My biggest challenge lately is that she doesn't like being in her sling or other carriers unless we're out for a walk. This makes it really hard for me to get anything done unless she is asleep for the night, and of course I want to sleep at night! What I've been doing is a blitz of chores for abour 30 mins when she falls asleep, and then joning her. But seriously, I want to be able to do more than 30 mins of chores. I want to have my house be more organised / tidier than it is now, and I really really want to be able to do a few personal things such as sewing, cooking or writing. I'm getting a cramp in my shoulder now from writing while reaching over P.
My spirits are good. I'm healing well. I am trying not to overdo it, and I'm trying to reach out to friends when I feel overstimulated or momentarily bored. (As much as I love gazing lovingly into my baby's eyes as she nurses, mama needs adult conversation and intellectual activities!) I'm going to join the National Art Gallery shortly so I can go there weekly for indoor stroller walks and be social and get brain & body exercise in the winter! Speaking of stroller walks... I've been exclusively arrying her until yesterday. My back has been hurting from nursing and from generally overdoing it, so I decided to get over my fear of the stroller and we went out for a walk in the drizzle last night right before dark fell. She was fine with it for the first 2.5 bocks, and even seemed to enjoy looking up at the trees and making faces at me, and then she suddenly had enough! I checked to make sure she was warm enough and she was, so I think she was just fed up. So, i think we need to do it more often to build up her tolerance of it. Yay - more walks for Hazel and I!
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