I survived the first week back!

Well I made it through my first week back to work! Tuesday was very hard. It was so hard to leave Noah. Daddy did great with him all week though! I knew he would it was just hard for me to be gone. I felt so out of it tuesday morning at work. It almost felt like i was starting a new job. But once I got there and got going it was ok. By Wednesday I felt like my normal self again and back in the groove.
The most challenging part of all of this is the lack of sleep. Its hard to work all day on very little and choppy sleep. But hopefully in another month or so we can get a routine going and I can get more rest!

Returning to work....

Well I cant believe it Noah is 3 weeks old.......The time has flown by!
But this means I am scheduled to go back to work NEXT WEEK. EEEEEK.
I love my job and I miss work but I cant imagine leaving my baby all day.
On a great note he will be home with is daddy, so I know he will be in the best hands and totally taken care of. Its just that I am going to miss him. I have been with him 24 hours a day so to leave him all day makes me so sad.....
I am sure once I get into the swing of things again it will be fine, its just re-adjusting.
I know it will all work out and in the meantime I will enjoy my last week at home.

Busy weekend

We have a lot going on this weekend. Saturday we went to St. Marys because I had an eye doctors appointment. I go back there because I had a bad experience here and its affordable since I pay cash for my contacts. Anyway we decided to take baby Noah for his first trip home. He did GREAT. he slept the entire time. Probably because he was fussy the night before and neither of us slept much but still. We went to mom's afterwards and grandma and Adam came over to see him again. It was a nice visit. And I am glad to know we can travel ok with him. The first trip is always the hardest.
Today Paul's mom and brother are coming for a visit (uncle matt hasnt met Noah yet) and then I am working on baby shower invites for a friend's shower. This is more than I have had planned in weeks!
On a great note Noah's thrush is clearing up and he is nursing much better. I think his mouth was sore before. He is eating enough that he will fall asleep after breastfeeding and not want his supplemental bottle for an hour sometimes. Also I am getting less sore when we feed. YEAH!
Hopefully we are turning the corner on feeding!

breastfeeding blues

Who knew breastfeeding would be so hard!? Now I know why bottle feeding is such a draw.
We are still struggling 2 weeks in. My godsent in this has been my pump. Without it we would have given up long ago. At first I wasnt producing anything and had to pump to syringe feed him 5cc. They I finally was producing something and he wouldnt latch on. Now his latch is improving but I am so sore I can only take it for so long.
So every feeding consists of breastfeeding, then bottle feeding pumped milk, then pumping. It takes about an hour to get thru a feeding and during the day he eats about every 3 hours......
And I thought I would have some free time while I was at home.
Here is hoping this situation improves.

First few weeks at home

Motherhood is exhausting!
In the first 2 weeks we have had a lot happen.
2 pediatrician appts because Noah was jaundiced and she was worried about his weight (both with improved from the first visit to the second).
I ended up with mastitis and a 103 degree temp.
Friday night the power went out, meaning we had no heat, no lights and no breastpump! we packed all of our stuff to go to paul's parents and of course as we finished packing the power came back on.
Very stressful week.
On the upside today is our wedding anniversary and things seem to be settling down!
Here is hoping i can get the hang of this and get a routine before I go back to work in 2 weeks....

LABOR

Here are all the details of my labor and delivery if your so inclined......
On Tuesday 11/17 my water broke at 1:00 am. I was not having any contractions but went to the hospital since my water broke. I started having contractions around 2:30 am. We spent the night at the hospital walking in circles and using the birthing ball desperately trying to get my labor going because I did not want to be put on pitocin.
At 9:00 am I was only 2 cm dilated =( so i got put on pitocin to speed things up because once your water breaks you are on a timeline to deliver.
By 3:30pm I was freaking miserable! Labor on pitocin sucks! I went without pain meds as long as i could but my midwife checked me and I was only 6 cm. I needed some rest so I got an epidural. Once I did that my body relaxed and I dilated pretty quickly. By 5:30 pm we were ready to push. So I am thinking ok we are almost done! WRONG!
Noah was delivered at 7:25 pm.
I pushed for 1 hour and 40 minutes.
My total labor was 18 1/2 hours.
He weighed 6 pounds 14 oz and was 19 inches long.
I ended up with a 3rd degree laceration from the delivery (mostly because his arm was up by his head on delivery).
It was a long and hard labor but TOTALLY worth it!
I was very blessed to have a great midwife and avoid any other medical interventions.
I guarantee an OB would have done internal fetal monitoring, antibiotics and started talking c-section but she hung in there with me, and was in the room the entire time i pushed (which is very rare).
Overall I am very happy with how it turned out. it wasnt ideal but we made the best of the circumstances.

MIA

Ok I know I have been MIA for almost a year now, but with the arrival of our new baby decided to start the blog back up to keep people posted on our life with a little bundle of joy!
So first off a catch-up:
We moved back to Columbus and I started practicing at an office there and I LOVE it. My bosses and co-w0rkers are great! Definitely a good move.
I was pregnant for most of this year and we just delivered our little man last week. (another post with more details on that).
Other than that not much is new.
Well I am back and am committing to keeping this blog current!!!!!!!!!