A Baby Story

I can't believe Colin is already 2 weeks old! Today would've been my due date.

Overall, he is a wonderful baby. He sleeps pretty good and only cries when he is hungry or cold (I hope this doesn't change). He did have jaundice and had to be on the lights for a week, but he is all better now.

Strapped to the Bili Bed. Since he was glowing Chris kept saying, "Take me to your leader." It was funny. Poor Colin. Luckily, he is too young to know what is going on.

I decided that I wanted to write a little bit about my experience starting a couple of weeks before he was born up to when he came into this world. I writing this so that I can look back later on and remember the details that I would otherwise forget. (I wish I would have done this with my other kids.)

I love this picture. It was taken pretty much right after I saw him for the first time. It is such an amazing experience seeing you baby for the first time. Chris and I both thought he looked like Logan.

I had a ton of Braxton-Hicks Contractions with this kiddo. They started to get pretty strong and painful the last couple of weeks. I thought I was in labor numerous times starting around 35 weeks pregnant. It got to where pretty much every time I was walking I would start having contractions. A lot of the times I would get shooting pains through my bladder (especially when I was at Wal-mart. No idea why.)

Starting Friday June 18th I began having regular contractions. I thought for sure I was in labor. I even laid down for awhile to see if they would go away and they didn't. We decided to go to Target to go for a walk to see if they would get stronger. They did, but on the drive home they went away. It was so frustrating.

Sunday June 20th I started having regular contractions again, for about 3 hours, but then they went away all of a sudden. I thought for sure these contractions must at least be dilating me or something.Wednesday June 23rd we finally went to the hospital at about 3 a.m. because I couldn't sleep and I was having regular, painful contractions. To my dismay I was only dilated to a 1! They sent me home after a couple of hours. I went to sleep for about 4 hours and when I woke up I was still having contractions. I had a doctor's appointment that day and was surprised to find out that I was dilated to a 3 when the doctor checked me! Finally my contractions were doing something. At this time I was 36 weeks and 6 weeks pregnant. The doctors told me to go home and when the contractions became more regular and painful to come back to the hospital. I thought for sure I was in labor and going to have the baby. That evening around 5 we decided to go back to the hospital, because my contractions were still regular and painful. To my dismay again I was still only dilated to a 3. (I had this problem with my other 2 pregnancies. I would be having regular painful contractions and not dilate at all). After a couple of hours the nurse sent me home saying that there was nothing they could do and that they couldn't induce me because I wasn't far enough along. I was pretty frustrated and cried for awhile that night. My contractions eventually went away. I decided that I wouldn't go back to the hospital unless my water had broken or the baby was practically coming out. It was so embarrassing to me to have to be sent home twice. After all, shouldn't I be a pro? This was my 3rd kid.

Well, I went throughout the week and weekend with still no sign of baby. I guess it was a good thing, because Ethan's birthday was on the 27th and I'm glad I was able to be there for his party.

I went to the doctor on June 30th thinking that I must be more dilated or effaced because of all of the painful contractions I had been having. At this time I was 37 weeks 6 days pregnant. Unfortunately I was still only a 3 and still pretty thick. I think the doctor felt bad for me though, because he decided to strip my membranes. He said that he wasn't sure if it would do anything, but he would do it anyways.

Well, pretty soon after the doctor's appointment I began having painful contractions. After a couple of hours they became very regular and more painful then I had had so far in this pregnancy. At around 5 I decided that I would take the chance and go back to the hospital. I had laid down for an hour and my contractions had continued. Chris' mom came and got the boys and we headed to the hospital.
Before being admitted I told Chris that I needed food. Once you are admitted they won't let you eat until the baby is born and from past experience of being in labor forever (Ethan 37 hours, Logan 25 hours) I wanted to make sure that I got something to eat. We decided to eat at the hospital cafeteria (Mckay Dee has yummy food and my contractions were getting more painful). I checked in at 6:00 p.m. and to my delight I had the same nurse, Lisa, who was working the first time I had gone to the hospital. She was so nice and I really did not like the nurse the second time I had gone to the hospital. She was rude and not sympathetic at all.


Anyways... Lisa checked me and I was dilated to a 4! I was so thrilled. I still wasn't effaced much though. After monitoring me for a while, the doctor decided to admit me. I was so excited. My doctor happened to be at the hospital, so once I was moved to a delivery room he came to check on me and break my water. Unfortunately, the baby was still really high up and so he didn't feel comfortable breaking my water at the moment. The nurse would come in and check me every couple of hours and I still wasn't dilating any more; even after being put on a heavy dose of pitocin. At midnight I decided to get an epidural. It was wonderful and helped me relax so much. At 2:30 a.m. I was finally dilated to a 5 and so a resident doctor came in and broke my water for me. Usually once my water is broken I begin to dilate faster.

I was excited to have my water broken, because I then knew for sure that they wouldn't be able to send me home without having the baby. Finally by about 6 a.m. I was dilated to a 6. Yep, it took about 3 1/2 hours for me to dilate one centimeter from when I had my water broken. How sad is that? Well, soon after I started to feel the urge to push. The nurse came back and I was a 7. She came back 15 minutes later and I was an 8. 15 minutes later and I was a 10. She told me not to push, while she called the doctor. He lives in North Ogden so I had to wait about 1/2 an hour for him to get there. I thought the baby would come out with one push, but his head was still up a little high and so I had to push for about 30 minutes.

But... finally Colin arrived at 8:22 a.m. ... after only 19 hours of regular labor. It's an improvement from my other two kids! :)

If any one needs an ob/gyn I would definitely recommend Dr. Arrington. He delivered all 3 of my babies and does such a good job!

Well, I guess that is all of my story. Sorry for the novel. I won't feel bad if you skipped most of it. It feels good to finally get it written down, though.

Colin- 2 weeks old

What a sweet face!

P.S. Has anyone struggled with the baby blues after having a baby? I think that I might have it. Hopefully it is just my hormones changing and will go away soon. Luckily, I have wonderful support from Chris and other family members. I would be lost without them.

Logan's new friend

Logan has a new friend.


Guess who it is?



Himself in the mirror.

I have caught him a few times talking to himself in the mirror. He likes to make faces and kiss himself.

If he was older, people might think he was narcissistic, but because he is so little he is just plain adorable.

A couple of days ago I caught him saying to himself: "You want to vaccumn? Do you? Yah? You want to vaccumn? Yah?". It was hilarious. He had no idea I was watching him.

I love my kids.

I can't wait to read these posts in a few years and smile at the cute things that they did.

I am down to 35 days left until my due date. Crazy!... but exciting. :)

On another note:

I have decided to open an etsy shop. So far I have just listed a few baby items, but I am hoping to expand to other things also. Check it out here.

ThirTy-TwO Weeks

I am 32 weeks today!

I can't believe it.

I got to have an ultrasound yesterday and see my sweet baby boy.

He wouldn't let us see his face. I think he knew we were looking at him.

Everything is going great, though, and he weighs about 4 pounds now.

Logan got to go with us to the doctor's appointment and I think he was excited to see pictures of the baby.

Here is a little conversation I had with Logan yesterday:
Logan was sitting on my lap and he saw me yawn.

Logan: Mommy... you tired?

Me: Yes

Logan: (in a concerned voice) Ohhhh

He then leaned over and gave me a kiss. It was so sweet. Since getting his tubes he has started talking so much better!

Quarter Century

Yesterday I became an old woman.

Well, not really... but it just feels like time is slipping away so quickly.

It seems like I was just in high school and now here I am a quarter of a century old and the mother of soon-to-be three boys! :)

25 years old and 31 weeks pregnant.

Okay, so I'm really not complaining, I just wish I could freeze time and stay the same age forever.

Anyways, I had a great day.

I spent the morning and afternoon hanging out with the boys and doing crafts.

Chris surprised me with a date in the evening. He had his Mom come over and watch our kids. Thanks Lori! We went out to eat and saw Iron Man 2 at the theater. We don't get to the movies too often, so it was a lot of fun.

When we got home I opened my presents (well actually my kids opened them. Ha ha. :) ) and then I blew out a candle on my birthday donut.

It was a great day and it's good to be alive!

Twenty Seven

I decided it was time to post another pregnancy pic of myself. I finally look like I am pregnant. I am 27 weeks today and also today is the first day of my third trimester. I can't believe I only have three months left until my baby is born. Luckily, today was my last day of school for the semester and so now I get a break for a while. :)

I have been trying to make some cute craft stuff lately. While searching the web, I found an easy idea for decorating clocks using mod podge and fabric. The first clock I did was fairly simple, but I plan on making more with cute embellishments. To see where I got the idea, click here.

Here is the side of the clock:




Front of the clock:

It will match my dining room curtains perfectly!

P.S. Has anyone else been having problems with the way blogger is formatting? It keeps spacing my pictures too far apart and making my font really big, and I can't figure out why.

NESTING

I have totally been nesting the last couple of weeks.

I thought this wasn't supposed to happen till the very end of my pregnancy.

I don't think I ever nested with my other two pregnancies; probably because I worked and was too tired.

I don't have enough time in the day to get everything done that I want to do. Not only do I want to deep clean my whole house, but I also want to catch up on my scrapbooking and make crafty things for the baby. I am currently making a diaper bag and crocheting some cute little loafers (I will post pictures if I ever get it done. LOL.). I'm not very good at sewing or crocheting, so hopefully I can get them done before the baby is born. Luckily, my Mom is amazing at both things, so I can call her if I need help.

Does anyone know of anything else I can make for my baby... or of any cool websites that give cute craft ideas? If so, let me know.

I also just finished my curtains for my dining room. I bought them at Ross for a bargain, hemmed the bottom, and sewed a cute ribbon on the bottom. It wasn't very hard, but I still feel proud of myself.

I couldn't get a good picture of the curtain as a whole, so here it is in three parts:

The top with cute buttons

The middle

The cute ribbon I sewed on the bottom

Chris was in Alabama last week and so I spent a bunch of time at my parent's house. Here is a couple of pictures of my cuties:

I have been meaning to post a picture of my prego belly. I finally have one! I will have Chris take a pic of me when he gets home. I'm now 26 1/2 weeks along. Crazy!

The verdict

Well, the verdict is in and it looks like we are going to have:
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.....another BOY! :)

So... no girl for now... but we couldn't be happier. The baby is healthy and growing and that is all that really matters.

As soon as the ultrasound was done, Chris and I went to the store and bought a cute outfit for him.

I think it is adorable and I just had to buy him some little shoes!

The hard part, now, is trying to decide on a name. Any suggestions?

I'm alive!

Well, I decided that it is time that I start blogging again. I've had the blogging blues for a couple of months. I'm not sure why. I don't know if it is because I am pregnant or in school or what, but I really appreciate Chris writing a few blogs to keep it going! :) Thanks Sweetie.

I have been extremely busy with life. School is very demanding, but I have to say that I am enjoying this semester more than any others I have gone to. I think it's because I am taking more classes that pertain to my major. Being pregnant and taking care of 3 kids (Chris included :) ) is also a full-time job. I can't complain though. Life is good.

Below is a picture of me, 18 weeks pregnant:

Where is my belly you might ask? I'm not sure yet. It hasn't decided to pop out yet, but I know for a fact that the baby is growing at a normal rate. We find out in 7 days what we are having. I can't wait. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a girl.

Chris gave me these beautiful flowers for Valentine's Day:

Tulips are my favorite. Thanks you so much Chrissy!

Also thanks to my family for watching the boys so we could paint Logi's room and go see Avatar. It was such an amazing movie. I was skeptical, but I loved it. If you haven't seen it, you should definitely go! :)

Bun In The Oven

A few weeks ago Nanette asked me a question, "Does it make you jealous that I'm having the baby and I get a lot of attention because of it?" The first part of the question is an easy answer, NO. What man in their right mind would want to carry around a baby for 9 months? Not me. Although, no matter what I can do to ease the burdens that Nanette carries that is one burden that I just can't help to ease. I mean we can't take turns in who carries the developing baby. As far as the attention, I'm not sure if I want the attention it brings. When woman are pregnant they often share the "DETAILS" with everyone. I don't want to hear the details. BLAH.

There is one question Nanette hasn't asked me and it's an important one: "Am I happy to have another one on the way?" This is another easy answer, YES. I can't wait. It's going to be fun even though we will be walking zombies for a few months.