March 30, 2010

• BarelyJen’s a mommy!

  Okay, so here we are, almost April, and I’m FINALLY updating this thing. Slacker? Maybe so. But hear me out.

  Pregnancy was going really well for a good stretch of time. I woke up every morning holding my breath, waiting for something to go wrong, and I was always pleasantly surprised.

  Until January, that is.

  As soon as 2010 began, it was like a switch was flipped. I was having some major blood pressure issues. Eventually, I was admitted to the hospital for a bit, then put on super-strict bed rest. You’d think a person would love laying in bed all day, every day—in theory, it sounds FANTASTIC—but it sucked.

  It was a snowy day in February when we were sent to the hospital to be induced (strangely enough, NOT related to my blood pressure woes). 16 hours of labor, and we ended up needing a c-section. I wouldn’t dialate past a 5, and poor baby wouldn’t fit.

  Noah entered the world February 12, (weighing 5 pounds, 13 ounces) meeting a foot of snow on the ground. He’s my perfect little snow baby.

  

  

  Here we are, almost seven weeks later, and I’m even more in love with him than I could have ever imagined. He has consumed my every waking moment, so it’s because of him I’ve been lacking in the blog department. I think that’s the best decision I could have made, and I’m sure you understand.

  

  I’ll be going back to work in the next few weeks, and I’m hoping my blogging will pick up once again. We shall see …

  Thanks to all of you for your kind words, thoughts and prayers. They really paid off!!

  –Jen

  
  Happy Easter, BTW!!

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