SOME NOTES IN THE AFTERMATH

photo by laura

i'm still trying to organize all my thoughts
but
here i am jotting down a few,
so i don't forget.

things that i've realized/pleasantly surprised by/grateful for:
- this baby is healthy
- people are seriously super genuinely happy for us
- staying at the hospital wasn't as scary as i thought it would be
- i was right to be worried about all the difficulties of labor and recovery and breastfeeding. it's crazy. BUT, it's do-able. and most amazingly, i'm doing it.
- it was nice to get people i love visit me at the hospital
- having my mother-in-law here is great
- people are bringing us meals, and that's awesome
- my sister makes a really good mi-yuk (seaweed) soup
- the lack of sleep that you practice during pregnancy really DOES prepare you for these first few weeks.
- i don't get tired of staring at baby
- i don't get tired of watching husband with baby
- i love baby more each day.