Two Weeks

Life is settling into some sort of rhythm now that the New Baby Whirlwind has passed. I go through my day (and night) in 3 hour cycles...and it's amazing how time just melts away. Days disappear before I know it, and I wonder how many hours I've spent just watching Mycah's sweet face contort into all kinds of hilarious grimaces and grins, or sleeping so peacefully in my arms.

I'm healing. I'd forgotten about the discomfort that ensues after childbirth. But it's manageable, with a steady diet of Colace and Tylenol 3, and the occasional glass of wine. I'm not as exhausted as I expected to be. I thank my gall bladder for that. My body had adjusted to sleepless nights long before the arrival of the baby. I'm sleeping more now than I did for the last 3 months, thanks to my snoozin' Tulip!

She is an eating, sleeping, pooping rockstar. You could set your watch by the schedule she's got herself on, and as long as her basic needs are met, she's charming and adorable and QUIET. We have yet to experience a really grueling screaming fit, and while I know it's inevitable, I'm so grateful that for now, she's been completely consolable with boobs and clean diapers. That's my girl.

She's still so tiny - at last check she was 5lbs, 14oz. We're working on that, but while she's barfing up at least half of what goes in, it may be awhile before I can get some meat on her bones. I will say that my new perfume, Eau de Regurgitaire, is not the nicest smelling stuff in the world. I might have trouble marketing it. The Scent of Motherhood. Ew.

We were told to keep her inside for the first two weeks and limit visitors...um yeah. That didn't happen. There has been a steady stream of friends and family in to visit - so many that we briefly considered charging admission. And I'm just not one to stay inside 24-7. I can't do it. At 4 days old, she was cheering for Tanner at his soccer game. At 5 days, she was dressed to impress at church for Easter, and then egg hunted with her brothers. She's also been shopping with Grandma and me and lasted 5 hours and as many stores. (Not sure if that's a good or bad sign....) She visited Daddy at his office and went to Open House for Tanner and the Spring Program for Jayden.  She's a girl on the go, and she handles it wonderfully!

Of course, my tiny princess just HAD to see the Royal Wedding! She had her first Girls Night Out at 9 days old when we had a sleepover at my aunt's house for The Event of the Season. She was as unimpressed with the first kiss as I was, but she loved Kate's dress.

So has been our first two weeks together - happy, busy, and alarmingly fast. If only I could hit the pause button...