Less than 24 hours old in this photo; he's turning 2 weeks old today! |
I'm not planning to share a detailed labor and delivery story - I just think it's quite private and maybe not all of you would appreciate the extra information - but let me just say that I was forunate to have a normal, relatively stress-free birth, although it turned out to be a bit of a slow going; I started having contractions at about 1am so about 16-17 hours altogether. I did opt to have an epidural and I absolutely do not regret it as I believe it helped me keep my strength til the very end. At 2 weeks post-partum, I'm feeling quite well though the recovery process is not without its challenges; but I'm learning to accept my limitations and to be grateful to my body for bringing us our beautiful son without complications.
We're also incredibly blessed to have a very chill baby. Our son eats voraciously and sleeps like a champ (okay, not going to lie - he pees and poops a lot too ;), and so far - knock on wood - we're adapting to life with a newborn without any major issues. That being said, things are going to be a lot slower now on the blogging and social media fronts, as I'm sure you all understand. Prior to Julian's arrival, I have scheduled lots of posts for you to enjoy before I'm back to full - or maybe just half, let's not get too ambitious - speed.
Thank you for all the congrats and well wishes, I really appreciate you sending good vibes our way. Hugs to all of you from our new family of three!
He's lovely and I'm so glad you're all healthy and well! As we say in my family, can't ask for more if the baby is eating well and ejecting regularly. :>
ReplyDeleteMany congratulations! Best wishes to parenthood and a healthy child and family.
ReplyDeleteCongrats to you and your hubby!! He's adorable!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful adorable Julian! Congratulations to you and your husband.
ReplyDeletehe's such a cutie. So glad you had a safe delivery. congratulations.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on the arrival! Glad to here you and baby are doing well :)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Monika, and it's so good to hear little Julian is cooperative. Enjoy parenting and all the new discoveries along the way :-)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Monika. I hope you're doing well :)
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