Today was the final day of paternity leave. It's been a wonderful three weeks, and it went by so fast. I don't think I've ever had a time in my life pass quicker! Between a toddler and a newborn and taking care of my postpartum stuff, time just flew. I've so enjoyed having Bill here to help me with everything. He really feels like my right arm at this point, and I'm really going to miss having him here every day. Having to return to cooking, cleaning, and not getting the luxury of having nice hour long baths is going to be depressing. But, at least I feel more confident that I can do it this week. I feel better, I'm not bleeding much at all anymore and haven't seen any fresh, red blood in about five days, and I stocked up on easy to cook meals. Katie, while still being naughty, is not nearly acting up as much as she was and is more manageable on my own now. While i feel like I can do it, I feel like I'm going to be terribly lonely. We don't even have our phones anymore to talk to each other at break, so it's going to be very long days with no contact at all. I feel like my postpartum blues, which I've had none of so far, may be saving up for tomorrow.
Little Chunk is doing well though. He's fussy lately, staying awake more and eating more. He gets frustrated so quickly now! I think he's going through the 3 week growth spurt, though I wish that included more nighttime sleep. His face is changing so much so quickly with how much weight he's gaining, he already looks so different from our newborn! He's looking more like an older baby now. All of his wonderful newborn sleep has vanished, and he actually wants to be visually stimulated now or he gets bored.
Not looking forward to tomorrow.
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