We are officially parents to a healthy beautiful baby boy named Manuel Enrique Amores IV. He was born on February 19, 2015 around 12:30pm weighing 8 pounds, and coming in at 20 inches long. It was such an amazing day, I wanted to share it with y’all!! I’ve taken my time enjoying my new role as a mommy to this little guy. It’s even better than people told me it would be. I think being his mom is something I was meant to be. I was a little nervous about becoming a mom because I was most definitely not a baby person. I thought other peoples little bundles of joy were cute, but before him I was definitely was happy looking at babies from a distance.
With my due date coming up I was beginning to let my guard down, and become excited about all things baby related. Leading up to my little mans arrival; I was seeing my OB a few times a month to check if our little man had flipped. If he didn’t flip soon I would have to have a C-section. He must have really liked where he was because he wasn’t changing his position at that point. Thankfully on my last ultra sound he had flipped. The only problem was even though he had flipped; he hadn’t dropped into position. Since he was already measuring about 8-10 pounds I was a little worried having him vaginally wouldn’t really be possible. My doctor examined me to see if it was physically possible, and unfortunately it wasn’t an option. This wasn’t a fun portion of the appointment, but let’s just say my doctor knows me really well now. I really hope I’m not over sharing. The C-section was scheduled for the following day. When I woke up the next morning I was a little nervous, and scared since it’s major surgery. Just to paint the picture of how much of a chicken I am; I’m the type that gets squeamish having my blood drawn. The day of; I was basically a ball of nerves before arriving at the hospital. Once I was checked in a sense of calm came over me, and I was just thankful, and excited to meet my baby, Manuel Enrique Amores IV. Even though I wasn’t going to have the delivery I’d envisioned; I couldn’t lose sight of the most important thing we were meeting our new baby. I was really excited to meet him, but also a little sad he wouldn’t be in my stomach anymore. Something about having him so close was very comforting, and eased my nerves. It may have something to do with all that Manny, and I went through to have a healthy baby. Fertility treatments can be exhausting roller coaster of highs and lows, but it really is just the way people describe it. Once your baby is here it’s all a very very distant memory. The ultrasounds, shots, etc all felt like so long ago once our little guy was here. When the doctor pulled him out he had a head full of hair, and healthy lunges that screamed to let us all know he was happy where he had been. My husband, Manny, let me know that our little mans plumbing worked just fine. He had seen it first hand on the nurse who was cleaning him up.
He’s such a loving baby. He loves bath time, cuddling, smiling, and cooing at us. We feel so lucky that we’re his parents. We still have moments where we are in awe that we are this sweet easy going baby’s parents. Being his mom is one of the best jobs I could ever have; even on those days when I’ve had very little sleep. Which is pretty much the norm at our house at the moment. We joke that our little man is keeping college hours. I’ve definitely enjoyed my maternity break from everything, but I am so excited to share more about our new addition with y’all. I promise there are more photos to come of our sweet baby. Thank you so much for all your kind words, and congratulations. It means the world to us!
