She's here!

Joy Linnea Rozwadowski was born Saturday, September 23, 2006 at 9:44 in the morning. She is exactly 7 lbs., 18 1/4 inches long, and positively perfect.

My labor began just 2 hours after my mother arrived for a weekend visit, and everything continued to go smoothly from there. At 3 a.m., the drive from Culpeper to Reston was no problem at all, and my favorite doctor (who had also delivered Cole) happened to be the one on-call.

Labor was much easier this time, and I'm amazed by how good I feel. I think I have more energy now than I did at any point during the pregnancy...but I also know that I'll need every ounce. :-)

I'll share more of the labor story once I find a free moment...haha.

Joy had her first pediatrician visit on Tuesday, 9/26, and she did very well. She only lost 7 oz., and I'll bring her back tomorrow for a weight check. She was VERY fussy the first night home, and I breathed a sigh of relief when my milk came in after her dr. check-up. Unfortunately, for reasons only Joy knows, she still had a fussy second night home. BUT, she has been sleeping very well since then.

Much like with Cole's trips to the doctor, we brought home the plague from the pediatrician's office and the whole household is now sick with head colds and sore throats. No matter what precautions I try to take, we always get sick after a check-up. My mom had stayed with us for the entire week and as a thank-you we shared our germs with her too. Before she left yesterday, she made a trip to CVS with Tony to stock our house and her car with tissues, cough drops, Sudafed, and new cool mist humidifier. She even found lollipop style cough drops for Cole.