November 21, 2008

MJ’s birth story

On Sunday night we had a frequent flier trip to L & D. I was still 2 cm and thick and the contractions were fairly short. Got sent home with something to help me sleep, and boy did I ever. I slept from about 6 am until 11 am. Got up, ate food, and [...]

November 18, 2008

baby brother is here

8:36 am, 11/18/08

7 pounds, 7 ounces. (NOT small.) Five hours of labor at home, six at the hospital, no interventions, no medication. Two tears, one that required stitches despite numbing that didn’t take. Labor was hard, badass, and beautiful. George caught the baby and placed him right on my chest. He’s nursing [...]

November 18, 2008

L & D take two

Hopefully this time it’ll stick.

Also, holy crap this hurts. Copyright 2009 http://www.mommymelee.com If you are reading this somewhere else, chances are some douchenozzle has scraped my feed.