Life with two.

We've been home for almost a week now (time is flying!!) and life with Caroline is great. She is the best baby - so relaxed, calm, and happy most all of the time. She rarely if ever cries (only during cold diaper changes or if she's really, really hungry.) She's sleeping pretty good - I haven't yet established her true "schedule" but for the past few nights she's been going to sleep for good around 11:30pm or midnight, waking up at 3 to eat, and then again at 6:30 or so to eat. It's pretty manageable for me - we get to have morning cuddle time in bed with Jack while we watch TV which is normal for him so that's good!

Jack has been his usual bubbly, loving self. He loves Caroline and always asks where she is or what she's doing. He gets a little rough at times with his petting or wanting to hold her, but he tries his best to be gentle. He has been exceptionally ornery with us - ignoring our requests, saying "no" a lot, and generally being, as Justin puts it, "a pill." I find it hard to have patience with him when I am trying to nurse the baby and all he wants to do is pull on her legs, crawl on the pillow, or his personal favorite, beat me in the back to "help get the milk out!" (??) I know it's an adjustment so I am hoping that every day will get a little easier!

Personally, I seem to be healing well. My incision looks great - I just wish I could take a bath! I would love to soak in a hot tub for awhile, but that's not in the cards until I heal more. I am still on high blood pressure medicine and antibiotics for my UTI, and regular doses of ibuprofen, but I stopped the heavy-duty pain pills on Sunday. Every day I feel much better and much more like my old self. It's so nice to not be lugging around a baby in my belly! I told Justin that I feel like a miniature version of myself. I still have a lot of fluid weight and my belly is definitely round, but I am beginning to be able to wear normal shirts. Yay!!

We have been thankful for all of the help Gigi has provided. She's done wash, cooked lots of meals, done every single dish for 2 weeks now, helped Jack to nap and bed, done bathtime...etc etc etc! She's been a trooper because I know it's not easy to deal with a two year old and a newborn and a moody tired Mommy :)

Justin is back to work and seems to be adjusting well to new fatherhood (times 2!) Overall it's been a week of big adjustments and I know next week will be too, when I have to do everything on my own again. We couldn't ask for a better baby though and we are excited to watch her grow and change every day!

9 days old!