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I feel like I turned over my life savings to the Similac online store the other day. Ok, maybe not so much (we would have no business having kids if that were the case), but I spent about $71 on a 6-pack of the small cans of powder (and that is after using a 15% promotional code and with free shipping as consolation for the whole recall fiasco).

We started transitioning back to Similac by doing 3/4 old, 1/4 new, and now we're at 1/2 and 1/2. It seems, though, that we've made a lot of progress already. I can already see that the mixture doesn't leave behind the coarse residue that pure Up and Up does. She took her whole 6 oz. bottle tonight, and it seems to be going through her nicely. I'm sure her tummy feels better already.

I am wondering if maybe we should just continue doing 1/2 and 1/2 until bulk Similac powder comes back. Doing so could fund Macy's tuition to Harvard.

I just love that Similac's hosting of rogue beetles coincides so nicely with my family planning.

I am really, REALLY ready for her to start doing a better job sleeping. I am hoping that the formula is part of the reason. Even when she was 2 months old, she was sleeping 7-9 hour stretches. We're currently back to feeding her every 3 hours, and having to stick the paci back in her mouth every now and then in between.

For Liam, the turning point was when he could roll over both ways and when he could put the paci back in his own mouth.

In other good news - Macy has FINALLY allowed us to move up to medium-flow nipples. My goodness. That shaves a good 5 minutes off each bottle. I tried several times in the past, but she'd spit the bottle out and start crying because it was coming at her too quickly. I guess it is a good thing that she does not like to eat as much or as quickly as her mommy does...

She's a sweet little girl. She's always happy and smiling, but a real tough sell when we try to get her to laugh. I don't think she'll be as animated as Liam is. He's just a goofball and always has been.

I love those kiddos. Having two makes me want to pull my hair out quite often, and sometimes I just want to sit down and cry and wonder why it's only getting harder as time goes by and if it'll ever pick up and get easier. I wouldn't trade them for the world, though. They're such a blessing, and they make my heart happy.