ground hog day... sort of
You know that movie where the guy keeps re-living the same day all over again? Well that's sort of what my life feels like right now, except instead of a whole day repeating, it's a 3 hour interval.
Every three hours (roughly) we do pretty much the same routine: diaper change, feed the wee one, pump, feed the mommy (or other neccessary activities, like showering, laundry, feed the kitties, etc), and sleep if I'm lucky.
But I've finally figured out that I can multitask whilst pumping! Hence this post
... we interupt this post for the following message from the wee one: "enhg. enhg. UH!" ...
And I'm back (the wee one was fussing a bit, so I had to check on her - she's fine, she just had to toot)
So anyway, things are going relatively well, considering. We've only had one trip to the ER so far in the three weeks since she's been home. She wasn't gaining weight very well (she lost an ounce in each of the last two weeks, and came down with a cold, the poor thing!) - but just today (a day after I started writing this post - yeah, I'm getting used to getting things done in installments) she had another check up and I'm SOOOOO happy to report that she gained a whole 8 ounces in the last week! Woohoo!
I'll have to do a proper update another time (I've got some posts in mind about the transition from the NICU to home, and about some of the other issues that have arisen) - but for now, I thought I'd just let y'all know that I'm still here, and the wee one is still charming the pants off us :)
5 comments:
Yay! What a good looking kid! And what a totally routine routine. Ah, I remember those days. You sound very calm and very well-adjusted, which I don't remember being, so double yay to that!
Thanks for the update!
Yay for gaining weight! And she charms me just through stories and pictures - such a beauty, your wee one! (And it was wonderful to see your name light up in bloglines! Not to pressure you into updating, but hooray for pictures and blog posts!)
So glad to hear that things are going well!
Glad you're home and little one is gaining weight. Get some rest!
Oh my god, she is so so beautiful. I LOVE that last picture.
The first few weeks (months? years?) are so stressful, but it does get better. You really start to enjoy the groundhog day-esqe routine.
Glad you're doing well!
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