Wednesday, January 21, 2009
So I had to post this cause I think it's the funniest thing. We didn't try to do this on purpose.....Check out the two pictures below, the top one is of Aaron's dad holding him when he was a baby.. and the bottom one is of Aaron holding our baby... The pictures are so similar it cracks me up LOL... Not to mention, Aaron looks just like his dad and our baby looks just like him.. least I know what he'll look like when he gets older. He'll be pretty darn handsom =)
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Yesterday was a BIG day for baby Josiah. Took him to get his weenie circumsized. It's amazing how often you get asked the question, even during pregnancy, "are you going to have him circumsized?" Here is my point of view on the issue, if a dad is circumsized, i believe the son should be too because they should look the same. It saves the questions later on of "daddy, why do I look different down there?" Plus I think it's a bit more sanitary.. too many chances of infection when you leave that skin on.
So yesterday was Josiah's day. My mom went with me cause I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to handle it and Aaron had to work. We took him to Dr. Bardon in Everett who is a Urologist. That made me a little more comfortable knowing that my son's goods would be handled by a Doctor who specializes on that type of stuff. We took him in the room and the poor little guy had to be strapped down to a table so his legs couldn't move =( I gotta say that was heartbreaking but I did my best and held back the tears. He then got a little shot right above his pee pee to numb it up and I think that was even worse then seeing him be strapped down. But I still held back the tears =) Once he was numb the procedure started. It didn't take very long and he was a very good boy during it. I gotta say though, for any man, just be happy that circumsizion happens as a baby, cause I dont think a grown man could handle it LOL.
So now we are onto healing time. It's funny, I handled the actual procedure really well, but it kills me to change his diaper now because when I put medicine on it he screams bloody murder =( I hope it starts feeling better soon. Poor Aaron can't even bring himself to change his diaper right now while it's healing. He came in while I was changing it and immediately left the room lol. Few more days and all should be well. Then he'll be getting his first "real" bath =) We had been waiting for his belly button to fall off, then it did but it was time for this and his little stuff cant be submerged under water for at least 5 days to allow for the healing. Check back for more... here are some pictures =)
So yesterday was Josiah's day. My mom went with me cause I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to handle it and Aaron had to work. We took him to Dr. Bardon in Everett who is a Urologist. That made me a little more comfortable knowing that my son's goods would be handled by a Doctor who specializes on that type of stuff. We took him in the room and the poor little guy had to be strapped down to a table so his legs couldn't move =( I gotta say that was heartbreaking but I did my best and held back the tears. He then got a little shot right above his pee pee to numb it up and I think that was even worse then seeing him be strapped down. But I still held back the tears =) Once he was numb the procedure started. It didn't take very long and he was a very good boy during it. I gotta say though, for any man, just be happy that circumsizion happens as a baby, cause I dont think a grown man could handle it LOL.
So now we are onto healing time. It's funny, I handled the actual procedure really well, but it kills me to change his diaper now because when I put medicine on it he screams bloody murder =( I hope it starts feeling better soon. Poor Aaron can't even bring himself to change his diaper right now while it's healing. He came in while I was changing it and immediately left the room lol. Few more days and all should be well. Then he'll be getting his first "real" bath =) We had been waiting for his belly button to fall off, then it did but it was time for this and his little stuff cant be submerged under water for at least 5 days to allow for the healing. Check back for more... here are some pictures =)
Friday, January 16, 2009
A Miracle Entering This World
As a way to let everyone know how our little family is doing, I have decided to make a blog. My Aunt told me about this site and I love keepin up with her blog so I figured "what the heck" =) I want to start this blog out with the story of the birth of our son. On January 6th, 2009, I realized that "love at first sight" really does exist. The moment our son was placed on me, I was hooked. I can't imagine my life without him now that he is here. It always sounded so cliche to me when people would say "I didn't know I could love someone so much that I had never met" but it's true. I love my son more than words can describe.
It all started on January 5th (my actual due date) when I went into labor and headed to the hospital. They kept me there for hours in triage only to send me home because, although I was in labor, I was not in "active" labor. I got all the way home just for them to call me back to the hospital because they wanted to do an ultrasound. After they did the ultrasound, they sent me back home and of course I was bummed cause I jut wanted to have him. I left the hospital and the last thing my nurse said before I left was "I expect that I'll probably see you back here tonight or tomorrow morning" Man was she ever right lol. We went home and I continued having mild contractions all night. I woke up at 5:30 the next morning still having the same contractions and told Aaron he better not go to work cause it could be the day. I went out to the couch and ended up falling asleep only to wake up at 7am to a contraction that was WAY stronger than the ones I had been having. I went to the bathroom and discovered I was bleeding. Course that scared the crap outta me so I called my mom and told her to get down here cause I needed to get to the hospital. Within a half hour, my contractions went from 10 minutes apart, to 5 minutes, to every 2-4 minutes. Worst of all, I could only feel the contractions in my back and that was the most excrutiating thing ever. All I wanted to do was hold my breath everytime they came. My mom and Aaron had to tell me to breath or I probably wouldn't have. We arrived at the hospital a little after 8am on January 6th. They took me into triage and my blood pressure had elevated so they decided to admit me and those were the best words I could have heard for days. I was ready to get the show on the road. I had an EASY pregnancy but I was just ready to be done and I was in a lot of pain. They took me down to my room and once I was dialated to 4 around Noon, it was time for the epidural. I give props to any mother out there who gives completely natural birth with no drugs cause there is noway in hell I could ever endure that kind of pain. Specially with me having all back labor. I'll admit, it didn't feel good to get the epidural but once it was in and the medicine kicked in, I was happy as a clam. I was chit chatting, talkin about wanting to play dominos lol. About 4 o'clock they checked me and I had dialated to 5-6 so they decided to give me Patocin to try and speed up the process and make the contractions stronger. I started feeling the contractions again after that so Mr. Drug Dr. came in to re-up my epidural. That man was probably my best friend at that moment. They said with the patocin I should dialate about a cm an hour but i was fully dialated by 6:45. This is when everything started happening really fast. They had me "labor down" for a little while to try and bring his head down a little further. Basically it was just me sitting up in bed to let gravity do it's job. I started pushing at 7:20 and our little bundle of joy made his grand entrance at 8:52pm, all 8 lbs 12.4 oz of him.
There is nothing in this world that feels any better than looking down at this little miracle that you created with someone you love. I feel like the luckiest woman to have the love and support of my family and friends and especially Aaron. I couldn't have asked for a better man. He is on cloud 9 with his son and isn't afraid to change diapers lol.
I want to thank my friends and family who came to support us and our little family at the hospital. Here are some pictures for everyone to enjoy =) Be sure to check back for more postings!!
It all started on January 5th (my actual due date) when I went into labor and headed to the hospital. They kept me there for hours in triage only to send me home because, although I was in labor, I was not in "active" labor. I got all the way home just for them to call me back to the hospital because they wanted to do an ultrasound. After they did the ultrasound, they sent me back home and of course I was bummed cause I jut wanted to have him. I left the hospital and the last thing my nurse said before I left was "I expect that I'll probably see you back here tonight or tomorrow morning" Man was she ever right lol. We went home and I continued having mild contractions all night. I woke up at 5:30 the next morning still having the same contractions and told Aaron he better not go to work cause it could be the day. I went out to the couch and ended up falling asleep only to wake up at 7am to a contraction that was WAY stronger than the ones I had been having. I went to the bathroom and discovered I was bleeding. Course that scared the crap outta me so I called my mom and told her to get down here cause I needed to get to the hospital. Within a half hour, my contractions went from 10 minutes apart, to 5 minutes, to every 2-4 minutes. Worst of all, I could only feel the contractions in my back and that was the most excrutiating thing ever. All I wanted to do was hold my breath everytime they came. My mom and Aaron had to tell me to breath or I probably wouldn't have. We arrived at the hospital a little after 8am on January 6th. They took me into triage and my blood pressure had elevated so they decided to admit me and those were the best words I could have heard for days. I was ready to get the show on the road. I had an EASY pregnancy but I was just ready to be done and I was in a lot of pain. They took me down to my room and once I was dialated to 4 around Noon, it was time for the epidural. I give props to any mother out there who gives completely natural birth with no drugs cause there is noway in hell I could ever endure that kind of pain. Specially with me having all back labor. I'll admit, it didn't feel good to get the epidural but once it was in and the medicine kicked in, I was happy as a clam. I was chit chatting, talkin about wanting to play dominos lol. About 4 o'clock they checked me and I had dialated to 5-6 so they decided to give me Patocin to try and speed up the process and make the contractions stronger. I started feeling the contractions again after that so Mr. Drug Dr. came in to re-up my epidural. That man was probably my best friend at that moment. They said with the patocin I should dialate about a cm an hour but i was fully dialated by 6:45. This is when everything started happening really fast. They had me "labor down" for a little while to try and bring his head down a little further. Basically it was just me sitting up in bed to let gravity do it's job. I started pushing at 7:20 and our little bundle of joy made his grand entrance at 8:52pm, all 8 lbs 12.4 oz of him.
There is nothing in this world that feels any better than looking down at this little miracle that you created with someone you love. I feel like the luckiest woman to have the love and support of my family and friends and especially Aaron. I couldn't have asked for a better man. He is on cloud 9 with his son and isn't afraid to change diapers lol.
I want to thank my friends and family who came to support us and our little family at the hospital. Here are some pictures for everyone to enjoy =) Be sure to check back for more postings!!
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