Here he is! After only eight short months, (except for the first four during which I worshiped the same white bowl every day), my perfect little boy has arrived. Man! Was it easy!
I hear so often of the difficulties of labor, but I have to say mine was great. It what a worried about most througout my pregnacy. Vaginal delivery - Owwww. Cesarean- Ewwww. Isn't there another way? Turns out - there was.
Not really. My water broke on a Monday, and I was sent to a high risk maternity unit, because I was not yet at 34 weeks. I sat in bed for about a week, feeling fine, without pain, begging to shower, (did anyway- shhh. don't tell), waiting for my labor to progress but noting happened. I was induced and one epidural and two hours later Nicolas Robert was born. I spent about 30 minutes in the delivery room. I pushed through only three contractions, and there he was, peeing on the doctor. That's my boy :)
We are so fortunate that Nic was born without health problems due to prematurity. He was born 5lds 5oz, and was feeding from a bottle the first night, and from my breast by day two. He was a bit jaundiced, so he was in the NICU for 6 days. Our family returned home on his Daddy's birthday, June 26.
It is amazing how intense my love for him is and has been since the first time we locked eyes in the delivery room. I am one lucky lady !!!
Lucy, Lucy, Lucy Marie,
