Friday, July 10, 2009
Monday, July 6, 2009
We're Back...
And now there is THREE of us :)
So, I haven't updated since before Conman was born. Shame on me. We've been SUPER busy!
Connor was born April 28, 2009. I TOLD ALL OF YOU that he was coming in April.. haha. He was 8lbs 5oz and almost 21 inches long! Big boy. We had alot of visitors in the hospital. My mom, dad, Steve, Lenka, Lilly, Gabby, Danielle, Dana, Kathy, Barry, Sharon, Thomas, Kyla, Nick, Shannon, Bridgette.. WOW. It was hectic and it made the whole experience a bit chaotic. NEVER AGAIN will we tell people that i'm in labor. It's nice to know that Con had so many people anxiously awaiting his arrival tho. Once we got home things started to settle down. We didn't get much sleep for a while there but we managed to get through the days (and nights) just fine.
Connor went to his first wedding when he was only 4 days old! We took him to the ceremony and he was excellent. Then I took him home for my parents to watch him. That lasted about an hour and I was home to pick my little guy up. I really do not like leaving him with anyone other than mommy and daddy.
At his first doctors appointment he was almost back to his birth weight and the doctor said he was doing great. He had to get poked with just one shot that day. A week later I took him back and he had reached his birth weight so we didn't have to go back until his one month appt. At his one month appt Dr. Haddad said he was doing great once again. We had his 2 month appointment last Thursday and Con weighed 14 lbs and was 24 inches long! He's healthy and growing everyday! He also had one more shot and started his rotovirus vaccine. We are going to wait until he's 1 year to do the other vaccines.
Connor has done so much in his 10 week life so far. He's been to the mall probaly 10 times! He likes shopping with Mommy! He's even been to the zoo even tho he slept the entire time.
At 2 weeks old, Connor had his second wedding! His Aunt Shannon married his new Uncle Frank. Connor now has three Uncle Franks and a Grandpa Frank lol.. I was able to leave him at home with my mom and Lenka for the reception. It's funny how much earlier weddings end when you have a baby at home :)
Con went to his first parade in Clio a couple weeks ago and learned how to do "jump on it". It is HILARIOUS!!! We need to video tape him "dancing".
Connor also went hiking for the first time with mommy and daddy a few weeks ago. We went to the state park by our house for a nice sunday hike. We also had Sharon, Thomas and the kids there to celebrate memorial day with a cook out.
We have moved Connor out of our room and into his crib. It seems to be working out ok, he just doesnt sleep as long as he used to when we would grab him from his bassinet in the morning and put him in bed with us. He LOVES sleeping in bed with Daddy.
Connor's current favorite activities: EATING, being naked, bath time (because he's naked), looking at his monkey mobile, watching tv with Daddy, drooling uncontroably, smiling at silly mommy and daddy, and hanging out in his giraffe bouncy chair. He's just starting to like the baby "gym" but doesn't like to lay there very long. He also enjoys walks in his big boy stroller so he can look around.
Connor's current dislikes: Sleeping, long car rides, mommy and daddy taking too long to make a bottle, his swaddle when he wakes up, shots, and gas drops.
He is now working on grabbing things with his hands. He has pulled the ring on his giraffe chair to play the music a few times. The other morning he kicked his aquarium with his foot in his crib and the music started in the morning. It was funny to hear that over the monitor.
I'm now back to work :( and Con stays home with Daddy all day. I'm not liking this at all and once I get the nerve to talk to my boss i'm leaving here. I used to love Lansing and how my job felt important and now I feel like my more important job is at home. I'm so jealous of Shawn being home all day. I can't wait to be home all day again. We got spoiled while I was off of work. It was so nice to get so much more done during the day. I really don't like driving an hour and a half to work then back everyday to go home to cook, clean the kitchen, do laundry and wash bottles then get connor in the bath and fed and in bed. It makes for a really long day. I love when Shawn takes care of most of that while i'm at work!
So the wedding is exactly 2 months from yesterday! SCARY! Me, my mom, Gabs, Kathy, and Sharon all got together yesterday to put together the invitations and make all of the labels. the invitations will go out sometime this week! My matron of honor, my aunt tracy, flies in from New Jersey this Thursday for my bridal shower this weekend!!! I cannot wait.
Oh and lastly we went tubing on the rifle river on friday for my birthday and had a BLAST!!!! Thank you for coming everyone!
So, I haven't updated since before Conman was born. Shame on me. We've been SUPER busy!
Connor was born April 28, 2009. I TOLD ALL OF YOU that he was coming in April.. haha. He was 8lbs 5oz and almost 21 inches long! Big boy. We had alot of visitors in the hospital. My mom, dad, Steve, Lenka, Lilly, Gabby, Danielle, Dana, Kathy, Barry, Sharon, Thomas, Kyla, Nick, Shannon, Bridgette.. WOW. It was hectic and it made the whole experience a bit chaotic. NEVER AGAIN will we tell people that i'm in labor. It's nice to know that Con had so many people anxiously awaiting his arrival tho. Once we got home things started to settle down. We didn't get much sleep for a while there but we managed to get through the days (and nights) just fine.
Connor went to his first wedding when he was only 4 days old! We took him to the ceremony and he was excellent. Then I took him home for my parents to watch him. That lasted about an hour and I was home to pick my little guy up. I really do not like leaving him with anyone other than mommy and daddy.
At his first doctors appointment he was almost back to his birth weight and the doctor said he was doing great. He had to get poked with just one shot that day. A week later I took him back and he had reached his birth weight so we didn't have to go back until his one month appt. At his one month appt Dr. Haddad said he was doing great once again. We had his 2 month appointment last Thursday and Con weighed 14 lbs and was 24 inches long! He's healthy and growing everyday! He also had one more shot and started his rotovirus vaccine. We are going to wait until he's 1 year to do the other vaccines.
Connor has done so much in his 10 week life so far. He's been to the mall probaly 10 times! He likes shopping with Mommy! He's even been to the zoo even tho he slept the entire time.
At 2 weeks old, Connor had his second wedding! His Aunt Shannon married his new Uncle Frank. Connor now has three Uncle Franks and a Grandpa Frank lol.. I was able to leave him at home with my mom and Lenka for the reception. It's funny how much earlier weddings end when you have a baby at home :)
Con went to his first parade in Clio a couple weeks ago and learned how to do "jump on it". It is HILARIOUS!!! We need to video tape him "dancing".
Connor also went hiking for the first time with mommy and daddy a few weeks ago. We went to the state park by our house for a nice sunday hike. We also had Sharon, Thomas and the kids there to celebrate memorial day with a cook out.
We have moved Connor out of our room and into his crib. It seems to be working out ok, he just doesnt sleep as long as he used to when we would grab him from his bassinet in the morning and put him in bed with us. He LOVES sleeping in bed with Daddy.
Connor's current favorite activities: EATING, being naked, bath time (because he's naked), looking at his monkey mobile, watching tv with Daddy, drooling uncontroably, smiling at silly mommy and daddy, and hanging out in his giraffe bouncy chair. He's just starting to like the baby "gym" but doesn't like to lay there very long. He also enjoys walks in his big boy stroller so he can look around.
Connor's current dislikes: Sleeping, long car rides, mommy and daddy taking too long to make a bottle, his swaddle when he wakes up, shots, and gas drops.
He is now working on grabbing things with his hands. He has pulled the ring on his giraffe chair to play the music a few times. The other morning he kicked his aquarium with his foot in his crib and the music started in the morning. It was funny to hear that over the monitor.
I'm now back to work :( and Con stays home with Daddy all day. I'm not liking this at all and once I get the nerve to talk to my boss i'm leaving here. I used to love Lansing and how my job felt important and now I feel like my more important job is at home. I'm so jealous of Shawn being home all day. I can't wait to be home all day again. We got spoiled while I was off of work. It was so nice to get so much more done during the day. I really don't like driving an hour and a half to work then back everyday to go home to cook, clean the kitchen, do laundry and wash bottles then get connor in the bath and fed and in bed. It makes for a really long day. I love when Shawn takes care of most of that while i'm at work!
So the wedding is exactly 2 months from yesterday! SCARY! Me, my mom, Gabs, Kathy, and Sharon all got together yesterday to put together the invitations and make all of the labels. the invitations will go out sometime this week! My matron of honor, my aunt tracy, flies in from New Jersey this Thursday for my bridal shower this weekend!!! I cannot wait.
Oh and lastly we went tubing on the rifle river on friday for my birthday and had a BLAST!!!! Thank you for coming everyone!
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Playing the waiting game..
So we are 38 weeks and 4 days pregnant now.. it's not very much fun at all anymore. The end seems no where in sight. I found out Sunday that I haven't begun to dilate at all yet so that's good news (yeah right)! My Dr. said yesterday that she won't let me go more than one week past my due date. THANK GOD.. but if i did go one week past my due date I would be in the clear to go to Randi and Luke's wedding, but I would be pretty much out of commission for Shannon's. We will just have to see and pray that he comes in the next couple of days so that I can make it to his sisters wedding. I would hate to miss that one, I love my dress, and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I will be one of those pregnant women who lose a ton of weight right when the baby is born so that it fits..
So it's been 41 days since our last ultrasound where he was 5 lbs 8 oz.. which means that if he was on track gaining half a pound a week that means he's around 8 lbs 7 oz.. please let that be wrong!!
Other than that no news really. Shawn had his diaper party on Saturday and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. We got a lot of diapers so that should hold us over for a little while. I was concerned that we won't have enough new born diapers, but if he's as chubby as we think he is then he should fit into the size 1's just fine. We have a TON of size 1's!! Thank you to everyone who came!!
Also, thanks to Gabby who has been around a lot lately hoping that she will be here when I go into labor ha ha.. she's making the time pass a bit faster and her beating me in scrabble yesterday is simply beginners luck!
Keep your fingers crossed for contractions!!!
So it's been 41 days since our last ultrasound where he was 5 lbs 8 oz.. which means that if he was on track gaining half a pound a week that means he's around 8 lbs 7 oz.. please let that be wrong!!
Other than that no news really. Shawn had his diaper party on Saturday and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. We got a lot of diapers so that should hold us over for a little while. I was concerned that we won't have enough new born diapers, but if he's as chubby as we think he is then he should fit into the size 1's just fine. We have a TON of size 1's!! Thank you to everyone who came!!
Also, thanks to Gabby who has been around a lot lately hoping that she will be here when I go into labor ha ha.. she's making the time pass a bit faster and her beating me in scrabble yesterday is simply beginners luck!
Keep your fingers crossed for contractions!!!
Thursday, April 9, 2009
RIP SUCKER FISH
So the whole time we were in Florida we were worried that our fish would die due to not being fed for 8 days. We have 4 goldfish and 1 sucker fish. We didn't even think about the temperature in our house changing so drastically due to the fact that we turned our heat completely off not thinking that we would get SNOW while we were gone. That's Michigan for ya..
So when we got home last night we came home to half frozen fish huddled in the corner of our tank.. Shawn went into fish doctor mode immediatly before even getting our bags out of the car!! He took out half of the icy water and added warmer water to literally thaw out our fish! So it slowly worked for our goldfish and they are now alive and back to thier old selves. Sadly, we went to bed last night with high hopes for the sucker fish since he was moving around quite a bit and sucking on the walls again rather than laying frozen on the bottom of the tank, but when we woke up this morning he was dead. POOR LITTLE SLAVE FISH.. he cleaned our tank well and he will be missed..
Other than that, we went to the wedding planner today and picked out our invitations and planned our tables and decor. I can't wait to see it all come together.
FYI Shawn's Daddy Diaper Party is on April 18!! Pizza, beer, and a PARTY! woo hoo...
So when we got home last night we came home to half frozen fish huddled in the corner of our tank.. Shawn went into fish doctor mode immediatly before even getting our bags out of the car!! He took out half of the icy water and added warmer water to literally thaw out our fish! So it slowly worked for our goldfish and they are now alive and back to thier old selves. Sadly, we went to bed last night with high hopes for the sucker fish since he was moving around quite a bit and sucking on the walls again rather than laying frozen on the bottom of the tank, but when we woke up this morning he was dead. POOR LITTLE SLAVE FISH.. he cleaned our tank well and he will be missed..
Other than that, we went to the wedding planner today and picked out our invitations and planned our tables and decor. I can't wait to see it all come together.
FYI Shawn's Daddy Diaper Party is on April 18!! Pizza, beer, and a PARTY! woo hoo...
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Sunday, April 5, 2009
UGH the worst part of pregnancy
So me and Shawn had a nice walk on the beach today and as we were walking to the car we were passing a 7-11 so I decided to run in and get a slurpee. First the guy at the counter said "now make sure you drink that very slowly, you're going to give your baby a brain freeze!" okay weirdo. Then, the lady behind the counter said "you look like you're ready to pop! when are you due?" So, I replied "May 2." AND SHE HAD THE NERVE TO SAY "you have 4 more weeks to go and you're already so big!" UGH UGH UGH!
I'm sick of being big!!!!!
Upside of being pregnant-Kathy ran out the to store today while we were just sitting around and came back with Cheetos and a ped egg for me.. you know those things to exfoliate your feet! She knows the way right to my heart!
I'm sick of being big!!!!!
Upside of being pregnant-Kathy ran out the to store today while we were just sitting around and came back with Cheetos and a ped egg for me.. you know those things to exfoliate your feet! She knows the way right to my heart!
Saturday, April 4, 2009
We're in FLORIDA!!
SO we're in Florida.. we've been here since Tuesday night!! The first couple of days were cloudy and rainy but yesterday the sun came out and sure enough my doctor was right about my skin being much more sensitive since I'm pregnant! Of course I didn't listen to her and now I'm sporting a sunburn on my legs, arms, and chest!! Today was absolutely gorgeous here and I couldn't sit out in the sun for very long without covering up my legs or going inside! Oh well..
We've just been doing the usual things down here. We've gone to JB's, the beach, Bostons, the Bowery, Chick-fil-a, and me and Shawn have gone on a couple bike rides. Oh we also went to a chocolate factory up in Daytona that smelled sooooo good! Just our luck tho, right as we went to park, a bus load of retirees were dropped off at the factory! Other than that we've played scrabble and battleship and watched movies. It's been very relaxing. I even took a nap the other day. That doesn't happen too often. Last night we went to get ice cream and watch the rocket launch. I couldn't believe that we could see it all the way up here in New Smyrna but we could. The sky got bright in the distance, then we saw it shoot into the sky and it looked like it was heading right for us, then it started to look like a shooting star and slowly disappeared. Pretty cool to see tho!
Connors new favorite game is laying across my ribs. I can't sit back in a chair without him doing it. It got so bad yesterday while we were sitting out in the sun that I had to get up and walk around to wiggle his little butt down a bit. He's also going through caffeine withdrawls in there since I didn't do so great avoiding caffeine while i've been pregnant so he's taking it out on my insides I believe. We decided it's probably best to get him used to not having caffiene while he's still inside rather than him screaming his head off due to Coke withdrawls later on.. I'm trying to get used to caffiene free pepsi, but it's just not the same.
So, we just have a few things to do when we get home to get ready for Connor to come home. We have to pack the hospital bag, stock up on diapers, pick his coming home outfit, and clean my car and install his carseat. Other than that we should be all set. I'd like to give our house one really good cleaning before he comes home also. We're really excited for him to come home!! 4 more weeks!
We've just been doing the usual things down here. We've gone to JB's, the beach, Bostons, the Bowery, Chick-fil-a, and me and Shawn have gone on a couple bike rides. Oh we also went to a chocolate factory up in Daytona that smelled sooooo good! Just our luck tho, right as we went to park, a bus load of retirees were dropped off at the factory! Other than that we've played scrabble and battleship and watched movies. It's been very relaxing. I even took a nap the other day. That doesn't happen too often. Last night we went to get ice cream and watch the rocket launch. I couldn't believe that we could see it all the way up here in New Smyrna but we could. The sky got bright in the distance, then we saw it shoot into the sky and it looked like it was heading right for us, then it started to look like a shooting star and slowly disappeared. Pretty cool to see tho!
Connors new favorite game is laying across my ribs. I can't sit back in a chair without him doing it. It got so bad yesterday while we were sitting out in the sun that I had to get up and walk around to wiggle his little butt down a bit. He's also going through caffeine withdrawls in there since I didn't do so great avoiding caffeine while i've been pregnant so he's taking it out on my insides I believe. We decided it's probably best to get him used to not having caffiene while he's still inside rather than him screaming his head off due to Coke withdrawls later on.. I'm trying to get used to caffiene free pepsi, but it's just not the same.
So, we just have a few things to do when we get home to get ready for Connor to come home. We have to pack the hospital bag, stock up on diapers, pick his coming home outfit, and clean my car and install his carseat. Other than that we should be all set. I'd like to give our house one really good cleaning before he comes home also. We're really excited for him to come home!! 4 more weeks!
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