I had my final doctor visit - my 6 week post baby check up. I sure love my doctor and will miss seeing her. I starting crying when I was sharing with her how saddened I was that her name wasn't on Emmalyn's birth certificate because another doctor delivered her... She was sad that she missed it too. It's weird that she was my partner through this long journey and then just because she misses the very end, it's like she gets none of the official credit. I am forever grateful that I found her when I moved to Texas!!! We also talked about whether I might have some postpartum depression. I had a friend suggest that I might have it because I am so emotional and haven't completely fallen in love with Emmalyn. Sure...I like her..she's cute...I love her... but I'm not connected to her like I am to Max. I feel like that's okay and it's normal - she's still just a blob without a personality. After talking, my doc didn't feel like I had depression going on but just normal hormonal changes after pregnancy and that I needed to give myself a break and not set such high expectations on myself. I promised that I would call her if things got worse.
I got my stats so I could compare to last time...
Here is the format - #1 - date of doctors visit, #2 - how many weeks along based on an estimated date of conception of 12/7/10 and due date of 8/30/11, #3 - lbs up or down from weight at date of conception, #4 - blood pressure
10/16/13, 12th week, down 1 lbs, 110/60
11/14/13, 16th week, up 3 lbs, 110/60
12/12/13, 20th week, up 7 lbs, 100/60
1/8/14, 24th week, up 8 lbs, 110/70
2/4/14, 28th week, up 13 lbs, 110/60
2/20/14, 30th week, up 16 lbs, 120/70
3/5/14, 32nd week, up 17 lbs, 110/70
3/19/14, 34th week, up 21 lbs, 110/70
3/27/14, 35th week, up 25 lbs, 120/70
4/1/24, 36th week, up 24 lbs, 110/70
4/9/14, 37th week, up 26 lbs, 110/70
Peter and I are still trying to figure out how to be on the same page and get along. We are both stressed and at our limits and exhausted. We try to talk and communicate. Some times it works... I am frustrated that I don't get more done. I want to feel more capable than I do. I am not getting anything done.
Video - We have smiles!!!
Emmalyn is so tiny that the bottoms to her dresses just swim on her. This is from a 0-3 month outfit - not that the waist just hangs...
Her cousins can't get enough of her. They love giving her attention.
Big open smiles
Watching her brother
Video - Max cracks me up. He opened his notebook one day and jumped back saying "I can't deweeve (believe) it!"... he did it long enough that I was able to get out my camera after awhile and still capture him doing it.
My Sister-in-Law wanted to surprise her husband, Peter's brother with a trip out to see us and see the baby. She knew that he wanted to be here but that he wasn't going to come because he wouldn't go without her. He knew she wanted to be here too and they couldn't both come right now. So, knowing that he wouldn't go without her, she got the idea that the only way to get him here would be to buy the ticket for him and surprise him. I gladly became her accomplice because I knew Peter would love that surprise too! We were able to keep it a surprise from Alex until the night before (he had an EARLY flight and there was no way she would have gotten him to the airport at 4 am without him knowing what was going on).
Alex's flight got in right during nap time so I had prepped Max and told him that we were going to go pick up Uncle Alex at the airport but that he needed to take a nap on the way there. He wanted to bring Emmalyn's blanket that he has sort of taken over. He did awesome and totally fell asleep quickly.
Emmalyn does good in the car unless she's hungry. She is going about 3 to 3 1/2 hours in between eating. The night before, I got 3 hours and 9 minutes of sleep (thanks to my new Fitbit for tracking my LACK of sleep) which leads to things like breaking down crying to my friend, Andrea. Today I got 6 1/2 and it has made such a big difference!
I told Peter we were close to his job and wondered if he wanted to go to lunch? (We've never gone to lunch since he started working there...) He said yes, not knowing that we had a special visitor in the car with us! It was great because Peter had no clue about Alex until we drove up and he saw him in the car.
Video - Alex surprises Peter
It was an awesome surprise. :) We all went to lunch and then Peter went back to work to finish his day.
Emmalyn and Uncle Joe
Emmalyn and Uncle Alex
He was nervous to hold her because she was so little.
The boys had a great time hanging out. The first night was spent playing video games.
Emmalyn has some cradle cap going on but it's not super bad. Her baby acne is much better and is only little bits now. She will lay on the play mat or in the boppy for longer time spans - like 5 to 10 minutes which gives me little mini-breaks.
We typically get up and start getting ready for the day at 8:30 and aren't fully ready until 2 hours later. I am pumping after I nurse in the morning to start building my freezer supply. I'm getting about 4 oz, so that is good for now. I am NOT looking forward to going back to work even though things are crazy hard right now at home.
Max will tell Emmalyn that he loves her and gives her kisses. He gets frustrated when she cries and I can't get to her immediately, like when I'm using the restroom. I am still bickering with Peter but it seems like that might be getting better, a little.
I am doing things more on my own without as much help from Brittany which makes me feel more capable but also means I am getting even less done. I am keeping things sort of running but not getting to do lots.
Video - Max's recognition of sight words is picking up. He's going really fast now.
She was so exasperated that she had to nurse under the cover that she covered her face. :)
Video - We are getting smiles and coos for real now - all the time!
Uncle Alex playing chalk with all the boys
We took Alex out for some BBQ
He wanted to know if holding the baby carrier counted as holding the baby... NOPE!
Holding onto her daddy's hand while he held in her binkie.
Miss Mary Ann next door gave Max a cupcake. He thought it was "Delicious".
The boys worked on a couple "manly" projects while Alex was here. Peter installed the new fan timer switch in the bathroom, they bought and installed a fan outside on the patio, and they built a removable platform/riser in the back of the media media room. That was a major project.
Alex carry the carpet for the riser
The supplies were so big, they had to rent a truck. At that point I was worried if they might be over their heads. (Shout out to our neighbor Chris who let them borrow some tools and supplies.)
Tida and Jason came over to meet Emmalyn. We all had a GREAT time hanging out (including the impromptu visit from my neighbor Erika).
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