Although 2013 was a wonderful year in so many ways while we got to know our new family member and enjoy a last hurrah living in our beautiful house and indulging in our amazing life in Idaho, it was also an incredibly difficult and hard, hard, hard year and I'm very much looking forward to this new year. I hope it involves a bit more sleep, calm joyful days (and nights) and a steady, content year with no breast pumping, surgeries, house sales, different jobs, international moves, letting go of a favorite pet, etc. We just want some peace and down time to enjoy our little family as much as possible :) The last few weeks have been busy - between helping Cora recover (which involved many round the clock feedings and rocking and cuddling sessions until her mouth felt better to eat enough to sleep most of the night), visiting with the fabulous Mike and Marisa, and spending a lot of time with Buddy and Pooh Bah, time has just seemed to zoom by.
There is so much to write about from the last few weeks so I will need to break them up a bit. First off, the surgery recovery was tough. Cora was in pain and I felt like I had a new born all over again. We were up at least twice a night with a sad, crying Cora. She couldn't take a bottle that soon because it hurt so we had to eat bananas and yogurt in the middle of the night (in between taking lots of different medicines) to fill her starving little belly. She was definitely not as crazy and hilarious as usual, but after only about a week she really started to shine again and recover. It was truly amazing. I just pray her 6 week follow-up appointment fairs well.
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