28 Days Later

Our Happy Family

So once again, I realize I am very behind, but I'm going to go back and share the highlights from June's first few weeks. The first week was very tough on both Jeff and I. With me recovering from a C-section, Jeff was left to do everything but nurse June. He got to do all the wonderful diaper changing and consoling in the middle of the night. I was barely able to get out of bed the first couple days while we were in the hospital. The first night they had me on a morphine pump for about nine hours. At four the next morning, they cut me off the morphine and gave me Motrin and Percocet. By six, I'd had two hours of awful nausea from the Percocet and so I told them I wouldn't take anymore.

Me feeling nauseous

It was a horrible feeling to be sitting there awake, but unable to open my eyes and help care for my baby. Losing the Percocet meant more pain, but that was much more manageable to me that being nauseous. After that first night, things got much better. I slowly started walking a little each day and moving around. I still had to have Jeff hand me June though. I didn't trust myself to carry her while walking quite yet. We went home on Sunday September 11th only three short days after delivery. They removed my staples before we left the hospital which seemed very soon and kinda grossed me out. Making the trek up the stairs to our apartment was a little tough, but I made it. Thankfully the neighbor girls flocked towards the baby and helped us carry our stuff up the stairs in exchange for some baby holding time.

Someone was a little curious when we got home.

The first few nights home, I slept on the futon since I was unable to get in and out of my own bed. This was nice because having Jeff in a separate room, he was able to sleep and not be awoken constantly by June's grunts. I was able to only wake him when I needed help and it was great to have one of us get a little bit better sleep.

June meets Grandma Juli

On September 17th, my mom, Grandma Juli, flew in from South Dakota. She was so excited to meet her first grandchild. Thankfully grandma offered to keep June at night so that I could get rested as well. She only woke me for feedings and was a huge help in getting June on somewhat of a schedule. It was also nice, because Jeff was able to return to work after only taking seven days off. I was very thankful to have someone to help me out during the day those first few weeks. My mom was so helpful with advice and helping me to know whats normal and what I should be worried about. On September 21st, 13 days after June was born, my mother and I took June into the lactation center at Brookwood to be weighed. June was 7lbs 12oz. They like for babies to be back to birth weight by two weeks so this was good news to us. The lactation consultant also gave us a few tips to make nursing a little easier and less painful. Over the next week, my mom and I kept busy with sewing projects. We made two quilt tops and two cute tote

bags. We also kept busy making June headbands.

We also tried our hand at taking newborn pictures.

Beautiful Baby

Cute little hands

Tiny Feet

Thankfully by about three weeks I was feeling much better. I was slowly gaining motivation to get off the couch and my body wasn't hating movement so much. June also had her three week appointment while Grandma Juli was here. June's stats at 20days old are as follows...

8lbs 4oz.
21.5 inches long
14 inches for her head circumference

The doc said she was thriving and that we could let her sleep as long as she wanted to at night. No more setting an alarm for every three hours! Sadly, Grandma Juli had to return to South Dakota on October 2nd. We were very thankful for the two weeks June got to spend with her grandma.