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October 26, 2007

My chunky monkey

Two weeks out and I'm finally getting a post up, sad I know. But it has been nice not to have ANY obligations what so ever, and for those friends who write and call- I really love you and have missed being more social. But my head is in a fog of dirty diapers and late night feedings and its been nice to be a hermit for once.

Today we had our two week check up and she is back to her birth weight which I am so thrilled about. I almost cried in the dr office (which is a common occurance lately). If you knew us when our other girls were infants you know nursing does not go well for me and my kids tend to gain slowly and have to go in for lots of weigh ins. Julia was failure to thrive and we were doing formula and nursing and it was a nightmare. So to have Caroline gain 10 ounces in a week is SUCH a blessing and I am very relieved. I believe this is why God blessed me with a sumo wrestler baby! :) Starting out chunky has really helped her with feeding. Her weight at birth was a SHOCK to say the least. My other babies were each two pounds lighter than Caroline. When they show me the babies after they are out there are these little wirey arms and legs waving in the air and when she showed me Caroline it was this bundle of lovely rolls and a big belly. Quite the sight. She is a great baby and has been a joy to be with these first two weeks. I'm really trying to enjoy this stage instead of wishing for the next one.

This week is much better than last recovery wise. The section was rough on me for some reason, possibly pulling my back muscles a week before had something to do with it but I had a hard week after coming home.

My sister has been here this week and is leaving tomorrow and I don't know what I'll do without her. She has been an awesome help and encouragement. I don't think her homemade cookies, buttermilk pancakes, pumpkin scones and chicken and dumplins have helped with dropping baby weight but it has been great comfort food!! We'll miss her tons!

I'm still dealing with sore cracked nipples but if I don't have to deal with worrying about her weight then I can handle the pain. Hopefully I'm over the most difficult part of that healing process but we'll see. My biggest stress has been the girls. They are having a hard time adjusting and giving us a run for our money. Andy's mom comes in tomorrow for a week and I'm worried about how they will treat her. Julia took a swing at my sister and Lizzie yelled at her and my kids normally DO NOT act like that. This has been the one area that has been so unexpected. I knew we would need to adjust but didn't think they would act out like they are. At this time, we're letting a lot of stuff go. I am really trying to get nursing down and for me thats a lot of work so I am relying on my help to man the girls and they aren't getting a lot of attention from me. It's difficult on us all, but only temporary. I hope to get the nursing thing down really good while Andy's mom is here and then we'll try to slowly get the house back in order. It's hard to tell what of Julia's behavior is just being two or is her response to all the changes. I am struggling with feeling a little guilty for not meeting their needs as well as when I am completely healthy.

Duty calls, the baby is crying. Not surprising it has taken me most the afternoon to write this post. LOL! Hopefully the next time I post it won't be so long in between.

| By JennR | 02:22 PM

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