Wow… I don’t even know where to begin.  I gave birth Thursday morning, at 11:10am.  I was only in labor for 4 hours (from induction to delivery).  I only had hard contractions for about an hour… so all in all, things went really fast.  I did get an epidural, the pain was more than I wanted to deal with, but unfortunately, the only thing that went numb was my toes… the epidural didn’t kick in until about half an hour after Damian was born.  Damian weighed 6lbs and 4oz, and came out with a head full of black hair! He was 19″ long according to the hospital (but according to the pediatrician, he is actually 20 inches long).  He is perfect in every way, and he is a very beautiful baby — he looks exactly like his daddy.  I had a few complications myself, and wasn’t able to leave the hospital until Saturday, and I’ve not been feeling well since I came home, although things are slowly getting better.  Damain left the hospital weighing 5lbs 13oz, but at his weight check yesterday, he weighed 6lbs 2oz!!  He is a very good baby, and doesn’t hardly cry at all.  He is also a very social baby, he loves sitting in everyone’s lap, and looking around the room.  He turned over today… and has started to hold up his head.  He is very strong to only be 5 days old!!  He really is perfect, I only wish you could all be here to see him, and hold him.  I can’t believe how much having a baby changes your life, not just the lack of sleep, but the immense amount of love you have for someone you’ve only known a couple of seconds.  We finally have our miracle, and he is absolutely perfect.

I will be adding pictures to this website as often as I can, so that you can all see how perfect he is!  I am still recovering, so this will be a slow process for now.