It's 3:00 a.m. and all is well

Well we've had our little Aiden home for a couple of weeks now and it just seems that it can't have been that long.  Time is flying by!  My mom was here to help for the first couple of weeks and we were so thankful that she was here.  I didn't have to worry about laundry or dishes or what we were having for dinner.  It was really special to have her here for Aiden's birth and to spend some one on one time with him in the first week.  We can't wait for the rest of his Grandparents and family to meet him.

When we first brought Aiden home from the hospital we were having some breastfeeding issues because his frenulum (the cartiledge under the tongue) was too tight.  We had our pediatrician snip it so he could feed better.  We worked with a lactation consultant to help him learn how to use his tongue again.  She worked wonders and he is now doing great!  He's gained weight and is now 9 pounds 14 oz and he's grown 1 1/2 inches to 24 inches long.  He's our big boy.  Since we're a little behind in pictures, here's a look at his first few weeks at home.  This will be a long post of pictures.

Our big man in the hospital bassinet

coming home from the hospital

Daddy doing his first finger feeding at home.  Things got much easier after a couple more days.

 

first nap in the pack 'n play

Aiden loves to sleep on Daddy's chest and Daddy loves it too!

snuggling with Mammaw

happy Mommy with her little boy

happy baby with Mommy

sleeping with Mommy

Mammaw massaging the gas pains away and Bedia very curious

Aiden loves his bouncy vibrating chair

puppy kisses and baby love

snuggle time - 1 week old

Can you see the lack of sleep on my face?

Not that I'm biased, but we have a beautiful baby boy!

Bedia protecting the baby.  She loves to give him kisses.

milk drunk and sleepy

chillin' with Mammaw

Aiden Pictures

checking vitals

What the heck is going on?

very proud Daddy

skin to skin time with Mommy

cuddling with Mommy

resting after the trauma of circumcision

Wait is Over - Arrival of Baby Boy Pearson!

AIDEN THOMAS PEARSON

March 2, 2010

11:15am

9lb - 9oz

22.5in

On Tuesday, March 2, we welcomed Aiden Thomas Pearson into this world.  Mom and son are both healthy and looking forward to coming home from the hospital on Thursday.  He is so far such a good baby with his Daddy's easy going demeanor.  We'll see if that lasts or if more high maintenance Mommyisms start coming.  He has such a nice complexion and long fingers and toes.

I went into early signs of labor on Monday mid-morning.  Contractions were very sporatic and pretty mild.  I picked up my mom from the airport in the afternoon and continued to have contractions throughout the day.  They were intensifying but not consistent.  I thought we'd be another day or so, but at 10:55 p.m. Monday night my water broke.  By the time we got to the hospital I was almost 4 cm dialated, so I was able to get some drugs shortly after arrival - THANK GOD!  I got my epidural around 2:45 a.m. and was then able to sleep through the night while things progressed on their own.  My contractions were never really consistent, so before pushing they gave me some pitocin to try to even out the timing and make pushing more effective.  I pushed for about 2 and 1/2 hours and he finally came out.  So, about 12 hours of labor for a first time baby, not bad. 

The Pearson Family

We'll post more pictures as soon as we can!