William Allen Smyly, IV has finally arrived. Al arrived on his due date, September 7th, at 2:45pm. Not too bad considering my contractions started around 4:15am. I thought the labor and delivery process went rather smoothly and rather fast from what I hear. My advice to future mothers is EPIDURAL! I did not feel a darn thing after I got mine. I mean a little pressure during delivery but very bearable!
So, our first night home was a little overwhelming. Al was not happy and Bill and I both thought we were going to lose our minds! Ever since then he has been a great baby. The first night was rough as I expected but it is totally worth every minute. We had a little trouble feeding at first and Al lost about a pound after we left the hospital. Once we got things figured out all went well. Feeding every two hours is exhausting. We were finally able to move it up to every three hours after he got back to his birthweight.
We have now been home for about 3 weeks and baby Al is getting to where he only wakes up once at night to eat! This excites me and Bill. Al is eating well and sleeping well. He is even talented enough to eat WHILE sleeping which is a wee bit frustrating for me. Once again TOTALLY worth it!
Bill and I are both very tired but we could not be happier. Al is the joy of our lives!
