First Real Bath

Just wanted to post some pics of Aidan's first REAL bath after his umblical cord came off...

Bath time

Aidan took his first bath the other night! He still can only have a sponge bath since his umbilical cord hasn't fallen off yet but it was still exciting. I was nervous cause I hear most babies despise taking baths but he did amazing (he is my son and all). I cant wait untill he can have a real bath! Hopefully it will be while Daddy is still home...

We have all been doing really good. Aidan is such an amazing baby. He is not one of those babies that cries much. He gets pretty pissed off when he is hungry and the food is not available to him at that exact moment (he gets that from daddy) but he doesn't cry much at all which I thank God for because it breaks my heart when he does cry. I don't know how Im ever going to get anything done because I HATE not being around him 24/7. Im basically obsessed with my little boy! I'm so sad to see him get older because I love him just like this!

White Christmas

Our first night out home went very well. It was so amazing to be in my own house with our little family! I had my mind sent on not giving him a pacifier and not having him in our bed but those both went out the window. I really didn't want him to have a pacifier to mess up his breast feeding but he wanted to suck non-stop and acting hungery so I would feed him and then he would throw it up so I figured he just really wanted to suck so I gave in and after that the night went very smoothly.

At first I had Aidan in his bassinet but I really just wanted him with me plus it much easier to have him in the bed already than having to pull myself up to get him out because it KILLS my incision. Im actually doing a lot better than I thought I would for having surgery just a few days ago. It hurts really bad to get in and out of bed or to pull myself to a sitting position but most the time it is tolerable. So at first he started out sleeping in between me and Robert and even then I still had to check a million times to make sure he was still breathing. By the end of the night he ended up sleeping on my chest and that was my favorite.

So we woke up for a 3am feeding and happened to look out the window and it was snowing! I hate snow but for some reason I thought it was just the most amazing thing. Aidan's gets to have a white Christmas for his first!

December 11, 2007

Well basically it was a long but amazing day. All through the night I wasn't really feeling well but I didn't really think anything of it. When I got up around 7:00 to go to the bathroom I noticed some fluid. It was such a small amount that I figured it was nothing but called the docter to see what they thought just to be on the safe side. The doctor said to come in so she could check so I woke up Robert and my mom and we headed to the birthing center and sure enough it was amniotic fluid!

I still was only 1 cm dialted and not having contractions so they had to put me on pitocin to induce me so that I would not get an infection. I held out for about 4-5 hours and then it was just to much and I had to get the epidural. Once I had that they cranked up the pitocin to really get things going but after 12 hours I was still stuck at 5 cm and not going anywhere. Since it has been so long since my water had broke the risk for infection was to high and a C-Section was the only option.

So finally that night the preped me for surgery and brought Robert in to sit with me and they went to work. It was only about 10-15 minutes before Aidan was out and crying. That first cry was the cutest and most amazing thing I have ever heard in my life! Robert and Grandma got to spend time with him while they finished up my surgery and then finally Aidan and Mommy got some time!

My time at the birthing center was a really good experience. I was the only one there so I got really attentive nurses and Aidan is such a good baby so I really lucked out. Not that I am biased or anything but Aidan is seriously the cutest baby I have ever seen. It crazy how much you can love someone so much! I don't know what I did without him!

We are finally home today and we are both doing really good. Im still in some pain but its more than worth it. He loves his swing and all the attention he is getting. I will update more soon...

Aidan Christopher Baker

Aidan Christopher Baker

December 11, 2007 8:47 pm

8 pounds 7 ounces

21 inches