Finally! More Boston

Obviously we have been very busy around here taking care of Boston and Stephen...it doesn't leave much time for blogging!

Here's how it all went down...

When we got to the hospital for the scheduled c-section the doctor ordered another ultrasound to see where the baby's back was positioned - she said if his back was down low she would have to make a vertical incision (horror!) instead of the preferred horizontal (which I already have). Apparently, Boston is going to be quite the jokester because somehow between Friday morning and Saturday afternoon he had managed to flip back over and his head was down again! He is quite the acrobat. So, instead of removing the IV and going home to wait to go into labor I decided to stay and have the c-section - who is to say that he wouldn't have flipped back the wrong way again...and then there was the size to consider... the doctor agreed that it would be best to proceed as planned.

Everything went very well in the surgery. It is the strangest feeling to be awake and know that you are cut wide open - you can feel a whole lot of tugging and pulling. And, I really don't like the feeling of getting the spinal block. It is a nasty, weird sort of pain... It was funny because the whole time I was laying there waiting for them to pull him out Scott was sneeking peeks around the sheet and then looking at me and saying that I was doing a good job! I am not sure I had a lot to do with it, but after a short time there Boston was!! The doctor's comment was "that would have been one heck of a VBAC!" which made me glad that we stuck with the c-section. He weighed in at 9 lbs and was 21 3/4 inches long. My first thought was that he looked exactly like Stephen did when he was born.

Baby Boston had low blood sugar so they had to put an IV in his hand for a day until he was able to regulate his own blood sugar. Apparently this happens a lot with big babies. Luckily, we had some awesome nurses to care for me and Boston and we were able to come home after only 2 nights. It was much quicker than when I came home with Stephen but this time Scott was going home each night to be with Stephen and I wanted to get home soon so that we could all get back into some kind of a routine.

Since we have been home it has been busy but not too sleepless. (I hesitate to say that - he has been sleeping 4 or 5 hour stretches at night and I don't want to jinx myself). Stephen loves his little brother and while he is not extremely interested in him, he does like to hold his hand when we ride in the car and give him hugs and kisses. The hardest part about having a c-section is not being able to deal with Stephen when he has a fit and needs to be removed to "time-out" or not being able to help him in the bathroom. I am feeling better and better every day and am able to do more - I have to remind myself to take it easy so that I don't do too much and hurt myself.

We have been so blessed through the whole experience and I can see the hand of the Lord in so many aspects of our lives. I love my two sweet beautiful boys and I am so thankful for them. There have been many angels helping out - the doctors and nurses, our families who have been so much help, and my sweet, wonderful, indestructable husband! I know that the Lord answers prayers and loves me and knows what is best for me.