Yay! No more alcohol prep pads during diaper changes! Darrell's umbilical cord stump fell off this morning, so he now has an utterly adorable little belly button instead of an unsightly rotting stump of skin to clean off with prep pads all the time. I happily discovered that I, too, have a much smoother belly than I did yesterday. Over the past week, the stretch marks on my lower abdomen have itched so much that it was driving me nuts. I constantly put on cream, but the area was incredibly lumpy and bumpy and irritated. A post-partum nurse who called to check on me yesterday suggested that it could be caused by the disposable latex/cotton underwear from the hospital, which is all I've worn since the birth. I doubted it, but I went ahead and changed into regular cotton panties last night... and voila! This morning the rash was gone! Still a little itchy, but what a difference! It's also nice to notice the flabby belly shrinking a bit. God bless breastfeeding for helping out with that. As my husband pointed out, my son is joyfully sucking out my belly fat through my tits ;)
I also had the pleasure today of finally shaving my legs without nearly killing myself. Until today, I was usually taking quick showers every other day, but today my mom watched Darrell while I took a nice long shower. Shaving when I was pregnant was hopeless and dangerous at the end - even if I sat down in the tub I had to compress my tummy too much and then it was nearly impossible to get back up again without what felt like some daring acrobatic maneuvers. Now, however, for the first time in weeks, I have nice, smooth legs and I could actually breathe while I did it! One more brief step toward a sense of normalcy...
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