So remember that spinal head ache I had from the epidural…well…the blood patch I had done fixed it for a day or so but the awful thing came back. Long story short, I tried to wait it out as apparently it does heal on its own – whether or not that would take a week or a month, who knows. After a few days it was just getting to be too much and we had a newborn we were trying to take care of, so Wednesday I went back to the hospital and received a second blood patch.

This time I was sitting instead of laying down (nearly impossible for more than a few minutes) and the Dr put 30cc of blood into my back instead of 20cc. The first time they were only able to get 20cc out of my arm for the procedure and it took a few hours to see any results. The second time worked like a charm, I felt immediate relief, it was wonderful. It’s now Saturday and nothing has come back, I’m so happy!

I actually broke down crying last night because I felt like I was taking care of a stranger who cried and slept, who was supposed to be my son, but I didn’t really know him. Andy was sweet and reassured me that I’d kind of missed the first week of Ben’s life so of course I didn’t really feel right. It’ll still take some time I think, the more I care for him the more I do fall in love with him. He’s squirming right now on my chest and it feels good, feels right :) I’m also thankful Andy had time to really bond with him as he was thrown into daddyhood.

It’s time to move on and really start this new life.

ps – Blogging one handed, little bit difficult ;-)

pps – Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who brought us a meal, showered us (Ben) with gifts, sent cards, visited, cleaned our house, mowed our lawn and generally just loved us :)