This is going to be a long 17 weeks

slwprincess

So here's a quick update on my back... DH had me take Saturday "off" and he did everything (have I mentioned that he is the best DH ever?).  I stayed on the sofa or in bed pretty much all day.  And the good news is that it worked!  I felt like a new person on Sunday morning.  The bad news is that I apparently need to change my definition of "taking it easy."  I didn't do half the stuff on Sunday that I normally do (grocery shopping, cleaning, organizing for the week, etc).  Pretty much the only 2 things that I did was to try to go to one store (left quickly b/c of the crowds) and I did tape off the trim in Sophie's room so that MIL can paint this week.  Seriously, I was sitting on the floor for most of that- DH did the tall stuff.  And yet, by bedtime, I was in terrible pain again.  So I stayed home with Gavin today and really took it easy- watched a lot of movies, took a nice long nap with him, and I'm feeling ok at the moment and just trying to maintain it.  So how do I keep myself from overdoing it when I don't even know that I'm overdoing it?  This is just not something I am used to doing- I feel like I have so much energy at last and want to get all this stuff done and I can't.  It's driving me crazy.  At least my maid is back in town so she can come clean my house this week- hopefully that will calm my nerves- lol. 

MLvK

You just NEED to take it easy.    Think of it as being on bed rest.   Some of the stuff you are doing, can you delegate to your husband?   Can you have him help you organize for the week?  You've got the maid to do the cleaning, you can have him do the grocery shopping.  

Take care of yourself.   The last thing you need is a wrenched back while taking care of a newborn.   Keep that as your motivation to rest.