Piano- you added a signature! Sorry I didn't realize OW is only 5 years younger! I was thinking in her 20s for some reason.
Yes, taking this all in while taking care of a newborn is way too much. I am going to guess that as you live in your apartment with your H's stuff gone, the first week is going to be the roughest. Then something happens- you realize you have been doing this without him for awhile now and it is less scary/sad.
I agree with BD- no DBing while taking care of your newborn. Also, you can even take your time with the separation stuff- for goodness sakes, you have so much going on with your baby girl as it is! Unless YOU want to hurry it up, can't it wait a couple of months or 3?
Now, the part about your H being glad to be rid of his "crazy ex" ummm you have every right to be so angry with him and he knows it! You aren't crazy, just realistic! Seriously no one would bat an eyelash if they heard you were yelling at him and ripping him a new one (lol I hate that expression!). Very reasonable if you ask me!
And my SIL was never calm cool and collected when her H divorced her, not during the divorce either. Only when she started dating! And despite her caustic behavior, her H still wanted her back. I think of that from time to time!
me,34 exH,34 S,16 months S:3/31/09-left for OW started DBing 10/09 d final: sometime 10/10 current: http://www.divorcebusting.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=2022856&page=1 met in 2004