A New Life

So after a long hiatus, I'm going to give this blogging thing another try. Someone told me that it may be therapeutic for me, but I think it'll be a nice way to keep everyone up to date on what's going on.

After 38 weeks of being pregnant, Vic and I finally got to meet our son. Aiden Lewis Nguyen was born on January 25, 2011 at 5:39pm. He weighed in at 5 pounds 15.4 ounces and was 19 inches long. Apgar score was a 9, already an over-achiever like his mom. I was suppose to be induced, but after 7 hours of labor, Aiden decided that he had had enough of the pitocin. His heart rate dropped from the 150s into the 70s so it was quickly decided that mom would have an emergency C-section instead. By the time I fully realized what was going on, Aiden had made his debut... wailing like a madman... music to our ears. I had to spend an extra day at the hospital due to my high blood pressure and they reluctantly discharged me after 6 days with orders to "take it easy". I'm still trying to figure out what that means. We spent one night at home and were sent back to the hospital due to Aiden's jaundice and increasing bilirubin levels. After a night in the photo-therapy tanning bed, Aiden is looking less like a lemon and is getting cuter and cuter every day. Despite being absolutely sleep deprived, I'm loving every minute.

Life has been bittersweet for me these past couple of weeks. Losing my mom just a few days before Aiden was born was extremely difficult for me and I realized that no matter how much you try to prepare yourself, you're never really prepared for a loss like that. I'm sad that my mom 's not around to share this time with me, she was so looking forward to meeting her first grandchild, and it's hard for me to know that I can't pick up the phone to call her for advice or comforting words. But I am sure that she's looking down on us from heaven and is so proud. I'm trying really hard to focus on the good things and Aiden certainly is making life better.

So here I am, trying my best to figure out how to be a mom. Vic's been an absolutely wonderful husband, taking such good care of mommy and baby. With my life being a mess lately, Vic's been the glue holding me together. I definitely picked a good one.