He even brought me home some "freakin roses". ahhh.... what a romantic I married!
And this sweet guy is my second, but just as important, valentine.
Ahhhh... I love them both!
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
My Valentines
I am the luckiest girl in the world! I have the best 2 guys in my life and they were the perfect valentines to share the day with. My mom was sweet enough to watch baby Mason so we my first Valentine and I could go celebrate. We made a quick trip to Charlestons and just enjoyed each other (and some yummy steak for Tj and soup and salad for me!)
He even brought me home some "freakin roses". ahhh.... what a romantic I married!
And this sweet guy is my second, but just as important, valentine.
Ahhhh... I love them both!
He even brought me home some "freakin roses". ahhh.... what a romantic I married!
And this sweet guy is my second, but just as important, valentine.
Ahhhh... I love them both!
Monday, February 14, 2011
Baby Pictures
My very talented sister in law Valerie took some amazing pictures of Mason last night and I just can't get over how adorable he is. Mason was pretty calm the entire time and Val did such an amazing job. Just look at my sweet model boy:
Ugh.... he's so stinkin' cute!
And of course the puppies felt like they needed to get in on the action
Ugh.... he's so stinkin' cute!
And of course the puppies felt like they needed to get in on the action
Thursday, February 10, 2011
changes
I can't believe it has already been 2 weeks since this guy was born and I also can't believe how much my little man has changed. He looks like a totally different baby and he's such a good boy!
I just love him!
I keep getting alot of the same questions from people so I figured I would answer them on here so I can remember all of this:
1. How has Mason been since he's been home?
AMAZING! He's such a good, good boy. We have had 1 bad screaming match that lasted about 2 1/2 hours and that's it. Otherwise he eats, sleep and poops ( and lets me love on him all day). Every once in awhile he will get a little fussy but usually we can figure it out in a few minutes and make him happy again. He especially loves driving around in his car seat. It is so funny how instantly he will calm down when we are driving to his appointments. He loves his vibrating swing and that is my go-to-toy when he gets fussy. He absolutely hates tummy time and screams the whole time. He is starting to figure it out though and can move his head left and right with no problem.
2. How was TJ in the hospital and how is he at home?
He was so good in the hospital. He joked for 9 months that he wasn't going to be in the delivery room. He said he would be sitting in the hallway waiting until it was safe to come in. Of course he knew I wouldn't allow that, so instead he was right by my side the entire time. He was scared to hold him at first but jumped in and did great. He is so gentle with Mason at home and still doesn't like when Mason starts crying. He can try for a few minutes but then I seem to get him back (which is perfectly fine with me). Tj is an incredible dad and I can't wait to see them together when Mason gets older
3. Is Mason on a schedule yet?
Yes, for the most part. He pretty much eats every 3 hours and then gets changed and rocked to sleep. I try and keep him awake for a few hours in the afternoon/evening so that he'll fall asleep quickly in the middle of the night. There are many occasions where he will take 30-60 minutes to fall asleep. I haven't fallen asleep while rocking him yet but I don't know how many infomercials I can watch at 3:00am.
4. Is he growing fast?
When he was born he weighed 8lbs, 9oz. 4 days later, at his first pediatrician appointment, he had dropped to 7lbs, 12oz. The doctor was a little concerned because he was on the low end of what is normal. He told us to move to 3 hour feedings instead of 4 hour ( which is what he was doing at the hospital) to help bulk him up. We went in this afternoon for his 2 week appointment and he had jumped to 8lbs, 8 oz. Success!
5. Have you been on your own since the hospital?
NOPE! Lucky for me, my mom stayed with us for a week and it was so nice. She took the night shift and let me rest and recooperate. I would get up and feed, change and get him to sleep and then I could pass out. She did all of my cleaning, cooking, laundry and even made us a bunch of freeze ahead meals ( which we are using tonight- thank you!) I really want to build a poolhouse for her to move into. TJ's mom has also been here and she loves to just sit and hold him which is noice because then I can rest or get my shower in or run errands. We will miss her when she flies back to Missouri.
6. How are you feeling?
Great! With my mom here, I didnt have to do too much getting up and down and I am starting to feel fabulous. I am stil sore and somedays are better than others but as long as I stay on my Ibuprofen, then I am good. I am tired but I try and sleep in after his 8:00 feeding and I take naps occasionally. I hate naps though, they always make me feel weird when I wake up.
7. Are you going back to work?
Not right now. I have been waiting to be at home with our baby for so long and I just want to soak up every minute of it. maybe someday down the road, I will work every now and then but I feel like I should be with our sweet boy as much as I can. Tj is busy with school and hopefully keeping his busy with work so if you need any granite, give us a call :)
8. Did you love pregnancy?
NOPE! I was sick all 39 weeks and would throw up every morning before the day started. I gained about 45 lbs and my stomach took the brunt of it. I have lovely stretch marks to prove it. I know there are some people who love being pregnant but I am not one of them. I do however love the end result and wouldn't trade it for anything. I am just going to have to gear myself up for the next one.
We just love our little Mason and we are so grateful to have him in our lives. He brings so much joy to us and so much love in to our home. I feel so blessed!
I just love him!
I keep getting alot of the same questions from people so I figured I would answer them on here so I can remember all of this:
1. How has Mason been since he's been home?
AMAZING! He's such a good, good boy. We have had 1 bad screaming match that lasted about 2 1/2 hours and that's it. Otherwise he eats, sleep and poops ( and lets me love on him all day). Every once in awhile he will get a little fussy but usually we can figure it out in a few minutes and make him happy again. He especially loves driving around in his car seat. It is so funny how instantly he will calm down when we are driving to his appointments. He loves his vibrating swing and that is my go-to-toy when he gets fussy. He absolutely hates tummy time and screams the whole time. He is starting to figure it out though and can move his head left and right with no problem.
2. How was TJ in the hospital and how is he at home?
He was so good in the hospital. He joked for 9 months that he wasn't going to be in the delivery room. He said he would be sitting in the hallway waiting until it was safe to come in. Of course he knew I wouldn't allow that, so instead he was right by my side the entire time. He was scared to hold him at first but jumped in and did great. He is so gentle with Mason at home and still doesn't like when Mason starts crying. He can try for a few minutes but then I seem to get him back (which is perfectly fine with me). Tj is an incredible dad and I can't wait to see them together when Mason gets older
3. Is Mason on a schedule yet?
Yes, for the most part. He pretty much eats every 3 hours and then gets changed and rocked to sleep. I try and keep him awake for a few hours in the afternoon/evening so that he'll fall asleep quickly in the middle of the night. There are many occasions where he will take 30-60 minutes to fall asleep. I haven't fallen asleep while rocking him yet but I don't know how many infomercials I can watch at 3:00am.
4. Is he growing fast?
When he was born he weighed 8lbs, 9oz. 4 days later, at his first pediatrician appointment, he had dropped to 7lbs, 12oz. The doctor was a little concerned because he was on the low end of what is normal. He told us to move to 3 hour feedings instead of 4 hour ( which is what he was doing at the hospital) to help bulk him up. We went in this afternoon for his 2 week appointment and he had jumped to 8lbs, 8 oz. Success!
5. Have you been on your own since the hospital?
NOPE! Lucky for me, my mom stayed with us for a week and it was so nice. She took the night shift and let me rest and recooperate. I would get up and feed, change and get him to sleep and then I could pass out. She did all of my cleaning, cooking, laundry and even made us a bunch of freeze ahead meals ( which we are using tonight- thank you!) I really want to build a poolhouse for her to move into. TJ's mom has also been here and she loves to just sit and hold him which is noice because then I can rest or get my shower in or run errands. We will miss her when she flies back to Missouri.
6. How are you feeling?
Great! With my mom here, I didnt have to do too much getting up and down and I am starting to feel fabulous. I am stil sore and somedays are better than others but as long as I stay on my Ibuprofen, then I am good. I am tired but I try and sleep in after his 8:00 feeding and I take naps occasionally. I hate naps though, they always make me feel weird when I wake up.
7. Are you going back to work?
Not right now. I have been waiting to be at home with our baby for so long and I just want to soak up every minute of it. maybe someday down the road, I will work every now and then but I feel like I should be with our sweet boy as much as I can. Tj is busy with school and hopefully keeping his busy with work so if you need any granite, give us a call :)
8. Did you love pregnancy?
NOPE! I was sick all 39 weeks and would throw up every morning before the day started. I gained about 45 lbs and my stomach took the brunt of it. I have lovely stretch marks to prove it. I know there are some people who love being pregnant but I am not one of them. I do however love the end result and wouldn't trade it for anything. I am just going to have to gear myself up for the next one.
We just love our little Mason and we are so grateful to have him in our lives. He brings so much joy to us and so much love in to our home. I feel so blessed!
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
January 27, 2011
Warning: There are some pretty provocative/ hideous pictures of me but my blog gets made into books and I want these in the book. Scroll past quickly if you don't want to see.
This was by far the sweetest day of my life. I say sweetest because marrying TJ was the best, well I'm gonna say I can have 2 best days of my life. Our sweet Mason came into our family last Thursday and he has changed our lives.
His story:
I had my weekly appointment last Wednesday and I was praying Dr McNeal would tell me to rush straight to the hospital because I was dilated to a 10 and ready to push. Unfortunately that was not the case. I was happy to hear that I was dilated to a 1 or 2 and 50% effaced. She told me she thought she would be seeing me that weekend and I was so excited (his due date was Feb 4th). I called TJ on my drive home and asked if he was ready to be a daddy but I don't think he really believed me. He just laughed if off a little and figured we had another 10 days. I went home and took the puppies for a walk, hoping I could move things along quickly. Well....... it worked!
I woke up Wednesday night around 1am with some contractions. They weren't the most painful things in the world but it was enough to keep me awake and they were timed out about 5-8 minutes apart. I stayed awake all night alternating between the bed, the bath and the couch. I called my Dr around 10:00am and she said to go ahead to the hospital and they would monitor my contractions and then decide from there what to do. After TJ showered and I finished packing, we grabbed everything we needed and headed over. Of course as soon as we got in the car, my contractions slowed way down and were about 10-12 minutes apart and I was sure they would be sending us home to labor for awhile.
12:00- We checked in at the front desk and got all situated in the triage area to be monitored and to our suprise, I was already at a 4. I was so happy and shocked because I thought she was going to tell me I was still at a 1. We watched Princess Bride for about an hour and that's when the contractions got really bad. The worst part was the back labor. I have never had cramps like that before and it was really intense. The nurse watched my contractions and decided I was in full labor ( Thank goodness!!) She walked in to have me fill out paperwork and I told her I wanted the drugs immediately! I wanted anything she could get her hands on! She brought the Anesthesiologist in with her and she walked me through the process of what to expect.
1:00pm- I walked down the hall to my labor and delivery room and sat down on the bed. As soon as I sat, she was working my back and had the epidural in within a few minutes. I was really worried about that part because everyone talks about how painful they are but it wasn't bad. It hurt more to get my regular IV in. The epidural took a few minuted to kick in and ahhhhh... life was goood again. I love drugs! The Dr came in a few minutes later to break my water and get things rolling. What a strange feeling! I couldn't even feel her do it but I felt the rush of warm water and knew things were progressing. My mom was first to arrive and then TJ's mom, my aunt Misty and sister in law Valerie. We had a party for sure!
TJ getting ready
2:30pm- I had alot of pressure in my "nether regions" and thought the epidural wasn't working. I got a little worried thinking I would have to do this naturally but it turned out that I was already at a 7 and the pressure was little Mason's head. I was rotated from side to side and we all just kept on chatting like it was no big deal. I enjoyed popsicles and water and Tj enjoyed his subway sandwich- punk!
3:30pm- Nurse Carolyn came in to exam and I was at a 9 1/2. Wow! I couldn't believe how fast this was progressing. I thought for sure once the epidural was in, I would be in for the long haul. I figured it would be the next day before he was born. She wanted me to wait awhile before I stared pushing so he could drop naturally. I was fine with that because I couldn't feel any of it. We just kept talking and laughing and before I knew it, Carolyn was back.
5:00pm- Time to push! I got set up to push and just see where things would take me. I did a few sets and couldn't really feel much. I pushed and pushed and pushed some more but wasn't really getting anywhere. I'm soooo grateful I had all of the support in the room because I couldn't do it all. Valerie was lucky enough to be at the foot of the bed playing tug-of-war with me and a sheet. This was supposed to help push where I needed to be pushing instead of popping all the blood vessels in my face (that was bound to happen sooner or later). Tj was behind me holding my neck and 1 leg ( they were dead, I couldn't move them 1 bit). I was so proud of him because he kept saying he was going to just wait in the hallway ( uh... I don't think so!) He even started watching it at the end. Misty and my mom were alternating sides and keeping my wash cloth cold for my head and tj's mom was there helping and encouraging all the way. The dr came in to see the progress and because I couldn't feel much, my pushes weren't very effective. She determined I needed the epidural turned down so I could feel where I was pushing.
The tug-of-war queen Valerie
6:15pm- The epidural is wearing off just a little and I can finally feel where I need to push. The nurses srtarted getting everything ready for baby Mason's arrival and I was making a lot of progress. yay for me! Right around 6:45 my 2nd nurse came into the room and I was so happy. Her name was Sarah and she is a bride at Stonebridge. We had been working together for a few months and I told her she better be there when I delivered. Lucky enough for me, she was! Ok Ok- back to pushing.....
7:00pm- The Dr prepared everything and was ready to "catch". 7:02pm- Baby Mason's head popped out and he was awfully purple. His cord was wrapped around his neck so instead of waiting for the next contraction to push the rest of him out, the Dr yanked him as fast as she could and flew over to the other side of the room to get oxygen to him. I had absolutely no idea what was going on and was just lying in the bed so happy that I was done. I heard his sweet cry but still had no idea anything had happened. He was just fine and he even kept grabbing for the Dr's stethascope as she was examining him. Next thing I know, I was getting sewn up because I had a really bad tear (because the dr had to yank him out) and Tj was over making sure everything was Ok.
Look at how purple his leg was.
1st time holding him. Aunt Misty coaching him along.
My 1st time holding him
Our first family picture
One proud daddy
Recooperating
Aunt Valerie
Grandma Laurie
Grandma Sherwood
We just did the 24 hour package in the hospital and I was actually ready to come home. I was so excited to be in our home and get our own schedule going.
Baby Mason was completely healthy and happy to be here. He was very swollen, as most babies are but so incredibly adorable. He has changed so much and we just can't get enough of him. I am definitely still learning all of this. TJ and I are both the babies in our family and we have never really been around little guys. TJ is an amazing father and I love watching him hold Mason. I love watching him give little kisses and making sure he is warm and cozy and comfy. I feel so blessed to have this sweet spirit in our home. I couldn't ask for a more precious baby boy and I can't wait to teach him about life.
This was by far the sweetest day of my life. I say sweetest because marrying TJ was the best, well I'm gonna say I can have 2 best days of my life. Our sweet Mason came into our family last Thursday and he has changed our lives.
His story:
I had my weekly appointment last Wednesday and I was praying Dr McNeal would tell me to rush straight to the hospital because I was dilated to a 10 and ready to push. Unfortunately that was not the case. I was happy to hear that I was dilated to a 1 or 2 and 50% effaced. She told me she thought she would be seeing me that weekend and I was so excited (his due date was Feb 4th). I called TJ on my drive home and asked if he was ready to be a daddy but I don't think he really believed me. He just laughed if off a little and figured we had another 10 days. I went home and took the puppies for a walk, hoping I could move things along quickly. Well....... it worked!
I woke up Wednesday night around 1am with some contractions. They weren't the most painful things in the world but it was enough to keep me awake and they were timed out about 5-8 minutes apart. I stayed awake all night alternating between the bed, the bath and the couch. I called my Dr around 10:00am and she said to go ahead to the hospital and they would monitor my contractions and then decide from there what to do. After TJ showered and I finished packing, we grabbed everything we needed and headed over. Of course as soon as we got in the car, my contractions slowed way down and were about 10-12 minutes apart and I was sure they would be sending us home to labor for awhile.
12:00- We checked in at the front desk and got all situated in the triage area to be monitored and to our suprise, I was already at a 4. I was so happy and shocked because I thought she was going to tell me I was still at a 1. We watched Princess Bride for about an hour and that's when the contractions got really bad. The worst part was the back labor. I have never had cramps like that before and it was really intense. The nurse watched my contractions and decided I was in full labor ( Thank goodness!!) She walked in to have me fill out paperwork and I told her I wanted the drugs immediately! I wanted anything she could get her hands on! She brought the Anesthesiologist in with her and she walked me through the process of what to expect.
1:00pm- I walked down the hall to my labor and delivery room and sat down on the bed. As soon as I sat, she was working my back and had the epidural in within a few minutes. I was really worried about that part because everyone talks about how painful they are but it wasn't bad. It hurt more to get my regular IV in. The epidural took a few minuted to kick in and ahhhhh... life was goood again. I love drugs! The Dr came in a few minutes later to break my water and get things rolling. What a strange feeling! I couldn't even feel her do it but I felt the rush of warm water and knew things were progressing. My mom was first to arrive and then TJ's mom, my aunt Misty and sister in law Valerie. We had a party for sure!
TJ getting ready
2:30pm- I had alot of pressure in my "nether regions" and thought the epidural wasn't working. I got a little worried thinking I would have to do this naturally but it turned out that I was already at a 7 and the pressure was little Mason's head. I was rotated from side to side and we all just kept on chatting like it was no big deal. I enjoyed popsicles and water and Tj enjoyed his subway sandwich- punk!
3:30pm- Nurse Carolyn came in to exam and I was at a 9 1/2. Wow! I couldn't believe how fast this was progressing. I thought for sure once the epidural was in, I would be in for the long haul. I figured it would be the next day before he was born. She wanted me to wait awhile before I stared pushing so he could drop naturally. I was fine with that because I couldn't feel any of it. We just kept talking and laughing and before I knew it, Carolyn was back.
5:00pm- Time to push! I got set up to push and just see where things would take me. I did a few sets and couldn't really feel much. I pushed and pushed and pushed some more but wasn't really getting anywhere. I'm soooo grateful I had all of the support in the room because I couldn't do it all. Valerie was lucky enough to be at the foot of the bed playing tug-of-war with me and a sheet. This was supposed to help push where I needed to be pushing instead of popping all the blood vessels in my face (that was bound to happen sooner or later). Tj was behind me holding my neck and 1 leg ( they were dead, I couldn't move them 1 bit). I was so proud of him because he kept saying he was going to just wait in the hallway ( uh... I don't think so!) He even started watching it at the end. Misty and my mom were alternating sides and keeping my wash cloth cold for my head and tj's mom was there helping and encouraging all the way. The dr came in to see the progress and because I couldn't feel much, my pushes weren't very effective. She determined I needed the epidural turned down so I could feel where I was pushing.
The tug-of-war queen Valerie
6:15pm- The epidural is wearing off just a little and I can finally feel where I need to push. The nurses srtarted getting everything ready for baby Mason's arrival and I was making a lot of progress. yay for me! Right around 6:45 my 2nd nurse came into the room and I was so happy. Her name was Sarah and she is a bride at Stonebridge. We had been working together for a few months and I told her she better be there when I delivered. Lucky enough for me, she was! Ok Ok- back to pushing.....
7:00pm- The Dr prepared everything and was ready to "catch". 7:02pm- Baby Mason's head popped out and he was awfully purple. His cord was wrapped around his neck so instead of waiting for the next contraction to push the rest of him out, the Dr yanked him as fast as she could and flew over to the other side of the room to get oxygen to him. I had absolutely no idea what was going on and was just lying in the bed so happy that I was done. I heard his sweet cry but still had no idea anything had happened. He was just fine and he even kept grabbing for the Dr's stethascope as she was examining him. Next thing I know, I was getting sewn up because I had a really bad tear (because the dr had to yank him out) and Tj was over making sure everything was Ok.
Look at how purple his leg was.
1st time holding him. Aunt Misty coaching him along.
My 1st time holding him
Our first family picture
One proud daddy
Recooperating
Aunt Valerie
Grandma Laurie
Grandma Sherwood
We just did the 24 hour package in the hospital and I was actually ready to come home. I was so excited to be in our home and get our own schedule going.
Baby Mason was completely healthy and happy to be here. He was very swollen, as most babies are but so incredibly adorable. He has changed so much and we just can't get enough of him. I am definitely still learning all of this. TJ and I are both the babies in our family and we have never really been around little guys. TJ is an amazing father and I love watching him hold Mason. I love watching him give little kisses and making sure he is warm and cozy and comfy. I feel so blessed to have this sweet spirit in our home. I couldn't ask for a more precious baby boy and I can't wait to teach him about life.
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