May 24, 2021
Two weeks since we came home from the hospital. How is it two weeks already?? Where did time go, what have we done?
In a weird way I feel that I have met Lily before, being with her feels so familiar in a way. And life with a baby feels strangely familiar as well. I have no clue how to take care of a baby but somehow we manage to keep her alive hahaha.
How are our babies doing? Thor is still not really convinced that Lily is a keeper, but he also seems to be a bit protective of her. He is curious about her and has come closer to her, even given her a kiss on her hand, but for the most part he keep his distance. And Lily is getting chubbier every day which is great of course, that means she is eating well. She has now also started to poop like a normal baby. The first 1.5 week we got maybe two poops from her. Since Saturday we have got plenty of explosions. Jim and I just kept laughing and laughing after the first one on Saturday arrived. She doesn’t give us any warning, and she has the calmest facial expression right before and during hahaha.
I’m going to jinx it now, but so far, having a baby is pretty easy. Sure, I’ve had some tougher moments here and there, but overall it has been way easier than I expected and Lily is just the dream. Last night she slept for 7 (!!) hours, she ate for like 15 min and then back to sleep for 3 more hours and then slept some more after the breakfast feeding… which probably wasn’t great since she hasn’t slept really after that and was screaming for like an hour from being overtired until about an hour ago (it’s 6pm now). But, hopefully this was just today. So overall, everything is great and I am grateful for all the peaceful moments we’ve got so far.
I haven’t got on my yoga mat since before she was born cause my body hasn’t been ready for asana practice. I haven’t sat down to meditate either really. My checkup is 6 weeks postpartum and I really hope I can go back to dance, yoga, pilates or whatever else I feel like doing after that.
I have however taken every chance I get to focus on breathing, given myself a moment to check in with myself. Whether it’s during my walk in the park with my girl in the stroller, while she is eating or while I’m trying to do business in the bathroom (oh the beauty of child birth🤪). It’s not the daily practice I’m used to but for now I’m happy with this. And when time is right I’ll roll out my mat.
In deep thoughts…most likely about pooping
It was 90°f (32°c) outside yesterday so I couldn’t take Lily out in the stroller. Instead I took her to the terrace… for abut 4 minutes and then it was too hot for her and Thor and we went inside for a couch party
Today it was colder outside so we could go for a walk