Haven't had much time online, at least enough to dedicate to updating my blogs. But I have stolen a few minutes while Chris has Alison and Carter is watching some Mickey.
Things have been going well. It's stressful, of course, but overall, we are doing well. Alison is a great nurser, but she seems to want more than I can offer her. The whole process is going better than it did with Carter, but it's still tough. She is a great sleeper though. Just last night was amazing. She ate around 11pm and then was out for the late evening. Around 2:30am, I had to wake her up to nurse. She went right back to sleep and slept until about 6am. After nursing again, I must have fallen asleep with her in bed with us. Carter woke us up around 7:30am and we all rested some more until about 8am. That's how it's been most nights. So, hopefully, our daughter will be like our son and will be a good sleeper for the most part.
I have my two week check up on Monday. I'm hoping I will get cleared to drive then because I'm getting cabin fever and with Chris going back to work next week, it would be nice to have the option to get out and walk around the mall or something. Chris leaves for his three week trip next Monday and I'm really not looking forward to it. We are taking Carter up to Delaware next Sunday for a week. I know he'll have a blast with Pop and Coco but I'll miss him again. But I just don't think I'm up for being a single mom of two plus a doggie for three weeks. For the next two weeks, I still am not sure just what the plan is. My parents would like to go down to North Carolina, but that really depends on several things. If my mom needs to be around for things for my aunt, then we can't go. If my doctor doesn't release me to drive until 6 weeks post-op, then I can't help drive and we probably won't go. As much as I would love to go down there as there would be a million people to help out with the kids, I'm starting to think a 12 hour drive would not be good for me or Alison. If we don't end up going, my dad will come to pick Carter up for daycare most mornings. I'm sure they wouldn't mind keeping him a few nights either.
But all in all, it's great having our family complete. Each time I get stressed out or overwhelmed, I think of the fact that this is my last time with an infant. Later on in life, when I get the baby bug biting, I'll just go visit a friend that has a baby to get my fill. But, we are done!
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