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Hurray for Sleep

In celebration of my first decent night of sleep, I think I will take my new found energy and do a little blogging.  Since Haley was born, she has had her nights and days confused.  Not that I was real surprised by this, as it was always a party in my uterus after 9 p.m.  After taking a big girl bath last night, I fed her and put her in her bassinet around 9 and she didn't wake up to feed again until 2 a.m. and then again at 6 a.m.  Some victories in parenthood.  I am hoping this new schedule will stick.

So we have been home from the hospital for a week now.  This last week has gone by in a complete blur.  Recovery was brutal.  People tend to leave out that small detail.  The day of my delivery, I thought, oh what a breeze that was.  With help from the epidural, I had a comfortable labor and delivery.  I only had to push for 12 minutes before she made her grand entrance into the world.  She did have the cord wrapped around her neck and arms but the doctor took care of her and everything turned out fine.

Back to my point, recovery is a b*tch, to put it bluntly.  After the epidural wore off, I was left with the reality of what had happened to my body.  The doctor had to make an incision during labor which then in turn ripped even more.  In addition, I had another tear I didn't anticipate.  The nurses reassured me that each day would get better and better, but at the time I couldn't imagine sitting normal ever again.  It's been over a week now and I am feeling much better, but still not a 100%.

Ian and I seem to be adjusting well.  We are both enjoying our new family dynamic.  He is so helpful with both the baby and around the house.  I am so grateful that he has a few weeks off work to spend with us.  I have a feeling Haley is a bit of a daddy's girl.  She always loves cuddling and sleeping with him.  Right now, I am more of a food source than anything, so when I hold her she wants to eat and eat and eat.  I tried to explain to her that I am not a 24 hour drive-thru, but she already doesn't want to listen to me.

Well, she is starting to stir so that is my cue to kick back into mom mode...

I've been bad about putting pictures on my computer.  So hopefully next time I will have some pictures to share as well.

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