While the Baby Sleeps . . .

Here is the golden question, how much can you get done while the baby sleeps? With so many options: dishes, laundry, cleaning, sleeping . . . I decided to blog. I thought it was a good mix of feeling productive while also doing something fun. Plus I figure by the time I fall asleep the baby will be awake so why tease myself. AC is having some “quiet time” which lately has not been so quiet. She has boycotted her last 2 naps but I think she is tired enough to fall asleep today. So I have a few peaceful minutes to myself. So this is the beginning of posts that no longer just revolve around AC, we have a new one to add to the mix Little E. Born Saturday, September 6th he is now 11 days old. He came before I had to be induced so that worked out nicely, it went quickly and smoothly. Most of you may already know the birth story so you can skip the next paragraph.

I started getting contractions on Friday but they were never consistent. By Friday night I was having painful contractions but still not consistent and that continued through Saturday morning. Then around noon I felt pressure like the baby was descending but my water had not broken and I still was not having consistent contractions, they would be 5 minutes and then 20 minutes and jump around. I started getting nervous though because it felt like the baby was getting ready to come out so I called the doctor. The doctor on call later told me that he thought he would just humor me and let me come in and get checked out. On the way to the hospital the contractions started coming pretty fast and by the time I got checked out I was at 5 cm. It seemed like only a half hour later I was feeling the urge to push. I think the nurse didn’t really believe me but they had me checked and I was just about 10 cm. I had wanted to get the epidural and they said I could wait but I decided to just get it over with. So I was admitted to the hospital at 2:30p and Little E came at 3:27p. Thankfully everything went smoothly and going natural wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. Also, thankfully the recovery has been very good and quick.

The first week and a half with Little E has been really good. AC has been a great big sister and has been adjusting really well. Most of the time she is really gentle with him and doesn’t get jealous that we have to hold him all the time (he can be a little high maintenance at times). She loves to hold him which is really sweet and she gives him lots of kisses and tells him that she loves him all the time. She has transitioned much better than I expected. Little E has been doing a good job too. Like I said he can be a little high maintenance at times. Most of the time we have to hold him during the day to sleep. He loves to eat so I feel like I am nursing him constantly. He seems to have his long sleep stretches during the day so I am up more with him at night. And I always used to say that I don’t put babies in bed with me but so far Little E has been a permanent fixture in the middle. I can’t really get him to sleep in the bassinet and I am not feeling rested enough to even try, so he gets to share the bed. Overall though he is a really good baby and we have had a lot of fun welcoming him to the family. Well, I better not push my luck and get this posted before somebody wakes up.