She is here! She arrived October 25th at 11:53pm, weighing 7 lbs 1 oz. Which means that right before midnight tonight, she’ll be 1 week old.
And her arrival . . . well folks, it hurt like hell. At some point I’ll put together a birth story with all the fun stuff about what I yelled, how long I yelled it, and how I’m already terrified that a future Jenna will think “ooooh . . . I want another baby!”
No, future Jenna! It hurts real bad! Think twice! SERIOUSLY!
But Alice is so precious, you guys.
Anyway, I’ll be MIA for a while healing, resting, learning how to breastfeed, learning everything I can about this new little person, what her little noises and expressions mean, and how to be both a mother and a wife and also just a person. And if the past few days are an indicator, I’ll also be crying a lot . . . but that was always a given.
I want to be here now, not jumping ahead in my brain to Alice’s next stage, to the end of my maternity leave and how I’ll handle that, or any other future situations.
So here’s to staying in the moment.
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Ohhhh congratulations!! She's GORGEOUS!
Aww Jenna, she's lovely! :D Enjoy all the resting and getting to know the new little person in your life x
Many congratulations! She's beautiful. I wish the three of you all the best.
I've been checking every day to see if there was an update from you... she is beautiful! Also, it is ok to cry alot... I did too in those first few weeks. Everything feels so new and scary and your heart wants to burst from love for this little person and yet they are also totally dependent on you and it is a huge change! Something my husband told me in that first week was, "Just like you are learning to be a mommy for the first time, he is learning to be a baby... none of us have done this before." It is good to remember....
Take care of yourself... I will be thinking about you and praying for you!
Welcome little Alice...glad to meet you. Congrats to you guys, she is lovely.
Ohhh I love her!!! Grea job, Jenna. Childbirth is no small feat. And just to prepare you, you WILL want another little one and you will conquer childbirth again and your heart will once again grow in size. :-) but being in the moment is perfect. It is life changing and an adjustment, but amazing.
Yay! Congratulations you two! And baby makes 3 :D
Congratulations!!! She's gorgeous (and so are you). Wishing you all well :)
Congratulations! Beautiful family.
congratulations jenna! she is beautiful!!