The honeymoon is OVER

Back to life, back to reality...

Kris has gone back to work. Our little honeymoon (baby moon?) is over. I'm done my "mat leave" and have been ferrying Eleanor around to all her appointments, and we have some new ones! Today we went to see a nutritionist about her diet and soon we get to see an ophthalmologist about her lazy right eye!

See? It's cute, but questionable and it's getting worse

Just a weensy bit wonky.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed (just like her eyes...hardy har har...) that it's nothing and will resolve itself. The idea of putting glasses or a patch on Eleanor seems, well, just about impossible. The nutritionist consultation was pretty lack lustre, but she did offer some helpful advice. Now I just have to put it into practice. Next week we are back to the hospital to see our oncologist and our endocrinologist.  No rest for the wicked around here!

We've got a post-partum doula coming round this week to help me out for a few hours, but I'm still exhausted. Kris just got home and he barely put his bag down before I ushered him out the door with Eleanor. "We need milk! Go get milk!" I'm lucky he is so compliant. Baby Penelope is just that - a baby. She has her own prerogative of sleeping and eating and I am just along for the journey. Some nights are better than others, and last night - though it started beautifully - went downhill after about 2:30 and mama was up allllllll night. I'm not complaining, nor I am cursing my beautiful baby. I knew there would be days (and nights) like this. I just have to remember to take care of myself by drinking as much caffeine as humanly possible. Right?

Just keep swimming, just keep swimming...

I'm very, very proud of the weight gain both my girls have had. Eleanor is up to 12kg (26.5lbs) and Penelope was 3.9kg (8.3lbs) last week, and is probably closing in on 9lbs this week. Both seem to be in very good health and Eleanor has been miraculously free of colds/sniffles/snotty noses since the baby arrived. She has also been noticeably absent from all her playgroups where she GETS all those lovely things! I'm hoping to get back to the fun stuff soon, and not just her doctor's appointments.

Gah. The wee one just woke up (she's harnassed to my chest as I write this). I imagine my blogging will become even LESS frequent now (is that even possible?) but I will do my best to keep updates on Miss Eleanor here and on her Facebook page (Support For Baby Eleanor).

And just for good measure, here are some sleepy time photos...