My thoughts are now turning to the emotional and physical preparations that are still needing to happen/prepare for. Those of you with more than one child, who have already been through this, any advice that you have would be greatly appreciated. I am thrilled to be having another baby! But recently I have been curious/nervous about having a brand new baby, being extremely sore those first few weeks, not getting good sleep, waking up for night feedings and waking up with a toddler (which he is still doing every night), not being able to just sleep when baby sleeps because I have a toddler to entertain, love, and play with, them waking each other up throughout the night...yea, these are just some of my thoughts, concerns...After the first few weeks, when you start feeling better physically, I am much less worried about. It's that first little bit. What are ways you handled these, what are tricks you used? Last time I was so sore...I am hoping to not tear or have an episiotomy this time (I had both with Harlow)
I am relieved and so excited that my Mommy will be able to come up here this time to help me! A huge thanks to my Aunt Susan (and even maybe Meridee) for being willing to come watch my Grandma Ras down in Henderson so that my mom will be totally free to come help me and spend time with me! I very much missed that last time. There is something about having your Mom close at times like these that is calming. I am glad that she'll be here to help me out physically, to play with Harlow for me, to hold the baby so I can spend some alone, one-on-one time with Harlow, to help with meals and keeping the house at least somewhat clean. (*Last time, Nathan's Mom just happened to be up here with us for the week before I had Harlow and was able to stay for his delivery but by the time we came home she was needing to get back to Jenna and Ellie, who were still in high school. And my Mom was only able to come up for a weekend visit because no one was free to watch grandma Ras for her. I wish it had been different and that I would have been able to have either of their help afterwards but that's just how it was and we made it and were happy and you heal regardless. But I am so glad she can be up here with me this time. So Baby, Come when my Mommy can be here to help me...without an induction)
We do not know when I will have the baby, obviously, but she will be up here from the 12th-20th of April (due date: April 19th) or so...we're just hoping the baby will come within that time, or earlier. If later, Mom will just have to help me with preparation stuff.
I'm so glad you're mom is going to be able to come help. I was sore from my C-section, and Dexter kept wanting to sit up with mom. Not going to happen. So I set him up a little chair near me that he would sit on while I read him books. Dexter also loved trying to help out. He could fetch blankets and little things for me. He still wanted to be near me, but this was how I kept him occupied during the first few weeks.
ReplyDeleteIt's so fun that you keep up with blogging and I feel like I know what is going on with you guys!! I can't believe you are almost a mom of two...and that Harlow will have a baby brother. It's gone by so fast...lol, at least for me! That first little bit will be a bit tricky with two, but there is something different each time around. You get a little more confident and not as phased by every little thing. You may be more tired, and sometimes you and Nate will laugh (or cry) at the chaotic moments but I promise you that you will be just fine, you will figure out how to balance two, and you will love that little one every bit as much as you love Harlow. ;-) If you can get up and get a shower each morning, before they wake up, that always seemed to help me feel a little bit better each day. You guys will do an amazing job like you always do and I can't wait to meet this little one in person! Any chance of you blessing the baby in Vegas!??!? I want to meet him!! Love you Liz and put your feet up as much as possible in the next couple of weeks! That's an order! Love you tons!!
ReplyDeleteI second what Kirsten says! :O) my advice for what's its worth... a pre birth blessing for you and baby I also a pre big brother blessing for Harlow its so wonderful too...we always like to do that. when I get stressed I cling to those words. I remember asking for my blessing really early with ang because I just had a feeling and I was glad I did because those words were so comforting to me with her early delivery. and Just tell them to stretch you out while you are getting ready to push! or don't push unless they tell you there will be no tearing. With ang I stopped pushing twice to ask if I really wasn't taring. I felt like I was but they said no you're fine keep going! I didn't want to tear! if you don't tear it is soooooooo much better! Like no pain down there at all. and thank goodness mom is coming! she is the best help ever!
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