I'll go all post-partum on your ass!

These past three weeks have gone by in a blur, Lauren is exactly 3 weeks old today. We've only had her home for half of that time however and except for the up 2-3 times a night, life has been pretty good. I'm ignoring my flabby ass and tummy for now and the rest of my body is in pretty rough shape but I'll deal with it all at a future date. The post partum days are pretty tough but the kids have me so busy that im not noticing how rough it can be. My hormones have me pretty emotional but nothing crazy depression-like or crying for no reason. I just feel a lot. Things impact me emotionally more now than normally. Strangly, I feel pretty damn good. My poor body has taken the brunt of the battle though...my eyes are always puffy and tired looking, I mentioned my flabby, misshapen ass and the belly is smaller than expected but I missed out on the last 6 weeks of pregnancy so I didnt get as huge as I should have. My feet swelled up a bit for about a week but that subsided...the biggest issue I had post partum was the friggin hemmoroids! Gross! I was woofing down as much fiber and stool softener as I could to make life easier. It's pretty freaking funny that I was able to push a baby out of my vagina and then be deathly afraid to take a shit. Go figure. ANYWAY, this time around all in all hasnt been all that tough.  I felt like I was hit by a truck for about 3 or 4 days but after that I started to feel more and more like a human. Shaving my legs is only a once a week thing and my make-up bag is used hardly ever. When I do use it, I leave the mascara and eyeliner on overnite cuz I dont have the energy to wash it off and then re-apply the next day, lol!
Breastfeeding is going well, for being as small as she is, Lauren is eating like a champ. I have to pump and mix up some powder formula with the breast milk so she gets the extra calories. Im supposed to do this 4x a day but I have a hard time feeding her with the bottle then sitting down to pump. It takes about an hour to go through this process and with the other kids running around I've only been able to supplement 3x a day. The Ped is satisfied with her weight gain so 3 a day seems to be sufficient. The boobs are a bit sore but Lauren has a pretty good latch so no tramatic nipple issues. I'm enjoying my time bonding with L, hopefully the breastfeeding will help me get rid of my extra ass fat as well. :)