January 17-23, 2022


Some things I forgot from last week is that Mary's umbilical cord fell off on Sunday and we got a cute bear from Uncle Joe Joe.

Monday, Paul was supposed to start back at work but he took another day off to be with me and Mary.  Mike and Wendy were going to go with me to the lactation consultation but Wendy stayed awake until 4 am the night before looking after Mary, so we let her sleep and Paul went with me to our 8 am appointment.  Mary weighed 8 lbs. 7 oz. (79%).  She is 3 oz. away from her birth weight, which she will definitely hit by next week.  She has been eating so well.  
After the appointment, Paul dropped me off at home and he went to the store to get some items the lactation specialist suggested for me.  I joined the video call with Ben that morning for a minute so he could meet Mary.  Later that day, we drove up to the farm and fed some animals.  Mary met her first longhorn and got some very cute cowboy boots from Grandma Wendy.  She is embracing her Texan birthright. 
Tuesday morning our washer and dryer were delivered first thing in the morning.  Paul went to work and Paul's parents went to their hotel to nap.  I got the apartment cleaned and we got a lot of laundry done.  I was glad Mike and Wendy were there when we tried out the machines because the lock to the washer was disengaged and Mike was able to lock it into place so we could use it.  
Wednesday I was tired from doing too much the day before and Paul put me to bed before taking his parents to the airport.
Thursday Paul took the day off to be with me and get ready for mom to fly in.  I had a doctor's appointment that morning to check my blood pressure and it was really good! My blood pressure at the hospital was 156/84 and at the appointment, it was 119/72.  I came home and held Mary so Paul could clean.  While I was gone Paul told me that Mary was fussy and wanted to be snuggled, so he didn't get anything done.  That night we went and picked mom up from the airport.  We kept Mary that night but every night since then mom has taken the night shift and looked over Mary so Paul and I could rest and I could recover.  
Saturday we went grocery shopping and Sunday we went on a little walk to the temple.  It was a warm, sunny day.  We are having so much fun with little Mary and can not get enough of her!







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