Dangerous Wonder

Sorry that I haven't posted again this week. I really have been trying to follow the adage "sleep when the baby sleeps". It hasn't always worked out, but with two little ones I rarely have time to justify sitting down to blog when there are dishes and laundry to be done. So this morning is the exception. Kyle got up early with Dean and the two of them went off to help some friends of ours move. I'm not sure just how helpful Kyle will be with Dean in tow, but I appreciate his thoughtfulness in giving me some time. Abi is still wanting to be up at night and if not up nursing/sleeping with mommy. My milk supply has come in well so now I am beginning to work on her sleeping on her own and regulating her feed/sleep cycle more. Hopefully that will turn her clock around so that the rest of the house can get more then 3-4 hours of sleep at night.

As difficult as it has been with her fussiness at night, I must say that overall this "post-partum" period is going a million times better then the last. I feel a lot better (minus sleep deprivation) and have actually been on a couple of short walks already. The baby weight is coming off quickly thanks to Abi's voracious appetite and my muscles are barely even sore. As far as Abi goes, she is eating plenty, well hydrated, was barely jaundiced for a day or two, and is a quick learner. Dean is beginning to warm up to her and isn't quite so intimidated by her. He's even reached out a couple of times to touch her. I was worried that he would cry a lot when she cried, but so far it hasn't seemed to bother him. I think his only "beef" with all of this is his loss of routine. I am working on getting that back for him and scheduling his nap better so that he doesn't get overly tired and doesn't feel neglected either.

This is definitely a learning process, but the thought that keeps me going is that this is all I have to do. I don't have to return to work at a certain time, nor does anything around the house need to be done by a certain deadline. If it doesn't get folded, emptied, cleaned, washed, learned, or eaten today; well there is always tomorrow. As hard as it is for me to do, I am learning to just take one day at a time and trust God for the grace I need for that day. So far it has worked and I am at peace in the midst of my chaos!

I do have new pics of Abi that I will get up in the next few days. She is such a little peanut! ;)