired and in the morning she is up the same time as me! If anyone has any good tips for being able to get out of bed while co sleeping with a baby without disturbing baby I'd love to hear them!
My schedule that I am working on with managers in the home is currently on hold as I do all the last minute jobs for the Above Rubies family retreat - coming up next weekend - soooo excited/nervous! It's been on hold for a while really as the organising the retreat was a little bit more work than anticipated. And probably when I finally manage to make the schedule it will be a big help!

I went on the Above Rubies ladies retreat last weekend - how refreshing and encouraging. I think we do need to  be reminded regularly that we are doing a GREAT work in taking care of our families and raising Godly children - what an impact we could have on the nation as those children become adults and fulfil their God given destiny!!

Breast feeding

Breast feeding -the natural way to feed - but what happens when it's not that natural? When things go wrong? After my last baby, I did everything I could to exclusively breastfeed - seriously - pumping, putting baby to the breast practically continually - I was exhausted and by day 10 my milk hadn't come in and I was advised after seeing a specialist that I needed to give her formula - I was devastated as you can imagine, as I am so pro breast feeding and I love it. So.... this time around my dh and family have been a little worried that I would end up in the same state :-( but knowing this time around that I have a problem with lactation I got formula ready and decided that I would try mixed feeding, as obviously my baby's need something extra and I was ready (although still sad about it) that breast feeding might not work out so I would go with the baby's flow and follow her lead - well the first two days I thought that maybe I wouldn't be able to breastfeed as she just wasn't interested and so I gave her formula but on about day 3 I thought I'd try again on the breast and she took to it! We are now on day 5/6 (I can never remember how they work it out) and although I am still having to give some formula I actually managed to give her just breast and she was settled for a couple of hours which is a big thing for me. So now I'm trying not to get too excited but I'm on dom perridon (not sure of the spelling) and I'm getting a breast pump tomorrow just to give me chance to boost milk supply. Obviously I don't think we'll really know whether things are working until a couple of weeks but any breast feeding I do I am enjoying and just trying to relax about it all knowing that my beautiful baby is contented and happy so whatever happens she will thrive!!