Well, Matthias is 13 days old today. I can't believe he is almost two weeks old. It's been an adventure with him so far. He has been such a great baby compared to some of the war stories you hear from other parents! Most of the day when he is in his bouncy seat or when we are holding him, he is very good. He hasn't cried hard since the day he was born, and he only fusses a little when he is hungry or has a little gas. We are starting to learn his different fusses and faces when he is hungry or gassy or needs a new diaper. It is a lot of fun being a dad...more than I thought it would be. I can't wait until he starts smiling back instead of smiling because he is pooping. And then when he starts talking, it is going to be a lot of fun! What a blessing Matthias is to us!
-Jason
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Jumping on the blog bandwagon!
Because so many of our family members and friends live far away from us, we decided that creating a blog would be a great way to keep everyone updated on life in the Campbell household.
The most recent and exciting news we have to share is the birth of our son, Matthias Robert Barry Campbell. (Most of our posts on this blog will probably be about him!) He was born on January 21, 2009 at 8:18 p.m. He weighed 7 lbs. 13.4 oz. and was 20-3/4 inches long.
The birth went really well...I couldn't have asked for things to go any more smoothly. I was induced at 9:00 in the morning, so it was about an 11-hour labor. I made it to about 2:30 p.m. before asking (okay, begging) for an epidural! The pain was about a 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 by that point, but after the epidural I felt so relaxed that I took a nap. During my hour-and-a-half nap, I dilated from 6 to 9 centimeters and a nurse woke me up because she thought I might be at 10 and ready to push! Jason, my mom, and Jason's mom and sister were all eating in the cafeteria at the time, but thankfully they showed up right after the nurse checked me. I dilated to 10 quickly after that. My doctor was delivering another baby right then, so they let the contractions do the hard work until he showed up. I pushed for about 30 minutes and then Matthias entered the world! It was the most amazing feeling holding him on my chest and hearing him cry for the first time. There is truly nothing that compares to it.
Matthias (pronounced Mah-THIGH-us) is such a sweet baby and is so laid back! He loves to eat, but he loves to sleep just as much, which sometimes interferes with eating. He was born with a little blister on both wrists from sucking on them in the womb. He still tries to suck on them but tends to find his fingers first, so the blisters are pretty much gone now.
Some people have asked how we came up with our baby's names. Funny story...Jason saw a billboard one day that said "Matthias Construction" and really liked the name. We looked it up and saw that it meant "gift from God," which is completely how we feel about our little boy. Also, we discovered that in the Bible, Matthias was the apostle who was voted in to replace Judas (Acts 1:21-23), which we thought was really cool as well! As for his middle names, Robert is in honor of Jason's dad, and Barry is in honor of my dad.
Speaking of my dad, today would have been his 59th birthday. It has been a day of both remembering my dad and rejoicing in this new little life who bears his name!
-Melissa
The most recent and exciting news we have to share is the birth of our son, Matthias Robert Barry Campbell. (Most of our posts on this blog will probably be about him!) He was born on January 21, 2009 at 8:18 p.m. He weighed 7 lbs. 13.4 oz. and was 20-3/4 inches long.
The birth went really well...I couldn't have asked for things to go any more smoothly. I was induced at 9:00 in the morning, so it was about an 11-hour labor. I made it to about 2:30 p.m. before asking (okay, begging) for an epidural! The pain was about a 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 by that point, but after the epidural I felt so relaxed that I took a nap. During my hour-and-a-half nap, I dilated from 6 to 9 centimeters and a nurse woke me up because she thought I might be at 10 and ready to push! Jason, my mom, and Jason's mom and sister were all eating in the cafeteria at the time, but thankfully they showed up right after the nurse checked me. I dilated to 10 quickly after that. My doctor was delivering another baby right then, so they let the contractions do the hard work until he showed up. I pushed for about 30 minutes and then Matthias entered the world! It was the most amazing feeling holding him on my chest and hearing him cry for the first time. There is truly nothing that compares to it.
Matthias (pronounced Mah-THIGH-us) is such a sweet baby and is so laid back! He loves to eat, but he loves to sleep just as much, which sometimes interferes with eating. He was born with a little blister on both wrists from sucking on them in the womb. He still tries to suck on them but tends to find his fingers first, so the blisters are pretty much gone now.
Some people have asked how we came up with our baby's names. Funny story...Jason saw a billboard one day that said "Matthias Construction" and really liked the name. We looked it up and saw that it meant "gift from God," which is completely how we feel about our little boy. Also, we discovered that in the Bible, Matthias was the apostle who was voted in to replace Judas (Acts 1:21-23), which we thought was really cool as well! As for his middle names, Robert is in honor of Jason's dad, and Barry is in honor of my dad.
Speaking of my dad, today would have been his 59th birthday. It has been a day of both remembering my dad and rejoicing in this new little life who bears his name!
-Melissa
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