On June 22nd, my sweet little boy turned 1! Honestly, I can’t believe it has been a year
since he entered the world. Time has
flown so quickly that I feel that I just blinked and a year went by. Why can’t the baby years go a little slower
so I can savor this time of cuddles and sweet baby cheeks? Nothing is more precious than a sweet baby in
my arms.
Caleb is my fourth child and my first son. I honestly believed that I would never have a
boy and I was okay with that so I was so shocked to find out we were having a
boy! I was very happy but scared to go
into uncharted territories. The pregnancy
was rough and the toughest I have ever had.
I was high risk the whole pregnancy with high blood pressure (I had to
take meds) and out of control gestational diabetes (I had to do 6 shots of
insulin a day). The pregnancy was so
scary that even my doctor was nervous. I
was constantly at the doctors and never even knew what to expect day by
day. Thankfully, I had a great doctor who
took great care of us and made sure my son came safely into the world.
Labor was induced at 39 weeks due to the blood pressure and
insulin issues that kept getting worse.
Labor was so tough because of the pitocin and I had to have an IV and
insulin IV so I was trapped on the bed in horrible pain. I ended up getting a spinal and that was so
hard for me physically and emotionally.
It was my first time using meds in labor and it was the polar opposite
of what I envisioned when I got pregnant (natural homebirth). The doctor said my spine is super compacted and
not easy to access the spinal cord (he said it wouldn’t have been able to do an
epidural even if I wanted one) and after 10 minutes he nearly gave up but
finally got it in. It was only supposed
to last 30-45 minutes (I was at the very end and that is all I wanted) but it
lasted for hours. While I didn’t like
how I felt with the meds, I still have no regrets because in that moment, I
felt like a caged animal dying of pain. I
was at the hospital for 7 hours (only 2 hours of hard labor) when my son
arrived! He was born weighing a heavy 10
pounds on the dot and 20 inches long. He
was also born posterior (My doctor calls it sunny side up – he was facing the
wrong way) and had some facial bruising and swelling. We had a whole team in there for his birth
and they quickly checked him out and got him breathing. He was healthy! He stole my heart in that instant.
He is now 1 year old and my little prince. He weighs 28 lbs and is 30 inches. He is
a very serious baby who is curious yet unsure about the big world around
him. Once he is comfortable though, he
loves to climb, explore, laugh, and smile.
He still nurses around the clock and sleeps in bed with us (along with
his 2 yr old sister). Nothing is better than
waking up to his handsome little face in the morning. He absolutely loves getting dirty, hanging out
in the pool, playing in the sand, being read too, being cuddled, climbing on
top of anything he can get too, and playing with his sisters. His all time favorite activity is scaring
Juliet (his 2 yr old sister) by screaming and watching her react by crying or
screaming. Not momma’s favorite activity
but he thinks it is all a game. My
little man is such a joy and makes me smile every day.
