Here is are a ton of pictures that I've been trying to find time to upload. They are all the way from back in June.
You can just click on the slideshow and it will take you to the album so you can view them yourself.
Friday, October 9, 2009
Monday, July 13, 2009
7/13/09
So it seems I am know posting about once a month...whoops...
Collin is doing awesome! We've gotten a routine down. He is taking great naps. The sleeping at night....ehh... that's another story. Well I can't say it's all bad. Sometime he sleeps a good 9-10 hours! Other nights he wants to wake up at 2, then again at 4. I have a feeling it is his gums hurting him though. They look like they are starting to get a little swollen and he is dripping pools of drool. I'm sure it won't be too long before we see a little tooth. :( I like the gummy smile!! Anyways, this is our schedule:
7 am - wakes up, gets a diaper change and eats
Then we play for a little while
8-8:30 - he starts to get tired so we read a story and he takes a nap
9:30ish - wakes up from his nap
we play a little until his next feeding
10 - feed
then we get to go run errands or get out of the house for a little bit
12:30ish - takes a cat nap for about 20 minutes
1 - feed
play again and read a story
3 - naptime again (sometimes he takes a long nap (2 hr) here)
4 - feed
then the rest of the evening is pretty random because it depends when he wakes up from his long nap and he also feeds on demand ever 2 hours or so to make sure he is full for the nighttime
8 - Stoli, Collin and I (and sometimes Pat if he can take a few minutes off) - go for a walk
8:30 - Collin gets his bath
8:45 - feed
9 - 9:30 - bedtime
Hmm... so I think we have a pretty good schedule down, but if you read this and it sounds absurd keep it to yourself!!! Hahah... it took me forever to get to a point where I felt like I have some control over my day and can plan any outings accordingly.
Anyways... as far as Collin's development, it seems like everyday he learns or does something new.
He started rolling over (purposely) from his back to his tummy when we were on McAllen (on June 30th to be exact). From then on, we haven't been able to get him to sleep on his back anymore. The first few nights it terrified me because all you read and hear about is how babies HAVE to sleep on their backs. I called the nurse at the doctors office and asked her advice on what to do if he keeps rolling over to sleep on his tummy. She sounded like she thought it was the dumbest question anyone ever asked. She was like "it's fine once he can roll over." Well.... NOBODY ever says that!!! Ugh... and to think of all the sleep I missed out on trying to make sure wasn't suffocating. I still try to lay him on his back sometimes but he immediately rolls over. He likes to sleep on his stomach like me I guess.
So why I'm really posting today is because we had a breakthrough with Collin interacting with Stoli today!! He was laying on the floor doing tummy time and Stoli walked up to him and he just started cracking up. Until now he had looked at her but not really taken any notice of her or tried interacting with her. I noticed he was laughing at her so I picked him up and sat him up by Stoli on the couch while she played with her toy. He just kept laughing and laughing at her. Then later we went to sit outside on the swing and I turned on the hose because Stoli loves to play in sprinklers. So I sprayed it like a sprinkler and Collin thought it was funny watching Stoli play in the water also. It was hilarious. THEN..and this is the coolest... when Pat got home he came and sat on the swing with us and Stoli jumped up to sit with us up there and Collin actually started petting her on his own!!!!!! He stroked her a few times and then very uncoordinatedly grabbed her skin. Hahah... She just sat there like the great dog that she is and let him. She almost went to grab her ears but we stopped him. It was so cute though!! I can just imagine what Stoli has coming to her in the near future with Collin trying to play with her.
Oh yeah... and last night was another funny scenario. So we finish bathing Collin. I feed him. Get him nice and full. Then I start reading to him before bed. He starts getting sleepy so I start rocking him a little to get him nice and ready to be put down. All of a sudden he poops and wakes himself up! Dang it....time to change and start all over trying to get him ready for bed. Ok... we sit back down. Start another story...Dang it!! Another poop!! Change again... Nope..not done yet... ANOTHER poop!!! THREE dirty diapers in like 10 minutes!!!!! Let's just say he was nice and relaxed and slept for like 10 hours after that.. hahaha.. I was worried he had diarreah or something. Nope... just wanted to keep it all in until nighttime I guess...
In other news, we converted our upstairs living room into more of a playroom for Collin. Our downstairs was starting to become an amusement park of baby rides. We moved the table we had upstairs into the attic and put down those rubber squares that connect like puzzle pieces. So now he has a place where all of his toys are and we can just sit up there and play and be close to the nursery also. Plus it's getting close to the time that he will start crawling and I don't want him banging into tables and stuff down here when he is playing.
Ok...well I have pictures on the camera, but I haven't had a chance to upload them....will do it soon.
Collin is doing awesome! We've gotten a routine down. He is taking great naps. The sleeping at night....ehh... that's another story. Well I can't say it's all bad. Sometime he sleeps a good 9-10 hours! Other nights he wants to wake up at 2, then again at 4. I have a feeling it is his gums hurting him though. They look like they are starting to get a little swollen and he is dripping pools of drool. I'm sure it won't be too long before we see a little tooth. :( I like the gummy smile!! Anyways, this is our schedule:
7 am - wakes up, gets a diaper change and eats
Then we play for a little while
8-8:30 - he starts to get tired so we read a story and he takes a nap
9:30ish - wakes up from his nap
we play a little until his next feeding
10 - feed
then we get to go run errands or get out of the house for a little bit
12:30ish - takes a cat nap for about 20 minutes
1 - feed
play again and read a story
3 - naptime again (sometimes he takes a long nap (2 hr) here)
4 - feed
then the rest of the evening is pretty random because it depends when he wakes up from his long nap and he also feeds on demand ever 2 hours or so to make sure he is full for the nighttime
8 - Stoli, Collin and I (and sometimes Pat if he can take a few minutes off) - go for a walk
8:30 - Collin gets his bath
8:45 - feed
9 - 9:30 - bedtime
Hmm... so I think we have a pretty good schedule down, but if you read this and it sounds absurd keep it to yourself!!! Hahah... it took me forever to get to a point where I felt like I have some control over my day and can plan any outings accordingly.
Anyways... as far as Collin's development, it seems like everyday he learns or does something new.
He started rolling over (purposely) from his back to his tummy when we were on McAllen (on June 30th to be exact). From then on, we haven't been able to get him to sleep on his back anymore. The first few nights it terrified me because all you read and hear about is how babies HAVE to sleep on their backs. I called the nurse at the doctors office and asked her advice on what to do if he keeps rolling over to sleep on his tummy. She sounded like she thought it was the dumbest question anyone ever asked. She was like "it's fine once he can roll over." Well.... NOBODY ever says that!!! Ugh... and to think of all the sleep I missed out on trying to make sure wasn't suffocating. I still try to lay him on his back sometimes but he immediately rolls over. He likes to sleep on his stomach like me I guess.
So why I'm really posting today is because we had a breakthrough with Collin interacting with Stoli today!! He was laying on the floor doing tummy time and Stoli walked up to him and he just started cracking up. Until now he had looked at her but not really taken any notice of her or tried interacting with her. I noticed he was laughing at her so I picked him up and sat him up by Stoli on the couch while she played with her toy. He just kept laughing and laughing at her. Then later we went to sit outside on the swing and I turned on the hose because Stoli loves to play in sprinklers. So I sprayed it like a sprinkler and Collin thought it was funny watching Stoli play in the water also. It was hilarious. THEN..and this is the coolest... when Pat got home he came and sat on the swing with us and Stoli jumped up to sit with us up there and Collin actually started petting her on his own!!!!!! He stroked her a few times and then very uncoordinatedly grabbed her skin. Hahah... She just sat there like the great dog that she is and let him. She almost went to grab her ears but we stopped him. It was so cute though!! I can just imagine what Stoli has coming to her in the near future with Collin trying to play with her.
Oh yeah... and last night was another funny scenario. So we finish bathing Collin. I feed him. Get him nice and full. Then I start reading to him before bed. He starts getting sleepy so I start rocking him a little to get him nice and ready to be put down. All of a sudden he poops and wakes himself up! Dang it....time to change and start all over trying to get him ready for bed. Ok... we sit back down. Start another story...Dang it!! Another poop!! Change again... Nope..not done yet... ANOTHER poop!!! THREE dirty diapers in like 10 minutes!!!!! Let's just say he was nice and relaxed and slept for like 10 hours after that.. hahaha.. I was worried he had diarreah or something. Nope... just wanted to keep it all in until nighttime I guess...
In other news, we converted our upstairs living room into more of a playroom for Collin. Our downstairs was starting to become an amusement park of baby rides. We moved the table we had upstairs into the attic and put down those rubber squares that connect like puzzle pieces. So now he has a place where all of his toys are and we can just sit up there and play and be close to the nursery also. Plus it's getting close to the time that he will start crawling and I don't want him banging into tables and stuff down here when he is playing.
Ok...well I have pictures on the camera, but I haven't had a chance to upload them....will do it soon.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
6/18/09
Ok I finally got Collin to bed early (relatively speaking). So I have tons to update!
Let's see....
Collin is now almost 18lbs!! He's really big for his age. I'm not sure how long he is, but I know he's getting to big to burp sitting down because when I put him on my shoulder he just wants to try to stand on me so I have to stand up so that his legs hang. At this rate, next month I'll be able to say "hey collin.. go run around and burp yourself." Haha! That's what it feels like sometimes! He is already wearing clothes for 6 month old babies and he's only going to be 4 months. They're going to stop making diapers in his size before he is potty trained :-/ Although he is only in the 90% so I guess there have to be SOME babies bigger than him at his age..right?
He can now hold his head up pretty well. We got him a "tummy time" mat and he really likes it more than just being on a blanket because it doesn't move around and it has a little pillow to help prop up his chest. He also likes sitting in his Bumbo seat now that he can hold his head up. The only problem with him being able to look around is that he doesn't want to STOP looking around! Especially at bedtime!!! Arrgh!! He thinks he's going to learn all about the whole world between the hours of 10pm-1am!!! Well... it's probably also because we went to Hawaii and there is a 5 hour time difference so his schedule is off, but he didn't have any trouble adjusting over there... just coming home. However, I am happy to report that he did awesome on the plane ride!! I was really worried about it, but he did great! On the way over there he was awake most of the time (8hrs!), but he was laughing and just looking around. When we got there the people sitting in front of us turned around and said what a good baby he was and that they didn't even hear him once. Crazy! Then on the way back he slept almost the entire way. Unfortunately for me I didn't get much sleep because it's hard to hold a baby on your lap and fall sleep and not be afraid you won't drop him. So good plane travel is just one more thing you can add to the list for making him a perfect baby! :)
Man.. I can't wait till he grows up and I can tell him all the things I have gone through for him already!! Breastfeeding is supposed to be such a "beautiful thing," and don't get me wrong, I love being able to feed him now, but boy does it have its troubles. Let me tell you about just a couple embarrassing things that happened to me on the trip. The first one happened on the plane ride over there. As I'm sure everyone knows, women are supposed to wear pads to keep from leaking. Well I had to take mine off to feed him, so I very subtly set it next to me on my chair. Well... the MALE flight attendant decided that he needed to get ALL the trash from my area and proceeded to pick up my breast pad!!! I was like "ohh...ummm...no sir... i need that." hahahah... He just smiled and gave it back, but then did it AGAIN towards the end of the flight... only this time he goes "ohh no... sorry..that's your pad" hahahah.. how embarrassing. So as if that wasn't enough for one day, we are at the Honolulu airport waiting for our connecting flight to Maui. Collin started crying that he was hungry, but it was really hot in the airport since it is outdoors, so I had a hard time feeding him, especially since I have to put him under a cover up. So I gave him a bottle that I had brought instead. But the problem is that I had to find somewhere to go pump since I couldn't feed him. Of course I couldn't sit out in the lobby, so I went to see if I could find an outlet in the restroom and maybe sit in a stall or something. Nope... the only outlet is under one of the sinks (no where near one of the stalls). So I think... "ok... I gotta do what I gotta do.." So I sit down, and just cover up with my feeding shall. And after already being on an 8 hour flight before that, I looked like a homeless person sitting on the bathroom floor with a shall on. No kidding!! I probably could have put out a bowl and gotten some change. Hahah... NOW I know what people mean when they say you'll do anything for your kids!!!
Well then just a little while later, Collin decides to show us that he is not having any problems going to the bathroom anymore. It didn't really smell, so I was just lucky that I was thinking I should go ahead and change him before our next flight. I open the diaper and it's dirty, but realize as I start cleaning his bottom that it not only goes up his bottom, but up his back....waaaayy up his back!! I don't even know how it got up there!! I seriously contemplated throwing his clothes away. Yuck!
Haha... ok so now I realize that instead of writing down all the of the happy milestones Collin has hit, I've just been sharing some of the difficulties we've faced! Let me say that Pat and I both think that Collin is the greatest baby ever! We've both said that if they could all be like him we'd have a ton more. He is giggling now, which is the absolute cutest thing EVER! Whenever he giggles Pat and I make complete fools of ourselves trying to get him to keep laughing. He is getting to the point where he can almost hold his bottle. He grabs it like he wants to, and sometimes he will kind of hold it for a little bit, but he doesn't quite have control of it so hold it on his own.
He is getting baptized on July 25th. Mario Luis and Stephanie are going to be his godparents. I'm excited that Mario Luis is going to finally get to see Collin again. He hasn't seen him since he was 2 weeks old. Stephanie says he changes every time she sees him (which is pretty often), so I'm sure Mario Luis will be shocked. It's not the same in pictures!!
Ok, it's getting late so I'm off for now. I just wanted to give an update on some of the things that have been going on. Make sure to check out the most recent pictures on the post before this one!
Let's see....
Collin is now almost 18lbs!! He's really big for his age. I'm not sure how long he is, but I know he's getting to big to burp sitting down because when I put him on my shoulder he just wants to try to stand on me so I have to stand up so that his legs hang. At this rate, next month I'll be able to say "hey collin.. go run around and burp yourself." Haha! That's what it feels like sometimes! He is already wearing clothes for 6 month old babies and he's only going to be 4 months. They're going to stop making diapers in his size before he is potty trained :-/ Although he is only in the 90% so I guess there have to be SOME babies bigger than him at his age..right?
He can now hold his head up pretty well. We got him a "tummy time" mat and he really likes it more than just being on a blanket because it doesn't move around and it has a little pillow to help prop up his chest. He also likes sitting in his Bumbo seat now that he can hold his head up. The only problem with him being able to look around is that he doesn't want to STOP looking around! Especially at bedtime!!! Arrgh!! He thinks he's going to learn all about the whole world between the hours of 10pm-1am!!! Well... it's probably also because we went to Hawaii and there is a 5 hour time difference so his schedule is off, but he didn't have any trouble adjusting over there... just coming home. However, I am happy to report that he did awesome on the plane ride!! I was really worried about it, but he did great! On the way over there he was awake most of the time (8hrs!), but he was laughing and just looking around. When we got there the people sitting in front of us turned around and said what a good baby he was and that they didn't even hear him once. Crazy! Then on the way back he slept almost the entire way. Unfortunately for me I didn't get much sleep because it's hard to hold a baby on your lap and fall sleep and not be afraid you won't drop him. So good plane travel is just one more thing you can add to the list for making him a perfect baby! :)
Man.. I can't wait till he grows up and I can tell him all the things I have gone through for him already!! Breastfeeding is supposed to be such a "beautiful thing," and don't get me wrong, I love being able to feed him now, but boy does it have its troubles. Let me tell you about just a couple embarrassing things that happened to me on the trip. The first one happened on the plane ride over there. As I'm sure everyone knows, women are supposed to wear pads to keep from leaking. Well I had to take mine off to feed him, so I very subtly set it next to me on my chair. Well... the MALE flight attendant decided that he needed to get ALL the trash from my area and proceeded to pick up my breast pad!!! I was like "ohh...ummm...no sir... i need that." hahahah... He just smiled and gave it back, but then did it AGAIN towards the end of the flight... only this time he goes "ohh no... sorry..that's your pad" hahahah.. how embarrassing. So as if that wasn't enough for one day, we are at the Honolulu airport waiting for our connecting flight to Maui. Collin started crying that he was hungry, but it was really hot in the airport since it is outdoors, so I had a hard time feeding him, especially since I have to put him under a cover up. So I gave him a bottle that I had brought instead. But the problem is that I had to find somewhere to go pump since I couldn't feed him. Of course I couldn't sit out in the lobby, so I went to see if I could find an outlet in the restroom and maybe sit in a stall or something. Nope... the only outlet is under one of the sinks (no where near one of the stalls). So I think... "ok... I gotta do what I gotta do.." So I sit down, and just cover up with my feeding shall. And after already being on an 8 hour flight before that, I looked like a homeless person sitting on the bathroom floor with a shall on. No kidding!! I probably could have put out a bowl and gotten some change. Hahah... NOW I know what people mean when they say you'll do anything for your kids!!!
Well then just a little while later, Collin decides to show us that he is not having any problems going to the bathroom anymore. It didn't really smell, so I was just lucky that I was thinking I should go ahead and change him before our next flight. I open the diaper and it's dirty, but realize as I start cleaning his bottom that it not only goes up his bottom, but up his back....waaaayy up his back!! I don't even know how it got up there!! I seriously contemplated throwing his clothes away. Yuck!
Haha... ok so now I realize that instead of writing down all the of the happy milestones Collin has hit, I've just been sharing some of the difficulties we've faced! Let me say that Pat and I both think that Collin is the greatest baby ever! We've both said that if they could all be like him we'd have a ton more. He is giggling now, which is the absolute cutest thing EVER! Whenever he giggles Pat and I make complete fools of ourselves trying to get him to keep laughing. He is getting to the point where he can almost hold his bottle. He grabs it like he wants to, and sometimes he will kind of hold it for a little bit, but he doesn't quite have control of it so hold it on his own.
He is getting baptized on July 25th. Mario Luis and Stephanie are going to be his godparents. I'm excited that Mario Luis is going to finally get to see Collin again. He hasn't seen him since he was 2 weeks old. Stephanie says he changes every time she sees him (which is pretty often), so I'm sure Mario Luis will be shocked. It's not the same in pictures!!
Ok, it's getting late so I'm off for now. I just wanted to give an update on some of the things that have been going on. Make sure to check out the most recent pictures on the post before this one!
Monday, June 15, 2009
6/15/09
Again, I haven't had time to blog. And right now I want to blog, but I'm still jet-lagged from the trip to Hawaii. Collin is napping right now so I'm going to do the same! But I wanted to post pictures that have been accumulating on our camera since early May! I didn't realize I had over 150 pictures to post! Here they are! Check back later today for a blog entry...
Sunday, May 3, 2009
5/3/09
I'm sorry to all of you that actually read this blog for falling behind. I usually just make sure to write when I have pictures to add, but now that Collin will actually sit in his swing and entertain himself for all of about 2 minutes I might be able to write a little more often.
Today was a little bit of a difficult day. Well actually... I should say it started out pretty good! He slept for almost 8 full hours last night! Of course only him and Pat got to enjoy it since I woke up every 20 minutes thinking he was going to wake up soon, and then when he didn't wake up make sure he was OK and still breathing. And then after moving him because he kept sliding down in the bassinet staying awake for another 10 minutes thinking "Ok..now he's definitely going to wake up." So the whole family got good sleep except me.... I guess that's the way it goes :(
Well after he finally woke up around 7am I fed him and he stayed awake for a little while and then fell back asleep... so naturally I started to worry thinking something was wrong. Let me tell you.... parenting = worrying!!!!! And worrying = stress!!!!!! And he's only 2 months old!!!!!! Now I know why people say this is the hardest job ever!!!!
Anyways, he's been napping on and off all day and being pretty fussy. I don't know if it is a late reaction to the immunizations or if he is getting sick. I hope it'll pass tomorrow.
Pat and I had to go to baptism preparation classes this afternoon. So boring. Pat kept telling me to pay attention because I was trying to text anyone that would talk to me because I was so bored. We had to sit there for 2 1/2 hours. And to top it off, the air wasn't working in there for the first hour so it was like 95 degrees in there. I'm fine with sitting there listening, but I hate audience and group participation so much. We all (like 50 people!!) had to go around the room and introduce ourselves and say how we got our name. How on earth is that relevant to a baptism class??? Way to add a 1/2 hour to the class for no reason at all.
Well that was about it for today. Nothing else to report.... Ohh! except that we tried the next size (2) of diapers on Collin and unsurprisingly they fit him pretty well.
Ok well goodbye for now friends! :)
Today was a little bit of a difficult day. Well actually... I should say it started out pretty good! He slept for almost 8 full hours last night! Of course only him and Pat got to enjoy it since I woke up every 20 minutes thinking he was going to wake up soon, and then when he didn't wake up make sure he was OK and still breathing. And then after moving him because he kept sliding down in the bassinet staying awake for another 10 minutes thinking "Ok..now he's definitely going to wake up." So the whole family got good sleep except me.... I guess that's the way it goes :(
Well after he finally woke up around 7am I fed him and he stayed awake for a little while and then fell back asleep... so naturally I started to worry thinking something was wrong. Let me tell you.... parenting = worrying!!!!! And worrying = stress!!!!!! And he's only 2 months old!!!!!! Now I know why people say this is the hardest job ever!!!!
Anyways, he's been napping on and off all day and being pretty fussy. I don't know if it is a late reaction to the immunizations or if he is getting sick. I hope it'll pass tomorrow.
Pat and I had to go to baptism preparation classes this afternoon. So boring. Pat kept telling me to pay attention because I was trying to text anyone that would talk to me because I was so bored. We had to sit there for 2 1/2 hours. And to top it off, the air wasn't working in there for the first hour so it was like 95 degrees in there. I'm fine with sitting there listening, but I hate audience and group participation so much. We all (like 50 people!!) had to go around the room and introduce ourselves and say how we got our name. How on earth is that relevant to a baptism class??? Way to add a 1/2 hour to the class for no reason at all.
Well that was about it for today. Nothing else to report.... Ohh! except that we tried the next size (2) of diapers on Collin and unsurprisingly they fit him pretty well.
Ok well goodbye for now friends! :)
Saturday, May 2, 2009
5/2/09
Things have been going GREAT!!!! Collin is such a happy baby. I feel like I love him even more every day. He is starting to smile so much and laugh. He also recognizes me...finally!! Which I love! :)
We went to the doctor yesterday for his 2 month check up. He got his first set of immunizations, which I'm happy about. It was sad though! He got 3 shots and one orally in the mouth (although he didn't seem to mind that one...he just ate it like it was nothing). They give them all of the shots in their thighs!! Of ALL the painful places!! I would think the thigh would not be a place I would want to receive shots. Poor little guy. He cried, but then I picked him up and tried to soothe him. He stopped crying pretty quickly, but was just fussing a little as we walked out. By the time we hit the car he was asleep. I was worried he was going to be fussy and have fever all day, but not our little guy! He was still smiling and everything. I mean there was a couple fussy moments, but for the most part he was happy as usual. We finally got an official height and weight.... 24 inches / 13 lbs. 4 oz.!!! He is in the 90th percentile for both!! Big boy!! I guess the good news is he is proportional... just short and fat or tall and skinny. He's perfectly proportional!!! Hahah :) Besides that, I have become one of those moms that wants to save everything. (Not that that is surprising since I am the biggest pack rat ever.) Is it weird that I saved the Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny band aids they put on his shots???? I'm gonna put them in his baby book.
I cut his nails for the first time 2 days ago. It was quite difficult!! I was trying soooo hard not to cut him that I don't even think I ended up taking anything off.. haha. I filed them down more than anything else. His nails aren't even that long. I just did it because he finally scratched himself so I thought it was time.
Also... he is now shooting up in size. I felt like it took forever for him to grow out of the newborn stuff, and now he's in the 3 month stuff (snuggly might I add). He moved out of the newborn diapers back in March (We bought the first set of Size 1 diapers the week of March 18th.) Now he is pretty much ready to move to the next size. The exciting part about that is that we have a whole new set of clothes he fits into!!
Ohhhh yeah! And I have to write about his turning over (although everyone that reads this probably already knows.) He has started turning himself over from his belly to his back. He did it a few times and now he starts but gets frustrated... I'm sure he'll do it again soon.
Well that's all I can think of off the top of my head for now. I keep saying I'm going to write more often, but let's face it...I have a new baby.... I am enjoying all my extra time with Collin... not playing on the computer... I'll try to type more often! :)
Check out all the pictures I have been meaning to post. They are from back in March all the way until tonight. Make sure you look at him in his Easter outfit! :) (Oh and not to brag, but the nurse at the doctor's office yesterday told us he looked like an Anne Geddes baby.... I personally think so too!!)
This is my favorite picture!!
We went to the doctor yesterday for his 2 month check up. He got his first set of immunizations, which I'm happy about. It was sad though! He got 3 shots and one orally in the mouth (although he didn't seem to mind that one...he just ate it like it was nothing). They give them all of the shots in their thighs!! Of ALL the painful places!! I would think the thigh would not be a place I would want to receive shots. Poor little guy. He cried, but then I picked him up and tried to soothe him. He stopped crying pretty quickly, but was just fussing a little as we walked out. By the time we hit the car he was asleep. I was worried he was going to be fussy and have fever all day, but not our little guy! He was still smiling and everything. I mean there was a couple fussy moments, but for the most part he was happy as usual. We finally got an official height and weight.... 24 inches / 13 lbs. 4 oz.!!! He is in the 90th percentile for both!! Big boy!! I guess the good news is he is proportional... just short and fat or tall and skinny. He's perfectly proportional!!! Hahah :) Besides that, I have become one of those moms that wants to save everything. (Not that that is surprising since I am the biggest pack rat ever.) Is it weird that I saved the Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny band aids they put on his shots???? I'm gonna put them in his baby book.
I cut his nails for the first time 2 days ago. It was quite difficult!! I was trying soooo hard not to cut him that I don't even think I ended up taking anything off.. haha. I filed them down more than anything else. His nails aren't even that long. I just did it because he finally scratched himself so I thought it was time.
Also... he is now shooting up in size. I felt like it took forever for him to grow out of the newborn stuff, and now he's in the 3 month stuff (snuggly might I add). He moved out of the newborn diapers back in March (We bought the first set of Size 1 diapers the week of March 18th.) Now he is pretty much ready to move to the next size. The exciting part about that is that we have a whole new set of clothes he fits into!!
Ohhhh yeah! And I have to write about his turning over (although everyone that reads this probably already knows.) He has started turning himself over from his belly to his back. He did it a few times and now he starts but gets frustrated... I'm sure he'll do it again soon.
Well that's all I can think of off the top of my head for now. I keep saying I'm going to write more often, but let's face it...I have a new baby.... I am enjoying all my extra time with Collin... not playing on the computer... I'll try to type more often! :)
Check out all the pictures I have been meaning to post. They are from back in March all the way until tonight. Make sure you look at him in his Easter outfit! :) (Oh and not to brag, but the nurse at the doctor's office yesterday told us he looked like an Anne Geddes baby.... I personally think so too!!)
This is my favorite picture!!
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Monday, April 13, 2009
4/13/09
I thought I'd write about our funny bathtub adventure last night. Collin is getting very very sneaky! He's already learning how to outsmart his parents.
So...for the past week or so we've been giving Collin a nightly bath, trying to set up a routine so he knows when bedtime is. (Which by the way is working because he falls right to sleep after his bath.) Anyways, we thought we had such a polite little boy because he doesn't spray us normally when we open his diaper. (Well...it's happened to Pat a few times... but he needs to be more efficient! Haha..) Ok..so as I was saying.. for the past week or so we give him a bath and he has started testing us. As SOON as we put him in the bathtub, he hits that warm water and decides to pee so we have to drain the tub and start all over again since we don't want him bathing in pee. (Although I have to admit after the second time I was like "okkk he's gonna have to bathe in it!" But Pat wouldn't let me...hahah) So I finally figured out that if I get a washcloth with warm water and cover his body while Pat dumps over the bathtub and refills it he isn't cold so he doesn't start screaming. We thought we had gotten so good at!!
Well... last night we tried to outsmart him... as Pat was getting the bath ready I opened his diaper and let some air get in there so maybe the cold air would make him go before he got in the water. But of course, I opened it and just covered it so it wouldn't spray everywhere. Pat came over and said I needed to open it more. So he proceeds to take off the diaper. We sat there for a second and sure enough... here comes the pee!!! Pat caught it all in the pee-pee tee-pee!! VICTORY!! We weren't gonna have to drain the tub!!!
So we go put him in the nice clean warm water and NOOOOOO!!!! Here comes the pee!!! hAnd he didnt just pee a little in the bathtub...he pushed so hard it came out of the water and made an arc over the bathtub wall!!!!! Two adults... outsmarted by a 7 week old. I think I even saw him smile and laugh a little as he thought "these two are gonna be so gullible in the future." Dang it.....he sure showed us...
So...for the past week or so we've been giving Collin a nightly bath, trying to set up a routine so he knows when bedtime is. (Which by the way is working because he falls right to sleep after his bath.) Anyways, we thought we had such a polite little boy because he doesn't spray us normally when we open his diaper. (Well...it's happened to Pat a few times... but he needs to be more efficient! Haha..) Ok..so as I was saying.. for the past week or so we give him a bath and he has started testing us. As SOON as we put him in the bathtub, he hits that warm water and decides to pee so we have to drain the tub and start all over again since we don't want him bathing in pee. (Although I have to admit after the second time I was like "okkk he's gonna have to bathe in it!" But Pat wouldn't let me...hahah) So I finally figured out that if I get a washcloth with warm water and cover his body while Pat dumps over the bathtub and refills it he isn't cold so he doesn't start screaming. We thought we had gotten so good at!!
Well... last night we tried to outsmart him... as Pat was getting the bath ready I opened his diaper and let some air get in there so maybe the cold air would make him go before he got in the water. But of course, I opened it and just covered it so it wouldn't spray everywhere. Pat came over and said I needed to open it more. So he proceeds to take off the diaper. We sat there for a second and sure enough... here comes the pee!!! Pat caught it all in the pee-pee tee-pee!! VICTORY!! We weren't gonna have to drain the tub!!!
So we go put him in the nice clean warm water and NOOOOOO!!!! Here comes the pee!!! hAnd he didnt just pee a little in the bathtub...he pushed so hard it came out of the water and made an arc over the bathtub wall!!!!! Two adults... outsmarted by a 7 week old. I think I even saw him smile and laugh a little as he thought "these two are gonna be so gullible in the future." Dang it.....he sure showed us...
Thursday, April 9, 2009
4/9/09
Things are going great here. :) We are starting to get down a better routine, and Collin is sleeping much better. He doesn't go to sleep until about 11pm, but then usually sleeps until around 4am, then sleeps again until about 7 or 8. Not great, but at least there is a 5 hour sleeping period at some point.
Last night we went out without him for the first time. We went to see Bruce Springsteen and left Collin and Stoli with Pat's parents. It was kind of hard leaving him for a long period. I didn't cry, like some people say they do, but I was definitely a little sad. I told Pat I trust his parents completely to take care of him, but it's a feeling like what if he needs me and I'm not there??? Pat said "why would he need you??" I was like "ummm!!! I'm his mother!! He needs me!" Haha...I know fellow mothers can relate to me. :) We went to eat dinner and of course I had Pat call his parents after dinner, and again a little ways into the concert, and then again, and again when we left. Haha :) Oh well... At least I managed to get out for a night!! We had a great time.
I keep saying Collin is growing so fast, but he really is growing SOOO fast!!! It's crazy! Pat weighed him and we think he weighs around 11.5 lbs already!!!!!! He is such a good baby though. He really only fusses when he's hungry for the most part. He loves his pacifier though!! And he absolutely LOVES his nightly bath. The minute we put him in his eyes open really wide and he starts smiling and making noises. We tried capturing the smiles on camera the other day, but I think ended up with about 10 pictures right after he smiled so it just looks like we took a bunch of pictures of our son naked in the bathtub ;-/ He will appreciate those later.
I have started reading to him more during the day. We are currently reading Nursery Ryhmes. He loved Goldilocks and the Three Bears, but didn't like Three Little Pigs. Hahaha.. I swear! He cried every time I started reading it. It was funny...so I'd take a break and he'd settle down. Then I'd start reading it again and he would start fussing again. Tomorrow we'll try a different one.
He loves playtime too! He really liked being on his back, but when I turn him over for tummy time he does OK for about 2 minutes then gets really annoyed and frustrated. He can lift his head really well though. He can lift it and turn it from one side then to the other side, but can't keep it up. But when I'm burping him he can keep it straight up for a few seconds. He's strong! Speaking of...his hands are enormous! I mean...they're still tiny relatively speaking, but for a baby they seem really big! He is starting to learn to use them a little more.
I must admit, the first few weeks were really difficult...such an adjustment and a learning process, but I am really starting to enjoy the time I have with him all day. :)
Last night we went out without him for the first time. We went to see Bruce Springsteen and left Collin and Stoli with Pat's parents. It was kind of hard leaving him for a long period. I didn't cry, like some people say they do, but I was definitely a little sad. I told Pat I trust his parents completely to take care of him, but it's a feeling like what if he needs me and I'm not there??? Pat said "why would he need you??" I was like "ummm!!! I'm his mother!! He needs me!" Haha...I know fellow mothers can relate to me. :) We went to eat dinner and of course I had Pat call his parents after dinner, and again a little ways into the concert, and then again, and again when we left. Haha :) Oh well... At least I managed to get out for a night!! We had a great time.
I keep saying Collin is growing so fast, but he really is growing SOOO fast!!! It's crazy! Pat weighed him and we think he weighs around 11.5 lbs already!!!!!! He is such a good baby though. He really only fusses when he's hungry for the most part. He loves his pacifier though!! And he absolutely LOVES his nightly bath. The minute we put him in his eyes open really wide and he starts smiling and making noises. We tried capturing the smiles on camera the other day, but I think ended up with about 10 pictures right after he smiled so it just looks like we took a bunch of pictures of our son naked in the bathtub ;-/ He will appreciate those later.
I have started reading to him more during the day. We are currently reading Nursery Ryhmes. He loved Goldilocks and the Three Bears, but didn't like Three Little Pigs. Hahaha.. I swear! He cried every time I started reading it. It was funny...so I'd take a break and he'd settle down. Then I'd start reading it again and he would start fussing again. Tomorrow we'll try a different one.
He loves playtime too! He really liked being on his back, but when I turn him over for tummy time he does OK for about 2 minutes then gets really annoyed and frustrated. He can lift his head really well though. He can lift it and turn it from one side then to the other side, but can't keep it up. But when I'm burping him he can keep it straight up for a few seconds. He's strong! Speaking of...his hands are enormous! I mean...they're still tiny relatively speaking, but for a baby they seem really big! He is starting to learn to use them a little more.
I must admit, the first few weeks were really difficult...such an adjustment and a learning process, but I am really starting to enjoy the time I have with him all day. :)
Friday, March 27, 2009
3/27/09
I meant to blog a few days ago on March 24th because it was Collin's one month birthday!! But the day passed me by. I swear... I don't know where the time goes?!?!? I mean... I know I'm home all day, but I feel like I don't have time to do anything!! I'm sure any mom reading this can relate. It seems like my schedule is like this all day:
* Wake up
* Feed Collin
* Play with Collin
* Collin takes a nap while I clean bottles and stuff
* Feed Stoli
* Collin wakes up
* Feed Collin
* Repeat...
Sometimes.. and I stress..SOMEtimes I find the time to shower in there.. hahah.. My poor husband probably forgot what the girl he married actually looks like. :(
Update on Collin:
He is still eating like a horse.
He is still having trouble pooping.
He still has lots of gas though.
He is growing so fast. (I'm convinced he is up to 10 lbs)
He loves baths!
He started sleeping through the night (for the most part) 2 nights ago and stays awake most of the day.
He took his first trip to McAllen and San Antonio.
He coos a little bit.
He is still an angel :)
Update on Me:
I've developed mastitis (an infection in the breast). It's the worst pain ever. Seriously! At least during baby delivery you get an epidural!! I wonder if they could give me one to numb my upper body?? Actually...my whole body?? Everything hurts at this point. Last night I had fever all night. I was up with severe chills for over an hour...finally fell asleep...then woke up again at around 3:30 and finally decided to take my temperature...which ended up being 101.5. It persisted through the night and into the morning. I called my doctor as soon as they opened and after giving me the run around for a few hours until about 1pm, but phoned me in a prescription which will hopefully take care of it. What a pain. As much as I want to breastfeed it ends up being more of a pain than anything else. :( Is that horrible of me to say?? Oh well.... I will continue to do it. Collin's health is worth the pain.
Here are the latest pictures from Week 4, McAllen, Mario Luis's visit, and more!
* Wake up
* Feed Collin
* Play with Collin
* Collin takes a nap while I clean bottles and stuff
* Feed Stoli
* Collin wakes up
* Feed Collin
* Repeat...
Sometimes.. and I stress..SOMEtimes I find the time to shower in there.. hahah.. My poor husband probably forgot what the girl he married actually looks like. :(
Update on Collin:
He is still eating like a horse.
He is still having trouble pooping.
He still has lots of gas though.
He is growing so fast. (I'm convinced he is up to 10 lbs)
He loves baths!
He started sleeping through the night (for the most part) 2 nights ago and stays awake most of the day.
He took his first trip to McAllen and San Antonio.
He coos a little bit.
He is still an angel :)
Update on Me:
I've developed mastitis (an infection in the breast). It's the worst pain ever. Seriously! At least during baby delivery you get an epidural!! I wonder if they could give me one to numb my upper body?? Actually...my whole body?? Everything hurts at this point. Last night I had fever all night. I was up with severe chills for over an hour...finally fell asleep...then woke up again at around 3:30 and finally decided to take my temperature...which ended up being 101.5. It persisted through the night and into the morning. I called my doctor as soon as they opened and after giving me the run around for a few hours until about 1pm, but phoned me in a prescription which will hopefully take care of it. What a pain. As much as I want to breastfeed it ends up being more of a pain than anything else. :( Is that horrible of me to say?? Oh well.... I will continue to do it. Collin's health is worth the pain.
Here are the latest pictures from Week 4, McAllen, Mario Luis's visit, and more!
Monday, March 16, 2009
3/16/09
Dang.... Where does the time go??? I haven't been able to post in a few weeks. Collin is already going to be three weeks old tomorrow!!! He is getting cuter and cuter everyday. I think he is starting to look more like me too. We think he has my eye shape now. At first his eyes were a little more squinty like Pat, but now that he is starting to be more alert he opens them a lot wider so they look more like me.. haha...but they are still blue like daddy. That could still change though...
I feel like I have so many stories, but I haven't had time to post any of them!
Today... our wall got a nice pee shower. I was downstairs with Taryn and Gabs and heard Pat call out my name. I went upstairs to see what happened and Pat was trying to hold a diaper over Collin and wiping down the wall with the other hand. He peed all over the wall, the changing pad, and the counter where we keep all the baby stuff..haha.. I told Pat he needs to be more prepared before opening that diaper! Although he did it to me too the other day, but luckily I had a wipe in my hand already and just covered it up and managed to contain the sprinkler before it did TOO much damage.
I haven't posted about Collin's health or anything either, but he is doing great. Much better than the first week! He no longer takes on any shade of yellow so that's good! He is peeing and pooping regularly. He is gaining weight like a madman and growing so fast he is going to be 6' tall before we know it!! He eats every few hours and never seems to be full. He must get that from me....
He is so funny. He makes the cutest faces. He even smiles sometimes. It thought it was so cute, but then I read that at this point they still don't smile out of emotion...it's just them passing gas or something.. hahah... He can also raise one eyebrow like I do! It's so neat looking at him and seeing all of the things that he got from Pat and I. He has my thumbs..which I think is so funny. They really look just like miniature versions of mine! He makes the funniest noises when he's eating. Pat's mom says he gets that from Pat. He like gasps and sounds like he is having the best meal of his life.... I mean .. I guess it is really the only meal he's ever had in his life...
He is still waking us up all night long. He wants to sleep all day and then be wide awake at night. We're hoping he learns the difference soon!! Pat and I are walking around like zombies. I think I put make-up on for the first time in 3 weeks this weekend. Pajamas have become my attire of preference. Today we were watching TV and someone said something that really made me laugh because it's so true! He said "I hate judgmental waistbands that leave those pink teeth marks on my belly." Hahaha.... That about sums up post-pregnancy. I'm definitely shrinking in size, but still don't fit into my old pants yet. :( Of course the McFlurry I just ate doesn't help the situation.
Yesterday Collin's umbilical cord fell out. I never thought I'd be one of those people to save it, but I feel really weird just throwing it away!! I mean..it was his lifeline to me for 9 months. I know it's gross, so I wont put it in the baby book, but I may keep it hidden away somewhere... pretty much for absolutely no reason since I'll never do anything with it...
Another first yesterday was that he shed an actual tear. Babies aren't born with their tear ducts developed yet so when they cry they don't have tears. One of his tear ducts got a little plugged but has cleared up and yesterday we saw his first tear.
Ok well I'll try to be better about posting more often. Here are more pictures!!\\
Again... if you want to see all of the pictures larger and not in a slideshow..just click on the picture and it will take you to another website where you should be able to scroll through all of the pictures.
I feel like I have so many stories, but I haven't had time to post any of them!
Today... our wall got a nice pee shower. I was downstairs with Taryn and Gabs and heard Pat call out my name. I went upstairs to see what happened and Pat was trying to hold a diaper over Collin and wiping down the wall with the other hand. He peed all over the wall, the changing pad, and the counter where we keep all the baby stuff..haha.. I told Pat he needs to be more prepared before opening that diaper! Although he did it to me too the other day, but luckily I had a wipe in my hand already and just covered it up and managed to contain the sprinkler before it did TOO much damage.
I haven't posted about Collin's health or anything either, but he is doing great. Much better than the first week! He no longer takes on any shade of yellow so that's good! He is peeing and pooping regularly. He is gaining weight like a madman and growing so fast he is going to be 6' tall before we know it!! He eats every few hours and never seems to be full. He must get that from me....
He is so funny. He makes the cutest faces. He even smiles sometimes. It thought it was so cute, but then I read that at this point they still don't smile out of emotion...it's just them passing gas or something.. hahah... He can also raise one eyebrow like I do! It's so neat looking at him and seeing all of the things that he got from Pat and I. He has my thumbs..which I think is so funny. They really look just like miniature versions of mine! He makes the funniest noises when he's eating. Pat's mom says he gets that from Pat. He like gasps and sounds like he is having the best meal of his life.... I mean .. I guess it is really the only meal he's ever had in his life...
He is still waking us up all night long. He wants to sleep all day and then be wide awake at night. We're hoping he learns the difference soon!! Pat and I are walking around like zombies. I think I put make-up on for the first time in 3 weeks this weekend. Pajamas have become my attire of preference. Today we were watching TV and someone said something that really made me laugh because it's so true! He said "I hate judgmental waistbands that leave those pink teeth marks on my belly." Hahaha.... That about sums up post-pregnancy. I'm definitely shrinking in size, but still don't fit into my old pants yet. :( Of course the McFlurry I just ate doesn't help the situation.
Yesterday Collin's umbilical cord fell out. I never thought I'd be one of those people to save it, but I feel really weird just throwing it away!! I mean..it was his lifeline to me for 9 months. I know it's gross, so I wont put it in the baby book, but I may keep it hidden away somewhere... pretty much for absolutely no reason since I'll never do anything with it...
Another first yesterday was that he shed an actual tear. Babies aren't born with their tear ducts developed yet so when they cry they don't have tears. One of his tear ducts got a little plugged but has cleared up and yesterday we saw his first tear.
Ok well I'll try to be better about posting more often. Here are more pictures!!\\
Again... if you want to see all of the pictures larger and not in a slideshow..just click on the picture and it will take you to another website where you should be able to scroll through all of the pictures.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
3/1/09
Wow! What a week... I haven't even had a spare moment to blog to let everyone know what's going on or give any birth stories... I'm sitting here right now, Collin is finally asleep (although it sounds like he may be starting to wake up so I may need to come back to this again later..)
I'll start at the very beginning...
Monday during the day I stayed super busy. We went for our doctor's appointment, then came home and I sat outside with my mom while she planted flowers in the yard. We went down to Rice Village to look for this thing called a Moby Wrap that I've heard are awesome to carry the baby in and the only store in Houston that carries them pretty much is there. So we went down there and met up with Pat to get dinner since he works at a law firm not too far from there. Everyone kept telling me to eat Italian food to make the baby come, but we had just had Italian, so we went for Chinese (which probably isn't too healthy for the baby, but oh well..) I guess it was a great idea! Because Collin decided to start making his way out later that night!!
I woke up around 4am on Tuesday morning (2/24/09). I had woken up a couple times earlier that night with minor cramps, but nothing worse than I had been feeling for about a week already. Then around 4 I woke up to go to the restroom and thought my water started leaking, but instead I had some slight bleeding that wouldn't stop so I knew this would probably be the start. I figured I'd lay back down for awhile and see what happens, since everyone says it can still be awhile from that point until true labor actually starts.... NOPE!! Only about 10 minutes later I started feeling worse cramps/contractions. They started coming about every 10-12 minutes. So again, I figured it'd be awhile. I called my doctor to let them know and they said to go ahead and go in to labor and delivery to get checked. I figured if this was it though I didn't want to look like a total slob so I took a few minutes to straighten my hair! hahah... So I woke up my mom around 4:25 am to let her know that it was possibly time and we needed to go in. We all got our stuff together and left. Poor Stoli knew something was up... she was shivering when we left the house :(
Anyways, we got to the hospital and I was sure they were going to tell me it wasn't time. Then again, these contractions (still not too painful, but noticeable) were coming about every 5-6 minutes. We checked in around 5:15 and the nurse checked me and said I was definitely in labor and said "YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A BABY TODAY!" Wooww! I can't even begin to describe what it felt like to hear that.... VERY VERY VERY soon after that point the contractions started getting painful!!!!! I walked in at 4cm and went to 6cm within an hour. Great news since I knew I was already more than halfway there!! I was like "When can I get the epidural???" They said I could get it already at 4cm, so I was like "okkk bring it on!" But I kept waiting and waiting and they had a shift change so it took even longer! They finally came in to give me the epidural around 7:45 I think. Thank God!! Those contractions were really starting to hurt, but I think I handled them OK. I wasn't screaming or anything! I just laid my head back and tried to breathe. The epidural was the BEST!!! I couldn't even feel the contractions anymore! I could kind of tell when I was having one, but no pain at all. Anyways, I got to 10 cm pretty fast, Umm...maybe around 12?? Not quite sure... but they wouldn't let me start pushing because Collin was kind of stuck in the birth canal I guess because he wasn't pushing down. They kept having me turn on my sides to see if it would help. Finally around 1:55 I started the pushing. It went for an entire hour!!! It was really really really hard!! But the nurses were laughing saying they had never seen a patient laugh in between contractions. I think we were making fun of something on TV or watching comedy central or something. Anyways.. I had 2 labor and delivery nurses, who actually end up doing pretty much everything. They help you until the very end when the doctor pretty much walks in and takes the baby out. I'll save the gory details, but in the end.. Collin Brody Daniel made his way into the world at exactly 3pm on Februrary 24, 2009.
Pat ended up cutting the umbilical cord, even though he said he wouldn't. Actually, we forgot to mention it to everyone in the big commotion, but there was a big knot in the cord. The nurses/doctor said they were surprised there was no trouble with that during the labor. I remember Pat turning to me and telling me at the time, but I was so wrapped up in seeing Collin that I kind of put it out of my mind until I remembered later and Pat reminded me. It wasn't a tight knot though so I guess that's why his heart rate never dropped.
Right after delivery they put him on my chest and I got to hold him for a little bit, then I handed him to Pat and he got to hold his son, the first baby ever. It was such a special moment for both of us.
Then they had to take Collin to the nursery to get cleaned up and do some tests. Pat got to go with him so I stayed in the room and got cleaned up and everything. I think post-delivery is more painful than during!! They had told me they would bring him right back, but it felt like forever. They moved us to a post delivery room and soon after that was when Pat and Collin finally showed back up!!
Actually around the same time, a nurse came in and was asking if we had taken a few vials of Collin's blood from the delivery room. We were like "Whaaatt???" She said they couldn't find them. What the heck?? She said "ok well we'll try looking for them, but the other nurse said you may have picked them up when you got all of your belongings." I was like "okk are they labeled??" Who knows who's blood they would have assumed was his!?! She said they were. Then another nurse came in and told us they found it because it had already been sent to the lab. What kind of hospital just misplaces blood vials??? Ohh well...crisis averted quickly.
Wow! I just realized how long this post is! Collin is starting to wake up. Time to go feed him...AGAIN! I'll post some more when I get another free moment. I'm gonna go ahead and put the slideshows up of the pictures we have from our camera. There are tons more to come when I get them all from everyone else. Let me know what ya'll think!!!
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Here are pictures from the hospital:
Here are some pictures from Collin's first few days at home:
I'll start at the very beginning...
Monday during the day I stayed super busy. We went for our doctor's appointment, then came home and I sat outside with my mom while she planted flowers in the yard. We went down to Rice Village to look for this thing called a Moby Wrap that I've heard are awesome to carry the baby in and the only store in Houston that carries them pretty much is there. So we went down there and met up with Pat to get dinner since he works at a law firm not too far from there. Everyone kept telling me to eat Italian food to make the baby come, but we had just had Italian, so we went for Chinese (which probably isn't too healthy for the baby, but oh well..) I guess it was a great idea! Because Collin decided to start making his way out later that night!!
I woke up around 4am on Tuesday morning (2/24/09). I had woken up a couple times earlier that night with minor cramps, but nothing worse than I had been feeling for about a week already. Then around 4 I woke up to go to the restroom and thought my water started leaking, but instead I had some slight bleeding that wouldn't stop so I knew this would probably be the start. I figured I'd lay back down for awhile and see what happens, since everyone says it can still be awhile from that point until true labor actually starts.... NOPE!! Only about 10 minutes later I started feeling worse cramps/contractions. They started coming about every 10-12 minutes. So again, I figured it'd be awhile. I called my doctor to let them know and they said to go ahead and go in to labor and delivery to get checked. I figured if this was it though I didn't want to look like a total slob so I took a few minutes to straighten my hair! hahah... So I woke up my mom around 4:25 am to let her know that it was possibly time and we needed to go in. We all got our stuff together and left. Poor Stoli knew something was up... she was shivering when we left the house :(
Anyways, we got to the hospital and I was sure they were going to tell me it wasn't time. Then again, these contractions (still not too painful, but noticeable) were coming about every 5-6 minutes. We checked in around 5:15 and the nurse checked me and said I was definitely in labor and said "YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A BABY TODAY!" Wooww! I can't even begin to describe what it felt like to hear that.... VERY VERY VERY soon after that point the contractions started getting painful!!!!! I walked in at 4cm and went to 6cm within an hour. Great news since I knew I was already more than halfway there!! I was like "When can I get the epidural???" They said I could get it already at 4cm, so I was like "okkk bring it on!" But I kept waiting and waiting and they had a shift change so it took even longer! They finally came in to give me the epidural around 7:45 I think. Thank God!! Those contractions were really starting to hurt, but I think I handled them OK. I wasn't screaming or anything! I just laid my head back and tried to breathe. The epidural was the BEST!!! I couldn't even feel the contractions anymore! I could kind of tell when I was having one, but no pain at all. Anyways, I got to 10 cm pretty fast, Umm...maybe around 12?? Not quite sure... but they wouldn't let me start pushing because Collin was kind of stuck in the birth canal I guess because he wasn't pushing down. They kept having me turn on my sides to see if it would help. Finally around 1:55 I started the pushing. It went for an entire hour!!! It was really really really hard!! But the nurses were laughing saying they had never seen a patient laugh in between contractions. I think we were making fun of something on TV or watching comedy central or something. Anyways.. I had 2 labor and delivery nurses, who actually end up doing pretty much everything. They help you until the very end when the doctor pretty much walks in and takes the baby out. I'll save the gory details, but in the end.. Collin Brody Daniel made his way into the world at exactly 3pm on Februrary 24, 2009.
Pat ended up cutting the umbilical cord, even though he said he wouldn't. Actually, we forgot to mention it to everyone in the big commotion, but there was a big knot in the cord. The nurses/doctor said they were surprised there was no trouble with that during the labor. I remember Pat turning to me and telling me at the time, but I was so wrapped up in seeing Collin that I kind of put it out of my mind until I remembered later and Pat reminded me. It wasn't a tight knot though so I guess that's why his heart rate never dropped.
Right after delivery they put him on my chest and I got to hold him for a little bit, then I handed him to Pat and he got to hold his son, the first baby ever. It was such a special moment for both of us.
Then they had to take Collin to the nursery to get cleaned up and do some tests. Pat got to go with him so I stayed in the room and got cleaned up and everything. I think post-delivery is more painful than during!! They had told me they would bring him right back, but it felt like forever. They moved us to a post delivery room and soon after that was when Pat and Collin finally showed back up!!
Actually around the same time, a nurse came in and was asking if we had taken a few vials of Collin's blood from the delivery room. We were like "Whaaatt???" She said they couldn't find them. What the heck?? She said "ok well we'll try looking for them, but the other nurse said you may have picked them up when you got all of your belongings." I was like "okk are they labeled??" Who knows who's blood they would have assumed was his!?! She said they were. Then another nurse came in and told us they found it because it had already been sent to the lab. What kind of hospital just misplaces blood vials??? Ohh well...crisis averted quickly.
Wow! I just realized how long this post is! Collin is starting to wake up. Time to go feed him...AGAIN! I'll post some more when I get another free moment. I'm gonna go ahead and put the slideshows up of the pictures we have from our camera. There are tons more to come when I get them all from everyone else. Let me know what ya'll think!!!
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You can click on the slideshow and it will take you to a website where you can look at the pictures individually instead of in the slideshow.
Here are pictures from the hospital:
Here are some pictures from Collin's first few days at home:
Thursday, February 26, 2009
2/26/09
I'M A MOMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anyone reading this I'm sure already knows....but I went into labor early Tuesday morning around 4am. My early labor was so fast and I went into active labor almost immediately. My ENTIRE labor, from early labor to having Collin, was only about 10 hours.. sounds like a long time, but it really wasn't.
I had Collin at exactly 3pm on 2/24/09. He weighed 7 lbs. 8 oz. and was 20 inches long at birth.
It's been a CRAZY past couple days, but I wanted to post just to update that we're now at home, with our other family member Stoli. She did great when she met her baby brother! I have a TON to talk about, but I'm so exhausted right now. I'll update and post pictures as soon as things settle and calm down a little bit (which is probably never... I'll really be back in 18 years when he goes to college... haha) Just kidding...keep checking in! :)
FYI..... HE'S PERFECT!!!!!!!
Anyone reading this I'm sure already knows....but I went into labor early Tuesday morning around 4am. My early labor was so fast and I went into active labor almost immediately. My ENTIRE labor, from early labor to having Collin, was only about 10 hours.. sounds like a long time, but it really wasn't.
I had Collin at exactly 3pm on 2/24/09. He weighed 7 lbs. 8 oz. and was 20 inches long at birth.
It's been a CRAZY past couple days, but I wanted to post just to update that we're now at home, with our other family member Stoli. She did great when she met her baby brother! I have a TON to talk about, but I'm so exhausted right now. I'll update and post pictures as soon as things settle and calm down a little bit (which is probably never... I'll really be back in 18 years when he goes to college... haha) Just kidding...keep checking in! :)
FYI..... HE'S PERFECT!!!!!!!
Monday, February 23, 2009
2/23/09
Ok... just had a doctors appointment.... good news and bad news..
Bad news, well not really bad.. just unfortunate... is that I'm STILL pregnant waiting for the baby..
Good news is I'm already about 4 cm dilated...sheesh! You'd think I'd have had the baby already!! However... she set my date to be induced next Tuesday (March 3rd) if I make it that long. It's so much nicer knowing that there is at least an end in sight. I'm still hoping it won't be a whole week longer, but at least I know it won't be longer than that! Pat was laughing at me because he says I basically told her to induce me sooner than later.. haha. She said "Ok...well we'll go ahead and set your end all be all date should you go past your due date.. next week sometime...probably later in the week" and I said "umm... how about earlier in the week?!?!" She just kind of laughed and said "ok earlier"
Weird thing... I have actually started losing weight. I lost a whole 3 pounds since last week! I wonder if I'm just not retaining as much water?? I've read that women do start losing when they are close though...so maybe it's gonna be soon!!! I'll keep you all posted! :)
Bad news, well not really bad.. just unfortunate... is that I'm STILL pregnant waiting for the baby..
Good news is I'm already about 4 cm dilated...sheesh! You'd think I'd have had the baby already!! However... she set my date to be induced next Tuesday (March 3rd) if I make it that long. It's so much nicer knowing that there is at least an end in sight. I'm still hoping it won't be a whole week longer, but at least I know it won't be longer than that! Pat was laughing at me because he says I basically told her to induce me sooner than later.. haha. She said "Ok...well we'll go ahead and set your end all be all date should you go past your due date.. next week sometime...probably later in the week" and I said "umm... how about earlier in the week?!?!" She just kind of laughed and said "ok earlier"
Weird thing... I have actually started losing weight. I lost a whole 3 pounds since last week! I wonder if I'm just not retaining as much water?? I've read that women do start losing when they are close though...so maybe it's gonna be soon!!! I'll keep you all posted! :)
Sunday, February 22, 2009
2/22/09
Countdown is at 5 days till Collin's due date. Discomfort just keeps getting worse. On the upside.. yesterday was a good day. My mom came in early in the morning and we had a full but relatively relaxing day. We went to HEB to stock up on food so she can cook for us, since my poor husband has been forced to eat out more than usual due to my laziness and overall being too tired to cook. We also went to Lowe's and she bought us some beautiful flowers to plant in our yard. I cant wait!! We haven't had flowers planted since we moved in 3 years ago :~/
Anyways... we came home and unloaded the car and my mom made turkey chili for dinner that was sooo good. I was hoping the cayenne pepper in it would help...but nope....
Well the highlight of the day was that we went to get pedicures. My poor feet haven't exactly been cared for for the past 9 months. It's the best pedicure in the world. They wrap your feet in this warm wax and then put warm booties on you while you sit and enjoy for awhile. Everyone tells me my toes need to look good for the delivery room.... I hope that's not where my doctor is looking when it comes down to it!!!
Anyways... we came home and unloaded the car and my mom made turkey chili for dinner that was sooo good. I was hoping the cayenne pepper in it would help...but nope....
Well the highlight of the day was that we went to get pedicures. My poor feet haven't exactly been cared for for the past 9 months. It's the best pedicure in the world. They wrap your feet in this warm wax and then put warm booties on you while you sit and enjoy for awhile. Everyone tells me my toes need to look good for the delivery room.... I hope that's not where my doctor is looking when it comes down to it!!!
Thursday, February 19, 2009
2/19/09
Excitement has worn off.... I'm still pregnant... I was thinking maybe I wouldn't make it through the week after my doctor's appointment on Monday..but here I am... almost 5 days later...still pregnant.......
At least tomorrow is my last day of work!
At least tomorrow is my last day of work!
Monday, February 16, 2009
2/16/09
We got some exciting news today... well I guess kind of exciting..since it really doesn't tell us too much... But I had my doctors appointment this morning and she said I am dilated to 3 cm already!! Hey...that's almost a 1/3 of the way there!!! haha.. She said "well...we'll see if we see you here next week.." but then when Pat asked her if that meant I wouldn't make it to my due date she said that it was totally possible for me to walk around at 3 cm for awhile and that I could still make it to my due date..dang it!!! She said the good news is that I have a good head start on labor....
I have come to the conclusion that people don't want me to call them anymore until I am in labor though. For the past couple weeks every time I try to call or text someone they say they got excited because they thought I was calling to say I was in labor. Don't worry people... if my first words aren't "I'm in labor" or something to that effect.. you don't have to ask!! :) I'm not holding out on you! Today I called Steph to give her an update on my doctors appt and when I said "no i'm not in labor," I actually got an "uggh...what do you want?" hahahaha.... thanks Steph! I'm just not gonna call anyone anymore until it's time!!! Then people will actually be excited to hear from me!!!
In other news.. our friends Sarah and Eddy had their baby last night at 11:30pm. They had a boy too! He was born 30 minutes before his due date. That's pretty punctual! We went to visit them this evening, and it makes me want Collin to come soooo baddly!!! He was absolutely adorable! I held him for like an hour and I just couldn't believe that we will have our own baby so soon. Pat wanted to hold him, but he is holding out for Collin to be the first baby he ever holds. Can you believe he's never held a baby before???? I think it's awesome that the first baby he holds will be his own son! :)
I have come to the conclusion that people don't want me to call them anymore until I am in labor though. For the past couple weeks every time I try to call or text someone they say they got excited because they thought I was calling to say I was in labor. Don't worry people... if my first words aren't "I'm in labor" or something to that effect.. you don't have to ask!! :) I'm not holding out on you! Today I called Steph to give her an update on my doctors appt and when I said "no i'm not in labor," I actually got an "uggh...what do you want?" hahahaha.... thanks Steph! I'm just not gonna call anyone anymore until it's time!!! Then people will actually be excited to hear from me!!!
In other news.. our friends Sarah and Eddy had their baby last night at 11:30pm. They had a boy too! He was born 30 minutes before his due date. That's pretty punctual! We went to visit them this evening, and it makes me want Collin to come soooo baddly!!! He was absolutely adorable! I held him for like an hour and I just couldn't believe that we will have our own baby so soon. Pat wanted to hold him, but he is holding out for Collin to be the first baby he ever holds. Can you believe he's never held a baby before???? I think it's awesome that the first baby he holds will be his own son! :)
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Saturday, February 14, 2009
2/14/09
Ok...so I've been hearing a lot about different things that can bring on labor. I think I've tried just about everything!
One of the things I heard to eat is eggplant parmesan. Haha..good thing it's one of my favorite foods!! Pat and I didn't want to go battle the crowds in the restaurants, so we picked up Maggianos....my favorite!
The other thing I made today were "labor cookies." hahah.. Sarah, my friend, gave me the recipe that someone had given her. They supposedly make you're water break and make you go into labor. I'm very doubtful...but anything is worth a shot..right?? These cookies are kind of crazy...they have all these spice (including Cayenne pepper!) and molasses. I was pretty sure they were gonna be terrible, but they actually aren't too bad. They taste like spicy gingerbread cookies. At first.. they're just like regular gingerbread, and then as you're finishing them the cayenne kicks in! My mouth was tingling for like 30 minutes after eating them. The recipe says "eat as many as you can and lay down and wait for labor to kick in." Hahaha.. nothing yet....... They're just gonna get me fat! Damn!
One of the things I heard to eat is eggplant parmesan. Haha..good thing it's one of my favorite foods!! Pat and I didn't want to go battle the crowds in the restaurants, so we picked up Maggianos....my favorite!
The other thing I made today were "labor cookies." hahah.. Sarah, my friend, gave me the recipe that someone had given her. They supposedly make you're water break and make you go into labor. I'm very doubtful...but anything is worth a shot..right?? These cookies are kind of crazy...they have all these spice (including Cayenne pepper!) and molasses. I was pretty sure they were gonna be terrible, but they actually aren't too bad. They taste like spicy gingerbread cookies. At first.. they're just like regular gingerbread, and then as you're finishing them the cayenne kicks in! My mouth was tingling for like 30 minutes after eating them. The recipe says "eat as many as you can and lay down and wait for labor to kick in." Hahaha.. nothing yet....... They're just gonna get me fat! Damn!
Thursday, February 12, 2009
2/12/09
Went to the dr yesterday. Nothing new to report. She will check me again next week for progress. I did test negative for Strep B though so that's good. I don't have to start off labor with any antibiotics. Baby's heartbeat is still great. That's about all that happened...
Monday, February 9, 2009
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