Big Poppa is Here!

Due to some serious sleep deprivation and extreme joy, it has taken me a while to announce the birth of our son, JT!  He was born February 25, 2010 at 10:43pm at 7 pounds and 13 ounces and 20 3/4 inches.  I know, I know, nearly a month ago!  It has taken a WHILE to adjust to the lack of sleep (seriously).

The delivery and birth was more intense that I expected, although I didn't really have any expectations!  I was induced at 1am and did not have the baby until nearly 11pm.  The petocin took a long time to work and I ended up getting an infection from it which led to a 102 degree temperature.  Luckily, that didn't happen until late in the game and it didn't bother the baby significantly.

In case you are wondering, here are my top revelations so far from entering the halls of motherhood:

1) Sleep deprivation is a form of torture, perhaps of the highest order.  Seriously, the lack of sleep has been the worst part of this whole experience.  I cannot function on two hours of sleep at a time.  I hallucinate consciousness.

2) Although I am breastfeeding, I have not joined the Legion of Brainwashed Mothers of the Boob.  I don't think I'll be gushing to complete strangers about the bonding experience of nursing.  AND - breastfeeding is entirely harder to get a handle on than I expected.

3) I now have a mom body :(.  While I'm not jumping off any cliffs, it is very sad to announce that I plan to hang up my bikini - FOREVER.  Not that I was in line for the cover of SI or anything, but I was able to humbly sun bathe in my skimpy two piece.  My present reality is that my tiny body was stretched to accomodate an 8 pound baby.  And, my DNA isn't quite as elastic as Heidi Klum's, ie, it isn't going to retract back to its original size.  So, now I have the pleasure of losing the rest of my baby weight and begin to dress my new body.  I never realized how fitted many of my shirts are threw the waist.

It's all worth it :)