May 30 - Our girls!

This will be short and sweet-- Just wanted to post some pictures of our girls. Katie has been having such a WONDERFUL time with her Grammy Turner, and they seem as tight as they can be! She has also adjusted remarkably well to a new baby sister and a gimped up Mommy so far.

I'll try to write more later. I already feel bad that I haven't captured the many wonderful experiences we've had in the short week since our lives again changed.

Maggie is a doll and sleeps most of the time. Nursing is going remarkably well-- at her 2-day post-hospital appointment, she was already nearly back up to her birth weight (they usually hope the baby has gotten there by their 2 week appointment!)

I'm feeling pretty good, especially come medicine time :-) My c-section looks great and seem to be healing well. Just have to be careful with Katie-- I had to pick her up a few times today, and my incision area is a litle sore for that. She was in crisis mode trying to make a poopie, and I just didn't feel like I could NOT pick her up to sit with me. I'll take it easier today and just try to get a little walking in (like, to the mailbox and back) so I can get a *little* exercise in. I know it's baby steps after a c-section. I'm amazed at how remarkably well I feel.

Even though I'm not getting much sleep, the sleep I am getting seems to be of fair quality. I haven't had to have anyone give Maggie a bottle yet, which is good. Hopefully we can put that off until I'm truly desperate to sleep.

Our biggest sleep issues with Maggie are that she doesn't like to be swaddled (Katie was Queen Swaddler) and she sleeps best ON someone. She and I have spent the last 2 nights in my WONDERFUL glider (I will be forever grateful to Judy for that wonderful gift from when I was prego w/ Katie) Maggie will sleep for hours on me (or anyone) I *think* she'll even sleep in her bassinet, as long as she's unswaddled. We'll just have to adapt as she gets a little bigger. I think tonight, maybe we'll try putting her in there unswaddled. I'll have to read up on that, because my biggest fear is that she'll end up with her arm over her face!

 
 
 
 

Again, I just want to say I'm SO PROUD of how well Katie has adjusted to the changes. We knew she's been a fairly adaptable and resilient child all along, but this is a lot of change for her!

I'll try to be a bit better about blogging now that my belly's empty. (right)

I just am so full of love for my girls. I now truly understand a parent's capacity to love all of her children. Maybe it's a hormonal high, but I just feel so warm and fuzzy for my babies. OK, If I write any more, I'm gonna start crying.

Think I'll go write some Thank You notes instead :-)