A little about Mya's arrival into the world. We went to the hospital on Tuesday evening 4/3/12 around 7:30pm with contractions that were 5 minutes apart, not super painful yet. I was already 3 cm dilated upon arrival to the hospital. The doctor wanted me to walk around for an hour and make sure things were progressing before the nurse would admit me. After a million laps around the labor and delivery ward, my contractions had progressed and I was ready for my epidural as soon as they would admit me! I must say that I had a love/hate relationship with the epidural. I hated that it made me feel like a para pelagic, but the fact that I could no longer feel contractions and could relax was amazing. At 4:15am on Wednesday 4/4/12, the nurse woke me up from my slumber and told me I was 10cm dilated and it was time to push. What?! We're going to have a baby soon?! 30 minutes of pushing Mya made her arrival at 5:02am weighing 8 lbs 2 oz and 21 1/2 inches long. The best part, I didn't feel a thing!
Fast forward 5 weeks and things are going great. Mya is a good baby. She LOVES to be held. Unfortunately, sometimes she won't sleep unless she is being held. Our couch and I have become good friends. I know that someday she won't want to be held or cuddled, so I guess I should cherish this time. I feel like she gets bigger on a daily basis and it's amazing to see the changes. Her newborn onsies no longer fit (partly because of the bulk of the cloth diapers, but she is definitely a long and lean babe.) Speaking of cloth diapering, that is going great as well. It is actually really easy! I'm so glad we made the decision to do it and she has not had any diaper rash.
Becoming a mom has been an amazing experience and I wouldn't change it for the world. I'm excited to see her grow and begin to interact.
