Nov 23 2009

hudson is here! | cabot newborn photographer.

I realize I have been MIA this last month or so, but for good reason! This post has been a long time in the making. Every time I sit down to write it’s feeding time again!

So, we were totally not expecting our little man to make his arrival almost 2 weeks early but he arrived on October 14 (my sis’ birthday!). I had been having pretty bad swelling in my feet and legs the last couple months of my pregnancy but the doctor said it was nothing to worry about. Then on the night before Hudson’s birth the swelling seemed to be a little worse and I had a headache (signs of preeclampsia). I was worried so I made my hubby drive me to Wal-Mart to take my blood pressure. It was extremely high so we booked it to the hospital! They said I’d have to stay the night for observation but it still never crossed our minds that our little buddy would be coming so soon. The next day I woke up with blurred vision and was still having really high blood pressure so my doctor made the decision that I would have to have a c-section. I burst into tears right then. It seriously never crossed my mind that I would have to have a c-section. Those childbirth classes were useless! So Hudson was delivered at 9:19 that morning. I ended up having to stay in the hospital for an entire week because my blood pressure refused to go down. It was a stressful time let me tell ya!

Then to top it off once we got Hudson home he started to have problems keeping down his feedings. It turns out he had a condition called pyloric stenosis. It’s where the muscle at the bottom of the stomach is too thick so food can’t pass through to be digested. The food had no where to go but back out! Poor guy! The only way to fix the condition is with surgery. So after only 3 short weeks of life Hudson had his first (and hopefully only!) surgery. He made it through ok and is now doing great!!

Now what you’ve all been waiting for! Isn’t he just the cutest little baby you have ever seen? I think so!!