Recovery

misty  ·  Mon, Aug 24, 2015

The recovery has been quick, actually. Well, I mean my body is healing quickly. I can already walk around and do most things around the apartment without much trouble. I haven’t attempted many stairs yet, but I think those will be fine when I eventually venture out. My incision hurts little, and my breasts have returned to a reasonably normal size, only becoming engorged now when Milo goes too long between feeding. My emotions might be leveling out - I haven’t cried since yesterday, so I call that a win. I’ve lost all of my pregnancy weight plus about 8 pounds, which is worrisome, but I’ve managed to stop the weight loss for the past few days. I’m holding steady at my current weight thanks, in part, to Three Twins Sergio Romo’s Mexican Chocolate Ice Cream and a whole lot of snacking.

Today Debbie returned to North Carolina, and Chase and I found ourselves alone again with our little girl. We’ve noticed that she doesn’t stay asleep long unless she’s being held, so we’re trying to break that habit today. Right now she’s asleep in the bassinet as Chase and I both try to catch up on the blog. Turns out, one trick to getting her to sleep is to put her in the sun. She loves the sun. We discovered this last week when Michelle suggested exposing her to the sun for about 10 minutes per day to get rid of the slight jaundice she saw in her face. Each time Chase took her outside, Milo rested calmly in his arms. I think we may need to move somewhere warmer in the future.