Eli Martin Phillips arrived on his due date, September 5
th weighing in at 7 pounds 4 ounces and measuring 20 inches long. I was induced since my doctor did not want me to go past my due date and had a very quick labor, only 4 1/2 hours start to finish. Similar to my labor with Ethan, by the time I asked for an epidural the doctor was not available and I was too close to delivery so I had another drug-free delivery. The delivery went fine and little Eli was a peanut compared to his big brother at birth so that made for a much easier delivery and recovery process. Ethan was so excited to come and meet his brother and is very protective of him, especially when he cries. He gets so anxious when Eli cries about anything and strokes his head and whispers "it's okay baby". He loves holding him and gets a
huge kick out of it when Eli looks at him.
The first night went okay, not great as Eli was up most of the night. He had his "
procedure" (aka circumcision) earlier that morning so I think he was a bit drugged out for the afternoon which led him to sleep a lot which meant he was awake well into the wee hours of the morning. So far he is much more alert today so we are keeping our fingers crossed that he has a better night. Nursing has been going well and Eli is already a pro, just like his older brother was from the start.
We came home from the hospital yesterday and have been overwhelmed by the support from neighbors, family and friends. It was a long road to get where we are and we couldn't be happier with our end result. Eli is perfect and we are so lucky to have him as part of our family.
3 comments:
Leave it to you to be so calm and organized that you are already blogging about your delivery...I love it! So happy for all of you, and Eli is beautiful. Can't wait to see more pictures!
So, so SO happy for you ALL!!!!!!
Congratulations! Eli is so adorable I could just eat him up :) I can't believe how great you look and that you are already up and about like nothing even happened! Eli is such a little angel and you are very blessed to have two wonderful and healthy boys. Ethan is an awesome big brother already, I loved seeing how excited he was that Eli was opening his eyes and looking at him, too cute. As always let me know if you need anything...even if you want Ethan to just come over and play for a little while with Nolan. Let me know what day works for you and I'll bring you guys dinner! Again, Congratulations on your perfect little boy!
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