First week and a half down!

The first time we took Gavi and Caleb out in the car together, Caleb thought he was in heaven, getting his little brother all to himself in the back seat. No pushy mom or dad to interrupt them, dontcha know! Gavi was staying pretty quiet through Caleb’s conversation, but then he started doing that wonderful baby whimper that we all love. Caleb got so excited that he was babbling at us about Gavi’s talking. I said, “What is Gavi saying?”

“Oink,” was his succinct reply.

Maybe they were talking in the language of the swine, who knows. But it cracked us up tremendously.

The stupid Bells Palsy doesn’t seem to be doing any better, and on Monday I went to the doctor to see if they could prescribe anything for the pain. The whole left side of my face feels like I’ve taken a tenderizer to it, and I really haven’t! They actually did have a medication that might help more than what I’ve been taking, but it would mean stopping breastfeeding for a while to see if it worked, and stopping as long as the pain lasted if it did work. I’m not ready to give up on that yet, so I’ve decided to stay off the drugs for a while. So the pain remains, and I’m starting to lose my patience with it.

Caleb just took off Gavi’s socks to try to put them on his own feet, and now he’s trying to put them back on. Oh, and I got pictures of him riding his tricycle naked after his bath this morning. Man, is he a cutie!

What else? Gavi already sleeps almost five hours at night. It really is a blessing, because with everything else that’s going on, I really need sleep. Plus, my little Caleb Z takes up so much of my energy during the day ~ when I was on maternity leave with him, I really COULD sleep when he slept. Not so much with multiple children. But there are many moms out there who have done it before, and with a lot less sleep than five hours in a row with a week and a half old baby! (Of course, I’m worried that it’s only because I’m still taking percocet for my face pain. What if I quit and he stops sleeping? Not going to worry about it!)

 Jonathan Fashbaugh replied...

Yay, Manders! You're doing great, and we're all praying for you.