So... I've been busy, to say the least. To give a quick update on the past 5 months (wow, I'm such a blog slacker!) we had a beautiful baby boy on 8-9-10. Cool birthday, huh?! He was 8 lbs 10 oz and came out peeing! I had a scheduled c-section, since I had a previous c-section. The recovery was amazingly faster than the first. It really was a pleasant experience. We cried and laughed and smiled as Tom Petty's I Won't Back Down played in the background as he was being pulled out of me. When big sister and baby brother met for the first time, it was pure sweetness... so I've been told. I didn't get to actually see it, but Daddy did, and he recorded it. She was in awe. It was even more magical when she got to hold him for the first time. The look on her face is something I will never forget. She was a little scared, but oh so tender with him.
The 4 day hospital stay was wonderful. My nurses were great and we had quite a bit of visitors, which we loved. I cried on the way home from the hospital... it was just bittersweet. And then stopped crying and started laughing because we stopped at Chick-Fil-A... who does that?! We do... we were hungry.
7 weeks after his arrival and I'm back in my pre-pregnancy clothes and 5 pounds away from pre-pregnancy weight. Not that I'm bragging... I'm just pretty proud. It took me about a year to get back to my pre-pregnancy weight after I had MonkeyGirl. Even though I complain that I don't have the same body I had before I had him, I'm still pretty damned proud.
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| Wow, I look ridiculously HUGE! This was about an hour or so before I had him. |
So, 7 week old LittleMonster is doing beautifully. He's the most handsome little man I've ever seen. For the most part, he's a good sleeper. I've only been peed on about a dozen or so times. I've been spit up on everyday. He's a spitter... and he's on soy formula because he was having problems with lactose. That soy formula smells like instant potato flakes... yuck! My handsome baby boy smells like potatoes... constantly. No more newborn baby smell.
I've been loving life as a mother of 2. Never would I have thought that I would be 24 and be married with 2 kids. Love it! My husband is an amazing Daddy. He is so good with MonkeyGirl, but to see him with this tiny little, precious, helpless being... ahhhh he makes my heart melt. My boys have a bond already... a VERY strong bond and I love to watch it grow everyday. It's a beautiful thing...
