10:24pm
Just a quick note to say all is going well.
Brenda is recovering very well, and looks fantastic. Looking at her now it’s hard to believe she gave birth to twins just over a week ago. Her energy is mostly back, she’s getting sleep (probably not enough, but enough to get by for now), and she’s almost totally off of the pain medication. Her incision looks amazing, and it’s clear the doctor is very good at what she does. It’s really quite impressive and you can tell it will heal and barley leave a line.
The boys are doing well and just doing what they do. Sleep, poop, pee, eat then repeat. We’re still giving them formula at some feedings and breast milk at others while we try to figure out what will work for the long haul. Making enough breast milk for two growing boys is no easy task, but I’m very proud of how diligent Brenda has been at making progress in this area. It’s very important to her.
I will be going back to work starting Monday for half days, and then full days the week after. For me half days is 10am to about 6pm. That will still give me some time at home, and I’ll continue to take care of one of the boys overnight feedings until it’s not needed anymore.
We’ve had more days alone at the house then we expected we could handle, and it’s been nice being a small little family. The help is awesome and I don’t know how we could have done it without the help, but having these quite moments alone feels good, and I think we both feel better that we’re able to do this alone even if it’s just for a few days at a time. I’m finally getting back to email and some small work related things in preparation for returning next week.
So that’s it for now!
