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| Enjoying some afternoon snuggles while I catch up on the blog :) |
At 38 weeks, 6 days, little Peter decided to surprise us and come out on June 7 at 3:33 p.m. (how's that for Trinitarian?)! Labor was awesome, epic, and hilarious (Jacob had to convince me go to the hospital because I didn't think I was in "actual labor"). I am so blessed to have gone through it with my husband! We have been enjoying lots of games and relaxation as a family at home, and we are all loving life :)
Have a beautiful start to the week!
Your lovely child is the most wonderful start of this week and for many more weeks.
ReplyDeleteThat is very kind of you, Joseph :)
DeleteHow wonderful, AnneMarie!
ReplyDeleteHe is beautiful and you are looking wonderful. Enjoy those snuggles and take it easy for a while.
Thank you so much, Shannon! I'm trying to take it easy-it's hard because I feel pretty "normal" and really energized, but yesterday I started to feel a little sore and think I may have overexerted myself, so today I'm hardcore lounging around, snuggling Peter, and reading, and I told my husband to hold me accountable and make sure I relax :P
DeleteAww! You guys are so awesome and brave to take the little one out right away! My parents took me on my first roadtrip when I was 10 days old so that I could meet my mom's side of the family--I think they relaxed a little bit more with subsequent children, haha!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Rachel! Thankfully, our parish is only about a 15 minute drive away, and Peter was asleep for the whole drive and the entire time we were at church, so it was really easy. I don't think I'm brave enough to attempt an actual big trip with him yet (I declined a wedding invite which would mean taking him out of town for an entire weekend at a few weeks old, because I was too scared to try it haha).
Deleteooh!Congrats! can we coax you to post more baby pics when you get settled?
ReplyDeleteThanks, Helena! I will probably post some more when I get into a little bit more of a routine (if there is such a thing with a newborn haha) :)
DeleteAhhhhhhh!!! How exciting! Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Ann-Marie! We're so very excited and loving life with him outside of the womb :)
DeleteAw, Peter is adorable! Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Erin! He's pretty cute :)
DeleteI'll bet that was such a surprise to everyone (especially since he was early) and you probably heard "What are you DOING here???" about a thousand times. Glad you're doing so well.
ReplyDeleteHaha yeah, I got that a little bit, though mostly people were just obsessing over Peter :) Thanks! I'm glad that I'm doing so well to; I think it's helped the adjustment of lie with a newborn go more smoothly.
DeleteCongratulations! What a beautiful little guy. I'm so glad you are feeling good. The postpartum time is great for learning your baby's needs and unique personality so I hope you can just milk it for all it's worth.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ellen! It's interesting you mention that-I never really thought I'd be able tell much from a newborn, but now that I think of it, I guess I have been able to see bits and pieces of his personality come out when he smiles and peacefully chills out for most of the day.
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