Things have been going surprisingly smoothly so far in our little family. Matt has been absolutely wonderful in doing everything so that I can tend to little Kate and get some rest. He even took Anna to the grocery store and music class on Monday morning and then to play group yesterday morning ... what a great Daddy! Now he's taking Anna for a bike ride to a park ... boy, was she excited about that!
Kate and I went to see Dr. Shearer on Monday for her 48 hour check. She was down to 8 lbs. 5 oz., which is completely within the range of normal, and was otherwise doing just fine. The outting pretty much wore me out, though, and I needed to crash for most of the afternoon.
A couple of things have made our transition home go extra smoothly. First, our church sets up meals three times a week for about a month after a baby is born so we've already had two tasty dinners dropped off. It's SO nice not having to think about food for the family!
Secondly, we've had a few days of gorgeous weather. That means that in the afternoon we can just go outside and hang out together. Yesterday Anna played in the sandbox with Matt while Kate ate and then watched the leaves.
And finally, Kate seems to be a pretty good sleeper (within reason). Each night so far she's had a couple hour feisty period, but otherwise sleeps really soundly for several hours at a stretch. Monday night was the hardest because her fussy time was between midnight and 3 a.m., but Sunday night and last night she was down for good by around 11 p.m. and only woke up once until 7 a.m. That didn't happen for months with Anna! Unfortunately, Mommy still doesn't sleep quite so soundly, but I'm sure that will come soon :)
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