It's been a few days since I've posted because we've been so busy. Naveen is back to his normal temperament. He eats, sleeps, plays...it's great. Chris and I have actually had time to get some housework done and get a little organized. We're still busy ALL the time and haven't had much time to rest, but at least our house no longer looks like a tornado hit it. Today was the smoothest day we've had since our little rascal was born.

If it's possible, Chris and I fall in love with Naveen more everyday. Today, he's been giving us smiles without trying. They come spontaneously so we spent today watching him and hoping to catch a smile. It's so adorable! He also sighs every now and then which is totally cute. I know every parent says this about their baby and I totally understand the feeling now, but our Naveen is the cutest baby! Pictures are updated everyday at www.naveendsa.com.

So I never talked about the "battle wounds" of having a C-section. Here are some of the things that happened to me in the aftermath:
1. I had adhesive residue all over my back, my arms, and my abdomen. This is because of all the taping they due when they insert various things including the IV, the epidural, injections, blood draws, etc. You get the idea. To top it off I discovered I am allergic to the tape. It makes my skin redder than normal, according to the nurses. I think all of that adhesive is finally gone today.
2. My abdomen hurt for about 12 days. It feels like I did 1000 full sit-ups in one session after not working out for a year. Talk about pain. It hurt to laugh, sneeze, take deep breaths, even turn over when sleeping. Today is the first day I'm pain free and it feels great. I'm actually starting to get back into my normal clothes again and I feel stylish! I got my eyebrows and upper lip waxed today too. What a treat.
3. Ahhh yes, the incision. The actual incision doesn't hurt anymore. It actually hasn't hurt since a couple of days after the surgery. However, I will have a scar that I'm not happy about but have to live with. Unfortunately, my incision was longer than usual because Naveen was so big, they couldn't get him out giving me a normal incision size. Oh well. It's so worth it when I compare the costs to the reward :)
4. I had constant pressure on the area below my bladder when I stood up. Taking a shower was hard, standing up was hard, and even getting up was difficult. That's all gone now, thankfully.

So that's the story on my C-section. If we have any more children, I'll have to have a scheduled C-section, no more natural births for me. Turns out that in most cases, once you have a C-section, you don't have a natural birth ever. I know one person that did, but everyone else I know continued to have C-sections. I really don't mind. I like predictability and the way I see it, at least I'll know when the next one is coming! Did I say next one? Shoot...I swore to myself last week I never wanted to be pregnant again...