I can’t believe it’s been 6+ weeks since I gave birth to Amelia. Seems like eons ago, and yet at the same time it does not seem like it can possibly have been that long. She has changed so much in such a short span, growing and developing into her own little person.
I had my 6-week doctor’s checkup today. It is funny to be at the clinic with all the pregnant ladies who look at you with those “I wish this pregnancy thing was over with so I could meet my baby” eyes. I know. I had that look not so long ago too! All is well, and Amelia was a little angel the whole time we were there (which, if you have been reading this for more than a few weeks, you know is at least 3 hours of wait time).
I have been noticing that although my hormone levels have dropped since pregnancy, I seem to be more emotional now than I was over the past 9 months. I am sure it is a combination of spending 24/7 attending to the needs of someone else, getting used to not being able to get much done during the day (grabbing a sandwich for lunch is sometimes a challenge!), feeling on top of the world because I am a mom, being a fulltime mom rather than part of the working world, and a lack of sleep (quality sleep, at least), among other things. It is definitely a wonderful and fascinating journey. It definitely helps that Ian loves her so much that he doesn’t want to give her up whenever he is home. It is really hard not to want to hold her all the time. Seems at this point like attachment parenting really has something going for it.
I love when people comment on what I write (or, more often, the pics I post). Some of my out-of-town friends have mentioned that they read the blog, or visit it regularly, and that they like to be able to feel up to date with what is going on in my life, even if we don’t speak that often. The funny thing is, while they are up to date with us, we generally have no idea what’s going on with them.
Blogging is definitely an interesting communications tool, but I think it has some drawbacks. Anyway, apparently blogging is “out” and Twittering and Facebooking are all the rage. When Amelia gets a little older, I am sure there will be ways to use even less words to communicate - maybe we’ll see a return to hieroglyphics?
