Reid has Arrived

Wow, I can not believe that my little boy is already 2 weeks old. It seems like just the other day that I went into the hospital filled with excitement that it was Reid's birthday. August 27th was a wonderful day that started with my water breaking around 6am. I then took my time to take a shower while Kasey was frantically gathering things up around the house. I then told him that we needed to take the dogs to my parent's house and he also needed to take me to Panara Bread to get a large breakfast. I knew that my breakfast would be the last meal I would have for hours. Kasey wanted to go straight to the hospital, but he was patient and willingly gave into all my requests. I arrived and checked into Baylor Hospital at around 9 o'clock and was assured that my water did break and I was going to be put on Pitocin to get my contractions started. Well, my body liked the Pitocin and it did not take long for the pain of child birth to kick in. I tolerated contractions for about an hour and then decided it was time for the epidural. All I have to say is that I enjoyed getting the epidural, and it was soothing compared to the contractions. I then laid stiff legged in bed for about 4 hours until the nurse came in a said she could not believe that I was already ready to have my little boy. It was a quick delivery and I only pushed for about 30 minutes. I know I am truly blessed to have checked in by 9am and had my little guy at 5:06pm. The day was amazing and I did not have any desire to sleep that night, I was totally in love. Reid is a great baby and has settled into a 3 hour feeding routine. We get up a couple of times in the night to eat, but then it is right back to bed. Being a mommy is fabulous, and I cherish every moment because I know he is going to grow up so quickly.