Healing

Four days old, and Amanda has already gone for her first car ride and outing. Grandma and Grandpa took us to Babies 'R Us to buy us a double stroller of our choice, as a baby gift. It was nice to get out of the house, even though I'm certainly walking slower. Then we hit the drive-thru for some In-N-Out. Amanda stayed in the infant carrier the whole time, with the exception of a blowout diaper change in the back of their van, and a nursing session in the parking lot.

I am recovering much faster from this delivery than I did from my last, and feel much more energetic. For one thing, the fact that Amanda came out facing the right direction means that my hips and pelvic bones, while tender and sore, are healing much faster than last time. Already I can sit on any chair in the house without my donut pillow, which, when I had Eva, I still had to use nearly three weeks afterward. I can make it up and down the stairs without pain, and I no longer need to take ibuprofen. I still can't walk far, but that's more due to the exhaustion of overexerting myself than it is to discomfort. I still waddle like I'm pregnant when I walk, due to stiffness and the fact that my deflated, jello-like belly feels unstable and sways with my movements. It will be awhile before I can get firm abs back.