Hi all! I just wanted to let everyone know that I am doing a lot better since my last post.
Claire has started nursing more regularly, which has been a huge help, and I am having to pump less and less, which is also a huge help. I am still not enjoying nursing, but it is getting easier and hopefully, as she gets older, she will get faster. Right now, it takes about 45 minutes to feed her. The first 15 minutes are filled with her latching on, getting off, passing gas, and then repeating. After all the gas is passed, she finally nurses for 15 minutes on each side. However, those first 15 minutes are trying because I want her to eat but she can't because her tummy hurts.
By the way, I want you all to know my mom totally rocks. She came down her for three days last week and totally decluttered and cleaned my house from top to bottom. It took her three whole days, but she got it done, including all of my laundry. So, with all the cleaning and laundry out of the way for a couple of days, I am feeling really good. It took Jonathon 10 minutes to put all of the trash out on trash day and a whole truck load was donated to CCA. Wow! I knew I had a bunch of stuff, but I didn't know I had that much. Anyway, it feels good to start new and fresh.
Last Monday I took Claire in for her two week appointment, although she was only one week old. Her Jaundice is going down and she doesn't look as Mexican/Asian as she did when we first brought her home. She also gained her birth weight back plus an ounce and grew an 1 3/4". Today, I go for my two week checkup and afterwards, I am going to take her up to the Lactation Consultant and get her weight checked. I know she has gained some weight and she is starting to chunk up, especially in her face. Her sweet cheeks are getting even chubbier and sweeter.
Olivia is doing fantastic. She is going to spend all this week at her sitter's house and then each week, I am going to gradually keep her home more and more until she is home full time with me and Claire. Since it is getting cold outside and people are starting to get sick, I think it is best for her to keep going to the sitter's so she can get some social interaction with kids her own age because right now, I am not taking Claire anywhere, unless I absolutely have to.
Olivia loves to pet and talk to "Baby Claire", as we affectionately call her. She also loves being our helper. Whatever we are doing, she has to do it too. Yesterday, I was vacuuming the living room and she went and got her vacuum and did it, too. She is so cute!
I would love to end this post with pictures, but unfortunately, we got a new camera and I have not taken the time to learn how to download the pictures from the camera to the computer. So, when Jonathon gets home tonight, I will have him post new pictures.
I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and thank you for all of your encouraging words and prayers; they really have helped.
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YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE VACUUMING!!!!! Ok, so now that your lecture is over...I am so glad that you are doing better. I can't wait to see more pictures of Claire. Have you rec'd the package in the mail yet? Do you know what else you are in need of. I hope you love the patterns.
Kiss the girls for their Aunt Robin!
I am so glad to hear you are feeling better now. Nothing like a clean and organized house to ease some of the stress:) And listen to Robin....no vacuuming missy! Can't wait to see pictures of the girls. I was sad to not stop at the mall and see you guys on our way home, but hopefully we can catch up with you soon.
so i was also going to say no vacuuming, but it seems that has already been said!! haha!! i know how hard it is to not do things that need to be done - esp if you feel up to it! SOOO glad to hear you are doing better - i have been thinking about you a lot! can't wait for your hubby to help you post some pics!! have a great week!
I know I am not supposed to be vacuuming (I won't tell you what else I did either :) ) but I had to get up and do something. Afterwards, I felt so much better.
My weight restrictions have been lifted, I just have to be careful and everything else is going great. My incision looks better than before and I am feeling really good (well, except for being a little tired).
Thanks girls!
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