A Better Day
misty · Tue, Aug 18, 2015Today, Chase is a busy boy. He has so much to take care of, even though we’d both like for him to be home. Debbie is supposed to arrive later tonight, and he wants to clean and be prepared for her arrival. This includes so many chores, it’s difficult to remember them all at the moment. Return the birth tub, take compost and recycling downstairs, laundry (also downstairs), etc. I can help with the things that need to be cleaned around the apartment, so long as they don’t require much ab strength; but I can’t do anything that requires stairs.
Edit: Found out that Debbie’s flight is coming in very late in the evening or tomorrow. So, after Chase finished his long list of to-dos, he and I were able to hang out a bit today, between Milo cries and feedings. It is nice to be next to him, somewhat alone, almost feeling like the people we used to be a scant week ago.
As for Ms. Milo, she’s still got a voracious appetite. She wants to eat every hour or less. Michelle says this is due to her body trying to get back up to its birth weight. She says it’s fine to feed her as often as she’d like because her stomach is growing and she’s growing and this is not going to last forever. I trust Michelle’s guidance, and I’ve been giving Milo as much milk as she can handle.
Looking at Milo, I still can’t tell who exactly she resembles. That’s to be expected at this point, I know, but you can’t blame me for staring at this lovely girl. I think she’s going to have Chase’s eyes - at times they look very dark, but then in the light, they look like a gray-blue. I think she has his eyebrows - well-defined, dark, perfect arches that are so expressive. Right now, I think she has my roundness :) Mom says she has my lips. A nurse at the hospital mentioned that she has “amazing thighs.” Not sure, but probably also something she got from Chase.