Sarah K.K. gets extra props for filing today's Toddler Thursday post, given what she has been through. I'm sure any mom who's had a Cesarean section with the second child can relate:
Just a short post today, as I'm at home recovering from some emergency surgery over the weekend. But it's exactly that that raises my question. One side effect of the surgery is that I can't lift anything heavier than 10 pounds for at least a couple of weeks. This, of course, means I can't pick up my almost-2-year-old, and he and I are both a little bit confused.
When I got home Tuesday, we told Isaac he had to be careful because "Mommy has an owie tummy." But then later, he didn't want to come over and give me a hug. We weren't sure if we over-emphasized the whole "owie" issue or if he was just really tired and fussy. Or both.
So mostly I'm curious for those parents out there who have had limitations on lifting after surgery or childbirth: How did you explain to your little ones that you weren't as mobile as usual or that you couldn't pick them up?