Woven and Spun

 This is the entry I was going to post earlier before Drew’s teething tirades…  

I can’t believe it, and I’m afraid to actual say it in case I jinx the situation, but we are beginning to feel a bit more normal around here. Of course, I use the term normal rather loosely and by it I think I probably just mean that we have come to accept the fact that our lives will never be normal again. But there are a few things that have contributed to making the household a bit more stable recently. For one, Drew is finally sleeping much better at night. We started him on solids early, and although he’s not eating much yet, it seems to be helping – plus we had a few nights where we let him cry a bit, and I think he’s finally figuring out that nighttime is for sleeping. The other morning I woke up and felt really strange – I wasn’t sure why until I realized I just felt rested for the first time in months. And then today, I went to lay down for my usual nap, and after crawling into bed I realized I wasn’t really tired. It’s been a wonderful adjustment.

On top of that amazing development, I’m finally beginning to recognize my body again. Of course, I still have not lost the weight, but the shape of my body is starting to look normal again. I had read that it takes at least 7 months for most people to recover from pregnancy and that seems to be about right.