One Month Already?

We have 12 cards, one for each month of Calin's first year. I'm supposed to take a picture of him with the card and a stuffed animal each month to see how much he is growing. Here is his first picture! I can't believe he's already 1 month old! He was so good for me while I took his picture! He looked at the camera the whole time, and held himself up super well! He's a pretty strong little guy, but maybe it's just because he is a little guy. Too bad I couldn't catch a smile.

He's been so good lately! I've been able to put him down for naps before he's asleep without him crying. He's been going about 4 hours now between feedings. He's been getting some good 5 hour stretches in at night, which I am loving (it's rare that he wakes up more than twice during the night now)!! He doesn't cry anymore during bath time. He's only been to church twice, but both times he made it all 3 hours without even a little crying (last Sunday he slept the entire time).

How's my recovery going? Hmm . . . well I feel great. And I've lost all the weight that I gained during pregnancy, BUT you would never know it! My stomach is nowhere near the flat tummy I had before. And luckily it's not cool enough yet to where I have to wear jeans since there's not a chance I'm fitting into those anytime soon. I think everything else is back to normal, it's just my stomach that is having issues. And the only way I can explain the whole pre-pregnancy weight + belly = no muscle left. I think I just lost all my muscle, and really need to be better about trying to get it back. I've been lazy with the workouts, so I totally have myself to blame! I better kick it in gear if I want to fit into jeans this fall :) Other than that, I love being home with Calin! I'm never bored. Actually I feel like I have too much to do, and rarely find time to take a nap. But busy is good.

Jordan is still very busy with school. Flag football started last week, so he's pumped about that! He got called to be the Elders Quorum secretary at church, which I think is an awesome calling for him since he just has that organized write everything down type of attitude. I don't really know what the EQ Secretary does, but I imagine they take a lot of notes? lol. And Jordan is a very good note taker :)

I'm very excited for tomorrow! I finally get my new stroller!!! I've been waiting so long! The one we decided on was recalled, so I was having trouble ordering it. Finally we decided to just go with a different one - the one we both really wanted anyway. And the best part was I ended up getting it for almost 35% off! I'll post some pics once it arrives. We also are changing wireless providers from T-Mobile to AT&T and should get our new phones tomorrow. I love getting packages in the mail, and tomorrow we'll get some super fun ones!

This picture is a couple was taken a couple weeks ago, but I think it's so cute with the sunset in the background. They are just so cute together I love taking pictures of them both!

Jordan & Calin

Jordan's been trying to catch up on all his school work, so this week he's been at school from 8am-10pm everyday. Calin and I have been bring him lunch and dinner so we can see him a little bit. He's pretty much all caught up so hopefully he will come home early tonight :)

When Jordan is home, he doesn't like to put Calin down. And I just love watching them together!

Now some of you might say it's gas, but I say it's s smile :) Jordan's mom Holly wrote that Jordan started smiling at 3 weeks. Calin's always smiled, but this week he's been smiling even more. Yesterday he was smiling at me for about 10 minutes. He could just have a lot of gas . . . or he could just have as great smile like his dad and enjoys showing it off :)

2 Week Stats

We took Calin to the doctor on Wednesday for his 2 wk check up. He's sure a tiny little guy! But the doctor said Calin is doing really well, and here are some of the stats:

3 days - weight 7.6lbs 36th percentile

height 20" 54th percentile

17 days - weight 8.8lbs 45th percentile

height 20.5" 37th percentile

So he's gaining weight well, but not much height. And his head circumference is 14" which is in the 18th percentile. I guess he has a pretty tiny head. Maybe thats why he can hold it up really well?

A few things about Calin at 3 weeks:

• He loves going outside. For walks, or in the car to the grocery store, he's usually pretty happy when we're out and about.
• If he's crying and we've done all we can think of to calm him, we turn on the kitchen fan, and he stops instantly. He loves the sound of fans, the shower, vacuum, etc.
• Somedays he loves his paci, other days he wants nothing to do with it. But I think if he could figure out how to keep his fingers in his mouth, then he would be sucking them all day long every day.
• He loves laying on his playmat with all the bright colors. He especially likes the mirror that the giraffe holds
• He HATES having a wet diaper! He doesn't cry when it's poopy, just when it's wet.
• He love it when Jordan gives him baths, but cries every time I do.

Visits from CA

My mom flew home on Sunday, and later that afternoon my dad and Brenda arrived. It has been so wonderful having family around! They sure have been a big help to Jordan and I! And they all just love their little grandson so much, it's wonderful and so fun to watch!
My dad wanted to get Calin a gift, and what did he end up getting him? A BBQ! :) We did really need one! Thanks Dad! We grilled some hamburgers tonight and had our friends Scott and Aimee over for dinner. Yum Yum!
So here are some pics of my dad and Brenda with little Calin . . .

He's smiling at Grandpa in this one . . .

He's smiling at Grandpa in this one

Each day he gets more and more alert. While he's sleeping I think "he looks so cute when he's sleeping" then when his eyes are open I think the same thing. He just looks good all the time :)

Friday night my good friend Amy came to visit us and see little Calin. He hardly took his eyes off her while she was here. It was so cute!

2 Years

Today is our 2 year anniversary! The night before Calin was born we went out to dinner in Idaho Falls to celebrate just in case we didn't get around to it after he was born (at the time we were debating whether we should go Friday or Saturday - good thing we choose Friday since I went into labor later that night).

My dad and Brenda are here visiting this week, so we all went out to dinner tonight to celebrate (Thanks Dad!)

I love being married to my best friend! Jordan is such a wonderful husband! I really am the luckiest! How great it is to know that these first two years have been just the beginning of eternity that we get to share together!!

And through all of our adventures these past two years, here is our favorite one! And it's only just beginning :) . . .

Happy Anniversary Love!

Calin's First Week

Our little Calin is just over a week old now! He is doing so great! His first few nights home were pretty rough. He loved sleeping during the day and screaming at night. But now he is doing sooo much better! He rarely cries at night anymore. He still wakes up about 2-3 times during the night wanting to be fed, which hopefully over time he will go longer.

He has been doing so well nursing so yesterday we finally decided to give him a pacifier. He always wants something in his mouth to suck on, so he's been a pretty happy camper now that he has his pacifier.

He does not like baths, but my aunt gave me this cute little froggy towel that we put on him while we bath him to stay warm - it does buy us quite a bit of time before the crying starts! And I think it looks so cute!

My mom flew into town Saturday (the 5th) and will be here till Sunday. It's been great having here here. And she just loves little Calin!! He's sure miss her when she leaves!

Sunday we had a fabulous surprise! Nate and Kelly called saying they were going to come up to visit for the day, and when they showed up, Matt Mickie and Ty were with them too!! It was our first time seeing Ty. He is such a cutie!! We spent a lot of time visiting and catching up. We took a walk to the park, the boys played tennis, and we took some family pics since we were all together. Next month we'll take some with Steve and Braden when we will all be together for Calin's baby blessing.

Three mommies with our sweet boys

Dads with their handsome boys

Mickie and Ty. She's such a great mom! And Ty is such a great baby!

This picture shows the blisters on Calin's head from the vacuum. They're healing well. And never even seemed to bother him. Hopefully they will be gone within the week!

Matt and baby Ty

Jordan with Calin.

He's such a great dad! He starts school tomorrow, and I will sure miss having him home all day long. He has been such a big help with everything. He's such a wonderful husband and dad!!! Calin and I sure are blessed!

Calin's L&D Story

• *Pretty long, sorry! Just skip down to the pics if you want :)

But first - I can't believe how wonderful everything worked out! We feel so tremendously blessed. And know that all of your prayers definitely helped! So thank you thank you thank you!!

Our long day started at 4:00 am when Jordan got up to get a drink of water, and I rolled over to my other side and sat up a bit to look at him when I felt what I thought was my water breaking (but only a bit of it, not a full on gush of everything). I got up and told Jordan, but we both just looked at each other like “yeah right, that would be way too perfect timing.” When I started getting painful contractions, I called my mom to see what she thought. She said it sounded like there was a maybe a small tear in the amniotic sac, but his head was probably blocking most of it. We waited a few hours, and around 6:30 am headed to the hospital to get checked. The nurses said my water didn’t break, and they could still feel it in there. I knew most of it was still in there, but I knew I did not pee my pants, so it had to be some of the fluid! I stayed a while while they monitored my contractions. When I got to the hospital I was only2cm. My contractions were every 3-5 minutes, and getting more intense. I walked around for an hour then the doctor came in to check me around 8:30. I still hadn’t progressed to a 3, but he was pretty confident the baby was coming today. Since I was only a little beyond a 2 he gave me the option of leaving if I wanted to, and coming back when contractions get worse. He also said that even if I don’t make more progress they could start me on pitocin because of my contractions.

We came home around 9:30 am and I showered and relaxed. I planned on walking a lot to push things along, but was too tired, lol. And Jordan REALLY REALLY wanted to go to Idaho Falls to buy a camcorder, so he headed down to Best Buy, and I relaxed on the couch. When he got back, my contractions were about 2-3 min apart, and getting pretty painful, so we headed back to the hospital around 12:00 pm. I was worried this little guy was playing a joke on me, so I was sure praying to be past 2cm! I really didn’t want false labor to be that painful! When they checked me I was a 4, so they set up my room for me, and I stayed. Around 3:00 they checked me again and I was at a 5. They kept telling me to just let them know if and when I want an epidural, and around that time I told them I was ready for it. After that the doctor came in and broke my water. I continued progressing about a cm/hr. I was 8 cm around 8:00, so we thought delivery wasn’t too far off, but I stayed at 8cm for about 2 ½ hours. The nurses said I was actually having too many contractions (about 1.5min apart for over 3 hours), but since the baby’s heart rate was staying strong they weren’t worrying about it. But they were getting worried that Calin wasn’t in the right position (I guess his brows was down or something??) and that’s why I wasn’t progressing any further. They kept checking, and no progress.

Around 10:00 pm our Elders Quorum president from church came by. He and Jordan gave me a much-needed blessing. The doctor came in to check me a short time later and said I was 10cm, Calin must have somehow shifted and was in an “ok” position now (I guess the way he was before I would not have been able to push him out), and it was time to push. His head was still a little off center and was having a hard time coming out so the doctor got the vaccum and helped guide him out. I almost made it without tearing, but his shoulders got stuck, which was another worry, and the nurse had to practically jump on my stomach to help get him out. The doctor said it would be possible for him to have permanent shoulder damage, but again we were blessed and everything turned out fine! I started pushing a little after 11:00pm and finished at 11:50. Not too bad for pushing time (though I did have help). Because he was so low for so long he had a major conehead even before the doctor used the vac, so by the time he was delivered he had a crazy huge conehead (it’s gone now don’t worry :) It was about 2am when they finally finished everything and moved us into the mother baby unit. By that time I was OUT! Well for 30 min anyway, before it was time to feed him again, lol.

Randomness:

• The night before I went into labor we bought and set up his pack-n-play (we had the crib set up, but needed something for our room still) and both had a conversation with Calin telling him everything is FINALLY ready, and he can come out now! Wow, who knew he would actually listen?!!


• Saturday was the last day I could go into labor and not have to re-pay my deductable for insurance. Idealy I did not want to go later than the 29^th, so when I went into labor,REALLY I could NOT believe it! HUGE blessing!!


• When I told Jordan my water broke, and we should go to the hospital soon, he started cleaning the house. He even got out the vacuum, but I told him to stop and get the hospital bag ready instead. He was so funny! Defnitely not the paniky husband trying to rush out the door empty handed! He wanted everything perfect and was moving so slow it was funny, but crazy at the same time :)


• Who decides to take a 1.5 hour trip out of town to buy a camcorder when their wife is in labor? Jordan :) I didn’t think this was too funny at the time, but since there was no harm done, I’m glad he went and got it.


• Friday night we also finally bought Twilight so I could watch it when I was in the hospital, but instead of Twilight I watched Pride and Prejudice, the rest of the time I tried to relax and sleep.


• Calin does have a meaning: “Powerful/Valiant Warrior”


• Oh, and yes it is pronounced Cal-lynn


• Doctor Merideth delivered him. He was not my doctor, but was wonderful. We were also very blessed to have great nurses throughout our whole hospital stay!


• My face was more swollen after having Calin, than it was throughout my whole pregnancy! They pump you with so much liquid! They said the swelling should last 2 weeks?! My feet are so swollen they feel like they giggle when I walk haha.


• His eyelashes are blonde. Will those change color and get darker? Or do you think he will be a total toe-head??

And here is a video that Jordan took, and insisted on me posting.