So many people say it goes so fast. Yes, I suppose it does, but I feel like I have really enjoyed and cherished this first year of True's life. He is such a funny and happy little boy that he makes it easy for me. Here's a short list of some of my favorite things from this past year.
Seeing the tears of joy in Alan's eyes as he shows me that I have a baby BOY in my arms!
The teeny tiny fragile baby that looks so cute coming home from the hospital in his little bear suit.
The peaceful, blissed out, milk coma baby!
The huge smile and little shrills that he has when he comes to get me out of bed!
His fast crawling and the sound it makes on the tile.
The way he is so proud of himself when he walks aound the house and crashes into the couch!
The way he pushes his cars around on the floor and reads his books in the corner behind the chair!
His backseat conversations.
His adorable little laugh.
Ok- I think i'll just stop because this could go on forever.
Needless to say, It is pretty crazy how much I love that little man! Our lives certainly changed forever and for the better!
I also thought I'd just share his birth story. I haven't started a scrapbook for him yet so I'll write it here for future reference!
I was 37 weeks pregnant when I got the swine flu. One week later, I was still recovering from it (thankfully it was a very mild case!) and I was at home on a Sunday morning,. For the past several months I had some pretty serious itching, mainly on my legs, but generally everywhere. So I decided I'd check out my books and just make sure it wasn't anything to be concerned about. that's when I saw a condition called Colastasis and thought i should get tested. So that afernoon Alan and i went to the hospital and got some bloodwork done. The next day around noon, they called and said I needed to come in to be induced. Turns out this condition isn't harmful to the mother, but can cause stillbirths if the baby goes full term. So dr's induce between 37 and 38 weeks.
This pretty much freaked me out because my birth plan was for a natural birth and I knew induction can cause many problems and lead to higher uses in pain meds, ceasars, etc. Anyway, I ran around the house sweeping, packing, etc. for the next three hours, then Alan and I went to the hospital. That evening at 5:00 they began the process. I tried to sleep but woke up about every 30-45 minutes with light contractions- just uncomfortable, not painful. Too bad I thought that was annoying at the time! I had no idea what was in store!
The next morning they checked my progress and put in a pitocin drip. The funny thing is that I remember asking alan if I should bring some magazines to the hospital for between the contractions. Let's just say I never opened a single one of them! As soon as the drip went in I had off the charts contractions every 2-3 minutes. It was bad.
Alan was doing great- everything he was supposed to do, but I had morphed into dragon lady. poor thing wasn't sure what to do, but in the course of the day he figured it out and was great at making sure I drank water and ate a bite here and there, and just generally supportive.
The labor did slow a bit, but I was able to maintain my deep breathing and manage pretty well. I used laughing gas at one point while they did an exam and at the end because they didn't want me to push and I wanted to. That didn't work so they finally just let me push. I had terrible back labor pains that felt like a drill going through my hips- the memories of pain are starting to dull, but still there. But finally at 5:29 p.m. little True was born. It was awesome!
The hospital is required to give the mum and bub 1 hour of skin to skin contact immediately following birth, as long as there are no problems. So, we just enjoyed those early moments and then started calling home to give everyone the good news. The dr patched me up (I was high as a kite for that!) and then they transferred us to the birth centre for the night. It was great. And I slept like a log!
Interesting things: I never saw a dr or obstetrician until after the birth, used midwives and nurses. I quit weighing myself after about 28 weeks or so and the midwives don't care! Alan kept True's gender a secret till he was born. True got a 9 on the APGAR test- already an early achiever! j/k!
So today I give lots of praise to God for making my life so rich and full and for blessing me with my precious True.
4 comments:
We love you guys and your little man...I can't wait to squeeze him (and you!)
I am so happy for you all! The girls and I are finally starting to get into enough of a routine that I can enjoy them morel. It is SUCH a blessing.
True cannot be one!!!! What a sweet and happy boy. I am all smiles every time I see his picture.
I can still remember where I was and what I was doing when Anna called to tell me you were in labor....making my bed. ha ha! I remember jumping on the bed after she called and buried my head in the pillow and cried. Tears of joy and sadness....I missed you so much but was so excited for the joy you were about to experience with True. So thankful God has blessed you and Alan with a beautiful and healthy boy. I can't wait until you're home. I want some True time. Hugs and kisses to that sweet angel.
love and miss you something AWFUL! =)
Awww, made me cry. Then cried again when I read Lauren's comment! He is such a sweet boy and you are a great mom! I can't wait until we get to hug him all the time. miss you all!
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