Elephant Skin
I think my son and I have finally got on a good nursing/sleeping schedule now. He is going in for another weight check to see how much he's gained in the past week tomorrow, so here's hoping that he's not only up, but up over birth weight at this point. I'm thankful that he's eating well now, except I'm missing those first few days where he slept nearly non-stop...and slept in his bassinet. Now he'll eat around 10:30pm and then we'll tuck him into his bassinet for the first bout of sleep (usually 2 1/2 hours) and once he's up to be changed and eat, he won't go back in the bassinet. Just cries. And there's nothing better than having a newborn and a 28 month old up at 2am...so I don't fight it. Either myself (during the week) or my husband (on the weekends) ends up sleeping with him laying on our chests. Last night we folded and put him in the swing for a 2 hour sleep bout. I don't want to get used to that, but at this point we both need to get more than 2 hours of sleep at night.
On another note, the skin on my hands has now crossed from dry to elephant like. Rough, rough, rough and not only looks like thick elephant hide, but also feels like it. Think it's aging me pretty quickly. I've been loading up on lotion after nearly every wash of the hands (given that's about all I do between diaper changes and trips to the potty with my son), but that's just not cutting it right now. In addition, the corners of my mouth are still splitting, so I must look like I've been living pretty hard.