Readjusting

Things have been going pretty well so far this week. I got alot accomplished yesterday. Lila is quite the road warrior for being so little. She went with me to the bank, post office, and Target and never cried or needed to eat. She is not quite the piglet that Lucie was. At least she doesnt seem to need to eat every 45 minutes or so, not yet anyway. She is a very laid back baby. Right now, she is sleeping on my bed. While I had not had much success with her in any of my slings, at Target, she stayed in the "peanut shell"/"the bag" the entire time with out crying, a little fussy at times, but no crying. She is a great night time baby. Doesnt get upset with diaper changes and wakes only every hour and a half to two hours. I really feel quite rested in the morning. This is probably also because I dont have to use an alarm clock and rush off to work. Lucie gets up sometime around 5-6 and climbs in with Lila about as Jarred is going to work. When Lucie "gets up" we hang out in the bed and watch cartoons until 7:30-8am. This gives me another nap. By 8am we are up working at gettting breakfast and clothes on, so by 9am I can be working in my office as needed. Always something, but never more than 2-3 hours, including interuptions. Yesterday/Today were great b/c our babysitter was here.

We fired our former supervisor and hired a new guy, so hopefully things will be going more smoothly in the future on the job sites. I love him. A military guy so he is very "spreadsheet" oriented like me, NOT like Jarred. This could be a very good thing for us. Jarred seems much less stressed. But until he can be home by 7pm most nights adn by 6 some nights, I will not consider it a success.

I am so happy about how everything is going family wise. Lila is so wonderful and sweet and Lucie just loves "her baby". Always checking in on her to make sure she is okay. She has been very loving and gracious. I thought she may be jealous, especially of the baby getting "her mimis/nursing" but she is so sweet. Of course, we have to be very careful, cause Lucie will just grab her head and such, but she means well, so far......

With more time to evaluate my homebirth experience, I just become more and more happy about it each day. I wasnt for sure I would get "anymore" out of another natural birth, but it has meant so much more than I could have imagined. It was certainly not a "popular" decision, but it was what I knew was best and most healthy for myself and the baby. Despite lack of support from so many, I went "on MY way". i am very proud of myself and my husband