10:24pm<\/p>\n
Just a quick note to say all is going well.<\/p>\n
Brenda is recovering very well, and looks fantastic. Looking at her now it\u2019s hard to believe she gave birth to twins just over a week ago. Her energy is mostly back, she\u2019s getting sleep (probably not enough, but enough to get by for now), and she\u2019s almost totally off of the pain medication. Her incision looks amazing, and it\u2019s clear the doctor is very good at what she does. It\u2019s really quite impressive and you can tell it will heal and barley leave a line.<\/p>\n
The boys are doing well and just doing what they do. Sleep, poop, pee, eat then repeat. We\u2019re 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\u2019m very proud of how diligent Brenda has been at making progress in this area. It\u2019s very important to her.<\/p>\n
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\u2019ll continue to take care of one of the boys overnight feedings until it\u2019s not needed anymore.<\/p>\n
We\u2019ve had more days alone at the house then we expected we could handle, and it\u2019s been nice being a small little family. The help is awesome and I don\u2019t 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\u2019re able to do this alone even if it\u2019s just for a few days at a time. I\u2019m finally getting back to email and some small work related things in preparation for returning next week.<\/p>\n
So that\u2019s it for now!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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