Shannon

2 Week Old / 2 Weeks Post-Op Update

Sara and I doing great. She had her first checkup with the pediatrician yesterday and she's now 6 lb. 12 oz. (was 6 lb. 6.5 oz. at birth and 5 lb. 14 oz. when discharged from the hospital 3 days post-birth.) She's also now 19 1/4 inches long, vs. the 18.5 inches long she was at birth. She continues to be an ace breastfeeder and she is a joy to have around... even at 3 AM after deciding to feed once every 60 minutes some nights.

I'm doing well. I had my 2 week post-op checkup with my obstetrician today (actually, one of her partners, since she was rushing off to the OR to perform an emergency C-section when I arrived.) My incision's healing and except for some pain from them having to wrestle Sara out, I'm cleared to resume driving (yay!) and resume light exercise -- walking, mostly, until I get up the nerve and stamina to resume cycling (that, and until my first time parent nerves allow me to freely leave her with someone other than Justin for more than 1 hour. Today was my first time away from the house and away from her *at all* in 2 weeks, and it felt surreal/strange.

Justin's on paternity leave through next week, and we're both amazed at how quickly time is passing. It seems like just yesterday we were going through the emotions of realizing she was going to be arriving several weeks early (due to pre-eclampsia), and suddenly we have a 2 week old?

Keep checking the photo gallery link. One or two new photos are added almost daily.

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- Shannon Moore
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