Lots of people have asked how we've been doing and so I just wanted to do a quick little blurb, but then it turned into a big little blurb...
In short, we are all doing good.
I was induced on the 20
th and I have to say, the contractions weren't as bad as I thought they were going to be, but they still hurt really bad. I did get an epidural--which I would highly
recommend, but unfortunately right before I started to push Cache turned sideways and my epidural quit working as well as it had been...then it
REALLY got painful! Holy smokes, I thought I was going to die. I tried to get everyone to let me quit--I kept yelling "I can't do this anymore" to which Jon replied, "your almost done!" (for an hour and a half). Haha. Jon was really great through the whole thing, I just wasn't loving the pushing part. Anyways, I wasn't making any progress with the pushing so they had to use a "
vacuum" to get him out. His poor head was so bruised! Anyways, it was quite the experience, I don't even really remember all of it, but he's here and that's all that matters.
My mom came and stayed with us for about 2 weeks which was SO nice! She did all my housework, made yummy meals, kept me company during the day, and woke up with me in the middle of the night. She can come visit me whenever she wants!
Haha.
We've been on our own now for a couple weeks and occasionally I feel extremely sleep deprived, but for the most part he sleeps really good at night! --
Knock on wood-- In fact, sometimes I think I should wake him up more often in the middle of the night to eat...but I haven't done it yet.
Haha. Nursing is going good as well (
TMI??
haha). The only thing that stinks about nursing is that he does seem to not like certain things I eat so I'm having to stay away from some stuff, but oh well. He is becoming more alert which has been fun too! I have been taking quick little trips with him, but I'm totally
paranoid about germs so I always keep him covered up and I try not to touch him until I can pull out my hand sanitizer and
de-germ myself. That probably sounds crazy, I know. I haven't taken him to church yet-I just know people will be in his cute little face and it makes me nervous just thinking about it. We're blessing him in about 2 weeks though so I guess I'll have to get over it soon!
And just because a post is not complete without a picture...
Me and da babes! Don't know what's up with the face...
And then the big brothers... We haven't let the dogs be "free range" around the baby, but they seem okay with him. They both sniff him, but Thor tends to try to ignore him & Trigger comes running when Cache starts to cry-so we'll see how things go...
