November 8, 2007
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Amanda’s Back
Hey gang, I’m alive. This will be short because nights are long. The son of mine is great but he’s been having trouble eating. He’s very much like his daddy and sleeps all the time, so much so that he doesn’t wake up to eat. We have another doctor’s appointment tomorrow afternoon to make sure his weight loss isn’t too rapid. Meanwhile, Caitlyn is VERY jealous and most of the time won’t have anything to do with me. Today when she came down from her nap, she came running over to my lap and tried to crawl up onto it, only to discover there was a baby brother in *her* place. Needless to say, her bottom lip stuck out and her arms folded. I got the most disgruntled look ever and with that, she wouldn’t speak to me for the next two hours. I did get hugs and kisses before she went to bed. It’s a learning process for us all, and we’re blessed to have the family here to help us out with the transition. I wouldn’t change a thing. THANK YOU DEBBIE(and family!) I LOVE YOU!
More to come later!
This next part is for womens eye’s only.
Meanwhile, I must say that while child birth is the hardest thing I’ve ever done, an epidural is God’s gift to the laboring woman. Pregnant girlfriends of mine: Would you rather pay a million dollars for a candy bar, or one dollar for the whole damned candy store? Yeah, that’s an epidural. You have to sit really still for twenty minutes while they put it in and you have to be in hard enough labor before they’ll administer it to you, but once they do, you completely have no idea you’re still pushing out a kid. After mine kicked in, I could still move my legs and wiggle my toes and all that. I could hardly feel any pressure during the contractions and the birth was literally pain free. I know it sounds gross, but I felt like I was about to have a bowel movement which I knew was a sign that thte baby was coming. I called the nurse and told her what I felt, she took one peek under the sheet, saw the baby’s head was showing and screamed for my midwife. I was in such an elated pain free state, I was able to sit up and watch the whole thing happen. (which was gross but awesome all at the same time.) I didn’t even realize how quickly it had happened and how easy it was until I was watching them stitch me up. (which I also couldn’t feel.) So if you’re teasing with the idea of going natural, let me say that the newest epidurals are WAY different than when our mother’s were having us and I was able to walk just minutes after it was over with. There are almost no side effects or risks and since I wasn’t stressed out (because I couldn’t feel anything) the baby’s heart rate stayed healthy and I caused less damage to my body by staying so relaxed. I will never have another child without an epidural.
Comments (3)
so, little Thor has arrived at his new castle?? little brunehilda is jealous, well that can’y be helped accept to include her as much as you can with what’s going on around her. i know you know that, stop rolling your eyes! congrats, i already have a plushy for him. it’s a badtz of course. huggles.
yeah i read the whole post. when my cousin guetEs’ (his real name is richard, that’s his spanish nickname) wife went into labor, her epidural didn’t take effect in time. she crushed two bones in his right hand during birth, while he held her hand. guete is about six inches taller than me, with broader shoulders, more muscles and a former marine. she (edalea) is four feet tall and weighs like eighty pounds. she rules his house. i remember him comming out in a wheel chair and saying, ” it’s a boy! she crushed my hand, i’m going to get x-rays. only my parents can hold him before me. i’ll be back in half an hour.”
huggles
You ave beautiful children. I’m so happy that everything came out fine. I had no idea ow wonderful epidurals were so wonderful. I’m getting married in June, so hope for babies in far future. By the way, the best part about playing WoW is that no one in real life has to know. You can be a big nerd without have to actually be a big nerd. I bet you have your ands full for a while to. Just make Derek do some work besides play that silly game.
Amanda,
Aidan is beautiful!!! they both are so darn cute, they must get it from their auntie!!LOL i miss you and love you and i hope to talk to you soon!!!!!