Jack's arrival
In honor of Jack turning 1 month old on Sunday, I decided to write a post to reflect on his arrival into this world. I think taking the time to reflect and write about this will be good for me and nice to look back on in years to come. This will be a long post! I'm going to pick up where my last blog post left out - the Wednesday before Jack's arrival. That morning I had my steroid booster shot along with my flu shot and TDAP vaccine. All of these were important to receive before Jack was born and the steroid shot proved to be a factor in the decision to deliver Jack. That Thursday (September 28th), Justin and I were feeling especially restless. The closer we got to October 4th, the harder it was to be stuck in the hospital room. That day also marked 8 weeks in the hospital. I remember we were especially "feisty" and joking around with our doctor when she made her rounds that day. I was also really tired. The steroid shot really impacted my blood sugar and all I...