My baby is three months old today.
When I had Ash I didn't realize I would have to recover. I didn't realize babies took up SO MUCH time. I tried to jump right back into life. For the most part I did, although it resulted in a really, really long recovery time. The first three months were physically and mentally exhausting because I never gave myself any down time.
With this baby; I wanted things to be different. I pictured staying in bed for the first month, doing nothing but feeding and caring for the baby. I pictured slowly getting back into life, only leaving the house after the three month mark.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha.
That just doesn't happen if you don't have help. No matter how much you WANT to stay in bed, if you are the only one watching a three-year-old, you have to get up. So you have a kidney infection that turned into a life threatening antibiotic resistant kidney infection that makes you writhe in agony? Too bad. You still have a three-year-old, and no one else to help out. Life marches on and so must you, no matter how much you love the newborn and are desperate to soak up every single minute enjoying your baby while she is still small.
And so we jumped back into the swing of things about two months, three weeks and four days ago. Some of that jumping was voluntary, so was be being thrown in kicking and screaming in protest.
But, here we are at three months, so now there is no reason why life can't get back to normal. I'm fully recovered from the birth (finally) and the stuff I'm taking for my infection seems to be working; I'm only in pain if I miss a dose. It will take a while for the infection to clear out, but I'm sure it will be a full recovery.
So I guess I should start posting on my blog again. I do have some great stories. Stay tuned!
K-La, it sounds like you have been miserable and I am so sorry! I wish I could have been there to help, or at least send a get-well card if I had known. If something like this ever happens again, please ask for help from your church! (Easy for me to say; harder to do.) We should not have to suffer alone when we are so far from family.
ReplyDeleteDon't feel like you have to blog or do anything but take care of those precious little ones, and yourself; don't forget you are also a daughter of God. When you look at what is done to keep an elderly person alive, for instance, realize that you have every bit as much value and deserve every bit as much care.
YAY!
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