Day 15

Another day passed. Mika was up feeding every two hours last night. I brought her into bed to nurse, but put her back into the bassinet each time instead of letting her sleep with us. It pains the old csection wound a bit to be sitting on the edge of the bed and lifting her in and out of the bassinet. Tonight, I have to remember to stand up to haul her heavy butt in and out. I'm not ready to stop nursing her in bed though. Its just too comfortable for both of us. Feeding her in the glider chair causes me some back and neck pain that I can really do without, plus she ends up resting on the wound usually unless its one of the rare times that I can get her to latch well in the football hold. I must say that I missed having that warm little bundle beside me in bed all night. After all my talk about how I would never do the co-sleeping thing, here I am missing her in my bed at night. I am such a sucker. I'll need therapy when she passes the one month old mark and we put her into her crib in her room for the night. I'll probably cry for a week or something.

Mika, Daddy and I walked to the mall today and did some shopping. Well...her Daddy and I walked, the Mikanator was strolled. Mika really sleeps well in the din of the mall. When we go into an elevator or leave the mall, she stirs and wakes a little as though the relative silence annoys her or something. Her Daddy bought me a few nursing shirts, we picked up snails for the Betta tank ( free snails! woohoo!), some drugstore items, and more milk, fruits, veggies, and meat from T&T. All set now.

The Shermans were hoping to have us over today to celebrate Auntie Shawndee's birthday (March 6), but Papa Sherman and Auntie Serena are sick. Of course, Mom Sherman had been prepared for a big feast and visit and we wrecked it on her! Auntie Fran and Cousin Zoey were going to be there as well to meet Mika.
In about an hour or so, Mika's Grandpa and Grandma Cunningham and Auntie Janis will be by to meet her. They came down from High Prairie this weekend because Auntie Janis was in Aboriginal Idol..and also to meet Mika!

One more day and Daddy goes back to work...