As I’d had a Cesarean Section, I was eligible to stay in the hospital for four nights, going home today. I’d been asked how I felt about going home, and I said that while the support and meals had been great, I couldn’t wait to take William home with us to start this new part of our lives.
One of the best parts of the hospital in which I gave birth was their very generous visitor policy. While visitors (defined as anyone aside from Matt who was given a special parent bracelet) did need to check in every time, they were able to come during the day or night and I was allowed multiple visitors at one time. One of the first visitors was Matt’s brother, Scott.
I had been told that William would receive a pediatrician visit the day after he was born. I was told that it might be Dr. V who is his official doctor, though it could be someone else depending on who was on call.
One of the great things about the hospital I’m delivered at is that they have an overflow ward in the Main Hospital for moms and babies following the birth. It’s a quieter wing with only a few rooms and the rooms themselves, while technically built for two adult patients, have only one bed remaining and are huge.
Today at 10:26 a.m. our lives changed forever for the better when our baby, William Hunter Perri was born. He was born at 39 Weeks as scheduled by Dr. G. I had felt some contractions the night before and day of, yet they were not strong enough to be true labor pains I was told when we were at the hospital Labor and Delivery.
This weekend marks the last one of my pregnancy. There were many things to do to prepare, some practical and some fun. Last night we went out to celebrate our impending parenthood at LB Steak in Santana Row.
As you may have guessed from the photo my hair is now a diffenet color, as I put an Auburn over the Strawberry Blonde in preparation of the first photos with our baby.
A friend had recommended writing a letter to baby to be given to him or her later. So I bought these cards, one of which will be the right gender, and the other to be sent someday to other parents as appropriate.
I snapped a photo of my belly to make sure my belly button has not popped out. It appears I will not have had an outtie for this pregnancy.
I bought some detergent for washing clothes for baby. While at the store spotted this onesie for baby to wear for our apartment complex Halloween get together on next Saturday.
Since I will not be able to drive for weeks after my C-section I made sure to socialize with everyone before and after church. Ashley whose baby was born a few months ago even shared some great nursing tops and tanks with me.
I can hardly believe I’ll be 39 Weeks tomorrow and that I was able to continue this long to give our baby the best chance to develop and be healthy after being told a while back they would need me to deliver at 37. While it was wonderful of Dr. G to offer to deliver me this week if it was too uncomfortable to keep going, this extra role has been a gift to Baby and to Matt and I, as well.
~ Danielle
This week I had my last two NonStress Tests (NSTs) with Dr. G. Since I was down to my last two appointments I sure to get a quick picture with Candy. As is nor uncommon for me I blinked, yet I like the expression on our faces, so in that way it’s a good photo of the two of us.
One of the parts of motherhood I’m looking forward to a lot is playing with our new baby. Babies learn a lot through play, and it’s a great way to bond with them as well. This week I received my fifth box from Bluum and inside was this large plush toy, The Giggle Hippo Musical Pull Toy by Manhattan Toy. Just from a quick glance at the toy, it’s easy to see how infants including newborns would be very attracted to playing with it.
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Six weeks ago I was blessed to have an absolutely wonderful baby shower. I was told to arrive early and when I got there Candy’s living room was already full of so many presents, just like it is when she hosts Christmastime at her home.
I’ve had quite a few people ask how I was enjoying resting on Pregnancy Disability. While I’m grateful that California has this option open for myself and others, I haven’t had that many days of rest per se. Instead, I’ve been running around getting things ready for our baby at home and away. Some errands I’ve been able to complete relatively quickly, others took longer. One of my most recent ones, at a state disability office took most of one day. As I entered I saw they still had not fixed this sign on the door for the forms.
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