My Once Upon a Time...

Here are some pictures from our hospital stay, Fox's visitors and us going home! The time in the hospital seems like a big blur to me. We had a ton of visitors and doctors coming in and out every day, and didn't get to sleep during the day (or at night for that matter), so we felt pretty much out of it during our entire stay.  After three days, we were so ready to sleep in our own bed again, without nurses coming in every two hours to check my vitals.  One of the nurses commented how great Katie was and that she hasn't seen such an awesome partner in all the time she's been working there. She said that the partners usually sleep and are not very involved or helpful, especially at night. I know I'm really lucky to have her by my side and helping me the way she did (and still does each day!).  Celebrating his Birth Day! His first bath! Hearing Test, he passed! Our room Love! My two favorite peop...

The last week has been a whirlwind. On one hand I can't believe it's already been a week since the birth, on the other it feels like so much longer. My memories are starting to blur, but I really want to remember every little detail of Fox's birth. I went to bed on Tuesday, May 13th around 10pm. Something didn't feel quite right and Fox was moving like crazy inside of me. I couldn't sleep and around 10:20pm, I felt a trickle down my leg. I knew immediately that my water was about to break and that the trickle was going to be followed by a big gush of fluid, so I jumped out of bed, ran to the toilet and yelled for Katie. I made it just in time and immediately started shaking afterwards. This was it. We were going to meet our son. Life would never be the same again. Katie left a message for our doctor while I jumped into the Shower. I felt surprisingly calm inside, even though my body was still shaking, going through the motions to get ready while instructing Ka...

May 21st, 2014 1 week old!

Day 134 The day my water broke. We were at the hospital walking up and down the halls to induce labor! Der Tag, an dem meine Fruchtblase brach. Wir sind im Krankenhaus die Gaenge auf und ab gelaufen, um Wehen auszuloesen. Day 135 Proud Great-Grandparents are visiting their first great grandchild!  Stolze Urgrosseltern haben ihren ersten Urenkel besucht! Day 136 Grandpa Rodney /  Opa Rodney Day 137 This is my favorite picture! Seeing Katie with our son is a whole new level of love! Mein Lieblingsfoto! Katie mit unserem Sohn zu sehen ist eine ganz neue Ebene von Liebe! Day 138 Morning cuddles and a smile! Kuscheln am Morgen und ein Laecheln! Day 139 Back at the hospital due to a spinal migraine causing vomiting and light sensitivity as a result of my epidural. They had to give me another epidural in order to do a blood patch in which they drew blood from my arm and injected it into my back. Rough day! Ich musste zuru...