I've got a lot to write about. But I haven't quite processed everything and it feels overwhelming so I'm going to start with 3 sentences about each topic to get myself started. Indulge me...
The Birth: When he finally decided it was time, it was a race to the finish. 90 minutes after my first contraction, I was holding my beautiful 11 pound boy in my arms in the birthing pool at home. Miraculously I didn't need any stitches, but an hour after birth I began to hemorrhage and we had a scary finale to the birth story.
The Hospital: Irony of ironies - after my natural home birth, we just spent 5 days in the hospital with our sick little boy. I've never been so scared as I was rushing Owen to the emergency room with a 105 degree fever. After days of heartbreaking tests, we now know he has a kidney defect which we will need to treat for the foreseeable future.
Postpartum Recovery: The body seems slower to resemble its pre preggo shape than it took with Spencer, but I still ventured to Old Navy today so I can ditch the maternity jeans. Emotionally I was doing excellent pre-hospital stay - not even the typical day of crying. But the hospital stay set me back a bit.
Life with 2: Sometimes Spencer helps with the baby. Sometimes he ignores the baby. All in all, he's been great and managing 2 kids is a little easier than I expected.
That picture is precious!! Little one, big guy - the expression on Spencer's face is PRICELESS!
Glad to hear you're past the whitewater-rapids.... that does indeed sound scary. A friend of mine had a son with kidney issues as a newborn and he required some sort of surgery as an infant (he's fine now) - I can get you her contact info if you like (wife of a guy you probably knew @ FDS.)
Posted by: Abby | July 03, 2009 at 09:03 AM
OMG!!! now i know why it's been so quiet... whether other than the obvious reasons. Take care. So glad Owen is doing better now. :( So scary! Thinking of you all.
Posted by: Sheri | July 03, 2009 at 05:37 PM