Look Mom - NO HANDS!!

I had my 6-week post delivery checkup last week, and I'm almost as good as new.. A couple of pregnancy pounds leftover, but other than that.. I'm good. I celebrated by starting a new workout regiment... For those of you who don't know me.. I'm an infomercial junkie. The latest gimmick to catch my eye was the Hip Hop Abs. I bought it when I was 8 months pregnant.. and I finally got to start using it on Wednesday after my doctor's visit. It was a lot of fun. I hope I can keep up the routine..(I don't have a good track record - I buy the gimmicks.. but I rarely keep up with them) My mother-in-law has agreed to watch Carson for an hour and a half each day (until she heads to Maine for the summer) so I can get a workout and shower in. So far.. so good! Wish me luck!

I've been officially discharged from the OB-GYN for the next year... It was kinda bittersweet. I've been going to them for the last year so often, that it was strange when they told me that they would see me a year later. Of all places to have separation anxiety.. I never thought it would be the OB-GYN!!

So a funny (in a screwy odd kind of way) thing has happened to us... When Steve added Carson to our insurance plan, his company's HR department somehow dropped me from the coverage!! I didn't know this until I tried to fill a prescription and was told that I was not covered. Sure enough.. two days later I received my COBRA notification... here's the funny part.. it said on the letter that the COBRA was kicking in due to my recent DIVORCE!!!! The other screwy thing is that somehow they put Carson on the plan as of June 5th, not her actual birthdate.. so needless to say.. A lot of insurance claims are getting rejected, and we'll have to have both mine and Carson's doctor offices re-file once this mess is all set.

Carson is 7 weeks old now.. Hard to believe. Time flies when you're having fun (or sleep deprived). She's doing amazingly well. Her head control is great, and she's got pretty strong legs too. She hates her bathtime (Steve says that she burns at least 1000 calories by screaming so much!) but we have the routine down that we do bath, pjs, swaddle-blanket, bottle, BED. Its working so far...

Her head control was so amazing.. that we experimented with putting her in her new bumbo seat (Thanks baby CiCi!)... She sat in there for a few minutes without her head getting tired! I told you she was strong!

9 Pounds 7 Ounces!!!!

Girlfriend went to the pediatrician yesterday, and we're happy to report that she has GROWN!!! In the last 2.5 weeks, she's gained 2lbs and 4 oz and she's grown 2 inches! She's now above average for her height and weight whereas she was below average before! We figured that she had gained some weight, but we didn't expect a 9 pounder!! She's doing great with the exception of some spitting up issues.. We've added some rice cereal to her bottles so hopefully that will help the situation a little. She's now a month old... its hard to believe!

Is She Happy, Or Is It Just Gas??

Carson is 4 weeks old today.. Time flies when you're having fun!! Seriously...life has been a whirlwind the last few weeks, so we apologize for not updating more often. There isn't much to tell on a day to day basis... She eats, sleeps, and poops...oh and she SCREAMS when she's naked or her diaper is getting changed. She's eating like a champ.. She's got her 1 month checkup on Monday, so we'll see how much weight she's gained.

Today, she had an "off" day... she was fussy most of the day, and it didn't seem that anything I did would soothe her. That is frustrating.. mainly since she can't clearly communicate what she wants or needs. We were supposed to go visit my co-workers, but I canceled at the last minute.. hopefully we'll get there soon! My co-worker who had her baby in late April is coming over tomorrow for a visit... Our goal is to take our babies and ourselves to lunch, and then maybe a walk afterwards.

Carson has been out to eat 4 times already, and thankfully she's slept through them all! Its been great for us to get out here and there. Staying in our apartment all day can get a little boring day after day!

Her Grandpa and Grandma Susan came up to visit from Georgia this week. It was a really nice visit!! They are in love, and I think Carson got a little spoiled by being held for 12 hours straight! My sister and her kids are coming up this weekend, so Carson will get to meet her North Carolina cousins then!

Hope everyone is doing well.. We'll try to update soon!