4 weeks!

Baby T will be one month on Saturday! In some ways it feels like years since my water broke but it doesn't seem like T could possibly have been here for a whole month! I think she has hit another growth spurt as she is eating like a banchy yesterday and today. I had gotten the point where she was eating every 3 hours but today she is 1.5-2. Its physically exhausting but I am perservering. We still haven't introduced T to a bottle and as the weeks go by- I am wondering when we will get to that point. Its not because I don't want to- its because by the time we are considering it- she is awake and hungry and it seems like such a process to heat the bottle, feed her, and clean up. It is so much easier to just 'whip it out'! Besides I would most likely pump while feeding her so what's the point if I don't have to go through the rigom and roll yet??? I admire those who can do it all- right now its just not for me!

Maybe TMI ahead... I had stopped bleeding about a week ago and went to wearing panty liners for the minimal discharge. Yesterday I woke up with a p.l. full of blood. This has continued through today. I don't have any cramps and the bleeding has not gotten any heavier (still just wearing a p.l.) and it doesn't feel like my period but is it? It has been 4 weeks since T was born and they say that you can have your first menstruation around this time. I am 100% breastfeeding which usually inhibits menstruation but I can't decide what I have done to increase bleeding. I have taken it easy the last 2 days (no walks or anything) to see if it stops but it has continued. Any thoughts???

On another note, T has gotten bigger. She has almost outgrown the NB diapers and can fit into some 0-3 month clothes (as opposed to her itty bitty NBs). It is very exciting to see her grow but I do wish she'd slow down!

Today I got out of the house without T and left her with FJ (only 2 more weeks of him being home with me:( ) to get a pedicure and eyebrow wax. It was much needed and much appreciated. I read a book in the fabulous massage chair and thanked my lucky stars that I have a husband who insisted that I do this today.

I am counting down the days until my 6 week post partum appt. I am praying that Dr. C gives me the go-ahead to exercise. I am itching to get out there and run. FJ bought me the I.P.od attachment that goes in the N.ike shoe and the shoes to go with. I absolutely can't wait and am eager to fit a good daily run into my schedule with T. I don't want to take her along for a few months so it will be interesting to see if I can get a run in while FJ is working 10 hour days in August!

I am considering an online master's program where I will be done in August of next year. Am I crazy to do this with a newborn? Any thoughts?