TIRED but BLESSED

Sorry for the lack of posts... But life with a newborn and a 2 year old isnt exactly easy-breezy. But don't get me wrong, I wouldnt trade my babies for anything.. except maybe sleep. Haha. I kid, I kid.

Life is good. Im really enjoying my days snuggling up to this sweet thang.

                                       

He looks pretty cuddly huh? :)

We have STILL been working on getting adjusted to a routine. It's hard... and I'm one TIRED mama. Gunner had his first night off last night. My wonderful MIL kept him over night so I could get a full night of sleep. It was much needed, that's for sure. Gunner is a really good baby. He just doesn't sleep very well at night. I really think he might have just a tad bit of cholic. After every night time bottle he cries for atleast 30 minutes to an hour. And he does NOT like to lay flat. Meaning in his pack and play, crib or bed. It's a little bit exhausting. But, he's very much worth every minute of no sleep.

We pretty much love him ALOT.

sporting his first tie

cuddlin with mama

first bath :)

I mean, how could anyone not???

Big brother has ALOT going on lately too. Along with adjusting to having a little brother in the house, he is also still adjusting to going to "school" 2 days a week AND we've been working on sleeping in his big boy bed all by his self. He is doing SO much better going to school. Yesterday was his very first day of NO crying or whining when I dropped him off. I was one sad proud mama. Yesterday was also grandparents day at school. They had a little program prepared where the kids sang a few songs. I tagged along to video tape but we also got some pictures. Tuff acted pretty proud of his school. He especially liked showing off his classroom. Here are some pictures....

All the kids singing

Tuff didn't want to take pictures, like usual

and this is the sweet craft he made for both Papa&Meme and Baba&Poppy.

I was a little jealous. Haha. Can't wait until he's making mama stuff like this.

As for the big boy bed... it's not going so smoothly. But we're only on night 4 (tonight). He does ok when he actually falls asleep but its hard trying to get him to actually stay in the bed until he falls asleep. We have 2 and a half more weeks to get it down. (I go back to work then). Say a little prayer for us.

We pretty much love this one ALOT, too ;)

And until next time....

Adjusting to life with 2 babies :)

Adjusting... That's what we've been working hard on in our house... It's definitely been challenging, to say the least. Here is a little update on everyone....

Gunner is doing pretty good. He's starting to sleep better than he was when we first came home. He definitely doesn't sleep near as good as Tuff did when Tuff was his age. But we're working on it. He eats like a little piggy. He's already eating 3 ounces. If he's awake before it's time to eat, he always thinks he's hungry. He's already getting SO big to me. It's pretty sad since he's only 2 weeks (tomorrow) old. These 2 weeks have definitely flown by though. :( It's so sad to me because I know he's going to be our last baby! I wish I could just sit and hold and snuggle him ALL day long but that's impossible with a 2 year old who is constantly doing everything he can to keep our FULL attention. Here are a few updated pics of our sweet boy.

He LOVES sleeping on his belly.

If I could put him on his belly at night, I have no doubt he'd sleep ALL night.

[found his thumb yesterday]

We are IN LOVE with our new addition. Even if he keeps me up at night! :)

Tuff is the one who is having the hardest time adjusting.... Poor buddy. He is SOOOO good with Gunner. He loves him, loves ON him, checks on him and talks about him all day long. He calls him "Brodder, Gunner, baby and baby Gunner." I had NO doubt he would be good with him. Me and Daddy, on the other hand, are the ones he is giving a hard time. He is rebeling. Majorly! Everyone keeps saying "Oh he'll adjust... just make sure to give him just as much as attention as you give the baby!" My reply to that is "Gunner doesn't get NEAR as much attention as Tuff is getting because Tuff is constantly doing everything he can to keep our attention on him!" I keep wondering if he's doing all that just to keep our attention on him and off the baby. I'm not sure. All I know is, it's been a little frustrating at times. I've tried my best to give him as much attention as I can without getting him in trouble for constantly doing something he shouldn't be, but it just doesn't seem to be working, yet! Everyone keeps saying he will adjust soon enough. I guess time will tell. Our biggest issue YET has been bed/nap time. We went from laying down and falling asleep at bed/nap time in 5-15 minutes tops to 1-2 hours tops. It's been CRAZY!!!! The child does NOT want to go to sleep. I guess he thinks he's going to miss something. Don't get me wrong, he's still our sweet 2 year old who we love more than anything in the world, but we are all trying to help him adjust the best way we know how. Praying we get a steady routine down, soon! At least before I go back to work. Haha. Here are some updated pictures of our sweet "big brother."

He's wanting the camera here.

Loving his brodder

Holding and posing with Brodder

Yesterday afternoon, I took buddy to the park. I thought it'd be nice to have a little one on one time with him every now and then. Jordan stayed home with Gunner so we didn't have to get him out. Tuff had a blast playing on the slides and he also swung on the swings for the very first time and LOVED it!!!

Sorry for all the rambling but that's a pretty current update of whats been going on in our household. Gunner goes back to the Dr tomorrow morning for a weight check. He had some jaundice right after we got home so he wanted to wait a week to check his weight. I'm sure he's gained some. I will keep ya'll posted!

Happy Monday!!!

Updates on Gunner

Sorry for the delay in posting... Life with a newborn AND a 2 year old has definitely been interesting. :) And really time consuming. Which leaves little time for blogging. Anyways..... As you all probably already know, baby Gunner made his appearance last Tuesday, August the 16th at 12:01 pm.

He was one of the 2 most beautiful babies I've ever seen. (His brother being the other, of course.)

Daddy and I were definitely SMITTEN!

And big brother was curious too...

Gunner weighed 7 lbs. 5 oz. and was 19 and 1/4 inches long.

Everything went SO incredibly smooth. I was a little worried about everything since I had such a tough time with Tuff during his delivery. But it turns out, those stories people tell you about easy deliveries, is TRUE. :) We got to the hospital at 6 am, broke water around 8:30 and was fully dilated and ready to push by 11:30 am. I pushed 2 times with my nurse and she said I couldn't push anymore until the doctor came because she was afraid he would come out before she got there. Once the Dr. arrived, I pushed one time and baby Gunner was HERE!!!! It was amazing. And SO much easier this time around. So easy, I might consider doing it again... Haha. Just kidding. One thing is for sure, I deserved an easy delivery this time around. I'm just glad it worked out in my favor.

Our first week at home has been pretty good. It's definitely been an adjustment for everyone. Especially our sweet Tuff. The good thing is, he LOVES his baby brother.

He stops what he's doing randomly throughout the day just to make sure his baby Gunner is ok. And of course, is always smothering him with kisses!!! :)

Gunner has definitely been getting lots of loving from everyone. Daddy went back to work on Sunday night and we were all sad. I think Mommy was the saddest. At one point, all 3 of us were crying at the same time. Haha. We sure do love our daddy and miss him while he's at work. Gunner has been getting lots of love from Daddy and I'm positive he's loving it. :)

We had Gunner's newborn pics made on Saturday. Amber did a great job, as usual! You can see a sneak peek of his newborn pics here.

I'll try to update again in a few days with new pictures and updates.

Let's get it STARTED!!!!

Today....

is the day, my friends.

I am currently in the hospial, hooked up and having steady contractions. About 2-3 minutes apart, already. The dr. hasn't even been in to break my water yet. My nurse says she thinks at this rate, she could have him here by 1:00. Hoping she is RIGHT!

Here is my routine, 39 weeks belly shot!



And here is one of me and my sweet hubster who worked all night and has had no sleep.

I lovie him. :)

And one of me and the MeMe of number 6 to be....

All hooked up.

Please keep me and baby Gunner in your prayers! :)

Hoping my next update is pictures of our sweet baby boy.

Home... For Now

Well, we had a nice long day in the hospital yesterday. 9 hours (to be exact) was spent between the doctor's office and the hospital. After 9 long hours of thinking I'd be there until baby Gunner was born, they sent me home.

I'm sure you're all wondering why. As I've mentioned before, I had post partum preeclampsia with Tuff so they've been keeping a close eye on me this time around (trying to prevent me from getting it again). When I had my LAST (or what I thought was my last) follow up appointment on Wednesday afternoon, everything was still the same (dilation-wise) except my BP. Even though it wasnt too high, it was elevated more than normal. So of course she told me to keep a close eye on it. I checked it before I went to bed on Wednesday night and it was a little higher than it was at my appointment. Then when I got up Thursday morning and checked it, it was HIGH. So I checked it a few times more while I was getting ready throughout the morning. It was staying consistantly high so my sister in law brought her blood pressure cup to check it after we dropped the boys off at school. After she checked it with a real cup and it was still high, we decided to give the DR. a call. I'm sure you can all guess what they wanted me to do next.... Come in and see the DR. After dropping Tuff off at school and picking mom up, we headed to the DR. Once we got there, my BP was still high so they sent me on over to the hospital to be monitored. At this point I was also starting to have contractions so they wanted to monitor that too. Once we got over to the hospital and all hooked up, I want ya'll to know I didn't have ONE bad reading for blood pressure. Alllll normal. But, my bp was normal, the babies stats starting dropping if I wasn't laying anywhere other than my left side. The nurse/doctor seemed to be concerned about this thinking the baby wasn't getting the oxygen he needed when I was anywhere other than my left side. So the Dr. decided she wanted to keep me until she got off and could come over and check everything out. This was 3 pm. She didn't get off until 5 pm. Which obviously meant I wouldn't see her until 6 pm or later. (You all know how it works in a hospital) Around 4 pm I started having some pretty strong/consistant contractions. Like 3-4 minutes apart at one point. At this point we thought I may be just going into labor on my own. About 4:45 the pain started to ease. Then the contractions started to ease. Around 630 the nurse came in and said we were going home. She said with my BP being normal and the baby looking good, they couldnt keep me for contractions unless I was progressing. Since I was still dilated to a 3 after being checked 3 times throughout the day, they said I had to go home. (9 hours later....). Well of course they want me on complete bedrest until Tuesday (when we're scheduled to induce). I don't see that being too possible with a 2 year old... But I guess we'll do the best we can. I stayed with mom last night since Jordan had to work but he's off the rest of the weekend so thats a good thing.

It was definitely a long, eventful day!!!!

Baby boy had a good first day at school. Mommy and Daddy are proud of our big boy! :)

Here are a few more pictures from our morning since I didnt have alot of time to post them yesterday morning...

His backpack is as big as he is. ha.

And if you look closely, you can see he's holding my BP cup. He was keeping an eye on his too. :)

Takin a picture with daddy

and with Mama...

Headed to school

Looking pretty thrilled about school

Happy Friday!!!

Tuff's FIRST day of SCHOOL :)

Holding his pillow at school

About an hour ago, I dropped our sweet baby boy off at school. He did ok... When I walked away from him he yelled really loudly "Byyyyyyeeeeee MaaaaaaMaaaaaa" but of course when I walked out the door and glanced back in, he was crying a little bit. :( The good news is, I have a friend who had to go back because they forgot to bring something... She called me to let me know when she went back, NONE of the kids were crying. Yipppeee. I also called the lady who is "over" it to about 30 minutes after I dropped him off and she said he was doing GREAT! :)

I'm so proud of my baby boy... I hope he has a great day playing.

On another note, we may be welcoming his baby brother into the world today. At my doctor's appointment yesterday, my BP was elevated. She told me to keep an eye on it and this morning when I got up I started checking it. For the past 3 hours, it's been TOO high. I called and they want to see me at 10:30. I'm just starting to "feel" the side effects of High BP and starting to get a little anxiety. Praying everything is ok. If you have a minute, please say a prayer for me and baby Gunner. I will update as soon as I can!!!!

38 weeks

I AM

38 Weeks!!!

[and I think my belly has dropped...]

PREGNANCY HIGHLIGHTS

How Far Along: 38 weeks

Size of baby: The website I googled said baby boy is currently the size of a leek. He is weighing close to 7 pounds and is around 19 and a 1/2 inches long! 

 Total Weight Gain/Loss: Friday's appointment put me at a total weight gain of 20 lbs. Just where I hope to stay.

Maternity Clothes: All maternity at this point! (I'm really running low in the clothes dept.)

Gender: It's a BOY!!! Gunner Blake.

Movement: Just a punch or a push here and there. I'm sure he's out of room.

What I miss: SLEEEEEEEEP. (I'm so deprived.) Being able to bend over. Being able to hold Tuff. Being able to breathe. Yes, I'm to that point!

Cravings: My cravings are running low. I'm actually starting to lose my appetite some.

Symptoms: I've been having some pretty steady contractions since yesterday afternoon. I really think he might be here before next Tuesday.

Best Moment this week: At my appointment on Friday I was dilated to a 2.5. We also scheduled to induce next Tuesday (if he's not here by then). I didn't want to induce (as you all know) but obviously this is best for my health, and possibly baby Gunner's as well. So whatever's best for us, is what I want! Please keep us in your prayers! As I said in yesterday's post, I'm having all sorts of mixed emotions and I could use the prayers. :)

I got a few pictures with my sweet baby boy this morning while my mom was taking my weekly preggo pic. I always try to get Tuff in the picture on Tuesdays and he never wants to be apart of it. This morning though, he must have been feeling some extra LOVE for his mommy. He came right up to me with his arms wide open. :)

[with a little oreo on his mouth]

Hope you all have a wonderful Tuesday!!!!!