One month already

Wow - Nathan is already one month old!  It has flown by....okay, maybe the first 2 weeks didn't exactly fly by, but looking back, those first two weeks seem like ages ago, and Nathan has already changed so much from day one (he now weighs 9 lbs 4.5 ozs).  I would say he's out of the newborn stage, and into the baby stage.

Yes - the first two weeks were a bit rough - as I think is often the case for new moms (ah - the joys of breastfeeding and sleep deprivation!).  At week two, I took what I thought would be a quick trip to the ER for a post pregnancy health thing I just wanted to follow up on.  It turned into a 5 hour trip - which would normally be fine, but I missed my little guy (that's a long time to be away for a new mom), was sleep deprived and, with my hormones being out of whack - I was a little bit of a mess by the end of it.  Had the doctor questioning me on whether I had post partum depression.  No - just sad - that's allowed right?

Well, now we are at week 4, settling into a routine, managing a bit more sleep, and enjoying our kidlets! 

Stefan is doing well.  Even though I have him sleeping in another room so he can try for a full night sleep, less sleep and the extra stress takes a toll on him too.  He notices more memory issues - hard to say if it's at all radiation related, or just the effect of having a new baby in the house (if you bump into him and he's forgotten your name - don't be offended!  :) ).  He is now on long term disability, so we are just enjoying the extra time at home.  We imagine he will start a gradual return to work in the new year.

Hope everyone had a great Halloween - here is a picture of our fairy princess and pumpkin!