Eight days after my last post, my water bag had a leak in it. I wasn't sure if this was just the normal heavy discharge that woman experience during pregnancy or if my water had broken. It wasn't a huge gush of liquid so I wanted to be sure. I called the doctor and asked if I should come into the doctor's office or go straight to the hospital. Since she knew my previous situation I was sent straight to the hospital. Long story short, my water had broken and they induced me on that day. Six hours later, little Nolan was born on November 20, 2009 at 1:32am. Came out looking just like his daddy. I was overcome with a mix of emotions. Sad because he was born too early, but happy that I finally got to hold my baby. Of course, he had to spend time in the NICU for about a week because he was 6 weeks early. I would go into all the details of my labor but it was so long ago and so much to type that he'll be waking up from his nap by the time I get to the middle of the story. I will say that I definitely tried the natural birth and it just wasn't working for me. So I cracked and got the epidural, which felt great! I was able to relax and even take a nap before it was time for me to push. And I'd do it all over again as long as I have that epidural. The recovery wasn't too bad. I didn't tear and everything went back to its normal size as I had hope. The only problem I did have was terrible back pain. My back had to readjust itself after carrying that weight for so long. And I'm still struggling to lose all my baby weight even though breastfeeding has definitely helped in that area. It's been a bumpy ride but Nolan has definitely gotten on a schedule and he's almost sleeping through the night. I can't wait to blog about all his milestones. I've already missed a few but not too many since he's still young. He's rolled over a few times, but I've only seen him do it twice. And he's smiling and laughing a lot more, which I think is definitely rewarding when you're a parent and want reassurance that your baby is healthy and developing. I've definitely gone through my ups and downs becoming a new mother and I promise to update regularly. Reading a couple other baby blogs made me miss blogging. When you have a new baby in your life it gets hard to keep it up, but since he's becoming more independent I'll be able to refesh my posts.
