Wednesday, May 22nd @ 8:03 am
Eli Jeremy Frey
made his appearance into our family!
He almost broke the scale, weighing in at
11 lbs. 8 oz. and 23 inches long!
Here we are, bright and early @ 5:30 am! C-section scheduled to begin at 7:30.
Baby belly @ 39 weeks!
Our 1st family photo!
He came out screaming and fighting.
And just like a boy, he peed all over the warming bed after they unwrapped him. :)
Surgery is over! Time to go bond.
Daddy is in love with his little boy, they are going to be best buds.
But he is already a Mommy's boy too, like to be snuggled on the boob all the time!
Grandma & sisters were the 1st to meet him.
Ava is the happiest Big Sister ever! She wants to hold him non-stop.
Waiting patiently for another chance to cuddle him.
Mya's 1st time holding and inspecting Eli. She likes to comment on how cute he is, but didn't care to hold him much in the hospital. She was more interested in playing on the computer every time she came to visit.
As for the C-section, they did much better at controlling my nausea this time. I had spent most the day sick when I had Mya. But with Eli, I threw up once towards the end of the surgery and that was it. The anesthesiologist had trouble getting the spinal block in and had to re-try about 4 times. That was a bit uncomfortable and sent a few electrical zings down my legs. Otherwise the surgery went well. She was really afraid I'd get a Spinal headache from all the pokes and unfortunately she was right. Later that day I started to get a headache and it continued to get worse the next couple days. The day I left, we decided to do a Blood patch. They took blood from my arm and injected it into the spinal canal. It seemed to work right away, but I still got a little headache that night.
Eli is a super good eater! He got my milk to come in pretty quick and he eats well at each feeding. His favorite position to sleep in is right against my chest, where he spent a lot of time in the hospital. He would be super fussy for Daddy, but lay him against me and he'd calm right down. His bowels are working quite well too, we've already gone through a few outfits today!
The girls are super excited to have us home again. Ava is great about washing her hands and then constantly wanting to hold him. Mya likes to check him out a lot too. Mya is having a hard time with Mommy not being able to help her with everything, she keeps fighting Jeremy and Grandma. I knew this change would be hardest on her, she loves her Mommy!
It's been great having my Mom here to help with the girls this week and take care of us all! We couldn't have done it without her! I'm beyond grateful that Jeremy has a great job were he gets to take off 6 weeks of paternity time. I know, I'm spoiled!
And we are so grateful for this sweet little blessing in our lives, Eli is just perfect! :)
