16 days post partum and i am down about 23 lbs.

breastfeeding has gotten considerably better. the sore broken nipples went away for the most part. it still takes me about 2-3 tries before latching on properly but thank goodness, no more pain. i seroiusly thought i needed a nipple transplant for a while there.

baby is now more alert than before. prior, she would eat and then sleep, but now she has more periods of wakefulness. i dont know if thats a good thing or bad thing =)

i cut the babys fingernails for the first time yesterday. pretty painless.

biggest challenge now is clearing out a stuffy nose. we use saline drops and an aspirator but i cant seem to clear her passageway. this also makes breastfeeding difficult because sometimes she cant breathe and then will unlatch herself.

we actually came home on her due date and i cant believe we've only been home for 12 days! it feels like so much longer. i feel like such a bum. my skin is all sorts of dry and nasty. i wear the same clothes 24 hours a day which are stained with food and milk. i cant wait to get into some sort of real schedule, where we can all feel like normal human beings again.