Finally here

Meet Samuel, the youngest member of our family!

Sam was induced on his due day (the 5th of August). Because of a previous tear, doctor didn't want him to come out too late and too big. I had hoped for an ealier delivery as I was 1.5 cm dilated two weeks prior, but he was not ready to come out early. His birth was quite uneventful, everything happened according to plan. Well, everything except it looked like Simon might miss it initially.

I went into the hospital at 7am, had the gel applied at 8am, had my water broken at 1.30pm and Sam was born less than 2 hours after that. It was a lot shorter than Lara's birth. And thanks to better pain management, I was more aware of what was going on. It was great that I only had to push 3 or 4 times. The midwifery care in the hospital were excellent. I ended up staying for an extra night to get the feeding right and that helped greatly. This is the best delivery outcome I could hope for.

Sam is average on the growth charts (Length:50cm HC:36cm weight:3.7kg) and has long tiny legs and arms compared with Lara. I'm getting used to this newborn phase, the frequent night feeds really tired me. The good news is Sam is finally gaining weight. If only he would sleep more at night and my life would be perfect(considering)!