The weather was so nice the last couple days we were in Boise and Papa Steveo bought Cody a transformers kite and they got to go fly it on Saturday.
It was so cute to watch.
It was so cute to watch.
Cade enjoyed his time out in the sun too :)
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Simon Says
I decided it was time to teach Cody how to play "Simon Says"
As we lay in his bed tonight trying to wind down, I said "Do you want me to teach you how to play Simon Says?"
He was so excited that I was going to let him play a game instead of going to bed.
After a few rounds of Simon Says, which included me explaining that he's not supposed to do it if I don't say Simon Says, he said it was his turn.
This is how it went.
As we lay in his bed tonight trying to wind down, I said "Do you want me to teach you how to play Simon Says?"
He was so excited that I was going to let him play a game instead of going to bed.
After a few rounds of Simon Says, which included me explaining that he's not supposed to do it if I don't say Simon Says, he said it was his turn.
This is how it went.
Cody: "Simon says close your eyes. Simon says open your eyes. Simon says touch your nose. Simon says touch your mouth." at this point I started to wonder if he understood that he was supposed to mix it up and not always say Simon says...
Cody: "Simon says touch your hair. Simon says touch the bird!!!" followed by insane laughter.
once he gained his composure... "There is no bird in the room. Simon says, find the carrot!!!" more laughter...."There is no carrot!"
Cody: "Simon says touch your hair. Simon says touch the bird!!!" followed by insane laughter.
once he gained his composure... "There is no bird in the room. Simon says, find the carrot!!!" more laughter...."There is no carrot!"
I think he missed the point.
Uncle Mikey is Home!
We had a great weekend in Boise!
Uncle Mikey flew in Wednesday night at 6:30. We left Lehi at about 10:30 and got to Boise at 5... Its not supposed to take that long. Cade decided to eat 5 times during the drive.
We were all so excited to see him. Here are some pictures from the weekend.
Uncle Mikey flew in Wednesday night at 6:30. We left Lehi at about 10:30 and got to Boise at 5... Its not supposed to take that long. Cade decided to eat 5 times during the drive.
We were all so excited to see him. Here are some pictures from the weekend.
Someone tied these balloons to Cody's arm which was ok until it was time to capture all the "first hugs" because Cody was always in the middle of everything.
Cody was pretty hesitant at first...
but then he wouldn't leave poor Mikey alone
and then they were best friends.
meeting Cade for the first time.
I love this picture.
Another favorite. Playing with his great grandma Henneman
The whole crew... minus Marissa, Micah, Scarlett, Cade and myself. I am guessing it was feeding time.
and one last one.
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
1 month!
Where has the time gone!?!?
I know everyone says that but seriously... how has it already been a month!
I feel like we have done a lot in the month but I am enjoying my newborn too much for him to grow out of his sleep all day stage!
Since we got back from Boise 2 weeks ago Cody, Cade and I have been hanging out at the house mostly. With the exception of preschool we don't really leave the house.
Cade and I have been going on walks while Cody is at school which has been wonderful.
Yesterday it was in the high 50's so after school we met his friend at a park and the boys played
while his friends mom and I got in a little work out.
Cade is doing SO well! He is growing too fast. He is starting to be awake more during the day but is still sleeping like a champ at night. Well, when I say "sleeping like a champ" I mean he lets me get 3 hour increments. He is very consistent about it though. From day one he has been good to me at night. There has been no waking up every hour or staying awake for hours during the night. I think my favorite thing about him is that he puts himself to sleep already. Nothing I had to "train" him to do. I can feed him, burp him, swaddle him and then lay him down and he goes to sleep. Sometimes he'll want his binky and other times he refuses it and goes to sleep without
it. When he doesn't want it though... he REALLY doesn't want it. He will gag if I put it in his mouth and he doesn't want it.
He is eating great! No complaints here. I have only had to give him a bottle 3 times. At this stage with Cody I was practically pumping exclusively so I am feeling WAY better about breastfeeding this time around. Cade is really fast too so that helps. :)
Cody still loves his little brother more than he loves his own toys.
He got to help give Cade a bottle one day and LOVED it! It will be fun when he can help feed Cade solids.
Overall, life is good! And about to get even better.
Chris's brother Mike comes home from his mission TOMORROW!
We are headed up in the morning for until Sunday!
I can't wait!
I know everyone says that but seriously... how has it already been a month!
I feel like we have done a lot in the month but I am enjoying my newborn too much for him to grow out of his sleep all day stage!
Since we got back from Boise 2 weeks ago Cody, Cade and I have been hanging out at the house mostly. With the exception of preschool we don't really leave the house.
Cade and I have been going on walks while Cody is at school which has been wonderful.
Yesterday it was in the high 50's so after school we met his friend at a park and the boys played
while his friends mom and I got in a little work out.
Cade is doing SO well! He is growing too fast. He is starting to be awake more during the day but is still sleeping like a champ at night. Well, when I say "sleeping like a champ" I mean he lets me get 3 hour increments. He is very consistent about it though. From day one he has been good to me at night. There has been no waking up every hour or staying awake for hours during the night. I think my favorite thing about him is that he puts himself to sleep already. Nothing I had to "train" him to do. I can feed him, burp him, swaddle him and then lay him down and he goes to sleep. Sometimes he'll want his binky and other times he refuses it and goes to sleep without
it. When he doesn't want it though... he REALLY doesn't want it. He will gag if I put it in his mouth and he doesn't want it.
He is eating great! No complaints here. I have only had to give him a bottle 3 times. At this stage with Cody I was practically pumping exclusively so I am feeling WAY better about breastfeeding this time around. Cade is really fast too so that helps. :)
Cody still loves his little brother more than he loves his own toys.
He got to help give Cade a bottle one day and LOVED it! It will be fun when he can help feed Cade solids.
Overall, life is good! And about to get even better.
Chris's brother Mike comes home from his mission TOMORROW!
We are headed up in the morning for until Sunday!
I can't wait!
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Cousins
One of the things I like about being in Utah is that we are close to Marissa and Micah and now baby Scarlett. We are hoping they stick around here for law school so that the boys can have a cousin close for the next few years. One of Chris's cousins and his wife, Marissa and Micah, and Chris and I were over at their Aunts house for dinner last night and we got a cute picture of the 3 cousins... even though Addi is a second cousin to Cade Cody and Scarlett.
Scarlett is on the left, Addi in the middle and obviously Cade on the right.
These were taken earlier this week of just Cade Scarlett and Cody. Isn't Scarlett a beautiful little girl!! Love her!
Scarlett is on the left, Addi in the middle and obviously Cade on the right.
These were taken earlier this week of just Cade Scarlett and Cody. Isn't Scarlett a beautiful little girl!! Love her!
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Saturday, March 13, 2010
The First Two Weeks
I haven't gone through one day without comparing how things are going with how they went with Cody and I have to say I love how different it has been. At this stage with Cody I was still recovering myself and wasn't able to really enjoy my new baby fully because of the pain I was in... this time, my pain has been so minimal that I have been able to thoroughly enjoy EVERY day with Cade. He has been an amazing baby which helps, but I feel like I have been able to just take it all in and I love it.
The first couple days home we didn't do much. Friday we had Dr. appts and preschool but Saturday and Sunday were spent at home. We had a few people come over to see the little guy because no one was able to see him at the hospital.
Monday, Chris's mom came down to help out. She taught me how to make freezer meals, cleaned my house, and took care of my kids. It was so nice to not worry about anything. I spent a lot of time hanging out in my bedroom. Lori was here until Friday when we all drove back up to Boise together. It was so nice to have her here!
Chris's birthday was on Sunday the 7th so on Thursday I asked a friend of mine to come help me out with some pictures of the boys to give Chris for his birthday. I fell in love with them! They were amazing!
Friday morning, we headed for Boise for my sisters wedding reception. The goal was to leave at 8 a.m. I was pretty proud that we were on the road at 8:45 a.m. I had fed Cade at 8 and he slept until we got to Burley. So like 4.5 hours and then slept until we got to Boise. He was a rockstar! Chris had meetings that afternoon so we dropped him off and headed to Steve and Lori's house. Lori watched Cody for me so I could go see my sisters for a little bit.
Saturday, Steve and Lori took Cody again for me so that I could go help get ready for the reception. My services were used to frost A LOT of cupcakes and cookies. My Aunt Deb made all the goodies for the reception and she made all my cakes for my reception. I was SO glad I had just eaten lunch when I got there because Stacy didn't just have cake at her reception, she had hundreds of cupcakes, lemon and chocolate tarts, pistachio cream cheese cookies, these carmel something bars that were DANGEROUSLY good! I had a blast helping but I ate more sugar than I should be allowed to eat in a week!
The reception was BEAUTIFUL! Stacy did an amazing job. She had people dressed in 20's attire and had a photo booth out in the front as people walked in so they could take pictures and then use the pictures to "sign the guest book." Such a cute idea. I think she was really happy with how things went. It was nice to see so many people I haven't seen in a long time!
I had Cade in a separate room during the entire reception so I didn't have to worry about everyone wanting to hold him and then those people possibly handing him off to other people. It worked out nicely. Chris and Cody came at 8:30 so we could get a big family picture.
Sunday we celebrated Chris's birthday with his family. and Monday we headed back home.
Having 2 kids has been a lot easier than I thought it would be. At least so far. Cody is an amazing little helper. He throws away diapers, gets me clean diapers, tries to snuggle Cade all the time!!! We are having to pull him back a little because he smothers Cade a little, but its hard when he just wants to love on his little brother.
We are chugging a long, one day at a time. We even went for a walk yesterday for like 2 hours. It was beautiful outside. Today it is snowing. And right now... both my boys are asleep on my bed as I type away.
Life is good.
The first couple days home we didn't do much. Friday we had Dr. appts and preschool but Saturday and Sunday were spent at home. We had a few people come over to see the little guy because no one was able to see him at the hospital.
Monday, Chris's mom came down to help out. She taught me how to make freezer meals, cleaned my house, and took care of my kids. It was so nice to not worry about anything. I spent a lot of time hanging out in my bedroom. Lori was here until Friday when we all drove back up to Boise together. It was so nice to have her here!
Chris's birthday was on Sunday the 7th so on Thursday I asked a friend of mine to come help me out with some pictures of the boys to give Chris for his birthday. I fell in love with them! They were amazing!
Friday morning, we headed for Boise for my sisters wedding reception. The goal was to leave at 8 a.m. I was pretty proud that we were on the road at 8:45 a.m. I had fed Cade at 8 and he slept until we got to Burley. So like 4.5 hours and then slept until we got to Boise. He was a rockstar! Chris had meetings that afternoon so we dropped him off and headed to Steve and Lori's house. Lori watched Cody for me so I could go see my sisters for a little bit.
Saturday, Steve and Lori took Cody again for me so that I could go help get ready for the reception. My services were used to frost A LOT of cupcakes and cookies. My Aunt Deb made all the goodies for the reception and she made all my cakes for my reception. I was SO glad I had just eaten lunch when I got there because Stacy didn't just have cake at her reception, she had hundreds of cupcakes, lemon and chocolate tarts, pistachio cream cheese cookies, these carmel something bars that were DANGEROUSLY good! I had a blast helping but I ate more sugar than I should be allowed to eat in a week!
The reception was BEAUTIFUL! Stacy did an amazing job. She had people dressed in 20's attire and had a photo booth out in the front as people walked in so they could take pictures and then use the pictures to "sign the guest book." Such a cute idea. I think she was really happy with how things went. It was nice to see so many people I haven't seen in a long time!
I had Cade in a separate room during the entire reception so I didn't have to worry about everyone wanting to hold him and then those people possibly handing him off to other people. It worked out nicely. Chris and Cody came at 8:30 so we could get a big family picture.
Sunday we celebrated Chris's birthday with his family. and Monday we headed back home.
Having 2 kids has been a lot easier than I thought it would be. At least so far. Cody is an amazing little helper. He throws away diapers, gets me clean diapers, tries to snuggle Cade all the time!!! We are having to pull him back a little because he smothers Cade a little, but its hard when he just wants to love on his little brother.
We are chugging a long, one day at a time. We even went for a walk yesterday for like 2 hours. It was beautiful outside. Today it is snowing. And right now... both my boys are asleep on my bed as I type away.
Life is good.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
I went and played volleyball last night. Actually, to say I played volleyball is a stretch. I hardly played... I am working my way back in to it. This is what I came home to.
Chris had been to Phoenix that day and was exhausted... Cody had a bloody nose right before I left and still had the tissue up his nose, and well Cade just sleeps all the time anyway so that was no surprise. I couldn't help but snap a picture. I love my boys.
Chris had been to Phoenix that day and was exhausted... Cody had a bloody nose right before I left and still had the tissue up his nose, and well Cade just sleeps all the time anyway so that was no surprise. I couldn't help but snap a picture. I love my boys.
Monday, March 8, 2010
Cade's Story
I don't really know how to start this post. I wasn't expecting to have so much to report after having giving birth to my second child. Especially since he was born at 39 weeks! I was scheduled to be induced on Tuesday the 23rd but I never thought I was actually going to go that far since my water broke on its own with Cody at 38 weeks. By about 38 weeks and 2 days however, I had given up. I knew he wasn't coming on his own and I that I would have to be induced. In the first part of my pregnancy I really didn't think I would be induced if it came to that but by the end I was in so much pain and wasn't sleeping that there was no changing my mind. We found out about 9 pm on Monday that we were scheduled for 6:30 am!!! I think I slept 3 hours that night!
We were at the hospital at 6:45 Tuesday morning. They got me checked in and set up with the IV in by 8 am. They started the pitocin and ampicillin (because I tested positive for group b strep) at 8 am. My nurse told me that they needed to get two doses of the ampicillin in me before I delivered and that they needed to be 4 hours apart so they would pace the pitocin accordingly. So I knew I wouldn't have him before noon. At 8:30 she came back in the room and since I could tell the pitocin was definitely getting the job done I decided to just get the epidural early. I think I waited longer than I needed to with Cody and it took longer to get him here. They started the extra bags of fluid at 8:30 and called the anesthesiologist. He was in the room about 8:50 getting things set up. Cody and Chris went out in the hall because I didn't need Chris passing out that early. Unfortunately it took 2 tries to get the epidural in, fortunately I got it early enough into labor that I was able to stay relaxed during the whole thing. It wasn't painful at the time but now my back is REALLY sore and bruised, he did say that he kept hitting bone on the second one so I think that is most of it. After I got the epidural I laid down and slept for a few minutes because I started feeling a little nauseous. When I got to the hospital I was dilated to a 2.5, after the epidural I was at a 4. I was able to just hang out for a couple hours and relax. The best part of the morning was the drug button they gave me, if I felt pain I could push the button and it would give me an extra shot of numbing meds! LOVED THAT! I hit it at 10, 11 and then 12. My Dr came in to break my water at noon and right after that Cade's heart rate started going down. Nothing too serious, just enough that they were monitoring it closely. It would drop with each contraction and then level out where normally they like it to spike a little and then level out with each contraction. After an hour of watching it they decided to do an amniotransfusion... basically replacing the fluid I was losing from breaking my water to make the baby float again and see if maybe the cord was being pinched. As they started that at 1 I hit the drug button again :) When they laid me down to start the amniotransfusion I suddenly felt like I was going to throw up so they sat me and let me lose my lunch and then we began again. However, I was now at a ten and baby was coming. :) I was very happy about that because I was starting to feel like I had made the wrong decision by being induced. I pushed the drup button one last time as they were setting every thing up for the delivery just so I would KNOW I wasn't going to feel anything this time around. I highly recommend it! I pushed through 4 contractions and out came baby at 1:51 pm. Pretty to similar to how it was with Cody.
They took Cade over to clean him off and start his tests but he was breathing funny and his cry had a gargling sound to it. They figured he had swallowed some blood on the way out so they wrapped him up, let me hold him for a few minutes and then took him to the nursery. His nurse said he would most likely resolve the issues on his own but they wanted to be able to watch him.
Two and a half hours later, he was still in the nursery and was under an oxygen dome thing helping him get more pure oxygen. He was grunting pretty hard with every breath and clearly having to work really hard to get air. They wheeled my into the nursery as we switched rooms so I could see him but I couldn't hold him. He wasn't under the oxygen dome anymore but was still working really hard. Unfortunately, he wasn't able to resolve the issue on his own so they had to take him to the Special Care Nursery and put him on a nasal CPAP machine. It basically had tubes in his nose sending high pressure oxygen into his lungs and a tube down his throat into his stomach to release any extra oxygen and the stuff that he had swallowed on the way out. It was not a comforting sight. They also had to hook him up to an IV of Dextrose since he had the tube in his stomach.
He stayed in the Special Care Nursery the entire time we were at the hospital. It was very hard to handle. I know it could have been worse but it was still hard.
Cody had been playing at his cousin Kimball's house, so Chris left about 9 to go get him and go home so they could get a good nights sleep. I got to hold Cade for the first time since right after he was born at 2 am. I had been crying since Chris left and I think the nurse could tell I just needed to hold my baby. He was hooked up to all his machines so it was tricky holding him but it helped me calm down and ironically his breathing slowed a lot in the next few hours, enough that they were able to take him off the CPAP but 11:3o the next morning. They were watching 3 different things... his oxygen saturation, his breaths per minute and his heart rate. After being removed from the CPAP he was able to keep his oxygen saturation at around 97 out of 100% and his breathing stayed under 60 breaths per minutes which is what they need it to be under.
At 5 pm that night I finally got to feed him. I had been building a small storage over the 24 hours before that. He ate really well through the night so the next morning when his Pediatrician came in he said we were good to start weaning him off his IV. I didn't realized however that this was going to be at least a 24 hour process. I was SO sick of the hospital by this point. When the pediatrician saw how disappointed I was that I wasn't going to be taking him home that day he said that since he had eaten so well during the night that they would speed up the weaning process by one point every successful feeding. We started at 14 somethings of Dextrose and normally with every successful feeding the go down 2 points but he said he'd let us go 3 as long as he was able to keep his blood sugar above 60. The nurse recommended supplementing with a little formula to make sure he stayed above 60 so I did but it was nice because we didnt have to use a bottle, instead we used a syringe to squirt the formula in while I was feeding him.
I was supposed to be discharged at 1:50 pm but when my nurse came in to do my last set of vitals my blood pressure was 155/118 and I had a fever apparently. I was crushed! They weren't going to discharge me! All I could think about was taking a shower in my own shower and laying on my own bed even for a minute. They monitored me for an hour or so and my blood pressure went down to like 135/85 ish and they had taken some blood for labs that came back fine so they decided to let me go. It was now like 4 pm though so I sent Chris to the store to get me some shampoo and conditioner because I needed to be with Cade. He was keeping his blood sugar up with each feeding and we were getting closer.
Chris took Cody home at 6:30 where his sister Marissa had a nice home cooked dinner for them. Chris put Cody in bed and BJ(Stacy's new hubby, they cut their honeymoon short and came to see us!) stayed with Cody so Chris could come back and wait with me. At 11:55 p.m. we were all discharged!!!! He had kept his numbers where they needed to be and we were on our way home! It was so nice!
We got home around 12:15 and I went to put Cade in bed but realized I didn't know how he liked to sleep or if he needed the light on or anything! He had been in the Special Care Nursery the WHOLE time! I only got to change 1 diaper in his first 3 days. So... since it was now 1:30 a.m. he slept in our bed with us on his boppy pillow and I got a GREAT nights sleep.
Cody was THRILLED to see his baby brother at home the next morning. All 4 of us stayed in bed until 11:30 when it was time to start getting ready for preschool. Chris took Cody to school, and Cade and I headed to my Dr. appt. We both had to go get checked the next day since they discharged us earlier than they wanted to. I passed my blood pressure test BARELY and Cade looked GREAT at his check up.
Like I said, a lot more to the story than I thought I was going to be posting. Cody's was so normal.
We have been having a BLAST these last two weeks! And now that I have this post finished I can start posting on what else we've been up to. Believe it or not we just got back from our first road trip with 2 kids!
We were at the hospital at 6:45 Tuesday morning. They got me checked in and set up with the IV in by 8 am. They started the pitocin and ampicillin (because I tested positive for group b strep) at 8 am. My nurse told me that they needed to get two doses of the ampicillin in me before I delivered and that they needed to be 4 hours apart so they would pace the pitocin accordingly. So I knew I wouldn't have him before noon. At 8:30 she came back in the room and since I could tell the pitocin was definitely getting the job done I decided to just get the epidural early. I think I waited longer than I needed to with Cody and it took longer to get him here. They started the extra bags of fluid at 8:30 and called the anesthesiologist. He was in the room about 8:50 getting things set up. Cody and Chris went out in the hall because I didn't need Chris passing out that early. Unfortunately it took 2 tries to get the epidural in, fortunately I got it early enough into labor that I was able to stay relaxed during the whole thing. It wasn't painful at the time but now my back is REALLY sore and bruised, he did say that he kept hitting bone on the second one so I think that is most of it. After I got the epidural I laid down and slept for a few minutes because I started feeling a little nauseous. When I got to the hospital I was dilated to a 2.5, after the epidural I was at a 4. I was able to just hang out for a couple hours and relax. The best part of the morning was the drug button they gave me, if I felt pain I could push the button and it would give me an extra shot of numbing meds! LOVED THAT! I hit it at 10, 11 and then 12. My Dr came in to break my water at noon and right after that Cade's heart rate started going down. Nothing too serious, just enough that they were monitoring it closely. It would drop with each contraction and then level out where normally they like it to spike a little and then level out with each contraction. After an hour of watching it they decided to do an amniotransfusion... basically replacing the fluid I was losing from breaking my water to make the baby float again and see if maybe the cord was being pinched. As they started that at 1 I hit the drug button again :) When they laid me down to start the amniotransfusion I suddenly felt like I was going to throw up so they sat me and let me lose my lunch and then we began again. However, I was now at a ten and baby was coming. :) I was very happy about that because I was starting to feel like I had made the wrong decision by being induced. I pushed the drup button one last time as they were setting every thing up for the delivery just so I would KNOW I wasn't going to feel anything this time around. I highly recommend it! I pushed through 4 contractions and out came baby at 1:51 pm. Pretty to similar to how it was with Cody.
They took Cade over to clean him off and start his tests but he was breathing funny and his cry had a gargling sound to it. They figured he had swallowed some blood on the way out so they wrapped him up, let me hold him for a few minutes and then took him to the nursery. His nurse said he would most likely resolve the issues on his own but they wanted to be able to watch him.
Two and a half hours later, he was still in the nursery and was under an oxygen dome thing helping him get more pure oxygen. He was grunting pretty hard with every breath and clearly having to work really hard to get air. They wheeled my into the nursery as we switched rooms so I could see him but I couldn't hold him. He wasn't under the oxygen dome anymore but was still working really hard. Unfortunately, he wasn't able to resolve the issue on his own so they had to take him to the Special Care Nursery and put him on a nasal CPAP machine. It basically had tubes in his nose sending high pressure oxygen into his lungs and a tube down his throat into his stomach to release any extra oxygen and the stuff that he had swallowed on the way out. It was not a comforting sight. They also had to hook him up to an IV of Dextrose since he had the tube in his stomach.
He stayed in the Special Care Nursery the entire time we were at the hospital. It was very hard to handle. I know it could have been worse but it was still hard.
Cody had been playing at his cousin Kimball's house, so Chris left about 9 to go get him and go home so they could get a good nights sleep. I got to hold Cade for the first time since right after he was born at 2 am. I had been crying since Chris left and I think the nurse could tell I just needed to hold my baby. He was hooked up to all his machines so it was tricky holding him but it helped me calm down and ironically his breathing slowed a lot in the next few hours, enough that they were able to take him off the CPAP but 11:3o the next morning. They were watching 3 different things... his oxygen saturation, his breaths per minute and his heart rate. After being removed from the CPAP he was able to keep his oxygen saturation at around 97 out of 100% and his breathing stayed under 60 breaths per minutes which is what they need it to be under.
At 5 pm that night I finally got to feed him. I had been building a small storage over the 24 hours before that. He ate really well through the night so the next morning when his Pediatrician came in he said we were good to start weaning him off his IV. I didn't realized however that this was going to be at least a 24 hour process. I was SO sick of the hospital by this point. When the pediatrician saw how disappointed I was that I wasn't going to be taking him home that day he said that since he had eaten so well during the night that they would speed up the weaning process by one point every successful feeding. We started at 14 somethings of Dextrose and normally with every successful feeding the go down 2 points but he said he'd let us go 3 as long as he was able to keep his blood sugar above 60. The nurse recommended supplementing with a little formula to make sure he stayed above 60 so I did but it was nice because we didnt have to use a bottle, instead we used a syringe to squirt the formula in while I was feeding him.
I was supposed to be discharged at 1:50 pm but when my nurse came in to do my last set of vitals my blood pressure was 155/118 and I had a fever apparently. I was crushed! They weren't going to discharge me! All I could think about was taking a shower in my own shower and laying on my own bed even for a minute. They monitored me for an hour or so and my blood pressure went down to like 135/85 ish and they had taken some blood for labs that came back fine so they decided to let me go. It was now like 4 pm though so I sent Chris to the store to get me some shampoo and conditioner because I needed to be with Cade. He was keeping his blood sugar up with each feeding and we were getting closer.
Chris took Cody home at 6:30 where his sister Marissa had a nice home cooked dinner for them. Chris put Cody in bed and BJ(Stacy's new hubby, they cut their honeymoon short and came to see us!) stayed with Cody so Chris could come back and wait with me. At 11:55 p.m. we were all discharged!!!! He had kept his numbers where they needed to be and we were on our way home! It was so nice!
We got home around 12:15 and I went to put Cade in bed but realized I didn't know how he liked to sleep or if he needed the light on or anything! He had been in the Special Care Nursery the WHOLE time! I only got to change 1 diaper in his first 3 days. So... since it was now 1:30 a.m. he slept in our bed with us on his boppy pillow and I got a GREAT nights sleep.
Cody was THRILLED to see his baby brother at home the next morning. All 4 of us stayed in bed until 11:30 when it was time to start getting ready for preschool. Chris took Cody to school, and Cade and I headed to my Dr. appt. We both had to go get checked the next day since they discharged us earlier than they wanted to. I passed my blood pressure test BARELY and Cade looked GREAT at his check up.
Like I said, a lot more to the story than I thought I was going to be posting. Cody's was so normal.
We have been having a BLAST these last two weeks! And now that I have this post finished I can start posting on what else we've been up to. Believe it or not we just got back from our first road trip with 2 kids!
Monday, March 1, 2010
While we're waiting
I am working on a post of a short but sweet birth story. There was a lot more than I planned to have to record. Its almost done though. Until then... please enjoy some super cute pictures of my super cute family. I am so happy.
Cody is the worlds best big brother. He always wants to hold Cade, and kiss him and love on him. If someone else is holding him, he has to be able to see him.
This morning Cade woke up at 7 to eat and I was changing his diaper after when Cade started crying. I heard Cody from him room yell to me... "MOM!!! MOM!!! CADE'S CRYING!!"
He knows that his job is to let Mommy know if Cade is crying, like if I am in the shower or in another room or something. He loves watching cartoons with Cade laying on his lap. And lately every time he comes over to Cade he says, "Hi, buddy!"
Cody is the worlds best big brother. He always wants to hold Cade, and kiss him and love on him. If someone else is holding him, he has to be able to see him.
This morning Cade woke up at 7 to eat and I was changing his diaper after when Cade started crying. I heard Cody from him room yell to me... "MOM!!! MOM!!! CADE'S CRYING!!"
He knows that his job is to let Mommy know if Cade is crying, like if I am in the shower or in another room or something. He loves watching cartoons with Cade laying on his lap. And lately every time he comes over to Cade he says, "Hi, buddy!"
They are the two most precious boys I have ever met!
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