Shots, Surgery and good ole' mother nature! :(

Jacob did really good when he got his immunizations, I made hubby hold him cause I knew I was going to have to be the one to deal with Jacob later and I didn't want to be seen as the bad guy! Hubby had to go to a big race that evening and wouldn't be home till early morning. Jacob only cried for a little while and quickly settled down after having three needles. The nurse gave me the 1st degree interrogation - asking what felt like the same questions over and over!? She asked what Jacob was eating and so I did what most mom's do and lied! ;) he he I told her formula and formula only ! Which he isn't, we give him water and sometimes rice cereal. He likes his water and it helps keep him regular, he's not too crazy about the rice cereal yet and I don't find that he sleeps any longer when I do give it to him so it's more just for fun and to get him used to eating cereal. She also asked me how I was feeling and I felt like she was staring at me waiting to see if I would crack under pressure?! Of course she asked about breastfeeding like every other person I run into (which is really starting to bug me ~ everyone asking if I'm breastfeeding .... like it's any of their business? Why does everyone have to ask that question? ?) And I had to take her little postpartum quiz, a silly test about my feelings.

The day after Jacob's shots I had my surgery, after our appointment with the nurse I called to find out what time my operation was going to be at. They told me I had to be at the hospital by 7am and the surgery was scheduled for 9:30am, no eating or drinking after midnight and no nail polish on fingers or toes!! So much for my pedicure!! :( We got to the hospital on time, hubby and Jacob hung out with me for about an hour and then they left. Everything seemed to be running on time, they had trouble getting an IV started (as usual) and said they would just let the "drug doctor" do it in the operating room. I was scared out of my mind and was seriously thinking that maybe I shouldn't bother getting it removed, maybe it would be better to just leave it in? The operation took about an hour and a half to complete and I remember being back in the recovery room by noon. Everything else is pretty much a blur, I remember hubby and Jacob coming up to see me around 2:30 cause he thought I could go home by then but they decided to keep me a little longer (apparently I was really white?). I didn't feel nauseous at all but I could barely keep my eyes open, I only got sick once at the hospital and they finally released me at 5pm. All I could think about in the hospital was what was for supper but as soon as I got home that was the last thing on my mind as I sat on the couch with a pail!! Hubby took pretty good care of me that night, making sure my ice pack was full of ice and my puke bucket was cleaned and emptied. Hubby was busy all weekend with racing so I was pretty much on my own from Friday night on, yesterday was a pretty hard day I was still in pain but the Tylenol 3 makes me sleepy and it's hard to look after Jacob when you're sleepy so I didn't take as many meds as I wanted too - needless to say I was super happy when hubby finally walked in the doors at 6:30pm!! He is gone today too but I don't feel as sore and I told him that I can not do another 10 hour day so he better be home by 4 today?~ We'll see if that happens ?? I feel bad for Jacob and the dog cause I can't take them for their afternoon walk and I can't play with Jacob on floor like I usually do, I tried getting hubby to take them for a walk last night but he said it was too hot (which it was) so instead we went swimming/ visiting at the Grandparents. Jacob really seems to like swimming, I can't wait till I can take him to classes.

So not only did I have to deal with a somewhat cranky baby from getting his shots and then having my surgery the next day but the day after my surgery good ole' mother nature stopped by!! So I'm not sure if the pain in my stomach is from surgery or from cramps? It sucks - I sure didn't miss this when I was pregnant!! So I guess now I am almost back to normal and as soon as I am healed (about 7 to 10 days) I think I might have myself a treat!~! I'm giving myself till my birthday (Sept 14th) to have cheat/ treat days but after my birthday I am going to be 100% serious about dieting/ exercising!! By then I will be 100% healed and Jacob will be 3 months old so we will be able to get involved with exercise classes and I can push myself a little harder. I also joined a mom's group - the first class is not until the 26th of August, I will meet other mom's in my neighborhood and be able to talk to them about issues that might be bugging me or listen to their stories and be able to relate to them, it should be fun!?