We did it!

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.

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!

banana pancakes - Henry's favorite

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.

laboring at home with my boys

drive to the hospital

pleased to know how far along we were 

last pic the two of us

first pic the three of us

stud in the nursery - 6 lb 13 oz, 20.5" long

studs in the nursery

Uncle Dave

handsome little devil

handsome little devils

day two

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

home 

first doctor's appointment - 6 lb 7 oz

my fave

making friends

chilling with Gangy

a visit from JAT 

zonked 

zonked some more

Auntie Sambina

staring contest

flowers for HTJ

note the nutty professor hair

looking like mom

clap your hands...one week old!

nursery curtains arrived...just in time

as did the glider...XO