It’s been a week since we came home with our newest family member and it has been going rather smoothly.  It has been a week of changes, transitions, and a new schedule.  We’ve also managed to go out to lunch, dinner, and for a long walk to the Farmer’s Market with baby this week.

On the day after we came home from the hospital (last Monday 8/3), KK started preschool.  It’s located just down the street from Jes’ work and despite some expected tears in the mornings, she braved her first week and had some fun too.

I’ve had to learn how to pack food for KK again since this new preschool does not provide lunch.  I try to keep it balanced and she comes back with most of it eaten.  The first couple days, she would eat some and tell her teacher that she was going to save the side dish for home.  I think she was just too sad to eat because by the end of the week, she was coming back with less food leftover.

In the meantime, I was making adjustments to our new life with a 2nd child.  It was surprising how chill it has been at home while KK has been at school.  Taking care of an infant has been pretty easy since all I do is feed him, change him, and watching him sleep. While he sleeps, I have lots of quiet time to rest, clean, and take care of stuff that I was too distracted to complete when I had a 3-year-old calling my name every 2 minutes.  We’ve also had to take Peanut to the pediatrician a couple times for his check-up and weight checks.  There was an initial concern because he was looking jaundiced and had lost a pound off his birth weight.  Luckily, my milk supply increased fast enough for him to catch up.

Having my mom around has been so helpful. It’s nice to have another person around to help keep the house reasonably tidy and organized. She also helps keep KK company when I’m busy feeding the baby and she’s been cooking some of my favorite dishes.I’ve been eating rather well this past month.

On our first night home from the hospital, I had my first taste of wine since last fall.  It was just a few sips but it was so refreshing.  On Thursday, I was finally feeling a little more normal and “put together”.  That same day, Jes and I went to lunch on our own with the baby (his first outing) and I got a nice glass of wine with my tasty shrimp po’boy.  Ah…so good.

My recovery has been uneventful and seems faster than the first time around with KK.  I gained a total of 14 pounds this pregnancy and I’m down 18 pounds already this week.  Most of it was baby, placenta, and fluid because I’ve still got a bit of a tummy.  I’ve managed to walk to the Ferry Plaza and back with some soreness afterward but I’m feeling pretty good overall.  I’m thinking of running a 5K in late September and will give jogging a try in another week or so depending on how I’m feeling.

I am so in love with this little boy and it’s true that you can love your second child just as much as your first. I can’t wait to see his personality come out week by week.