Well, 3 days after I posted about labor pains, I got induced and my son was born on June 29, 2005 at 6:19 pm. He weighed 8 lbs 3 oz. and was 20.5 inches long. No wonder I was uncomfortable. I was literally ALL baby (only gained 17 lbs total during pregnancy) and he was a pretty big one.

He now weighs 15 lbs and is 24 inches long. My big boy is growing nicely. I love being a mommy and I love my little boy more than I could have ever imagined! He is a lot of work though. Everyone tells you when you are pregnant to “sleep while you can”. Pretty dumb comment, like how are you supposed to reserve sleep?!, but anyway……I do now know where they are coming from. I honestly could not have even fathomed how sleep deprived I would be. I have not had more than 3 hours of sleep at a time since my baby was born. He wakes up every 2-3 hours for a feeding. I am EXHAUSTED! Just put baby to bed (for now - lol) so I am going to lay down myself as well. Gotta “sleep when you can”.