Showing posts with label family. Show all posts
Showing posts with label family. Show all posts
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Friday, June 24, 2011
Wife/Mommy fail and weekend plans
I got so completely wrapped up in Adam's Baptism and brunch this weekend that I didn't even stop to take a picture of Adam and Hubby on Hubby's first fathers day!!! Major Fail....... Sorry Hubby.... better luck next year! :-)
In other news, I can redeem myself for Hubby's b-day on July 2nd.... any suggestions for a cute inexpensive homemade gift? He already got his big gift.
We've got big plans this weekend. It's suppose to be pretty nice (mid 70's and no rain) for a chance, so we're going to take full advantage. Hubby's big thing is cars and he wanted to go to a car show for his b-day but the closest one he could find around his b-day is this weekend, so we'll be spending the majority of Saturday at said show. After we return home, we have a BBQ lunch/dinner thing at a friends house. I'm so excited for Adam to get to "play" with other little kids. Our friends have a 1 year old and their friends have a couple kids as well. I'm hoping nap time goes well tomorrow so that he can have some fun!
Sunday we will probably go out for breakfast and attend church. So it's a pretty relaxing day and we're excited about that. Hubby's been super busy with homework for his masters and with work, so we haven't gotten to see him much this past week. He's definitely working hard and we're so proud of him, but we also cannot wait until he's finished with classes! Come on May 2012! :-)
Have a great weekend!
In other news, I can redeem myself for Hubby's b-day on July 2nd.... any suggestions for a cute inexpensive homemade gift? He already got his big gift.
We've got big plans this weekend. It's suppose to be pretty nice (mid 70's and no rain) for a chance, so we're going to take full advantage. Hubby's big thing is cars and he wanted to go to a car show for his b-day but the closest one he could find around his b-day is this weekend, so we'll be spending the majority of Saturday at said show. After we return home, we have a BBQ lunch/dinner thing at a friends house. I'm so excited for Adam to get to "play" with other little kids. Our friends have a 1 year old and their friends have a couple kids as well. I'm hoping nap time goes well tomorrow so that he can have some fun!
Sunday we will probably go out for breakfast and attend church. So it's a pretty relaxing day and we're excited about that. Hubby's been super busy with homework for his masters and with work, so we haven't gotten to see him much this past week. He's definitely working hard and we're so proud of him, but we also cannot wait until he's finished with classes! Come on May 2012! :-)
Have a great weekend!
Monday, June 20, 2011
Adam's Baptism & Father's Day
Hubby and I with Adam at his baptisim
And again
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| With everyone that attended the Baptismal minus Pammy! |
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| Adam with his Godparents- Uncle Brandon & Aunt Natalie |
With my family
With Hubby's family
With Hubby's Grandparents
Us with Adam and his Godparents
It was a perfect day! Thanks to my mom who helped me get my house cleaned and helped me make many of the items we had for brunch. I didn't take any pictures during brunch because I was too busy. Thanks to everyone who came and all of the wonderful gifts that Adam received. We are all truly blessed!
Friday, May 13, 2011
Changes & updates
We've had a lot of changes around our house these days. Some better than others.
Easter was so much fun. It was Adam's first Easter and we were able to celebrate with both sides of our families. We celebrated on Saturday with The hubby's family and Sunday with mine. Adam did great on the 2.5 hour car ride to and from my in laws. We got a lot of great pictures while we were there. Grandma and Grandpa bought Adam some cute new toys to play with, and I know he'll love them.
Adam 4/23/11 (4 months)
4 Generations
Our first Easter as a family
Grandma with Adam
Sunday it was off to Easter with my family. I didn't get many pictures because everyone was busy helping to get things ready for dinner. Mom never takes a moment to relax while we are all there, so it's hard getting pictures of her and Adam. (next time, I swear!)
With Aunt Natalie
Pammy came for a visit!
On April 25th we decided that since Adam was waking every single morning at 1:00am to eat, that it was just out of habit and not because he actually needed the feeding. He was getting about 35-40oz and cereal in the morning and at night, so he was getting plenty of food. The first night, he woke up at 1:00am so Daddy went in to check on him. He covered him up, turned on his music and left the room. Adam cried for about 2 minutes and fell right back to sleep. The next night, he woke up at 4:00am and we repeated the same routine, he cried for about 5 minutes that time and went right back to sleep. The next night, Adam slept 10 hours. We started putting him to bed between 7:00-8:00pm and he usually sleeps until 5 or 6am. We usually try to keep him in bed until 6:30am and not feed him until 7:00am. That way he's use to going 12 hours at night and hopefully he will start sleeping that long eventually.
Just as soon as he was doing well sleeping, he got a cold :-( That was no fun for anyone, because it was on the hottest day of the year so far. It was 85 degrees and our bedrooms are upstairs, so it was HOT. Poor baby had a fever, runny nose and watery eyes and it was blazing hot. Definitely not fun for him or anyone. He is just now getting over his cold, so we're trying to get him back on his normal schedule.
On May 9th we decided to start veggies. He was almost 4.5 months. We tried squash first, and he LOVED it. He couldn't get enough of it. I still try to feed him cereal by spoon once a day and cereal in his bottle at night and then one serving of veggies at dinner time. We are just now starting his second veggie which is sweet potatoes and those didn't go over as well. I'm wondering if his cold is making it taste funny, so we'll try again tonight now that he is feeling better.
Adam is nearly 5 months and he can sit up by himself for a short time, but then falls to the side or backwards, so we have to be careful. He also rolls from belly to back a lot, but hasn't really started rolling back to belly yet. He does roll to his sides all the time and always sleeps on his side at night.
He's discovered how fun his play-bouncer is and he loves to play with the different toys on it now.
Mother's day was beautiful. The weather was perfect, in the 70's and sunny. We met my family for breakfast and then headed home so Adam could take a nap. After his nap we headed to the park. It was Adam's first time at the park, so he wasn't sure what to think. After the park we went for a walk to get ice cream. Adam and hubby got me a pedicure and flowers and they were so pretty! My parents also got me a pedicure for mother's day, so that was an added treat! Definitely a great first Mother's Day.
Before breakfast
At the park
Exploring
My two boys
Just an extra picture because I can. It was 85 degrees out and HOT and Humid. So, we played in the water a bit and Adam seemed to like it. I can't wait until we can go to the pool!
That's all for now. Hope you all had a wonderful Easter and a Happy belated Mother's day to all of you Mother's out there!
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Catching Up- in Pictures galore
He loves sleeping with his arms above his head
2 Weeks Old
Hanging out with Daddy
With Papa Jim
Our Family Jan 8th, 2011
3 Weeks Old
With Mommy's Best Friend, Pammy!
4 Weeks old
Laying on my boppy pillow with my new cover thanks to Aunt Natalie!
4 Weeks Old
Monday, January 10, 2011
Adam's Birth Story
I suppose since it's almost been 3 weeks, I should write down Adam's birth story before I forget a few details! I'm warning you, it's kind of long and wordy, but I wanted to get in every detail that I could remember.
We were scheduled for an induction on December 23rd. We were to arrive at the hospital on Wednesday, December 22nd at 6:00 pm. When we arrived, we were shown to our home away from home for what would be the next 4 days!
We went through all of the necessary paperwork (which by the way, I have no idea how people do this when they are already in labor! Holy crap!) and then came the IV. I can honestly say, I think this was the worst part for me. They were going to insert a heplock? so that when they needed the IV they wouldn't need to put one in. This nurse felt for my veins in my hand and decided it would be a good idea to put it on the side of my hand.... Anyone who knows me, knows I HATE needles and that I've passed out a number of times because of them. She started to put the needle in and it hurt like you wouldn't believe. Hubby was squeezing my hand and that's when it happened. Everything started to get blurry, I couldn't hear anything, I started to sweat like crazy and I knew I was passing out. Turns out, she got the needle in, just in time for my vein to blow. Awesome. Hubby got really nervous, because he was talking to me and I was not responding at all. So, after they fanned me for what felt like an hour and I was able to communicate with them, they called in someone who was apparently really good at doing IV's. She came in and I did not pass out the second time, which was a +.
The doctor came in next; she first checked me and I was still at a 1 and 50% effaced, she then inserted the cervidil and off she went. I had to lay in bed for an hour before I was able to get up and walk around. Jesse and I hung out in the hospital room and watched Elf while we waited for the hour to be up. After that, we took a walk around our floor. I was only allowed to have clear liquids and Popsicles so we picked up a few things for me to "eat" and then headed back to our room. I needed to be monitored every hour for 15 minutes for Adam's heart rate and my contractions. After about 2 hours, I could start to feel the contractions become much closer together and a lot more painful. The nurse came in and checked my chart and it seemed as though I was having contractions every other minute lasting for 45 seconds. They got more painful as they went and I was sure that this process was going to go much quicker than anyone had anticipated. She checked me again at 9:00 pm and I was at about a 1.5, but she said that the process would probably go quicker now that the contractions were so close together. At that time, she removed the cervidil and said we would monitor things throughout the night.
At 11:00, I was sure my water broke, but it didn't.... Hubby and I were watching Christmas Vacation to try and take my mind off things, but that was not working. I held on until 1:30am when we decided it was epidural time! Holy ouch! I know, what was I expecting, right? But, it did not hurt as bad as the first failed IV attempt. After that, I was starting to feel pretty good. We decided it was time to try and get some shut eye. Just as we were starting to fall asleep, my water broke at 2:30am. Nurses came in and checked me, I was at a 3. At least we were making progress. After this, we were finally able to sleep for a little while.
They proceeded to check me every few hours, contractions were not slowing down at all and continued to be quite painful by the looks of the screen, but I was feeling just fine.
I moved up to a 4, then a 5. By the time my parents arrived at 11 on Thursday, December 23rd, I had gotten to a 6. The nurses were sure that by 5:00, my baby would be here. Well, by 1:00, I was at a 7, then moved to an 8 pretty quickly. By 2:00, I was at an 8 and 100% effaced. I was at a 8 for almost 5 hours by the time they realized I was not progressing on my own. Before this, they had inserted something inside of me to connect to Adam to get a better heart rate and they inserted something to more closely measure the rate and severity of my contractions. They had upped my pitocin as much as possible and did not want to go any higher. Adam's heart rate was now consistently in the 170's-180's which was too high and I was starting to run a fever and risk infection. The doctor came in and explained our options. She said we could wait it out another hour or two, but she didn't see me progressing any quicker. She suggested the best option for baby and me was to have a c-section. At that point, after 22 hours of labor, I was exhausted and just ready to meet my little guy. Once I agreed to a c-section, they pumped me so full of "stuff" that it was ridiculous. They gave Jesse his necessary scrubs to wear, got me prepped and headed off to the operating room.
After about 30 minutes in the operating room, we were finally able to meet our baby boy, Adam James Crane, at 7:01pm on Thursday, December 23rd, 2010. It was the best feeling the world and I would go through all of it again for him.
We were in the hospital until December 26th, when we were discharged at 3:00pm. Christmas was spent in the hospital, but my parents and Brother & SIL all visited on that day. Best Christmas present I've ever gotten!
The c-section wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be and I think I'm healing very quickly. It really hurt to get in and out of bed for the first few days, but every day it got easier.
All in all, we are adjusting to being a family of 3 pretty well. We're tired most of the time, but we love our little guy and wouldn't trade him in for all of the sleep in the world.
We were scheduled for an induction on December 23rd. We were to arrive at the hospital on Wednesday, December 22nd at 6:00 pm. When we arrived, we were shown to our home away from home for what would be the next 4 days!
We went through all of the necessary paperwork (which by the way, I have no idea how people do this when they are already in labor! Holy crap!) and then came the IV. I can honestly say, I think this was the worst part for me. They were going to insert a heplock? so that when they needed the IV they wouldn't need to put one in. This nurse felt for my veins in my hand and decided it would be a good idea to put it on the side of my hand.... Anyone who knows me, knows I HATE needles and that I've passed out a number of times because of them. She started to put the needle in and it hurt like you wouldn't believe. Hubby was squeezing my hand and that's when it happened. Everything started to get blurry, I couldn't hear anything, I started to sweat like crazy and I knew I was passing out. Turns out, she got the needle in, just in time for my vein to blow. Awesome. Hubby got really nervous, because he was talking to me and I was not responding at all. So, after they fanned me for what felt like an hour and I was able to communicate with them, they called in someone who was apparently really good at doing IV's. She came in and I did not pass out the second time, which was a +.
The doctor came in next; she first checked me and I was still at a 1 and 50% effaced, she then inserted the cervidil and off she went. I had to lay in bed for an hour before I was able to get up and walk around. Jesse and I hung out in the hospital room and watched Elf while we waited for the hour to be up. After that, we took a walk around our floor. I was only allowed to have clear liquids and Popsicles so we picked up a few things for me to "eat" and then headed back to our room. I needed to be monitored every hour for 15 minutes for Adam's heart rate and my contractions. After about 2 hours, I could start to feel the contractions become much closer together and a lot more painful. The nurse came in and checked my chart and it seemed as though I was having contractions every other minute lasting for 45 seconds. They got more painful as they went and I was sure that this process was going to go much quicker than anyone had anticipated. She checked me again at 9:00 pm and I was at about a 1.5, but she said that the process would probably go quicker now that the contractions were so close together. At that time, she removed the cervidil and said we would monitor things throughout the night.
At 11:00, I was sure my water broke, but it didn't.... Hubby and I were watching Christmas Vacation to try and take my mind off things, but that was not working. I held on until 1:30am when we decided it was epidural time! Holy ouch! I know, what was I expecting, right? But, it did not hurt as bad as the first failed IV attempt. After that, I was starting to feel pretty good. We decided it was time to try and get some shut eye. Just as we were starting to fall asleep, my water broke at 2:30am. Nurses came in and checked me, I was at a 3. At least we were making progress. After this, we were finally able to sleep for a little while.
They proceeded to check me every few hours, contractions were not slowing down at all and continued to be quite painful by the looks of the screen, but I was feeling just fine.
I moved up to a 4, then a 5. By the time my parents arrived at 11 on Thursday, December 23rd, I had gotten to a 6. The nurses were sure that by 5:00, my baby would be here. Well, by 1:00, I was at a 7, then moved to an 8 pretty quickly. By 2:00, I was at an 8 and 100% effaced. I was at a 8 for almost 5 hours by the time they realized I was not progressing on my own. Before this, they had inserted something inside of me to connect to Adam to get a better heart rate and they inserted something to more closely measure the rate and severity of my contractions. They had upped my pitocin as much as possible and did not want to go any higher. Adam's heart rate was now consistently in the 170's-180's which was too high and I was starting to run a fever and risk infection. The doctor came in and explained our options. She said we could wait it out another hour or two, but she didn't see me progressing any quicker. She suggested the best option for baby and me was to have a c-section. At that point, after 22 hours of labor, I was exhausted and just ready to meet my little guy. Once I agreed to a c-section, they pumped me so full of "stuff" that it was ridiculous. They gave Jesse his necessary scrubs to wear, got me prepped and headed off to the operating room.
After about 30 minutes in the operating room, we were finally able to meet our baby boy, Adam James Crane, at 7:01pm on Thursday, December 23rd, 2010. It was the best feeling the world and I would go through all of it again for him.
We were in the hospital until December 26th, when we were discharged at 3:00pm. Christmas was spent in the hospital, but my parents and Brother & SIL all visited on that day. Best Christmas present I've ever gotten!
The c-section wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be and I think I'm healing very quickly. It really hurt to get in and out of bed for the first few days, but every day it got easier.
All in all, we are adjusting to being a family of 3 pretty well. We're tired most of the time, but we love our little guy and wouldn't trade him in for all of the sleep in the world.
Friday, January 7, 2011
2 Weeks
Adam is doing great! We had a little bad spell with an upset stomach and gas problems, but it seems to have taken care of it self, for now. He's growing more and more everyday and I cannot believe it!
He's sleeping about 2-3.5 hours between feedings and is eating about 3oz each time. He is outgrowing some of his newborn clothes, as his legs cannot straighten completely anymore.
We had our 2 week follow-up appointment yesterday and he weighed in at 8lbs 6oz, still 2oz under birth weight, but the doctor said he would catch up in no time. Everything else went well at the appointment, he's passed all tests with flying colors and seems to be doing great!
Yesterday was the first time I could drive after my c-section and it was SOOOOOO nice to get out of the house with Adam. We went to the doctor and then visited my mom at work just to spend some time away from home.
I'll try to update more often, but I find myself too tired to do anything except sleeping, feeding and playing with Adam and trying to do some laundry and dishes.
Just because he's so darn adorable, here's Adam's 2 week photo!
He's sleeping about 2-3.5 hours between feedings and is eating about 3oz each time. He is outgrowing some of his newborn clothes, as his legs cannot straighten completely anymore.
We had our 2 week follow-up appointment yesterday and he weighed in at 8lbs 6oz, still 2oz under birth weight, but the doctor said he would catch up in no time. Everything else went well at the appointment, he's passed all tests with flying colors and seems to be doing great!
Yesterday was the first time I could drive after my c-section and it was SOOOOOO nice to get out of the house with Adam. We went to the doctor and then visited my mom at work just to spend some time away from home.
I'll try to update more often, but I find myself too tired to do anything except sleeping, feeding and playing with Adam and trying to do some laundry and dishes.
Just because he's so darn adorable, here's Adam's 2 week photo!
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Adam James
I suppose it's time I update you all on the happenings around here. I'd like to introduce you to Adam James, born December 23rd, 2010 at 7:01 pm.
We were in the hospital until December 26th and moved that same day. It was a busy time!
I was in labor for 22 hours after going in for a c-section. Everything went great after that and it was a matter of 30 minutes until he was finally born. We are in love!
I will update more as I get time!
We were in the hospital until December 26th and moved that same day. It was a busy time!
I was in labor for 22 hours after going in for a c-section. Everything went great after that and it was a matter of 30 minutes until he was finally born. We are in love!
I will update more as I get time!
At the hospital, just before having cervidel (sp) inserted
Here he is! 8lbs 8oz & 21 inches long
First time seeing our Son
A full head of hair, just like his mommy had when she was born!
Our new little family :-)
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