Tummy Time Hater

Cody HATES his tummy time!  Yesterday, 9/29/10, Code Man was 15 days old.  We were in his nursery on the floor for some tummy time.  He couldn't stand being on his tummy, so he started crying and squirming around.  He was kicking his feet, throwing his arms everywhere.  Well, he finally rolled from his tummy to his back.  Now, I know, this could have just been a fluke accident.  BUT, I put him back on his tummy 2 more times at home, and there he went, to his back and was as happy as could be!

We had to show grandma and grandpa!  So, off we went to Lamar to run some errands and stop by for a visit.  Grandpa and Uncle Mike were there to witness...Cody rolled over 2 more times at their house!  Sadly, grandma didn't get to see it...yet.  Later that evening, Cody & I were in playing on his rainforest mat gym and Daddy came in to watch.  We decided to show daddy what a strong boy he has, and we put him on his belly, and there he went, to his back once again.  Six times in one day!  It amazes me that he didn't scare himself when he did it, but most times after he got to his back, he was happy again. 

On a side note:  We went grocery shopping yesterday.  Cody's carseat is massive, and it takes up the whole basket of the shopping cart and that leaves no place for mommy to put groceries.  Well, out came the sleepy wrap!  I put that puppy on, put little Code Man in, and off we went to get our groceries!  He loved it.  Was pretty much asleep the whole time.  It made it so easy for me to get my shopping done - and we got some pretty cute looks from other shoppers :)

2 week check-up

9/28/10:  Cody had his two week check-up with Dr. Grills.  When Cody was born, he weighed 7 lbs. 3 oz.  When we left the hospital on 9/16, our little guy was down to 6 lbs. 9 oz.  Dr. Grills had us come in to get weighed on Monday, 9/20, and our little Code Man had only gained 1 oz. from the time we left the hospital to that day.  They put us on 3 oz. of formula a day to supplement after a few feedings.  They also scheduled us to come back to get him weighed two days later, on 9/22.  When he got weighed then, he was up to 6 lbs. 13 oz.  So, the formula was doing the trick. 

Yesterday, my baby boy weighed in at 7 lbs. 5 oz.!  Dr. Grills was very happy with that, and said he is a very healthy boy!  What a happy momma that makes me!! 

Also, good news, his jaundice is finally gone!  We were afraid he might have to stay in the hospital a day longer because he was jaundice.  Thankfully, they let us go home after they got his blood work back, but, we had to return to the hospital the very next day to get more blood work done.  Talk about hard!  It was so painful for me to hold my 3 day old baby and have them take blood from his tiny heel.  Poor little guy, they scared the pee out of him!  Anyway, the Dr.'s office called me later that day and said that it's looking better, but to keep putting him in indirect sunlight.  So we did!  Slowly, the jaundice started to go away, and there was no sign of it yesterday! 

I just can't believe it's already been two weeks since Cody was born!  Before I know it, he'll be crawling!

goodbye cord stump

I'm not gonna lie...yesterday was a sad day for me.  Code Man's cord stump fell off, and I almost cried.  Yes, I really did.  I told Doug that that was the last part of him that was also a part of me.  Doug then sweetly reminded me that Cody Boy will always be a part of me, which I know.  I guess it's just a mother thing?  Ok, if I write about this much longer, I'm going to cry.

So, on to happier things :)

Since the cord stump is gone, we can finally start wearing our cloth diapers!!  YAY! 

Here's a pic of Cody sporting his newborn rump-a-rooz!

As you can see, he's very excited about it!!



Our Birth Story - Part 1

39 weeks 1 day pregnant.  That's how my Monday started on September 13.  I woke up at around 7 a.m. when Doug got up to get ready for work.  I was on the couch - where I had been sleeping for the past 7-8 weeks.  I kissed Doug bye as he left for work, and got all of my blankets and pillows put away.  It wasn't long, though, before I got really tired again and fell back asleep.  Most of that Monday for me was spent sleeping.  I truly believe my body knew what was coming and wanted me to get as much rest as possible.  I got up around 11:30 a.m. to fix Doug some lunch, and was awake until he left at 1 p.m.  And then it was back to sleep for me!  I woke up around 4:30.  Decided it was best if I took a shower and actually got myself looking decent that day, even though it was already almost evening!  When I was finished getting ready, I put on some comfy clothes and headed out to our back lot to do some walking.

I had been walking quite a bit back there for the past week.  I would go out and make about 10 laps around the large gravel lot.  I was finishing up my walking and decided to head to the front porch and have a seat and enjoy the beautiful day.  But, once I got up to the front yard, I got a great idea!  I decided to do a little jogging to maybe help move things along!  So, 39 week 1 day pregnant me started a slow jog up and down and back up our driveway.  As I was walking on the way back to our house, I started wondering if all my walking and jogging would really do anything to help me along, or if I was just being impatient. 

Doug got home around 6 that evening and decided to mow some of the yard while I went inside to make dinner.  We sat down to a lovely meal of cheddarwurst (glorified hot dogs) and enjoyed dinner.  As we were talking, I told Doug that I had been walking quite a bit that day, and even went jogging.  He kinda laughed at me, I'm sure thinking that I was a nut for jogging!!  About 2 minutes later I got up to clear the table.  As I got to the kitchen, I stopped dead in my tracks...

7:45 p.m. - "Um Doug...I think my water just broke..." were the next words that came out of my mouth.  He looked at me and asked, "seriously?"  Well, I knew I didn't just pee myself, and this liquid was running down my legs, so that had to be it, right??  The first thing I did was call my mom.  I told her what happened, and was still running down my legs, and she agreed that that is what probably happened.  I got off the phone with her and Doug started to get the bags in the car while I changed clothes. 

On our way to the hospital, I called Doug's parents to let them know what was going on, and told them we would call back once we knew more.

I had been timing my contractions since we left home, and they were about every 5-7 minutes apart lasting for 1 minute.  Nothing intense...yet.  We were just outside of Joplin when Doug asked me if I was very uncomfortable...then asked if going through the McDonalds drive-thru for coffee would be out of the question - HA!  (We didn't stop!)

Once we got to the hospital, (at about 8:50 p.m.) I walked up to the ER to tell them that I was pretty sure my water had broken.  There was another pregnant lady that had just arrived and they were getting ready to wheel here down to labor/delivery.  They asked me if I was ok to walk, because I would have to wait for another nurse to come with a wheelchair.  My reply was that I was fine to walk.  It was just a little uncomfortable to be walking with fluid leaking down your legs! 

9:00 p.m. - As soon as we got to labor/delivery, they put me in the birthing room, got me changed into my gown, and we got things started!

Pregnancy

Pregnancy stats:

Total weight gain:  30 lbs even
Weight lost 1 week 2 days postpartum:  19 lbs
I was able to wear my wedding/engagement rings through the whole pregnancy
Minor swelling of my feet that went away by 36 weeks

I can honestly say that I had an amazing pregnancy.  I didn't get sick, or swell too much.  I stayed active and just enjoyed every minute of an awesome journey!  I'm sad that my first pregnancy is over.  As ready as I was at the end to have our little guy, and as happy as I am that he is here :) I truly loved being pregnant.  I hope that the next couple of pregnancies go just as well as my first!

Here are pics of my belly at 5 weeks, 20 weeks, 39 weeks (last belly shot) and 1 week postpartum

Hopefully I'll get that 5 week belly back!! :)

I would also like to share a few of my most memorable moments of this pregnancy...in no particular order:

• Looking down at the Clear Blue Easy pregnancy test and reading the word:  Pregnant
• Telling Doug that we were expecting :)
• Telling our parents - that was such a fun day!
• Seeing our little Wolfie on the sonogram at our first appointment at 8 weeks...that is a day I will never forget!
• Hearing the heartbeat for the first time at 12 weeks - the sweetest sound I will ever hear.
• Finding out that we're having a BOY!
• Making it through the first, second and third trimester (thank you, God for a healthy pregnancy)
• Having to go to the hospital at 36/37 weeks for a kidney infection.  Not a happy memory, but it's definitely a memorable experience!
• Walking around the back lot at our house trying to get things started...and then jogging up and down our driveway at 5 p.m. the evening my water broke
• Sitting at the dining room table finishing dinner and telling Doug that I jogged just a couple hours earlier, then getting up to clear the table 2 minutes later and telling Doug that my water just broke!!
• Labor:  I had an amazing labor and great birth of our little Code Man.  It is a day that I will never forget!

I'm sure there are more, but these are just some that stand out in my mind right now.

Also, I've been working on our birth story!  Hopefully I'll get it posted this week!

Love

I never knew that you could love someone that you just met so much...all I can say is I am head over heels in love with a little boy named Cody!  Doug and I are so blessed!!

The Start of Something Amazing - Welcome Cody Douglas!

We are so happy to announce that Cody Douglas joined our family at 9:54 a.m. Tuesday, September 14. 

Cody weighed in at 7 lbs 3 oz and is 20.5 inches long!

It's hard to believe that he is actually here!  Doug & I feel so blessed - God has given us a wonderful gift!  I'll be posting more pics of our adorable little guy and plan on sharing the birth story...all to come this weekend.  Right now, I'm going to go snuggle with my baby boy!  

39 week pictures

Not the best pics...but here ya go!

39 weeks - still pregnant

Ok, so I'm still pregnant.  Apparently Wolfie is pretty comfortable in my belly.  I haven't dropped yet, my cervix hasn't started to thin out and I'm not dilated.  Boo.  I had a Dr. appointment on Tuesday, and I asked him how big he thinks the boy is.  He told me on Tuesday that if he was born that day, he would be about 7 1/2 lbs.  Then he said...well, he's only gonna get bigger the longer he's in there!  Which, by my next appointment on Wednesday, I'm guessing he'll be about 8 lbs.  I know that there's no real way of telling how much he's actually going to weigh, but I have to say, I'm not surprised. 

Also at my last appointment, I had lost 7 lbs. myself.  The nurse said something to me about it, but the Dr. was ok with it.  It's not like I'm trying to lose weight!  I'm pretty sure it has something to do with the fact that at my previous appointment, I had just gotten out of the hospital, and had 2 1/2 days of fluids pumped in me...needless to say, I was a bit bloated from that!  As long as the Dr. thinks I'm doing good, that's all that matters.

Doug has been laughing at me because I'm getting so impatient.  I know that I should enjoy these last few days of 'us' time and enjoy sleep :) but I really am uncomfortable!  I've been walking a lot, doing jumping jacks and squats...whatever I can think of to get baby to drop!  I realize that he's on his own schedule, and it is up to him when he decides to arrive, but seriously little man let's make this happen!! 

On a side note:  August 29 was supposed to be my last baby shower.  Unfortunately, we had to cancel because I was in the hospital.  Talk about sad!  We have re-scheduled the shower for Sunday, October 3.  We decided at this point it was better to wait until Wolfie has arrived than to chance having it and needing to cancel again.  So, instead of everyone being excited to see pregnant me, you all can come and meet our sweet little Wolfgang!!  (And call him by his real name!)   :)

Maternity Pictures

Just wanted to share some of our favorite pictures from our maternity photo session.  It was so much fun, and I am so glad that we did this.  I feel like it's a great way to remember and treasure these precious moments from our first pregnancy!

Nursery Pics

Well, here it is...the finished product!  I love the way the nursery turned out - I couldn't be happier!!

Here's the changing table

Reading corner (man, I can't wait to rock my little Wolfie!)

You'll notice that we have both Case IH tractors and John Deere tractors in his bedroom.  :)

I love his crib...and I love the blanket that my mom made for the boy!

His middle and last initial...wonder what the first letter is gonna be??? :)

'Snips 'n snails and puppy dog tails...that's what little boys are made of' :)

I love being in his room.  It is so calming.  I'll sit in here in the rocking chair listening to a lullaby cd and also to my relaxation cd's. 

And here is my cloth diaper stash...

to the left we have 3 BumGenius small AIO's and four FuzziBunz one size pockets

in the middle are our newborn fitteds (there are more in the basket on top of the changing table) and next to those are our colorful diaper covers.  In front of the covers are two Lil Joey AIO's (for newborn)

and on the right side are our newborn prefolds.

Middle drawer of changer:

One Thirsties one size pocket, 8 Kawaii one size pocket dipes, one Sunbaby one size dipe (all the one size dipes should start fitting our little guy around 12 lbs.  They are made to grow with your baby.

In the front middle, you see four Best Bottom diaper covers, with the snap-in inserts to the side, and in the back on the right are some infant fitteds.

And, in stored in the closet are all of the extra pocket inserts for the diapers and infant prefolds with diaper covers.  I can't wait to start trying all of these out!!

38 week pictures

Me and the Wolf Man at 38 weeks!  So ready!!

And the waiting game begins...

Well, here I am - 38 weeks today, and still pregnant.  I didn't think the day would actually come that I would really be ready to have this little guy (as in, tired of being pregnant, get him out!) but I'm there.  Don't get me wrong, I've loved every minute of being pregnant...but I'm SO ready to not be!  Yesterday at my Dr. appointment, Dr. Cox said that it's just a waiting game now.  When will he finally decide to come into this world??  Hopefully he's not like his daddy who was way too comfy in his own mom's tummy that he decided he'd stay 3 weeks past his due date!  AH! 

Once again, I'm at this place where I have all these different emotions running through my mind:
Sad that Doug & I will no longer be 'just the two of us'. 

And at the exact same time, I'm so excited that our relationship will be growing to a whole new level...we're starting a family!  Bringing a child into this world that is a part of both of us!  That's just pretty amazing!

I'm anxious and nervous about the unkown...what's to come???  I'm not the kind of person who thinks that having a baby is all fun, dress-up and games.  It's going to be hard work.  I'm going to be stressed out in the beginning.  I'm going to be tired and cranky.  I know I will be - but I also know that this will be one of the most amazing things I will ever do.

Eventually, all of the emotions come back to me just being really excited for this new chapter in our lives.  I feel like that's when you really know that you're ready to have a baby...when you can look at everything that is going to change, and just know that you want this more than anything, even with all the crazy changes that are about to take place.

I know that God has given us this gift, and His timing is perfect.  I just pray that we can raise our son to be all that God has planned for him. 

Wolfie:  It's time to come out and meet everyone!  We are all so excited to meet you!!