As you may know by now, we welcomed our son, Harold Aden Wertz V, or Quint as we are calling him, into the world on Tuesday, May 8th at 11:03 PM after being induced that morning. He was 7 lb. 14 oz. and 20.5 inches long. The whole process began at 7:15 AM and our lives changed in a wonderful, amazing way in such a short period of time.
We arrived at the hospital at 7:15 AM and Aden and I enjoyed some quiet time of relaxation, conversation and merriment... at least until mid-afternoon when things got painful. We played cribbage, talked, and I introduced him to my pregnancy indulgence - "What Not to Wear" on TLC. I texted my mom & sister and said it was like vacation, only I was wearing a hospital gown and hooked up to an IV. :) The rest of the afternoon and evening wasn't so vacation-like, but in the end we had a beautiful new son and in that time and over the course of the next week, I gained a much deeper appreciation for my husband. He was the most amazing coach ever and took care of me so sweetly, gently and selflessly.
I am amazed at how much love I have for our little guy. I love watching Aden with him as well - I think it is safe to say that we are both smitten and the lack of sleep, etc. pales in comparison to how awesome it is to finally snuggle with him. Since having Quint I have come to appreciate my husband, my bed, sleeping on my back, pain medications, my supportive family, my Creator, and far more in much greater dimension! There are so many little joys as well as great discoveries and truths that we have only begun to understand. Who knew you could sit and look at the same little person for so much time and be filled with so much joy! ...And who knew you could change so many poopy diapers in one day...
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| First full day home from the hospital |
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| Meeting Auntie Meg |
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| Oma and Quint having quality snuggle time |
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| Buddy meets Baby (the beginning of a beautiful friendship) |
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| "He's a lumberjack and he's ok..." |
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| Family time on Mother's Day |
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| Auntie LoLo came up for an afternoon |
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| "Just because I'm wearing a ducky outfit doesn't mean I'm not a tough guy!" |
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| Sing our song to Quint..."Sweet Pea, apple of my eye..." |
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| Quint wore this on Aden's first day back to work in honor of his daddy. |
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| Meeting some of the cousins |
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| Grandpa singing a song to Quint |
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| First outing - weight check at the doctor |
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| First bath - He's really excited! |
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| Tummy time! |
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| More cousins and family! Grandma, Grandpa, Aunt Tara, Madeline & Caitlin |
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| Grampy and Quint |
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| Having a heart to heart |
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| He found his thumb! But he hasn't found it since. :) |
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| Holding his head up all by himself! |
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| Mommy & Quint time |
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