9 weeks 5 days

That pesky gall bladder is finally gone and though I know in the long run I'll feel better, I sure do feel like crap now! My whole abdomen is pretty sore feeling and some of my back and shoulder blades too. It's definitely nowhere near as difficult as my C-Section though, which makes sense as it's 4 small incisions rather than one huge one. This pain medicine makes me pretty drowsy so I plan to sleep most of the recovery away which I'm sure will do my body wonders all around since I haven't really slept a whole lot for almost 3 months.

Noah did very well yesterday with SReio and Ashley. He didn't nap much, but they said he didn't fuss a whole lot either. Last night was pretty rough and he hardly slept at all. I think it's because he's so used to being put to sleep by me. I knew there was that risk by me always putting him to bed, but it just always happened. Hopefully, he'll either get used to Rudy doing it, or I'll get better and be able to do it myself again.

My mom is watching the baby today at her house. I hate not being able to take care of him myself, but I know that I can't really take care of him right now by myself because I can't lift him and I'm so sore and drowsy that I'm just not fit for it. At least Noah has grown out of his colicky stage and he's a little more predictable and easier to take care of. I feel more comfortable allowing others to take care of him than I would half a few weeks ago.

Noah's 2 month checkup is tomorrow and I'm anxious to see how big he is. I know he's grown so much! Mia will be here to help so she'll be going with us.

Family and friends are a huge help right now and I really appreciate them. I don't know what we'd do if they weren't around while I recover. We can't afford to pay anyone to come in and help and Rudy can only take off so much work. He was off all day yesterday and was with me at he hospital and he's going into work later today and will be only working a half day Saturday.

I'm not supposed to lift more than 10 lbs until I go back to the Dr for my follow up in a week. If I start feeling stronger and better I may start lifting Noah again. I'm just gonna play it by ear for now. I'm going to go take advantage of this quiet house, Noah being taken care of, and this sleep inducing pain medication and take a nap!