lulubellnyc | I AM A MOM......................

THERE WERE SOME COMPLICATIONS. I LOST CONSCIOUSNESS DURING THE DELIVERY (I HAD INTERNAL BLEEDING AND MY BLOOD PRESSURE DROPPED) AND THE BABY HAD TO BE PULLED OUT OF ME. I LOST A LOT OF BLOOD. THEY CHASED HUBBY OUT OF THE DELIVERY ROOM AND WENT TO WORK ON ME.

I DID NOT WAKE UP TILL HOURS LATER. HUBBY WAS VERY TRAUMATIZED, BUT THE BABY AND I ARE FINE, IF A LITTLE WORSE FOR THE WEAR. LEAVE IT TO ME TO BE AWAKE FOR ALL THE LABOR AND CONTRACTIONS, BUT MISS THE ACTUAL BIRTH.

ANDREW CHARLES WAS BORN JANUARY 25, 2010 AT 2:37 AM
8 POUNDS 8 OUNCES
21 INCHES LONG

I WON’T BE POSTING ANY PICTURES HERE AT ALL (PRIVACY REASONS BECAUSE OF HUBBY’S JOB), BUT IF ANY FRIENDS WANT TO EMAIL ME AT LULUBELLNYC@COMCAST.NET, I’LL BE HAPPY TO SEND A PIC OR TWO. REMEMBER TO TELL ME YOUR LJ NAME SO I KNOW WHO YOU ARE.
IT WILL BE IN A FEW WEEKS THOUGH. BECAUSE BABY ANDREW HAS BRUISES FROM BEING PULLED OUT OF ME AND I LOOK LIKE A TRAIN WRECK, AND I AM WAY TOO VAIN TO HAVE YOU SEE US LIKE THIS.

WE CAME HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL YESTERDAY AND MY MOM IN LAW AND HUBBY ARE HOVERING OVER THE 2 OF US. BENNY IS ACTING FUNNY. I’M NOT SURE IF HE IS JEALOUS OR JUST MISSED ME, BUT HE WON’T LET ME OUT OF HIS SIGHT AND KEEPS HIS PAW RESTING ON ME IN A POSSESSIVE WAY.

I’M JUST GLAD TO BE HOME AND TRYING TO SORT OUT ALL MY FEELINGS. MOST OF YOU ARE SUCH GOOD WRITERS AND CAN EXPRESS YOURSELVES SO BEAUTIFLY BUT I AM FRUSTRATED BY MY INABILITY TO EXPRESS MYSELF. I FEEL SAD THAT MY PARENTS AREN’T HERE, BUT CONNECTED TO MY MOM IN A WAY I NEVER WAS BEFORE. I THINK I CAN UNDERSTAND HER LOVE FOR ME NOW. IT’S LIKE A WHOLE NEW AREA OF YOUR HEART OPENS UP. I JUST HOLD HIM AND STARE AT HIM. HE KNOWS I’M HIS MOM, HE FOLLOWS MY VOICE IF SOMEONE ELSE IS HOLDING HIM AND I AM TALKING. IT’S LIKE THE FIRST TIME YOU FALL IN LOVE AND YOU ARE HYPER AWARE OF THAT PERSON, THEIR BREATHING, THEIR SMELL, WHEN THEY ARE IN THE ROOM ETC. I CAN’T EXPRESS IT ANY BETTER THAN THAT.

PHYSICALLY, I LOOK LIKE HELL. EVERY PART OF MY BODY HURTS AND/OR IS LEAKING. I HAVE TO SIT ON A RUBBER DONUT.

ANDREW MAY BE AN ONLY CHILD.