August 2009

Three Weeks Old

August 24, 2009

Taking care of a newborn is such a challenge. I am exhausted, and have no real grasp on time and place. My life is like one continuous run-on sentence, punctuated with diapers, changes of clothes, feedings, and more diapers. That said, I am already sad at the thought of him moving out of this phase. He is so precious and and small. I know that this time is going to be gone before I know it.

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My Birth Story

August 20, 2009

Finally, after reaching 6cm and feeling some really horrific contractions (for 15 hours total) which were coming close, they decided to do my surgery. I was administered a spinal, and before I knew it, my baby was being pulled from my body. Seeing him raised above the drape was the biggest relief. His little eyes were wide open, and soon he was screaming his lungs out. Such a wonderful sound.

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