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Jul. 4th, 2003 07:36 pmI haven't written anything yet, partly because I haven't had any time, and partly because I could go on all day about how wonderful Leif is and still not be finished.
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lemurbaby, my water broke at 6:10AM Sunday morning, and Leif Thorsteinn Harper was born at 6:43PM. He was 6 lb 11 oz, 18.5", and has a full head of reddish-brownish-blonde hair. He's the most adorable baby ever. Really. I'm not biased.
My plan for this evening is to get the pictures resized and sorted so that you all can see for yourself. We'll see if it actually happens.
Right now he's curled up asleep in his sling. He's so cute.
The only way I can describe the time since Sunday morning is the most wonderful nightmare I've ever experienced. Leif is so much more wonderful than I ever imagined he'd be. He's a really calm, quiet, sleepy baby, which is great, except when we try to feed him. Then he throws a fit. In the beginning, I'd spend an hour and a half trying to wake him up for a half hour nurse. We seem to be getting better at it, though.
Physically, I'm feeling pretty much ok. In many ways, better than I have in months. My stitches are hurting, which pisses me off since I'm convinced that an epesiotomy wouldn't have been necessary had I been allowed to move as I wanted. He's a pretty small baby, after all.
People have asked me how the birth was. How do you answer that? It was as good as it could be, considering the general nature of childbirth and the lack of progressiveness of Virginia hospitals. I was the only person during my entire stay (20+ deliveries) to give birth without an epidural or other pain relief. This is a bit of an undeserved ego trip for me.
I'm hopelessly behind on LJ and email, and probably will be for the next 18 years or so. Oh well.koyote is too. He says he'll post again someday.
Apologies to anyone who didn't get on the mailing list. He came a little quicker than I really expected :) You didn't miss much - the mailing about the birth didn't go through, leaving everyone hanging in suspense for several days.
For those who don't read
lemurbaby, my water broke at 6:10AM Sunday morning, and Leif Thorsteinn Harper was born at 6:43PM. He was 6 lb 11 oz, 18.5", and has a full head of reddish-brownish-blonde hair. He's the most adorable baby ever. Really. I'm not biased.My plan for this evening is to get the pictures resized and sorted so that you all can see for yourself. We'll see if it actually happens.
Right now he's curled up asleep in his sling. He's so cute.
The only way I can describe the time since Sunday morning is the most wonderful nightmare I've ever experienced. Leif is so much more wonderful than I ever imagined he'd be. He's a really calm, quiet, sleepy baby, which is great, except when we try to feed him. Then he throws a fit. In the beginning, I'd spend an hour and a half trying to wake him up for a half hour nurse. We seem to be getting better at it, though.
Physically, I'm feeling pretty much ok. In many ways, better than I have in months. My stitches are hurting, which pisses me off since I'm convinced that an epesiotomy wouldn't have been necessary had I been allowed to move as I wanted. He's a pretty small baby, after all.
People have asked me how the birth was. How do you answer that? It was as good as it could be, considering the general nature of childbirth and the lack of progressiveness of Virginia hospitals. I was the only person during my entire stay (20+ deliveries) to give birth without an epidural or other pain relief. This is a bit of an undeserved ego trip for me.
I'm hopelessly behind on LJ and email, and probably will be for the next 18 years or so. Oh well.
koyote is too. He says he'll post again someday.Apologies to anyone who didn't get on the mailing list. He came a little quicker than I really expected :) You didn't miss much - the mailing about the birth didn't go through, leaving everyone hanging in suspense for several days.
