Just Because

Just because i have nothing interesting going on in my life right now besides my little ones, here are a few pics to keep you entertained.

One of the joys of NOT being pregnant!

I am sitting here drinking a beer!!! Yeah! Okay, yes, i do enjoy my beer. I'm not gonna lie. I finally have Brody somewhat figured out with his sleeping habits and right now is one of his usual nap times. I got him all fed and asleep and will have at least 2 hours until his next feeding so i'm enjoying a nice cold brewsky! Carter is with my father-in-law for a few hours and Brad is working nights this week so i sort of have the house to myself for a few hours. I'm loving the peace and quiet.

Brody's Two Week Appt

Brody had his two week check-up this morning. He is now up to 8lbs even. He was 7lbs 3 oz at 4 days old so he gained 13 oz in 11 days. At his 4 day check-up the doctor said she would like to see a gain of an ounce a day by this check-up so he actually surpassed that! That makes me feel so good because my body is able to fully nourish him! It's kind of funny though because Brody is still 3oz lighter at 2 weeks old than Carter was at birth! The doctor said he looks great and the next time we go back will be for his 2 month appointment, which will also be Carter's 3 year appointment. That should be interesting taking both boys at the same time, plus Brody will need shots. Ahhh! Oh, and just because it is so cute, here is a new picture of Brody. I swear i was getting smiles the other day, and here is what i was able to catch on camera.

I just thought this one was cute:


This was after his first bath-he found his thumb!

Body After Baby

I am 11 days postpartum today and am very happy with how i look. I've lost 17 of the 22 lbs i gained. So i have 5 lbs to go until i get to pre-preg weight but i want to lose more 10lbs total. My stomach has gone down so fast and i'm going to have to credit breastfeeding on that one. I didn't breastfeed Carter and i lost the weight very quickly after him, too and my stomach went down fairly quickly but it seems like i'm gaining tone back a lot faster this time and i am not even working out yet. I have not been sore at all after this baby, i have felt great ever since i had him! I can't wait to start working out! My butt and thighs need it.

This is right before we left for the hospital:

This is the 2nd night in the hospital:

This is this morning:

Why is my blog list gone?

I just realized that my blog list is gone. Did something on here change on me???

How It's Going

So far having 2 kids isn't really as hard as i thought it would be. First off, i feel great! I haven't really been sore at all. I'm definitely not as sore as i was with Carter. I remember it took about 2 weeks before i really started feeling better "down there" with him. I am not as tired as i thought i would be. The past couple nights we've been going down for the night around 10 or 11, waking up at 2:30, nurse and back to sleep until around 4:30 or 5, nurse and back to sleep until around 7. Definitely not as much sleep as i'd like but i'm not complaining because for the most part he falls right back to sleep after eating. He had his first doctor appointment yesterday and is gaining his weight back. He left the hospital at 7lbs 1oz and at his appointment he weighed 7lbs 3oz. It is such a relief because i was so worried he wasn't getting enough to eat. Carter is adjusting well, he loves to hold and kiss him. He gets jealous sometimes that i can't do as much with him as i used to because i'm pretty much constantly nursing Brody during the day but he's getting better. I am finding that evenings are a little hard for me. It seems like that's when my emotions go crazy. I cry for no reason, or for stupid reasons. I hope it's just my hormones trying to balance out and it doesn't last long. I don't feel overwhelmed, i just get sad. Right now i don't feel like it's something i need to worry about but if it gets worse i will talk to my doctor about it. I'm thinking it's just a little of the baby blues. Well, enough of my ramble, i just thought i'd write a little about how it's going over here. Oh, and of course, here are a couple new pictures.

Brody's Birth Story

We went in at 5:30am to the hospital to be induced. I got all the paperwork filled out and went up to Labor and Delivery. I got changed into my gown and hooked up to the monitors and was started on an IV. I was still at 3cm when we got there. I was monitored for about an hour and then started pitocin at around 7am. By 8:30 i was in extreme pain and begging for some medicine. I was now at 4cm so i was able to get a spinal block. I got it at 8:45. I had some relief for about an hour and a half and then started to feel really painful contractions again. They started to get extremely painful and unbearable and by 10am i was begging for something else for the pain. The baby's heart rate kept dropping so the dr. said i couldn't get anything through an IV. Finally at 10:30 the dr. broke my water-i was 7-8cm. I started feeling like i needed to push soon after that. Now is when it gets a little fuzzy. I was in excruciating pain and feeling tons of pressure. I got checked again around 11 and was 9cm. I broke down and started crying and saying i couldn't do it anymore. I was just in way too much pain and i remember telling the doctor that i couldn't push. Brad went and got my mom and told her to come in the room and she helped try to calm me down. Finally they got me over on my back and i started pushing. I can't remember what time i started pushing. Once i figured out how to push correctly it was really quick. My mom said i pushed through only 3 contractions. Brody was born at 11:39am. My total labor was 4.5 hours!! He came out with his eyes wide open and was very alert. He started crying while he was still halfway out! I had an episiotomy and got to hold Brody while the doctor was sewing me up. Then he was weighed and measured and brought back to me. I nursed him right then and he latched on perfectly. He nursed for about 15 minutes on each side. He is such a sweet little baby and is absolutely perfect!