My poor coccyx

Posted Thursday, October 22, 2009 2:36 PM

I am so special . . .this is what I did around lunchtime today.

Sam was crying in his crib, and DH was ignoring him, so I went to get him (and was told I'm going to spoil him by DH - argh! - him now too?!  He's not even 3 weeks old yet, and he was a month early, for chrissake!).  I took him out to the living room and squatted down to get his Hokie blanket out of his car seat.  When I went to stand back up, I lost my balance and fell backwards.  Into the woodstove (not on, thank goodness), the poker stand, and the wall.  Sam was fine, just scared; I cradled him pretty well against my chest, but I scratched up my elbow on the stove and busted my tailbone where I landed.  I'm lucky I didn't hit my head.  DH came running and kept asking if I had had a seizure.  NO!  I just lost my balance.  I had to tell him a couple times before he'd believe me.  I really must have scared the crap out of him with those seizures.  Of course, then I started crying because I felt dumb and my elbow and butt bone hurt and Sam was scared . . . my klutziness continues. 

I hate not getting anything done until the afternoon.  Sam is really starting to figure out this breastfeeding thing, but I was up with him at 11pm, 2am (putting him to sleep when DH couldn't), then 3 or 4, and 5:30-6:30.  Then he woke me up at 8am . . . and didn't nap until 11:30 (was feeding on and off constantly then).  It will get better, it will get better.  One day he will get on a schedule, and I'll be able to accomplish something (like brush my teeth before 2pm - gross, I know).  

He's finally waking up, so maybe we can feed him, then take a walk.  Hopefully the walk will put him to sleep for a bit, and I can get the dishes done and maybe start baking cookies for the nurses before DH gets home from work.  

If I ever get my house straightened up (things have exploded everywhere), I'm hoping to work on the quilt for our bedroom - the one I started in 2007 but never even got close to finished piecing.  That and figure out Christmas presents, work on the Thank You cards and birth announcements.