Finally Home

We are truly blest. Our doctor decided it was okay for both of us to go home on Sunday. We got home around 1pm. Our first night went rather well. He's eating a lot better and more frequently. As a result, I was up most of the night. But, Devlin was nice enough to let me get about 3 1/2 hours of sleep all at once at one point which was nice. Alex has been super supportive in helping out even though I'm breastfeeding. He might be sleeping on the floor while I'm doing that, but it's nice that he gets up with me and comes into the nursery. It makes it feel like a team effort. Here's a link to pictures that I posted. Please advise that there are a few pictures of breastfeeding (though not all-revealing), so if you don't want to see those, be prepared. http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=34589570&l=fbd5e&id=73403786

Well, Devlin is on light therapy right now. That was the hardest part I think for him in getting back to sleep. It's not a comfortable machine to be on. So hopefully he will get the all clear to get off of it today. I have yet to take a nap today, but once we are back from doctor appointment number 2 today, I hope to come back and sleep for a bit.

As for the birth story:

I checked in at 7:30pm and had a suppository of prostglandin.
At 3am, I couldn't sleep so I called the nurse. She got me a rocking chair and I rocked for a little, contractions were getting worse.
My water broke in the rocking chair. I was stunned actually, but still only 1 cm dilated. What a weird sensation!

I got in bed, and they got worse really quick. I did that part all natural until I went from 3cm to 9cm dilated in an hour. It got so bad that I had the shakes. First we tried just robane to take the edge off, and instead, my labor got harder, so I ended up breaking down and getting the epidural. It was so intense and i had no time to recover from the previous contraction. It went into affect within 10 mins. WHAT A LIFE SAVER... I was so high...it was great. I was 10cm dilated at that point, but they decided to make me sleep til 9:30am because my blood pressure was thru the roof. At about 9:30am the nurse took me off the epidural.
at 10 I decided to try and push... so lethargicly, I pushed through noon and finally he arrived at about 12:20. pushing was not that bad, the epidural was no longer in affect. so I had a "natural" pushing ...my did that hurt. my one hip (always had problems with) hurt so bad I was balling...but the last push was in defiance... i was hungry, tired, and said out you go...and there he came. he's healthy and a breastfeeding champ already.
the post partum stuff though was unbearable. i wasn't fully numb to be suitured for a few internal tears (no external tears). and the firming of the uterus... i cried so much...it was more painful than the labor itself. It was really nice was i was put on ice.
Most of all besides thanking God, i thank my husband...he was amazing the whole time no matter how hard it was...he just jumped in and did everything i needed him to do...he has a hard time with needles and such and even when they did a lot of prodding on me and Devlin he was always there holding my hand. He also cut the cord! It was just amazing to watch.
So welcome Devlin Azrael Jarboe!!! And I'm welcoming some well deserved sleep...
Thank you ladies for all your prayers and support. you truly rock.