Let me tell you about this little man before he gets too grown up and I forget all the little details surrounding bringing him into this world.
Isaac Soren arrived at 6:54 am on February 1st. His 19 1/2 inch long body weighed in at 7 lbs 14 oz.
His due date was February 8th, but since he was a planned c-section, we got to bump his birth up to 39 weeks. Let me tell you how AMAZING it was shaving 3 1/2 weeks off of my pregnancy! Yep, Keyan & Nolan both arrived at 42 1/2 weeks, and I am sure Isaac would have as well. The downside, however, was the fact that it was a c-section... and c-sections stink. Since it was a planned cesarean, I was given a spinal block (the other 2 boys were also delivered via cesarean, but since I had labored with them, they used an epidural). My body did not like the spinal block. My blood pressure dropped and I puked the whole time they were pulling him out. Jonathan was sitting there freaking out, certain that I was going to die... which I did not do ;)
No, no... I got to see this little guy and fall immediately in love.
Butttttttttt.... I did start to feel major pain as they wheeled me out of the OR and into the recovery room. I immediately asked for pain meds. They did not work. I cried for a full 6 hours until the morphine they finally gave me kicked in. I fell asleep every 30 seconds. And it seemed like baby, from exposure to the drugs through nursing, woke only for 30 seconds every few hours. He dropped a little over a pound in the hospital. It was awwwful.
But we overcame :) And this little guy, pictured here:
(1 day old)
and here:
(4 weeks old)
aaaaand here:
(8 weeks old)
......... is perfect. I could not ask for a better baby. He is happy, relaxed, sweet, and wonderful. I snuggle him and he smiles and I snuggle him some more. Isaac-- child of the covenant, child of the promise, one who will laugh-- each meaning applies to this precious addition to our family. I am so blessed to be the mother of three boys.
