Henry Enzo Clouse

I finally had my baby boy! Tuesday Feb. 8th 2011 weighing in at 7lbs 1oz and 20.5 inches long he is perfection. I know I am his mother so I am completely bias but he is GORGEOUS! Seriously the cutest newborn I've ever seen, he didnt come out with a cone head, or baby acne or bruises from birth- just perfection. He has the roundest lil head and the sweetest disposition. He is JUST like his pappa. Calm, gentle, and doesnt need anything more in life than a good nap and food :D

Labor was the worst, I probably have had the worst labor than any of my friends. I went into the hospital on monday morning due to signs of early labor. When I arrived I was still only 1cm and 70% effaced, no change from my dr's appt that previous friday. Which stunk since I was having (what I thought were painful) contractions for 2 days straight. They found out through blood tests that I was suffering from preeclampsia a condition that causes you to have insane levels of high blood pressure. This is a concern during labor because my blood pressure was so high I was at risk of suffering from a seizure. They had to give me a drug that helps slow down labor called Magnesium. It slows down all the functioning in your body and makes you feel like death- this caused me to have a migraine! Then they had to induce me so I wouldn't stay preggo forever called pitocin. The two drugs were fighting against each other but needless to say I powered through it and birthed Henry vaginally after 24hours of labor and only 10 pushes!

Since we have been home we have been exhausteeeed. I literally am up around the clock every day, so everyday feels like 2 days. We dont get more than 3 hours of straight sleep before we are up feeding Henry or changing a diaper or calming him down from a fuss. Henry was and still kind of is a lazy eater- he didn't want to breastfeed bc he didnt want to have to work for the milk. Ha! He wants it to just be poured into his mouth. Funny but annoying.

The last week has been exhausting, labor was ridiculous, and we have been more than frustrated with not being able to sleep like we use to. We have been shocked into parenthood and shaken to our core, but Henry has been the biggest biggest blessing. He is so wonderful, he fills our hearts with so much joy and we are so proud that we were able to produce such a miracle. Kevin is goo goo over his little baby and they often are caught cuddling on the couch together.
Henry is a spitting image of his father and it breaks my ever loving heart! They are just two pea's in a pod. Kevin has blown my mind with his amazing fathering skills and his patience with Henry.

This is a long rambly post but I wanted to get one in during one of Henry's naps between feedings and now I need to catch some Zzz's while I can! I will post more as I get on a better schedule and when I get more sleep.

Much much love and happiness
LC <3>