As I type this, Nugget is snoozing on the bed next to me. At just over a week old, we're still figuring some stuff out, but in general, life is good. We may still be in the honeymoon phase, but both the hubs and I have confessed that things are going easier than we expected. Which, of course, has probably jinxed us.
To start, Nugget has been a champion at breastfeeding. She latched and even swallowed within the first hour after birth. She dropped down to 8 lbs (from 8 lbs 7 oz) at discharge, and five days later had gained 11 oz. Since it took BW 3 weeks to get back to birth weight, this gain is awesome. No supplementing. No pumping (although I did pump a few times when my milk first came in to relieve some engorgement, I was able to just pop that in the freezer right away). We put the bottle drying rack back in the pantry, because we haven't had to wash pump parts regularly. Although I've felt I'm in unfamiliar territory learning how to BF a singleton, overall things are going very well.
Nursing one baby instead of two is quicker. I have time to eat, nap, pick up, throw a load of laundry in. I don't have to pick and choose and sometimes not accomplish any of them. I went to the store today by myself. Things will be a bit more hectic once SB and BW are only going to daycare part-time for the remainder of my maternity leave, but the difference in caring for one newborn instead of two is very noticeable.
SB and BW love her. They look for her in the morning; they look forward to seeing her after daycare. Although we had a few days of transition after grandma went home and we settled in with Nugget when SB and BW were moody, cranky, and uncooperative, they are adjusting well. We have to be very vigilant about Nugget, as SB and BW get quite excited and bounce around and there are sometimes limbs flying everywhere.
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