Our Bouncing Baby Boy!!

On February 8, 2008 Keith and I welcomed our bouncing baby boy into the world. Nicholas Emerson Frank Seto arrived approximately at 9:35 a.m., weighing in at 6 lbs, 12 oz, and was 20 inches long. Nicholas was born the day after the Chinese New Year!

I had a planned C-Section, and it went over quite well. I thought that I wouldn't recover as fast as I did. I was imagining all the pain from the incision before I went in. But it wasn't that bad after all. I was pretty drugged up, but by the second week I was not taking anything for the pain. Mainly because there wasn't any pain to tolerate.

Six days after my section I made it out to the school to see the kids and staff. Everyone was surprised that I was even there. But I was feeling really good, and I needed to get out of the apartment. I just couldn't stay couped up for 6-8 weeks.

Both Nicholas and I have been doing good. Nicholas is finally gaining his weight. When Nicholas arrived home he wasn't gaining his weight back. The health nurses were quite concerned. I wasn't going to give up on nursing him. I believed that both Nicholas and I needed to adapt to one another. As well, I knew that we needed to find a way to get over this hump that was setting us back a bit. I knew in my heart that we would soon find away to adapt to one another. I also was lucky to have the support of my mom that stayed with us for 2 weeks. It was great having her around. Not just for the extra support, but to have her show me the ropes. After mom left on February 24, Nicholas has finally adapted to nursing and is doing amazingly well.