It's hard to believe little Ethan has been with us for just two weeks, but on the other hand it's beginning to feel like he's always been here.
We had a great Thanksgiving. The girls were here all week, and I think it's safe to say that they adore their brother. Emily and Jerry came up Wednesday night and ended up being a big help in the kitchen. Emily did most everything, and Jerry helped out too. We learned that he is quite handy! Also, Darrell's dad and brother came. We all squished around our table, lengthened slightly with a card table. It wasn't exactly roomy but we were all together and to me that is what mattered. I really enjoyed the day.
Tomorrow Ethan and I each have doctor's appointments so it will be a busy day. I'm looking forward to learning if he's gained any weight since his first appointment. As much as he nurses I'm sure he's gained at least something.
Speaking of nursing, it's been going pretty well. Ethan has learned to latch well and the soreness I had is mostly going away. I definitely have enough milk to keep him happy and then some at this point. Although, the poor little guy has had several rather violent spit-up episodes that seem more like vomit. Several times it's been a hefty amount. I'm exploring a few options for what's causing that, but the biggest suspects are reflux and eating too much too fast without burping. So...lots of burping and sleeping elevated. So far it seems to have helped but there has still been the occasional outpouring of sour milk all over mommy. Ewww.
That's okay. He's totally worth all the extra laundry. Laundry that Darrell has been doing most of lately. It's definitely a blessing to have him around to take care of us, but I'll feel happy when I can at least maintain things around here myself again. I'm still having some recovery issues but feeling much better than I did the first week, and doing better daily. The main issue is if I'm on my feet or walking around too much I get very sore due to the the small tear I suffered. But getting up to fix lunch is no longer out of reach and very soon I should be able to maintain a normal activity level again.
We had a great Thanksgiving. The girls were here all week, and I think it's safe to say that they adore their brother. Emily and Jerry came up Wednesday night and ended up being a big help in the kitchen. Emily did most everything, and Jerry helped out too. We learned that he is quite handy! Also, Darrell's dad and brother came. We all squished around our table, lengthened slightly with a card table. It wasn't exactly roomy but we were all together and to me that is what mattered. I really enjoyed the day.
Tomorrow Ethan and I each have doctor's appointments so it will be a busy day. I'm looking forward to learning if he's gained any weight since his first appointment. As much as he nurses I'm sure he's gained at least something.
Speaking of nursing, it's been going pretty well. Ethan has learned to latch well and the soreness I had is mostly going away. I definitely have enough milk to keep him happy and then some at this point. Although, the poor little guy has had several rather violent spit-up episodes that seem more like vomit. Several times it's been a hefty amount. I'm exploring a few options for what's causing that, but the biggest suspects are reflux and eating too much too fast without burping. So...lots of burping and sleeping elevated. So far it seems to have helped but there has still been the occasional outpouring of sour milk all over mommy. Ewww.
That's okay. He's totally worth all the extra laundry. Laundry that Darrell has been doing most of lately. It's definitely a blessing to have him around to take care of us, but I'll feel happy when I can at least maintain things around here myself again. I'm still having some recovery issues but feeling much better than I did the first week, and doing better daily. The main issue is if I'm on my feet or walking around too much I get very sore due to the the small tear I suffered. But getting up to fix lunch is no longer out of reach and very soon I should be able to maintain a normal activity level again.
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