Announcing the birth of Oliver Tristan! He was born at 5:42 a.m. on June 23rd (a great day for a birthday) and weighed in at 8 lbs. 11.2 ounces. After being in labor for over 26 hours, he was finally delivered via c-section. Since his head was pretty pointy he would not descend correctly because he kept turning his head and getting stuck. I pushed in ever position imaginable (to try to get him to come out straight) for over 3 hours with no luck. During the c-section I was having a bit of pain, so they turned up the epidural thus knocking me out, so my memory of the actual birth is very vague. After 5 days in the hospital we were very happy to be home. Joel went back to work on Monday and Oliver and I have been having a great time together. He is awake for several hours each day, and sleeps really well at night. And I have yet to hear him fuss for if there isn't a reason for it. My recovery is coming along better then I expected. Usually I feel like I am able to do lots, but I know if I push it too much it will take longer to heal. I am hoping that my lack of posting is now over. There are so many pictures that I want to show you. :) Check back often!
