Announcing our sweet baby ::part two::

our stay in the hospital was a little longer this time...thanks to the c-section :)  i am usually home in 24 hours, but that definitely wasn't the case this time.  i sing praises to all of you c-sections mommas...especially those of you who nurse too.  when getting out of bed takes everything you've got, it sure does make it hard to be up and down nursing all. night. long.  i made it out of bed 12 hours after surgery and then again the following morning, which is when i slowly managed to get these shots...


when i woke up, i was so glad that my sweet baby had joined our little world and was here...safe and sound.


after the day he was born, we spent an additional two days in the hospital.  they brought us our meals and we loved on our baby...










i managed to shower that day, which took a whole lot of help from rob and a whole lot of time.  just keeping it real, please know that some tears were shed.  the pain was terrible.  and i felt like i had been cut in two.  however, i soon learned that after a c-section, you can neither cry nor laugh.  or cough.  or really anything else...ha!  so, i learned to keep my tears inside.


mama c. brought emma and carson for another visit on day two...there aren't any photos of mr. carson for this one.  he spent his time stuffing his face with petit fours :)  that night, we had more visitors too...aunt char, uncle steve, nic, christa, and collins.  there are no photos to show for that either...let's just say i was heavily drugged :)


on day three, i managed to shower again.  huge accomplishment, folks, huge.  my aunt margaret stopped by early that day and we began the discharge process.


i love his mouth...


and just like that.  i went in like this...


and left like that...


and we were on our way home....


and to be honest, i was scared. to. death.  i had no idea how i would get into my very own bed and i really wanted to take the hospital bed with me....