Harrison Brandon Albright

Yes, it's true, I named my son after Brandon Flowers. And I am not ashamed!

We were going to name him Henry Brandon, but then the name got too popular AND Brandon Flowers named his son Henry Brandon and I didn't want to look THAT crazy! So, Nick and I finally decided on Harrison and Nick was kind enough to give me Brandon for the middle name.

Here's our happy little Harry in the famous green sweater!

Calvin has adjusted really well. He still plays good by himself and lets me take little naps in the morning. And he LOVES his baby brother! He is always asking to hold him and he always wants him to be awake and play with his toes!
I'm doing fine. I'm still a little sore and extremely bored. I'm not supposed to lift anything heavier than Harrison, so I'm basically stuck in the house all week. Ew!
People keep asking me which I prefer... vaginal or c-section. The truth is I prefer neither.

I was told by two doctors that this delivery would be faster and easier... false! Granted, I didn't not believe them being the pessimist that I am, so I was not surprised when I got to the hospital after 5 hours of contractions and nothing! And then after 8 hours of labor I was only at a 5... not what I would have wanted. I would have preferred a short labor, with no complications, no tearing, and faster healing.

However, I do have my good days. It was really hard to move around the first week, but I'm a little faster now. Sometimes I do too much when I feel good and exhaust myself. I'm still really sore and it's still really hard to move around sometimes, but nothing I can't handle.

Harrison is a wonderful baby. He sleeps pretty good. 4 hours is the longest he's gone at night and I'm not complaining! He only cries when he is hungry or gassy. He eats like CRAZY! It's a little frustrating when he is this needy, but he surpassed his birth weight at his 2 week check up yesterday. He was down to 7.2 lbs at his last check up when he was 5 days old. But yesterday he was 8.1 lbs! Hooray!

We are all adjusting very well and couldn't be happier with this little guy and our family of 4!