Baby Edwards: December 2010

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

A quite eventful week 2...

Cameron's 2nd week was quite busy. Sleep deprivation, feedings, dirty diapers, and lots of rocking...

Mom stayed in town to help with the baby and Colleen came back to help the following weekend.

Cameron hugging Grammy

Snoozing on Aunt Colleen

In the middle of all this baby excitement, was a huge milestone to celebrate as well...Josh's graduation! After 2.5 years of tireless work and efforts at night and on weekends, Josh just graduated from the University of South Carolina with his MBA! I couldn't be more proud! (While I had hoped to go to the graduation, I was not feeling well...not to mention there were a few logistical issues with an 8 day old baby.) We were so happy that Josh's parents came down again to celebrate this huge accomplishment!!

Daddy, "the graduate"

After the graduation, we celebrated the big day (and Mamaw's birthday) with pizza, cake, and a DVR'd Redskins game!

Throughout the few days prior, I just wasn't feeling well, and had assumed that's just how you feel after having a baby. That night, I got a severe fever and had to head back to the hospital. Unfortunately, I had an infection, and spent the next 3 days at the hospital and missed my baby boy MORE THAN ANYTHING.

Fortunately, Grammy and Mamaw took great care of him while Josh stayed with me at the hospital for 3 days. Cameron came to visit every day.

We finally made it home last week and have been trying to adjust back to normal.

Cameron opened Christmas presents from Mamaw and Papaw...

...took his second bath...

and has just enjoyed being a sweet baby!

Finally!

Well, 40 weeks came and went...

Each day that went by was torture, just wondering when the little guy was going to arrive. On December 3rd, I went about my day, trying to find ways to pass the time. I went to the grocery store and had a feeling that the time was coming. Josh and I ate dinner and then decided to do a few chores, just in case the baby decided he was ready. While making Nola's food in the blender...my water broke, and all chaos broke loose! All along we had assumed that I would start having contractions and then have several hours at home before we had to head to the hospital. (While it may seem common in the movies, only 20% of women's water breaks on it's own.) I called the dr and they said to get the hospital ASAP.

Mom had a flight for the crack of dawn the following morning. Josh's mom started driving from Virginia. Dad was waiting for the word to get to hospital, and Colleen drove over right away from Raleigh. Colleen met us at the hospital and hung out with us for a few hours, until about 3am when we decided it was time to try and get some rest. (Colleen was an incredible, amazing help! She was so supportive while I was in labor and kept Josh company (and calm), while I paced around the room with each contraction. I'm thankful for such a wonderful big sister!)

...18 hrs from the time my water broke, Cameron was finally here!