Well, it took 13 hours of labor, two full hours of pushing during every contraction, and a vacuum to pull him out, but Jackson Harris Cook is here. He came into this world at 8:11 p.m. and weighed 6 pounds, 14 ounces. His length was 19 1/4 inches.
Hopefully we will be released soon, not because I want to spend father-son time at home or am anxious to see what normal life will be like with our new son. No, I want out of this hospital because of the fold-out bed. It is awful.
Joanna did an incredible job and fought through pain and exhaustion to keep pushing. I was so proud of her. I even cried when he was finally pulled out. It wasn't just because of the birth of Jack that I teared up, but I was overjoyed that Joanna was finally done pushing and it was also a complete release of the anxiety and tension I had felt for the day.
So far Jack has been doing well. He spent most of the night in the nursery, unless he was feeding with Joanna. I liked that he was there because it gave Joanna a chance to get some rest, which she needed.
4 comments:
YAY!!!Welcome to the world, Little One. And, Matt, they make those pull-outs for new dads uncomfortable on purpose. All the new moms got together and signed a petition.
Congrats on your new family addition.
congratsss for the little boy! :)
Love your blog :) Come take a look at mine? :) x
a belated congratulations to the three of you, sir!
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