I survived Black Friday in Tools...now I'm getting the bitchy customers wondering where their crap is though! Tools/Hardware have been great though, I absolutely love it.
Logan's been growing and changing daily! That little boy never ceases to amaze me. He's been constipated for a week now. We started actual baby food a couple weeks ago but we also went to the Target brand of Enfamil formula. The doctor told us to try prune juice and peaches or pears but there really wasn't much of a change in his poop. So Friday I bought Enfamil and in just a few days we can already tell a difference. Saturday night Troy had saved a diaper for me to look at...Logan had pooped a brick! I asked if he had cried and Troy said no. He hasn't pooped since, but he is still passing gas so I'm assuming he's feeling better. He's rolling all over the place and is trying to move his legs into an army crawl but doesn't get very far yet. He has started forming words such as "ga, da, and aaaaaaaaaaaa" and is a very talkative little guy. I try talking back to him to encourage it and pretty soon we'll start baby sign language. He has started reaching for people when he knows we're going to pick him up. Logan refuses to sleep in his crib so he sleeps in bed with one of us and the other sleeps in the recliner. It's not the ideal sleeping arrangements, but it works.
We all had a great Thanksgiving. We actually got to go back to see my family which I was thrilled about. We wanted to go see Santa today but I've caught a stomach bug and stayed home from work, hopefully we can make it tomorrow!
My life right now can't be placed into words...it is chaotic, stressful, emotional, sometimes wonderful...but this is my attempt at describing it.
Monday, December 3, 2012
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Worlds worst blogger!
I can not believe how long it has been since I last posted! I will try not to overwhelm you, a lot has actually happened in the last month and a half. October 11th his daycare provider calls to let me know he had thrown up twice, this was on a Thursday. Friday daddy watched him and said he seemed ok. He had thrown up once but was able to eat so we left him at Nana and Papa's while we had an adult night for Troy's birthday (we celebrated early). We picked him up Saturday morning and they said he was fine all night but had thrown up right before we got there, after that it all went down hill. He could only keep down an ounce at a time, was very fussy, and really clingy. He was such a trooper though. He was sick from Thursday until Sunday and finally started feeling better Monday. Fortunately Troy and I didn't catch it but we've both been fighting head colds all month!
We've had a lot of change as far as managers at work and there were two Department Manager positions open, Millwork and then Tools/Hardware. I applied for both, but figured I would have the best chance at getting Millwork since I have experience there. Two weeks ago I was offered the job...in Tools/Hardware! I was surprised, but thrilled. I've been trying for DM for years now. I think I have the best group of guys in the store, with the exception of a couple bad seeds. It's going to be a challenge since I know nothing about the two departments, but I feel I'm ready! I start Saturday.
The visit back home last month was wonderful. Logan loved meeting Aunt Leigh and his crazy cousins. Unfortunately he wasn't able to enjoy any of the food, but there's always next year.
Logan just had his 4 month appointment on Friday. It went well, although we had to see a different pediatrician. She wasn't as good as our normal one, but I still liked her. Logan took his shots like a champ. He's been a little fussy and extra sleepy but still his smiley self. Development wise, Logan is finally rolling over, laughing a lot more, grabbing his bottle or paci and trying to put it in his mouth (sometimes he succeeds). The pediatrician gave us the ok to start cereal and once he gets that mastered we can start real food. Here's some pictures, we did family pictures last week, they turned out very well.
We've had a lot of change as far as managers at work and there were two Department Manager positions open, Millwork and then Tools/Hardware. I applied for both, but figured I would have the best chance at getting Millwork since I have experience there. Two weeks ago I was offered the job...in Tools/Hardware! I was surprised, but thrilled. I've been trying for DM for years now. I think I have the best group of guys in the store, with the exception of a couple bad seeds. It's going to be a challenge since I know nothing about the two departments, but I feel I'm ready! I start Saturday.
The visit back home last month was wonderful. Logan loved meeting Aunt Leigh and his crazy cousins. Unfortunately he wasn't able to enjoy any of the food, but there's always next year.
Logan just had his 4 month appointment on Friday. It went well, although we had to see a different pediatrician. She wasn't as good as our normal one, but I still liked her. Logan took his shots like a champ. He's been a little fussy and extra sleepy but still his smiley self. Development wise, Logan is finally rolling over, laughing a lot more, grabbing his bottle or paci and trying to put it in his mouth (sometimes he succeeds). The pediatrician gave us the ok to start cereal and once he gets that mastered we can start real food. Here's some pictures, we did family pictures last week, they turned out very well.
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
The flu struck our household!
On Sunday September 9th Logan had a very loose stool right before bed. Monday he woke up with a full blown stomach bug. We took him to the pediatrician on Tuesday just to confirm. She said he had the stomach flu, but fortunately was not dehydrated. He never had a fever, just lots of diarrhea and was a little fussier than normal. Wednesday it finally started clearing up. Friday the stomach flu hit me! I was miserable all weekend but I'm finally getting back to normal.
Logan has started giggling a lot more. I honestly believe someone should bottle baby giggles and sell it. There is really no better noise! He's trying really hard to roll from back to tummy but isn't quite there yet. We've been neglecting tummy time lately since we were all so sick but hopefully we can get back to some hint of normalcy. Everything he comes in to contact with goes into his mouth so he's keeping mommy busy disinfecting everything! He also loves rattles.
Logan will be 3 months on Sunday. I can't believe how fast the time has gone! Right now we're preparing for daddy's "Dirty 30" and Halloween. Logan is going to be Spider-Man. It's a joke on Troy since the whole name debate ended in him saying Parker reminded him of Spider-Man! Logan and I are going back to my parents at the end of the month. He'll finally get to meet Aunt Leigh.
Logan has started giggling a lot more. I honestly believe someone should bottle baby giggles and sell it. There is really no better noise! He's trying really hard to roll from back to tummy but isn't quite there yet. We've been neglecting tummy time lately since we were all so sick but hopefully we can get back to some hint of normalcy. Everything he comes in to contact with goes into his mouth so he's keeping mommy busy disinfecting everything! He also loves rattles.
Logan will be 3 months on Sunday. I can't believe how fast the time has gone! Right now we're preparing for daddy's "Dirty 30" and Halloween. Logan is going to be Spider-Man. It's a joke on Troy since the whole name debate ended in him saying Parker reminded him of Spider-Man! Logan and I are going back to my parents at the end of the month. He'll finally get to meet Aunt Leigh.
Thursday, August 30, 2012
I'm officially a working mom
I've been back to work from almost two weeks now and it's been a little hectic. Troy works overnights so I have to get up with Logan at night and then go to work during the day. Fortunately, about a month ago Logan started sleeping for one longer stretch at night. I average about 6 hours of sleep on a GOOD night. Last Friday Logan got his 2 month shots and did great. He didn't even spike a fever and was back to his normal, smiley self in a couple hours. He woke up at different times than normal, but was never overly fussy.
Things are a little rocky on the home front, nothing I care to go into too much detail about. I'm hoping it's just normal first time parents problems. I'm going back to my parents at the end of September and I'm hoping that will help clear the air maybe.
I've also been sitting here thinking it's almost been a year since I found out I was pregnant! It's been a whirlwind of a year but I'd do it all over again if I had to.
Things are a little rocky on the home front, nothing I care to go into too much detail about. I'm hoping it's just normal first time parents problems. I'm going back to my parents at the end of September and I'm hoping that will help clear the air maybe.
I've also been sitting here thinking it's almost been a year since I found out I was pregnant! It's been a whirlwind of a year but I'd do it all over again if I had to.
Saturday, August 4, 2012
6 week check up
I had my 6 week post partum check up yesterday. It went really well. I was disappointed I didn't get to see the doctor that delivered Logan, but I love all the OB's in the office. They were very upset that I left Logan home with daddy...I just figured it would be easier. The doctor says my incision healed great and is looking perfect. She put me on birth control and because I opened my fat mouth I am back on Metformin. I'm not thrilled about it, but I must admit it was the best way for me to lose weight. (Mainly because I had to force myself to eat when I was taking it and anything I did eat went right through me. I know, sorry, TMI!) We did compromise and she's letting me take 1000 mg instead of the 1500 mg I was on before which is what made me sick. I'm hoping I'll have good results so she doesn't bump it up! I will also finally be getting back to the gym and starting a modified South Beach diet.
My short term goal is 25 pounds by the first of the year. Long term goal is to get back down to 140. The doctor said that would be the "high end" of a normal BMI for my height but it's where I would feel happy. I expressed some concerns to the doctor...it's common for me to give up on diets because I don't see results soon enough. I struggled with eating disorders in high school and was losing 10 pounds a week then so for me to only lose 2-3 pounds a week seems discouraging! I have also NEVER had a healthy relationship with food, she highly recommended I see a dietitian but I told her I would like to try it alone first. I have made Troy promise me that if I either give up or am not seeing results within three months he will make me make an appointment to see a dietitian.
When we were at Mid Iowa Fertility, my RE encouraged me to get a base line mammogram when he found out my sister is a breast cancer survivor. I also talked to the doctor about this yesterday. She said I have to wait until I haven't been breast feeding for six months (which I gave up about 2.5 weeks ago) so in February I will call to make an appointment for that.
Logan is doing great. He's smiling a lot more and "talking" a lot more. I'm so sad my leave is almost over but I'm almost certain I could never be a SAHM!!
My short term goal is 25 pounds by the first of the year. Long term goal is to get back down to 140. The doctor said that would be the "high end" of a normal BMI for my height but it's where I would feel happy. I expressed some concerns to the doctor...it's common for me to give up on diets because I don't see results soon enough. I struggled with eating disorders in high school and was losing 10 pounds a week then so for me to only lose 2-3 pounds a week seems discouraging! I have also NEVER had a healthy relationship with food, she highly recommended I see a dietitian but I told her I would like to try it alone first. I have made Troy promise me that if I either give up or am not seeing results within three months he will make me make an appointment to see a dietitian.
When we were at Mid Iowa Fertility, my RE encouraged me to get a base line mammogram when he found out my sister is a breast cancer survivor. I also talked to the doctor about this yesterday. She said I have to wait until I haven't been breast feeding for six months (which I gave up about 2.5 weeks ago) so in February I will call to make an appointment for that.
Logan is doing great. He's smiling a lot more and "talking" a lot more. I'm so sad my leave is almost over but I'm almost certain I could never be a SAHM!!
Monday, July 30, 2012
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Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Birth Story
It has been a crazy 2 weeks, but I'm finally getting around to posting Logan's birth story!
Thursday June 21 (40 weeks 2 days)
We had a doctors appointment. I was dilated to 1.5 but the doctor said my cervix was more favorable than the week before. He had me schedule an appointment with their office for Tuesday the 26th to recheck my cervix. If they needed to they would send me in that night to insert some cervidil to help progress my cervix. Then on Wednesday the 27th they would induce. Before we left he said he didn't think I'd make it to Tuesday, but also said he'd been wrong before. That evening I had some very minor contractions so Troy and I went on a walk.
Friday June 22 (40 weeks 3 days)
Went to my last day of work. The entire day was pretty uneventful. That evening I lost my mucous plug (BTW...the single most disgusting thing I've EVER seen!) but I didn't get very excited since I knew that didn't exactly mean labor was coming. Troy and I went on another walk and went to bed.
Saturday June 23 (40 weeks 4 days)
I woke up at 3 AM to pee and then laid back down. I realized I was having contractions again, this time slightly stronger. I downloaded a contraction timer on my phone and started timing them. From 3-4:30 they were about 5-8 minutes apart and only lasting for 45 seconds. At 4:30 they got a little more painful, so I decided to wake Troy up, mainly for moral support. We decided to eat some breakfast...BIGGEST mistake of my life! (You'll see why later) I only finished about half my bowl of cereal before I started feeling nauseous. I drained the milk and left the bowl in the sink. At 5, contractions were 3-5 minutes apart and lasting for a minute. I knew it was way too soon to go to the hospital but I was in pain so we decided to go and see what they said.
At 5:30 we made it to the hospital and got into triage. They hooked me up to monitors, and of course had trouble finding Logan's heart beat. (The nurses at the OB always had trouble, so this was not surprising to me.) They monitored me for quite awhile, making me roll from side to side. The nurse said Logan's heart beat wasn't cooperating, and kept promising the next time she came in I would be able to get up and walk the halls. That never happened! I think it was about 8 or 8:30 the nurse came in, checked the monitor, made a couple phone calls and before I know it I'm being prepped to be admitted.
They wheeled me into a room and then my doctor comes in and starts explaining Logan's heart had done a couple "dippity dos" that they were concerned about. I had finally made it to short shy of a 4 so they decided to give me a shot of pain medicine. Shortly after that my epidural arrived and after 6 hours I was able to relax. I even nodded off for a little. I had to continue rolling from side to side and they hooked me to the oxygen tank as well. The doctor told me Logan's heart rate still wasn't reacting the way it should be. It was stable at about 160, but should have been falling to 130 and rising to 150 as he's moving and what not. She told me this indicated that he was probably under some kind of distress, and then threw out the C word. She asked if I wanted to wait and see if it got better because it was completely possible they could get in there and nothing would be wrong. It was at this point and time I knew I would do anything for my son. We had waited too long for this little guy, I wasn't going to do anything to jeopardize his health. At 12:30 I made the call to go ahead with the c-section. I was terrified! I cried a little when I went into the room and Troy had to wait but my nurses and anesthesiologist were incredible. My anesthesiologist got me all numb and as he's making sure it worked, I told him I loved him! He was very nice and comforting. Finally Troy was able to come in and sit by me. They started the surgery and it honestly felt like they were cage fighting in my belly.
At 1:28 pm Logan Parker was born. He weighed 7 pounds 4 ounces and was 19.5 inches long. It turns out the cord was wrapped loosely 2 or 3 times around his neck and he had passed some meconium. NICU checked out him and he was perfectly healthy so we got really lucky!
It's been a crazy couple of weeks. Mommy-hood is a lot harder than I thought it would be...but it's also a lot more rewarding. Logan is the center of my universe.
Thursday June 21 (40 weeks 2 days)
We had a doctors appointment. I was dilated to 1.5 but the doctor said my cervix was more favorable than the week before. He had me schedule an appointment with their office for Tuesday the 26th to recheck my cervix. If they needed to they would send me in that night to insert some cervidil to help progress my cervix. Then on Wednesday the 27th they would induce. Before we left he said he didn't think I'd make it to Tuesday, but also said he'd been wrong before. That evening I had some very minor contractions so Troy and I went on a walk.
Friday June 22 (40 weeks 3 days)
Went to my last day of work. The entire day was pretty uneventful. That evening I lost my mucous plug (BTW...the single most disgusting thing I've EVER seen!) but I didn't get very excited since I knew that didn't exactly mean labor was coming. Troy and I went on another walk and went to bed.
Saturday June 23 (40 weeks 4 days)
I woke up at 3 AM to pee and then laid back down. I realized I was having contractions again, this time slightly stronger. I downloaded a contraction timer on my phone and started timing them. From 3-4:30 they were about 5-8 minutes apart and only lasting for 45 seconds. At 4:30 they got a little more painful, so I decided to wake Troy up, mainly for moral support. We decided to eat some breakfast...BIGGEST mistake of my life! (You'll see why later) I only finished about half my bowl of cereal before I started feeling nauseous. I drained the milk and left the bowl in the sink. At 5, contractions were 3-5 minutes apart and lasting for a minute. I knew it was way too soon to go to the hospital but I was in pain so we decided to go and see what they said.
At 5:30 we made it to the hospital and got into triage. They hooked me up to monitors, and of course had trouble finding Logan's heart beat. (The nurses at the OB always had trouble, so this was not surprising to me.) They monitored me for quite awhile, making me roll from side to side. The nurse said Logan's heart beat wasn't cooperating, and kept promising the next time she came in I would be able to get up and walk the halls. That never happened! I think it was about 8 or 8:30 the nurse came in, checked the monitor, made a couple phone calls and before I know it I'm being prepped to be admitted.
They wheeled me into a room and then my doctor comes in and starts explaining Logan's heart had done a couple "dippity dos" that they were concerned about. I had finally made it to short shy of a 4 so they decided to give me a shot of pain medicine. Shortly after that my epidural arrived and after 6 hours I was able to relax. I even nodded off for a little. I had to continue rolling from side to side and they hooked me to the oxygen tank as well. The doctor told me Logan's heart rate still wasn't reacting the way it should be. It was stable at about 160, but should have been falling to 130 and rising to 150 as he's moving and what not. She told me this indicated that he was probably under some kind of distress, and then threw out the C word. She asked if I wanted to wait and see if it got better because it was completely possible they could get in there and nothing would be wrong. It was at this point and time I knew I would do anything for my son. We had waited too long for this little guy, I wasn't going to do anything to jeopardize his health. At 12:30 I made the call to go ahead with the c-section. I was terrified! I cried a little when I went into the room and Troy had to wait but my nurses and anesthesiologist were incredible. My anesthesiologist got me all numb and as he's making sure it worked, I told him I loved him! He was very nice and comforting. Finally Troy was able to come in and sit by me. They started the surgery and it honestly felt like they were cage fighting in my belly.
At 1:28 pm Logan Parker was born. He weighed 7 pounds 4 ounces and was 19.5 inches long. It turns out the cord was wrapped loosely 2 or 3 times around his neck and he had passed some meconium. NICU checked out him and he was perfectly healthy so we got really lucky!
It's been a crazy couple of weeks. Mommy-hood is a lot harder than I thought it would be...but it's also a lot more rewarding. Logan is the center of my universe.
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