Why I don't answer the phone
~the ring wakes E. up so I have to console her and put her back to sleep. Or - feed her.
~I'm feeding the baby
~I'm sleeping with the baby
~I can't hear the phone because the baby is crying
~I'm too tired to chit-chat
~My hands are full
Sorry to those of you who have called me. I appreciate your well wishes, but at this point with a two-week old preemie, I don't have a lot of time or energy to chat on the phone. :(
However - yesterday we had our first big outing! I had my two-week follow up appointment with my midwife, and then took my mom to get her hair cut. (Really, mom went with me to the appointment to watch E., and in return we went to her hair appointment). (I weighed in at 177lbs, my stitches are almost gone, and my BP was 110/72. I've lost 25lbs since E was born! NICE!)
Usually, E. sleeps in the car. Something about the sound and the rocking and the lights puts her to sleep. However, not so much yesterday. But after her "big freak out" in the car, she was fine until the evening. Which was nice. So after our outing we went to my mom's house for dinner (after a nap at home), and E. proceeded to get fussy. Poor baby! So mom consoled her and made me eat and relax (I love my mom).
Then on the way home, I get pulled over for speeding. With a screaming baby in the back seat! (I was maybe going 5 miles over the speed limit). WHAT A DAY! The cop was very nice, however, and told me to be careful and watch out for deer jumping out in my way (my parents live in fairly rural Island county), and let me off with just a verbal warning. Phew.
But here's the story behind the fussing.
See, it turns out that E. can't handle dairy. So - I can't eat dairy any more. It turns her intestines inside-out and just makes the poor thing miserable! I had cut dairy out for a week, and just started having milk on my cereal the last couple of days - but no more. Even a tiny bit of milk in my diet made the poor little thing miserable!
So, so she was up fussing until 1am. She would just double over in pain and then start screaming! Her diapers are no longer breastfed-baby-poop, but mucousy nastiness. I'm such a bad mommy.
However today she is feeling better - the dairy is out of my system and is working through hers, so she'll be OK by this evening.
Tomorrow J's parents are coming to visit! That will be fun - they're so low-maintenence and are just excited to see the baby! Plus, I think they're bringing diapers. YAY DIAPERS! :)
Signing off for now, going to enjoy my quiet time before E. wakes up from her nap!
~I'm feeding the baby
~I'm sleeping with the baby
~I can't hear the phone because the baby is crying
~I'm too tired to chit-chat
~My hands are full
Sorry to those of you who have called me. I appreciate your well wishes, but at this point with a two-week old preemie, I don't have a lot of time or energy to chat on the phone. :(
However - yesterday we had our first big outing! I had my two-week follow up appointment with my midwife, and then took my mom to get her hair cut. (Really, mom went with me to the appointment to watch E., and in return we went to her hair appointment). (I weighed in at 177lbs, my stitches are almost gone, and my BP was 110/72. I've lost 25lbs since E was born! NICE!)
Usually, E. sleeps in the car. Something about the sound and the rocking and the lights puts her to sleep. However, not so much yesterday. But after her "big freak out" in the car, she was fine until the evening. Which was nice. So after our outing we went to my mom's house for dinner (after a nap at home), and E. proceeded to get fussy. Poor baby! So mom consoled her and made me eat and relax (I love my mom).
Then on the way home, I get pulled over for speeding. With a screaming baby in the back seat! (I was maybe going 5 miles over the speed limit). WHAT A DAY! The cop was very nice, however, and told me to be careful and watch out for deer jumping out in my way (my parents live in fairly rural Island county), and let me off with just a verbal warning. Phew.
But here's the story behind the fussing.
See, it turns out that E. can't handle dairy. So - I can't eat dairy any more. It turns her intestines inside-out and just makes the poor thing miserable! I had cut dairy out for a week, and just started having milk on my cereal the last couple of days - but no more. Even a tiny bit of milk in my diet made the poor little thing miserable!
So, so she was up fussing until 1am. She would just double over in pain and then start screaming! Her diapers are no longer breastfed-baby-poop, but mucousy nastiness. I'm such a bad mommy.
However today she is feeling better - the dairy is out of my system and is working through hers, so she'll be OK by this evening.
Tomorrow J's parents are coming to visit! That will be fun - they're so low-maintenence and are just excited to see the baby! Plus, I think they're bringing diapers. YAY DIAPERS! :)
Signing off for now, going to enjoy my quiet time before E. wakes up from her nap!
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