March 2, 2012

Treyson and Daddy

1st picture ever

1st tummy time

just chillin' with mom

this little man came into our lives on March 2, 2012 at 10:23 PM weighing 6lbs and measuring 17.5 inches long. Such a little guy with so much hair! He is perfect!

I started having contractions late on the 1st but they weren't strong enough to wake me up and they weren't regular at all so I pretty much just brushed them off. Friday morning i took AJ to school and was still having very irregular contractions. After picking him up we went to Toys R Us just to walk around and that was about when I starting having really intense and regular contractions, even though they were about 30 minutes apart. When we got home I got into a nice warm tub and put on some soothing music and relaxed for about an hour and a half with contractions getting closer to 20 minutes apart. As soon as i got out of the tub they were WAY more intense and about 15 minutes apart, so we got out the birthing ball and i bounced/sat/leaned over it until around 6 or 7 pm when I called my mom to come over and help me (about 10 minutes apart). After about an hour and a half of consistent/intense contractions about 6 or 7 minutes apart I decided it was time to go to the hospital so i told my mom goodbye and AJ and I headed out. We arrived at 8:30 and checked into a triage room so that they could make sure I really was in Labor and to see how far progressed I was. Congratulations to me I was 7 cm fully effaced so I got to check in and move to a labor room. Thats when things got really exciting.
I got into that room about 9 pm and by 10 my contractions were so close and so intense that I threw my natural childbirth method out the window and asked for an epidural, which is when my midwife finally got there and decided before I get one they should check me. I was almost 10 cm so we decided to break my water and see if that would get me to a full 10 and then it would be time to push. So she broke my water and I got a good 5 minute break from contractions and all of a sudden my body just took over and started pushing. Its very intense and crazy because it was not a conscious decision at all. Pushing was very hard and very intense also but after only 20 minutes my little boy was born. He is so beautiful and so perfect. I love him. I owe a lot to my midwife for being so amazing and also to my sweet husband who was so amazing and supportive to me.
We are so excited now to be home and to be our own little family. AJ especially loves being a Daddy and lights up at the littlest things our little one does. It completely melts my heart to see them together. We are discovering and being parents sure is hard work, but its so worth it and we wouldn't give him back for anything in the world. We are so blessed.
Special thank you to family who have been so supportive and so willing to come watch him so that we can get a little extra sleep.

of Course

It would be a complete white out last night, and AJ would wake me up to show it to me, causing me to worry all night.

Also I had contractions all night that were pretty painful. Got up this morning and need to start timing them but now they're not as painful, so they're not as noticeable especially if I distract myself with the internet and a good Tv show.


Today could be the day folks. Could be.

Terrible

I have been absolutely terrible at posting lately so I must apologize. I have realized though as I hit my third trimester that I am absolutely exhausted, and pretty down right lazy when it comes to updating people. So unless you are my mom whom I call pretty much every day, I apologize for any lack of information you may be experiencing.

I did finally get a frame for that last cross stitch project, however I can't really finish it until little Treyson is born; it has a space for date and weight and all that.

The crib is up, in place, complete with bedding. The changing table is up and stocked full of diapers wipes and other baby changing items. The dresser is all put together and even full of clothes ranging from newborn to 9 months. The closet is organized and put together and also full of clothes up to a year.

Little Treyson has accrued even more blankets, and still has more to come haha. He will hopefully never be cold.

My shower was so much fun! I didn't end up taking any pictures because obviously I suck at remembering so no such luck there, but I got to see some friends that I had been dying to see, some family that I haven't seen in a while, and even got to see a few people from my new ward! I had a ton of fun and I got some great gifts! Really thankful to everyone for everything, however I hope no one gets offended cause I suck at Thank you cards. (side note: let me know if you didn't take a gift bag from the party)

Childbirthing classes have been really fun and informative. I have really enjoyed going, and even though AJ would love to not have to go he has been really grateful for the information as well. He always comes out feeling just a little bit smarter, and just a bit more terrified. Its hard not to come out of it feeling like we have this huge event looming over us. It scares us both, though I think AJ is a little more frightened of the moment when they say "Okay, you can go home now," and I'm still trying to get past the whole LABOR part of this ordeal. My fears have calmed down the last few days though, having had consistent dreams of bringing home a happy and healthy baby who loves me. Not really sure how I come to the conclusion of love, but that is always the feeling I get when I wake up, and its been very reassuring.

The classes have taught us a few things that I am going to be doing. I know most of you will think I'm crazy for going without an epidural, but I don't want anyone to think it has anything to do with trying to be brave. You see, I have this irrational but very real fear of needles and yes in my mind I would rather take the pain of 24-36 hours of labor over the 45 seconds of needle any day. So we are going to try and go natural. To help we have been practicing relaxation techniques and we bought a fitness/birthing ball so that I can labor at home for as long as possible.

In other news, not that its significant, but I have been nesting lately. I am completely obsessed with all of the last minute items we need and getting the house spotless for the baby to come home, the hospital bag is packed. I feel like I have this mile long list in my mind of things that still need to be done and every time I think about it I either break down crying or I organize something until its perfect (which takes much longer than is really necessary, and by result less gets done). Even though I don't think he'd ever admit it, I think AJ is nesting too. We were in class last night and he turns to me and says "do we have _(insert list of baby items here)_". He's been kinda funny that way.

As usual I am going to end this post with much praise for the love of my life. He keeps me sane, he keeps me going, and he keeps me healthy. Even though I like to call him the Dr. Pepper Nazi because he won't let me have any caffeine (which i don't need and shouldn't be drinking anyway) I want everyone to know that I still love and adore him. I can't imagine life without him, not that I'd try all that hard to do so. He's been just the most amazing husband ever, and I know that everyone says that about their husband, but really my husband is WAY more amazing than yours is. I love him with my whole heart.

New news

I am so incredibly excited today! Lots of new things.
First AJ started school this semester and is enjoying his classes even though he's a little stressed about the baby coming right in the middle.
I finally finished all 3 of the cross stitch patterns I was working on for Treyson's room and framed 2 of them, as well as all of the crochet projects I was working on.
His hand quilted blankets are done as well except for a few my mom is working on (which is like 5 because we take too many trips to the fabric store and find new cute things everytime that we MUST have).
His crib, dresser, and changing table arrived today! I am so incredibly excited about this because its like the last big things that we needed before setting up his room and also because this is a big sigh of relief for me. We also got a great deal I think, and found the perfect color for it.

I am starting my appointments every two weeks now and am completely thrilled and completely terrified that we are only a little over 7 weeks away from my due date. I think I'll be okay if he decides to come a little late though. A few days over due is okay by me and especially for AJ, because that would put us right in the middle of his spring break. We could be so lucky though.
Heartburn has been my constant companion the last few weeks so now my midwife is telling me to start taking Prilosec which is ok by me if it works and the good news is that its safe for baby as well.

I am really excited for my baby shower coming up! I invited a ton of friends that I haven't seen in forever and I hope they all can make it because I'm so looking forward to seeing them! Also its going to be really fun! Jungle theme and all that, and of course my mom is making some delicious food.

Its been really fun to watch our little son get bigger and bigger in my belly and even more fun to watch him move! Its amazing for me to be able to feel him all of the time but I think its been especially fun to watch AJ as he gets to experience his first tastes of fatherhood. He treats me so well and is even starting to poke and prod the belly (he would barely touch it at first, like it was made of glass). Sometimes we both feel really overwhelmed and anxious about parenthood but its so much fun to have moments when we are both really excited as well. I know I have a greater connection to the baby right now, but I'm sure as soon as he is born I'll have to beg for my turn to hold him.
I love AJ with my whole heart and could not be happier lately. He has been so loving and caring this whole pregnancy and even deals with my craziness as it comes and goes. It must be so frustrating for him when I am angry or super emotional over the dumbest things, but he's been so solid and supportive. I love him so much. He's going to be an amazing Dad.

exciting week

okay so it wasn't THAT exciting. However it was a good week for the most part. AJ had a cold which for most of you will be a bad thing but for me it meant that i got lots of time with the hubby this week, which i always count as a good thing.
Also I finished two of my cross stitch projects for the baby's room.


Also, this Christmas season, I am reading this amazing book Jesus the Christ.
It is amazing! I love it already and I must say what better time to be reading a book that is all about the Savior.
Anyways... that is really it this week.

Better late than never

Now that blogger is finally letting me put up these pictures I'll get to tell you about Thanksgiving and pregnancy and such. It'll just be an extra long blog.
This is the bassinet that my sister-in-law is letting me borrow and I could not be more grateful. I went through my baby registry and was a little overwhelmed about how much baby stuff costs so to be able to borrow something that I will probably only use for the first month or two of my baby's life is so reassuring to me.
This is me and my bump at 25 weeks. Silly me I thought that I would make it through my whole pregnancy without having to buy maternity shirts. This week I found some great deals and bought 6 more maternity shirts just to wear wherever ( my mom already had bought me a few nice ones to wear to church ) and I also upgraded to maternity garments. I have 2 pairs of pants and a skirt so I feel good on the bottoms.
I must say that getting larger out front has made me realize a few things about myself. I used to be really skinny. Like borderline anorexia skinny. My doctors had told me that quite a few times during my teen years... and now I finally believe them. Not that they ever told me that I necessarily HAD to gain weight or anything, just that if I lost any they would start to worry big time. It's only really starting to get to me because I know that I'm going to have to work really hard to get even close to where I was. Granted, I've only gained a little less than 20 lbs so far, but I really want to be able to wear my jeans again someday. No worries though, I promise not to become obsessive about being super skinny. I'm having a baby so being "fat" is okay. Not that it would really stop me from stuffing my face with yummy food anyway.
These are the two newborn outfits that I absolutely love and absolutely can't decide between as a "coming home" outfit for my little boy. They are both just so cute. I'm thinking what will happen is I'll just take them both and then whatever one I get to first when its time to come home with be it!

Not many of you will notice or care but on my countdown to my due date I have officially gone down to double digits. Today for instance is 98 days until my due date. Also, just a week from today will be the start of my 3rd trimester.
May I just say that I am absolutely terrified of becoming a mother, of being responsible for a life other than my own. However, I have confidence that the Lord will help me become the person I need to be to care for this precious baby. He is already so important to me; I love him so much.

Thanksgiving this year was really quiet and fun. No pictures. We spent Thanksgiving Day over at AJ's dad's house with his Dad and Step-Mom, Uncle James and cousin Kristen. Dinner was wonderful! Then we played a couple board games and then a few card games. All in all just a nice quiet good time with the fam.
Then on Friday we went and had a second Thanksgiving with my family. I got to spend time with my two lovely nieces whom I love and adore. We didn't play any games but a good time was had by all.
It was really nice to spend time with both of our families.
I love that our families are all so close by. It makes the holidays fun, for me at least, to be able to go from house to house and spend a little time with everyone. It even extends the holiday sometimes when we spend one day with one family and the next with another.

I love Christmas and have been listening to Christmas music since the first of December and am really excited to start singing Christmas hymns at church. My favorites are O Little Town of Bethlehem (which we didn't sing last year) and I forget the name but its on either the page before or just after the one above and I don't have a hymn book close by or I'd look it up. But I really hope we get to sing both of those this year. I love them.


Okay, well, I apologize for this disjointed blog post, but thanks for reading anyway.

feeling crafty

So I decided to get really crafty today after AJ left for work. I have really wanted to make a car seat canopy for some time now but couldn't ever find a pattern at the store that I liked. Well I was looking online at some tutorials and came across one that looked pretty easy.
So I got out this material that I've been holding onto for a while and started the project. To my surprise it was so much easier than I thought and it only took me an hour, start to finish.

Its been a pretty fun week. AJ even got to see the baby kicking. He freaked out a little, and lets be honest it is a little weird to see a tummy moving that way. Its been great for me though because it makes me think that he is finally getting excited about the baby.
I already love him so much and I'll admit that I'm really anxious to meet him.

Other than that I really don't think life could be any better at the moment. I have a wonderful husband whom I love and adore, and a great extended family. I have plenty of projects and crafts that keep me busy and tons of food in my fridge and freezer to help me hone my cooking skills. Oh, and a husband who cleans the kitchen, because it makes me sick to be in there for too long. What else can a girl ask for?

I have a few worries about becoming a mother, but I have faith that the Lord will help me be the person that I need to be. AJ will be a great father and I have no doubts whatsoever about his abilities. After all, he is so childlike himself sometimes, how can he not be great at raising one?

Life is just wonderful.