We have been staying busy with two kids at home, but haven't done anything too special. We have enjoyed staying home and resting as much as possible. Last week we did have two different play dates come over and play with Laney. Laney had a great time and I was so proud of how she has been interacting with her peers. She shared with them so well (this hasn't always been this way) and it makes me so proud to see her becoming such a wonderful young lady. However, I am currently reading a book on toddler behavior, because WOW it can be dramatic. :)
Jordan had an overtime shift last week and left me home alone with both the kids for the first time. I was woken up to BOTH kids crying at the same time. This NEVER happens. Laney doesn't ever cry when she wakes up. So I sat in her bed with her and fed Carson at the same time. After he was fed and changed I sat him down and changed Laney. I realized she had a fever, which at the time was 100.8. The rest of the day was SUPER busy, but easier than I expected. By the end of the day Laney's fever got up to 102.7 while she was on a Tylenol/Motrin rotation and she was REALLY lethargic. She would not eat, drink, or do anything. She looked so sick, I could not believe how bad she looked. I was really stressed out trying to juggled both kids all day without spreading germs... I am pretty sure I sanitized my hands every 3 minutes. When Jordan finally arrived home from work he saw Laney and was shocked at how horrible she looked. As soon as I was able to give Carson his next feeding, Laney and I ran to Urgent Care which is about 2 minutes from our house. I was so worried something was seriously wrong with Laney. I had never seen her behave this way and she kept saying "owie". Well, she ended up having an ear infection. I was sad for her, but relieved it was something Carson could not catch.
The next day Laney bounced back pretty good. However, on Sunday morning Laney and I woke up with NASTY colds. The evenings were miserable for me, and it was so hard to not kiss all over Carson. So far, Jordan and Carson have stayed healthy and Laney and I are on the mend. Praise the Lord! We started to get cabin fever a bit, because we didn't want to travel in the car together as Laney and I were sneezing so much we didn't want Carson to breath in all our germs :)
Friday, January 14, 2011
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Happily Welcoming 2011
What a year 2010 has been for our family. Laney has grown SO MUCH this year and she is such a little chatter box. We welcomed our healthy beautiful son into this world and we are ready for 2011 to be just as great. I think this year will be full of laughing, loving, learning, and growing in the Bailey house. I will be off of work for the first 8 months and will be at home full time with the kids! I am so excited about this, but I have to admit a bit nervous too! Laney is so busy and a newborn demanding in their feeding schedule I am a bit nervous about juggling it all on my own, but I know once we are in a routine I will get the hang of it.
For New Years Eve, we decided to stay home this year. We didn't want to be driving around with Laney & Carson and we wanted them to be able to sleep in their own beds (which Carson did all night). We had some family and friends over and had a great time. Laney enjoyed playing dress up and being chased by her great-aunts. She also enjoyed wrestling and screaming with her cousin Jake. The adults enjoyed the yummy food and playing pictionary on the Wii. Carson enjoyed his eyelids pretty much the entire night, oh except when he decided to wake up and eat at 11:50 so yes I was feeding my little man at midnight. Oh the life of a mommy, wouldn't change it for the world.
First Bath at Home
We gave Carson his first bath (well sponge bath) one day after he spit up quite a bit. We were hoping to do it during Laney's nap time, but he was a mess so we decided to do it right then. We were not sure what to do with Laney, because she is VERY VERY busy. We then decided to put her in her own bath and do his at the same time. It worked REALLY well. In fact Laney enjoyed watching from her bath and then when we were done I put Carson's bath in the tub with her and she began washing her own baby. She would say, "Wash baby hair, feet, face" as she washed each body part with the washcloth.
Christmas
I was so excited on the 23rd, because I kept telling Jordan that is Christmas Eve to us. We celebrate with his family on the 24th and with my family on the 25th. When woke up on Christmas Eve I came downstairs and Jordan told me he had bad news. Some families members were sick and we were not going to head over there to celebrate Christmas together, because it just wasn't worth it with a newborn. I was really sad and cried about it. I am usually not a crier, but my hormones have been going crazy and I have been super emotional. I was sad we wouldn't get to spend the time with family and really sad Laney wouldn't get to celebrate Christmas with her cousins.
Christmas day we spent the morning at home. We actually had to wake Laney up! I was so excited to watch her open presents, but she was SO SLOW! She wanted to play with everything instead of opening her next present. We enjoyed watching her open presents and playing with her new toys and reading the new books as Carson snoozed away in his bed. He sure seems to do nothing but sleep :)
Later we headed to my parents to celebrate with them, my brother, and his girlfriend. We had breakfast and enjoyed just relaxing as Laney took a nap and I snuggled Carson :)
That evening we headed to my Aunt and Uncle's house to celebrate with the extended family. We had a great time and the food was yummy as always. I got a bit overwhelmed as it was just too much to do all in one day with 2 kids after having a C-section 5 days prior. Laney is just super busy and it is so hard to keep up with her especially since she wants mommy to do EVERYTHING. We had a wonderful Christmas this year and we were so thankful to celebrate as a healthy family of 4!
Christmas Cookies
After I was gone for about 3 days Laney and I both needed some Mommy & Laney time. We enjoyed making cookies together with Grandma while Daddy, Grandpa, & Carson watched football :)
Thursday, December 23, 2010
The Birth Story of Mr. Carson
On Sunday, December 19th we went to a family Christmas party and then headed to Zoo Lights. We had an absolute blast and got home pretty late. As I was getting into bed I noticed I was having consistent contractions. I started timing them and I soon noticed they were 5 minutes apart. They slowly started getting closer together between 3-5 minutes apart and they lasted anywhere from 1 -1.5 minutes. They were not too painful, but the pain that I did feel was different than the contractions I have had in the past. It was more of a burning feeling. After a few hours and we couldn't sleep and the contractions were not letting up we decided to head into the hospital. We took all our bags, but I was just sure they would be sending us back home. I didn't think the pain was bad enough and I thought they would want me to progress more at home.
So finally at 2am we called our mothers. My mom headed to work to get everything done so she could take a few days off to watch Laney and Jordan's mom headed over here to stay with Laney. We arrived at about 3:00 in the morning. While we were there the monitored Carson and found that I was having very consistent, yet weak, contractions every 4 minutes. They were very concerned with the burning I was having, because it was located at the scar of my old C-section. Having had a previous C-section they were worried I could have a uterine rupture and so we all decided to just go in for a C-section. At first they thought it would be a few hours, but before we knew it I was walking into the surgery room at 8am. It was PEFECT, because I didn't have anytime to really think about having surgery and the Lord totally gave me a sense of peace about the whole situation. We were also blessed to have my OB do the C-section.
While it was 8am and everyone was starting a new shift with smiles on their faces telling us good morning it felt like 3am to us, because we had never gone to bed. I walked into the surgery room at 8am by myself. At first you sit on the table and they give you a spinal. I wish Jordan was there for that, but I survived and it wasn't bad at all. When they are placing it you feel the weirdest tingling sensation going down your spine. It wasn't painful at all, but just really weird. Before I knew it I was was getting REALLY numb and it felt good! :) I was in there for about 50 minutes by myself. Jordan came in after I was all numb and they were pretty much ready to start. I was SOOOOO nervous when I had a c-section with Laney, but this time around I felt much more calm and I had an AWESOME anesthesiologist! His name was Mike Theisen (Mike Tyson) he had so many jokes to tell and was singing lines from different songs the entire time. In fact they had music playing in the room, which I found relaxing, and when he was giving me the spinal the song was playing, "Hit me with your best shot" we all found this quite ironic. I started to get nervous when they took my gown and put it in front of my face to block the surgery area. It made me feel a bit claustrophobic and I was wanting Jordan at that point. I started to get dizzy, have cold sweats, and was tempted to untie my hands and rip my gown down and take a few deep breaths. I could almost feel like I was going to panic and I had to concentrate on my breathing. I told Dr. Theisen that I thought I was starting to get nervous and I was getting dizzy and stuff. He made a joke and in under a minuteI was feeling MUCH better. Not sure if he just got my mind off of it or if he gave me something to calm me, but whatever he did it worked. I was completely relaxed again.
Just as the surgery was beginning Dr. Park asked Jordan to say a prayer. So Jordan prayed for the surgery staff, myself, and Carson. It seemed like FOREVER until Carson was born, but from the time surgery started until he was out was about 3o minutes. I didn't feel much pain, but I could feel just the pressure of them working and I could hear them talking quite a bit. Jordan kept talking to me about Laney and Carson trying to distract me, but it worked. Finally they had Jordan stand up and he watched Carson come into this world. He even got a few pictures! We heard him cry and of course there was tears of joy, a wonderful, beautiful, and healthy baby boy. They weighed him in at 7 pounds 12 ounces and he was measured at 18.5 inches long, but at his first appointment when he was 3 days old he was measured at 19.25 inches so we are thinking they didn't measure him correctly the first time. It then took about at least 30 more minutes to sew me back up. Again I didn't feel any pain, I just enjoyed watching Carson get his footprints done and have all of the newborn evaluations done. Jordan held him next to me so I got to talk to him and kiss him. A precious moment I will never forget. The second I heard that cry I was head over heals in love with him and that is the story of how Mr. Carson entered this world :)
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