Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Last night, after 10 days, Molly's umbilical cord fell out. The weird part is we don't know where it went. >_> It must have fallen into the diaper my hubby was changing and got thrown away... at least that's what I'm hoping. It would be kind of gross to find it lying around the house somewhere, lol.
Nursing is still going better than expected. The most painful part of all of it is engorgement! Waiting on a pump to come in the mail so I can release this pressure, cuz the baybee is not getting the job done!
Funny story; I thought for weeks "ahh I dun need no nursing bra - I'll just go bra-less since I'm at home all the time. Brainless is what that was. The first day my milk came in I realized how wrong I was

I ended up having to change shirts a couple times and desperately needing to take a shower. So I went as soon as possible to the JC Penny's in my rinkadink town, which is so small (the town and the penny's) that there isn't even a nursing bra rack, and the only other department store is a Kmart. Seriously, there's no where in this area to find anything for pregnant or post-postpartum women. I'd have to drive to the next village

Anyway, I'm in the Penny's and have to ask someone at a register for help. She directs me to someone who tells me she has 1 nursing bra that was returned from another store. We found it on a reduced sale rack, along with another one that was like 2 cup sizes bigger, and it just
happened to be the right size. And it was only $14. Luck was with me that day.
I think every new mom goes through the same thing. And what works for you one week won't work the next. Or vice versa. Things you think you don't need one day, on the next day you don't know how your survived without them!
Glad you're doing well. Nursing is so good for her and for you — it's great bonding time! You have to sit still and just enjoy your baby! I see lots of babies being bottle fed on-the-go (grocery store checkout line comes to mind), and though it's understandable, I'm always reminded of the difference between nursing and bottle feeding. One is calming for both of you, the other just gets the baby fed and through the store. That quiet snuggle time is soothing for you both.
And when you're shopping: shoes, sunglasses and jewelry ALL STILL FIT!

When nothing else feels quite right, those things still look great!

New-mom shopping has it's own set of challenges!
She's so beautiful! Just love her to bits!