Tonight Quincy's umbilical cord (what was left of it) fell off. Sad. Really, I didn't think that I would be missing pregnancy, but I am. Not the negative parts, but I do miss having Quincy all to myself. Something about sharing him with the world and it not being just our connection anymore makes me a little sad. The umbilical cord was kind of the last part of me left on him...silly, I know, but it is how I feel.
John can attest to the fact that my feelings aren't always rational, especially in the last few weeks! I am proud to report that his aren't either though. He had his first meltdown this weekend. Sorry babe for announcing it to the world, but it does make me feel better! We are actually adjusting well, I think. The most difficult part for us is the sleep deprivation. We both require more than 8 hours of sleep a night, so the broken few hours that we do get isn't really cutting it. I guess there is not much that we can do though.
Quincy is growing fast, another thing already making me sad! He eats very well and that is draining me, but I'm happy to try and keep up. He seems really strong. I haven't had much experience with newborns, so he may be "normal", but he seems abnormally strong to me. He actually rolled over by himself 4 times this weekend! Coincidence? I think not! He flails about when he is mad and can throw some mean punches and kicks. I'm glad that others are getting to experience what my poor internal organs had to endure for 10 months! Well, it is 12:30am and Q is down, so I'm going to "sleep when he sleeps" now!
Love to all-------
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Even though Stephen is adopted, the three days we had alone with him in the hospital and then the ten days I had alone with him in foster care made me feel the same way--about having to share him with others. I still have a hard time with that!!! I loved those first two weeks, where hardly anyone could "get to him," because he was in foster care. It was our little secret time to just snuggle and for me to examine every millimeter of his sweet little face. Ahhh!
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