I think Spiderman says this about 75 times a day to Baby. Though it can be a bit repetitive and quite annoying, it's very sweet. I am pretty sure that Baby will know very soon that this high-pitched, loud person standing over him is an important person in Baby's life. :) I am really looking forward to seeing the two of them grow together as brothers in the next few months. I think it's going to be pretty amazing to watch Spiderman learn to care for another person and realize that he's not the center of the universe. And I am curious to see if Baby picks up on things quickly because he sees his older brother doing them!
Today Baby had a weight check. He's now 8 lbs, 10.5 ozs! We are doing awesome!!! Tomorrow he is getting a procedure done at the ped. and then Friday he goes in for another lab test. It's different when you don't have a baby in a hospital...when Spiderman was born, all these tests and procedures were done in the middle of the night while I slept, completely unaware! I am nervous to take him in for both of these things because it will cause him to cry, scream, etc. It's really difficult for Mama, too!
Mr. Oz gets to be home Thursday and Friday with us. We are getting to spend lots of time with him and it's great! I think for once he's glad to stay at home (he normally does NOT like having to take days off!!!) to be with his boys. And of course he doesn't mind that I am around, too...
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Monday, December 29, 2008
Least Enjoyable Part
Is dealing with insurance companies and schedules with doctors. Yuck.
I will be glad when this part is over and done with...
I will be glad when this part is over and done with...
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Baby News Day 2, 3, 4
Well, I thought that I would try to post each day a little bit more to the story, but that was a silly idea (to think I would get to it!)... So I am sitting down for a few minutes while everything else is being taken care of by other people and Baby is with his daddy...
Monday night was interesting! Everything was going along nicely but around 2am, Mr. Oz received a call from work--he had to go do snow removal the first night his son was home! Yuck! So, off he went and I spent the rest of the evening with Baby just in bed with me. Easier that way, and less lonely. Mr. Oz came home about 8:30 am and we left shortly thereafter to go to the pediatrician. Unfortunately, we were stuck in that little teeny-tiny room with Spiderman and Baby for almost an hour! They were really busy! Apologies accepted, the appointment went well. Everything looks good, minus the bruised face... which as of today appears to be completely gone, except for bloodshot eyes (which will also go away soon). After our appointment we swung by Walmart for Mr. Oz to run in and grab a few things we realized we needed. We spent the day, quietly, at home. Grandmom and Auntie stopped by for awhile to visit. Tuesday night wasn't as good as the first night--Baby wouldn't go to sleep until midnight. But after that things went better. I think he just needed some more time to get better and better at nursing, etc. We're still working on it, of course, but it keeps improving each time. Wednesday morning was a busy one. Errands and last minute gift wrapping. We went to Auntie's house for Christmas Eve. Lots of food and fellowship. A bit of watching ELF (one of my favs) and then back home again.
This morning was really nice! We got up around 7:30am and went out to open gifts just us, the four Shaws. Baby was wide awake the whole time. Spiderman enjoyed opening his gifts for Baby and of course opening gifts for himself as well! After that we prepared for the family to arrive. Followed by a yummy breakfast of sausage gravy and eggs (Thanks, Mr. Oz!), sweet rolls (Thanks, Grandmom!) we opened more gifts...
Grandmom and Grandpop spent the rest of the day with us and we watched basketball on TV, played a game of Cootie, ate dinner (ham, cheesy potatoes, broccoli, 3-bumped rolls) and had some pie and ice cream. Very low-key and quiet. Very different from normal, but very enjoyable!
How was your Christmas?
Monday night was interesting! Everything was going along nicely but around 2am, Mr. Oz received a call from work--he had to go do snow removal the first night his son was home! Yuck! So, off he went and I spent the rest of the evening with Baby just in bed with me. Easier that way, and less lonely. Mr. Oz came home about 8:30 am and we left shortly thereafter to go to the pediatrician. Unfortunately, we were stuck in that little teeny-tiny room with Spiderman and Baby for almost an hour! They were really busy! Apologies accepted, the appointment went well. Everything looks good, minus the bruised face... which as of today appears to be completely gone, except for bloodshot eyes (which will also go away soon). After our appointment we swung by Walmart for Mr. Oz to run in and grab a few things we realized we needed. We spent the day, quietly, at home. Grandmom and Auntie stopped by for awhile to visit. Tuesday night wasn't as good as the first night--Baby wouldn't go to sleep until midnight. But after that things went better. I think he just needed some more time to get better and better at nursing, etc. We're still working on it, of course, but it keeps improving each time. Wednesday morning was a busy one. Errands and last minute gift wrapping. We went to Auntie's house for Christmas Eve. Lots of food and fellowship. A bit of watching ELF (one of my favs) and then back home again.
This morning was really nice! We got up around 7:30am and went out to open gifts just us, the four Shaws. Baby was wide awake the whole time. Spiderman enjoyed opening his gifts for Baby and of course opening gifts for himself as well! After that we prepared for the family to arrive. Followed by a yummy breakfast of sausage gravy and eggs (Thanks, Mr. Oz!), sweet rolls (Thanks, Grandmom!) we opened more gifts...
Grandmom and Grandpop spent the rest of the day with us and we watched basketball on TV, played a game of Cootie, ate dinner (ham, cheesy potatoes, broccoli, 3-bumped rolls) and had some pie and ice cream. Very low-key and quiet. Very different from normal, but very enjoyable!
How was your Christmas?
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Baby News Day 1
I'm home. It's been about 28 hours since my little son came into the world and we are so glad he's here! He was born December 22nd at 2:44pm at the Mercy Family Birthing Center in Nampa, ID. He weighed 8lbs 2ozs. He's 20 1/2" long. Just under his big brother, who was 8-5 and 21" long! Seems to us like he's Spiderman's twin, just born 4 years 8months later!
Here's how Day 1 went...
Yesterday morning, Mr. Oz and I got up around 7am; dressed, ate breakfast, and prepared for the day. We left the house a little before 8am. The roads were snow covered! We are so glad the MFBC is only 3 minutes away! We arrived shortly and were greeted by our AMAZING nurse, Hazel, who brought us into the room we were to spend the day in: the water birth room. We got settled and went over some preliminary paper work, get-to-know-you stuff. After that, she checked to see my progress (which was still 2 1/2 cm, 60% thinned out--but she could feel the little head!!!) and gave me a little tiny pill (Cytotech) to put under my tongue. A few minutes later I was crampy! The doctor came about 9:50am and broke my water. After that contractions started coming regularly, about 2 1/2 minutes apart with some strong then easier ones, sometimes double-peaking, and some we called a "p.s." contraction--another one right after a big one. :) My sister and my mom were sitting with us while I went through this. My niece went back and forth from room to waiting area to running errands. I did really well for several hours with my breathing and remaining calm. I got checked again and I was 4 1/2 cm, 90% thinned out!!! After that things began to move fast! I got in the shower for quite awhile and let the warm water soothe my back. By the time I was done in there it was time to get into the tub to prep to push! I couldn't believe I was already at that stage, but I was SO THANKFUL! A little while later, and past the point of no return when it came to me and my pain... I was "in the zone" and realized that this was happening, like, now! I pushed through only a handful of contractions and he was out! I want to guess that I pushed maybe 7 or 8 times (real pushes, not practice ones).
The little guy had the cord wrapped around his neck when he began coming out. The doctor quickly fixed the situation, but unfortunately his precious little face was "bruised" from the ordeal. I am going to wait a few days to post some pictures because I would like to include some nicer shots of him with the earlier ones. It's strange to see a blue/purple faced boy if you don't know that he actually is fine and will begin to look normal soon!
After some oxygen, he got checked out, was given the OK, and started getting passed around to the various people in the room. I was fixed up (stitches) and prepared for bed while my family got to know the baby. After all the scary stuff was cleaned up and put away, we brought the Big Brother in! He was a bit overwhelmed and unsure of what to do or say... when asked what he thought, he said words like "good" or "cool" but when asked to sit with the baby and hold the baby, he cried and said "yuck!" As of today, he's over it and loves his baby brother! I have a video of their meeting, I will try to post it in some way soon!
I came home around 7:30pm last night to a housefull of family and a big balloon "It's A Boy!" which was great! We all went to bed around 9pm and prayed for a good night!
Here's how Day 1 went...
Yesterday morning, Mr. Oz and I got up around 7am; dressed, ate breakfast, and prepared for the day. We left the house a little before 8am. The roads were snow covered! We are so glad the MFBC is only 3 minutes away! We arrived shortly and were greeted by our AMAZING nurse, Hazel, who brought us into the room we were to spend the day in: the water birth room. We got settled and went over some preliminary paper work, get-to-know-you stuff. After that, she checked to see my progress (which was still 2 1/2 cm, 60% thinned out--but she could feel the little head!!!) and gave me a little tiny pill (Cytotech) to put under my tongue. A few minutes later I was crampy! The doctor came about 9:50am and broke my water. After that contractions started coming regularly, about 2 1/2 minutes apart with some strong then easier ones, sometimes double-peaking, and some we called a "p.s." contraction--another one right after a big one. :) My sister and my mom were sitting with us while I went through this. My niece went back and forth from room to waiting area to running errands. I did really well for several hours with my breathing and remaining calm. I got checked again and I was 4 1/2 cm, 90% thinned out!!! After that things began to move fast! I got in the shower for quite awhile and let the warm water soothe my back. By the time I was done in there it was time to get into the tub to prep to push! I couldn't believe I was already at that stage, but I was SO THANKFUL! A little while later, and past the point of no return when it came to me and my pain... I was "in the zone" and realized that this was happening, like, now! I pushed through only a handful of contractions and he was out! I want to guess that I pushed maybe 7 or 8 times (real pushes, not practice ones).
The little guy had the cord wrapped around his neck when he began coming out. The doctor quickly fixed the situation, but unfortunately his precious little face was "bruised" from the ordeal. I am going to wait a few days to post some pictures because I would like to include some nicer shots of him with the earlier ones. It's strange to see a blue/purple faced boy if you don't know that he actually is fine and will begin to look normal soon!
After some oxygen, he got checked out, was given the OK, and started getting passed around to the various people in the room. I was fixed up (stitches) and prepared for bed while my family got to know the baby. After all the scary stuff was cleaned up and put away, we brought the Big Brother in! He was a bit overwhelmed and unsure of what to do or say... when asked what he thought, he said words like "good" or "cool" but when asked to sit with the baby and hold the baby, he cried and said "yuck!" As of today, he's over it and loves his baby brother! I have a video of their meeting, I will try to post it in some way soon!
I came home around 7:30pm last night to a housefull of family and a big balloon "It's A Boy!" which was great! We all went to bed around 9pm and prayed for a good night!
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Predictions
I had another appointment on Monday... not too much new information. I was about 2 1/2 cm dialated and 60% effaced. The doctor thinks that if I were to go into labor on my own, it wouldn't be before this weekend... so we are pretty much just waiting for Monday.
I go in Monday morning at 8am. Take a tablet. Get my water broken. Then wait for contractions to pick up. If they don't pick up by 10:30am I get another tablet. Not sure what happens after that if things aren't moving along. They should be! So, looks like we'll have a baby by Monday evening if all goes well.
Please keep me in your prayers. I am swollen and uncomfortable. But with the advice of my sister, I am resting and trying to get myself psyched up for the work I have to do on Monday. It should be a pretty amazing day!
I go in Monday morning at 8am. Take a tablet. Get my water broken. Then wait for contractions to pick up. If they don't pick up by 10:30am I get another tablet. Not sure what happens after that if things aren't moving along. They should be! So, looks like we'll have a baby by Monday evening if all goes well.
Please keep me in your prayers. I am swollen and uncomfortable. But with the advice of my sister, I am resting and trying to get myself psyched up for the work I have to do on Monday. It should be a pretty amazing day!
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Superman "Shredding"
So my son's newest love is air guitar. He does it constantly. And it's very loud and very intense. But also extremely funny!
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Goings On...
What's Up Dude?!
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Driving Mr. Crazy!.jpg)
Here I am, apron at all, at the Canyon County Christmas Show,
helping my sister with her Cathedral Soap booth.
Should we get this tree, Mommy?!
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Calli and Mr. Oz
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Doing my art projects...
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O Christmas Tree... O Christmas Tree...
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