Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Johnny Poppers
Baby Johnny is SO loved by SO many, near and far!!! His Great Aunt Trish and Great Uncle Jim....and yes, I mean the are GREAT, sent him the most precious cowboy boots for him to sport when he's a little older. They're called Johnny Poppers too! How cute. Thanks so much to Jim and Trish for these amazing boots. They may be bigger than his whole body now, but he can't wait to wear them later. How cute are these going to be on him?!! His first pair of big boy shoes! His first pair of cowboy boots!
Two Month Appointment
Baby Johnny's two month appointment was last week. I was SO nervous about him getting his shots because it is shocking and painful for him. I've also been going back and forth on the necessity of all these shots. I know everyone has an opinion about newborn shots. I was conflicted. Although, Johnny and I both had our shots and turned out good (except for that extra toe Johnny has and my extra belly button hole, but who's judging!).
While we were waiting for his appointment, I could hear kids getting their shots and screaming! Ugh. I knew I should've waited for Johnny to come with me! I do not want to hear my son cry or let him see me cry!! We went in and the NP weighed him, measured him, checked him out. She said he looks fantastic! He weighs 11 lb 2 oz. now. Yeah! Way to grow.
While we were waiting for the nurse to come in and give his dreaded shots, I thought I would feed him a little while he sat in his diaper. Suddenly my lap gets warm and all of a sudden there's a mess...in my lap, on Baby Johnny's back, legs, on the chair!! I had to open the door and ask for assistance from a nurse so I could set Baby Johnny down and try to clean myself up! This is clean!!
While it was a mess, it did help distract me from his shots and I could focus on trying to comfort Baby J after his shot series. I hope he doesn't think I was punishing him for messing on some of my favorite jeans. ;0P They said he could be fussy, get a fever, be a little needy. He slept pretty heavy for that and the next day, wanted to be held, but never got a fever. Yeah! Now, back to the house so I can change.
Did you have all your shots as a child? Such a controversial topic.
While we were waiting for his appointment, I could hear kids getting their shots and screaming! Ugh. I knew I should've waited for Johnny to come with me! I do not want to hear my son cry or let him see me cry!! We went in and the NP weighed him, measured him, checked him out. She said he looks fantastic! He weighs 11 lb 2 oz. now. Yeah! Way to grow.
While we were waiting for the nurse to come in and give his dreaded shots, I thought I would feed him a little while he sat in his diaper. Suddenly my lap gets warm and all of a sudden there's a mess...in my lap, on Baby Johnny's back, legs, on the chair!! I had to open the door and ask for assistance from a nurse so I could set Baby Johnny down and try to clean myself up! This is clean!!
While it was a mess, it did help distract me from his shots and I could focus on trying to comfort Baby J after his shot series. I hope he doesn't think I was punishing him for messing on some of my favorite jeans. ;0P They said he could be fussy, get a fever, be a little needy. He slept pretty heavy for that and the next day, wanted to be held, but never got a fever. Yeah! Now, back to the house so I can change.
Did you have all your shots as a child? Such a controversial topic.
Saturday, November 6, 2010
First Photo Session
I'm skipping a few posts that I need to write. I had to share these amazing pics that Bree captured of Baby Johnny his first week home. Too precious!! I may have to do a few posts so I don't drag this out. There's too many great ones. Thanks again Bree!!
Saturday, October 30, 2010
First Family Pics
Here are a few of his first family pics at the hospital. I was amazed at how many people came to welcome him into the world. Everyone was so excited! It was hard to get the new grandmas to share with everyone else. ;0)
Friday, October 29, 2010
Labor/Delivery Experience
So, I have a few pregnant friends that always ask me to be candid when it comes to my pregnancy and delivery experience. All of my friends who have kids told me prior to my delivery, "All the pain, tearing, bleeding, etc. is worth it once you hold your baby for the first time. You forget all about it." I remember snickering and saying, "Ok, fine. Keep lying to me." But...now I know, it wasn't a lie. I too now live in this reality where my son's first screams and tiny features trump all.
For those of you that have kids may not care to read on, since it's mostly detailing my labor and delivery. This is more for those friends that want my take on the experience. My labor started Saturday after spending the day at Apple Hill with my family. Here we are at Apple Hill.
Who knew Baby J would be here two days later? I had 2 mild contractions on the way home from Apple Hill, which were my first during pregnancy. I didn't think much of it until later that night when they started coming approximately 10 minutes apart. They weren't very painful just like mild cramps, so I went to sleep and they tapered off.
Sunday I headed to deVere's Irish Pub to take some staff/restaurant photos for them. That night my contractions became closer together at 5 minutes apart and a bit stronger. They continued to get stronger but still 4-5 minutes apart. I was trying to hold out, since I'd heard that if you go to the hospital too early they will send you home. I held out until about 12:30 or 1 a.m. before I woke Johnny up to take me to the hospital. We got to triage and the Dr. checked me. He said he expected our little one in the next day or two. One of the nurses told me that you can have labor "like this" for a week or more before the baby comes. What?! How is that helpful? I was only dilated to 2, so I was given an embarrassing excuse for a sleep aid, and sent home!!! Laboring at home, for me, was by far the worst part! It was uncomfortable and difficult. I didn't know what to expect or how I was progressing. Thankfully I had an appointment Monday morning at 9 a.m. I asked Johnny to call my mom to come take me to my appointment while he went to work for 2 hours. He tried to stay home, but I told him to go, since I felt there wasn't anything he could do until I was further along.When we got to my appointment and Dr. King checked me I was dilated to 4. Yeah!!! We were sent to the hospital!!
From there my contractions progressed and I labored until late afternoon without an epidural. The comforting thing about labor is that for each contraction that I was having, I knew it would pass. Sometimes I would watch the monitor and breathe through it, while other times I would close my eyes and time my breathing with each squeeze of my stress ball. BTW_ My stress ball was the best thing I brought for laboring!!!
After my epidural and laboring down a bit, the only thing left to do was push. I pushed so hard that I thought for sure I would pop a blood vessel in my face. They say it was 6 good pushes and he was out! Hearing that first scream and feeling him on my chest was surreal. A few stitches for me and some meconium sucked from Baby Johnny and we were rejoined for an hour of skin to skin.
Bree was a rockstar and caught labor and post delivery photos.
For those of you that have kids may not care to read on, since it's mostly detailing my labor and delivery. This is more for those friends that want my take on the experience. My labor started Saturday after spending the day at Apple Hill with my family. Here we are at Apple Hill.
Who knew Baby J would be here two days later? I had 2 mild contractions on the way home from Apple Hill, which were my first during pregnancy. I didn't think much of it until later that night when they started coming approximately 10 minutes apart. They weren't very painful just like mild cramps, so I went to sleep and they tapered off.
Sunday I headed to deVere's Irish Pub to take some staff/restaurant photos for them. That night my contractions became closer together at 5 minutes apart and a bit stronger. They continued to get stronger but still 4-5 minutes apart. I was trying to hold out, since I'd heard that if you go to the hospital too early they will send you home. I held out until about 12:30 or 1 a.m. before I woke Johnny up to take me to the hospital. We got to triage and the Dr. checked me. He said he expected our little one in the next day or two. One of the nurses told me that you can have labor "like this" for a week or more before the baby comes. What?! How is that helpful? I was only dilated to 2, so I was given an embarrassing excuse for a sleep aid, and sent home!!! Laboring at home, for me, was by far the worst part! It was uncomfortable and difficult. I didn't know what to expect or how I was progressing. Thankfully I had an appointment Monday morning at 9 a.m. I asked Johnny to call my mom to come take me to my appointment while he went to work for 2 hours. He tried to stay home, but I told him to go, since I felt there wasn't anything he could do until I was further along.When we got to my appointment and Dr. King checked me I was dilated to 4. Yeah!!! We were sent to the hospital!!
From there my contractions progressed and I labored until late afternoon without an epidural. The comforting thing about labor is that for each contraction that I was having, I knew it would pass. Sometimes I would watch the monitor and breathe through it, while other times I would close my eyes and time my breathing with each squeeze of my stress ball. BTW_ My stress ball was the best thing I brought for laboring!!!
After my epidural and laboring down a bit, the only thing left to do was push. I pushed so hard that I thought for sure I would pop a blood vessel in my face. They say it was 6 good pushes and he was out! Hearing that first scream and feeling him on my chest was surreal. A few stitches for me and some meconium sucked from Baby Johnny and we were rejoined for an hour of skin to skin.
Bree was a rockstar and caught labor and post delivery photos.
The bottom monitor is tracking my contractions.
And then I got an epidural when I was dilated to 6. Ahhh....sweet relief!! Now what were we talking about?
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Labor/Delivery Photos
We were a little hesitant about having photos taken leading up to and immediately following delivery, but I WILL NEVER REGRET our decision!! These photos are priceless. Thanks Bree for capturing all these touching images. How could you even see to take these pics through tears?? Priceless.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Newborn Pics
Bree came over yesterday and took some newborn pics of Baby Johnny at 9 days old. They are going to be so precious, but she sent me this pic to hold me over. I can't stop staring at him and this angelic photo. I heart him.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Going Home
We are getting to head home after 3 nights in the hospital. Since Baby Johnny was born 15 days early and had a hard time latching on to feed we had to stay a few extra days. Now it's time to go home. We had a few scary moments during delivery when his heart rate dropped, he came out with the cord around his neck and some muconium that needed to be sucked out. Everything turned out fantastic! He is so beautiful. Our midwife and nurses at Kaiser were amazing and helped us deliver a healthy baby boy. Now....let's go home....
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