Pam's Last Day

Our Superdoula

This past Tuesday was Pam Diamond's last day here as our postpartum doula. 

Pam was an absolute savior to us when we brought the babies home.  Having a new baby can be overwhelming (and especially having two!), and Pam made the entire process so much smoother.  She was an enormous help with caring for our babies, giving me the encouragement I needed to be a happy, healthy new mother.  Her guidance and support made all the difference in my first months as a mom.  Pam helped me with breastfeeding and understanding the babies' sleep cycles, and prepared meals while I got to get some extra sleep - such a precious gift!  She has a clear gift for working with babies, and I always had complete confidence that Miles and Vivienne were safe and happy in her care.  I cannot thank her enough for all she has done for us.

If you're looking for a good gift for a new mom, some postpartum doula hours would be an amazing gift.  Pam at First Daze is an angel.

Thank you, Pam, for everything you've done for us!  We love you!

Sleep Success and a Running Mommy

Last night, the babies slept very well.  We fed them around 6 and then went to our Life Group at 6:30.  I held Miles and our friend, Ian, held Vivienne.  I'm pretty sure that this was the first time that Vivienne has slept at Life Group.  Maybe Ian should hold her every week.  =)

After Life Group, we got home around 9 and put them in their nursery (still buckled into their infant seats).  Surprisingly, they slept until 1 AM.  Whoohoo!  I'm hoping that we have many more nights like this.  Hopefully it wasn't an anomaly.

Today, while our amazing doula, Pam Diamond, was here, I went on my first run in a year.  I went about 3 miles, and it was painful.  I ran an average of about 11 minutes per mile.  That's really depressing considering a ran a half marathon at about 9 minute mile pace 2 years ago.  But I'm so glad that I got out and got my legs really pumping again.  I'm hoping to run more frequently in the future.  Once the babies have good neck control, I can run with them in the BOB stroller.  I'm really looking forward to that.

Postpartum Doula

Yesterday was my first day with Pam, our postpartum doula, helping me with Miles and Vivienne.  She has a company called First Daze, and she was wonderful yesterday. My former company, Concerro, gave us postpartum doula hours as a baby gift.

Jason left for work around 8:45, I think.  Pam got here at 9:30 and stayed until 2:30.  We spent a lot of time in the beginning catching up on how the babies are doing, how they are feeding, their weight gain, sleep, baths, etc... so much to talk about.  Pam gave me lots of helpful suggestions on how to make some things much easier for us.  Then she watched me feed the babies so that she could check out their latches and see how they are feeding. 

After that, she cared for the babies and helped with some household tasks (laundry, vacuuming, etc) while I showered.  Not only did I shower, but I shaved my legs (oh, the luxury!!) and blow dried my hair.  It was fabulous.

While she was here yesterday, I also got to sit at the table to eat lunch.  I actually had two helpings of the delicious lasagna that Melissa & Brad brought us on Sunday (thanks, Melissa & Brad!!).  Then I got to take a nap.  I'm pretty sure that I napped for at least an hour, which was just heaven.

Pam was a huge help yesterday, and I'm so thankful for her time and her care for our babies.  It's just great to have someone else here with me so that I'm not juggling the two babies on my own yet.  Pam somehow managed to keep Miles and Vivienne asleep and quiet the entire time she was here.  I guess she just has that magic touch with babies.  I hope that some of it rubs off on me!  She'll be back again tomorrow, and I'm already looking forward to it.