May 06 2010
6 days
Sam isn't too happy about this picture, but I sure am!
Well, as if my faithful readers didn’t already know, Samuel Lewis Daneman joined us on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at 2:26 pm. He weighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces, and was 20.5 inches long. We’re all doing well and settling into a sort of routine at home. We’ve had lots of help from family – my Mom came up Wednesday night and stayed until Friday morning, and then Mom and Dad came back Saturday morning and are here through today. Lynne and her family came up this weekend, too. While Lynne drank in the baby, the Brandt boys and our big boys played the days away enjoying some big boy time. Dad took the big boys to Cabela’s and got them a REALLY special treat of new fishing rods/reels of their very own.
Sam is, of course, perfect in every way–no, really, even his pediatrician says so (okay, maybe I’m a LITTLE biased)! He has really good lungs, which he likes to exercise during diaper changes and clothing changes. He’s eating well (nursing), sleeping as well as can be expected, and has thoroughly charmed the entire family.
So, some things I’ve learned in my first almost-week as a newbie mom:
- Sleep is NOT highly overrated – it’s completely UNDER rated, and yet, I wouldn’t want to miss a minute of this!
- Spit-up is not as bad as I’d feared (yet)
- Hemmorhoids are as bad as I’d heard.
- A hot shower makes the day complete, even if it’s at 9 at night.
- A supportive partner and family is indispensable at this time.
- Sneezing and/or coughing is just mean when you’re healing from birth.
I know there will be many, many more lessons, and I’m looking forward to all of them.
(Note: this post was actually written on day 6 of Sam’s life, but I’ve been a little busy and had a technical difficulty or two, so it didn’t post right away. So sue me. 😛 )