Boy, to say I have been slacking on keeping this blog up-to-date would be an understatement. My only excuse is that I have been busy being a mommy. My best friend Samantha has inspired me to update this thing and try my very best to keep up with it. On that note, we have a lot to catch up on.
Hayden is NINE months old!! 9. Can you believe it? If I think about it for too long I will cry because I can't freeze time and it is flying by so quickly. Maybe we should start from the beginning...
After walking all over Charleston County, I finally started having some real contractions on my due date..January 16. If you saw a gigantic pregnant lady waddling around and occassionally bending over to catch her breath...that was me. Drew and I were determined to walk that baby right on out of me and we essentially did. Thank goodness Drew's parents decided to come into town the night before. I went to the hospital about 7 or so that night in labor.
I don't even know where to begin with my labor story. It was scary and painful. Those are my two choice words. Tip: when the doctor asks you if you want an epidurl or something to just take the edge off...take the epidural! I was not so smart. So when I woke up as the regular pain meds wore off, I was 7 cm with no pain meds on board and the pitocin cranked up. And when they told me I would have to wait for an epidural, it was like a scene from a horror movie.
As I was getting ready to start pushing, Hayden's heartrate started to drop. I had to have an emergency c section...my worst fear was a c section. But for him, I would have done anything they told me to and in a heartbeat.
Hayden Noah was born on January 17 at 3:34 am. They are not lying when they say a baby changes everthing. He has brought so much happiness and love and joy and everything good to our lives. Love for him just spills out of my heart and sometimes it is overwhelming how much I love this little person. He is the truest love of my life.
The first month was an interesting one. I thought I would never sleep again. I actually said to Drew in between sobs, "We're never gonna sleep again." But, he was sleeping through the night by the time he was 6 weeks and I started to feel human again.
We have been blessed by the happiest baby ever. He is so content and calm. I couldn't have asked for an better baby. He rarely cries and if he does, he always has a good reason. He likes a calm and quiet atomosphere and if that gets disturbed, he gets upset. He fits perfectly into our family and I don't even remember life before him.
These days he is crawling at lightning speed. He keeps me on my toes! He loves to smile and he giggles a lot, especially if he's tired. He absolutely adores my mom's dog and is always chasing after him. He has two teeth that he (and his mom and dad) has worked very hard for :) He gives kisses all the time, points at things and has learned to knock with his knucles instead of slapping at the window of door. He is such a loved child and I am so happy that he has so many people in our families that care about him. He is growing up around cousins and grandparents and aunts and uncles that take an invested interest in him and that means so much to me.
I know I am missing some important milestones and stories, but I will save that for another post. I keep thinking they will cut me off for too many characters any second!
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