My Lincoln, Welcome to the World!

Well, as you can tell from my 2 previous posts...my little guy is finally here. My little Lincoln made it safe and sound on Monday, November 17 at 2:30 pm. What an amazing week we have had, always kind of crazy trying to adjust to all of the changes and all of that but we are all doing great. This little guy has already got me wrapped around his little finger. He is the absolute sweetest little baby and is already so very precious to me. I just can't get enough of him and I am so grateful for the sweet little spirit he has brought into our home and into our family. My labor and delivery was a breeze, everything went really fast and so smoothly. I almost didn't realize it was even happening. I blinked and it was over. I will start at the beginning, kind of a long post.


Me and my baby, our first official photo together. Well, one of the firsts.


Here I am, standing outside the hospital. I had to be there at 7:00 am, but by the time we got checked in and settled in my room it was about 8:30.


Still feeling pretty good. My doctor had something going on in the morning and wanted me to wait on the pottosum until about 10:00. I progressed really fast with Carson and we were pretty sure the same would happen here, so she wanted to wait. They started me at about 10:00 and for the first half hour or so, not much happened. My doctor came at about 11:00 and broke my water to see if we could get things moving along.


After that, my contractions started coming hard and fast. I went for about and hour and half before I said bring on the epidural. I am kind of a baby, and if I can get drugs to stop the pain then you bet I will.


Very happy girl after the epidural. Maria brought Carson in for a quick hello, he was just all over the place. So excited to meet his baby Lincoln. After the epidural, we kind of just waited for me to finish dialating. I went about a centimeter every half hour. Pretty fast. And by 2:00 my doctor was back and I was ready to push. Twenty minutes of pushing and there he was.


Heres the little guy, thinking what kind of world have I come to.


Official weigh in....6 pounds 6 ounces and 19 inches long of complete perfection.


Poor baby, wishing he was still back in mommy's belly.


The moment I had been waiting for, for the past 9 months. Well really the past 3 years that we had been trying to get him here. All of the stress and worry and emotion gets so built up, and in that moment when I first met him. I just couldn't quit crying. My little angel, sent straight from heaven. One minute he is in there kicking and the next he is being placed in my arms. I will never forget these moments, with Carson or Lincoln. The BEST moments of my life!


The other moment I had been waiting for. My Carsey-boy holding his baby brother for the first time. My three boys, my whole world right there in front of me. Love, love, love these boys!


Big Reggie and little Reggie...Lincoln Reginaldo Cano is named after his Grandpa Reggie. Thiago's dad.


Oh, how I love that precious little face.


Lincoln all dressed and ready to go home.


I have seriously never been so excited to go home in all my life. I do not enjoy being at the hospital. I don't know how they even dare call those things beds, they were horrible. The second night there I had to sleep with Thiago on the pull out couch cause I couldn't stand another minute in that bed. That was the worst part of the whole experience for me.


Home sweet home, sound asleep!


Carson mauling..I mean loving Lincoln. He has been so great, he hasn't even skipped a beat. He just loves his new baby brother, he is so protective of him. When I change his diapers or bath him, Lincoln just cries and Carson sits there and yells at me to leave him alone and telling me that baby Lincoln doesn't like that. He loves to hold him, lay by him, touch his soft skin, so cute!


All cuddled up in dads arms...he is a little snuggle bunny. He loves to be held, especially by his mommy.



So he is here, absolutely perfect in every way. He is really such a joy to me. I think I was so nervous with Carson being a first time mom and all. I also got the baby blues for about 2 weeks after he was born. Things are totally different this time, I have done this already so I am not nearly as nervous and scared as I was with Carson. Carson also had such a hard time nursing, he didn't latch right and it gave me awful blisters and hurt so bad. He hated it, which made me hate it. Lincoln on the other hand LOVES it. He would live in that spot if he could, he just latches right on and goes to town. I have a whole new appreciation for nursing, I am actually starting to enjoy it. Anyways, that is the first of many posts to come about our new little addition. Like I said he is the sweetest of all babys, he has the most pleasant little dispostion and such a gentle spirit about him. I am loving every minute of it, and am so grateful to have him here.