I don't have any New Year resolutions. Apart from perhaps to blow the dust off the Alan Sugar Autobiography and the Brain training on the DS which have both been untouched since the 21st December, the day before Alex was born. Lord only knows what my brain age must be now. I daren't pick it up for fear that my brain age might be as high as my blood pressure. There just arent enough hours in the day but as a seasoned Mum, I knew that it would be like this at first.
The C-section scar is doing well now and much less tender. So I say goodbye to the disposable knickers forever and wear proper pants again starting 1st January. Of course the huge pads are still present but hoping to downgrade to superplus normal (non-maternity) ones in the next day or two. probably TMI but you know I like to share details.
We have some visitors this morning - our friends J & A come with their 2 girls and its lovely to see them. DD is dizzy with excitement as its been a long time since she was at school and getting bored so to see her little friends to play with is great for her. And even better, they take DD back home with them for a few hours to play so that we get a bit of a break. We are very grateful for this. It makes me realise now typing this that I probably had not thought about how much harder it is with 2 children to think about instead of just 1 and wish I had offered a bit more practical support to friends with new babies myself.
Yesterday we had gone out for a walk just around the village with the pram and I was suprised how wobbly I felt by the time we got back - legs like jelly. I underestimated how feeble I was after all that time in hospital I think.
Over the course of the week we have people to visit - its lovely to see my friends escpecially those with a long way to drive just to see us for a couple of hours. And Alexanders wardrobe is growing. He is the coolest baby boy around as he gets so many trendy little outfits as gifts.
On the 4th January the midwife signs us off and although my BP is still high - she is happy for the GP to review me going forward. I am now in the hands of the Health Visitor who will visit on Thursday. Feel a bit sad thats it now - I am done with midwives forever.
DH is off work until the 17th January so still plenty of time left. DD goes back to school on the 5th January and strangely I feel emotional when DH takes her and I stay at home with Alex. Probably because I am fussing about whether she has got everything in her bookbag, packed lunch etc and DH just looks at me & says says H - I know what I am doing you know. He is right, he doesnt need me to remind him anymore.....
On the 6th the HV comes to see me and she is really happy with Alex - the little porker is back to his birthweight - must be all the milk munching he is doing. Think I am quite lucky because he is settling really well at night and even though its a killer getting up 2 or 3 times a night its nowwhere near as bad as I remember it with DD who was a night time screamer for weeks and weeks. I was nearly off my head with sleep deprivation then- only getting chunks of sleep an hour or so at a time. I had a proper sense of humour bypass so I hope that I am lucky and he keeps being a good baby.....
A good end to the week when I visit the nurse at the Doctors and my BP is on the way down slowly........back again next week.
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