Brief Health Update

Veronica is doing great. She sleeps for good chunks of time, especially at night (11pm-3am, then 3:30-8am). That helps me get some good sleep, too. Whew! She's also a great eater (but I have to watch her bottom lip- she'll tuck it under and pinch me occasionally). She's still sleeping a lot, but it's fun when she wakes up and looks around. She's got her dad's eye shape, but I think they'll be closer to her mom's color.

As for me, I'm recovering very well from the c-section. I'm a little sore, but moving around in that regard. I have some back pain, but less than I did before I had Veronica. I'm only taking ibuprofen in small doses now, which is another indication I'm healing well from the c-section, too. My leg is pretty much no change and I am still limping horribly. My calf muscle doesn't work, so I can get my leg out there, but I can't push off my toes, and it makes me really limp. I also have the same numbness in my thigh and foot. So, there's not much difference from when I was in the hospital, other than that the rest of my body is healing and I can compensate for the deficiency in my leg.

I'll see the neurosurgeon on Tuesday. I don't know if he'll add anything, other than, "Let's wait and see how you're doing at six weeks". But, I'm getting around, and I'm really doing well overall!

I've had some wonderful help from Claudia and Carole these past 12 days, and I am sure that I'll be calling on friends and neighbors who have offered their help once my live-in help leaves. Thanks so much for all of your well-wishes, prayers, and emails!

Veronica Selene at one week old.