I went to the doctor last Friday for my 6 week checkup, and I got the clean bill of health. All the stiches are healed, everything internally is going back to where it should be and the blood pressure is at my normal "barely alive" low reading. It wasn't the most pleasant of visits since there's a lot of prodding that takes place to make sure everything is internally ok - you know it's gonna hurt when your doctor says, "sorry, I'm moving around your uterus..."

It was also Benjamin's first trip downtown, and the first time I used the stroller. We had a fun adventure in the big city with Tita Claudine, going to shops and visiting my office - because I'm such a work-a-holic that I just can't stay away. The guys at the office had a good laugh at Benjamin when he farted - I don't think they thought that babies could have farts as explosive as that!

I now have a new appreciation for handicap access, since that's needed for pushing a stroller. It's hard to maneuver a stroller up a curb if there isn't that helpful ramp for wheels! Also, I need to watch out for deep cracks in the pavement. I hit a couple of those and the stroller made a jarring stop, shaking around poor little Benben. Luckily, riding in the stroller seems to have the same effect as riding in a car, so he was happily napping most of the time.

So now I can live life normally again, well, as normal as one who is sitting around at home not working and taking care of a bottomless pit of hunger 24 hours a day. I don't have to worry about straining anything or that I'll pull out a stitch. I can work out and lose the baby weight so I won't look so huge for Claudine's wedding in a month. I can take my baby in the car with me and cruising around the city in search of adventure.

Whoo hoo!

Posted by Yano at May 22, 2006 11:18 AM

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