Recovery

My recovery has been sort of slow-going, but I am doing well. The ibuprofen I took last night was the only pain medicine I've needed in the last 48 hours or so. There is only real incision pain now when I cough, which is frequent because I am still getting over the bronchitis. I have a postpartum checkup on Wednesday, and I am certain everything is fine. The incision itself is crazy to see, and the skin surrounding is still numb. Does that ever come back, c-section mamas?

In excellent news, in thirteen days I've lost 24 lbs! I only have 18 more to go to hit my pre-pregnancy weight, and it would be great to be able to lose ten or fifteen more on top of that. It's all from breastfeeding and not having time to eat, of course. This silly girl keeps us from getting a lot done!

Today is the first day I've been on my own with Caia, and so far, so good. I was up with her until 230 (and with Chad), and then up again at 5, 7, and 10:30, taking naps in between. She is awaking for feedings now, which is a relief. We no longer need to set confusing alarms between the two of us. She had a doctor's appointment at 1115, and we were ten minutes late on account of her spitting up all over herself literally the second we walked out the door. Oh, the life of a parent! Aren't you all excited to go out and have kids now?

Today she checked in at four pounds, 14 oz - three ounce gain in two days, so the adding formula to breastmilk is working thus far. She'll have another weight check in one week. We all can't wait for her to break the relieving five pound mark!

Alright, I think it's naptime again. Hope you all are well!