As far as labor goes, it was SOOOO much easier with Ivy than Hadley!
We got to the hospital at 3:30pm and I honestly wasn't sure if it was the real thing or not... I had been having contractions but nothing overly painful and defiantly nothing like it was with Hads... We had Hadley's birthday party at 5 so we thought we should just go get checked "just in case"! We got right in, got checked, and into a delivery room within 30 minutes... It was go time! I got the epidural and my water broken, pushed for 20 minutes and Ivy was born at 7:25pm! Everything happened within half the time of Hadley and about a quarter of the pain! I always wanted to punch those women who said 'labor wasn't that bad' after I had Hadley, because it was so horrible with her, but after Ivy was born I honestly turned to G and said "That wasn't that bad"! hahaha.
The first 2 nights were a little rough because Ivy had her days and nights confused and was so gas-y!!! She cried a lot and I was terrified that was going to be our lives since we had it so easy with Hadley.... Since the 2nd night it has been great! Ivy is a great baby! She is eating well (minus a spit up problem) and sleeping well! She is back to her birth weight after getting down to 7 lbs in the first few days and her jaundice levels were normal after day 4!
We have been so lucky to have G home on winter break for the last 2 weeks! He has one more week home and then reality sets in for me! I am a little nervous to have the girls home by myself but hopefully will get the hang of it quickly!!!
I will try and be better about blogging, but have never been good at it when I am home...
Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and New Years!!!
