Boy am I a slacker, almost a week since my last post.

Really, this last week has not been very eventful. We did some visiting over the weekend, but that's about it for excitement. Yesterday Jamie went back to work, so I have been on my own. Addy spent Monday night at my mom's and she didn't bring her home until almost suppertime yesterday, so today has been my first full day with both girls without any help, and it has been going surprisingly well. Addy had a long nap and now she is back in her crib because she is kind of crabby this afternoon and seemed like she could use more sleep, although she has yet to fall asleep. And Lexi is in the swing snoozing away.

Addy is so close to walking it scares me. She will stand on her own, and she has taken a few steps (the first time being on Feb. 10th), but she is still a little scared. It won't be long, though. She doesn't even seem like a baby to me anymore.

I feel lately like all I do is nurse the baby. She is so hungry. During the day she's fine, and she's usually fine after I've gotten her down for the night, but in the late evening before bed and in the early morning (like 5-6am) she is ravenous. This morning I brought her to bed at 6am because she was hungry and I was tired, and I slept while she nursed off and on for 2 entire hours. And then she was still fussing to eat, so I gave her a bottle and she took about an ounce and a half of that before she was finally content.

I really can't complain, though. She is so good, even if she does seem to think she's starving to death lately. And Addy has continued to like her and lavish her with attention and hugs and kisses, which is a big relief. I was kind of worried that the novelty of her might wear off and she would start to feel jealous (I would certainly feel jealous if I were her stuck in the playpen while Mommy held and nursed the baby), but she has been so awesome. Here's hoping that things stay this way.

I saw the doctor yesterday and he said my incision looks good. He cut off that little piece where the stitch had poked through and come undone. It's a little sore there now because he pulled it to cut it, but it's not bad. My blood pressure was still on the high side (140/100). He said that at this point he isn't going to worry about it, but if it's still high at my 6-week check-up then he may put me on something. I won't have that appointment until April because he's gone on holidays all next month, so perhaps I will be able to get my iud by the time he is back and I go in. No more babies for me, or at least not for a very long time.

Actually, the crazy thing is I have really been missing being pregnant. I guess because I have spent the better part of 2 years prego, it feels strange to not be now. Although I'm sure if I felt with Lexi like I did with Addy I would certainly not be missing it, but even when I had the pre-eclampsia with Lexi I didn't feel sick.

Oh well, miss it all I want, I won't be that way again for a very long, long time.