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Great trip (we got back sat afternoon, sorry Aka & Steve!)!

Spent the first night in Gananoque at a rather nice Inn. The next morning we went on a boat trip around some of the Islands which was lovely, D particularly enjoyed it. Then on to Montreal for 3 nights where we had a great time pottering around, walking the city, driving up into the mountains to Tremblant for a day, and generally just relaxing.

H was good as gold. I'd been concerned about a) lack of sleep and b) being evicted from hotels due to screaming, but he allowed us some (albeit broken) z's and didn't scream us out of town either.

He's much more alert as he gets bigger and his features are changing so quickly. I'm thoroughly enjoying him, as are both D & G. D managed to sleep soundly through the night despite his brothers feeding sessions right beside him in the hotel!

H's not settled into any discernible sleep pattern as yet, but I suppose it's early days still. He's decided that he can't possibly sleep in his bassinet, and will only sleep on top of G, or beside me with easy access to my boob (or in the car or pram on the move). I'm wary of this, I know alot of people do this 'co-sleeping' thing, but it's not a habit I particularly want to get into for the next few years. Having said that, it's easier than not sleeping due to him crying. I'm hopeful that he'll break himself of these 'habits' (as he's too young to really know what he's doing yet) and that it's OK to just ride it out and give him what he needs right now. He obviously needs comfort and closeness.

He's also very keen to suck on something, anything, all the time. If it's not me, it's a finger, or if allowed... a dummy (pacifier, binky, whatever you call it). I really don't want to go the dummy route, I find it more tiring having to pick the thing up and put it back in his mouth after he drops it every 2 mins than other options. I also don't like the look of them! D was never that 'sucky' so this is a new phenomenon for us. Hopefully it'll pass? (please tell me it'll pass?)

I have no idea when breastfed babies begin to settle into a night time sleeping routine of extended snoozes, but I hope it is soon!

My boobs are still enormous and absolutely not my own. They leak constantly and require padding, which embarassingly remains visible through my clothing and looks ridiculous. I may have to investigate other brands of these things.

The bleeding continues, sometimes worse than others.

So far I've managed to lose 21lb .. .but I still have a long way to go. I don't fit into my regular clothes and my maternity clothes are too big. Ugh. I don't want to feel 'fat' any more. I'm wanting my body back to normal but instead it is enormous and sore and leaking fluids from all sorts of places!

Posted by katie at August 15, 2004 03:48 PM