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...
Monday, April 13, 2009
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!!!
FYI... if you want to post comments on here, you just have to create a google account. Then you can post. Or just email me with comments :)
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:
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!!!
FYI... if you want to post comments on here, you just have to create a google account. Then you can post. Or just email me with comments :)
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! :)
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