4 months old!!

My baby boy is four months old already! He went to get his shots and weighs in at 14 lbs 1 oz. He has grown another inch since his two month appointment and is now 25 inches tall!! He is such a happy baby always smiling and and laughing and just loves to cuddle and play.


We spend most of our days by the pool at Ivy Wild Park in Boise. The lil guy usually gets so comfy that he falls asleep in the pool. I can't wait till next year when he can run around and play... but for now it gives me a good excuse to get out and get some sun!
We got a Bumbo seat from my Aunt when we were in Rhode Island. I love when he sits in it because he looks like such a big guy. He is really starting to play with toys... and his Toes.. he discovered his feet and I think it's just too adorable when he grabs on to them!

time for an update... finally

Carter is three months old already! I am way past due for a blog post and an update on all of his new adventures. He was 12 lbs at his two month check up and has grown so much since then. He is responding so much and smiling and babbling away. Everyone that meets him can't believe he is only three months and comments on how aware he is and how strong he is.

Carter got to meet his Great-Grandparents from Rhode Island. They came out to Idaho for a graduation and to meet great-grandbaby number eight. They are so amazing and I am so glad that they got to see my little guy. Carter is blessed to have 4 sets of great grandparents!

We have been very active going on trips to the zoo, playing in the sprinklers, and going to a splash park (which he liked much more than the sprinkler). He has started to sleep pretty well at night, as long as we are at home.

In a few weeks we will be making a trip out to Rhode Island. I can't wait for everyone to get to meet him!

Easter and a Blessing

Sunday April 12 was a very special day. Not only was it Easter, but we also got to have our baby blessed at Church.

It was amazing to see so much family all together at Church. I had ALL of my nieces and nephew's together in one place from both sides of the family.

My mom and Bonnie and I made Carter's outfit the night before! When I got my wedding dress we ordered extra fabric so we could make a blessing outfit for my first baby. We did just that, and he ended up looking so cute with a little vest and pants and even a TIE that Bonnie and Mom made for him. He had sweet little sailor shoes with a navy blue anchor on them that his Aunties found for him too! It was litterally picture perfect.


Then we went to a park to have a brunch and and Easter egg hunt. It seemed like all of the kids (and the adults) had a great time. The weather was beautiful, we all got a little sun, and the boys got to break a sweat playing some basketball.


We ended up all spending the whole day together and my dad even made an awesome lasagna dinner for everyone that night. We played apples to apples and the boys played some ps3. Overall, I don't think I could have asked for a better day... I could have just hoped for Danny(school in Pennsylvania), Marissa (cruise in Mexico), Megan(school in Hawaii), and Jon(Mission in Virginia) to be there with us to complete the family.

just a lil update

I can't believe our lil man is already 7 weeks old! He is getting so tall and cuter every day! Carter makes such good eye contact and the cutest cooing noises. His smiles will melt anyone's heart. He still makes cute little faces ... usually very serious and expressive.. or a face that looks like he is puckering up or whistling.. my fav!

CoUsInS

This weekend my sister and her kids came into town, so we took the kids to JC Penney and had their pictures done. Here is the first picture of the cousins on my side of the family! Enjoy!

Oh Baby!

the day before Carter was born

Carter is now 9 days old! The first week with him has been amazing and we are just loving every minute of it. He is such a good baby, the only hard part is that he is noctural and sleeps all day but stays up all night.

Saturday, February 21st I walked around a lot! Then Paul and I decided to finish up the nursery. We finished getting it all put together and vacuumed at about midnight. At 12:15 Sunday morning I started to have contractions, but didn't say anything because I didn't want to get Paul's hopes up yet. Probably around 2 I told Paul and we tried to go to bed. That was definitely not happening, so we came back downstairs. At 3 am we were pretty sure that this was the real thing so we called our parents who had a 4 hour drive to get here! Paul's parents took off right away, and my mom and Bonnie were not far behind. We were hoping they all made it on time! I heated up a rice bag to put on my stomach, and we played guitar hero. After that Paul watched a movie while I attempted to rest and make it through the contractions. At five thirty am I couldn't take it anymore! We grabbed the bags and headed to St. Luke's Hospital.

When we got to the hospital, we went up to triage and they took me right back. They had me put a gown on and asked me to get a urine sample. Perfect timing! When I was in the bathroom my water broke! It was two big gushes in the toilet. After that my contractions got even more intense and were only 30 seconds apart. The nurse came in to check me and I was dialated to a 5!! They took me right over to labor and delivery.

When I got into my delivery room I went to the bathroom and felt really nauseous... I told them I felt like I was going to throw up, and Paul was on his way over with a bucket when I did.. all over the floor and almost the nurse! YUCK! They hooked me and baby up to the monitors, and I had to stay in bed for a while because my blood pressure was high. I was in so much pain and really hated the straps for the monitors on my stomach and wanted to get out of bed and into the jetted tub! When they finally let me get into the tub it was nice at first but when the contractions came I still was really uncomfortable and was screaming at the top of my lungs. Paul helped me out, and we tried a few other positions to get me through the contractions, but it was just too much. They offered me some narcotics instead of an epidural, and I was going to do that until my doctor came in and told me they wouldn't take the pain away. Then I asked for the epidural.

They came in and checked me again before the epidural and I was at an 8! It was really hard to sit still through the contractions while they gave me the epidural but it was SOOO worth it once it kicked in! This was about 8 am. Once it kicked in they told Paul and I to take a nap. He fell asleep, but of course I couldn't with all the noise from the monitors and excitement and nervousness. The epidural made me really itchy and I wanted him to get me lotion but he would not wake up when i was calling him, and since I had the drugs I couldn't get up and get it myself either! At nine am they came in and checked me again and I was at a 10... time to start pushing!

Everyone came in the room at about 9:30 and we got right to work with pushing. Unfortunately, he was not coming down right, and I pushed for two hours with no progress. We tried different positions, and everyone was getting worn out. At this point the nurse described a c- section to me and I was getting really mad because I did not want all of that pushing to be for nothing! I did not want to be cut open!

My doctor came in at about 11:30 to "check my progress" and he got right down to business. After a few pushes he was able to see the head and get the vacuum on. He guided Carter into position, and had me keep pushing. At 12:12 Carter Douglas Crossley was finally born! 12 hours of labor.... and he was a big boy!



Carter was 9 pounds 5 ounces and 22 1/4 inches long. His head was 13 1/2 inches around, and very cone shaped from the vacuum! Everyone was so excited and shocked at how big he was. Paul was crying because he was so happy, but more so because he felt bad for me and how many stitches I was getting and how bloody it was. I was kind of in a daze and just remember thinking that it was kind of gross how they put him on me all bloody and that he was smelly.



We stayed in the hospital Sunday night, and were able to go home Monday afternoon. It was nice to be back in our own house with our little family. My mom and sister Bonnie stayed with us and were very helpful the first few days. My mom actually got to stay a whole week which was awesome but it went by way to fast!


going home!

17 days to go!

I can't believe that I am already 37 1/2 weeks along! Our little guy could come any time now.. but we both have a feeling that he is going to take his time. I feel like he is very comfortable right where he is, but we want to see him!!!
Things are coming along in his room... Paul just needs to put the seal on the glider and ottoman so that we can put all the furniture in place. His clothes are washed and put away ready to go. The carseat and stroller are in the car, and the bouncer seat is put together in the living room. We got a cute blue bumper and blue and white star sheet for the cradle so that just needs to move into our room!

I am still feeling pretty good.. some aches and pains of course but nothing major. Sleeping is terrible even with a body pillow on each side of me, and I wake up to pee like every hour! I don't think that he has dropped at all because I still feel like his bum is constantly in my ribs on the right side. I have a doctors appointment tomorrow so we will see how it is all going!