A December Thanksgiving

Holy crow am I thankful this morning!! C nursed ALL.NIGHT.LONG and Seth got up with J at 730 (which is also something to be thankful for). I woke up at 9 to the smell of cinnamon rolls cooking. I brought C down with me and he (though telling me he was hungry, again) was happy and babbling.
Then my little family of four enjoyed very yummy rolls together, J singing "dingle balls, dingle balls...hay!" C rooting around for his eighth meal of the day, because really that third chin will not fill itself out. What a lucky woman I am!!!
Now as I type J and Seth are "discussing" grapefruit juice versus apple juice, and which one J is actually drinking (grapefruit), though J thinks it is just pink apple juice:)
I hope you are also able to reflect on all the blessings you do have in your life this season, even in this crazy time. Because at least for me, when I focus on the good, I am truly able to see how lucky I am!

More Pictures!!

Merry Christmas from CZ! He looks a little squished, but he isn't actually in the stocking.
JM proves that he is related to MiMi and her love of chocolate. And Pop Pop and his weird faces!
CZ and Dr. Figge who delivered him. She kept telling me how cute he was, and she is a professional! My appointment went fine, and C finally had his hearing test which he passed!!

X-mas Pictures!

Where has the time gone?

Into a baby. That is the answer. Actually two babies, to be exact. JM is very busy, with all things holiday, showing off his little brother, and just causing overall trouble. CZ is good at sleeping, eating, and making bathroom related messes. Between that and all the doctor's appointments, Christmas shopping, and trying to make cookies, clean up, and show off the new little man. Well now you're starting to understand why I haven't updated the blog. In fact, even now Tiss is watching JM, and I am nursing anf typing with one hand, which would explain all the typos.

As of last Monday cz is 8 pounds 5 ounces, and 21 inches long. As of Tuesday he is circumsized (Which seth watched!), on Wednesday we met with a worthless respitory theripist, and on Thursday we met with our wonderful cardiologist Karrie. She answered all of our questions (that were so numerous that we had written them all down on a card) and looked over all of CZ's eckos, EKGs and CZ. Everything looks as good or better than can be expected. We go back to see her on the 22 of this month and hope (and hope and pray and pray) That C will be ready to come off oxygen during the day.
C and I were both tested for the low carnitine levels, and we are all praying that either it is me or that it was a false positive.
We had a great family dinner last night for the last time before Tiss leaves for Mexico:( We are very very sad for her to leave and very very excited for her to start her new adventure! Christmas will definitly look different this year than it ever has before! Hopefully I'll get pictures up soon! That is it for now!! Kelly

Pictures!!

Right after he made his arrival.
Tonight, JM really loves his baby brother.
Getting ready to come home from the hospital. Right after crying really hard when they took off his stickers:(
CZ thinks he's a baby bird who needs to eat ALL.THE.TIME. Telling his dad that he just needs a little milk.

He's here! Quick recap..

I had Colin Zachary on 12-3 (his due date #1) at 507pm. He weighed 8pounds 3 ounces, 20.5 inches long.

I had my membranes stripped at 8am and was 4cm, and I kind of knew that it was going to happen that day, and spent the day getting the house ready, and big brother ready and finishing my Christmas shopping.

At 3pm I went to the hospital, mostly because I couldn't think of any more places to walk and it was freezing outside. I was a 5 and they kept me. At 4 the doctor broke my water at my request, since I had been a 3-4 for 6 weeks. And I wasn't willing to do pit. At 415 I decided to get the epidural, but the doctor wasn't there yet so I waited until 450 when he showed up. Things were really intense during that time, really having to breath through the contractions.

Right when we started the epi my face and hands were tingling, that's weird I thought, and told the nurse, she said I was hyperventilating. And gave me oxygen, didn't help, then I remembered that happened with my first right before I delivery. Epidural guy finally says we're going to do the test meds... I start yelling I have to push NOW.

A team was collected and with just a couple pushes Colin was out. I did end up with a little relief meds and my epidural took full effect as soon as he was out:( My best friend Anne missed the delivery and Courtney walked in just in time.

Right away they heard a mummer, we weren't expecting anything to be wrong and were not prepaired for the follow. We've spent the past 4 days at Children's Hospital. He had surgery Friday to repair a valve in his heart. After the scariest 4 days of our lives, we are home, happy, fairly healthy. Colin has what is call Pulmonary Stenosis click to read more. Colin will be on oxygen for a while, while he sleeps and his heart grows. But all signs point to a very normal life, even if the surgery has to be redone, which isn't uncommon.

We were truly blindsided, but hopefully all will work out! Sorry the end is quick I have to go now, new baby boy to feed! And another doctor's appointment to get to. I'll update more when we know more! Oh and I'm sure you all want pictures!:)

Today is Due Date #1

Well, here I am 40 weeks pregnant. Yipee for Baby Flat, who will probably be closer to round then flat, but we'll just have to continue to wait and see which is more true.
At yesterday's weekly appointment, we had a little excitement which turned out to be nothing. The doctor thought my water had started leaking, after 4 tests we confirmed it had not. However, this little detour made it impossible to strip my membranes, schedule the induction, or anything. So I'm heading in to the office today at 830 to do all of that fun stuff. Apparently I have made a little progress since last week though, so that is great.
I'm trying to finish Christmas shopping, wrapping and mailing, all before the baby arrives. I'm doing okay on that front. I have a few last minute things to get, and those of you who say you need nothing, but know you'll get something; you are what is stalling my labor! I only need one more thing before I ship to Michigan and I'm hoping to grab that at the store later today.
So everyone continue to wait patiently (said more for me than anyone!) for this little (hopefully) bundle of joy to arrive. I promise we will let you know once he is here, which will be this month, this I know for sure:)