We're home!

So the c-section happened last Wednesday and started a rather long adventure.

First, the epidural they gave me was partially blocked, so they made me lean forward for about an hour while they tried three or four more times to get it right. Eventually they gave up and put me under general anesthesia. I woke up to excruciating pain and not being able to breathe as a result. They pumped me full of morphine to help but all I could groggily do was ask where the baby was and if he was OK.

My son is just breath taking. My mom told me when I was born, she had no idea how to bond with me since I looked like some odd little old man. I was prepared for the worst only to be met with the cutest little bundle I've ever seen. I didn't know it was possible to fall in love with someone this deeply who wasn't my hubby. He's just amazing.

Anyway, I started to recover nicely, but Luke was still super groggy and not wanting to eat much. It turns out he was slightly jaundiced and they kept testing his bilirubin along with his blood sugars (diabetic pregnancy). His blood sugars turned out great, but his bilirubin levels kept climbing. By Friday, they told me he needed to go under an ultraviolet light until his levels go down. Of course I cried all day, trying hard not to blame myself for his issues. Thank goodness he was fine and we were able to take him home by Saturday.

He's still in the "sleep all day, keep mommy up all night" stage but I don't care. I'm having a blast being a mom.