Not Miss Bliss. Just the mere bliss of 4 continuous hours of sleep. It was wonderful. I don't expect it to happen again for a while. It's as if both of my beautiful children are working against me in my quest for sleep.
My sweet baby boy smiled at me on Wednesday for the first time. Real smiles people. He's awesome. He also gave his big sister a smile this morning while she was holding him.
We went to the pumpkin patch on Wednesday. Stowa got to pet some goats. That was her favorite part. We went through the 9 acre corn maze. Stowa was riding in the stroller and was shaken (the path was really bumpy) into a nap. We picked out a pumpkin for each kid. We'll carve them this weekend.
Friday, October 28, 2011
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Oh joy
Stowa learned how to do something new today.
She can now climb up on the kitchen table! Yay!
I dang near had a heart attack when I walked into the kitchen and saw her standing on the table. I could literally feel my hair turning gray.
In other news, Cuddles has finally accepted Little Dude into the family. He gave him kisses today.
Little Dude is growing well. He had a (slightly early) 2 week appointment today. He weighed in at 7lbs 14 oz. He's already past his birth weight.
She can now climb up on the kitchen table! Yay!
I dang near had a heart attack when I walked into the kitchen and saw her standing on the table. I could literally feel my hair turning gray.
In other news, Cuddles has finally accepted Little Dude into the family. He gave him kisses today.
Little Dude is growing well. He had a (slightly early) 2 week appointment today. He weighed in at 7lbs 14 oz. He's already past his birth weight.
Saturday, October 15, 2011
We're home
We left the hospital on Saturday. Itchy and Stowa both stayed at the hospital both nights. It was cool that the hospital let her stay. Itchy did take her home on Friday for the afternoon so she could run around and be a kid.
I was ready to get out of there. So much easier to amuse Stowa at home where she has all her stuff. Easier to sleep too. No nurses coming to check on us all the time either.
Things have been going well. Itchy is already back to work. He went back on Thursday. Though to be honest, he was at the clinic every single day.
Stowa is still in love with him. She gets worried when she can't see him. She asks to hold him all the time. She gives him kisses every morning and before she goes to bed. She really likes to beep his nose.
Little dude is doing great. He's pretty laid back and snuggly. He's pretty adorable too. Even if we can't really figure out who he looks like.
I was ready to get out of there. So much easier to amuse Stowa at home where she has all her stuff. Easier to sleep too. No nurses coming to check on us all the time either.
Things have been going well. Itchy is already back to work. He went back on Thursday. Though to be honest, he was at the clinic every single day.
Stowa is still in love with him. She gets worried when she can't see him. She asks to hold him all the time. She gives him kisses every morning and before she goes to bed. She really likes to beep his nose.
Little dude is doing great. He's pretty laid back and snuggly. He's pretty adorable too. Even if we can't really figure out who he looks like.
Saturday, October 8, 2011
It's a boy!
Little Dude is here!
He was born on Thursday October 6th at 7:40 am. He weighed in at 7 lbs 2 oz and was 18 inches long.
Everything went as planned. My sister in law came out here to watch Stowa on Thursday morning. Itchy and I headed up to the hospital and got checked in. They started IV fluids pretty much right away. It made me cold. Before long we were heading back to the O.R..
It went by really quick. It felt like I had just gotten back there and they were starting. Little Dude was still sitting up really high. Basically in my rib cage. The doc and his assistant had to push really hard to get him out. It was way more then the usual pulling and tugging then I was suppose to feel.
After he was out, Itchy went over and watched them do the APGAR tests. He did well (9 and 10). Itchy brought him over so I could see him and before I could see him, I got really nauseous. I threw up. Thankfully I felt better after that. It was really annoying to have Little Dude so close but not feel well enough to even look at him. I got to see him for a little bit and then I was off to recovery and he and Itchy went to the nursery.
About 20 minutes after I was in recovery, the nurses asked if I wanted the baby to join me in recovery. HELL YES! So they bought the baby in to me and I got to hold him. He started nursing right away. I had assumed that Itchy would be allowed to join us but because there was another patient in recovery, they couldn't let him come back. I felt bad about that but since Little Dude was nursing it was important that he stay with me.
By the time he was done nursing I was ready to leave recovery. Baby and I joined Itchy in our room. We got all settled in and then Itchy left to go get Stowa.
Stowa was doing just fine with her aunt and cousin. There were no tears, just a very quiet kid. And if there were tears, my SIL was smart/kind/awesome enough to just not tell me. No one wants to hear that their baby was sad and crying.
Itchy brought her up to the hospital so she could meet her brother. At first I think she was really confused about why I was laying in a strange bed with a weird hospital gown on. I think it freaked her out a little. But once she sat next to me in bed and saw her brother, everything was ok. She was madly in love with her baby brother. She wanted to hold him and give him a hug and a kiss. Just like we talked about.
We spent a few hours just snuggling both of our kids. Then we invited my SIL and nephew up to the hospital so they could meet the baby. Stowa did not want anyone else to hold him. She kept pointing to herself and saying "you hold". She loves him.
He was born on Thursday October 6th at 7:40 am. He weighed in at 7 lbs 2 oz and was 18 inches long.
Everything went as planned. My sister in law came out here to watch Stowa on Thursday morning. Itchy and I headed up to the hospital and got checked in. They started IV fluids pretty much right away. It made me cold. Before long we were heading back to the O.R..
It went by really quick. It felt like I had just gotten back there and they were starting. Little Dude was still sitting up really high. Basically in my rib cage. The doc and his assistant had to push really hard to get him out. It was way more then the usual pulling and tugging then I was suppose to feel.
After he was out, Itchy went over and watched them do the APGAR tests. He did well (9 and 10). Itchy brought him over so I could see him and before I could see him, I got really nauseous. I threw up. Thankfully I felt better after that. It was really annoying to have Little Dude so close but not feel well enough to even look at him. I got to see him for a little bit and then I was off to recovery and he and Itchy went to the nursery.
About 20 minutes after I was in recovery, the nurses asked if I wanted the baby to join me in recovery. HELL YES! So they bought the baby in to me and I got to hold him. He started nursing right away. I had assumed that Itchy would be allowed to join us but because there was another patient in recovery, they couldn't let him come back. I felt bad about that but since Little Dude was nursing it was important that he stay with me.
By the time he was done nursing I was ready to leave recovery. Baby and I joined Itchy in our room. We got all settled in and then Itchy left to go get Stowa.
Stowa was doing just fine with her aunt and cousin. There were no tears, just a very quiet kid. And if there were tears, my SIL was smart/kind/awesome enough to just not tell me. No one wants to hear that their baby was sad and crying.
Itchy brought her up to the hospital so she could meet her brother. At first I think she was really confused about why I was laying in a strange bed with a weird hospital gown on. I think it freaked her out a little. But once she sat next to me in bed and saw her brother, everything was ok. She was madly in love with her baby brother. She wanted to hold him and give him a hug and a kiss. Just like we talked about.
We spent a few hours just snuggling both of our kids. Then we invited my SIL and nephew up to the hospital so they could meet the baby. Stowa did not want anyone else to hold him. She kept pointing to herself and saying "you hold". She loves him.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Awake and ready
Stowa was kind enough to wake me up at 3:30 am today. She was just talking in her sleep, but my mommy ears heard her and got up. Since I had to get up at 4 am to start getting ready to go, I just stayed up.
Also, you know how you aren't suppose to eat before surgery? No big deal right. Because it's not like I ever get up and eat at 5 am anyway. It's more like 9 am. Today I woke up hungry. Awesome. My mind is playing tricks on me. My bigger problem is that I forgot to ask if I could take Tums. I mean they aren't food so they should be ok but I'll wait until I get there and ask a nurse. If the heartburn doesn't kill me first.
Oh yeah, we get to meet Little Dude today! Can't wait!
Also, you know how you aren't suppose to eat before surgery? No big deal right. Because it's not like I ever get up and eat at 5 am anyway. It's more like 9 am. Today I woke up hungry. Awesome. My mind is playing tricks on me. My bigger problem is that I forgot to ask if I could take Tums. I mean they aren't food so they should be ok but I'll wait until I get there and ask a nurse. If the heartburn doesn't kill me first.
Oh yeah, we get to meet Little Dude today! Can't wait!
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
The last pic
I remembered to take a belly pic today. It's the last whole day that I'll be pregnant with Little Dude. Yep, that's Patches sleeping on my bed in the background. Cuddles was right next to her. If you look closely, you can see his paws.
Monday, October 3, 2011
Funny
Have you guys seen the Venza commercial? With the lady talking about how old people are becoming antisocial so she pushed her parents to join Facebook?
It cracks me up.
Also, my new deodorant smells like bug spray. I don't like it.
It cracks me up.
Also, my new deodorant smells like bug spray. I don't like it.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
When do kids like dressing up?
For WEEKS I have heard my kid tell me she wants to be a raccoon for Halloween. If you mention Halloween or trick or treating, she replies "dress up, raccoon!". Now that her costume is nearly done, she will NOT try it on. She won't even think about it. She gets all excited when she sees it, but try to get her to put it on and she flips out. We played this game last year.
Now she insists that her baby should "dress up, raccoon!". Not her. Her baby. I'm going to humor her and make her doll a costume. Because seriously, someone in this house is dressing up like a raccoon.
Now she insists that her baby should "dress up, raccoon!". Not her. Her baby. I'm going to humor her and make her doll a costume. Because seriously, someone in this house is dressing up like a raccoon.
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