Sep. 6th, 2005

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Sep. 6th, 2005 02:29 pm
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sorry for not commenting much. Ruthie is eating every 60-90 minutes when I'm at home, except for the odd 2-3 hour nap. She's relatively good at night, when she goes down for 3-4 hours at a time. and the sling's not helping when her nappy is overflowing, she is ravenous, or just plain too hot. Did I mention that our living room faces south?

Even when we're out and about, she needs her food every 2-3 hours. So far, I've fed her in two bookstores, two Starbucks, during a lecture, on the bus, in church (twice; fortunately, they brought me communion), a baby massage class, a shopping mall food court, and the mother and baby room at John Lewis. She prefers to be upright for a while after a feed, and can get fretful now if she doesn't get enough stimulation. Definitely more of a handful now at four weeks than she was at one week of age, when she was still resting from the shock of the sunroof coming open.

I had a very small breakdown today; triggered by nothing, but I was howling for 30 minutes and throwing tupperware. diagnosis: exhaustion and dehydration. I had kept going just that bit too long and drunk less than a litre in the morning. BAD idea, not to be repeated. So I had a sandwich ( hummus on bread) and snoozed for half an hour with my daughter.

[livejournal.com profile] angua9 and [livejournal.com profile] katinka31, right now, she has what can best be described as dark grey eyes, which is a very good omen in the Heyerverse.

As for me, I've been back in stretchy UK size 12, US size 8 jeans for a week, while my tops are a UK size 14/16 (US 10/12). That's pretty good going for a month post-partum, which I started at UK size 22 below stairs.

As for Katrina, I've decided how I'm going to help, which is through people I know. Glad to hear that [livejournal.com profile] katiedarling from my F-list is safe. I'm following developments from a safe distance, hoping that people will be able to rebuild their lives. I used to spend my holidays on an island that was effectively a huge sand dune, so I know a little about the sheer power of the sea.

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