On Saturday we had a lazy morning around the house, and then we headed up to Ottawa Lake Park to take Whitaker fishing. The fish didn't bite as fast and frequently as when the weather was hot, but he did get to catch a few. None big enough to keep, so now Joe is on a mission to find another lake to fish for some "keepers."
On Sunday we hit our church festival. We ended up going a bit later than we wanted, but it worked out fabulously. My mom had gotten back from taking care of Great-Grandma, so my mom and dad could join us there. That made Whitaker really happy! We also ran in to Joe's co-worker and our new photographer. Whitaker enjoyed "fishing for money" where he won 2nd prize with my mom and "ping-pong balls for fish." We all also took a hayride while my mom pushed Livian in the stroller. Later, Whitaker wanted to take Joanie on a ride as well. While my parent's and Whitaker took their hay ride, I sent Joe to try and win a fish for Whitaker. On ball 12, he did. Proud dad moment. It was a wonderful way to spend an afternoon as a family. :)
It was a very fishy weekend!
~Missy
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Monday, August 13, 2012
Commercial, 1-Month Doctor Visit
On Wednesday my mom and dad (took a half day of vacation)came over to watch Livian while I took Whitaker to film his first commercial! It was for SC Johnson, however, it's for internal use only and we won't get to see it. Bummer! It took only 18 minutes to film. Amazing. Totally a great payout. All Whitaker had to do was play with some wooden blocks on a wood floor. We were home fast enough that Livian didn't even need to try and take a bottle from my mom.
Then, on Thursday Livian had her 1-month doctor check-up. She's growing like a weed. She was 22 inches and 10 pounds 4 ounces! She grew 2 inches and almost 2 pounds on one month! Unreal. Time is just going too fast. She can't fit in any newborn clothes anymore and is wearing her 3 month stuff, though the sleepers are still too big. We also talked about her head. It's a bit asymmetrical, so we'll look at it again at 2 months and she may need the Doc Band.
On Friday we tried pictures with a different photographer - Michelle Moser. I'm anxious to see how they turn out. It was a bit chilly and SUPER windy!
I guess that's all for now :)
Then, on Thursday Livian had her 1-month doctor check-up. She's growing like a weed. She was 22 inches and 10 pounds 4 ounces! She grew 2 inches and almost 2 pounds on one month! Unreal. Time is just going too fast. She can't fit in any newborn clothes anymore and is wearing her 3 month stuff, though the sleepers are still too big. We also talked about her head. It's a bit asymmetrical, so we'll look at it again at 2 months and she may need the Doc Band.
On Friday we tried pictures with a different photographer - Michelle Moser. I'm anxious to see how they turn out. It was a bit chilly and SUPER windy!
I guess that's all for now :)
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Can you believe it?
It's been one MONTH since I started labor. One month ago today Whitaker was begging to go swimming. I told him "later" so I could lay on the couch while he watched TV because I was too exhausted (and huge) to do much else.
Well, about 2 o'clock I went to the bathroom and there was some blood. It wasn't until then that I realized "today could be the day." We put on our swimming suits because I needed to make sure I followed through on my promise to go swimming! We called daddy to make sure he was ready, and then we swam. It was such a wonderful "last swim." For the first time ever, Whitaker came up with his own ideas to race. We did several laps back and forth across the pool. Each time Whitaker would come up with a new idea, running one foot, then the other foot, etc.
After swimming we came in and I called work to see if they were going to need me on the weekend. Well,t hey needed me that night (Friday). I was afraid to commit as I didn't know if I was really in labor, or not. Thankfully, they got help from float pool and didn't need me at all.
Joe came home from work a tad early that evening, but he also head a hair cut appointment. He wasn't sure if he should go. I had him go. While he was gone my parent's called to see if they should come pick up Whitaker in case I was in labor we wouldn't have to wake everyone up in the middle of the night. Well, then my mom said we should wait until Joe got home so he could say goodnight to him. Well, we couldn't decide if I was in labor or not, and if we wanted to send Whitaker or not, so at 9:00pm I called them and it was just too late. In hindsight, I'm glad I had that one last night to put Whitaker to bed.
I spent the rest of the evening talking with Jen Hardin about photography and contacting someone to capture the birth. Well, the price was super high and after 11pm we decided to not spending that money on it (thank goodness).
At this point I had Joe timing contractions (which we were all terrible at). I don't know what time we tried to lay down, but the contractions were keeping me up. Then I tried to take a shower and they got MUCH more intense and frequent. They slowed back down when I got out. I laid down again and decided we needed to call my parent's. I'm not sure what time that was either, maybe 3-something. What I do know is we got in the truck and it was 4:33am. I don't know why that time stuck with me, but it did.
When we got to the hospital I was about 3.5cm dilated. I was a little discouraged by that. I got in the tub and did nearly all of my laboring there (with the exception of when they had to check me). Although, I wasn't sure it was going to work - it made me start to vomit. However, it worked very well. By shortly after 8am I was fully dilated! That meant that I couldn't get my epidural because they had stalled me. Dr. Joy got there and broke my water at 8:34 and little Livian Grace was born at 8:59am - 8 pounds, 5 ounces and 20 inches long! It was not a painless experience!
There you have it, what happened 1 month ago! I started this post yesterday afternoon and I'm finishing it today, just like labor and delivery :) She's looking much, much bigger today swinging in her swing than she did the moment they laid that slimy little baby on me.
Well, about 2 o'clock I went to the bathroom and there was some blood. It wasn't until then that I realized "today could be the day." We put on our swimming suits because I needed to make sure I followed through on my promise to go swimming! We called daddy to make sure he was ready, and then we swam. It was such a wonderful "last swim." For the first time ever, Whitaker came up with his own ideas to race. We did several laps back and forth across the pool. Each time Whitaker would come up with a new idea, running one foot, then the other foot, etc.
After swimming we came in and I called work to see if they were going to need me on the weekend. Well,t hey needed me that night (Friday). I was afraid to commit as I didn't know if I was really in labor, or not. Thankfully, they got help from float pool and didn't need me at all.
Joe came home from work a tad early that evening, but he also head a hair cut appointment. He wasn't sure if he should go. I had him go. While he was gone my parent's called to see if they should come pick up Whitaker in case I was in labor we wouldn't have to wake everyone up in the middle of the night. Well, then my mom said we should wait until Joe got home so he could say goodnight to him. Well, we couldn't decide if I was in labor or not, and if we wanted to send Whitaker or not, so at 9:00pm I called them and it was just too late. In hindsight, I'm glad I had that one last night to put Whitaker to bed.
I spent the rest of the evening talking with Jen Hardin about photography and contacting someone to capture the birth. Well, the price was super high and after 11pm we decided to not spending that money on it (thank goodness).
At this point I had Joe timing contractions (which we were all terrible at). I don't know what time we tried to lay down, but the contractions were keeping me up. Then I tried to take a shower and they got MUCH more intense and frequent. They slowed back down when I got out. I laid down again and decided we needed to call my parent's. I'm not sure what time that was either, maybe 3-something. What I do know is we got in the truck and it was 4:33am. I don't know why that time stuck with me, but it did.
When we got to the hospital I was about 3.5cm dilated. I was a little discouraged by that. I got in the tub and did nearly all of my laboring there (with the exception of when they had to check me). Although, I wasn't sure it was going to work - it made me start to vomit. However, it worked very well. By shortly after 8am I was fully dilated! That meant that I couldn't get my epidural because they had stalled me. Dr. Joy got there and broke my water at 8:34 and little Livian Grace was born at 8:59am - 8 pounds, 5 ounces and 20 inches long! It was not a painless experience!
There you have it, what happened 1 month ago! I started this post yesterday afternoon and I'm finishing it today, just like labor and delivery :) She's looking much, much bigger today swinging in her swing than she did the moment they laid that slimy little baby on me.
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Maybe Baby?
Oy! It's probably going to be impossible to catch everyone up at this point. It's all a blur. Also, Hubby's 1st anniversary gift... out the window! Do we all remember ages ago (my last post) how Whitaker made us pick an extra pumpkin? Well, turns out I was, in fact, pregnant with his little sister, but we didn't know it yet!!!
We welcomed little Livian Grace on 7/7/12 at 8:59am. She was 20 inches long and weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces. When they laid her on me, no one thought she was that big. She's been a GREAT baby and sleeper. She's giving us some decent stretches of sleep, and she barely cries!
That being said, she hasn't been too, too easy on us. She made is to 21 days of life before she made her first ER visit. Her umbilical cord site didn't heal very well. So, I took her in to the doctor last Friday and they cauterized it. Then, it was still red Saturday, so I took her back in where they gave us a topical antibiotic. Of course, no pharmacy had it in stock, so Joe drove to Pewaukee to get then. Then, she isn't on my insurance yet, so we had to pay full price if $125. I put the ointment on, and her belly got all red, so I called the on-call MD and we had to go to the ER. Thankfully, the ointment had "washed out" some of the silver nitrate on to her skin and "burned it." Thus, the redness was "burn" and not infection, THANK GOD.
Whitaker also had not 1, but 2 rounds of antivirals for some "mouth owies." So, he went and stayed at Joanie and Grandpa's for a week, and then sporadically after that. Last night we had his last t-ball game, which Joanie and Grandpa also came to.
I'll try to post a blog with some actual dates on it sometime when I get a moment to myself. Right now there's a crying baby. :)
We welcomed little Livian Grace on 7/7/12 at 8:59am. She was 20 inches long and weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces. When they laid her on me, no one thought she was that big. She's been a GREAT baby and sleeper. She's giving us some decent stretches of sleep, and she barely cries!
That being said, she hasn't been too, too easy on us. She made is to 21 days of life before she made her first ER visit. Her umbilical cord site didn't heal very well. So, I took her in to the doctor last Friday and they cauterized it. Then, it was still red Saturday, so I took her back in where they gave us a topical antibiotic. Of course, no pharmacy had it in stock, so Joe drove to Pewaukee to get then. Then, she isn't on my insurance yet, so we had to pay full price if $125. I put the ointment on, and her belly got all red, so I called the on-call MD and we had to go to the ER. Thankfully, the ointment had "washed out" some of the silver nitrate on to her skin and "burned it." Thus, the redness was "burn" and not infection, THANK GOD.
Whitaker also had not 1, but 2 rounds of antivirals for some "mouth owies." So, he went and stayed at Joanie and Grandpa's for a week, and then sporadically after that. Last night we had his last t-ball game, which Joanie and Grandpa also came to.
I'll try to post a blog with some actual dates on it sometime when I get a moment to myself. Right now there's a crying baby. :)
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