Here's a short video of Dylan swinging!
Twenty-Five Years
1 month ago
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
7 Months
My sisters both came over last Friday and we had a great day with Dylan and Maya. We went for a nice long walk, and then we had a picnic at a park nearby our house, and even tried out the infant swings at the playground! They had a blast, and so did we :)
Here's a short video of Dylan swinging!
Here's a short video of Dylan swinging!
Monday, March 30, 2009
6 Month Cuties
I guess I wasn't kidding when I wrote months ago that there just isn't much time for non-baby related activities such as blogging! I cannot believe that I've been a mom for six months - that my children are sitting up, rolling over, starting to eat solid foods....Dylan is on the verge of crawling!! Everything has happened more quickly than I ever could have imagined, but we're loving every minute of it. With each day that goes by parenting feels more and more rewarding as Dylan and Maya are able to interact with us, and their personalities emerge. Here is a recent pic of our little Easter bunnies....
And here they are trying out our BOB stroller - it is the best!
And here they are trying out our BOB stroller - it is the best!
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Time Flies!
Wow, I can't believe how quickly 7 weeks have flown by - when we're home, it's hard to find time to do anything but feed and play with babies!! Things are going really well - we try to get out of the house every day, even if it's not for very long. Dylan and Maya are both starting to smile - Maya even laughs! We just can't get over how beautiful and amazing they are...
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Pictures!
Here is my last belly pic, the morning I was induced:
Here is Dylan, right after he was born:
And here is Maya - they are both such peanuts!
The proud (but tired and VERY hungry) Mama:
Dylan, about an hour after birth:
Maya and Dylan, ready to go home!
The babies, home in the pack 'n play (Dylan is on the left, Maya on the right):
Dad, with Maya in the sling. The babies love the slings - it makes them feel like they're back in the womb!
Here is Dylan, right after he was born:
And here is Maya - they are both such peanuts!
The proud (but tired and VERY hungry) Mama:
Dylan, about an hour after birth:
Maya and Dylan, ready to go home!
The babies, home in the pack 'n play (Dylan is on the left, Maya on the right):
Dad, with Maya in the sling. The babies love the slings - it makes them feel like they're back in the womb!
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Dylan and Maya are here!
Our babies have arrived! I was finally able to be induced this past Wednesday at 38wks 5 days (not sure what was in the air, but Newton Wellesley Hospital was so booked Tuesday and Wednesday that after getting bumped twice already they tried to bump me AGAIN after we got to the hospital).
Anyway...
We got to the hospital at 9:30 and there wasn't a room for us, so after waiting a bit I got sent to an ante natal room and got an IV at around 11. By 11:30 I was in my room and started on pitocin. At my OB appt. the day before I was already 3cm dilated, but no contractions on my own. Nothing was really happening, so they just kept cranking up the pitocin. We brought DVDs and were watching Juno, so the time wasn't going by too slowly for us. At a little after 2pm the OB came in and broke my water. It took a little while, but I finally started to feel some cramping. As they got stronger we decided to go for a walk, and I couldn't even make it halfway down the hall before the contractions started coming so strongly that I had to stop and focus on just breathing through. After about an hour and a half of just contraction after contraction after contraction, I was begging for the epidural. I had been one of those women who really wanted to go as naturally as possible, but I am blaming the pitocin ;) The epidural was a difficult process because my daughter was stuck in my ribs and it was tough to curl forward, but once it was in and flowing, it was like, ok, let's put the movie back on!! The OB checked me after I got the epidural and I was at 5cm, and she estimated that i would progress 1cm an hour. After we finished the movie and were hanging out a bit, our families arrived and visited with us. At this point I could still feel the contractions slightly on one side, just enough to know that they were coming, but I was relaxed and happy, and honestly thinking that things were just going to take awhile... but I was wrong! At a little after 8pm, the OB came back to check me and the family went back to the waiting room. I was expecting to be about 8cm, but no, I was 10cm and at a +2 station and didn't even realize! Next thing we knew, I was shaking uncontrollably and vomiting, and the OB was like, ok, i guess this is it! They started setting up the OR, where they wanted me to deliver just in case a c-section was needed, and told us it would be about 25 mins before we could go. I started to feel so much pressure I knew I couldn't wait that long, so we started pushing in the labor room, and the nurse was like, these babies are coming, let's go! So we headed down to the OR, and I pushed for about a half an hour and my son was born! They put him right up on my chest, which I wasn't expecting, but it was absolutely amazing and wonderful, and helped take my mind off of all the pushing around they were doing on my stomach to help my daughter travel down.
So he was on my chest for about 10 mins, and the OB suggested trying a test push because they thought she was still higher up. So I started pushing (which is so hard to do after getting one out, but I guess that's what adrenaline is for), and she came right out! Dylan Joseph was born at 9:50 pm, at 6lbs and 19.25", and Maya Rose was born at 10:03pm at 5lbs 6oz and 18.25".
They are doing amazingly well, and the nurses here are just doting on them (though not as much as Larry and I!!). They are breastfeeding like champs, and we've even been tandem nursing when they're hungry at the same time - between that and the vaginal deliveries with minor tearing, this has all gone better than Iever dared to hope. We are heading home tomorrow morning, and I hope to post some pictures soon - I am just so amazed, with my babies, with my own body - with the way my husband can soothe our babies with just the sound of his voice - I'm at a loss for words to describe how I feel - for once!
Anyway...
We got to the hospital at 9:30 and there wasn't a room for us, so after waiting a bit I got sent to an ante natal room and got an IV at around 11. By 11:30 I was in my room and started on pitocin. At my OB appt. the day before I was already 3cm dilated, but no contractions on my own. Nothing was really happening, so they just kept cranking up the pitocin. We brought DVDs and were watching Juno, so the time wasn't going by too slowly for us. At a little after 2pm the OB came in and broke my water. It took a little while, but I finally started to feel some cramping. As they got stronger we decided to go for a walk, and I couldn't even make it halfway down the hall before the contractions started coming so strongly that I had to stop and focus on just breathing through. After about an hour and a half of just contraction after contraction after contraction, I was begging for the epidural. I had been one of those women who really wanted to go as naturally as possible, but I am blaming the pitocin ;) The epidural was a difficult process because my daughter was stuck in my ribs and it was tough to curl forward, but once it was in and flowing, it was like, ok, let's put the movie back on!! The OB checked me after I got the epidural and I was at 5cm, and she estimated that i would progress 1cm an hour. After we finished the movie and were hanging out a bit, our families arrived and visited with us. At this point I could still feel the contractions slightly on one side, just enough to know that they were coming, but I was relaxed and happy, and honestly thinking that things were just going to take awhile... but I was wrong! At a little after 8pm, the OB came back to check me and the family went back to the waiting room. I was expecting to be about 8cm, but no, I was 10cm and at a +2 station and didn't even realize! Next thing we knew, I was shaking uncontrollably and vomiting, and the OB was like, ok, i guess this is it! They started setting up the OR, where they wanted me to deliver just in case a c-section was needed, and told us it would be about 25 mins before we could go. I started to feel so much pressure I knew I couldn't wait that long, so we started pushing in the labor room, and the nurse was like, these babies are coming, let's go! So we headed down to the OR, and I pushed for about a half an hour and my son was born! They put him right up on my chest, which I wasn't expecting, but it was absolutely amazing and wonderful, and helped take my mind off of all the pushing around they were doing on my stomach to help my daughter travel down.
So he was on my chest for about 10 mins, and the OB suggested trying a test push because they thought she was still higher up. So I started pushing (which is so hard to do after getting one out, but I guess that's what adrenaline is for), and she came right out! Dylan Joseph was born at 9:50 pm, at 6lbs and 19.25", and Maya Rose was born at 10:03pm at 5lbs 6oz and 18.25".
They are doing amazingly well, and the nurses here are just doting on them (though not as much as Larry and I!!). They are breastfeeding like champs, and we've even been tandem nursing when they're hungry at the same time - between that and the vaginal deliveries with minor tearing, this has all gone better than Iever dared to hope. We are heading home tomorrow morning, and I hope to post some pictures soon - I am just so amazed, with my babies, with my own body - with the way my husband can soothe our babies with just the sound of his voice - I'm at a loss for words to describe how I feel - for once!
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Bumped :(
The doctor's office just called - my induction has now been bumped to tomorrow morning, so we get to go through this all over again! Now I have a 1:15 OB appointment instead.
Well, not only does it give me more time to go into labor on my own, now I can definitely get that pedicure!
Well, not only does it give me more time to go into labor on my own, now I can definitely get that pedicure!
D Day - or should I say B day?
Believe it or not, I slept pretty well last night, considering it was my last night of sleep before becoming a mommy! 6am came a lot sooner than I was ready for, but we had instructions to be at the hospital at 7:30am, so we woke up, showered, and right around 7 the hospital called and told us not to come in until 11am.
So now I'm sitting here checking email, and Larry is downstairs playing the guitar. I'm contemplating getting a pedicure if the nail salon can take me before 9:30 :) Hey, if it will help me relax, right?
So now I'm sitting here checking email, and Larry is downstairs playing the guitar. I'm contemplating getting a pedicure if the nail salon can take me before 9:30 :) Hey, if it will help me relax, right?
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