Life with Ethan :-)

Well so far we haven't been without a few hiccups on the beginning of our parenting journey. Josh caught a cold a few days before Ethan was born and unfortunately passed it on to our little guy. Poor Ethan has ended with quite a stuffy nose :-(

At one point, I was sitting with Ethan and trying to comfort him at 3am, all the while thinking "This is all Josh's fault." In the cold hard light of day the following morning, I knew those thoughts were completely terrible because Josh didn't purposely get sick. I was just very unfortunate timing.

We had an appointment with the baby nurse yesterday and she suggested saline nasal drops to clear his nose. We went to the chemist and I said to the girl behind the counter that we needed something for a 2 week old to clear his nose and she said that you can't give him anything. At this point I was really confused and said that nurse had suggested saline drops so she checked with the pharmacist and she assured her that saline drops were completely safe for newborns.

The saline drops have been a godsend because before that, we were just suctioning his nose to remove the mucus and it was taking hours to get him to sleep. Last night, he slept a thousand times better which meant that Mummy got to sleep a thousand times better.

Everyone has been saying that he is completely adorable and it is so true. I was so thankful that he is cute because I have always been really honest about other people's babies so I was worried that karma would come and bite me LOL.

Anyway here is a photo of our gorgeous son. We may be sleep deprived but it is worth every sleepless night.

He's here!!!

Well we ended up having a c-section but I don't regret it. He is a big boy and would've really hurt coming out the natural way. I was really nervous and emotional on the day of the c-section. I was excited/ sad/ happy/ scared and all of the above but all went well and I'm healing perfectly.

I hated the 24 hours of recovery straight after the c-section because I couldn't get off the bed. I had a catheter in, a drip and drainage. Generally a lot of tubes and wires coming off me. They had to take Ethan to the night nursery that night because I couldn't get up and care for him like I needed to. I didn't like them taking him but in hindsight, it was necessary and I got a good rest.

We got heaps of photos of the procedure and I'll upload them once they are saved on the computer. I have to also say that I am stoked that I decided to go a head with the procedure at Figtree Private. I was very seriously considering switching to Wollongong but so glad I didn't.

The staff at Figtree Private could not have been better. I know at Wollongong I would've been kicked out on day 3 as soon as I was physically able to leave and I would've been an emotional wreck. They wouldn't have been as helpful with breastfeeding and I would've been a mess by day 5 with the feeding and pain.

At Figtree, you press the buzzer and the staff are there immediately to help you with feeding or pain meds. I only had to wait a couple of times and they were so patient with me. Anyway I better make the intoduction.

Introducing

Ethan John Medley

Born 7th May, 2013

Weight: 4.2kg or 9 pounds 4 ounces

Length 52cm