It's me again

Well, I thought it was time to finally give you all some updates, as it's been almost a month since I've posted anything. I've had threats of being disowned from my family, threats of stalking from friends, and phone calls pleading for new pictures. This post will contain no pictures as many of them are on my sisters camera and I need to get the computer and organize our pictures...but really, I promise this time that they will be coming soon.

As for me, I'm finally feeling better...my incision is healing, but it's been a very long road. I'm now able to get down on the floor and play with JD, lay on my side comfortably without feeling like my insides will spill out, get up and down wihtout too much dificulty and walk around with JD...these all seem like small things, but to me are major accomplishments. It took two weeks to get my staples out which was a nightmare, but I felt great after that. About a week ago I was able to progress from sweat pants to jeans...although I reserve them for special ocassions!

JD is doing pretty well, we have our fussy times, but overall he's a good baby. The past two days have been challenging as when he's awake and isn't eating, he's been crying. He is incosolable and seems so unhappy, but I just can't figure out what's wrong. The only thing that calms him down is running the hair dryer, and you better be in a comfortable position, because there's no moving once he's asleep because he'll wake up screaming! Interestingly, it only seems to have been during the day (which I am grateful for), and he does pretty well at night.

I can't believe that JD is a month old already...it seems that we just brought him home. He's getting so big and I can't believe how much he's changed already. I realized that tomorrow will be half way through my 10 week maternity leave and that makes me very sad, it's going to be so hard to leave him. I find that my favorite times with him though are during the night, when it's just he and I and I'm feeding him. He's so calm and I just love looking at his face and I can't believe that this beautiful baby belongs to Eric and I, that we've been so blessed, and that this perfect child is our responsibility. That, the fact that we are responsible for this little life, is still surprising and scary at times, but Eric is great and we are getting through this together.

Having my mom and sister here has been great. My mom left last week, and that was very sad, but I think she likes her grandson so much that we'll be seeing her fairly frequently. My sister is here for about five more days, and she has been amazing, just being suportive, making meals, and making us laugh. We feel so blessed to have been supported by so many friends and family.

I promise to post more pictures soon...but there are at least some updates on our new family.