Oh man, I keep forgetting to update. I have been sooooo sick, so that's my excuse, haha. Seriously, this baby's name is going to be "Trouble" until further notice. I won't go into details, but let's just say it hasn't been good. I haven't had a meal in a week, just bites of random carbs like french fries and rice-a-roni and big glasses of cranberry juice and natural lemonade. Thank heavens for prenatal vitamins to give my baby the good stuff! I even had to take a raincheck on my birthday because I was so sick that day. As soon as I am feeling better we are going out for italian and a big piece of birthday cake :)
I had an ultrasound to see the little booger at 9 weeks. Bubsy kept turning his/her back and wouldn't stop moving so the picture we got is just a baby blur, haha. But it was so cool to see him/her in there swimming around! Like a perfect little baby already---all the major parts in place :) The heartrate was 171 and they moved my due date up one day to May 9th.
I am holding out until 12 weeks---for some reason I have it in my head I will feel better by then.
Boys are doing great, by the way. Nathan had a fabulous birthday and Luke is going through a language explosion, just chatting away in full sentences now!
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Thursday, September 04, 2008
Been a while....
Wow, it has been a while since I updated! A lot is new :)
I am expecting baby #3 on Mother's Day, May 10th. I couldn't be more excited! Since I blogged about my pregnancies with both boys, I don't want this baby to be left out, haha.
So here goes! All is well so far, just having lots of tummy troubles. I hope they don't last too long and I can get into the fun cravings part of pregnancy. I am pretty bloated already, I wonder how early I can get into maternity clothes this time around. :) I have baby fever big time, my boys are getting SO big.
The boysies are fabulous. They crack me up every day and I am so blessed to have them! Nathan is a character. Too smart for his own good, extremely imaginative, and a total pain in the patoot arguing about every single point. Luke is a total goof, can cheer anyone up, super sweet to his Mama, but never listens!
Luke loves to yell "no a baby!" when I call him my baby. Nathan spends most of his time watching Transformers, pretending to be a Transformer, building transformers out of blocks, or begging to buy Transformers. And of course Luke spends most of his time doing everything his big brother does. They are eating me out of house and home and I can foresee that only getting worse!
Things are good with me. After a few months of medical issues (kidney stones and a pregnancy loss) I am feeling strong and healthy and foresee a great pregnancy. Mike and I were doing the crossfit workouts before pregnancy left me devoid of all energy! Hopefully I will feel better and can be more active soon.
Still pursuing tons of goals--being more frugal, continue learning how to cook and bake, being more environmentally conscious in our home, becoming healthier, becoming a better photographer, etc etc etc. These are neverending goals for me, I think :)
Hopefully I will remember to update again soon! Pregnancy brain is hitting hard this time around, haha.
I am expecting baby #3 on Mother's Day, May 10th. I couldn't be more excited! Since I blogged about my pregnancies with both boys, I don't want this baby to be left out, haha.
So here goes! All is well so far, just having lots of tummy troubles. I hope they don't last too long and I can get into the fun cravings part of pregnancy. I am pretty bloated already, I wonder how early I can get into maternity clothes this time around. :) I have baby fever big time, my boys are getting SO big.
The boysies are fabulous. They crack me up every day and I am so blessed to have them! Nathan is a character. Too smart for his own good, extremely imaginative, and a total pain in the patoot arguing about every single point. Luke is a total goof, can cheer anyone up, super sweet to his Mama, but never listens!
Luke loves to yell "no a baby!" when I call him my baby. Nathan spends most of his time watching Transformers, pretending to be a Transformer, building transformers out of blocks, or begging to buy Transformers. And of course Luke spends most of his time doing everything his big brother does. They are eating me out of house and home and I can foresee that only getting worse!
Things are good with me. After a few months of medical issues (kidney stones and a pregnancy loss) I am feeling strong and healthy and foresee a great pregnancy. Mike and I were doing the crossfit workouts before pregnancy left me devoid of all energy! Hopefully I will feel better and can be more active soon.
Still pursuing tons of goals--being more frugal, continue learning how to cook and bake, being more environmentally conscious in our home, becoming healthier, becoming a better photographer, etc etc etc. These are neverending goals for me, I think :)
Hopefully I will remember to update again soon! Pregnancy brain is hitting hard this time around, haha.
Thursday, December 27, 2007
Christmas 2007
What a fabulous Christmas! Best ever! Luke and Nathan were absolutely thrilled and the excitment and anticipation made me feel like a kid again. :)
The boys got some really great gifts. I think Nathan's favorite was the box filled with Cars cars and Luke's was a book where you can pet the animals on the page. The boys took time to play with each gift before moving on so Christmas morning took 4 hours long! They stayed in their Christmas pjs all day and gorged themselves with cookies. Great day!
Nathan is a bit scared of Santa so he needed to be reassured the big guy had already left after dropping off the loot, haha. Luke gets so excited about everything so every time he opened a gift he gasped and hooted and hollered and acted like it was the best thing ever.
I had a fun year trying out new recipes and getting the BIGGEST tree on the lot. Mike had to chop the top off just so it could fit in our house. It was our first year getting a real tree so we went all out. :)
We have a few more Christmas celebrations to go, then we can try to settle down and have a normal January. Looking forward to a bit of normalcy! :)
My boys are really beginning to play and fight with each other. It is hilarious to watch Luke try to tackle Nathan and to see Nathan try to teach Luke the "right" way to play with things. Luke is obsessed with animals, especially dogs. He nearly flips his lid everytime he sees a dog or even a picture of a dog. Luke is saying quite a few words and phrases now. I love hearing his LOUD voice. He is such a character. He loves to make people laugh and is so determined once he gets an idea in his head. Nathan is my little professor and loves to learn facts. He has the most creative ideas and thoughts and is really so intuitive. I love just hearing what he is thinking about. Luke is a bit more trouble, haha. He learned to climb up on tables and loves to dump out containers of toys and knock over block towers. He is so much fun, but worries his poor mama, haha.
Off to try to contain the plethora of toys covering every inch of floor space in this house!
The boys got some really great gifts. I think Nathan's favorite was the box filled with Cars cars and Luke's was a book where you can pet the animals on the page. The boys took time to play with each gift before moving on so Christmas morning took 4 hours long! They stayed in their Christmas pjs all day and gorged themselves with cookies. Great day!
Nathan is a bit scared of Santa so he needed to be reassured the big guy had already left after dropping off the loot, haha. Luke gets so excited about everything so every time he opened a gift he gasped and hooted and hollered and acted like it was the best thing ever.
I had a fun year trying out new recipes and getting the BIGGEST tree on the lot. Mike had to chop the top off just so it could fit in our house. It was our first year getting a real tree so we went all out. :)
We have a few more Christmas celebrations to go, then we can try to settle down and have a normal January. Looking forward to a bit of normalcy! :)
My boys are really beginning to play and fight with each other. It is hilarious to watch Luke try to tackle Nathan and to see Nathan try to teach Luke the "right" way to play with things. Luke is obsessed with animals, especially dogs. He nearly flips his lid everytime he sees a dog or even a picture of a dog. Luke is saying quite a few words and phrases now. I love hearing his LOUD voice. He is such a character. He loves to make people laugh and is so determined once he gets an idea in his head. Nathan is my little professor and loves to learn facts. He has the most creative ideas and thoughts and is really so intuitive. I love just hearing what he is thinking about. Luke is a bit more trouble, haha. He learned to climb up on tables and loves to dump out containers of toys and knock over block towers. He is so much fun, but worries his poor mama, haha.
Off to try to contain the plethora of toys covering every inch of floor space in this house!
Wednesday, November 07, 2007
Monday, October 22, 2007
October 2007
Wow, it has been a while since I have written. My boys are changing so much! Luke took his first steps at 9.5 months and now at 10 months is walking all over the place. He can climb stairs and walk carrying big toys in his hands. He is a powerhouse, haha. We went to the pumpkin patch and he was straining trying to pick up the big pumpkins. He is now saying (in order of when he started saying them) mama, hi/hey, dada, no, and all done. He is such a sweetie pie and is always trying to make everyone laugh. He puts blankets on his head and walks around like that. He makes these funny sniffy faces where he puts his head back and snorts. Luke cracks me up! He is getting really good at throwing and catching balls. I'd say balls, drumsticks, and maracas are his favorite toys.
Nathan is such a smarty pants. He spelled his name for the first time today. He is doing very well at potty training. He pooped on the potty a few days ago and has been doing it every day since. He is earning stickers on a potty chart and filled it up and picked out a prize (a tow truck from Target) about a week ago. I now put food coloring in the potty and ask him to turn the water colors with his pee---like I put in blue and tell him to make it green. For some reason this clicked with him and he is doing so well now!
Nathan is such a smarty pants. He spelled his name for the first time today. He is doing very well at potty training. He pooped on the potty a few days ago and has been doing it every day since. He is earning stickers on a potty chart and filled it up and picked out a prize (a tow truck from Target) about a week ago. I now put food coloring in the potty and ask him to turn the water colors with his pee---like I put in blue and tell him to make it green. For some reason this clicked with him and he is doing so well now!
Tuesday, August 07, 2007
Summer 07
We are having a great summer! We just spent a week in Ocean City along with Jon, Jenny, Bradley, and Hannah. Here are some of the memories of our vacation that I do not want to forget:
*Nathan laying down on the towel of a sunbathing cute teenager
*Luke covered head to toe with salt water and sand, but still grinning ear to ear
*Seeing Nathan being so brave trying out all the rides on the boardwalk
*how much Luke loved that silly maraca we bought for him---he never let it go!
*holding Nathan's hands and pulling him up to jump over the waves
*early morning coffee and donuts on the beach
*digging for sand crabs with Nathan---he'd gather as many as he could in his hand and then put them back in the sand and watch them dig
*Sharing goldfish crackers and juice with my boys on the beach blanket
*when Nathan stole the huge expensive chocolate truffle out of my hand and popped it in his mouth and gobbled it down in one bite
*floating around the indoor pool with my snuggly baby
*Luke dancing to any music he heard when we went out to eat
*Nathan sticking his head in the sand and trying to do flips on the beach
*taking all 4 kids down to the beach before bedtime and seeing them run back and forth from the waves
*how easily Nathan made friends on the beach
*Luke exclaiming "oooooooh!" at all the lights and sounds on the boardwalk
*Nathan laying down on the towel of a sunbathing cute teenager
*Luke covered head to toe with salt water and sand, but still grinning ear to ear
*Seeing Nathan being so brave trying out all the rides on the boardwalk
*how much Luke loved that silly maraca we bought for him---he never let it go!
*holding Nathan's hands and pulling him up to jump over the waves
*early morning coffee and donuts on the beach
*digging for sand crabs with Nathan---he'd gather as many as he could in his hand and then put them back in the sand and watch them dig
*Sharing goldfish crackers and juice with my boys on the beach blanket
*when Nathan stole the huge expensive chocolate truffle out of my hand and popped it in his mouth and gobbled it down in one bite
*floating around the indoor pool with my snuggly baby
*Luke dancing to any music he heard when we went out to eat
*Nathan sticking his head in the sand and trying to do flips on the beach
*taking all 4 kids down to the beach before bedtime and seeing them run back and forth from the waves
*how easily Nathan made friends on the beach
*Luke exclaiming "oooooooh!" at all the lights and sounds on the boardwalk
Thursday, June 28, 2007
June 28, 2007
Everything is going great over here. We just bought a townhouse that we love and the boys are completely fantastic. I look forward to every day with my boys (especially now that they are both sleeping through the night---ahhhhhhhhh)! Luke is now crawling all over the house and starting to pull up on the step.
Here are some moments and memories I don't want to let myself forget:
*how Nathan will make a funny sound and Luke will crack up and then try to imitate it. This morning it was a loud exaggerated gasp sound. Hearing Lukey do that made us all just lose it laughing
*how Luke feels the need to bop up and down everytime he hears even a few beats of music. I will bust out singing a silly song and he will just immediately start to dance. Love that kid! :)
*How Nathan loves to name his cars, tv characters, even food after family members
*The way Nathan begs to go outside every moment he gets the chance
*Nathan is learning the names to all the cars and tells me which ones are Fords and which ones are Hondas. He loves "Ford Trucks" and jaguars, haha
*the way Luke grunts all excitedly when he first wakes up in the morning and is famished, wanting to nurse
*the wild "mad scientist" concoctions Nathan makes in the tub with different bottles and bowls
*how Nathan will make mud and start playing in it, the moment he gets a chance with the hose
*how he told me he wants Frankie to live in his playhouse and that Frankie is "his favorite"
*how Nathan calls juiceboxes "schooboxes"
*how Luke gives huge kisses right on the mouth, and grabs your face and smooches you on the lips even when you are aiming for his cheek. He is quite fresh! haha
*the overly exaggerated way Nathan chugs his drinks
*how louuuuud Luke is when he nurses and how he hums and mmmms everytime he eats
*when I have both my boys snuggling in the recliner
Life is good.
Here are some moments and memories I don't want to let myself forget:
*how Nathan will make a funny sound and Luke will crack up and then try to imitate it. This morning it was a loud exaggerated gasp sound. Hearing Lukey do that made us all just lose it laughing
*how Luke feels the need to bop up and down everytime he hears even a few beats of music. I will bust out singing a silly song and he will just immediately start to dance. Love that kid! :)
*How Nathan loves to name his cars, tv characters, even food after family members
*The way Nathan begs to go outside every moment he gets the chance
*Nathan is learning the names to all the cars and tells me which ones are Fords and which ones are Hondas. He loves "Ford Trucks" and jaguars, haha
*the way Luke grunts all excitedly when he first wakes up in the morning and is famished, wanting to nurse
*the wild "mad scientist" concoctions Nathan makes in the tub with different bottles and bowls
*how Nathan will make mud and start playing in it, the moment he gets a chance with the hose
*how he told me he wants Frankie to live in his playhouse and that Frankie is "his favorite"
*how Nathan calls juiceboxes "schooboxes"
*how Luke gives huge kisses right on the mouth, and grabs your face and smooches you on the lips even when you are aiming for his cheek. He is quite fresh! haha
*the overly exaggerated way Nathan chugs his drinks
*how louuuuud Luke is when he nurses and how he hums and mmmms everytime he eats
*when I have both my boys snuggling in the recliner
Life is good.
Tuesday, June 05, 2007
Luke's 6 month checkup
Luke got his 6 month checkup today. He was 18lbs 6 oz and 26 inches. The Dr kept commenting that he was the "golden child" and how lucky I was. He said Luke was one of the most easy going sweet babies he's ever met. He didn't even make a peep when he got his shots! I love my little guy!
We started with some baby food recently. He gives me such a hassle! He spits out the food, smears it everywhere, and chews on the spoons, but doesn't really eat anything, haha. He is holding out for the real stuff! He is always begging for what I am eating. Soon enough, Lukey!
Luke is crawling everywhere now. He is such a little nut. He loves playing with Nathan's cars and books and ignores his baby toys. He is at that stage where he is much less interested in snuggling and just wants to play all day. He is a very content baby and can entertain himself playing on the floor for the longest time!
We started with some baby food recently. He gives me such a hassle! He spits out the food, smears it everywhere, and chews on the spoons, but doesn't really eat anything, haha. He is holding out for the real stuff! He is always begging for what I am eating. Soon enough, Lukey!
Luke is crawling everywhere now. He is such a little nut. He loves playing with Nathan's cars and books and ignores his baby toys. He is at that stage where he is much less interested in snuggling and just wants to play all day. He is a very content baby and can entertain himself playing on the floor for the longest time!
Monday, May 21, 2007
May 21, 2007
Lots of new activity here at our house! Luke has started crawling! It is amazing to watch him pull himself, scoot, lunge, and push himself around the room. He can get into so much trouble in such a short amount of time now, haha. He is also starting to sit up! He can sit for about a minute before getting distracted and wanting to play on his tummy again.
Nathan is such a sweet little boy. He wants Luke around all the time. He wants to take every bath with Luke and wants him to read naptime and bedtime stories with him. He gets so much joy out of making Luke laugh. My boys crack each other up!
Yesterday we all just wrestled and played and sang silly songs in the grass! It made me feel like a kid again and laughing so hard is such a HUGE pick me up. I love my boys!!!!
Nathan is such a sweet little boy. He wants Luke around all the time. He wants to take every bath with Luke and wants him to read naptime and bedtime stories with him. He gets so much joy out of making Luke laugh. My boys crack each other up!
Yesterday we all just wrestled and played and sang silly songs in the grass! It made me feel like a kid again and laughing so hard is such a HUGE pick me up. I love my boys!!!!
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
My boysies
Everyone is doing great over here! Luke is going to be 5 months in a week---I can't believe it! He is such a happy, energetic baby. Nathan is being quite "two" lately, but he is still my sweet little man. Here are some things my guys are up to:
*whenever I pick Luke up, he wraps his hands around my neck and open and closes his hand (like a light scratch)---it is sooo sweet!
*Nathan tells me "I am not feeling so well" when I ask him to do something---haha
*Luke is blowing raspberries constantly!
*Nathan telling Ava "you need a nap" when she is whining
*Luke jumping like a madman and spazzing out grabbing all of his toys wildly in his exersaucer
*Nathan naming his two new fish "Slarley" and "Starfish" and excitedly feeding them every morning
*When I read to my boys on the bed before naps, they like to hold hands and snuggle
I just recently switched to cloth diapers for the boys. I am loving it but am quite addicted to buying new cute diapers already----haha.
*whenever I pick Luke up, he wraps his hands around my neck and open and closes his hand (like a light scratch)---it is sooo sweet!
*Nathan tells me "I am not feeling so well" when I ask him to do something---haha
*Luke is blowing raspberries constantly!
*Nathan telling Ava "you need a nap" when she is whining
*Luke jumping like a madman and spazzing out grabbing all of his toys wildly in his exersaucer
*Nathan naming his two new fish "Slarley" and "Starfish" and excitedly feeding them every morning
*When I read to my boys on the bed before naps, they like to hold hands and snuggle
I just recently switched to cloth diapers for the boys. I am loving it but am quite addicted to buying new cute diapers already----haha.
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
February 2007
My oh my, where does the time go? I cannot get over how big my boys are.
Luke is almost 3 months old. He is such a sweet, silly baby. I love him so much! He laughs all the time now, especially when I call him "Boogers" or nibble his toes. His laugh is contagious, it is way too adorable. He hates being tickled though. He gets so mad and grunts when I try, haha. His new trick is trying to fling himself out of his swing so he dangles upside down. We put the toy bar up across his waist though so he can't do the fling thing and now he gets mad that he can't. I have so much fun with my baby. I absolutely adore this age. Can I keep him this age just a bit longer???? :)
Nathan is my little walking encyclopedia. He chats all day long about dinosaurs like the parasaurolophus and trucks like the giant excavator. He loves to line up his dinos or trucks in little lines. Everything in order! He will be in trouble once Lukey starts crawling. :)
Weird/cute little thing Nathan does: sometimes I lay Luke in facedown on my lap and pat his little bottom to help with gassiness. Sometimes while patting him, I count the pats for no particular reason. Well, one day Nathan took over and was patting Luke's little bottom. He kept counting to 20, but would go "18, 19, hit the butt!" Well now, everytime he counts to 20, he says "18, 19, hit the butt!" instead of "18, 19, 20", haha. It cracks me up because it is hard to explain the context of why he does that.
Luke is almost 3 months old. He is such a sweet, silly baby. I love him so much! He laughs all the time now, especially when I call him "Boogers" or nibble his toes. His laugh is contagious, it is way too adorable. He hates being tickled though. He gets so mad and grunts when I try, haha. His new trick is trying to fling himself out of his swing so he dangles upside down. We put the toy bar up across his waist though so he can't do the fling thing and now he gets mad that he can't. I have so much fun with my baby. I absolutely adore this age. Can I keep him this age just a bit longer???? :)
Nathan is my little walking encyclopedia. He chats all day long about dinosaurs like the parasaurolophus and trucks like the giant excavator. He loves to line up his dinos or trucks in little lines. Everything in order! He will be in trouble once Lukey starts crawling. :)
Weird/cute little thing Nathan does: sometimes I lay Luke in facedown on my lap and pat his little bottom to help with gassiness. Sometimes while patting him, I count the pats for no particular reason. Well, one day Nathan took over and was patting Luke's little bottom. He kept counting to 20, but would go "18, 19, hit the butt!" Well now, everytime he counts to 20, he says "18, 19, hit the butt!" instead of "18, 19, 20", haha. It cracks me up because it is hard to explain the context of why he does that.
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Luke's 2 month appt
We had Luke's 2 month appt yesterday afternoon. He was 13lbs and 23in meaning he gained 3lbs and 1.5inches in the past month. Woohoo! The Dr said not to change his diet at all in the next two months. He seemed very happy I was exclusively breastfeeding.
Talked to the Dr about Luke's off and on congestion. Seems like one minute he sounds stuffy and the next he is fine. He gets stuffy when he gets upset or excited or if the heat is running too long. Poor guy. The Dr said he is fine and just use saline drops. It will probably get better when it gets warmer and when he gets older and starts breathing through his mouth more. Poor guy always sounds sniffy and snorty though. Plus he snores!
Luke got 4 shots yesterday. Mike came to the appt right after work and made it just in time to hold him for his shots. I have such a hard time with that! Luke fell asleep about 30 seconds after his shots, lol. I guess it took a lot out of him.
Anyway, the Dr was so happy with how strong and verbal he is. He cooed and chatted for a while with the Dr. and charmed all the nurses. He loves people!
Talked to the Dr about Luke's off and on congestion. Seems like one minute he sounds stuffy and the next he is fine. He gets stuffy when he gets upset or excited or if the heat is running too long. Poor guy. The Dr said he is fine and just use saline drops. It will probably get better when it gets warmer and when he gets older and starts breathing through his mouth more. Poor guy always sounds sniffy and snorty though. Plus he snores!
Luke got 4 shots yesterday. Mike came to the appt right after work and made it just in time to hold him for his shots. I have such a hard time with that! Luke fell asleep about 30 seconds after his shots, lol. I guess it took a lot out of him.
Anyway, the Dr was so happy with how strong and verbal he is. He cooed and chatted for a while with the Dr. and charmed all the nurses. He loves people!
Monday, January 22, 2007
7 weeks
Everything is going great over here! I wish I could freeze this moment in time and have more time with my boys at this age. :)
Lukey Poo is such a snuggle bum. He loves to be held as much as humanly possible. I think he would still be in my stomach if he could, haha. He curls up into a little potato and snuggles so hard against my chest. He is a great nurser and eats every 2-4 hours. He is very efficient and nurses for only a short time and then is done with it. He is not a comfort nurser like Nathan was. By the size of his cheeks and thighs though, he is definitely getting enough! :) He is 13lbs according to our scale. He is growing out of his size 1 diapers and 0-3 month clothing so quickly. He sleeps well as long as you don't put him down, haha. Quite the struggle! He really doesn't like sleeping anywhere but in your arms.
Luke is cooing and talking so much lately. He loves it when you talk to him. He can "agoo" with his mouth shut, which is very talented, haha. His eyes sparkle and he nods his head and coos and clicks his tongue like he is really carrying on a conversation. He is a very social guy!
Nathan is such a sweet, smart little boy. He sings the "Lukey Poo" song: "Lukey Lukey Lukey Poo...Lukey is a baby", haha. He is always so thoughtful and loves making us laugh. He makes his trains and cars talk to each other all the time. A typical train conversation: "You want lunch?" "I want a cereal bar." "NO cereal bars!" "Awww!" He really does play so well independently. He loves playdoh and painting and reading to himself.
Lukey Poo is such a snuggle bum. He loves to be held as much as humanly possible. I think he would still be in my stomach if he could, haha. He curls up into a little potato and snuggles so hard against my chest. He is a great nurser and eats every 2-4 hours. He is very efficient and nurses for only a short time and then is done with it. He is not a comfort nurser like Nathan was. By the size of his cheeks and thighs though, he is definitely getting enough! :) He is 13lbs according to our scale. He is growing out of his size 1 diapers and 0-3 month clothing so quickly. He sleeps well as long as you don't put him down, haha. Quite the struggle! He really doesn't like sleeping anywhere but in your arms.
Luke is cooing and talking so much lately. He loves it when you talk to him. He can "agoo" with his mouth shut, which is very talented, haha. His eyes sparkle and he nods his head and coos and clicks his tongue like he is really carrying on a conversation. He is a very social guy!
Nathan is such a sweet, smart little boy. He sings the "Lukey Poo" song: "Lukey Lukey Lukey Poo...Lukey is a baby", haha. He is always so thoughtful and loves making us laugh. He makes his trains and cars talk to each other all the time. A typical train conversation: "You want lunch?" "I want a cereal bar." "NO cereal bars!" "Awww!" He really does play so well independently. He loves playdoh and painting and reading to himself.
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Christmas 2006
We had a fabulous Christmas! It was picture perfect. Here are some of my favorite memories:
*how Luke would coo and smile at the Christmas tree
*the look on Nathan's face when he saw his train table---he was speechless!
*how Christmas morning took 5.5 hours because Nathan took so long opening each gift
*Nathan sneaking bites of the peel and bake cookies he was decorating before they were baked.
*Nathan picking all the marshmellows out of his very first mug of "not too" hot chocolate
*Luke in his little Santa outfit--how silly/cute it was to nurse a mini Santa
*our walk through downtown Leesburg on the 23rd to check out the Christmas lights and get cider, gingerbread lattes, and a cookie. Luke was so cute in the Baby Bjorn on Mike.
*how the days leading up to Christmas, Nathan would ask "Where are Mommy's presents? Where are Luke's presents? Where are Nathan's presents?"
*How happy Nathan was after opening his stocking and getting several "Cars' cars. He could have been finished after that!
*Nathan eating huge meatballs stuck ona fork as his Christmas Eve dinner
*how sweet and precious my little boys are at this moment in time
*how Luke would coo and smile at the Christmas tree
*the look on Nathan's face when he saw his train table---he was speechless!
*how Christmas morning took 5.5 hours because Nathan took so long opening each gift
*Nathan sneaking bites of the peel and bake cookies he was decorating before they were baked.
*Nathan picking all the marshmellows out of his very first mug of "not too" hot chocolate
*Luke in his little Santa outfit--how silly/cute it was to nurse a mini Santa
*our walk through downtown Leesburg on the 23rd to check out the Christmas lights and get cider, gingerbread lattes, and a cookie. Luke was so cute in the Baby Bjorn on Mike.
*how the days leading up to Christmas, Nathan would ask "Where are Mommy's presents? Where are Luke's presents? Where are Nathan's presents?"
*How happy Nathan was after opening his stocking and getting several "Cars' cars. He could have been finished after that!
*Nathan eating huge meatballs stuck ona fork as his Christmas Eve dinner
*how sweet and precious my little boys are at this moment in time
Luke's one month appt
My little guy is 4 weeks today. He had his one month checkup. The Dr seemed a bit disturbed that the hospital gave him his hepatitus shot (we used the hospital pediatrician because ours didn't travel to that hospital) and said he doesn't like to give shots until 2 months. Oops!
The Dr was shocked to see that Luke gained 3lbs in 4 weeks. He is 10.5lbs now. Woowoo--all breastmilk! Luke did his best to impress the Dr by doing a pushup and scooting along the table. I had to laugh--right after the Dr said that babies don't have social smiles until after 6 weeks, he took it back after Luke smiled right at my face when I said Hi to him. I swear Luke has been smiling socially for over a week now.
So everything is great! Luke has a bit of milia on his face (small white clogged follicles). I had thought it was baby acne but apparently not!
My baby boy is getting so big!
The Dr was shocked to see that Luke gained 3lbs in 4 weeks. He is 10.5lbs now. Woowoo--all breastmilk! Luke did his best to impress the Dr by doing a pushup and scooting along the table. I had to laugh--right after the Dr said that babies don't have social smiles until after 6 weeks, he took it back after Luke smiled right at my face when I said Hi to him. I swear Luke has been smiling socially for over a week now.
So everything is great! Luke has a bit of milia on his face (small white clogged follicles). I had thought it was baby acne but apparently not!
My baby boy is getting so big!
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
3 weeks
Little Luke is 3 weeks now! He is such a cute, sweet baby. A bit mommified, but do I make babies any other way? :) Here are some of Luke's likes and dislikes:
Likes:
*butt pats
*being as warm and snuggly as possible
*being held 24/7
*when Mom is full of milk
Dislikes:
*diaper changes
*being undressed
*being put down
*when Mom tries to give him a pacifier
Nathan is doing great with the baby. He brings me wipes and throws away the dirty diapers. He constantly asks "Is baby Luke OK?" and "Is he eating?" He loves to ask if he is having water, juice, or milk when he is nursing, haha. He really is an angel and I could not ask for a better big brother!
We are looking forward to Christmas. This will be the first year Nathan will really be into opening his presents. I can't wait to see how excited he gets. He is getting lots of trains, a train table, a pop up tent, a city rug and cars to go with it, and much more.
Likes:
*butt pats
*being as warm and snuggly as possible
*being held 24/7
*when Mom is full of milk
Dislikes:
*diaper changes
*being undressed
*being put down
*when Mom tries to give him a pacifier
Nathan is doing great with the baby. He brings me wipes and throws away the dirty diapers. He constantly asks "Is baby Luke OK?" and "Is he eating?" He loves to ask if he is having water, juice, or milk when he is nursing, haha. He really is an angel and I could not ask for a better big brother!
We are looking forward to Christmas. This will be the first year Nathan will really be into opening his presents. I can't wait to see how excited he gets. He is getting lots of trains, a train table, a pop up tent, a city rug and cars to go with it, and much more.
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Luke's birth story
One week ago right now I was being prepped for surgery, so close to meeting my little boy!
Here is his birth story....
As most of you know I was trying so hard to have a natural birth. After the horror story of Nathan's birth (18hrs of pitocin contractions and having a Csection on a botched epidural), all I wanted was to do things as naturally as possible. I hired doulas, practices breathing techniques, pushing positions, etc, but I suppose it was not in the cards for me. Wednesday the 29th I found myself 41 weeks pregnant and still not even close to being dilated and going into labor. I was having tons of contractions for weeks but they were doing nothing to progress me. I had to beg my Drs to let me go past my due date so I could go into labor on my own.
I went to my 41 week appt with Mike and Nathan. I had Dr. Zaita and she started an NST (where they monitor the baby's heartrate and movements to make sure he was OK). I had had a bunch of sugary juice and a snack on the way to my appt to try to make sure he was up and ready for the testing. After about 20 minutes of testing, Luke was barely passing so the Dr jiggled my tummy some trying to make him move a bit more. I was not surprised because he had been so sluggish for the past few days and I kept having to do kick counts to make sure he was OK. She decided to do an ultrasound to check my fluid levels. It was apparent after a few minutes of the u/s that things were not optimal. I was almost out of amniotic fluid. There was only one small patch by his feet. My Dr suspected a leak (I had had quite a bit of watery discharge the day before but had not thought too much about it). She told me that Luke had to come out within the next 24 hours. She said that without fluid, there was a risk that he could roll over and smush his cord, depriving him of oxygen. I knew I did not want to be induced (my body does not seem to be favorable to pitocin since it did not dilate me at all last time even after 18 hours) so I opted for a Csection. My instincts were telling me that it was the best thing to do at the time. I did not want to do anything to risk my baby's health. I did not feel that I was anywhere close to being in labor and did not feel it was the right thing to do to wait it out.
So Mike, Nathan, and I headed to the hospital and registered and I got hooked up to the monitors. Jon came to pick up Nathan and Mike and I waited for surgery to start. It was quite nerve wracking to sit and wait. Was this Csection going to be anything like last time? I was so tempted to ask for a sedative so I would not panic, but I wanted to make sure I was alert as possible so I could remember all the details of Luke's birth. When it was time for surgery (close to 4pm) I walked into the OR to get my spinal. It was surreal! I sat on the table and the Drs scrubbed up around me. Dr. Hodges was going to perform my surgery. He was sifting through cds trying to pick a good one. He joked that he was going to put on Jeff Foxworthy cd but wasn't sure it would be what my baby wanted to hear during his very first moments. He settled on Miles Davis.
Getting my spinal was rough! The Dr tried 6 times to get it in. It took 50 minutes. It was torture trying to curve my spine and lean over my big 41 week belly for that long. My neck and back were killing me! Finally she called another Dr in and he got it on the first try. Phew! I was worried there that they'd have to resort to general anesthesia.
Once surgery started, I did panic! I was so scared. Mike helped calm me down. Once I realized that I was being cut open and I did not feel anything (what a change from the first time!) I was able to settle down. I remember feeling the tugging sensation of them pulling Luke out and hearing them suctioning his nose. Finally I heard a big loud cry! Luke is a loud guy! I was so excited I could not believe he was actually here. They took him to clean him up and I told Mike to go to him. I was able to pull the curtain away just a smidge to peek at them cleaning the baby. He was so red and had so much dark hair! I could not believe it. They held him up to show me his face and Luke made a funny pirate face at me, haha. Finally they wrapped him up and brought him over for kisses. I was so happy to be able to smooch my little boy. Luke was 7lbs 15oz and 20 3/4 inches. He had a ton of curly black hair and dark grey eyes. He was beautiful!
Mike went with Luke to recovery and I was wheeled there a few minutes later. It was great to be able to see Luke every step of the way. He was being checked over by the Drs and everything was fine! The only thing Luke had that is any way a problem is a sacral dimple (a small divot over his bottom hole that looks like a second butthole!) The Drs said that since it was closed it was most likely not an issue at all, but that we'd have to keep an eye on it and maybe do some tests because it can be indicative of spinal problems. She did not seem worried though.
About 30 minutes after he was born, they brought Luke over to me and I was able to nurse for the first time. Luke is a natural and latched on right away. It was so wonderful to be able to hold him and nurse him so soon after birth. I felt so alert and was not in any pain. For just having surgery, I felt great!
Recovery has been so much easier this time around. Luke has been a great baby. He loves to nurse 24/7 and sleeps in between. It is hard not being able to devote all my time to Nathan, but he seems to be adjusting just fine. He is incredibly sweet and gentle with his new brother.
Luke is perfectly healthy and I could not ask for anything more. Every Dr's visit and post partum check has been a breeze because everything is going so well.
I can't say that I am not at all disappointed that I did not (and will not ever) get my natural birth I had worked so hard for, but it was all worth it in the end. I am so happy that I was given the chance to go into labor on my own anyway, even if it did not work out. I am just happy that Luke is here and healthy.
Here is his birth story....
As most of you know I was trying so hard to have a natural birth. After the horror story of Nathan's birth (18hrs of pitocin contractions and having a Csection on a botched epidural), all I wanted was to do things as naturally as possible. I hired doulas, practices breathing techniques, pushing positions, etc, but I suppose it was not in the cards for me. Wednesday the 29th I found myself 41 weeks pregnant and still not even close to being dilated and going into labor. I was having tons of contractions for weeks but they were doing nothing to progress me. I had to beg my Drs to let me go past my due date so I could go into labor on my own.
I went to my 41 week appt with Mike and Nathan. I had Dr. Zaita and she started an NST (where they monitor the baby's heartrate and movements to make sure he was OK). I had had a bunch of sugary juice and a snack on the way to my appt to try to make sure he was up and ready for the testing. After about 20 minutes of testing, Luke was barely passing so the Dr jiggled my tummy some trying to make him move a bit more. I was not surprised because he had been so sluggish for the past few days and I kept having to do kick counts to make sure he was OK. She decided to do an ultrasound to check my fluid levels. It was apparent after a few minutes of the u/s that things were not optimal. I was almost out of amniotic fluid. There was only one small patch by his feet. My Dr suspected a leak (I had had quite a bit of watery discharge the day before but had not thought too much about it). She told me that Luke had to come out within the next 24 hours. She said that without fluid, there was a risk that he could roll over and smush his cord, depriving him of oxygen. I knew I did not want to be induced (my body does not seem to be favorable to pitocin since it did not dilate me at all last time even after 18 hours) so I opted for a Csection. My instincts were telling me that it was the best thing to do at the time. I did not want to do anything to risk my baby's health. I did not feel that I was anywhere close to being in labor and did not feel it was the right thing to do to wait it out.
So Mike, Nathan, and I headed to the hospital and registered and I got hooked up to the monitors. Jon came to pick up Nathan and Mike and I waited for surgery to start. It was quite nerve wracking to sit and wait. Was this Csection going to be anything like last time? I was so tempted to ask for a sedative so I would not panic, but I wanted to make sure I was alert as possible so I could remember all the details of Luke's birth. When it was time for surgery (close to 4pm) I walked into the OR to get my spinal. It was surreal! I sat on the table and the Drs scrubbed up around me. Dr. Hodges was going to perform my surgery. He was sifting through cds trying to pick a good one. He joked that he was going to put on Jeff Foxworthy cd but wasn't sure it would be what my baby wanted to hear during his very first moments. He settled on Miles Davis.
Getting my spinal was rough! The Dr tried 6 times to get it in. It took 50 minutes. It was torture trying to curve my spine and lean over my big 41 week belly for that long. My neck and back were killing me! Finally she called another Dr in and he got it on the first try. Phew! I was worried there that they'd have to resort to general anesthesia.
Once surgery started, I did panic! I was so scared. Mike helped calm me down. Once I realized that I was being cut open and I did not feel anything (what a change from the first time!) I was able to settle down. I remember feeling the tugging sensation of them pulling Luke out and hearing them suctioning his nose. Finally I heard a big loud cry! Luke is a loud guy! I was so excited I could not believe he was actually here. They took him to clean him up and I told Mike to go to him. I was able to pull the curtain away just a smidge to peek at them cleaning the baby. He was so red and had so much dark hair! I could not believe it. They held him up to show me his face and Luke made a funny pirate face at me, haha. Finally they wrapped him up and brought him over for kisses. I was so happy to be able to smooch my little boy. Luke was 7lbs 15oz and 20 3/4 inches. He had a ton of curly black hair and dark grey eyes. He was beautiful!
Mike went with Luke to recovery and I was wheeled there a few minutes later. It was great to be able to see Luke every step of the way. He was being checked over by the Drs and everything was fine! The only thing Luke had that is any way a problem is a sacral dimple (a small divot over his bottom hole that looks like a second butthole!) The Drs said that since it was closed it was most likely not an issue at all, but that we'd have to keep an eye on it and maybe do some tests because it can be indicative of spinal problems. She did not seem worried though.
About 30 minutes after he was born, they brought Luke over to me and I was able to nurse for the first time. Luke is a natural and latched on right away. It was so wonderful to be able to hold him and nurse him so soon after birth. I felt so alert and was not in any pain. For just having surgery, I felt great!
Recovery has been so much easier this time around. Luke has been a great baby. He loves to nurse 24/7 and sleeps in between. It is hard not being able to devote all my time to Nathan, but he seems to be adjusting just fine. He is incredibly sweet and gentle with his new brother.
Luke is perfectly healthy and I could not ask for anything more. Every Dr's visit and post partum check has been a breeze because everything is going so well.
I can't say that I am not at all disappointed that I did not (and will not ever) get my natural birth I had worked so hard for, but it was all worth it in the end. I am so happy that I was given the chance to go into labor on my own anyway, even if it did not work out. I am just happy that Luke is here and healthy.
Monday, November 27, 2006
40.5 weeks pregnant
Yes, I am still pregnant (grooooooooooan). Baby Luke, come out already! I have been having lots of contractions and labor symptoms in the past day, but nothing definite. I pray that is happens soon. I am so excited to meet my little boy! Being not pregnant anymore would be a big plus too, haha. Luke, stop being stubborn and come meet your mama!
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
39 weeks
I have a lot of changes this week. All of a sudden I have gone from thinking I could last for a few more weeks to feeling like this baby better come out RIGHT NOW, haha. My contractions are so bad at night and I am suddenly so uncomfortable. My belly feels hard as a rock and soooo heavy. Luke has been so quiet and subdued as well. None of the big kicks or pushes I am so used to. I feel like he is realllly big in there! It is all about the waiting game now......anytime you are ready, Luke!
Nathan is so cute with my belly. He tries to share his snack with the baby (poking me in the tummy with a graham cracker yesterday), stacks blocks on it, says good morning to it, and always gives it great big raspberries. I can't wait to see how he reacts to his little brother in person!
Nathan is so cute with my belly. He tries to share his snack with the baby (poking me in the tummy with a graham cracker yesterday), stacks blocks on it, says good morning to it, and always gives it great big raspberries. I can't wait to see how he reacts to his little brother in person!
Saturday, November 04, 2006
surprise
I had all kinds of plans today to finish up all my errands and organizing to get ready for the baby. My mom and I hit a bunch of stores this morning and got a ton of shopping done. I was hungry so I wanted to stop for Mexican for lunch. I called Mike and told him to go ahead and eat without me because mom and I were grabbing something out. He all of a sudden was insistent that I come home instead! He asked me to bring home something to eat. I was so confused and pissed off to tell you the truth. I am not used to him being so bossy or caring what the heck I do for lunch. I stopped by Wendy's and got 5 orders of chicken nuggets (for all of us) grumbling the whole time that I really wanted enchiladas, haha.
Anyway, I get home and am ready to chew Mike out for being so rude and I open the door to find a surprise baby shower! I was so shocked! It was great to see everyone. There was a ton of food and great decorations. I put the Wendy's out for everyone to share too, lol, as a nugget platter. ;-)
We played baby bingo and everyone guessed how big my belly was by cutting lengths of tape. My 6 year old cousin, Anna, picked perfectly!!! Almost everyone else was way over, haha.
I got a ton of great presents. Everyone was so generous! I got a Triumph carseat, papasan swing, diapers and wipes, nursing pjs, bath stuff, clothes, blankets, personalized bibs and burp cloths, and muchhhh more! I am so excited.
Anyway, I get home and am ready to chew Mike out for being so rude and I open the door to find a surprise baby shower! I was so shocked! It was great to see everyone. There was a ton of food and great decorations. I put the Wendy's out for everyone to share too, lol, as a nugget platter. ;-)
We played baby bingo and everyone guessed how big my belly was by cutting lengths of tape. My 6 year old cousin, Anna, picked perfectly!!! Almost everyone else was way over, haha.
I got a ton of great presents. Everyone was so generous! I got a Triumph carseat, papasan swing, diapers and wipes, nursing pjs, bath stuff, clothes, blankets, personalized bibs and burp cloths, and muchhhh more! I am so excited.
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