I love you ladies!

berty12777 · November 2008

I felt so loved today when I got on and saw all the nice posts. Maybe it post-delivery hormones or just all the oxytocin floating around these parts, but it made me cry with happiness. You just don't know how much you mean to me. I know the rest of the world would see you as "strangers" to me but I think of you as my friends and I'm so glad that I was able to share this happiness with you.

I will tell you honestly that I was right to be scared of delivering such a big baby. I pushed for two hours. I like to think I have a pretty high pain tolerance and I have to say that I have never felt pain like that before in my life. I have a 2nd degree tear and 2 bilateral labial tears and am so swollen and bruised, I don't even recognize this as a part of my body! My crotch looks like Frankenstein and it still hurts like a mother f*cker. I was in so much pain after I delivered Allison that I was literally crawling up the back of the bed away from the doctor. In order to stitch me back together, they had to give me a double dose of narcotic pain medicine (on top of the epidural). When it was all fixed up and they gave me Allison to nurse, I kept falling asleep and couldn't even hold her. I was so loopy, I don't even really remember anything about after she was born. Since then, breastfeeding has gone very well and I have definitely bonded with Allison, but I just feelsad that I missed that time with her at the very beginning of her life. Sad

With that honesty, I have to tell you that I would repeat every stitch last night, every m/s puke, every contraction, every agonizing push, every pound I gained, every single trip to the bathroom in the middle of the night, and every lost hour of sleep of this entire pg three times over for this little girl. I never knew it was possible to love someone I didn't even know this much.

It's just another ordinary miracle today...but this one is my ordinary miracle! Here is a picture of her! There are also a couple more pictures and a really cute video of her on our baby blog.

Ris9701 · November 2008

Congrats mama!!! She is BEAUTIFUL!

I hope you start healing soon.

books4brooke · November 2008

I've been waiting for pictures ALL DAY!! I know how you feel about the stitching and trying to get away from the dr!

versed · November 2008

Congrats! She's perfect

MiaMichelle · November 2008

Yay! She is beautiful.

NoVaIrish · November 2008

damn you, berty! you just made me cry!

I am so so so happy for you and mr berty. Allison is beautiful and perfect.

((huge hugs))

Crazycrustacean · November 2008

congrats!! she's gorgeous!?

MayBride2B2007 · November 2008

i'm crying too. i'm so incredibly happy for you i can't stand it. she is absolutely perfect and i LOVE baby noises! congratulations mommy!

MelissaSue81 · November 2008

Aww. Congrats. What a beautiful little baby.. Although... I must say, your story made me a liiiiittttle scared of getting this baby out.

Kirsten.In.NH · November 2008

Congratulations, sweetie! And I'm glad you're feeling better now ... sounds like a tough delivery! Allison is gorgeous, I am so happy for you.

Redlass13 · November 2008

Oh Tiffany that is so terrific!! I'm soooo, so happy for you and your family. We love you too!!

FutureGosnell · November 2008

Congrats, she is beautiful!

newtlet · November 2008

Ack, she is so gorgeous! Oh, I love her little faux-hawk!

Congratulations, Berty! I am so excited for you and Mr. Berty.

And also, OUCH. I'm sorry your girly parts have taken such a beating. I hope things heal up quickly. Something about Sitz baths and frozen underwear?

mrsladd · November 2008

I'm so very happy and excited for you!!!!! I didn't have a tear myself (small episiotomy), but I have close family members and friends who had serious tears, and all have gone on to have several more children after that, so ouch, but at least we know that it will all be right again before too long. Hang in there in the meantime, and congratulations on your absolutely beautiful little girl!!!