Almost 2 weeks

My baby boy is almost 2 weeks old, I remember sitting in front of the computer two weeks ago today and thinking, tomorrow is the start of the end. I was scheduled to be induced on the 8th when I woke up at 7:30 am in labor.

I remember being so darn miserable because I was seriously over due and the doctors wouldn't do anything for me. I was a bear those last few weeks, I tried everything they suggested to kick start labor naturally and NOTHING worked. I tried walking, sex, pineapples, spicy foods (as spicy as I could handle) and nothing worked. I'm still curious if the Chinese I had for dinner the night before I went into labor had anything to do with it!!! Guess I'll never know now.

So in the first week my son was home he gained 5 ounces and went back up to his birth weight plus an ounce more. He's getting more and more alert every day - today he spent a good hour and a half just laying in my arms with his eyes wide open and smiling at me. Right now he's snoozing in his papason chair on his left side (just like mommy) cuddled under his soft blue blanket.

I'm counting down the days until I have to return to work, I have about 4 weeks left at home and its breaking my heart to think of how fast this time is slipping by. Before I know it I'll be back to the hustle and bustle of the work day wondering what my babies are doing.

I have so much to do before next weekend, my sitter is throwing me a baby shower for Mr. Man ( that's his nickname). I'm excited and a little hesitant at the same time, I don't want people thinking I'm fishing for presents becasue I'm not I just want to celebrate my son the same way we celebrated our daughter - with friends and family meeting this precious little person we created. I honestly wouldn't care if anyone brought a gift - I did a registry at BRU for the 10% discount that I got on items left, I need to get a 3rd car seat base and a bigger diaper bag - with 2 kids in diapers I need as much room in a bag that I can get :o)