Well Landon is almost 3 weeks old. I can't believe how fast time has gone by! But he is still really little. So I grew up in a family with all girls and out here in Utah I am surrounded by all nieces so I don't have much experience with boys. I feel like I have learned so much in the past three weeks. First off, I could not figure out why he kept peeing through his diaper and it was always his stomach that was soaked. It should have just been common sense but how was I supposed to point his boy parts down!?! Once that problem was solved I felt pretty confident in my diaper changing abilities that was until the other day. I was changing Landon and all of a sudden he started to pee! The sad part was he was peeing right at his face and he got it all over himself! It was so funny but so sad at the same. We had to do a little sponge bath and right as we started he peed all over me! How can this kid have so much pee in that little bladder?! He is a gassy one too so I know that it will be great fun when he is older and he will try to gross me out.
I love his little snores at night and the way he coos when he sleeps. I love when he looks right in to my eyes and I swear he can see me. It always makes us laugh when he tries to focus on two things at once and he goes cross eyed for a second. He is so freaking cute! But I now cover him with a wipe every time I change him so we are both kept dry : )
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Saturday, December 25, 2010
My Little Boy
He is here (trumpets playing in the background)!! Let me start at the beginning of this labor so you can feel every painful moment I endured : ) So about two weeks ago (around the 15th of December) I went to the doctor and he told me I was at a 4 and I told him I was really uncomfortable and having a hard time working but he said to stick it out pretty much. Well I ended up just doing a lot of work from home that week because it was so unbearable to walk or move or anything. I knew I would be starting maternity leave the following Monday so I was pretty much ready to go out.
So Friday night comes along and the contractions start. But honestly I had never been pregnant before so how was I supposed to know if this was it or not?! They kept me up all night and I counted as this weird pain became closer and stronger and lasted longer. So at about 6:00 am or so I wake Josh up and tell him I think this is really it and it is time to go. He didn't FREAKING believe me! We had about 2 or 3 false alarms already but seriously when I say time to go it is time to go! He made me eat some food and hang out on the couch as he took his time getting ready and putting the base to the car seat in the car. Then I FINALLY convinced him to go.
When we got there the nurse said I was at a 5. She went out and spoke to my doctor and they decided I was staying!! I was so excited when they said this! My first question was, when do I get my epidural : ) They put us in the most awesome labor and delivery room. It was a corner room of the hospital and it was snowing that morning so it was all windows and it was so nice to look out of. Well I got my epidural which I thought wasn't bad to get at all, and it felt amazing when it took affect. And then an hour passed, and then 2, and then 3 and then 4, and then I was finally at a 6!! So they decided to break my water. But no change. Still at a six at the 6th hour. And then 7 hours pass, then 8, then 9. Time to get petocin! Yes this will finally be over! Then 10 hours, then 11 hours, then 12 hours. The doctor comes in and checks me and says "you are still at a 6 I think he is too large (**FINALLY some one agrees sinve I hae been saying it for MONTHS**). I will let you try for 12 more hours if you want but it is time to start thinking about a c-section." We ask him what he would want us to do and he said that he thinks it will be a c-section even if I wait. Josh and I talked it over and I said "I want to meet this baby and there is no way I am dong this for another 12 hours." Josh called his mom and dad and asked them to come to the hospital. We didn't know what to expect. I was prepared mentally to push not to have a major surgery.
It seemed like the moment we told them "ok we will do a c-section" things started to happen really fast. The anesthesiologist came in and pumped me full of A LOT of drugs I was completely out of it. They told us all about what to expect. They got Josh in his scrubs (which were very cute on him). And they wheeled me to the operating room. I was nervous, and I was scared, and I was so excited to meet my little guy. They got me on the table and strapped me down. They told me I would feel lots of pressure. I was very very tired and just out of it so they told me to stay awake, Josh kept yelling my name to keep me up. And then I felt the tugging of them getting the baby out. The doctor yells "this is a HUGE boy you made the right choice by doing a c-section now." And then the little cry. I looked at Josh and we just both lost it (honestly I am crying now just remembering). Oh it was amazing. They showed him to me over the curtain and Josh went around to meet him. Even if it wasn't a normal birth it still felt amazing to hear that cry.
So after 13 hours and a surgery later I got this:
The most handsome little guy there ever was. He was 9 lbs 15 oz BUT his head was 38.5 cm! I think we broke the record at the hospital for largest head, well the nurses all said they had never seen one that big.
He is adorable. He is so fun and so stinking cute. I probably kiss his cheeks at least 100 times a day. He is a great little guy that is starting to get in to a routine. It was the best moment of my life. I would do the 9 months all over again for him. I can't wait to watch him grow and to kiss those cheeks when he is a teenager and telling me to get away. I love him more than I ever thought possible. He is my little guy, my little Landon.
So Friday night comes along and the contractions start. But honestly I had never been pregnant before so how was I supposed to know if this was it or not?! They kept me up all night and I counted as this weird pain became closer and stronger and lasted longer. So at about 6:00 am or so I wake Josh up and tell him I think this is really it and it is time to go. He didn't FREAKING believe me! We had about 2 or 3 false alarms already but seriously when I say time to go it is time to go! He made me eat some food and hang out on the couch as he took his time getting ready and putting the base to the car seat in the car. Then I FINALLY convinced him to go.
When we got there the nurse said I was at a 5. She went out and spoke to my doctor and they decided I was staying!! I was so excited when they said this! My first question was, when do I get my epidural : ) They put us in the most awesome labor and delivery room. It was a corner room of the hospital and it was snowing that morning so it was all windows and it was so nice to look out of. Well I got my epidural which I thought wasn't bad to get at all, and it felt amazing when it took affect. And then an hour passed, and then 2, and then 3 and then 4, and then I was finally at a 6!! So they decided to break my water. But no change. Still at a six at the 6th hour. And then 7 hours pass, then 8, then 9. Time to get petocin! Yes this will finally be over! Then 10 hours, then 11 hours, then 12 hours. The doctor comes in and checks me and says "you are still at a 6 I think he is too large (**FINALLY some one agrees sinve I hae been saying it for MONTHS**). I will let you try for 12 more hours if you want but it is time to start thinking about a c-section." We ask him what he would want us to do and he said that he thinks it will be a c-section even if I wait. Josh and I talked it over and I said "I want to meet this baby and there is no way I am dong this for another 12 hours." Josh called his mom and dad and asked them to come to the hospital. We didn't know what to expect. I was prepared mentally to push not to have a major surgery.
It seemed like the moment we told them "ok we will do a c-section" things started to happen really fast. The anesthesiologist came in and pumped me full of A LOT of drugs I was completely out of it. They told us all about what to expect. They got Josh in his scrubs (which were very cute on him). And they wheeled me to the operating room. I was nervous, and I was scared, and I was so excited to meet my little guy. They got me on the table and strapped me down. They told me I would feel lots of pressure. I was very very tired and just out of it so they told me to stay awake, Josh kept yelling my name to keep me up. And then I felt the tugging of them getting the baby out. The doctor yells "this is a HUGE boy you made the right choice by doing a c-section now." And then the little cry. I looked at Josh and we just both lost it (honestly I am crying now just remembering). Oh it was amazing. They showed him to me over the curtain and Josh went around to meet him. Even if it wasn't a normal birth it still felt amazing to hear that cry.
So after 13 hours and a surgery later I got this:
The most handsome little guy there ever was. He was 9 lbs 15 oz BUT his head was 38.5 cm! I think we broke the record at the hospital for largest head, well the nurses all said they had never seen one that big.
He is adorable. He is so fun and so stinking cute. I probably kiss his cheeks at least 100 times a day. He is a great little guy that is starting to get in to a routine. It was the best moment of my life. I would do the 9 months all over again for him. I can't wait to watch him grow and to kiss those cheeks when he is a teenager and telling me to get away. I love him more than I ever thought possible. He is my little guy, my little Landon.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
He's coming........
I write this with heartburn and a small burst of energy! Please excuse any of my "too much information" moments. So Monday I woke up and I felt like I was having the nausea from morning sickness all over again. I called work and told them I would be a little bit late. I eventually got ready dragged myself in to work and started my day. Later on in the day I was talking to my mom on the phone and I told her that I wanted Josh to take me to a hotel so I could float in a pool. She said to me "well you can't if you have lost your plug" and I responded with "well I don't know if I have, I have been leaking everyday for the last week and a half any way." Well she freaked, told me it wasn't normal, made me hang up right then and call my OB. I thought it was normal to leak, especially when you are like me and about to birth a toddler. As you can see:
Well I call my OB and the nurse tells me to go in to labor and delivery at the hospital to make sure I am not leaking amniotic fluid. I didn't know what to expect so I packed my bag just in case. Josh and I drove over to the hospital, they had me go into our own room, put a gown on, and then they hooked up the monitors to me to measure the babies heart beat and my contractions. The nurses were so nice. They wanted a urine sample from me which is always exciting when you are more than 8 months pregnant. Then they tested to see if I was leaking amniotic fluid. Well the test said it wasn't amniotic fluid.
Then the most exciting part of the day happened. A nurse came in and told me my urine sample was contaminated and that they needed to give me catheter. I could have passed out! It seriously hurt! And not only did it hurt the first time but it hurt the second she did it!!! I even said to her "since you are doing all this will you take him out??" But of course no.
They ended up sending me home and telling me to go tomorrow morning to my OB's office to get my fluid levels check. So I go the next day and the doc tells me that I have plenty of amniotic fluid but it might be that my bag of water has ruptured and it could break any time. Oh, and as a side note the doctor tells me I should have gone to the office cause the hospital was a waste of money! YOUR NURSES TOLD ME TO GO, GEEZE!
So now the mode I am can only be described as: AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! He could come at any time! I need to get ready!!
Well I call my OB and the nurse tells me to go in to labor and delivery at the hospital to make sure I am not leaking amniotic fluid. I didn't know what to expect so I packed my bag just in case. Josh and I drove over to the hospital, they had me go into our own room, put a gown on, and then they hooked up the monitors to me to measure the babies heart beat and my contractions. The nurses were so nice. They wanted a urine sample from me which is always exciting when you are more than 8 months pregnant. Then they tested to see if I was leaking amniotic fluid. Well the test said it wasn't amniotic fluid.
Then the most exciting part of the day happened. A nurse came in and told me my urine sample was contaminated and that they needed to give me catheter. I could have passed out! It seriously hurt! And not only did it hurt the first time but it hurt the second she did it!!! I even said to her "since you are doing all this will you take him out??" But of course no.
They ended up sending me home and telling me to go tomorrow morning to my OB's office to get my fluid levels check. So I go the next day and the doc tells me that I have plenty of amniotic fluid but it might be that my bag of water has ruptured and it could break any time. Oh, and as a side note the doctor tells me I should have gone to the office cause the hospital was a waste of money! YOUR NURSES TOLD ME TO GO, GEEZE!
So now the mode I am can only be described as: AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! He could come at any time! I need to get ready!!
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
JUST 10 of the things I have learned
Here are the top ten things I have learned and happenings from my pregnancy:
10. Sleep deprivation starts way before you have a baby
9. Today I was walking across the street to the State Building when some guy whistled at me. I thought "I've still got it" then he must have saw my belly because he said "oops sorry." Sad day
8. Sadly, I snore. Yup. And Josh hates it : (
7. I thought I knew what heartburn felt like until these past 2 months!
6. It's really not sexy when the bottom of your belly sticks out of every shirt you own
5. Shea butter does NOT prevent stretch marks.
4. As previously mentioned in a different post don't EVER watch birthing videos
3. Hobbit feet are really unattractive
2. I wish I owned one of those electronic chairs that takes you up and down the stairs.
1. I already know that every single one of these will be totally worth it in a month. This will be the best Christmas we have ever had - well if he comes before : )
10. Sleep deprivation starts way before you have a baby
9. Today I was walking across the street to the State Building when some guy whistled at me. I thought "I've still got it" then he must have saw my belly because he said "oops sorry." Sad day
8. Sadly, I snore. Yup. And Josh hates it : (
7. I thought I knew what heartburn felt like until these past 2 months!
6. It's really not sexy when the bottom of your belly sticks out of every shirt you own
5. Shea butter does NOT prevent stretch marks.
4. As previously mentioned in a different post don't EVER watch birthing videos
3. Hobbit feet are really unattractive
2. I wish I owned one of those electronic chairs that takes you up and down the stairs.
1. I already know that every single one of these will be totally worth it in a month. This will be the best Christmas we have ever had - well if he comes before : )
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Love and Marriage
Yesterday this story was not funny, but now looking back this was hysterical to me. I love my husband he is the greatest. He is the biggest sweetheart ever and he makes me laugh so much. Well this past week I went to Babies R Us and was checking out the car seat travel systems and I found one on sale! So I figured I would bring Josh there this past Saturday so that we could finally buy the car seat.
Well, I brought him to Babies R Us. It was his first time there and it was as overwhelming as it was to me. I showed him the stroller and car seat and Josh wanted to take it off the shelf and play around it with it. So we are playing with it and he collapses the stroller. Then he tries to put it back up. And no luck. Two store employees come over and they can't do it either. Literally, it took ten minutes to put it back up. So then we take out another one and Josh collapses that one too. And again can't get it back up. But this time no one came to help. He kept playing with it and shaking it and trying to pull it really hard apart. It was so frustrating at the time watching him. I asked to try and he told me to "go look around." Such a guy. Then after like an hour (ok 10 minutes) he finally sees a little latch and yay it works!!
We end up buying the car seat and travel system (we got an awesome deal $70 off)!! So we get it out to Josh's car and we try to get it in the back seat and it wouldn't fit through the door so we tried the truck and no luck. So Josh decides to take the whole thing apart and put pieces in the car and in the trunk. And again we are totally frustrated. I went to put the cart back and I am walking back to the car and he is struggling with the box trying to collapse it to get in to the car. I am giggling as I watch this but he is pretty ticked off at this point. We get it all in and get in the car to leave.
Now maybe this isn't funny to anyone else but watching him struggle with that box and struggle with the stroller has been making me laugh all day. The best part is we didn't argue even after being so frustrated. He is so cute and I love that he came with me to Babies R Us and I love that he wanted to see how the strollers worked and I love that he got every piece of the one we bought in the car. But seriously, I can't stop laughing today picturing everything that happened!
Well, I brought him to Babies R Us. It was his first time there and it was as overwhelming as it was to me. I showed him the stroller and car seat and Josh wanted to take it off the shelf and play around it with it. So we are playing with it and he collapses the stroller. Then he tries to put it back up. And no luck. Two store employees come over and they can't do it either. Literally, it took ten minutes to put it back up. So then we take out another one and Josh collapses that one too. And again can't get it back up. But this time no one came to help. He kept playing with it and shaking it and trying to pull it really hard apart. It was so frustrating at the time watching him. I asked to try and he told me to "go look around." Such a guy. Then after like an hour (ok 10 minutes) he finally sees a little latch and yay it works!!
We end up buying the car seat and travel system (we got an awesome deal $70 off)!! So we get it out to Josh's car and we try to get it in the back seat and it wouldn't fit through the door so we tried the truck and no luck. So Josh decides to take the whole thing apart and put pieces in the car and in the trunk. And again we are totally frustrated. I went to put the cart back and I am walking back to the car and he is struggling with the box trying to collapse it to get in to the car. I am giggling as I watch this but he is pretty ticked off at this point. We get it all in and get in the car to leave.
Now maybe this isn't funny to anyone else but watching him struggle with that box and struggle with the stroller has been making me laugh all day. The best part is we didn't argue even after being so frustrated. He is so cute and I love that he came with me to Babies R Us and I love that he wanted to see how the strollers worked and I love that he got every piece of the one we bought in the car. But seriously, I can't stop laughing today picturing everything that happened!
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
This baby is just going to have to stay in me!
Wow, a month and no new post! Well I am due in 49 days! 49! Where did the time go!? I decided a few months ago that Josh and I were going to take the prenatal classes at the hospital so that we could be prepared for the big day and understand what was going to happen since this is the first! One of our friends (Nikki and Mike) are due about 9 days before us and are delivering at the same hospital so we all decided to take the class together. We went to the first class which was last week and learned about warning signs of prelabor and some other useful things. I thought "this is exactly what we need." Then before we leave the nurse teaching the class says "next week we will watch a video of women giving birth." Of course Josh freaks out and says there is no way he wants to watch that and I was thinking "no big deal. I watched my sister give birth and it wasn't that bad." So all week Josh was saying he didn't want to go because he didn't want to watch it.
Well last night we go to our class. We learn about the different medical equipment used in labor and delivery and about epidurals (yes please) and then she puts the video on.... At the beginning it says "The Miracle of Life" and it was produced by Brigham Young University. So I thought "they won't show too much because they are super conservative." WHATEVER! We had up close and personal views of (as my mother-in-law would say) she she's. But that wasn't the disturbing part to me! I was freaking out! I was getting hot and sick feeling and I was just thinking "I change my mind! I am not ready for this baby." Then of course there has to be one woman on the video who has a natural birth, makes no noises during her contractions, her and her husband just press foreheads together during them and then the freaking baby just falls out of her pretty much. Show off! Josh and Mike covered their eyes a lot but everyone must have thought I was fine because I just kept staring, little did they know I was in complete shock!
Then we leave and Josh says "that doesn't seem too bad." And I said "I wish this was you!!!!" I do! I can't do it! I am freaking out a little! I am already large so I keep imagining this monster head baby that I am going to have to birth! Oh geeze, it's going to happen whether I want it to or not huh? I am so sorry mom, I had no idea what you went through!
Well last night we go to our class. We learn about the different medical equipment used in labor and delivery and about epidurals (yes please) and then she puts the video on.... At the beginning it says "The Miracle of Life" and it was produced by Brigham Young University. So I thought "they won't show too much because they are super conservative." WHATEVER! We had up close and personal views of (as my mother-in-law would say) she she's. But that wasn't the disturbing part to me! I was freaking out! I was getting hot and sick feeling and I was just thinking "I change my mind! I am not ready for this baby." Then of course there has to be one woman on the video who has a natural birth, makes no noises during her contractions, her and her husband just press foreheads together during them and then the freaking baby just falls out of her pretty much. Show off! Josh and Mike covered their eyes a lot but everyone must have thought I was fine because I just kept staring, little did they know I was in complete shock!
Then we leave and Josh says "that doesn't seem too bad." And I said "I wish this was you!!!!" I do! I can't do it! I am freaking out a little! I am already large so I keep imagining this monster head baby that I am going to have to birth! Oh geeze, it's going to happen whether I want it to or not huh? I am so sorry mom, I had no idea what you went through!
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Ouch my back!
Oh my gosh it has been too long since I have blogged. Some times something funny happens and I think "I should blog about that" but then I decide laying around doing nothing is much more fun.
Well Josh and I just got back from our trip to visit my family in Connecticut. I decided to write a little at a time because laying around doing nothing is much more appealing right now. But let me start with the what happened before the trip.
For the last few months Josh has said to me "flying with you is going to be so hard because you will be huge and uncomfortable." I assured him day after day that I would be fine. It turned out it wasn't me we had to worry about. It was him!!
The day BEFORE we get on the plane he hurts his back because he forgot to push the pin in on his chair at work so he went flying backward and through his back out. Silly Joshy. This was Friday and we were leaving the next morning. Which means I had nothing packed. So when I got home from work he was in bed and couldn't move. I had to bring him dinner and medicine and stick an icey hot patch on him. Then I had to pack for the two of us. So I had to hold up something and he would say yes or no. Plus I had to pack for me.
The next day Josh's dad brought us to the airport. They brought Josh a cane but when we got to the airport we asked for a wheelchair. BEST IDEA EVER!! This meant we got to preboard before any one else. It was awesome. But we were a pretty pathetic sight, a huge pregnant lady and a 6'5" big guy in a wheelchair. Then when we got to our lay over in Denver they wheeled him to the next gate and once again we got to cut the line and get first dibs on a seat! It was great!
The week was a little hard at first because he was so uncomfortable and he moved so slowly. He had his cane the whole time which helped a lot. But he pushed through it and did pretty well.
After a whole week of drugs and icey hot patches Josh was doing great. Since we brought the cane out we had to bring it back so Josh had to hold the cane again. We came back from Connecticut this past Friday. We flew from Connecticut to Baltimore. There was a tropical storm when we flew out of Connecticut which meant our flight was about 35 minutes delayed. When we got to Baltimore we had about 5 minutes to get to the next gate. Well we pretty much ran and since we were flying Southwest we boarded after group C was even called. We went to get on the plane and the lady scanned Josh's ticket and a thing popped up that said he was in a wheelchair. We explained to her that on the way out he was but he is fine now. She said "well it says you are in a wheelchair so we saved you two seats together at the front of the plane so just tell the flight attendant you are the wheelchair person when you get on." We figured some one in Connecticut must have seen the cane and just put us down for a chair. THIS WAS AWESOME!! Because the whole plane was full. But it was kind of like lying so we had to have Josh play it up a little so no one would get mad at us. When we got on the plane he hobbled a little and winced to sit down and made it look like he was in terrible pain. My husband is such a good actor.
If you ever need a good seat on Southwest just tell them you need a wheelchair! Oh and I was just fine on the plane, flying while 7 months pregnant is no fun but I wasn't the one needing a wheelchair : )
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