So I recently gave birth to an almost 10lb baby boy! His
weight and height explained why I had so much pain while pregnant with him. My
pregnancy with him was totally different from when I was pregnant with our
daughter. When I was pregnant with our daughter I literally had zero sick days,
no pain, no nausea…nothing. I was so happy and I felt good the entire
pregnancy. Some days I was tired but that was usually because I was doing any
and everything my hands could find to do. I felt so good I continued to do my
everyday normal activities plus some! Her birth on the other hand, was a tad bit different.
It was chaotic but my recovery was great with her. No pain or pain meds. I did
have a bit of the baby blues in the beginning due to the sudden changes in
hormones but with prayer and support I was over that in no time.
Now, with our
son, my pregnancy was the total opposite. I was so sick. Sick all of the time.
My face broke out, I had things growing in the weirdest places, and I was in so
much pain in my pelvis and hip area. There were days that I literally sat in
bed and cried and couldn’t do anything because I was so sick. This did a number
on my psyche because I am a busy bee. I love working. I love working on
projects, being productive, and being active. I didn’t have the energy or
strength some days to do anything and that was so depressing and frustrating. I
remember crying one day and asking myself why I decided to get pregnant again.
Now keep in mind, after having our daughter, I loved being pregnant and often
would tell my family how I missed being pregnant. I think it was just the
constant sickness that had me in a state of delirium. During the pregnancy with our son my
husband had to cook and pick up the slack. The house was a cluttered mess
because organization is my strong suit not my husbands, so there was stuff
everywhere that needed to be unpacked and put in place. So needless to say, I
was so over it all. Lol.
Well fast-forward to today and I am back to my normal
self, in fact I am even better. All of the down time I had before having our son
and after gave me a lot of time to pray more, seek the Lord more, brainstorm,
organize my ideas and goals, and dive into Pinterest more. I have finally
adjusted to having two and our home is the most organized it has ever been. The
only thing I am still trying to get used to is having a BOY. People tell me all
of the time how blessed I am to have a boy and girl. I literally prayed for a
big and fat baby boy and I got just what I asked for. The thing is, I am such a
girly girl and so is our daughter. Our daughter is so prissy, so dainty, and
into all things girl.
Miss all things girly...she has so much personality 😊
He is soo different from our first-born as to be expected
but I guess I wasn’t mentally prepared lol. He isn’t as chill as she was… to be
honest he is bit of a cry baby at times. He is a big boy who has an even bigger
appetite. He is always hungry and seems
to never be satisfied no matter how much we feed him. Our daughter on the other
hand is a light eater, a neat eater (since a baby she was a neat eater, she
never liked messes), and she was low maintenance. Our son on the other hand is
a messy eater and very active. He is way more active than our daughter. We can
tell he is going to be adventurous. He is already walking around the house like
a pro in his walker, he can pull-up on things, he NEVER liked being held like a
baby but preferred sitting straight up or standing. He likes to rock, move,
roll, scoot, walk, grab things, pull things, and he loves to be played with
roughly. He loves being on the go. He fusses if you take too long feeding him
his baby food. He is truly a male with lots of testosterone.
Although our baby boy is
helping me grow in patience and understanding, he is the sweetest baby boy
ever. He has the gentlest eyes and a smile that warms our hearts. His laugh is
the cutest and he already has lots of charm. I am so proud to be his mommy and
if I could do it all over again…the pregnancy sickness and the hip pain that I still
have from time to time….I would do it again in a heartbeat because having our
baby boy makes it all worth it.
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