It's been an interesting first week. So far so good I'd say. Anna is adjusting but does seem a bit mystified by the new arrival. She's regressed a little and wants to be the baby. She sucks on a pacifier and sometimes wants a bottle of milk to drink from. I'm sure it's a phase so if it makes her feel better I let her pretend. I know this is hard on her now but she's so much better off having a sibling.The picture on the right is me yesterday (9 days postpartum). I actually got into a pair of my pre-pregnancy pants! I've been amazed at how quickly my stomach is shrinking. I have about 4 kg (8 lbs) to lose yet before I get down to my pre-pregnancy weight. With my first pregnancy it took me months to come down to a reasonable weight and I had to work at it. This time the weight seems to be falling off, at least so far.
The only problem I've had since coming home is a horrible kink in my neck and it just doesn't seem to want to go away. It's been 3 days and doesn't show any signs up letting up. I try to keep it warm and keeping my shoulders relaxed but no sign of relief yet. Maybe I can talk the husband into rubbing for me when he comes home.
JP is off to Helsinki tomorrow for business. It will be interesting to see how I handle having both kids by myself. It's a real trial by fire. Everything is an adjustment these days =). Millions of families do it so I'm sure we'll be fine.
