Aiden's First Christmas

Well, Aiden's first Christmas and my first Christmas as a mommy has come and gone. It has been wonderful. Our Christmas season started Thanksgiving night when we went to Mounltrie and Christmas shopped. Throughout the month of December we went to Callaway Gardens and saw the Christmas lights, which Aiden loved, Aiden got to play in snow, Aiden also loved going over to Nana and Papa's to play with his rudolph rocking chair.
Aiden slept through a lot of the festivities Christmas morning, because it was during his normal nap time. I didn't want a fussy baby on my hands. Aiden got a few toys and lots of books! I was very happy about the books. His nana and papa got him car headrest dvd players, which will be great for trips! He also got several new outfits, a tool set, keys, a cell phone, an Auburn hat, kids praise and worship cd's, and several stuffed animals. He is loving his new things!
We spent time with Aiden's grandma, grandpa, aunt haley, and Brian yesterday afternoon. Today we had my extended family festivities. It has been a busy weekend. Right now, Aiden is napping and Bryan is playing his video game. I have been playing with my two new toys, a video camera and a kindle. Bryan got a surround sound system. He loves...me, not so much. I have two more weeks off work before life gets super busy again. I am going to need the next two weeks to get my house cleaned.
Here are some pictures of our festivities...

WOW it's been a while

Well, obviously it has been a long time since I have blogged anything. It has been right at six months. I can tell I'm not on summer vacation anymore. I have practically no free time. Bryan, Mommy, and Aiden have settled into our routine very well. Aiden loves "school". Bryan has taken charge in getting him there in the mornings. Aiden is sitting up on his own and scooting around very well. He is now 6 months, 17 pounds, 27 and 3'4th inches long. He has started making a lot of sounds, including dadada. I am fervently working on getting him to say mamama. His favorite food in butternut squash. He is doing very well eating baby food and we are loving experementing with new foods. We tried peanut butter last night and he was not too sure about the consistency.
Bryan and I celebrated out 1 year anniversary Saturday. Our plans were to go to Six Flags, however they are closed for the entire month of November and December. We were really bummed out. So, we went to the Atlanta Zoo, went shopping at Atlantic Station and ate dinner at the cheese cake factory. We will have better plans for next years anniversary.
This really about sums everything up. Hopefully I will do better about getting on here and blogging more again.

Aiden's first week

Aiden's first week has come and gone. He has been a fabulous baby boy. He has only been getting up twice a night, which I am not complaining about at all. We got home Saturday afternoon and Bryan had to leave Monday night for school in Jacksonville. Neither one of us were looking forward to him leaving. I was going to stay with my parents while he was gone. Sunday we spent the day at home and relaxed. I couldn't really do much anyway, because I was still recovering from the C section. As long as I had to meds in me I was fine, but as soon as they wore off I couldn't move.
Monday, Bryan went to work for the morning. He got off around lunch time and we spent the afternoon getting everything ready for me to go to my parents and him to go to Jacksonville. It was interesting packing for myself and a baby. There was SO much stuff!!! Monday afternoon Debbie, Joy and the girls came over to see Aiden. Once they left we went to my parents house. Later Monday night, Bryan left. He drove the three hours while I was at my parents with Aiden. It was the start to a long week without him. I know if it was long for me, it was even longer for him. I had Aiden to take care of, he had himself, school, and a hotel room.
Monday night Aiden did not sleep. I think he was gassy or constipated. Thankfully, the next morning my cousin came over and watched Aiden while I took a nap. I talked to Bryan briefly that morning, but he soon realized he did not have cell phone service while he was at school. So there was no texting or talking except on his morning break, lunch break, and afternoon break. He had a very long Tuesday in class. He hated being there and missed us greatly. His class was over at 4:30 Tuesday. He was dreading having nothing to do for the entire night. So, he decided to drvie home. He drove three hours to see me and Aiden. He spent the evening with us at my parents house. When it was bed time for Aiden (and me) he drove back to Jacksonville. It was a nice surprise, and it was much needed for me after my sleepless night. Tuesday night was much better. Wednesday once again Bryan had no service at the Toyota place, so we didn't get to talk very much. He decided to go see a movie to waste time. (I was thankful, because it was a movie that I did not want to see, so now I don't have to.)Wednesday night was once again another good night. Thursday finally arrived and Aiden and I were ready to see daddy. He left Jacksonville around 1:30 and made it home around 5. I loved staying at my parents house, but it is nice to be back home with my amazing husband.
Aiden had a doctors appointment yesterday, and the doctor was very pleased with how well he is doing. Aiden has had a great week, other than Monday night when his tummy didn't feel so great. Mommy is doing well too. I am starting to get used to waking up twice a night. There are no complaints about Aiden's first week. He has been a wonderful baby. Bryan has been a wonderful daddy also. He is so good with Aiden. (Probably better than me) He is doing anything I am asking him to do. He is the best at swaddeling. (I am still working on it.) He has willingly gotten up with Aiden at night, however I have not been waking him up because he has to work and I don't right now. While I was recovering he made sure I was taking it easy and not over doing it. I know being away so soon after Aiden was born was hard on him, but he has been wonderful and has been making sure that I am taken care of. I love you baby!!!

Aiden's Journey out of my tummy...

As many of you know, Aiden has arrived. He is now 9 days old and doing wonderful. However, he did not want to make his appearence into the world. He was perfectly comfy cozy inside of mommy.
My due date was May 10th. Well, May 10th came and it went. I went to work feeling perfectly fine. In fact it was field day, which my class won by the way. Teachers seemed amazed that I was able to spend the day outside and felt fine. Tuesday, May 11th I went to the doctor. After being checked, I was still not anywhere near delivery ready. I was not dialted nor was my cervix thinned out. The doctor gave us our options...induce labor and if that didn't work, C section. He called the hospital to see when they could get me into labor and delivery to start the process. Bryan was leaving for Jacksonville the next week, so we needed it to be asap. The doctor came back into the room and told us we were going in that night.
I got to the hospital around 8 Tuesday night and they started the inducing process. Wednesday morning the doctor came in, there was very little progress, I was 3 centimeters. I was contracting, which I could not feel all day Wednesday. Wednesday night they came and checked again...still 3 centimeters. They decided to put me on some more medicine Wednesday night. Thursday morning they checked me again. 4 centimeters. At this point it was getting a little frustrating. Laying in the hopital bed for this long was not fun. They told me Thursday morning if I did not progress where I needed to, they would do a C section that night.
Thursday was interesting. I started feeling contractions in my back at some point Thursday morning. They gave me some kind of medicine that made me really really loopy and sleepy. I ended up sleeping most of the day Thursday. If you look at my pictures of facebook you can tell how drugged up I was. I ended up getting an epidural, which Bryan told them to give me. (I don't remember him doing that) All I remember is the pains in my back waking me up and me grasping the side of the bed when I felt them. The worst part about the epidural was having to lean over the way I needed to for them to give me the shot. I didn't even feel the shot. After the epidural I was still very much loony but now I couldn't feel from my mid stomach down. It was very strange not being able to move or feel my legs. At this point Bryan has to help me with a bed pan to pee in, because I still had to pee. They did end up giving me a cathader, which I'm sure Bryan was thankful for. Around seven Thursday night the doctors came back in to check one last time. Still no progress, so it was C section time. They planned for me to go to the opporating room at 8. Around 7:30 the epidural wore off and I was once again feeling the contractions in my back. I couldn't get any more medicine, because of the medicine that was coming for the C section. When the C section meds came I got extremely sick. Bryan held the trash can while I was throwing up. I had a rather large audience too. There were at least ten people in the room that witness me pucking.
The C-section....
I thought I remembered everything that went on during the C section, but I was in and out of it during the whole procedure. Bryan filled me in on stuff that I had no clue that had happened. They would let Bryan go in at the same time as me. I felt them starting to do their thing and Bryan still was not in the room. I remember feeling really scared to start with then I panicked because Bryan was not in there. I asked where he was and they said that they were getting him. He then came in and sat right next to my head. He held my hand through the entire thing. I heard Aiden cry when they pulled him out and saw them take him to a table to clean him up and do whatever else they had to do. It was horrible barely being able to see him laying on a table at least ten feet away. The next thing I remember was feeling them pulling and tugging at my stomach. It was horrible. Poor Bryan I was squeezing his hand extremely hard during this process. I then remember seeing Aiden for a brief second and them taking him out of the room. Bryan went with him. Bryan later told me that he was the one who brought Aiden over to me for me to see him. I also didn't realize Bryan took pictures of Aiden while he was getting cleaned up and everything else they did to him. After they sewed me up, I went to the recovery room for about thirty minutes. The whole time I was shaking like crazy from the meds. It was the strangest thing not being able to control my body and shaking like I did. I finally got to my room. Bryan and my parents were in the hall waiting for me to get there. As soon as I got situated in the room, I started asking about Aiden and when I would be able to see him. I didn't even know how much he weighed until Bryan told me in the room. I finally got to see Aiden at 2:30, around 6 hours after he was born. He stayed with us all night and did wonderful! I couldn't get out of the bed so when Aiden did cry, Bryan had to get up and take care of him. The next morning I had to get out of the bed for the first time after the C section. It was aweful. I felt like my insides were being ripped out and torn into shreds. The nurse had to pull and Bryan was behind me pushing so that I could get out of the bed. I think that was the worst pain I have ever experienced. After I was up, it wasn't too bad. I had to walk extremely slow and getting onto the toilet was another task to accomplish. Sitting down on the toilet was very difficult. Byran had to help me down and up. Thankfully there was a handle for me to hold onto to help get down and up. I never knew a toilet could feel so low. After the first time getting up out of bed, walking, and to the bathroom, and back in the bed, the task became much easier. The third time I needed to get up, which was in the middle of the night, I was determined to do it by myself. It took me thirty minutes, but I did it without waking up Bryan. That Saturday was also the day that I got to come home. It seemed like the world stopped while in those hospital walls for so many days. It was so nice to get out in the sunshine and come home.
Two days after we left the hospital, Bryan had to leave for Jacksonville for three days.

My Wonderful Husband

Well as you probably know by now, Aiden has arrived. I will post another blog at some point about his delivery, but this one is dedicated to Bryan.
Bryan did things for me this past week at the hospital that no one should have to do. He spent the night with me on a couch at the hospital for four nights and left only twice to come home and take a shower. Here are just a few of the things he did this week for me that I am soooo thankful for. 1. Helped me in and out of the bathroom more times than I can count. 2. Anytime I said I wanted anything or needed anything he was getting it, or getting a nurse. 3. Once I had the epidural and before they got the catheter in me he put the bed pan under me. 4. Held the trash can for me to puke in before I went in for the C section. 5. Allowed me to squeeze his hand off during the C section. 6. Helpded me in and out of the bed after Aiden was born. 7. Helped me on and off of the toilet after the C section. 8. Woke up during the night with Aiden because I could not get out of the bed. 9. Completely showered me after the C section, because I could not bend over or hardly move, but desperately wanted to feel clean. 10. Now that we are home, he is making sure that I am not over duing it and he has completely taken charge with Aiden.

This is just a list of ten things. I am amazed at the things that Bryan has done for me the past week. I have not had to worry once about being taken care of. I feel guilty for having to rely on him so much, but I also know that I physically I couldn't do it on my own. Yes, he could have gotten a nurse to do most of these things, but he didn't. I have the best husband in the world and Aiden has the best daddy in the world. I owe him more than I can ever repay. I love you Bryan!!!!

Spring Break Vacation

So...if you haven't already heard, our spring break vacation was absolutely not what we were planning. Saturday morning we left for Oralando to visit Magic Kingdom and Universal Studios. (Our plans were to take it easy, because obviously I couldn't to much and keep baby Aiden safe.) We were on the road for about an hour when I decided I needed to use the bathroom. I thought I was being smart and suggested we stop at Starbucks in Tifton for me to use the restroom. My "hidden" agenda was to get coffee also. Mom and I stood in line for at least 15 minutes to get coffee and then we were on the road again. If anyone has been on south 75 between Tifton and Valdosta lately they will know that there is a good bit of construction and a lane is closed. Well, we had not been gone from starbucks for more than 15 minutes when there was a pile up and we were the last car. There was nothing that could be done to stop. And I actually thought man that was close, but we did stop. Then all of a sudden I was jolted and smelled burn. I looked around the car making sure everyone was ok, then I saw smoke. I didn't know where it was coming from my only thought was to get out of the car. Mom was saying that her seat belt was stuck, Bryan was getting out of the car trying to come around to me. I made him get mom out of the seat belt and I was trying to get my door open, but it was stuck. Dad was behind me telling me to watch out for traffic, which by the way was flying by us. I was thinking I don't care I need to get out of this car, it's smoking. So after a minute of shoving on the door I got it open and got out. Bryan and my parents were freaking out and constantly asking me if I was ok. Which I felt fine. Thankfully, I took my seat belt off not five minutes before we hit. I am very glad I did, or who knows what it could have done around my belly. Now to shorten the story a little, because I am getting very long winded...the ambulance came checked me and Bryan out (we had a cut on his head from his sun glasses and a whelp/gash on his leg) we were fine, but they told me they needed to take me to the ER so they could check Aiden's vitals. So dad and I road in the ambulance to the Adel ER, while mom and Bryan stayed behind to deal with the wreck stuff. My aunt ended up bringing us her truck and we continued on our way to Orlando. We arrived about 5 or 6 hours after we had planned, but we did finally make it. Sunday we decided to go outlet shopping becuase there was rain in the forcast for the afternoon and we didn't want to get stuck in a park with it raining. Monday morning we didn't wake up early, because it was still raining, so we went shopping some more and went to downtown Disney. Dad woke up not feeling well, and during the day walking around it just got worse. We went back to the condo to grill, on the way he said he needed a bag or something because he was feeling really sick. He ended up throwing up in the bag. We pulled over in a target to get him pepto. Mom and I ran in to get it and some paper towels so he could whipe his mouth. It took forever to find the paper towels, because the target was completely backwards compared to ours. When we got back out to the truck, he told me it was blood. So off the the ER we went. The hospital was great getting things moving. He went right back and got fluids in him and started everything they needed to do. They ended up admitting him and giving him two units of blood. We spent all of Monday evening at the hospital. They ran a test where they checked his stomach Tueday morning, found nothing then, Wednesday morning they did a colonoscopy and found nothing. Meanwhile, mom had to spend the night Tuesday night at the hospital and they had to give him two more untis of blood, totally hour units. Wednesday we decided we needed to come on home if we stable enough to make the trip. We sat at the hospital Wednesday until he was discharged at midnight. Needless to say we were very very annoyed because they hospital didn't seem to want to get him out of there and home. We got back home Thursday around one and went straight to the ER so that his GI doctor could see him. There was a lot of miscommunication and we ended up not seeing his GI doctor Thursday and finally got to leave Pheobe around 8 Thursday night.

So, our Spring break was quiet interesting. Thankfully, everyone is ok and we had to make lemonade out of lemons. No, we didn't advertise everything to people back at home, because there was nothing anyone could do. We didn't have any answers and nothing to tell anyone. We also didn't want our phones ringing off the hook and not be able to give any answers. There are still no answers and more tests that will be run next week.

HOUSE!!!

So, we have a house. We have been working on finding a place for a while now, and things just have not panned out. We finally found the perfect place last week. Paper work went through and we got it!!! I have four days off work next week and Bryan has Monday off, so we will start moving Monday. I am so excited that I have the four days to get everything settled. We both love the house and it is the perfect place for the two of us. As soon as I can, I will get before and after pictures up.