One Month!

http://missamericamisterbelgium.blogspot.com/2011/08/happy-1-month-birthday.html I accidentally posted it on my other blog...

Not only is my baby one month, but I am one month recovered! Not 100%, but starting to feel normal again. My pregnancy was great, I could easily do it again. The labor and delivery were better than expected. I could also handle that again. But this recovery was much tougher than I expected. I am starting a list of 'things I did not know...'

I took painkillers until 12 days after his birth...otherwise it hurt way too much to sit or walk, although every day seemed a bit better than the day before. I will not go into all my aches or pains.

I am also glad that we are figuring out this breastfeeding thing! Even though it is 'natural,' there is a lot to learn. I had the start of an infection or a clogged duct for 2.5 days and it was agonizing. Since then I am thankful for painless feedings, even in the middle of the night or annoying times!

I wanted to see if my hair grew during the pregnancy, because I heard that it is normal for it to grow due to the hormones. The first shot is from around 10 weeks. It is hard to tell if it grew, but it seems a bit longer. In the shower, when it is wet, it touches my ankles. It is thicker up top (simply, because you do not lose as much hair during pregnancy), but that will probably end up falling out.

I have NOTHING to announce...but

I thought this photo was an awesome way to announce something if I had something to announce!

I am looking up photo shoot ideas and have found some really fun ones. Now I just need the hubby to cooperate with me...Hopefully I will have some cute photos to post next week! I like this one also

Baby's First 3 Weeks

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Almost a month...

My little guy is almost a month! I can not believe that I have not posted anything...I guess I can say that I have been taking it easy and recovering. Trying not to stress about anything, except trying to capture all these special moments with him.

My mom leaves tomorrow and I do not feel ready for that! I have only cooked one time since she has been here. Real life will begin again. Only this 'real life' is different than the one I knew before.

Photos to come at some point...

5x7 Folded Card

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His Name...

First Name Ma teo

Gender:

Boy

Origin: Hebrew Meaning: Gift of God

Origin: Spanish Meaning: Gift of God

Pronunciation: (mah TEH oh) [Guide]

Form of:

Matthew

Middle Name

Categories: Biblical Names, Jewish Names, Hebrew Names

Used in: English and Hebrew speaking countries

Additional info: Occasionally the meaning is given as "God is my majesty," but "followers of God" is more likely. In the Bible, Ad riel was the son-in-law of Saul. Very occasionally used for a girl in English-speaking contexts, although the name is masculine.

Gender:

Boy

Origin: Hebrew

Meaning: Followers of God; God's flock

Short Birth Story

Here is the short (nearly-non-graphic) version...

My due date was the 21st and my mom arrived the same day. I had said that the baby could come on the 22nd and he seemed to be in cooperation! Before my doctor's appointment on the 22nd I was feeling what I thought was regular contractions and after the examination, they instantly became more intense and from 5-10 minutes. That was from about 5:00-9:00pm. I was dilated to 3 in the afternoon and did not want to go to the hospital until I was at 5, but of course it is hard to tell.
Around 10:00 I decided it was time to go, because I was getting quite uncomfortable and did not feel like dealing with pain in the car. By the time I was checked in and they examined me I was at 5!

We thought things would move faster than they did...In the next 8 hours I dilated only to 7, so when the new nurse came in she tried breaking my water and got me started on Petocin. Finally 2 hours later she declared me ready to push, which was good, but the 'bad' part was that I was on an epidural and had kept asking for more anytime I felt any pain, so I was unable to feel anything (including contractions when I needed to push).

I am still glad about that choice, because for hours I had very intense contractions, but could not feel them! Even when I was in the delivery room I was feeling great. When I could not tell when to push, but the doctor, midwife, mom and hubby were all supportive to help me.

The doctor said the head was having troubles and heartbeat dropped, so he used the vacuum. I think I only had to push about 20 minutes. The doctor said at quarter to 10 that the baby would be there by 10 and he came at 9:52. 24 hours after the contractions started!