Lazy Sunday

Nothing doing so far today.  Just hanging out.  Our little friend has begun to require more help getting to sleep, which is kinda sad.  But nice that the first week and a half or so were as easy as they were.  He seems to be all done having his legs bound up in the swaddle - which I can understand.  His legs have been squished up for months.  Now's the time to stretch out & enjoy the space, cuz there's plenty!

Went to the midwife earlier this week for a blood pressure check.  It was very normal, 119 over 60 something.  Pretty cool.  I admit I was really looking forward to the appointment because we don't have a scale at home and I wanted to weigh myself.  My body's been slowly returning to a more normal size.  Sure was nice to see I'd lost 34 lbs in one week though.  That was just what I needed!  It's been hard going from being very thin to not recognizing myself in the mirror and having a few of the midwives tell me I'm gaining too much weight, etc.  Who wants to hear that?  Especially when you're not in control of the weight gain.  I mean, I guess I could've eaten less fried chicken...  but the baby wanted it.

Things are still pretty quiet.  Farmer Katie's visiting tomorrow.  Very much looking forward to that.  Getting stir crazy staying home.  Visitors are great!!  Beej, Aimee and Abby stopped by yesterday, which was lovely.  Fun to hang out, chat and have a meal together.  When they left, I was a bit exhausted and ready for a nap.  Pretty perfect.

Part of me wishes this little baby would stay little cuz he's so cute and tiny.  But I know that's ridiculous.  I don't really want him to be an infant forever.  I look forward to all the adventures to come as he learns and grows.  He sure is cute though.

Been having lots of wack dreams - and remembering them, which is very unlike me.  Wondering if this is a post-pregnancy thing or if I just needed to slow my life down this much in order to remember my dreams.  Or, I might need to wake up every 2 hours or so to remember them.  Hardly seems worth it.  I've never had any dreams about babies though, that I can remember.  Not even during the pregnancy.  Seems odd.  But I did have a dream about being the "office hooker" and about a flash mob in the shape of a bus with lots of dandelion fluff in the air...