Matthew's 2 Month Birthday!

Little Matthew turned 2 months old on December 15th. He is the sweetest baby, never cries unless he is hungry (and he gives you a 10 minute grace period before getting angry), smiles all the time,and let's his big brother crawl all over him with very little protest. He weighs 16 pounds and is 26 inches long. Doesn't even register on the percentage growth chart....our little football player maybe? Matthew takes 2-3 long naps a day 1-3 hours (one hour or less if it's in the crib, more if he is wrapped up on my chest) Matthew eats all the time, go figure! And I swear he is always staring at my food. He LOVES the bath, and will usually fall asleep right after, his face flushed from the warm water. He doesn't actually cry, but makes a Taradactyl sound....MRAAA! His eyes are grey blue, and his hair is starting to get that "red" look that Benjamin had before it turned blond. And of course he has the "cheeks" that all three of our boys have. He also loves the frog on his mobile just like Benji did.

 One Month Old

 One Month Birthday

 In His Wrap

 Two Month Birthday

Long

Edmund worked all day, and Matthew ate all day- here are the results....

Special

Benjamin has decided that he wants to be a con"ductor" on a train when he grows up. Auntie CaCa sent us a link to a train building seminar at Lowes---he was so happy and excited. He concentrated so hard on hammering every nail in and built the train all by himself. He talked about it all day, showed everyone his train and ended up falling asleep with his apron on.

My Birthday!

This year my birthday fell on a historic date...11-11-11.....It was a crazy week, but we all managed to get together for a little while to celebrate my 31st birthday. I received some awesome gifts (see future blog labeled Extreme Bathroom Makeover!) and we had some great food (by request, cheese, wine and cake!)  I also received over 30 birthday cards from friends and family, postage marked from Canada to China. My Auntie Sonia contacted all of my family from cousins to great, great aunts and told them about my special day. It took me almost a week to open all of the birthday cards (Edmund said I was "milking it".... and maybe I was). It was a birthday I will never forget.

SPOOKY

Halloween has come and gone. Our first halloween with the "Boys." This was Benjamin's 3rd Halloween!!!  Benjamin was 2 years and 2 months old, Matthew was two weeks old and Gabriel was 8 months old. The theme was Shrek... I hope we do a theme every year and them taunt them with the pictures when they are older! Edmund was the Wicked Witch and I was Glenda. (Sorry, No, pictures of Baby Babe :-(

My Birthday!

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Friday was my due date- I thought my water had broke so we packed up the car and headed to the hospital. No luck on the water breaking and no contractions, the nurse said we could stay and get things started or go home.... we went home. I woke up at 3 am with a few pains (this had been happening all week, middle of the night, just enough to keep me up for a couple of hours, and then nothing) When I woke up again I looked at the clock, 8:02am. Benjamin woke up and wanted a bagel. I was having some pains (contractions:-) and was trying to time them on my phone. But between Benji wanting to make the bagel himself "No Mama do it, Benji do it!", and the pains being kinda strong, I kept forgetting to start the timer, stop the timer, look and see what the times were, etc. I called Edmund and told him I was having pains and was going to get ready to go, I would call him when I got out of the shower. I also called Erica because Baby Gabriel was supposed to come over and visit with us for a while. After the shower I called Edmund and said that I wanted to go to the hospital, now. Edmund left work at 8:58. The pains were pretty strong, and there was no break in between them. (the few contractions I did time say 1:03 to 1:27 minutes between contractions, from 8:19 to 8:45 when I stopped timing them)
We called Auntie Erica back and I went to the bathroom. As Edmund walked into the door, I had a contraction and my water broke. Erica said "Do you want to let me go?" "Yes, I think so". This was around 9:12. We all got into the car and headed out. Major pain now. At this point I thought "man, I should have been at the hospital by now, I should have had an epidural by now." I just thought that I was experiencing some of the labor pains that usually the epidural is covering up during the HOURS you are in labor. By the time we reached Beville (9:20, Edmund talked to Erica again and told her we were on the way, he also called labor and delivery because I did not want to sit in the "registration" room and fill out paperwork) Benjamin is in the backseat saying "Mama Hurts ." Edmund is now running through (around) red lights and driving through (around) all of the cars. And now I really HURT. And I think I feel the head crowning, little afraid to check! But I did, and it was. Now, I knew I was in trouble and we were going to be cutting it close. My next contraction came and I had to push, and the head came out. I could see his profile and told Edmund- "the head is out, he's not breathing." Edmund said "what do you want me to do?" "Pullover" "No, there is a hospital full of doctors right there" "Call 911" "No, they won't get to us before we get there" "Call Labor and Delivery and tell them what is happening" He did, they didn't answer. We pulled up to the valet and Edmund jumped out of the car. He went running into the hospital screaming that I was in labor and the baby wasn't breathing. The first person he found was a medical student that he sent running to the car.(she actually checked me at the OB earlier that week!) The second person was a little old lady that grabbed a wheelchair! Then he made it to the end of the hall and banged on the glass doors of L&D, they buzzed him in and within seconds my midwife and 6 or 7 nurses were running down the hall. I had another contraction and the shoulders/tummy/feet came out. I felt his chest heave and he cried. Then my door opened and a very surprised med student was there. Then came the Calvary, who immediately cleaned out his mouth and started saying "He's fine, he's breathing, he's fine." I turned around and Benjamin was staring at me with wide eyes, he couldn't see anything, but he heard it all. Edmund grabbed him out of the car seat and Benji gave him "the biggest hug" and he had one tear on his face. They asked me what time he was born and I looked at the clock in the car- 9:25 it said. I later checked against my phone and they are two minutes apart. So, it was really 9:27 when they asked me - He was born somewhere between 9:22 and 9:24 am. Not even an hour and a half after getting up that morning. They cut the cord in the parking lot, and wheeled us upstairs- 9 lbs, 7 oz. 21 inches long. Lots of dark hair. Perfectly Perfect and Healthy! Probably the longest 10 minute car ride Edmund and I will ever experience, a crazy story for us to tell the boys when they grow up, and now no chance in the world I will get Edmund to agree to baby number three!!

Outside the hospital on "False Alarm" day

Last day pregnant

My Midwife cutting the cord

First Bath

First Outfit

My Boys

My Boys

Big and Small Brother

All three boys sleeping

Ahhh

Auntie Erica "CaCa"

PaPa James

A Blast!!

We went to the Port Orange Family Days over the weekend. Benjamin had a "perma-grin" on his face the entire time. Grandpa J, aka "PaPa", bought an armband to go on all of the rides- Edmund was going to get one, but no need for everyone to get one.... so..... PaPa had to go on all of the rides (like it or not) with Benjamin. Although, this year Benjamin was tall enough to go on a few rides by himself!! What a big boy! The first one PaPa tried to get on with him and the ride operator said PaPa was too big- Benji had to go by himself.  When PaPa walked away Benji looked pretty worried and said "PaPa, sit here!" We told him he had to go by himself and as soon as the ride started--- he started to smile, and he had a blast from there on! Their personal favorite was the Spinning Dragons- both Grandpa J and Benjamin loved it and they went on it several times. All I wanted was a funnel cake (which I have been trying to get my hands on for seriously over a year, something always happens!?!) I don't think it would have been very good for my blood sugar levels anyway! 

 Cruising in the Wiggle Worm- this one went on forever and made PaPa Dizzy!

 First Ride by Himself- looking a "little worried"

 Weeee!

 Driving with a little girl- they talked the whole time :-)

Big, Bigger, Biggest...

Three more weeks to go before Baby D-Day.... not sure if I will last that long.
 Erica asked if this pregnancy was better since I knew what to expect. It is really hard to say and got me thinking. First pregnacy was "Fun" I enjoyed being pregnant and was really happy that everything went so smoothly.I loved getting the nursery ready, buying baby things, looking at baby name books.
 This pregnacy has been a little harder on the body, and you want to do all of the things you did for baby number one (read the books, plan the room, fold little onsies, fill out the baby book).  But when I thought about Erica's question, I realized that the best part of the second time around has been watching Benjamin get so excited, figuring out what is going on, hearing him talk about his brother.  You realize it's not about filling out baby books (HaHa CaCa!) it's about enjoying the little one that you made!

Before I forget, here is what the two pregnancies were like...

Pregnancy Number One
Found out at 4 weeks pregnant
No morning sickness
Told everyone on Christmas morning with "Grandma, Grandpa, Auntie" snowglobes
Started showing at 5 months
Failed first sugar test, passed second one
Lots of kicking -average 20 kicks in 10 minutes (started month 5)
Hiccups everynight (baby)
Ice cream every night (me)
Minor sciatic pain towards the end
Total weight gain: 34
Total waist size: 41
Biggest worry: being a good mom, doing everything right
Due Date: August 20
Born: August 25
Stats: Labor 13 1/2 hours, 7 lbs 12 oz, 21 inches long, 5:36pm


Pregnancy Number Two
Found out at 4 weeks pregnant
No morning sickness
Told everyone at dad's birthday,Benjamin wore a Big Brother shirt, (took over an hour for anyone to see it!)
Started showing at 3-4 months
Failed first sugar test, failed second sugar test. Have to test levels four times a day
Lots of kicking, and lots of stretching out (started 4 months)
Hiccups every night (baby)
Chocolate milk every night (me)
Major sciatic pain towards the end
Total weight gain: we'll see (30 pounds at 37 weeks)
Total waist size: we'll see (41 1/2 at 37 weeks)
Biggest worry: not having another awesome baby like Benjamin
Due Date: October 14
Born: ??
Stats: ??

Pregnancy Number One Pictures

 One Month

 Three Months

Five Months

 7 Months

 10 Months (at the hospital)

Pregnacy Number Two Pictures

 Two Months

 Three Months

 Four Months

 Six Months

Eight Months

Hospital Picture to be added soon......