Introducing James Rockford Wright

Our little guy is finally here.  He made his arrival on March 17th, St. Patricks Day, after 16 hours of labor.  Luckily 12 of the was with an epidural.  To those of you natural people...major kudos.  I had about an hour of 3-4 minute contractions and that was enough for me to know that an epidural was the right choice.  The epidural didn't work completely at the end and I was able to feel the contractions in one of my legs.  I was actually glad for it because then I knew when to push instead of relying on only the machines.  I only pushed for about a half hour, it probably could have been shorter but we were waiting for the Dr. arrive.  So I guess it was really pushing and waiting - not just pushing.  At 4:07 pm little James was born.  He was 8lbs 7 ounces and 21 3/4 inches long.  He had a massive cone head from being in the birth canal for so long.  I was able to hold him for just a minute because he had swallowed his marconium.  They were worried it had gone into his lungs.  They kept him in the nursery for a while and when he looked good they brought him to us.  It was almost surreal.  I couldn't believe we were parents.

James has been so fun to have around.  He slept 4 hours straight the second night he was home.  For the most part he sleeps 4-5 hours.  It has been nice.  We are still trying to figure out the feeding thing.  He does well during the day but at night, before bed, he wants to constantly eat.   

He has managed to shoot poop onto my pants.  He has peed on his face, over his shoulder, and with a diaper on but managed to not get any in his diaper just all over his clothes.

He is so sweet and loves to cuddle with me which I LOVE!

 Some surprising things for me after pregnancy....
-STRETCH MARKS - where did these come from?  I was sure I was stretch mark free.  As my tummy deflates I am finding that they are multiplying at an extremely rapid rate.
-Pre-pregnancy pants.  Hate me ladies.  Mine fit.  Okay Okay...they are stretch pants.....and I also wore them during pregnancy.  But it was still fun to say.
-The doughnut - my new best friend.  Sitting used to be painful until I started using THE DOUGHNUT.  Now I can sit with only minor discomfort.
-Leakage - that is all I will say about that.

-Love - loving the little guy more than I thought possible.