Hey there stranger.

Hi Steve!

I had a closing this afternoon so David had to watch May all by himself. He has never been alone with her for more than an hour at a time, so I was curious to see how he'd do. I was gone fore a little over 3hrs. Lately she has been taking naps in the afternoon, so I thought she might sleep most of the time I was gone. Wrong!! He had to change 4 diapers and she ate 6oz of pumped breastmilk during that time. I fed her again when I got home, and she has been sleeping most of the time since..lol. David is at the bar with his friend--recovering..lmao. He said he now understands why I find it so hard to get things done when she isn't sleeping. He could barely manage to get himself a cup of coffee..lol It's nice that he has a better appreciation for what I do all day (and night) now.

Anyway, the closing went well and I'll get paid early next week. The commission will pay for the drywall finishing and painting..lol. At least I have a commission to pay for it. The basement is coming right along. I suspect it will be all done in about 2 weeks. MIL arrives from Australia on May 18th.

May is absolutely gorgeous.

Congrats on the closing!! How are you doing with recovery?

I really liked hearing that 4 changes and a feed (which seriously, sounds like an hours worth of time, max), actually takes 3 - because that totally fits with my memory of how things are. It's great that David got to experience that.

It's very cool that you were able to leave May for 3 hours, and that she will feed from expressed milk. That will make a big difference to your quality of life.

Congrats on the close too!

It is great that the closing went well. You worked hard for your commission - it is great when the final question mark is removed and you actually see some reward for your hard work.

It is also great that May kept David on his toes. If she had slept soundly the entire time he would have been convinced that you were exaggerating things.

Amy--I'm recovering just fine. The post partum bleeding is pretty much finished and I'm not really sore there. I feel good--just need to start exercising again b/c the weightloss has ground to a screeching halt. Of course, staying away from ice cream, peanut butter and potato chips would also help a lot.

Felici--Yes, it's funny how long it all takes to feed etc. At least now he really appreciates what I do all day/night now.

Margaret--I agree it's good May kept David on his toes for those very reasons. And you'll be pleased to hear that I pulled that feeding trick again for May's latest weight check today. She weighed in at 9lbs 10oz, so that's up 8oz from last week, and 2oz more than they were hoping for. So the pedi is finally happy.

Well, more drama with my mother. I had mentioned before how she had been saying doing weird things prompting my dad to take her to the ER. She spent a week in the hospital before they sent her home on Saturday. Well, yesterday afternoon she called me with some sort of hair-brained idea while my dad was at lunch with my grandma. Then this morning my dad called me to tell me that he got a call from the county sherrif's while at work this morning informing him that my mom had repeatedly called the police in the city where my dad's brother lives. So they sent out police to their house, and then paramedics to investigate. They took my mom's vitals and all was good, but she was very angry and upset that they were there. She said she was trying to call my uncle to tell him that she and my grandma had almost died and he needed to pay more attention to his family. Of course we all think he needs to pay more attention to his mother, but my mom would never ever try to make a call like that if she was in her right mind. Then she nearly gave herself an insulin OD. If my dad hadn't been right there watching her she would've. She then argued with my dad that she hadn't just given herself two injections. So, needless to say, my dad is at his wits end and thinks all the stress from her is giving him an ulcer. So, he is taking her back to the ER now. I don't know what's wrong with her, but I'm beginning to think maybe dementia or alzheimers. I told dad he may just have to put her in a home b/c she clearly cannot be left alone, and he has to work and cannot handle her all by himself.

So if you're the praying type, please say a prayer for my dad. I'm more worried about him than my mom to be honest. He's just wearing himself out worrying about her and taking care of her.

I'm a prayer and I believe in the power of prayer. I'll put them on my prayer list.

Thank you Selena!

Oh Kimberly
I am so sorry to hear that your mother is doing so poorly. And your dear dad. It must just be eating him up that he can't take good care of your mom 100%of the time.
How old is your mother, if you don't mind my asking?
When my mother started to get really confused and acting strange it turned out she was not getting nearly enough O2. She was somewhere in the low 80% range by the time I got her to the hospital. Once they got her on the oxygen her mind cleared right up.
I will definately pray for you and your family.
I hope that the doctor's can figure out what it going on with your mom.
Also I hope your dad will be able to get a break in there somewhere. And not feel guilt over a situation he can't possibly control.
hugs

I will pray for your parents as well! Prayer is a powerful thing! I hope your Dad is able to take care of himself. It sounds like he is dealing with so much!
I am glad to hear you are doing well post pregnancy. I am amazed you even have time to be on a computer!! I forgot how time-consuming little babies are!! lol Glad May is doing well and gaining so well!!
Hope you have a good week!!

I'm really sorry to hear about your parents, Kimberly. I will remember them too (and you). I suppose they have ruled out the possibility that this is insulin related?

Hi ya sweetie!

I love the pics of May Victoria. (MayMay)

What a lil CUTIE! So sweet and precious.

I'm glad you and the family are doing well.

So sorry to hear about your mom and what your dad is going through.

In my prayers 4 sure hon!

<3 Ya!

Stacy

PS:
I started a fresh diary: Time2Change...Stacy's Journey

That's where you'll find me. *wink*

Hey everyone! Been neglecting my diary lately.

Mom is back in the care facility she spent 3.5 weeks at right before May was born. She will be there for awhile. They are doing lots of physical therapy to get her more mobile, and addressing the memory/odd behavior issues. They think it's sleep apnea causing oxygen deprivation.

May was a month old yesterday. Here are some pics I took of her. I know I'm totally biased, but I think she's pretty darn cute.

She passed her hearing test today and has her one month check up tomorrow. I'm curious to see how much she weighs. Should be about 10.5lbs.

I am back at the gym this week--went Monday and today. The last 4.5lbs of preg weight do not want to budge. Of course giving in to my cravings for chocolate, peanut butter and peanut butter and chocolate ice cream does NOT help.

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