Grandma Rena (above) Great Grandma Stewart (below)
Meme (above)
Meme (above)Grammy (below)
Grammy Mac has been staying with us for almost a week. She has saved the day many of times. Cohen loves his grandmas...
Monday, May 25, 2009
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Birth Story
A little late, but I thought some might want to read about Cohen's birth...
Sunday 5-10, Mother's Day, 9:30 pm:
Cale and I went to bed and I started feeling something different in my lower belly. It did not hurt, but was definitely something that I had not felt at all during the pregnancy. The contractions continued through the night. I did not sleep because I was trying to watch the clock. Cale did not sleep either because I kept getting up and down. I think I went to the bathroom 50 times.
Monday 5 - 11, 1:45am:
I finally decided enough was enough...this is it. The contractions were 5 minutes apart for an hour. I wanted to take a shower before we left. Cale heard the shower, so he came in and asked if I was sure this was it. My instinct said yes, but the rest of me thought, "I have no idea what I am doing". We were not in a hurry, so we took our time gathering all the things we needed. Cale dog-proofed the house and we were off to the hospital.
3:00am:
We arrived at Labor and Delivery to find that my elementary - high school friend's mother was working. When we arrived, I was only at a 2-3. She gave us the option to walk for an hour or go home. We debated and decided to stay. We went to walk the halls. Cale videoed me having a contraction (can't wait to laugh at that later). After an hour of walking, we went back to our room. My water broke and they sent us up to our delivery room.
Time gets fuzzy from here:
Once in our delivery room, I waited for an epidural. The epidural did not hurt at ALL. I can't imagine why anyone would choose to have a baby without it. :) After the epidural, we just played the waiting game.
12:30pm:
I was at a 10, so we started the pushing process. Once again - love the epidural. It took me a while to figure out how to push correctly. 3 hours later Cohen arrived. He had the cord wrapped around his neck, so the doc cut the cord right away (later, Cale got to cut the cord closer to Cohen's belly). Cohen was so quiet. He did not come out screaming. Just the opposite. He just looked around and looked extremely confused. Finally, he made a few sounds. We were concerned, but he came around and we got to hold him.
Hospital Stay:
We were so fortunate. There were several people watching out for us: my friend's mom in Labor and Delivery, a student Danielle that I had in student teaching was a nurse on the delivery floor, and a volleyball mom Lynne. I can't remember Lynne's job title, but she kept checking on us throughout our entire stay.
Sunday 5-10, Mother's Day, 9:30 pm:
Cale and I went to bed and I started feeling something different in my lower belly. It did not hurt, but was definitely something that I had not felt at all during the pregnancy. The contractions continued through the night. I did not sleep because I was trying to watch the clock. Cale did not sleep either because I kept getting up and down. I think I went to the bathroom 50 times.
Monday 5 - 11, 1:45am:
I finally decided enough was enough...this is it. The contractions were 5 minutes apart for an hour. I wanted to take a shower before we left. Cale heard the shower, so he came in and asked if I was sure this was it. My instinct said yes, but the rest of me thought, "I have no idea what I am doing". We were not in a hurry, so we took our time gathering all the things we needed. Cale dog-proofed the house and we were off to the hospital.
3:00am:
We arrived at Labor and Delivery to find that my elementary - high school friend's mother was working. When we arrived, I was only at a 2-3. She gave us the option to walk for an hour or go home. We debated and decided to stay. We went to walk the halls. Cale videoed me having a contraction (can't wait to laugh at that later). After an hour of walking, we went back to our room. My water broke and they sent us up to our delivery room.
Time gets fuzzy from here:
Once in our delivery room, I waited for an epidural. The epidural did not hurt at ALL. I can't imagine why anyone would choose to have a baby without it. :) After the epidural, we just played the waiting game.
12:30pm:
I was at a 10, so we started the pushing process. Once again - love the epidural. It took me a while to figure out how to push correctly. 3 hours later Cohen arrived. He had the cord wrapped around his neck, so the doc cut the cord right away (later, Cale got to cut the cord closer to Cohen's belly). Cohen was so quiet. He did not come out screaming. Just the opposite. He just looked around and looked extremely confused. Finally, he made a few sounds. We were concerned, but he came around and we got to hold him.
Hospital Stay:
We were so fortunate. There were several people watching out for us: my friend's mom in Labor and Delivery, a student Danielle that I had in student teaching was a nurse on the delivery floor, and a volleyball mom Lynne. I can't remember Lynne's job title, but she kept checking on us throughout our entire stay.
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Pictures
Mr. Cohen!
Cuddling with Mom.
First sponge bath.
Snoozin' with Dad and Penny.Cohen is home! We could not have had a better delivery. Enjoy the pics... they are the same ones from Cale's blog.
Monday, May 11, 2009
Welcome Cohen!
Cohen born 3:36pm, 7lbs 4oz, 21 inches long. He has a head full of hair! We don't know who exactly he looks like, but he definitely favors his daddy.
Notice Daddy's shirt!
Hospital
We are here at the hospital waiting on the little man. Just waiting on one little centimeter and for his head to drop a little bit more. Everything has been going well. Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers. We hope to post his pictures once we get home - Wednesday or Thursday.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
NUTTIN'
Yesterday, I had a doctor's appointment... NUTTIN' going on. I was a little swollen, but my blood pressure is holding steady... under the 140/90. Cohen is a happy little boy that likes where he is... he does not want to meet everyone yet. I don't know if he is afraid of all the outside noises... school kids, math lessons, Heinz and Penny wrestling noises, or Dad yelling at the sports games on TV.
I also wanted to send cousin Emma hugs and kisses in St. Louis!!! We love you.
I also wanted to send cousin Emma hugs and kisses in St. Louis!!! We love you.
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