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The blog title has changed. Moriarty is no longer our last hope, there is another. Although so far they seem pretty much identical. He was 8 lb 11 oz, 19.5”. She was declared 8 lb 10 oz (but they rounded down so she was really 8 lb 11 oz). They put her at 19” but the pediatrician this week says 20”. Additionally, their baby pictures look identical to me. Look back and see what you think.
Moriarty is obsessed with her. He was into babies before I was even pregnant and he’s been anxiously awaiting her arrival. Now he looks at her and says “she’s sooooo cute” over and over. This morning he was holding her and I said that’s she’s kinda boring now but will get more interesting soon. He looked up, and in that completely sincere way, said she’s not boring to me. My heart melted. He’s incredible. My life is perfect!
Labor and recovery were a child-size roller-coaster. Surgery was simple and fast. I got her for skin-to-skin quickly and no surprises. I had a big cheeseburger meal about an hour post op. But then my heart rate dropped to the edge of bad. 45 BPM was the line the anesthesiologist was worried about. I spent all day between 44 and 50. We attributed it to anesthesia wearing off. The next day my heart rate was fine but my blood pressure dropped! I spent all of day 2 around 80/50 which didn’t improve when I stood up. I was able to get up and walk that first night but with the blood pressure and heart rate concerns I wasn’t allowed to walk as much as I’d hoped. Then it resolved and I was stable and normal. Shrug. Now my only complaint is really back pain. LOTS of it. I think it’s from the weeks of poor posture and then terrible posture/sleeping since surgery. I think it’ll pass but I have to sit down after 15ish min on my feet and focus a lot on posture.
Back to the baby. She eats, sleeps, poops, and ...that’s about it. She hardly cries, more fusses for a minute until she gets what she wants. She’s a bit more alert today but not by much. At the baby shower people decorated onesies and wrote messages on diapers. Now I get to find surprise messages during the day and think of all the people who love her. It’s pretty awesome. Pam and Kent were here most of the week watching Moriarty while we were in the hospital then just helping out. My aunt Lisa (whom I’m named after) will be here in a few weeks. Lorelei is being appropriately spoiled.