it's tough now, finding time to post. adding pictures is now going to be mostly j's domain. i just don't have the time or energy. it's 5am right now, which is pretty much the only time i have two hands free to type. i imagine my one handed typing skills will eventually get better, but for now, i'm too impatient. z is one month old now. he's still not sleeping great, but i think it might be getting better. all i know is that i can certainly still use more sleep. and i recovered from the cold z gave me, but now i feel like i'm coming down with another one. hard to tell if it's a cold, or just a reaction from eating too much dairy products.
i had my first outing with z yesterday, the first time all by myself. i'm still a little slow with the car seat & stroller, but it'll get better with more practice. i had a dentist's appointment (yay -no cavities), and then i went to a new mom's group at st. vincent (hospital). the mom's group meets weekly- everyone sits in a circle with her baby & takes a turn talking about what went well/bad in the past week, getting/giving advice from/to others. a nurse runs the group. i learned that i need to swaddle z more when putting him down to sleep, and that i need to see a lactation consultant, as the breast feeding is still hurting, and it shouldn't. half the moms said they had seen "doris," a consultant at st. vincent, who supposedly can work magic, so i'll be seeing her on thursday.
today we have painters coming to paint some areas in the basement. i hope they get the work done quickly, and hope it's not too smelly.
off to nap before z wakes up again...