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| First Bath |
We called the doctor and she said to take our time but to come in to the hospital within the next few hours. Mark enjoyed a final cup of coffee in quiet peace, I did some yoga, we packed up and headed for the hospital after rush hour traffic. I was having some contractions but they were very mild. At the hospital we got all the paperwork out of the way, found our room and still just a few contractions here and there. So we decided to go for a walk on the hospital grounds through this near bog. The walk definitely spurred the contractions and we decided to head back to our room around 3pm.
We started to play a few games of trivial pursuit while watching Flip or Flop but things started to get a little more intense and lucky for us this is when a volunteer doula at the hospital came in and started to give me a massage. From here things seemed to progress quickly as I labored with the help of our nurse, our souls, Mark and my doctor arrived. At this pint I asked for the tub and started to doubt my abilities to give birth (which everyone knows means you are at the end) but I had convinced myself we weren't at the end because it wasn't as hard as it had been with Dean.
At this point I asked for nitrous oxide and they told me I had to get out of the tub, well I got out and immediately felt the urge to push and less than 30 minutes I was holding my 8.2 lb dark haired sweet boy in my arms. It didn't feel real because deans birth was much more traumatic for me, but it was true! He was here and we are all healthy. 8:02 pm was when he made his appearance, early enough for us all to get a night of rest :)
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| Right after he's born |
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| Mark seeing him up close |
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| Dean Came To visit |
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| Missed his mama! |
Since bringing him home we have realized it wasn't just the birth that he was easier than Dean, in every respect he is a much more laid back baby. Now parts of it probably have to do with us knowing what to expect, but we are finding baby number two easier in many respects. It helps that my healing is going easier, and that I can actually sit, but it also helps that baby boy doesn't cry from 5-12am. Breastfeeding is also going a lot easier and my mom had been in town until Saturday helping take care of our boys. But our biggest problem is sweet Dean!
Now don't get me wrong, Dean is the sweetest brother ever. He loves his "Baby Be!" But he is definitely in a terrible stage of tantrums and tears which is tough when we have our hands extra full. Lucky for Dean we love him loads and he will finish any tantrum with kisses for Baby or mama and daddy.
Now as Benny and I enjoy my maternity leave until Thanksgiving I'm hoping things stay "easy" as they are, and that we can just enjoy lots of sweet baby snuggles, visits from friends, lots of baking, a trip to NC and lots of fall activities!! And of course tons of baby pictures. Stay tuned for more to come
