6 weeks

Both Kai and I had 6 week doctor's appointments this week.

He tipped the scales weighing in at 12lbs 5 oz. making his weight gain nearly 1 lb per week! That's pretty amazing that breast milk alone can make such a chubby bubby.

My visit with my OB was kind of a fond farewell. I've been seeing him since 2009. Apparently the small tear I had from the delivery healed up really nicely and I was given the go ahead to resume exercise and intercourse.

My OB then asked what our plan as far as birth control was. Yes, it's such an odd situation to be in. I can't use hormonal methods while breastfeeding, and have had more than my fair share of gynaecological procedures, so DH is most likely going to have a vasectomy in the fall when his work is at a slower time. The irony of that just kills me after all of the time, money and emotional turmoil we went through to conceive our daughter. Anyway, he now has a referral to the urologist to discuss things further. My OB said there is less than a 1% chance of getting pregnant while exclusively breastfeeding for the first 6 months. I pointed to my baby and reminded him that we conceived him in those very circumstances when my daughter was 7 months old, so we'd be using condoms in the interim just in case. As much as I like the fantasy of having a third child, the reality is that we are so incredibly blessed to have one, much less two beautiful healthy children and our family is complete.

On route home I stopped at the drugstore and purchased a small package of condoms. I felt like a teenager all over again. Of course I bought a few other items so I could sandwich the condoms between them at the checkout to make it somewhat less embarrassing. LOL, maybe they'll make us feel like randy teenagers again?