I've Got Sunshine
Yes, it's raining like crazy here at Hidden Forest, but I'm happy to say that I've still got sunshine in my soul. I'm also happy to announce that our little Clay has finally arrived! Gamer and I are so excited to have him here with us. Labor and delivery went very well, and his big sissy is already in love with him. We came home a few days ago and have been adjusting to life with 4 of us instead of just three. He's doing wonderfully and Sam is so excited to "help" with him as much as she can. She is growing up so fast. While I'm sure we are going to have some bumpy roads ahead, I know that we will tackle them together as a family.
Right now we managed to get Sam down for her nap, and Clay tucked into his little bed next to me. I even managed to get laundry done, bills checked, invitations sent out, and various other paperwork done today. I'm rather excited. It's exhausting to be sure but we will get there I know. Even as I sit here and blog I have to pause to check on the kids, burp Clay, and try to eat. Moms are notorious for forgetting to eat throughout the day. Oh, and to shower...we forget to do that too when we are first out the hospital. But the true secret we moms have, is we forget that we have to take it easy on ourselves. When you no longer are carrying around a ton of extra weight from the baby inside you, and can actually sleep in whatever position you want as you don't have a little body inside kicking you, you tend to forget that you're still not back to normal yet. Don't get me wrong, we moms are sore after labor, but you also get a burst of energy and seem to suddenly require less sleep and you feel like you can do everything at once. The reality is, we can't. We have to let others help take care of us while we recover from something that is pretty hard on your body. Even if you feel like you can take on the world, don't. Just relax and you will find that you heal faster than if you try to do a whole bunch at once. Take it from someone who has done it both ways. With Sam, I took a two night trip alone to meet my mom on the other side of the state. Let's just say I wound up on bed rest for a couple days afterward. It was an amazing trip, but not one I'm going to repeat that's for sure. And I also tried to do to much around the house and such as soon as we came home from the hospital. This go around, I knew that I needed to take it easy, and after the first death glare I've ever gotten from my doctor, I intend on actually following her orders of being very easy on myself for the first couple of weeks. Pretty sure she might kill me otherwise. Granted she knows I'm not the type to just sit around. So, I do my best to just take things one step at a time.
speaking of steps, I have to run...the kids are calling and so is an errand that must be run. I promise to write more soon and keep you amused with the kids' antics. May you have sunshine, even when it's cloudy.
Right now we managed to get Sam down for her nap, and Clay tucked into his little bed next to me. I even managed to get laundry done, bills checked, invitations sent out, and various other paperwork done today. I'm rather excited. It's exhausting to be sure but we will get there I know. Even as I sit here and blog I have to pause to check on the kids, burp Clay, and try to eat. Moms are notorious for forgetting to eat throughout the day. Oh, and to shower...we forget to do that too when we are first out the hospital. But the true secret we moms have, is we forget that we have to take it easy on ourselves. When you no longer are carrying around a ton of extra weight from the baby inside you, and can actually sleep in whatever position you want as you don't have a little body inside kicking you, you tend to forget that you're still not back to normal yet. Don't get me wrong, we moms are sore after labor, but you also get a burst of energy and seem to suddenly require less sleep and you feel like you can do everything at once. The reality is, we can't. We have to let others help take care of us while we recover from something that is pretty hard on your body. Even if you feel like you can take on the world, don't. Just relax and you will find that you heal faster than if you try to do a whole bunch at once. Take it from someone who has done it both ways. With Sam, I took a two night trip alone to meet my mom on the other side of the state. Let's just say I wound up on bed rest for a couple days afterward. It was an amazing trip, but not one I'm going to repeat that's for sure. And I also tried to do to much around the house and such as soon as we came home from the hospital. This go around, I knew that I needed to take it easy, and after the first death glare I've ever gotten from my doctor, I intend on actually following her orders of being very easy on myself for the first couple of weeks. Pretty sure she might kill me otherwise. Granted she knows I'm not the type to just sit around. So, I do my best to just take things one step at a time.
speaking of steps, I have to run...the kids are calling and so is an errand that must be run. I promise to write more soon and keep you amused with the kids' antics. May you have sunshine, even when it's cloudy.
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