Talking With Aunt Sadie

I just want to jot a couple things down so I don't forget.

1.  Liam calls his blanket "meat" and we have no idea why.  It is pretty darn cute when he goes to grab a blanket, and someday I am sure he will say it correctly and I will probably be sad.

2. When we put Liam to bed we'll ask him what he wants to read and he'll consider what he wants to read and say "Ummm, Choo-choo?"  It's always choo-choo and it's the cutest!

The other night Liam got a hold of my mom's phone and called his Aunt Sadie.  It was hysterical as he rambled on to her.  My favorite part is when he sits down on the couch and crosses his feet :)

Bunch of Stuff

I am going to try and play catch up from last week.  Colin had his appointment Monday and he is doing great!  Here is a picture of him going to his first appointment.

Chris stayed home until Wednesday, which was great!  It has also been WONDERFUL having my mom here this first week!  I was a little bummed she missed out on the birth because it was nice having her in the room with Liam's birth and I wanted her to be there for Colin, too.  But it all worked out; some random nurse helped hold a leg instead :)  She has been a lifesaver and has taken on Liam in the mornings so we can get a few more zzz's and she's kept up with cleaning and our laundry.  Here she is with a little cuddle time with Colin.

This boy likes to sleep with his mouth open.

Momma and her boys, look at Liam's sweet hand.

I love them

Daddy getting some one on one with Colin

Colin is a poop machine and it really didn't smell too pleasant so I have been calling him my stinky peanut but I also call him my squishy peanut when he sleeps.  I love my little peanut!

My squishy peanut!

Sweet boy

We went to the Farmer's market on Saturday to get my awesome fall sunflowers and some honeycrisp apples.  This was Colin's enthused look on the way there.

My boys!  Liam looks so big to me anymore :(  

Next up: visitors! 

Family of Four!

I failed to post our going home pictures in the last post.  Liam was a little confused as to why we were bringing the baby Colin home with us. 

The boys chillin' together in the backseat.

Liam still wondering what is happening

1st car ride!

Once we got home Liam was initially interested in Colin.  He even shared his ball with him.  I think he wanted him to play, soon enough big bro!

Colin didn't seem to mind.

Then Liam finally got to really play with his big brother gift.  We failed to bring a screw driver to the hospital so we could put the batteries in.  He enjoyed it quite a bit.

Then he showed some more interest in his little brother and they checked one another out.

Sunday grandma was here and the boys hung out with her for a little bit.

Here is my squishy little peanut.  Peanut is my official nickname for him and sometimes stinky peanut but I will blog about that later :)

Colin didn't seem to be getting enough to eat at the beginning so we gave him a couple ounces of formula.  Liam helped feed him.

Such a good big brother.

Then Liam wanted to read some books to him, too. 

Liam doesn't seem to mind his little brother one bit but he is missing his momma time.  He has been more lovey with me than normal and even woke up at 4am screaming for momma and dad was not good enough that particular night.  Other than that this family of four is doing well!  More to come maybe tomorrow :)

Colin's Here Part 2

We finally arrived in our room about 7AM and Chris and I were completely exhausted!  They took Colin to the nursery to get cleaned up and checked out so we thought we would finally get a little rest. HA! Fat chance, since there was an obnoxious buzzing sound coming from the room next door and about three different people came in to let us know they were working on getting it fixed.  Then there was construction going on outside.  Chris somehow found a way to fall asleep.  I could not though so I asked for some ear plugs. Then around 9:30-10 Colin arrived back in our room and of course I would much rather admire him than sleep.  Chris tried to get some more sleep while I fed the baby and then lunch arrived and I was starving.  I sent Chris home around 12:30 knowing Liam would be needing a nap and he could fall asleep with him.

Alex was great with Liam.  Apparently, when Liam woke up he came into our room realized that mom and dad were not the ones in bed and went back to his room and laid down.  Poor kid; we ditched him in the middle of the night.  He did great with Alex the rest of the day and went on a really long walk and had a lot fun.  She is our lifesaver!  

Chris and Liam came back to the hospital around 3PM so he could meet his baby brother. Here is a picture of their first meeting!  Liam was a little unsure about him.

Then we let Liam open his Big Brother gift.

He was pretty excited about his new remote control fire truck.

Then I convinced Liam to sit with me and check out Colin.

He mostly looked past Colin and watched Curious George, Ha!

Friday night in the hospital was pretty awful.  The nurse told me she would come get Colin around 10PM so she could assess him.  So I slept when he slept, then around 10:15 the fire alarm went off for about 10-15 minutes.  This delayed the nurse.  She eventually got him around 11:30 and brought him back at midnight. He was wide awake.  I didn't think I was ever going to get some sleep.  Around 1:15 I couldn't take it anymore, I called the nurse and told her to take him until about four so I could get some rest.  I had already talked to my nurse Friday afternoon and let her know I wanted to go home on Saturday.  When she came in that morning she said she would get me out as soon as possible!  Thank goodness!  I just wanted a little sleep.  Chris and Liam went home around 1:30PM so Liam could take a nap and by 2:30 I was discharged.  Liam decided to take the longest nap ever 2 1/2 hrs!  Chris had to wake him up so they could bust me out.  Of all the days Liam decided to sleep longer than an hour!

Sweet little hat from earlier in the morning.

Waiting for Dad and Liam

Sweet angel baby

We finally busted out around 4PM and I was so excited to get home!  Later Saturday night my mom arrived and it has been great ever since :)

Colin Scott Has Arrived!

On Thursday (8/16), I had my OB appointment. The doctor checked me but it felt a little more uncomfortable than normal.  I didn't really think twice about but she may have "accidentally" stripped my membranes.  Anyway, Liam and I went on with our day.  He has had a cold so we hung out at the house the whole afternoon and he got to watch some George.  Around 3PM I realized that I was cramping/contracting more than normal so I thought I would time a few, and I was having them every 10-12 minutes.  Chris stayed later than normal at work to finish up a few cases just by chance because I didn't tell him about the contractions until about 5:30, and it's a good thing he finished them.  I did finally start to pack my bag before he got home though! I kept having this crazy thought that it was all in my head!  

I was suppose to have a couple of friends come over for lunch and a play date on Friday and one of them, Alex, texted me Thursday evening to see if we were still on.  I let her know about the contractions and asked if she could be on call for the night just in case something crazy happened.  Thank goodness she was around!  Chris and I went on about our evening and around 9:30 I realized that we probably would end up at the hospital sometime through the night but I will leave those details out for the sake of male readers with weak stomachs.  We went to bed around 10:00 and I showered and tried to prepare myself mentally for the events that could be forthcoming.  My contractions were still 10 minutes apart but becoming a little more intense.  Finally around 11PM I actually crawled into bed.  It was awful and I couldn't fall asleep.  Every time I had a contraction it was 10x worse than what they were if I were sitting, so I guess laying down just doesn't work for me.  Around midnight I sat on our rocking foot-stool and leaned my head into Colin's crib and found my contractions were much more bearable.  The contractions kept coming and were getting closer together, Chris was getting a little concerned, but I still had this feeling it was all in my head and if we left now they'd send us home. Finally, I gave in and told him to call Alex so we could get to the hospital.

We arrived at the hospital about 1:30 in the morning.  They got us to the triage center where my nurse took her sweet time doing anything.  She called the wrong physician at first, which delayed things further.  Finally, she realized that my contractions were coming frequently and were strong.  She checked me herself and I was 5cm dilated.  She then asked if I wanted an epidural.  I decided that I did purely because I didn't sleep the night before (Wednesday) and was up with Liam and then I was up all day long.  I was afraid I didn't have the energy to attempt birth without one.  I let her know that they needed to check my platelet count before I could get an epidural.  She then put us in for a labor room and noted it as urgent, Ha!

Chris and I got to our room at 2:30AM and thought my delivery nurse was going to be a complete grouch, because she didn't even introduce herself or really acknowledge us for several minutes.  Turns out she was actually wonderful!  She was just all business when we arrived knowing that the triage nurse slacked off a little.  I think she was a little worried I was going to move too fast and my labs wouldn't be back in time for me to get the epidural.  I got the epidural about 3:30-4 and after that she checked me and I was 7-8cm.  I decided at this point that going into labor naturally is SO much better than being induced! I think labor was easier this time around and if I had gotten a little sleep within the last 24 hours natural birth would not have been that bad.  Don't get me wrong it is still quite painful :) The doc showed up around 4:30.  That is when she asked if I had my membranes stripped, I told her no but she then said that the doc that I saw in the office tends to strip membranes, which I was fine with.  She then broke my water and said they'd be back to check me in 30 minutes.  Chris and I thought this was the perfect opportunity to catch some zzz's.  Well, Chris got about 10-15 minutes and I got none.  The pressure kept mounting and I had to wake Chris up and let him know we needed to call the nurse.  I felt like Colin's head was already half way out!  The doc and nurse arrived and we began pushing! About 4-5 pushes later we had our little bundle of joy!  He is perfect!

Momma and Colin's first meeting

Getting checked out.  8lbs and 21 inches. He was born at 5:19 in the morning

Don't mind my tired face, it was a long night :)

Colin was wide awake for the first 45 minutes, Chris and I soaked it all in.

Daddy holding his boy for the first time.

Sweet baby boy

Snoozing

This little guy likes to sleep with his mouth open.

More to come!

39 Weeks and Baby Room

Sunday marked 39 weeks!  It's hard to believe that this little guy will be here in the next two weeks.  I am still betting on induction and him being forced out.  Last night while going to bed I finally really started to worry about him being healthy on arrival.  I guess I haven't had a chance to really think about it and last night I did, which made going to sleep a little rough.  Chris assured me he would be perfectly fine. Then I started thinking about labor which also put a damper on me falling asleep. Sometimes my brain just wanders more than I would like.  I also asked Chris last night what he was worried about more than anything, his response was adjusting to two little ones and sleep schedules.  Don't get me wrong we are SUPER excited for this guy to get here and once he is here all those worries will disappear I am sure!

Oh, I still haven't packed my bag for the hospital but I did pick out some outfits for our little one to bring him home in! Maybe I will get it packed today :)

Our little guy is approximately 20 inches long and a bit over 7lbs, about the size of a mini watermelon.

I finally got around to working full force on the little guy's room this week.  Probably because I am done working right now and wasn't exhausted four out of seven days, thank you night shift.  I know I talked about getting his baby book from Etsy but I never posted a picture.  Here it is, it is hard to see but it's on patterned paper.

Then Brandi made this wonderful nursing cover for me.  This was the original material I was going to use for room but the print was too large to make lamp.

The boy's alphabet

I made some elephants to put in frames,but they are kind of hard to see in this picture.  I also made another set of them with a blue background I just haven't decided which ones I like better.  I found the little blue stuffed elephant at Barnes and Noble and couldn't resist, he is super cute.  Then he has his first set of books!

Dresser with lamp and some of his new baby toys.  I spray painted all the frames and base of the lamp to match.

Brandi made this awesomeness for me!

I am pretty much in love with the amazing job she did.  I wanted to make a blanket for him but just knew I would never have the time to get it done.  I am so very thankful for her great talent!  

In this picture the blank space on the wall will be for his name (no we still haven't decided what the name is going to be).  We may just have to see his cute little face before we make the official decision!

Park Fun

It was nice outside this weekend so we decided to take advantage of it just in case we have a new family member by next weekend!  Liam was pumped (as you can see) and wore his cool sunglasses.

Saturday we drove to Old Town so I could go to the toy store and check out an idea I had along time ago for a birthday boy this month.  Thank goodness it was still there :)  Afterwards we went to the sand volleyball court and let Liam play.

Eventually, he was joined with five or so other kiddos.  He seemed to enjoy their company.  Chris and I just had to keep him from destroying their sandcastles!

Sunday we decided to take him to the splash pad since Chris has never been.  Liam had no interested in getting wet so instead he played in the sand for awhile.

Then was a monkey on the playground.

Then Chris introduced him to this contraption.  He loved it.  Chris tried it out too but decided it was a bit much for him at his old age ;)

Here's a little video of Liam enjoying the spinny thing.

Earlier on Sunday Liam was downstairs with us watching the Olympic basketball game and he was looking at the pictures come across the computer.  He saw one of himself at about 9 months, pointed, and said "cool dude".  It was hysterical!

Today after lunch he was in a singing mood.  Sorry the quality isn't the best but I had to capture it quick and I wasn't sure where the camera was, enjoy!

Tomorrow I will blog about being 39 weeks and post some pictures of our new little guy's living space!  I can't wait!