First day at home alone...

Well, today is the first day that I am alone at home with baby Will!!  He's a been a really good boy all day, sleeping most of the time (this means he'll be up all night!) Will was born on November 18th at 4:43 pm at University Hospitals CMC.  The delivery was very memorable.  We went in at midnight on the 18th and I was given a total of 2 doses of Cytotec.  My doctor expected my delivery would not go fast and that I wouldn't even deliver until Friday the 19th, but boy was he wrong!  I didn't even need Pitocin as I was having very strong contractions every 2 minutes for 4 hours straight without any medication! I begged for an epidural, and John did too! He said I was making noises from "Where the wild things are". The doctor finally gave in and let me have an epidural even though I was only 3 cm dilated.  The epidural was wonderful.  The doctor came back in 2 hours after the epidural and I had dilated to 8 cm!!  And then I was 10 cm one hour later!  Ready for pushing!  After 45 mins of pushing William Charles arrived with wide eyes and barely a wimper!!   7lbs. 3 oz. 20 inches long. Grandma Jan, Nana, and John were all in the delivery room when Will was born.  Later on that evening, Will got to meet his Auntie Brandy, Aunt Katie, and Auntie Danielle!!

 Mom and dad are doing well now.  John is back at work already.  The past week we stayed at my mom's house and got to visit with my sister's family.  Will got to meet his cousins Maya and Claire who both seemed to adore him even at a distance.  Here are some pics from this past week!!

Will with cousin Claire Siegel during a visit last week!!

Sleeping contently with an overlooking audience!!!  Pop-pop loves Will!!

The first visit with a dear friend, Chad!!

 Will's first sponge bath!!!  He loved it! No crying at all.

 Happy Thanksgiving!! Will is sleeping with his nametag that his cousin Maya handmade!!

 Will is actually very content here.  He looks like a sad old man though!!!