The 2 Week Adventure (K)

Aug 21, 2012

Our little guy has past his two week mark now. When we went to his two week appointment it was also the day that he got a specific operation done. He was so brave and did really well, he is even healing very well as well. I know that he wont remember getting it done, but he will be happy in the future for it and it just makes everything look better.

Aug 21, 2012

Other than that he is growing up very nicely and he is really starting to develop his own look.  We are all still getting to know each other, but it is going really well and we are just a happy family.

Family: Near and Far (K)

I'm sure that having a newborn (almost 2 weeks old) baby has a lot to do with it, but we have talked to a lot more family lately. It's been really nice and but it really makes me wish when the majority of my siblings were in the state. This last summer break my oldest sister took a trip and saw family all across the US. I wish that I could take a trip like that and see those that I haven't seen in months/years. In October we are going to California and get to see some family, but there is never enough time to see everybody. I hope that we can make it all work and see some of my old friends on top of seeing family from both sides of the family. Plus we have a really cute little boy for people to see. So hopefully others will actually put forth the effort to see us in the limited time we will be there. Anyway, this was just a RTP (random thought post) and I hope that if you are family or friend that we haven't seen lately, hopefully we will see you sooner rather than later.

-K

Hospital Stay and Coming Home (K)

Everything went really well at the hospital. My only real complaint was that one night after he had gone to the nursery to get checked, he came back with a pacifier. Now I'm not against them, but we went planning on giving him one so soon. Why you may ask, because we didn't want nipple confusion when we would eat, and guess what happened? It was very difficult to get him to eat the next few days after they gave that to him, but it seems like we have worked through that and he now knows the difference.

Aug 11, 2012

The other thing was the food. It was actually really yummy, but I really didn't have much of an appetite, so I didn't get to eat it, instead I gave it to DADDY. So it isn't really a downfall for the hospital, but more so for me.

Aug 11, 2012

Coming home seemed easier than it really was. Although it had been cleaned before we got home, I was suddenly aware of every little thing that was out of place. Not that it's anyone but my own fault, I just got very overwhelmed upon our return home. But the baby seemed to take to it very nicely. His only fit was having to be strapped down in the car-seat.

I somehow thought that our first day back would be quiet and we would get everything put together, but I was wrong. That seems to have been the day with the most traffic. I don't really mind that people wanted to come see the new baby. That just makes sense. So I wasn't bothered by people being here, I was just a little surprised to see so many people in and out of my house that day.

Our new family - Aug 11, 2012

Later that night I became so overwhelmed with everything that had just happened, I broke down into tears. Every time that I break down into tears DADDY gets very nervous and isn't sure as to what to do. But still he does what he can to comfort me and tries to solve whatever problem that he can see that might be upsetting me. But the fact is, I am just adjusting to the new life and trying to make it through each hour without getting too stressed. Still I love my little family and I am willing to go through anything to keep it happy.

August 7, 2012 9:56 AM (K)

The plan was to come in at 6:30 AM and get induced. Around 8 o'clock they broke my water and that is when things started to go downhill. Turns out that there is already something that he takes after me, he got mad when they took away his swimming pool. With every contraction I had he would push on his cord and therefore making his heart rate and everything go down. So after laying in pain for a few hours and getting to 5 cm it was decided that if we waited any longer than the outcome wouldn't be as desired. So in we went for a C-Section around 9 o'clock and at 9:56 AM the little guy joined us in this world. He came out weighing 7 lbs 5 oz, 21 inches long, head measuring 34 cm, dark blue eyes, and a full head of brown hair with blonde highlights. He is just the cutest baby!

Taken Aug 8, 2012: Check out his awesome hair, he is just the cutest!!

Head shots taken Aug 7. Body shots taken Aug 8

Now I am in more pain than I really want to be, but he is worth every little bit of pain. I'm glad that the 3 of us can be in the hospital together and just relax and get to know each other until we have to go home. I do have the best husband ever though. He has been by my side every possible second and done everything possible to make me feel better. He is already turning out to be an amazing father, just as I thought he would. He is even willing to change the dirty diapers and deal with any messes that the baby or I make.

Baby Coming in the early morning

Tomorrow we get to be at the hospital at 6:30 AM to get induced. We have no idea how long it will take, but even if it takes all day, we will still have our little boy tomorrow.

Not sure when I took this,  however I love this picture. It looks like someone is looking down on you from Heaven.

K:  I'm not really sure how I feel about tomorrow. I am more than ready for this baby to be out and to have my body back. Plus I'm super excited about getting to hold my little baby on the outside. But there is still something that makes me nervous about tomorrow. Is it the fact that I know my life is going to be officially changed forever or what? It's not really the idea of the pain that is getting me wigged out, that I'm not worried about I know that it can be very painful and I'm expecting it to be. So maybe it's just the thought of something possibly going wrong? I'm not really sure. I do know that when I was at the hospital setting up the appointment and they said tomorrow for it all I got this overwhelming feeling about the end being in sight and just not knowing what to do with it. Do I celebrate with my Hubby and have a good time as our last night of being just the 2 of us? Do I go crazy and try to get everything clean? I'm not really sure what I'm suppose to be doing right now. But I'll just try and relax and make it through the day. Hopefully my Hubby wont be working too late and we can be together one last time as just the two of us.

Aug 2, Due Date (K)

So today when I woke up I started to quote Dr. Sues "Congratulations! Today is your day. You're off to great places! You're off and away!" hoping to give some kind of encouragement to little the guy. But half way through the day and it doesn't look like he is coming today. I want to cry. My back is in great pain and I'm not really sure what else I can go to convince the little one to join our world. But until then I guess I just get to sit and try to relax and just get over the pain. No use in really stressing about something you really don't have control over. Still I am going to try and stay positive and say that there is still the other half of the day to come and even tomorrow... he can't stay in there forever. 

On another note, I have a house full of baby stuff and a little guy that kicks me frequently, and yet I still find myself in amazement that I am going to be a mother. I've always wanted to be a mom and so seeing this dream in reach is just crazy for me. I know that he is going to have loving parents and grandparents and that he is going to have lots of love in his life, but I still am a little worried that I wont know what to do. I don't expect to be some expert, but now that this is staring me in the face, I am just looking for answers and hoping that I have an idea about how to solve whatever problems come my way.