02-9-2009 - 1 week & 5 days

My mood while writing this blog: VERY happy but VERY tired!!

How is everyone??? I have missed you all x x Massive thank you for all of the lovely comments on my last blog and the wonderful things you wrote for Emily-Roses pics. So sweet. I think she is utterly gorgeous and totally perfect, but then I am slightly bias!! hehe

So, life is VERY different now (stopped to clear up sick) with time and schedules a memory from the past. I am not sure what day it is, let alone what the time is!! lol

Emily-Rose is doing great. We have had a few small issues. Constipation on Friday last week and a sticky eye this week. Both cured with cooled boiled water :) She is feeding really well, around every 3 hours. I am breastfeeding but having to top up with formula as mummy milk is just not satisfying her. I have bought an electric breast pump so I can pump between feeds with the aim of getting my (stopped to pick Emily up) milk production increased. We will see, I have found it hard work to be honest but I will keep trying :)

(Stopped to feed Emily) I am doing really well. I am able to get in and out of bed and chairs unaided!!! 99% of the time I feel no pain, occasionally I get a sharp reminder that I need to take it easy. My pain relief given to me by the hospital ends in a couple of days and I am confident I will be fine without them (I have reduced the dosage over the past couple of days). My bleeding has slowed right down, I am wearing normal pads now - I cant wait for that to stop completely!!

I weighed myself this morning, to my surprise I am back to my pre baby weight!! yipee!!! Although, I was overweight before I got preggo so I am going to continue to eat well, take lots of walks and gently start the exercises given to me by the midwife. I am hoping to lose more weight but I am dont have a defo target right now and I am not going to get hung up on it.

I will post a 2 week PP pic this weekend. I am pleased with the reduction in my tummy but still have a long way to go to get it pulled in again, some days I feel fat :( I am back in some of my original clothes but I am not going to force myself in them as my scar is still tender.

Steves parents came down last weekend, I restricted them to staying only one night. It went ok, my MIL was very helpful. We had a good time, but it really took it out of me.

So thats it from me, I will get a bit more organised and get some more pics of princess Emily on here. Hopefully I will get it done at the weekend, as Steve goes back to work next week and I am sure it will take me sometime to get a routine going. I will be honest, I am a bit scared of having Emily all day on my own. I hope I cope ok! Steve has been so brilliant, I could not have got through without him.

BIG congrats to Rooey on the birth of her princess!!! Helen, I am so flipping excited for you I cannot wait for you to join me in the mummy club. Liz, I miss you babe I will try my best to get on line and catch up with you. Lynn, thinking of you x x I have over 500 messages to catch up on, so I will get through them and message you soon :) :)

Take care all,

Love and big sloppy kisses

Rach & Emily-Rose x x x