My mom came to visit during Gavin's second week of life. I was insistent that we not have house guests right away, because I wanted time to heal and start to establish a routine without other people around telling me what to do. And I'm really glad I decided to do that. Kevin and I were able to figure out the basics on our own, and by the time my mom showed up we had some stuff figured out.
The whole second week of Gavin's life was great. I was getting almost enough sleep (my mom stayed up with the screaming baby a couple of times, though I still had to get up to feed him and change his diapers). I was feeling good enough to go out and even start taking on some small chores like dishes and laundry. My mom and I went shopping a few times, for clothes for me and baby things. We went out to lunch twice and dinner once. Gavin and I even joined Kevin and Kina on their morning walk every day.
The whole week was great, and by the end of it I was ready to jump back into life. I was confident that I had this whole mom thing under control.
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