Owen Roger

I cannot believe my baby is 1 week old already!! I want time to slow down and speed up at the same time :)

Birth Story:

We got up at 4am and made it to the hospital by 5:45 (only 15 minutes late, oops!). By 7:25 I was being wheeled into the OR. I do not like the OR room, it's cold and shiny with metal equipment. My spinal block went much better this time - and then Nick got to come in and sit by me. He did an amazing job at distracting me - we talked about where we're going to put the swing set we're getting from a friend.

Owen was born at 7:50am - he cried right away, easing my worries. Everyone in the room started guessing weights - but no one guessed high enough! He was 10 lbs 6 oz. He has a huge head - no wonder I'd been walking around feeling like he's going to fall out!

The best part of this delivery is they've changed their policies and both Nick and Owen joined me in the recovery room right away. Instead of a bath they just wiped baby down, and we got to try nursing immediately. With Henry, I had to wait the full hour to see my baby. So much better to have them with me!

Our stay at the hospital was uneventful until the end - our last 15 minutes ended with me having extreme bathroom issues and pain. After 3 horrible, sobbing hours later - I had to get an enema and then was all better and clear to go home. I only tell this embarrassing story to remind my dear mothers-to-be to be prepared for that part of postpartum!!

HOME:

Our time at home has been great. After the adreniline wore off, I had a few teary breakdowns on Wednesday. But I just needed more food and sleep. Last night Owen slept for a couple 2.5 hour stretches, which is awesome.

Henry is handling the transition as good as I could hope for. He does get jealous when his dad holds baby, but not all the time. He's definitely pushing our boundaries as far as being a little naughtier than usual. Overall, he just likes to give Owen his paci and kisses on the head - then he goes back to his own little world.

Owen does have a little bit of reflux and bad gas pains. Sometimes the only way I can get him to calm down to get his poops out is to nurse him. He's eating great and already gaining weight back.

And for my C-Section mama's out there -- the second time around has been so so much easier! I don't know if it's the case for everyone - but I feel great. I have to remind myself that I just had surgery sometimes because I try to do too much sometimes. I don't know why anyone would want to do the whole labor thing after this!

Last night Nick and I took Owen's 1 week photos -- I'll do some editing and post them later!

Overall - we are so happy and blessed. I still can't believe we're a family of four!!


"Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails." Proverbs 19:21