So, it was my very first Mother's Day yesterday, and it's hard to believe that so much time has gone by since my son was born. The last month of my pregnancy went by so slow, yet once he was born, I have no idea where the time went. He's over a month old now, and is growing so very fast. I'm just starting to get used to his sleep pattern, and I'm amazed at how much I can do on such a little amount of sleep lol Strangely, I've posted about the birth everywhere except DA I think o_O Anyways, I'm finally getting around to it now.

Alexander (my hubby and I just call him 'Xander' for short) was born on April 4th at 1:37pm after a good 12 hours of labour. My water broke at 1:30 am, but the contractions didn't really start right away. Took a shower and went to the hospital (since the baby needs to before 18 hours after the water breaks to prevent infection). They checked me at 2:30 and I was only 2 cm dilated, so I walked around for a while, even walked down stairs to buy a donut. By 7:30 my contractions STILL hadn't picked up, so I was induced... ends up I'm REALLY sensitive to the stuff since the result was almost instant. The contractions picked up and were now VERY painful.. which is what the nurses called 'the really good ones' x_X I didn't ask for the epidural right away because I wanted to see how far I could go without it. At 9:30 they checked me again and I was STILL only 2 cm dilated. Well... when I heard that all of my energy and good mood just left me. I had been in so much pain those few hours and couldn't believe that things hadn't progressed at all. Around 10:30-11ish the pain got so intense that I finally asked for the epidural, then waited a good 30 minutes for them to bring it to me. Now before they gave it to me, they decided to check me first and SURPRISE I was fully dilated and ready to push, therefore, no time for the drugs x_X So I pushed for an hour and a half before they called the doctor in. Ends up the baby's head wasn't turning to come out, so I had the choice to keep pushing with the risk of them having to use the vacuum or forceps to help and pull him out, plus they would have to cut me, and if all that didn't work, then I would get a C-Section as a last resort, OR I could just get the C-Section right away. I opted for the C-Section since I had NO energy left and I absolutely did NOT want them to have to use a vacuum or forceps o_o Anyways... then they say 'Don't push' while they got the OR ready. For those who haven't had a baby yet, 'not pushing' when everything in your body is telling you to push, is the most painful thing ever!!! Anyways, words cannot describe how wonderful that nice numbing drug they inject into your spine for the C-Section felt after all that.

SO! Finally after all of that, Xander came out 'fashionably late'(1 weeks after my due date), and once again, words can't describe the feeling you get when you hear that first cry. And also, I know a lot of people find out the sex of the baby early on. I debated on if I wanted to know for a while before finally deciding I wanted a surprise. Yes, the wait will drive you crazy, but it SO worth it in the end. I find it made the whole experience extra special.

So now I have my wonderful baby boy, 7 pounds and 20 and a half inches long at birth. He's got to be over 10 pounds now, and has already outgrown a few sleepers. He's changing everyday and It's so hard to imagine that he was in my stomach not that long ago. And you have NO idea how much you're able to love something until you hold that child in your arms for the first time. Then EVERYTHING they do is the most precious thing in the world, like when they open their eyes and you can see that they recognise who you are when you speak or sing to them, or when they give you that first real smile... It makes everything worth it: the morning sickness, the very long last months of pregnancy, the labour, the sleepless nights, the mood swings... I would do it all again in a heartbeat.

Anyways, I'm writing a novel here. I figured I should post a few pics of my little angel, so here they are.

First family picture just out of the OR (didn't realise how swollen I was o_O )
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Not even a day old
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Sleeping peacefully (2 weeks old)
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Most recent picture with mommy (1 Month)
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