Well it's hard for me to get motivated to do my everyday tasks, I'd rather sit and hold Gavin!!!! Tonight Matt is out of town and Luke and Emma went to bed early and Gavin was feeling good. He definitely knows the way to my heart, he tucked his little face right into my neck and fell asleep like that! We snuggled and I enjoyed every minute for about an hour! He is such a sweet baby! A couple of nights ago he had a fussy night and got me all nervous that I was getting another colicky baby, but he's back to his calm self and I am enjoying every minute of it!
As you know Gavin was born on New Year's Day...just a recap for journaling purposes....We went into the hospital at about 8:00 a.m. I received Petocin at about 9:30 or 10:00 a.m. They broke my water, I started to feel the hints of pain and so I got the epidural. My right side went numb right away, in fact I couldn't even lift my right leg...but my left side was still feeling some pain. So if I laid on my left side then the epidural would start to work on the left side. The problem was that the cord was around Gavin's neck and when I was on my left side his heartbeat would slow way down. So the nurses had to flip me onto my right side. Then the pain started to get really bad on my left side again. At about 2:00 p.m. I was at a 5 cm and about 20 minutes later I was at 8 cm. I knew I was going to be delivering soon and I definitely wanted the epidural to work. So the guy came back in with a strong dose that they use on C-section patients! I was COMPLETELY NUMB! Now I couldn't lift either of my legs! By 2:53 p.m. Gavin arrived!
When Emma was born she stopped breathing for a moment and the nurses had Matt turn our video camera off. In the panic process he dropped the camera and broke it! So the morning we were leaving for the hospital to have Gavin, Luke said "Don't drop the camera Dad!" Matt did GREAT! He took great pictures and was so wonderful to me in the delivery room. Gavin weighed in at 8 lbs. 2 oz. and was 20 inches long. Today we went to his 2 week appointment and he has already gained 1 lb. 1 oz.!!!!! He is 9 lbs. 3 oz.! Yes he is a great eater and sleeper! I am not used to having a baby that sleeps so much during the day and night! Luke and Emma cried all day and then slept ok at night! So I pleased that Gavin is allowing me to have an easy transition to having 3 children!
Emma on the other hand is the one giving me a run for my money! It seems she can't help herself with Gavin. She can't walk by him without grabbing him or giving him a squeeze! She is constantly wanting to help with EVERYTHING! When I am changing his diaper she is right there, and if I don't give her a responsibility in the process then she takes matters into her own hands and grabs a wipe and starts wiping his little bum! When I gave him his first bath she tried to take over and it got very hectic. Now when bath time comes she is in charge of his left foot. It is the cleanest part of his whole body! She uses about 5 handfuls of soap and lathers it really well! She loves to hold him. I just have to watch her because if she starts to grit her teeth you know she is going to pinch or shake or ruff him up, but if she is talking sweet then I know we are safe and she is very loving with him! :)
Luke can't get enough of Gavin. When I pick him up from school he says he can't wait to go home and see Gavin. He loves to hold him, and the other day I walked into the room where Gavin was laying and Luke was laying right beside him singing to him. (He was singing the Brite music song "When I grow up I want to be a mother and have a family, 1 little, 2 little 3 little babies of my own") When we first brought Gavin home I think Luke expected him to grow really fast so that he could play with him and start to teach him how to play sports, etc. So we would be downstairs and Luke would run upstairs to check on Gavin to "see if he had grown yet"! :) Luke heard me say that Gavin is so cute that I could just eat him up and so now that's what Luke always says "mom, Gavin is so cute and little, I just want to eat him".
Everyone has been so helpful...the week I was in the hospital there was a different friend from the ward that would take Luke and Emma for the day. Then when I got out of the hospital we had dinners brought to us from ward members for the first 5 nights! We were soooooo spoiled! Then my sister Kim, and her daughters Savannah, and Maggie came in town soon after that and it was wonderful to have them here! Kim was cooking and cleaning and refereeing Emma and Savannah. I'm sure she went home exhausted! I really appreciated everything! It was great timing because Emma was starting to get a little jealous of Gavin. She would cry for me to hold her and tell me to put him down. So Savannah coming was so great! You wouldn't know it at times with the way that Emma bullied Savannah! The cutest was when Savannah went with Emma to her dance class. They would go across the floor and immediately Emma would go and sit by Savannah and help her with things. Like at one point Savannah's little skirt was falling off her and Emma went and pulled it up for her! :) Kim also helped on Saturday because my ward had a shower for me. I took the baby for a few minutes so that everyone could see him and then Kim took him home and she and Matt watched all the kids. Then on Sunday she took the kids to church with her, poor Kim having to entertain 4 kids during sacrament meeting!!!! But she did GREAT! Luke keeps saying "Mom it's so sad that Savannah is gone".
As you know Gavin was born on New Year's Day...just a recap for journaling purposes....We went into the hospital at about 8:00 a.m. I received Petocin at about 9:30 or 10:00 a.m. They broke my water, I started to feel the hints of pain and so I got the epidural. My right side went numb right away, in fact I couldn't even lift my right leg...but my left side was still feeling some pain. So if I laid on my left side then the epidural would start to work on the left side. The problem was that the cord was around Gavin's neck and when I was on my left side his heartbeat would slow way down. So the nurses had to flip me onto my right side. Then the pain started to get really bad on my left side again. At about 2:00 p.m. I was at a 5 cm and about 20 minutes later I was at 8 cm. I knew I was going to be delivering soon and I definitely wanted the epidural to work. So the guy came back in with a strong dose that they use on C-section patients! I was COMPLETELY NUMB! Now I couldn't lift either of my legs! By 2:53 p.m. Gavin arrived!
When Emma was born she stopped breathing for a moment and the nurses had Matt turn our video camera off. In the panic process he dropped the camera and broke it! So the morning we were leaving for the hospital to have Gavin, Luke said "Don't drop the camera Dad!" Matt did GREAT! He took great pictures and was so wonderful to me in the delivery room. Gavin weighed in at 8 lbs. 2 oz. and was 20 inches long. Today we went to his 2 week appointment and he has already gained 1 lb. 1 oz.!!!!! He is 9 lbs. 3 oz.! Yes he is a great eater and sleeper! I am not used to having a baby that sleeps so much during the day and night! Luke and Emma cried all day and then slept ok at night! So I pleased that Gavin is allowing me to have an easy transition to having 3 children!
Emma on the other hand is the one giving me a run for my money! It seems she can't help herself with Gavin. She can't walk by him without grabbing him or giving him a squeeze! She is constantly wanting to help with EVERYTHING! When I am changing his diaper she is right there, and if I don't give her a responsibility in the process then she takes matters into her own hands and grabs a wipe and starts wiping his little bum! When I gave him his first bath she tried to take over and it got very hectic. Now when bath time comes she is in charge of his left foot. It is the cleanest part of his whole body! She uses about 5 handfuls of soap and lathers it really well! She loves to hold him. I just have to watch her because if she starts to grit her teeth you know she is going to pinch or shake or ruff him up, but if she is talking sweet then I know we are safe and she is very loving with him! :)
Luke can't get enough of Gavin. When I pick him up from school he says he can't wait to go home and see Gavin. He loves to hold him, and the other day I walked into the room where Gavin was laying and Luke was laying right beside him singing to him. (He was singing the Brite music song "When I grow up I want to be a mother and have a family, 1 little, 2 little 3 little babies of my own") When we first brought Gavin home I think Luke expected him to grow really fast so that he could play with him and start to teach him how to play sports, etc. So we would be downstairs and Luke would run upstairs to check on Gavin to "see if he had grown yet"! :) Luke heard me say that Gavin is so cute that I could just eat him up and so now that's what Luke always says "mom, Gavin is so cute and little, I just want to eat him".
Everyone has been so helpful...the week I was in the hospital there was a different friend from the ward that would take Luke and Emma for the day. Then when I got out of the hospital we had dinners brought to us from ward members for the first 5 nights! We were soooooo spoiled! Then my sister Kim, and her daughters Savannah, and Maggie came in town soon after that and it was wonderful to have them here! Kim was cooking and cleaning and refereeing Emma and Savannah. I'm sure she went home exhausted! I really appreciated everything! It was great timing because Emma was starting to get a little jealous of Gavin. She would cry for me to hold her and tell me to put him down. So Savannah coming was so great! You wouldn't know it at times with the way that Emma bullied Savannah! The cutest was when Savannah went with Emma to her dance class. They would go across the floor and immediately Emma would go and sit by Savannah and help her with things. Like at one point Savannah's little skirt was falling off her and Emma went and pulled it up for her! :) Kim also helped on Saturday because my ward had a shower for me. I took the baby for a few minutes so that everyone could see him and then Kim took him home and she and Matt watched all the kids. Then on Sunday she took the kids to church with her, poor Kim having to entertain 4 kids during sacrament meeting!!!! But she did GREAT! Luke keeps saying "Mom it's so sad that Savannah is gone".
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