5 Days old

Mikayla continues to steal my heart. I love every little noise and squirm she makes. I admit that she has yet to sleep on her own. I (or others) have held her for every sleep. I am trying to enjoy every little minute with her. Perhaps once the endorphins wear off I will realize how impractical this will become. Caileigh is adjusting a lot better now. As long as she can stay by my side, she is content. She is already bossing Mikayla around and telling her what she can and cannot do. Aiden has taken to his new sister as though she has always been here. I am survivng on little sleep, although she did have a 4 hour stint last night! It was truly refreshing. We are nursing at least every 2 hours and she is gaining. When we left the hospital, Mikayla was down to 7 lbs and yesterday when the health nurse stopped in, she was 7 lbs 3 oz.
I am doing well, although I still havent figured out how to watch the older two, nurse and talk on the phone. We are doing the minimum during a day and that seems to work well. I have been scheduled for "Mommy Time" in 10min so that Sean can go and shower and get ready for the day. My sweet husband has worked out a "Watson Schedule" so it will be interesting to see if his plan goes into effect. He has been doing a great job with the kids and they are sure enjoying having him around.
I think we may attempt an outing today. I will probably be sore after but it would be so nice to get out of the house for a brief while. If it weren't for everyone telling me to rest and take it easy, I almost feel like I could be back to normal. I have to remind myself that I just had abdominal surgery five days ago. Hopefully I dont crash next week. Well, Mommy Time is beckoning.......