A baby story...

Oh me oh my!  I must write this down before I forget it all but yes our dear baby Moses McAllister is here and already 2 weeks old and healthy (if a bit jaundiced still) and lovely and soo sweet.  There's nothing like having him nuzzle in bed with you at night.  I love it sooo much!

 Does lightening strike twice?  Well apparently it does, in blessings.  I've had two easy and normal deliveries now and I feel very blessed.  None of those horror stories for me.  So, on Tuesday, April 9 at about midnight I started feeling my first contractions and they were about 5 minutes apart (ow!  those buddies hurt, bye the way, I forgot how much).  By l2 a.m. I woke up Paul and told him we probably needed to go to the hospital.  My lovely visiting teacher Jessica came over and spent the night in our home so that we could leave Lizzie and off we went.  It was cold and snowy and luckily only a 5 minute drive to the hospital but by the time I got there, I told the nurse "My birth plan consists of one word - epidural!"  I fully embrace the miracle of the epidural.  It's like my friend Patricia says, "you'd never turn down novocaine for a root canal. Why do women turn down epidurals?"  My feelings exactly!  So about an hour, I got my miracle drug.  Paul was an amazing birth coach again.  He held my hand as much as I wanted and was really there for me.  The nurses all thought he was so kind and attentive.  Then, Paul gave me a blessing and then they let us take a nap.  Our doctor (Dr Greg Tayler - love him!) came in about 8 and popped my water (oddest thing ever, it looks like a long knitting needle) and then I pushed a bit and then tada by 8:42 our baby Moses was here!

He came out 8.13 pounds and 20.5 inches long and with a head of wavy, black hair and is just the most darling boy.  His apgar score was close to 10.  He has a gentle, patient soul and we are nuts about him.  A few hours later, my parents and Paul's mom arrived and Lizzie got to meet Moses (the jury is still out on him for her).  We stayed at the hospital for one night and then left the next morning.

Well, that was over 2 weeks ago.  My parents stayed through 2 weeks and left a few days ago and things are going well if a bit hectic.  Paul starts a new job on Monday (excited about it for him!  He is thrilled) and my biggest concern is just giving Lizzie enough attention.  It's a new phase in my life - full time wife and mom and I am committed to being the best one for our family.  Also, I enjoy sleeping and haven't done much of that lately so with this I bit you farewell for now!