dr update, pics and more

not impressed with me taking pictures of her with her shirt stuck over her head.

"me-ma" (grandma kathy!) got avery these new boots this weekend and she loves them! after she woke up from her nap, she walked around saying "boots on?! boots on?" i said i wanted to take her picture and she turned and said "cheese!"

such a happy girl in her spaceship! i love how she looks like a little bald man :) she really does have some hair ;)

the other night avery wanted to put my hat on. i got it on her head and she checked herself out in the reflection on the stove ;)

went to the dr today about the stomach separation. the muscles are definitely separated. things are kind of up in the air on how things will recover. it may get better by doing the exercises and with time (she said to give it a year) or i could opt for surgery down the road if it's a problem for me. there isn't any medical necessity for surgery-unless a hernia develops. she said that the bulge when i sit up is my intestines (gag, gag...) but since it's such a large portion and it's not being constricted through any holes, it shouldn't hurt or cause any problems.

i don't know how i feel about that part of the visit. i'm happy that there's hope and that i can be easier on myself in my expectation to heal (and not look pregnant anymore ;)). but i was hoping to hear "oh, this exercise will snap you back into shape in no time!" wishful thinking i know...

the fun part of the visit was that i had nola with me. my dr had her son about 5 days before i had the little bear, so it was fun to have her meet nola. one of the nurses joked that we'll have to set them up for a date in a few years ;)

this weekend was a whirlwind of stuff. a big pizza dinner at my parents house on friday night before coming home and watching a netflix by ourselves. torrential rains-canceling the block party on saturday. my sister linda's surprise wedding shower on sunday (woohoo!) and a whole bunch of laundry (thank you kathy!) by last night it definitely felt like we could use an extra day to recover.