Josephine Kelli Foster is born!
Hello all! I have a baby girl! She’s lookin’ great. Unfortunately, I’m still in the hospital without the cord for my camera to upload photos, but they’ll get up here eventually. We’re doing very well. Epidurals are Wonderful with a capital W. Josephine was born on the 30th at 4pm. She weighs 7lbs 7oz, and is 20 1/2 inches long. She has long black hair and long fingers and feet. She also has long eyelashes and beautiful pink lips! So cute. She’s been sleeping pretty much since she was born… which has been nice, except when I’m trying to feed her. The second after she latches on she falls right into a really deep sleep. Now that she’s over 24 hours old though, I’m hoping for some more awake time with her. Nat’s been a champ. He’s been very supportive, and way less grossed out than he should be by everything. He changed his first diaper today, and has gotten awesome at wrapping her up in receiving blankets.
Anyway, my food is here! If anyone wants to call me, my cell doesn’t get service in my room, so you can call 703-391-4329 until tomorrow morning (Wednesday).
More to come later! Peace out.
Guesses anyone?
No action yet, folks. I’m writing down guesses for when she’ll officially be here! She’s due this Saturday (March 28). We set an induction date for April 8th at 7am. Please guess for my cool calendar that will go in my journal. Thanks all!
What Pregnancy Has Taught Me:
I have learned all of this just in time to impart my wisdom on a family that does not need pregnancy advice…. but here it is…
1. These pants are the most comfortable for a pregnant belly. Instead of folding the flap over, I put it over my belly… automatic tummy sleeve. Genius. They’re Victoria’s Secret, and you can find ‘em for about $10.
2. I had a hard time finding something I could wear to church. Cheleyne gave me two dresses, but they both go up to about my mid-thigh, so… eee….
Anyhoo, I found a swim cover at Target for $17 that is the best thing in the world. It’s supposed to be worn as like a strapless tube dress over a bathing suit, so it’s super stretchy, but as I’m about 8 feet tall, I wear the top of it around my belly instead of around my chest. It’s perfect! And once again, automatic tummy sleeve.
3. Pregnancy is harder than I thought it would be. I mean I knew it could be really hard, but I always thought it was all the symptoms that made it hard. But the truth is, I have been really lucky as far as not having bad symptoms, but still everything kind of hurts and feels enormous. And sleeping is HARD. I roll over every few minutes it seems to try to get comfortable, and it hurts to roll over! How do I have more than 20 nieces and nephews and I never knew what pregnancy was really like? I missed most of ‘em I guess. I wish I had been more involved when I could have though. But now I know, you cannot be truly sympathetic until you’ve experienced it. I salute all you moms out there. Especially mine! Holy moley. Doing this eight times!
4. Maybe eating everything you want whenever you want is not the best way to go. I know this is the time to gain weight, but I really wish I had cut out a lot of the bored eating I did. I do not regret the countless bean burritos, but maybe I could have decreased the late-night Oreo count…. It was high… and wonderful. I don’t know. I weigh as much as Nat now (which I realize he’s pretty skinny, but the dude is 6′5″).
5. There might not be anything cooler in the world than feeling a baby wiggle around in your belly. I get excited every time. Even when she’s kicking my bladder or pushing her buns against my ribs. I love it when you think you know what body part you feel. I picture her little knees and elbows poking out a little. So cute. She’s gonna be awesome. I asked Nat if we’re still set on the name Josephine, or if we should change it last minute to something like Shatiqua. We’ll see.
