First Days of Being a Mommy

As I update this post, I have the world's most precious gift laying right next to me. I finally understand what people mean when they said, you don't know love until you have a kid.

I thought I would be bored while I rest and recover from labor, but to tell you the truth, I can stare into the little guy's face all day and be happy. He is just so adorable.

Overall, things are going well. Nathan is pretty much a feeding, pooping, peeing, and sleeping machine. At first, I was a bit overwhelmed with figuring out what his cries and motions meant, but since I've been tracking his feeding and sleeping times, coupled with my observation skillz, I think I have him figured out...for now.

Steve was sick for a few days, which meant that his interaction time with Nathan was very limited and when they occurred, he would don a very fashionable face mask. He's been so supportive and has done a great job taking care of me and running operations of the house. I'm lucky to have him here for the next 2 weeks.

Thanks to Dr. Harvey Carp and his 5 S's, the only time he cries is when we change his diaper. I think he just doesn't like the cold wipes on his bum. So, before we go out and get a wipes warmer, I may try microwaving a few wipes to see if he is a bit calmer with warm wipes.

The home visit mid-wife / lactation specialist came over today and checked Nathan out. Everything is great, except she's a bit concerned about the weight he has lost over the past few days. Now that my milk has finally come in, I've been feeding him on demand and tomorrow we will go in for another weigh-in. Hopefully he is getting the nutrients that he needs.

The two other things I'm concerned about is 1) his left leg, which is a bit bent from being cramped up in the womb and 2) his tongue, which may be a bit "tongue tied." We'll get this checked out when we take him in to see the doctor on Monday.

My mom came in today and will be here for about a week and a half. Even though she lives in Dallas, I really only get to see her for about a week out of the year. I'm excited to have this opportunity to spend some quality time with her.

Emotionally, I feel great and the only physical issues I have are with swelling tissue and healing stitches. Otherwise, I feel like I could live life normally.

That's it for now. Nap time.