but we have a baby pic. much better in my opinion. ha!
us before taking miss. ellie to church for her very first time (out side my tummy that is)
she did so well, i can't get over the difference between her and nate. she only fussed at the end of the service
all snuggled in for the drive home with out nate. which is so odd to not have him around. he's in hali with my parents and i quite miss the boy!
pretty girl, all in her new dress. much thanks for the sponsors. ha
we are doing well, WAY better than i thought. even with nate gone, i am blown away by the differences. ellie is exactly what we prayed and spoke for. a quiet, peaceful delight. don't get me wrong she gets upset and cries but it's much softer. she is a total snuggle bug and loves to be bundled up on my chest. which is fine by me. these days are so precious and i plan on enjoying them to the fullest!
i am having NO nursing problems at all! she latched like a champ and i threw the routine out the window. ha. i feed her when she wants, which happens to actually follow a routine! every 2-3 hrs during the day and up to 5 hrs at night! whooo hoooo! i am even able to pump extra for her at night so i can get 5 hrs while chris feeds her through a tube (so it won;t mess with her latch)
funny chris story!- we were packing the bag this am for church when chris reaches into the fridge and takes the pumped milk, packs it to take with us. i was like 'dude, what are you doing?" he's like "getting food for ellie for church" i look at him, he looks at me takes the milk and puts it away and says "yeah forgot about that, you are nursing" we were in such a habit to pack formula for nate. i'm like all i have to do is find a quiet place and voila she's fed. no fuss no muss!
sleep- we have her on a routineish....meaning i try to follow nate's and its working very well. she's like me and LOVES her sleep! she naps 2+ hrs during the day, i wake her to feed her, she wakes up for 3 feeds during the nights but chris and i tag team so we are able to get 5 solid hrs of sleep. i think this has really helped my milk!
chris and i- we are ubber impressed with how awesome we are doing, we have had 1 fight since bringing her home. our communication is at the max it's ever been. there is total calm delight between us. it's rather odd....maybe we need to ahve a fight to shake it up. haha
me-i am doing great. so much better this time around. i am healing althou i am in pain from the incision, it hurts and i can't drive or lift anything more than ellie. i can feel the pressure when i try to do, so i am listening to the dr's. my emotions are all over the place but are controlled!!!!! i am in control of them!!! when i feel the going back up or down or i feel sad or worried i instantly call chris up to talk. we talk, talk, talk. about even the smallest detail. every worry, most thoughts. i am staying real and honest with him and man, is it ever working!!!! SO glad i worked on this area! i also find myself more patient and calm.
and that's my update! i have a baby that needs (ok i need) to be held and snuggled!
0 comments:
Post a Comment