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Thursday, May 31, 2012
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Friends at the park
Yesterday we went to the park with some friends from church for park group, and my friend came with her daughter. She is almost 2 months younger than Corry, but they are the same size, because she is tall and he is short. But they looked so cute that I just couldn't resist taking pictures. 
Saturday, May 19, 2012
So... I lost my camera cable... here we go!
Here are some of the things that have been happening lately. Sorry if it's a really long post, but there are lots of things happening... we might break it up into a few posts (maybe) :).
My First Bath
First Smile Caught on Camera
Mommy Loves Me, and My Crazy Hair
Four Generations
Sleeping on my Daddy
My Cool Hat from my Auntie Cathy
First Time Sitting in my Bumbo Chair
My first walk in the stroller. We walked to Wal-Mart. I slept for most of the way, but I think that I still had fun.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Great things come in small packages...
A truer sentiment doesn't exist. He is the smallest thing in my heart and besides his daddy, he takes up the most space. :)
These pictures were taken by my friend Sandy Allred of Timeless Allure Photography. She did such an amazing job. I am so glad that she was able to take his pictures for us.
Monday, March 19, 2012
Corry laughing out loud!
Last week while we were at Grandma Karen's house, I was playing with Corry and he started laughing so hard I thought I was going to die it was so cute. But by the time that mom got the iPod's video camera working he had stopped. I was so sad because I didn't know if it was going to be something that he would do regularly, or if it was a one time deal... So, I was a little sad. But today we were at Goosie and Duck Duck's house for family home evening with grandpa and grandma, and while Goosie was teaching the lesson, grandpa was (irreverently) playing with Corry, and he started laughing out loud again! It was just as adorable as, if not more than, the last time. So I am not worried that it won't happen again. I just have to realize that those little giggles are so precious and special that I have to take advantage of them so that I don't have to worry about losing them. I love this little boy so much. He is our little miracle boy and such a joy to have in our family. We are so blessed to be able to welcome him into our home. And I am so lucky to have Jeremy by my side every day as we embark on this new adventure and grow to love each other more each day by working and playing together. I am also glad to be close to all the grandmas and grandpas, they are such a blessing to us and to Corry. I don't know what I would do without them. We wish that all the Aunts and Uncles lived closer too, but that just means we have to enjoy the times when they are here, or we are there, that much more. :) We love you all!
Monday, January 16, 2012
Cousins....
Here is Corry with his cousin Ryan... They are exactly one month apart... November and December 2nd babies... :)
babies, babies, babies...
First of all I am going to tell Corry's baby story. :)
As I said in my last post, I went into pre-term labor on October 9, 2011. So that was 8 weeks before he was born and I was dilated to 1 cm. when I left the hospital. So it took me a total of 8 weeks to get from 1 cm. to 5 cm. and I went into the hospital with fake labor more times than I can count, so I won't tell you about all of those... :)
When I got to 39 weeks and hadn't had him yet, my doctor said that she was going to induce me since I had been in labor for so long. She scheduled me to be induced on December 2nd at 8 am. They called me that morning to say that all of the beds were full because there was a storm the night before, and everyone had gone into labor. So they told me to just sit tight and they would call me as soon as they had an open bed. So, since my husband and friend had taken off work already to help with the labor and delivery, they decided to get some things done... They put up the Christmas tree, cleaned the baby's room and put away all the baby shower gifts, and they rearranged the furniture in our bedroom. I laid down to get my kick counts around 4:00PM, and then went to sit in the bedroom, and talked to them while they moved the furniture. Around 4:45PM I felt like I needed to go to the bathroom, and as I got up, my water broke. We arrived at the hospital at 5:00PM and we were checked in. We began the process of searching for baby Corry on the monitor, and checking how far dilated I was. They confirmed I was in active labor, and moved us into Labor and delivery. accompanied by my entourage of birthing partners, we started the usual labor techniques. Labor quickly became much more intense. A bath was drawn to try to ease what I thought was regular active labor, but was later determined to be transition. This is when they told me if I felt like having a bowel movement to try not to push and to tell someone. To which I responded that I have felt this way since I arrived in triage, so they quickly checked again and found that I was at 9 cm. We began pushing at 7:15PM, and my mom advised them that in 3 generations no one in her family has had a baby without an episiotomy. After several practice rounds I was starting to understand how to push, and proceeded to do so for the next 2 hours. My mom kept telling the doctor to give me the episiotomy and get the baby out, but they wanted to try every other way first and use that as a last resort. Finally after 2 hours of pushing the baby's heart rate became erratic, and they said they were going to make the cut because they had to get him out. She made the cut and 2 pushes later he was out. He was finally born at 9:11PM on Friday December 2, 2011. He was the 100th baby to be born at the new hospital, and he was born exactly a month after his cousin Ryan also.
So I guess that it was worth the 8 weeks of early labor, because the actual labor only lasted 4 1/2 hours from water breaking to delivery. I was glad that I didn't have to have and epidural, and was able to deliver naturally. I felt really bad for screaming at my nurses and my mother-in-law though. I tried really hard not to, but couldn't help it on a few occasions...
I was so glad that my little miracle had arrived that I soon forgot all the pain that I went through during labor and delivery. :)
As I said in my last post, I went into pre-term labor on October 9, 2011. So that was 8 weeks before he was born and I was dilated to 1 cm. when I left the hospital. So it took me a total of 8 weeks to get from 1 cm. to 5 cm. and I went into the hospital with fake labor more times than I can count, so I won't tell you about all of those... :)
When I got to 39 weeks and hadn't had him yet, my doctor said that she was going to induce me since I had been in labor for so long. She scheduled me to be induced on December 2nd at 8 am. They called me that morning to say that all of the beds were full because there was a storm the night before, and everyone had gone into labor. So they told me to just sit tight and they would call me as soon as they had an open bed. So, since my husband and friend had taken off work already to help with the labor and delivery, they decided to get some things done... They put up the Christmas tree, cleaned the baby's room and put away all the baby shower gifts, and they rearranged the furniture in our bedroom. I laid down to get my kick counts around 4:00PM, and then went to sit in the bedroom, and talked to them while they moved the furniture. Around 4:45PM I felt like I needed to go to the bathroom, and as I got up, my water broke. We arrived at the hospital at 5:00PM and we were checked in. We began the process of searching for baby Corry on the monitor, and checking how far dilated I was. They confirmed I was in active labor, and moved us into Labor and delivery. accompanied by my entourage of birthing partners, we started the usual labor techniques. Labor quickly became much more intense. A bath was drawn to try to ease what I thought was regular active labor, but was later determined to be transition. This is when they told me if I felt like having a bowel movement to try not to push and to tell someone. To which I responded that I have felt this way since I arrived in triage, so they quickly checked again and found that I was at 9 cm. We began pushing at 7:15PM, and my mom advised them that in 3 generations no one in her family has had a baby without an episiotomy. After several practice rounds I was starting to understand how to push, and proceeded to do so for the next 2 hours. My mom kept telling the doctor to give me the episiotomy and get the baby out, but they wanted to try every other way first and use that as a last resort. Finally after 2 hours of pushing the baby's heart rate became erratic, and they said they were going to make the cut because they had to get him out. She made the cut and 2 pushes later he was out. He was finally born at 9:11PM on Friday December 2, 2011. He was the 100th baby to be born at the new hospital, and he was born exactly a month after his cousin Ryan also.
So I guess that it was worth the 8 weeks of early labor, because the actual labor only lasted 4 1/2 hours from water breaking to delivery. I was glad that I didn't have to have and epidural, and was able to deliver naturally. I felt really bad for screaming at my nurses and my mother-in-law though. I tried really hard not to, but couldn't help it on a few occasions...
I was so glad that my little miracle had arrived that I soon forgot all the pain that I went through during labor and delivery. :)
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