It's the little things

Amelia is ten days old today and things are starting to look up. Today it's all about the little things that are making the difference. Here's just a few in no particular order:

* I can see my ankle bones. This is the most thrilling thing that's happened over the last ten days (other than the whole baby business of course). It's taken this long but slowly and surely my legs are starting to literally deflate from all that water retention (hopefully my face too because it sure has looked puffy). This could also account for a five pound weight loss overnight last night! Shwooh! I've only lost 20 and I gained 45 so I better get to draining a little more. I look forward to exercising in just a few weeks because I'm positive not all of that is water weight but hopefully a little more of it is.

* I got to take a hot shower today after a few days of having a broken water heater.

* Because we rent I didn't have to pay for the repair to fix the water heater:)

* My parents have been amazing and helpful and have taken time every day to take Ella out and make her feel special so I can rest at home with the baby. They are wonderful.

* Shaun let me sleep in this morning and took little A from 6:30am on. He didn't go into work this morning and I've never been more grateful for him NOT to work a day in my life. I truly needed the rest.

* Ella is beautiful, smart, and only slightly regressing with the new sister around. She's so funny and creative. The other day she got out all of the old videos and made one her "purse" after taking all the film out of it and wrapping around her arm like a purse. It's a good thing VHS tapes aren't worth much these days since I think she made three different purses. I found her at the bottom of our stairs wearing her dad's shoes, her new "purse" and sunglasses, ready to go out for the day. What a nut!

* Little A is precious. She is so mellow and sweet and cuddly. I can't get over how different her little temperament is from Ella's. Though I wouldn't change Ella for the world, I'm grateful to have one a little more on the laid back side. I've felt from the beginning she was going to be more mellow in nature but I knew that it was more of just a hope than a gut instinct. So far though so good. Our pediatrician reminded me that at three to four weeks they can start to get fussy so I wont expect too much, but for now I'm grateful she's so good. She sleeps so well that it's hard to keep her awake even when feeding her. She's already let me have some four hour stints of sleep in the middle of the night and I'm very appreciative. Thanks little A.