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Peter Rabbit Preschool
Jan. 20, 2008
Emergency child-birth knapsack was NOT used!
How to summarize the first two weeks of our son's new life outside the womb? How about starting with some very recent quotable quotes from members of the family....
"Mommy, when your tummy is flat again, will you do ballet with me?" - 4 yr.old Sonya
"Mommy, can the baby go back in your tummy?" - 2 yr old Theo
"Mommy, I thought when babies were born they didn't have a wee wee...." - 4 yr.old Sonya
"I think he likes me !!!" - from Daddy (who thinks only mommies have that special touch, but it's not true! Newborns love daddy too.)
"Mommy, the baby has pickups !" - 2 yr. old Theo (I think you mean the Hiccups, Theo!)
Although I was very apprehensive in advance, I am now thankful that we chose induction of this pregnancy. It took longer than I would have thought before labor started,. However, once things picked up, it was only about 3 hours of hard work. My husband and I asked for an induction based on how fast our last son arrived (Theo was born just 30 minutes after arriving at the hospital for his birth! We weren't trying to live on the edge, so to speak. Regular contractions had only just started 3 hours previously, and who wants to rush to the hospital right away?) This time though, I didn't want to cut things that close. Just in case, I had an emergency child-birth kit packed and ready in our car....some folks might be fine with that, but my husband and I decided that we wanted to be sure to be where we needed to be at the right time.....
I did have a bad reaction to one of the first type of drugs given me (I threw it up and felt very woozy). However, in the second round (with Pitocin) things worked out well. I had the good support of my husband and the midwife who both coached me and provided (distracting) massages. After two totally natural births, it was strange to be hooked up to an I.V. and a fetal monitor on a continuous basis. However, I managed to move around and bend the rules a little (e.g. sneaking to eat my own food and asking for a nap when I needed it!) Taking a nap mid-way really helped boost my energy level so that when the real work began, I was up to the job (without the need for an epidural).
When Owyn was born, he was very alert and immediately began to breast-feed. He's been a champ every since, nursing very well. He regained his original birth weight after only five days. As of today, he has surpassed his birth weight and is close to nine pounds already! He is a real sweetheart and we just love him.
Last weekend the flu bug hit our home. However, in God's providence, most of us only had a mild and short-lived version of it. My husband was the main one really afflicted (when he's crawling into bed for the day, you know he's really sick.) For the past couple of days, we're all back to good health and thankful for it!
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Jan. 21, 2008 - Untitled Comment
I am thankful that everyone is back to good health at your house. We, too, got hit with the "icks". We keep passing it around. Thank God that he is our Healer and that his healing hand is upon us all!
Blessings, Beckie :o)