On our way to the hospital...
First bath...
Nana and Tyler come to the hospital to visit.
Nana and Papa with Drew.
Andrew "Drew" Robert arrived Tuesday, January 17th at 4:10am. He weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces and was 20 inches long. I went in for my regular doctor's appointment Monday afternoon and was 2-3 centimeters dialated. My doctor said I could go into labor at anytime. Well it didn't take too long... about 5 hours later (6pm) I started to feel contractions. Jeff and I went to the hospital around 10pm. My mom stayed with Tyler while I was in the hospital which made leaving him at home a little easier. I was 4-5 centimeters when I got there and the contractions were about 5 minutes apart. I got my epidural soon after getting there and was feeling pretty good. It was a really easy labor and the recovery was much easier than with Tyler (with the exception of the massive headache I got a few hours after having him). I ended up getting a blood patch on Wednesday- where they put a needle back into the epidural space, then drew blood from my arm and injected the blood into the epidural space. 95% of the time it is supposed to give instant relief... well I finally got relief Friday afternoon. Ughhh! The epidural itself is awesome but I questioned whether it was worth it many times over those few days I had the headache. I didn't think it would ever go away!
We came home from the hospital on Thursday. My parents were in town and Jeff's parents came on Saturday. It was nice to have all of them here and some extra help.
We are still adjusting to life as a family of 4!! My mom left Saturday so it's just us now. Tyler seems to love his baby brother. He mostly refers to him as "baby" but will sometimes call him "Drew". He loves to give him kisses and hold him!! It's definitely crazy around here with a 2 week old and a 20 month old but we wouldn't have it any other way!! :)
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