Archives: April2008

• normalcy? ha.

  so things are starting to settle into a sort of pattern. the first week was filled mostly with follow up from the nicu, and chris was home or my parents were here (thank goodness ) for all but 2 days . my organizational skills that i spent so long creating and honing (because i have ZERO naturally) are coming in great handy, since there’s a lot of paperwork to keep up with. we’ve had nothing but positive feedback when [...]

• le tired

  yea, so the whole no sleep with babies home is so not a myth. and he’s generally a good sleeper even. man. i know i will adjust to this, and it’s so worth it, but for the moment i feel constantly useless and just awake enough to function and not much else.
  in other news, i’ve got a list of things to do a mile long, and thanks to chris (who i have to give credit to for showing [...]

• home

  we brought him home about 3pm today. i am thrilled and awed by our little man. he’s sleeping right now, after a successful feeding. i’ve even changed a few diapers already! you can click on the picture for more pictures.
  i have more to say, but tonight is a busy busy night. more tomorrow. maybe.

• going to the nicu is, among other things

  …driving 45 minutes on a toll road because it’s the fastest way there
  …making sure my medical bracelet that allows me entry is still on my wrist post shower/washing dishes/etc
  …washing my hands to the elbows before i go anywhere near my baby
  …forgetting i have to pee until after i washed my hands
  …introducing myself as alex’s mom multiple times a day
  …pumping in a room with other women right behind a flimsy curtain
  …holding your baby among the noise and hubub of monitors going [...]

• getting things done

  i’m much more mobile today than i had been in previous days. my incision is doing great, and it doesn’t really hurt at all even off the ibuprofin. my mil left this morning, which represents the first time really in 2 weeks that we’ve had the house to ourselves. i can’t even express how thankful we were for all the visitors, and we loved having everyone out here. now that they’re all home though it is nice to have a [...]