Henry Thomas Jenkins arrived at 1:05 PM on Tuesday, August 20th, 2013. Here is how it all went down, as well as some notes from our first week together as a family of three.
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| our little man |
We had a busy weekend prior to my due date (Monday, August 19th). All I wanted to do was have a day for ourselves where we weren't running around "preparing". Well, we got it on Monday. We went to Alana's for breakfast, the chiropractor for an adjustment, the gym for a swim, and Santa Ramen for some spicy labor-inducing soup. That night, there was lightning (a rare occurrence around here) and a full moon (a blue one, specifically, which happens every 3 years)...we should have known someone important was on their way!
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| banana pancakes - Henry's favorite |
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| swim + sun |
Then...
12:00 PM - M & I fell asleep, about 2 hours later than usual
2:20 AM - I woke up to what I thought was a real labor contraction, I woke M up to start tracking them with...what else?...an app
5:15 AM - left for the hospital
5:45 AM - arrived at the hospital
6:00 AM - registered and was placed in Labor & Delivery Room 1, 6 cm dilated
7:00 AM - epidural administered by Dr. Hilton; Lucy, my nurse, arrived
8:00 AM - 8 family members arrived and waited patiently (that's an embellishment)
11:20 AM - started pushing
1:05 PM - HELLO HENRY!
Giving birth, much like the pregnancy, went as well as we could have possibly hoped.
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| laboring at home with my boys |
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| drive to the hospital |
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| pleased to know how far along we were |
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| last pic the two of us |
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| first pic the three of us |
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| stud in the nursery - 6 lb 13 oz, 20.5" long |
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| studs in the nursery |
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| Uncle Dave |
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| handsome little devil |
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| handsome little devils |
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| day two |
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| about to head home - 6 lb 5 oz |
Because I am operating on fumes, our impressions from the first week will be in list form:
- it's all about feedings / diaper changes / sleep around here
- feedings are going well; painful, but less and less each time (forget my 'push present'...where's my 'suck present'?)
- HT's umbilical cord fell out on day 6 (Sunday); sorry...that tidbit (pun intended) is more for me so I will remember
- my body is on the mend and my hormones are starting to even out; I feel much more like myself
- we are equal parts exhausted and joyous
- we are cherishing this time together where M & I are taking care of each other...I am not looking forward to him going back to work after Labor Day
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| home |
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| first doctor's appointment - 6 lb 7 oz |
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| my fave |
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| making friends |
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| chilling with Gangy |
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| a visit from JAT |
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| zonked |
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| zonked some more |
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| Auntie Sambina |
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| staring contest |
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| flowers for HTJ |
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| note the nutty professor hair |
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| looking like mom |
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| clap your hands...one week old! |
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| nursery curtains arrived...just in time |
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| as did the glider...XO |
