Actually it didn't go as badly as I thought it would with him gone, though I am feeling like I need a break. Max was fussy all day yesterday, which wouldn't have been a problem except I'd taken the boys to the Discovery Museum and had planned on Max sleeping in the carrier, instead he wanted to nurse the entire time we were there, which, to say the least, wasn't very conveinient. We managed ok until it just got too busy and I felt like we had to get out of there. Of course, Alex didn't want to go and made a huge scene ending with me carrying both the boys out, one in each arm, both screaming, while dragging a stroller along behind me. We were a sight, I'm sure.
Another thing that's made the last few days a little harder has been potty training Alex. We started back up a couple of weeks ago, and if I thought potty training was a pain before, it's doubly hard now with the baby around. I'm determined though! I'm not going to let him quit this time.
I also had my six week post partum checkup while John's been gone. Looks like everything's healed up nicely (though I am still a little tender) and I've been given the go ahead to resume the nookie, which is a good thing, since we actually resumed almost two weeks ago. We've decided to put off John's vasectomy, due to the fact that I'm only 99.999% sure I don't want to have any more children, and I want to be a solid 100% before we take the option completely off the table. So, I've decided to get the Mirena IUD and will have it put in next month (we have to halt all nookie again for two weeks before it gets installed. "NO CHEATING" the doctor told me, because they want to make sure I'm not accidentally pregnant). I used to use the Nuva Ring and loved it, but I don't want to use it and risk my milk drying up. For the nine months I nursed Alex we used condoms, but that gets really old after a while. The doctor says the Mirena doesn't contain estrogen, so it should be fine with nursing. I hope I like it, because it would be wonderful to just not have to worry about birth control for the next five years. If we still don't want to have more kids in five years, John will definately get snipped.
John called via video phone last night and Alex was beside himself with excitement to see him. We were talking in the bedroom and Alex kept jumping on the bed saying "Daddy! Jump on the bed with me!" and "I want Daddy in my house" Alex sure misses him, and I hope he can stay awake long enough to see him when we pick him up at the airport tonight at 8:30.
Well it has been a year and half that I have had the Mirena. Besides that I feel a little more hormonal then usual (may just be because of all the changes constantly in my life) and that I can't keep track of my period for the vagina doctor (due to the fact that it is rarely there) I have liked this birth control and of course Nathan is beside himself over joyed for this birth control since it is a no worries, never see, nookie freedom.
ReplyDeleteP.S. If I was fine breast feeding with my little milkers don't worry a bit.