So I’m going to straight-up warn y’all that this is not a recipe post. Because we’re coming off of a major holiday, we figure lots and lots of people are off work and on vacations and hanging out with their families and not perusing the internet for recipes, so if you are looking for recipes, we have lots and lots of them to browse through, just not in this post. Also, if you don’t like babies or stories about babies or pictures of babies, you’re also excused to check out the recipes. Because this post is about babies. Not food. We’ll get back to cooking next week.
I wish I had some dramatic tale to tell about my water breaking in the middle of Target or going into labor and not being able to reach my husband on his cell phone while he was at work–I think movies and TV have really raised my expectations in terms of how much drama I think my life should contain. What really happened was that last Thursday, my alarm woke me up at 4:15 am, I took a shower, did my hair, put on makeup (don’t mock me…I wanted to look cute for all those post-baby pictures that never happened. I’d show you the pictures we did finally get, but I don’t want to scare you all), and threw a few last-minute things like a flat iron (ha!!) into my suitcase.
Because my first baby did arrive in a rather dramatic fashion, I get to have c-sections. I’ll spare you the icky details, but I will say that of all my c-sections, this one was hands-down the most pleasant. If there is such a thing.
William Samuel Jones arrived at 8:16 am, screaming and hungry. He was 8 pounds 1 ounce and 21 inches long.
I spent the first 36 hours of his life convinced that I had a grumpy, mean baby, but it turns out he was just hungry. He comes by his hunger-induced grumpy meanness naturally. He’s actually a very sweet, happy, healthy, super-alert baby…
whose loves include the lady with the milk (me), the chenille side of his burp cloths, and snuggling. Dislikes include being naked, his car seat, and that mean nurse who used every trick in the book to wake him up so I could feed him when he wasn’t interested in eating. He told me all about how much he didn’t like her for the next 9 hours, which made me kind of dislike her, too.
Will’s big brother and sister think he’s pretty cute, although not nearly as exciting as they had hoped.
They’ve been busy hanging out with Grandma, so I’m not sure reality has set in. Although maybe it hasn’t set in for any of us because I kind of like waking up with him at night right now. We’ll see how long that lasts.
Thank you so much for all of your kindness and well-wishes over the last week (heck, over the last 9 months). We have the best blog readers ever and are so grateful you let us share a little bit of our lives with all of you.
Questions & Reviews
He is absolutely beautiful! Congrats!
aww he is so cute! congrats!
Congrats Kate! He is so precious!
CONGRATULATIONS!!
He is absolutely stinking adorable.
Congratulations! I have a right-before-the-fourth-of-July birthday too and it’s a fun time to celebrate every year. Will will love it. Best of wishes with three kiddos, it’s a party!
Congratulations. I am just 4 months behind you and thank you for your freezer meals cookbook because I will be needing it soon. William is gorgeous!
What a beauty! I love the baby feet pics!!
Well, my water actually did break at Target(!) and I thought I was going to give birth right there by the registers with my five year old holding my hand.
The drama of birth did come later that night…I’ll spare you.
Your darling boy is a wonder! Congratualations.
Oh my gosh, Kate he is DARLING!!!!! What a cutie pie!!! :)) All the pics are adorable, but the one of your older two holding him-ahh. My heart melted. <3 Congrats to you and your family and I pray and hope your recovery goes really well! 🙂
Congratulations … he’s beautiful, and so are all of you! Makes me want another! 🙁
He’s gorgeous, just like your other kids! Congratulations!
Sooo delicious!! He is such a yummy little baby!
Oh glory, Kate, you’ve made me so excited to have my little guy now. Little William is adorable; congrats and blessings to all of you.
Three weeks to go until my due date – yippee!!
oh my gosh. There is ONE thinig I love more than food. And that is BABIES! I dont ever comment on the food posts but I couldnt help but comment on the little baby burrito in these pictures. Congrats! (and good luck!)
So cute Kate, good job! I love getting up at night and feeding babies, so peaceful! Good luck!
He is adorable! Congratulations to you and your sweet family!
Congratulations! My little girl tried to share a birthday with your son but she came out just a little too late (12:12am). New babies are so wonderful! I hope you’re enjoying your little man 🙂
He’s PERFECT! Congrats! All 3 of your kids are just adorable. 🙂
He might not be a recipe, but he’s delicious anyway 🙂 I enjoy getting up with my newborns too, I think you’re supposed to like it for awhile so you bond with the baby and don’t just want to give it away 🙂
Congratulations! You have the cutest kids ever!!!
He is adorable! Congratulations!!
welcome to the world ~ william samuel jones ~ congratulations to you.
So so cute!!! Congrats! All of your children are darling. I have c-sections too. They are rough. Hope you’re kind of walking like a normal person now. 🙂
Congratulations! I glad this c-sections was better then the last two. I will be having my third C-sections in November I hope it’s better then my last two too! Did you try to do a V-bac? Well once again congrats. Your kids are beautiful!
Babies are AWESOME! Congrats!!
Oh, many many congratulations on your new little one. He is absolutely precious and I wish you all health, happiness, and plenty of sleep!
Many congrats! What a cute little family you have 🙂
Congratulations! He is a cute baby! Hope you are doing well.
Such a cute baby!!! What a beautiful family. Congrats!
Handsome lil’ guy! Congratulations!