Hospital Pics

So I've been working on editing my real camera pics from the past week, and here are the first ones I've finished. Now that I am not pregnant, my weird aversion to taking pictures is gone, and I have refund my love for my camera again, yay!  On the other hand, one week ago I was ripping through every book I picked up, and now, I can't even think about reading.  So weird how your hormones affect every part of your life!  

So here we are, around 6 AM, hooked up to the wired and IV's getting ready for baby's delivery!Lovely picture I know.  

11:42, he is here! Pickled skin and all, ready to meet the world!

Looking much happier once they wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in his little plastic manger.  

Maybe it's because I was very pregnant around Christmas that the thought of Mary having a baby in a barn made me feel very thankful for hospitals and IV's and modern medicine.  The line above kept running through my head that afternoon.  

I kind of hate that these pictures of me are on the blog, but Im hoping we will all appreciate them one day. 

The next step after cleaning up the baby was to bring in the big boy.  And Boy was he excited!  He kept telling me to "get dressed and go home."  And Asked me, "are you at the do-too?"  which is where we kept telling him I was going once baby brother decided to get here.  Even a week later he looks at me with such fear in his eyes and asks me if I have to go back to the doctor.  It's nice to know I was missed!

Our sweet nurse Holly took care of us all day long.  I hated to see her go at 3:00.  

Then the fam came in.  The godparents brought champagne and we had a quick toast to the new addition, and everyone got a chance to look at the little guy.  No one could hold him that morning due to lower temperatures, but those that came back that night got a quick cuddle in.  Ill let you look at the pics below for further proof.  

The next day when I had some time to myself I took a few pics of little Liam to remember how sweet he looked in his little crib.  I really wanted to sneak down to the newborn nursery to get a peak at him amongst all the other babies, but then I had this fear that there would be no other babies in the nursery, proving that I was a bad mother by sleeping through the night those two nights in the hospital!  Plus, a woman wandering around the ward with slippers, a nighty and crazy hair might cause some unwanted attention.  

He was so sweet and posed for me like such a good boy!

A note from my grandmother B, which reads, "A pair of Jacks beats a Queen any day."  Cute.  

Our hospital stay was wonderful, with great nurses and doctors, and I was pretty sad to leave!  But it is nice to be home in our own beds, and so wonderful to be back with my little family under our own roof!  

A few more pics

We brought Liam home on Friday afternoon and quickly got settled in. We've been doing well juggling two kids so far, but have had lots of help and company, which has made it easier. Our friends and family have been so sweet and supportive in bringing us food and gifts, and sometimes even company for raughley! The first two nights were really tough as we were up all. Night. Long. (cue the Lionel Richie song, since it was stuck in my head for most of those long hours). But thankfully he made a quick switch of his days and nights and sleeps through the night now, only waking every 3 or 4 hours to eat. Liam seems to be as easy going as his big brother was, maybe even more so!! One thing is for sure, we love him so much already!

Raughley meets his little brother

And is just as in love with him as we are!

Liam!

Liam: "strong protector and helmet of will"

So we've decided to call the little guy Liam! Although I have a feeling WP will stick around too. And since I love nick names, they are all welcome! (although billrick is a little weird). But since Raughley calls him "baby bro-er" and chase calls him Gus, most names will be accepted. ;). So here are some pics of little Liam and some of the friends and family who have gotten to meet him so far.

Drumroll Please!

Here he is! 6 lbs, 12 oz. 21 inches. Born 11:42 am. Arrived at hospital at 5, hooked up to pitocin by 7, 10 cm by 11, pushed 10 minutes and he was born at 11:42. Perfect!!! Hard to believe all that can happen in the span of 6 hours! What a little miracle! He has blondish hair, blue eyes, and looks like his daddy and big brother, who was so proud to meet him! Even offered him some toys and kisses, but was not quite ready to hold him just yet. I'm feeling great, but almost passed out while getting the epidural. I'm sure the nurses thought I was such a wuss!! That was the part of labor I was most nervous about though! So glad it's over and he's here at last! I included one last belly pic to see how I looked the morning he was born. Welcome to the world little sweet boy!!

Today's the Day!

Well, Im sitting here waiting on Chase to finish getting ready and then we are headed to the hospital to deliver Baby William Patrick!  I can't believe today is finally the day we will get to meet him.  I have a mixture of anxiety and excitement as I am being induced, and having a specific date set for delivery gives you a much different feeling than say waiting around for labor to start.  Im kind of sad I won't have that "aha" moment, but at the same time to excited to know what day to be ready to go!  There is no way the Dr will send me home for false labor and that is a good feeling.  So here we go!  Stay tuned for more info to come!

2012

Welcome to 2012!!!  I can't believe 2011 has already come and gone.  This time next week I will be in full baby mode as I have been scheduled for an induction Wednesday the 11th at 5:00 a.m.  (Which means I may or may not have had the baby at this point next week, but let's not quibble over details shall we?)  I am so relieved to have a date set that I feel like a new person!  No more timing contractions, sitting around biting my nails thinking "is this it?"  I can spend the next week really relaxing, and enjoying my last few days of just me, R and C.  Let the excitement and anticipation begin!