Life goes on in sobriety - and for me, quite literally!  Theodore was born on Aug 26, at 8 lbs 11 oz.  We waited to find out the sex, so the surprise was so much fun.  I am now a mommy times two - it is blowing my mind!  Our family feels perfect and complete - a daughter who is 2 yrs, 8 months and now a son.  I have very little family, and none here, but my long-time AA friends have taken the place of a family - helping out, visiting, bringing gifts and just being there to listen to me.  I had a very difficult week due to surgery recovery (I had him c-section), being alone every night in the hospital, hormone craziness, complete lack of sleep, breastfeeding problems, bad nurses and extra days in the hospital due to Theodore's weight loss then another trip to the hospital for me because I developed pre-eclampsia after the birth - yes, it can come on even after birth.  Anyway, it was really rough but I made it through and its getting better now.  And I am learning how to talk to healthcare professionals about medicine choices when pain meds are unavoidable.  I didn't relapse, wasn't negatively affected by the meds and it just generally wasn't an issue.  But I was very conscious about talking about them, my pain, and all of that as I went through it. 

Now if I can just get to a meeting!  A former sponsee has promised me a ride to an old favorite meeting, since I can't drive for a few more weeks.   I'll really need it so I'm looking forward to it.  Meanwhile I'm sooooo glad that this board is here to keep me real.