Ugh, today I'm so sick of feeling like an invalid. It's no fun recovering from C-section! I wonder if it's worse than recovering from regular delivery; I know there are different issues with each. For me it's trying not to use my stomach too much, which is hard with all the getting up in the middle of the night, picking up and putting down a cranky baby, etc. Also, every time I feel good and have a pretty active day, the next day is painful and bleeding increases. I'm interested to see how it is going back to work part-time next week; in some ways I think it'll be easier because less lifting and bending, but the commute might be a bit rough. At least I've been cutting back on painkillers a lot, so I know the pain is less intense and therefore I must be healing, even though progress is hard to detect.

Scoped out plane tickets to Va. last night; I don't think I'll be able to get nonstop tix for less than $1000, but I found three tickets for $1082, which isn't too bad, I suppose. I'm waiting until I see my doctor this week before booking, just to make sure I actually am healing at the right rate. If she were to say I'm not and have to stay home longer, it might throw off our leave schedule, so I don't want to commit to a trip until I know for sure.

AS just got her last big freelance check for the proofreading she did before AA was born: $1325 for two projects! There are so many places I want to put the money; into savings for spending money for the trip; into checking for baby and medical expenses; into a big payment on the last credit card, which I desperately want to pay off by the end of the year. I'll probably split it up between the three, but I haven't decided in what proportions yet. HR is supposed to send me a schedule of estimated paychecks, which would help me immensely in figuring out how realistic my credit-card payoff goal is this year, but I haven't received it yet.

Anyway, what was I supposed to be writing about? Oh yeah, a student loan payment went through for AS, and $121 went toward principal. So $1022 down, $108 to go on the March goal. I should have a credit card payment and maybe a student loan payment go through by the 31st, so I'm not worried.

I think that's it for now!