Look at Mateo grow!

 Mateo is growing way too fast! Here is our monthly growth pictures that Jacob puts together.

Hospital stay, c-sections, Mateo and the "aftermath"

I had to have an emergency c-section with Mateo, which surprisingly I was okay with. Of course I wanted to have Mateo the good ol' fashion way, but it just was not in the cards for me. It was such a whirlwind and Mateo needed to come out, so I didn't have much time to think about it. For some reason throughout the pregnancy  I had feeling that I was going to need a c-section. Mother's intuition? We stayed at the hospital for three days, not because Mateo needed to stay, (he was perfectly healthy and didn't need any interventions) but because I was scared to come home! I had it made at the hospital!  The nurses helped me with the baby, food was made and delivered to me, and I didn't have to clean up after anyone!  I am a weirdo and like hospitals. I know it steams back to my childhood and spending a lot of time in hospitals. I always felt important and the Doctors and Nurses were so caring and I always felt safe. I would cry when I had to come home after surgeries.....that's how content I am in hospitals! Yes, I have had to spend time in hospitals for sad situations, but to me....the good memories always out-way the bad.

Hospital and c-section experience was great for me, I healed very quickly....now the aftermath of the c-section....not so good. Warning.....TMI....I ended up back at another hospital, (ER) six days later because I could not go.......... how should I put it?...... Numero dos. Wow! Talk about excruciating pain! Let's just leave this topic at that....

Okay, so Mateo truly been such a blessing and now I can't imagine our lives without him. I know for me he completes my life and it's been so exciting to see all the milestones he has made already. He smiles, coos, laughs, is starting to get vocal. He loves to eat, is happy,  (colicky at night, will discuss in another post) and he loves for me to sing to him...his favorite song is the Itsy Bitsy Spider. So far this experience has been amazing....tiring, but so worth it.

Some upcoming topics I will write about are breastfeeding, colic, maternity leave, back to work, and of course Mateo. I will try not to go months before writing another blog post..... :)

He's here....been here for awhile....

Ok, so Mateo Rodman Campbell V.S.P. was born on December 27, 2012, four weeks early. I'm a bit behind....Mateo turns three months on the 27th of this month. Motherhood has been a fun, crazy, sleepless ride. Read about Mateo's birth on Jacob's blog: http://jacobrcampbell.com/blog/2012/12/are-you-ready-or-not-proud-father