Becoming a mother, and the motherhood that follows

Becoming a mother...ideally, that is the easy part - for some not so easy as for others. For us, it happened to be pretty easy and we are forever grateful for that fact. Forever grateful.

Pregnant: If you follow this blog, you know that I enjoyed every moment of my pregnancy with LC, from the 'gross feeling' at the beginning, to the contractions that 4 to 5 cenimeters dilation brought on before the epidural (which didn't work right til the very end), to the back pain and moving my legs from one position to the other after the epidural set in ...those last few hours of pregnancy...even those...those were cherished...overrun with thoughts of 'wow he is REALLY going to come out today...can I really do this!? can I really push him out!'.

And out he came screaming as he was lifted from the comfort of his darkened womb, all the he had known for the past 9 months. And into his Papa's arms, and whisked over to his Mommy's side where he heard her voice and all 3 of us finally put a face and a name to our dear sweet LC.

And then motherhood began...