Oct 07 2008
Powered by 800 mg Ibuprofen
This is the morning after our first night home with Baby Champuru. I slept off and on last night, in between feedings and peering at her in the co-sleeper beside me. We experienced some early morning fits of crying that lasted only a few minutes, but enough to pierce the silence of the wee hours and make me wonder how many of my neighbors are going to be giving us stink eye in the morning.
This morning, sleep-deprived but powered by OCD-tendencies (and 800 mg ibuprofen) to get the house up to snuff for baby, I have been working non-stop while Hubby watches baby sleep soundly in our bedroom. Here’s what I accomplished this morning:
- Cleared out the nursery of extraneous “stuff” by taking things out of their boxes and finding an appropriate place for them instead of in the crib, which has been our temporary storage area for the many generous gifts given by friends and family. (THANK YOU!)
- Unpacked my hospital bag.
- Cleaned the bathroom and living room.
- Did three loads of laundry.
- Made phone calls to doctor’s offices for follow-up appointments for myself and Baby Champuru.
Now it’s about time to check on baby to see if she’s ready for her next feeding. She must be starving by now, since she and daddy haven’t stirred for the past three hours!
I am working on writing my “birth story,” but I wanted to get this quick update out to let everyone know that I survived the arduous 26 hour labor and am hitting the ground running! Also, thanks to everyone who sent me Twitter messages, e-mails, and came to visit me in the hospital. I still have to catch up on my messages, but I’ll be going through them in between the frenetic cleaning and organizing, feedings, and (oh, yeah) sleep.
A 30-something Christian girl, blissfully wedded to her perfect match (the yang to her yin) of 14 years. A new mom to her miracle baby, born on October 4, 2008. Living life in Hawaii, less than 5 miles from her hometown, a slave to her mortgage payment, but seeking balance in her pursuit of family, faith, recreation, and rest.
Hi Mommy!
Try to get some rest. I know you feel like you need to clean everything for baby but you have to rest. You just gave birth and if mommy is not feeling well then baby will not feel well. REST REST REST.
Welcome home! Congratulations to you and Hubby!!!
Congratulations! Wow, you should really rest and sleep when the baby is sleeping. Let hubby take care of everything else. Enjoy the new baby!
I’m reading you through the Twitter Mom’s Blogging Mom’s group. Hi!
Big big congrats and can’t wait to hear your birth story.
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Wow, I have been checking in and CONGRATULATIONS! Your daughter is so sweet! Best of all, she was born on my dad’s birthday. Get some rest….many blessings sent your way!
Congratulations!!!!! Welcome home and remember that THIS is the time to be resting!!!!!!! Don’t do too much, as it’s not good for your body (that’s what my mom always told me). God bless you and your new family!!!!!!!
P.S. So . . . how was it?!
A huge welcome home to all three of you! I can’t wait to see more pics and read the birth story that we have all anticipated for you for so long!
Congratulations! I can’t wait to read your story! Take care!
Okay, not like you really need to hear it AGAIN, but it’s the first thought that came to mind while reading - take it easy, and get some rest! It should be you resting with baby while Dad (who I’m sure does more than his share!) does all the housework!
Take care, and enjoy this special time with Krislyn!
Hi Sis!…I’m happy to hear baby don’t cry for long period of time…I hope she will give you rest time when you need it…you also need to take care of yourself so you don’t end up getting sick…if you need anything just let me know…esp. when hubs go back to work…i’m only a phone call away…love ya!
Congratulations on your little one! Please rest and take care of yourself. I was told I needed to rest and be treated like a “queen” after I gave birth by the OB/GYN. You need to take care of yourself and don’t worry too much about the little stuff. Get lots of rest and concentrate on your precious little girl!
Aloha & Congratulations!
The birth story you should definitely get to…the rest of it can wait! She will never be this little again!!
Congrats! First time here and so nice to read about a new baby and new mommy and daddy.
Yay you are home with baby! Congrats on your baby girl!
Wow! I bow down to your OCD tendencies
I don’t think I unpacked my hospital bag until my daughter was well over a month old! LOL! Rest up when you find the moments to and ENJOY these first few days!
Oh also, I’ve finally got diaper reviews up at http://www.mommymisadventures.com/reviews-observations/cd-bum-verdict/ if you want to see some of my misadventures with dealing with cloth diapers.
AWESOME!!!
Congrats!
Just think…3 more to go and you can be tied with me and Joan!
Buhahahahahaha!
Don’t stress…take it nice and slow. Oh, and did you know that babies know how to drink out of cups? yep…try it.
If your neighbors have children of their own they will be smiling (at least for now) when baby Krislyn cries. Our neighbor has 3 girls and a boy and when each were newborns, the crying never bothered us.
congrats! can’t wait to hear the birth story and see more pictures. hope mama champuru is resting.
Ditto on the rest advice. If Mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy! You need to rest and be well, but everyone is different and you may have more energy than most (I’m guessing that you do.) Even so take time to heal up and readjust from nine months of changes followed by a traumatic, or rather dramatic event. All of the above said it better then me. Congrats again!