Sat 10 Oct 2009 |
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So we've had a week (and a day) with Andy on the outside and it's been wonderful. Recovering from the c-section has been much easier this time around, probably because aside from being extremely tired, I was perfectly healthy going into the surgery. My stay at the hospital was relatively unremarkable. I did have one nurse who was a complete wench. I was also relegated to the “calorie-restricted diabetic diet” for some reason. Doesn't make any sense as my diabetes was GESTATIONAL and I was no longer GESTATING. Wench nurse was involved in that fiasco. It wasn't until Sunday during doctor rounds that I was finally able to get someone to listen. Not that I wanted the hospital “cuisine' but they were trying to inject me with insulin for a blood sugar of 139 which is perfectly normal for a non-diabetic person. It was insane. Anyway, the doctor finally listened to me and took that crap off my chart and I was able to eat and then, magically, my breastfeeding picked right up. Funny how you NEED EXTRA CALORIES to breastfeed... ugh.... reliving the nightmare that was Saturday. Without getting into to all... I'll leave it with wench nurse and an entire hospital with no hot water. I was less than impressed. Anyway, we got home on Monday afternoon. I get tired pretty easily. My incision hurts and itches. Andy is an excellent sleeper so far though... and a breastfeeding champion. I seem to recall that Grant was a lot more difficult in his first week home, but I don't know if he was really more difficult or if I was just weaker or inexperienced or a combination of all three. Having my mom here was a real treat. She left this morning and I cried like a little girl. We have such a great time together and she was so helpful. We also watched “The Office Wedding” about five times. Did you see it? 100% comfort tv. I'm sure that by the end of this week I'll have watched it so many times my own DVR will roll its non-existent eyes when I click on “restart' AGAIN. My dad also came for a few days this week (he left this morning with my mom). He feels a real connection to Andy and he and Grant had a great time playing at Grant's new train table (The table was a “gift” from Andy to Grant... it's a big hit). Grant is doing the best he can to cope with the changes. He's fascinated with Andy and loves to see him and touch him and hold his hand. He doesn't like the sudden appearance of new restrictions on throwing things and having to be quiet while the baby is sleeping. He also doesn't like that I can't pick him up. He's out of sorts... and I hope for his sake we all settle into the “new normal” quickly. Drew hasn't been home much. He took advantage of my parents being here to get some extra work done so that he can stay home with me more this coming week. I can't drive until Friday... and can't lift anything heavier than Andy for the next three weeks so I really need to have help around as much as possible. My sister will be here next weekend while Drew & Grant head to a family wedding in California. Drew's mom will be here in a couple of weeks and that's it as far as visitors go (that we know of). I'm back to wearing non -maternity clothes. Hooray. My shirts are a bit iffy as my boobs are bigger than normal and I have a lot of loose skin. That should go away pretty soon too though. I've uploaded a TON of pictures to our gallery... click here to see them.
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