Amen, Plei. Wish I had taken them in the hospital instead of 6 days later.

Congrats, ND! Very proud of you, you rock star.

Yeah, the night nurse, when we switched rooms from delivery to that other one and they handed me my pills, gushed about them.

As the L&D nurse in our childbirth class had gushed about the mesh panties, and I had already discovered that, oh yeah, that was the stuff, I totally took her advice to heart.

I wish I had taken my mom's advice about the panty girdle thingie when I got home. I don't think my C-section pooch would be as bad if I had.

Yay!!!!

Happy Baby, Hec, JZ and Emmett! Happy Birthday, Matilda!

Man oh man - I only had 9 hours of back labor and 2.5 hours of pushing, and am not needlephobic, and it was quite the exhausting experience for me. I'm so proud of JZ!

And I'm glad you guys were well taken care of by the staff, and glad they did a C-section for Matilda. We were *this* close to a C-section here (in the States it would have been done for sure, and earlier), and Mal being transverse and then stuck meant that delivery was, well, in retrospect, touch and go for him. He was rushed off to get him warm and breathing and not blue, and there wasn't any post-delivery bonding.

So, yay for the c-section, and again how brave you all were!

Also, the A's have clinched. So all is well with the world.

I kept leaning down to her face and talking to her and telling her that she was my sweet little girl and that I was so happy to finally meet her.

I'm sniffly and grinning and bouncing, all at the same time. Matilda!

Oooh, she looked so freakin' cute all bundled up with her little elf hat on.

Like mother, like daughter, eh?

"You know I think maybe I like the idea of a little sister."

Right on, Emmett!

Oh, David, this is so wonderful. I'm so happy for you both! Yay! Also, can I just say that I'm thrilled you kept Azalea in her name? Because I loved that name. Matilda Azalea is lovely.

::hopes for pictures soon::

Emmett's story made me tear up. Good lord, I'm a sap. He's going to make an awesome big brother. I'm torn. While Owen is so young that he'll never remember a time without Olivia, he's still so young that his plaintive cries of "puuuut the babeeee doooooown!" kill me. Emmett's old enough to get the big picture and be lured by the incredible cuteness that is a baby.

Go, JZ! What a trooper. Hec, you guys did a wonderful job and I can't wait to see pictures. Get your rest, too.

It's going to be fairly boring (except for staring into her daughter's face with adoration) for the next several days.

That is one of the worst thing with a hospital delivery. It's nice to have nurses on call and having someone bring you hot (if bland) meals, the craftmatic adjustable beds and, as Plei mentioned, the cool, rolly, clear plastic basinets. But hospitals are BORING places with crap tv channels and no internet access. Especially when the baby's still in sleep-all-the-time-except-for-eating mode.

I wish I was close enough to visit and see you guys.