So.... I tried to go out briefly for the first time today, just to get 2-3 things at a grocery store... I basically only walked from the house to the car and the car to the store (and then a tiny bit inside). So what I learned is: I'M NOT READY FOR THAT YET!! I guess as all my bones SLOWLY go back in place, I'm feeling a LOT of weird stuff, like one of my legs don't really feel attached to my hip, and now the only way I can go up and down the stairs in my own house is using both my hands and feet. And this was me just going out by myself for only 30 minutes... I have a long road ahead of me, I think. I guess considering how intense the pain is for a natural birth, it only makes sense that it may take longer than a week to get over it! I just read in the December Today's Parent how many new moms can actually experience Post Traumatic Stress Disorder because of their experiences! Yikes! Those were some pretty extreme stories, but I do have to say that I was in shock for the whole day he was born because I kept telling Kurt that I was still feeling the fear I felt with all the pain, and I kept having to remind myself that it was over and it wasn't going to happen again...
Big Boy is still just loving being the big brother, and always wants to cuddle his little brother. He's really observant about everything our little one does. He often points out how he moves his arms, or the sounds he makes, or facial expressions.
Thought I'd show a picture of Big Boy when he was one week old, to show how similar they look... and yet they are both their own little people!
Here's he is:
And here is our little one!
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