Thursday, March 16, 2006
It could've been worse
I found out today that I got off easy with our little cluster-feed fiasco the other day. Supposedly they can last up to 3 days!! I don't know how people are expected to keep up that schedule without going insane. After only 12 hours, I was litterly a shivering, crying mess. The good news is that Molly is continuing to gain weight like a champ and it 'right on the curve' - whatever that means. Our doctor's appointments went well but I was so braindead by the time we got there that I can't remember what she weighed...hee hee oops! I think I'll bring paper with me next time so I can write it down.
Today mom watched her between feedings so that I could go out to the store. It was my first outting alone and it was very, very strange. Now that I talk to her all the time it's hard not to talk to myself in public. I found myself muttering away in the aisles of the grocery store - trying to remember why I was there and how to interact with people. It was nice to be out though so we went one step further after lunch and tried out the new stroller (new to us thanks to Margot!). It looked a bit dodgy at first with Molly really fussing but once we were rolling she settled in and went to sleep. I think a daily walk might be just what we both need to get on track.
She's just finished a record 4 hour nap thanks to my mom's wisdom. I got some much needed rest too. I can't begin to explain how helpful/wise/supportive my mom has been over the last few days. We're booking her trip home today and I can't imagine what we're going to do without her. I know we'll manage but it won't be nearly as fun.
Today mom watched her between feedings so that I could go out to the store. It was my first outting alone and it was very, very strange. Now that I talk to her all the time it's hard not to talk to myself in public. I found myself muttering away in the aisles of the grocery store - trying to remember why I was there and how to interact with people. It was nice to be out though so we went one step further after lunch and tried out the new stroller (new to us thanks to Margot!). It looked a bit dodgy at first with Molly really fussing but once we were rolling she settled in and went to sleep. I think a daily walk might be just what we both need to get on track.
She's just finished a record 4 hour nap thanks to my mom's wisdom. I got some much needed rest too. I can't begin to explain how helpful/wise/supportive my mom has been over the last few days. We're booking her trip home today and I can't imagine what we're going to do without her. I know we'll manage but it won't be nearly as fun.
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Go Dana go! These first few weeks are so bizarre. Never mind the new reality, never mind the sleep deprivation, never mind the looming future, never mind the incredible experience of giving birth in all its wonderment and searing pain, never mind the amazing baby you now have living in your house (that you MADE and then GREW IN YOUR BODY - that's the part that I always come back to: Hey! I grew her IN MY BODY), never mind the forever-shift in your reality... any of these things would be life-changing in and of themselves. But to happen all at once, and so intensely, and never-endingly, and ongoingly, and keep-goingly... it's just so much, too much, and yet your heart just keeps getting bigger. We're so proud of you! love A + T + Sloaner
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