So it's been a week since I had Zachary, and I decided to finally take a moment out to catch up and write some things down. The labor was very tense for me this time because it was so wierd knowing I was going to be in pain but not knowing what to expect ith the induction. The contractions started out pretty mild so i wasn't in too much shock, but after my doctor broke my water; WOW! they came on really strong and fast and I dilated FAST! Which was good because I just wanted to get it over with! After I tried to wait as long as I could, I asked for the epidural which turned out to be torture since the anesthesiologist (sp?) took FOREVER to get to me and when he did he couldn't get the needle in the right part of my spine so he had to do it again! Ughhh! It was so awful. And to make it worse, they wouldn't let Josh stay in the room while they did it! So after that I was ok, but really itchy (a wierd side affect of an epidural!) the delivery went pretty well and before I knew it we were welcoming Zachary to the world! This time I got all emotional and cried and stuff and then it was a little scary because he was kind of pale and they had to bring in the respiratory specialist and try to get more fluid out of his lungs. So I didn't get to hold him for quite awhile after his birth.
It's been different and challenging trying to take care of a newborn and have Ethan at the same time but luckily we had Josh's parents up for the weekend so they helped with Ethan and then my mom took off this whole week to help me which has been a DREAM. It's hard in the first week or so because hormones are running rampant and emotions are high, but I'm starting to feel better every day. I'm still in a bit of pain (recovery was ROUGH!) but it is easing up a little every day also. Aside from all that, Zachary is the seetest most precious little baby and I feel overwhelmed with love everytime I look at him! He is so mellow and a really good baby. Let's hope it stays that way!
On the other side of things, Josh has been at his job for a week now and he actually likes it. He is his own boss and basically is managing a large account for Waukesha Engine. He's heard a lot of very positive things from his boss at Xerox and the person training him at the other company, who actually said Xerox will have to fight tooth and nail to get him back once this project is done because they like him so much! Yay! I guess good things can still happen for us, but sometimes we have to be REALLY patient.
