1) I played violin with Queensland Youth Orchestra 3 for one year.
2) I can put both feet behind my head - or used to be able to. Once I was showing off and accidentally rolled down a small incline with both feet stuck there…
3) I have had a catheter inserted twice. The first time, it was inserted by me - as a curious young nursing student, and the other time, in labour. My urethra doesn’t like it.
4) I have found getting pregnant, pregnancy, birth and parenting (thus far) much harder than I ever expected.
We tag the girls at Enough Grows to continue on this meme.
Oh my goodness girls - I get absorbed in my own colicky life and totally miss out on the huge addition to yours! Congratulations! Your little man is a cute little rabbit. I can’t believe Seth was ever so tiny when I look at him.
We have also used the pilates ball a huge amount for soothing, but am starting to only use it in dire circumstances now. My back is too trashed!
The cloth nappy/commercial clothes thing is difficult. I use a lot of stretch clothes from Bonds - you can pick up very cheap bundles from eB@y. The little stretch pants are fabulous no matter how thick the cloth bum and you can layer with them easily for warmth. I also find that overalls fit a little better than normal pants too and am shocked at how trim and absorbant hemp is compared to cotton - a hemp snap-in in a Sugarpe@s wool cover is nearly as trim as a dispie once the newborn pooping slows down and you’re safer from poopsplosion.
I know how tired you guys must be and how surreal it all feels at the moment. Once you start getting 4 hour stretches of sleep you will nearly feel normal again - trust me. For some reason it’s that one extra hour that makes all the difference!
You are wonderul, fantastic mums! Never doubt yourselves! Smoooooooooch!
Comment by Mermaidgrrrl — August 12, 2007 @ 8:04 pm