nanadebbie57
Two weeks out!
Mar 20, 2012
So now it's been 13 days and I've lost 14 lbs! Yay! I've never lost weight this fast except after having my kids! My sister says I look like a balloon slowly deflating! I feel so much better -I feel almost normal now! I'm getting kind of bored and restless at home, so I'm glad that I'm going back to work next week. (PT for 2 weeks, then FT.) But one thing that's kept me busy is that my granddaughter was born March 17! (My first grandchild!) My son and daughter-in-law wanted me to be there, because I work in OB-GYN, so I was very excited and honored to be a part of the whole thing. I packed a little rolling suitcase full of magazines, water bottles, protein shake packets, herbal tea bags, chicken broth (in individual size packets) and my shaker bottle. I was able to get hot water, cold water, and milk from the little kitchen on the labor and delivery floor, and my son ordered some plain yogurt and plain soy milk for me also. So I made it through 18 hours of labor and surprised myself that I stayed up all night and felt fine! My son told me I could lay down or go back to their house to nap, but the adrenaline kept me going, and at 11:00 pm, when I would normally be going to bed, was just when things started happening, so I couldn't leave then! The hardest part was when she was pushing for 2 1/2 hours -my son had one leg and I had the other, "helping" her to push the baby out -my back and feet were killing me! (Happily I brought my liquid Tylenol, although it just doesn't work like Advil used to!) At least my belly didn't hurt at all! But the pain was forgotten as soon as my beautiful little granddaughter came into the world! (make that big - 8 lbs, 7 1/2 oz., 21" long!) I was so busy snapping pictures and wiping my eyes and hugging and kissing my son and daughter-in-law, and then the nurse put baby Naomi Cecilia into my arms, while my poor daughter-in-law was getting stitched up! So I got to bond with her for almost an hour before my son left his wife's side and wanted the baby back! She was finally born at 3:14 am, but I couldn't tear myself away until 5:30! I drove home and slept the sleep of the dead for about 4 hours, until the phone calls and texts started coming in from the family -then I was too excited to sleep any longer! Now that I'm a Nana and have this adorable little girl in my life, it reaffirms why I did this surgery -so that I can be healthier, live longer, have more energy to play with her and the other grandchildren I hope to have someday, and not have my knees and back hurt so much! I really feel great, and my only complaint this week is that I'm really getting tired of liqiuids and shakes/soups, etc. I want real food! I really miss chewing and crunching -I can't wait to see my Nut. on 3/22 so hopefully she will see how good I'm being and allow me to go to the next stage of eating! Can't wait!
