Cooper is enjoying his first nap in his crib all swaddled up...He would only sleep if he was swaddled for the first 5 months - until he became a little rascal and broke through the blanket!
A little about my Labor experience (if you're interested...haha)
Although, I had an easy pregnancy - never got sick or anything...I was SOOO ready to bring Cooper into the world instead of having him in my tummy any longer. I loved the feeling of having a little baby growing inside of me, but I was completely over being the size of an elephant! Our due date was June 1st. So, on the night of May 26th Chad and I were at a friends watching some UFC fight and I kept telling Chad that I was feeling different and maybe I was having contractions...On our way home we were starving - or should I say I was starving (like I was the whole time during my pregnancy) and we got some Jack in the Box - very healthy! Came home, ate, and then went to bed. This was all about 11:00pm. At 11:45pm I woke up to go pee - another thing I do not miss about pregnancy...and I was like what the heck, my water for sure broke...so my heart starts beating so fast cuz there was no turning back - I truly was going to have to give birth and that was a scary and painful thought! I woke up Chad and said ummm...I think my water broke and we need to go to the hospital. Chad jumped up and we got the bags in the car - pretty sure we were both a bit nervous. We arrived at the hospital about 2am and I did not get into a room until 4am...come to find out I was only dialted to a 1.5 - meaning I had a ways to go. My mom, dad and sister showed up (drove all the way from Stockton at 2am :) ) My mom and I walked down the hall for awhile and still no progress. So the nurses gave me pitocin to speed up the process about 6am...and oh boy, that pitocin stuff did the trick! I do not really remember much except Chad was counting the time in between contractions and he was freakin amazing at helping me breathe through them - THEY ARE PAINFUL PAINFUL...but hey I completed my goal and gave birth without an epidural! I remember the nurses coming in a lot to see my progress and around 12:30pm they said I was a 9...I felt like I was for sure a 10 b/c I needed to push right then. The hardest part about labor is the end - when you need to push your little baby out - but they tell you NO! Anyways - at 1pm I was finally ready to push and I did for a whole 57minutes! Chad, my mom and sister were there with me helping me all the way through - and at 1:57pm little Cooper blessed us with his beautiful face and loving cries! Yes, labor is PAINFUL, like I already said, but as soon as I saw the little baby that I had been carrying for 40 weeks, I forgot about all the pain and was filled with joy. That is why I am sure I will do it again, SOMEDAY. :)
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