Welcome Baby Li

Okay I admit this is post is almost three months late but I couldn't go with out at least sharing the birth experience and my big boys progress up to now.

Baby Li, in case you did guess yet is our latest baby boy. He was born January 20 at 6:49 am and weighed a hefty 7.9 pounds.

I would have to say his pregnancy was by far the hardest of them all on my body. I was more emotional, tired, warn out and stretched than I ever was with Fé and Ty. I was so happy to be having another baby but beyond ready to have my body back and begin the recovery process.

Needless to say I did not complain much when he was born in the 37th week.

His birth story begins on Thursday morning on the way to work when I told Chris very seriously that I was going to have Li that weekend. He kind of just let it roll off his shoulders not realizing how serious I was. I did some quick research, built up a list of supplies and devised a plan to ensure labor would commence. So Saturday night Chris and I dropped off the kids at the grandparents, got some supplies and headed home to begin the process. After drinking some teas, juice, some martial lovings and a walk or two around the block contractions were coming approximately 1.5 minutes apart. We waited a little bit more than with the advice of our midwife headed to the hospital and arrived a little after 1 am.

When we arrived I was already 5 cm dialeted so didn't have far to go. However when we checked again a few hours later, I hadn't progressed very far at all. The midwife suggested something we had never experienced before, to have our water broken. With Fé and Ty my water always broke just as I was pushing, no earlier and certainly not by any means other than naturally  The risk were minimal  One of two things would happen. Contractions would intensify and become more frequent and stronger as the baby no longer had a cushion of water in between his head and the cervix. Or nothing would happen at all and they would have to start pitocin. Praise Jesus the contractions kicked in and a few painful (but not as intense as with Fé) contractions later, Li was finally born. The best part is Chris was able to catch the baby this time.

Photo taken by Ty Channer 

It was all an amazing experience, and knowing that it was our last pregnancy I am so glad it was so smooth. Recovery has been by far the hardest and slowest for me and at first that bothered me. But I soon got over it. I have all the time in the world to recover and get back to a normal/healthy weight and spirit.

Now we are enjoying being a family of five. Li is surrounded by a family that love him very much and I think he knows it.