Baby Boy's Room Part 2

Okay, not the best light or picture but here it is.  What do you think?  I had so much fun doing it!  This is the quilt I made based on this tutorial.  I wasn't hard but super time consuming.  Also, the stippling (stitching all over the quilt in a random pattern) was hard.  I did a pretty crappy job but luckily you can't really see it.

I also made the bumpers, crib skirt and sheet all from tutorials I got off the web.  I used Dana's tutorial for the crib sheet and this tutorial for the bumpers.

Overall, none of it was really hard, just time consuming.  But, when you're waiting to give birth, it helps pass the time.

James Finnegan aka Finn

Soooo...after many months of waddling, horrible acid reflux, hemorrhoids,  and a few episodes of choking on vomit while sleeping, the end has finally come.  Mr. Finn was born on February 3rd and is the sweetest little boy ever!

I was supposed to be induced on February 5th - Superbowl Sunday this year.  I had my last Dr.'s appointment on the 2nd.  The night before, I woke up around 3 a.m. gagging on vomit because I had eaten cereal right before I went to bed - seriously horrible.  Anyway, I guess I looked desperate at my Dr.'s visit, because he decided to induce me the following day without much begging on my part.

We arrived at the hospital around 7 a.m.  They had me all hooked up to IV, Pitocin, everything by 8:30 a.m.  Since having Julia naturally a couple of years ago, I decided I wouldn't go that route this time.  Before I had any pain, I asked for an epidural.  The anesthesiologist had great bed side manner.  I have a problem with the epidural medicine, but he made me feel at ease.  Unfortunately, my blood pressure did drop dramatically - I think they said 75 over 33 but I'm not sure that's right.  All I know is I felt cold pressure in my chest - weird.  Anyway, I told the doc I was feeling bad and he injected some stuff in my IV.  I started to feel better almost immediately but it was pretty scary.  After the epidural kicked in, my skin started itching big time.  I wanted to sleep but couldn't because I was scratching like a heroin addict in withdrawal.  The nurse suggested injecting benadryl in my IV.  OH MY GOODNESS...was that like heaven!!!  It stopped the itching and I felt so good and tired.  I slept more than half the labor.

By around 3 p.m. I felt some serious pressure and started pushing....for like an hour and half...ugh.  He was face up and apparently a big baby.  That was the longest I've ever pushed.  He was doing great though - no drop in heart rate, nada.  So, without much drama he was born around 4:15 p.m. and weighed 8 lbs 11 oz.  He nursed right away (hasn't stopped since) and seriously slept most of our stay in the hospital.

I HIGHLY recommend giving birth at a hospital with a nursery.  I would feed him and then ask the nurses to take him to the nursery.  They'd bring him back after about 3 hours so I could get some sleep.  SO AWESOME!!!  I had the best experience and stayed in the hospital the full 2 days even though we didn't have to stay that long.

Finn is a wonderful baby and a tremendous blessing to our family.  As much as I wanted a sister for Julia, I am so grateful for this baby.  I now understand that this little boy was truly the blessing the Lord had in store for us and I am ashamed I ever questioned Him.  I am so grateful Victor and I prayed fervently to make the right decision of whether or not to have another child and were blessed with an answer that was exactly right for us.  I am so humbled by how much the Lord love us and wants to bless us.

42 weeks

This is basically what I'm giving birth to in about 2 weeks.  I just had an ultrasound and baby boy's head is measuring at 42 weeks.  I am 37 weeks.  Labor should be interesting...  

Mail

I love how my little girl mimics me.  None of the boys ever did that.  I catch her pretend cooking, holding her baby doll on her hip, and wiping the counters.  So, here is Miss J sorting our mail before bedtime.  This is just a series of photos, but how cute is this girl!?!

Baby boy's room

I'm pretty much gonna copy this baby's room as much as I can.  Whatcha think?

Amazing

Isn't technology amazing?  I've never had a 3D ultrasound for any of my kids but this little guy.  It was so awesome to see him move around, to see his little face, and watch him open and close his eyes.  At first, his face was buried in the placenta but after some belly jiggling, he moved and we were able to see him.  He seemed a little annoyed that the movement knocked the fingers out of his mouth so he spent most of the time trying to get them back in.  It was so incredible to see him move around like that - like babies do after their born.  Being pregnant is such a surreal experience for me.  It never feels quite real until the baby is born.  But, after this ultrasound, my perspective has changed.  I can't wait.  Only 7 more weeks!

P.S.  No, his right eye is not open, - its just a shadow on the ultrasound. :P

Halloween at Christmas-time

 

Yep, I'm posting about Halloween two weeks before Christmas.  I do have a good excuse though…a new computer…a Mac.  Totally different format and no Windows Live Writer…ughh…the mac blog writers are horrible.  Otherwise, I'm loving my new iMac, but I digress.

This year was probably one of the best Halloweens I've ever had.  The older boys were out with friends so it was just J, me and V.  First we walked around our little cul de sac.

She didn't know how to say "trick or treat" so she said, "trickies!!!" instead.  It was so cute!

After trick or treating around the hood we went down to the Church for the annual trunk or treat.

I LOVE that we Mormons get all excited for Halloween and dress up our cars, our kids, and ourselves.  So much fun. Unfortunately, we weren't able to have a carnival this year as Halloween was on a Monday.  But, we were able to have the trunk or treat.  J had so much fun cruising from car to car asking for her trickies.

 

And, there were lots of other girls, both older and younger dressed up like Minnie Mouse too!

After the trunk or treat I got to go to our neighbor's house for hot chocolate and scones while my wonderful hubby got miss J showered and ready for bed.  Oh my goodness, does Deb make some good fried dough with honey butter! Yum!

We had so much fun this Halloween with our little sweetheart.  She is starting to understand the concept of the holidays.  I know she'll be excited about trick or treating next year but it won't be the same because she'll be a veteran at it.  I know I'm a goofball but those "first times", when you know your baby finally realizes what is going on, are the most precious to me.  I can't wait for Christmas!