Wyatt meets his furry siblings...

We brought Wyatt home from the hospital on Sunday and officially started our new life as a family of 3 (+ 2 dogs). He seemed to like his carseat and slept through the car ride home. My parents were at our house to help us introduce the dogs to Wyatt. They were very curious about him and excited to meet him! Dylan wants to lick him as much as we let her, especially his ears. Luckily, Wyatt doesn't seem to mind the extra kisses :) Peyton has already become protective over him and yaps at Dylan when she tries to lick him too much! They like to be able to see him at all times and follow whoever is holding him around. They are getting more used to him now and settling down alot. I am so thankful that they are adjusting well to him being around because I was a little worried! Here are some pics:

All dressed and ready to go...

Looking tiny in the carseat

Smiling during the car ride :)

Meeting brother Peyton

And sister Dylan

Peyton, the guard dog

Hospital Pics

Our hospital stay was pretty uneventful and we were able to go home 48 hours after Wyatt was born. All of his tests have come back normal so far and he appears to be a very healthy baby. He is moderately tongue-tied, just like his mama :) The main concern with this is that it can make breastfeeding more difficult. He seems to be doing pretty well so far, so we are going to wait and see how it goes before deciding to clip it. I just couldn't bring myself to put him through another procedure after the circumcision! So far, he has been pretty laid back and only gets really upset with diaper changes because of the circ. He really likes to be held and cuddled and even holds his own pacifier in his mouth! He is a little jaundiced but still within acceptable limits so we will do a little sunning at home and hope that helps enough. While in the hospital, Wyatt had many visitors. He was able to meet all 4 of his grandparents, 4 of his great-grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends!

I have been recovering well. The first day was a little rough because I was up all night laboring, then never really able to sleep with everything going on...it didn't help that I couldn't stop staring at the little man :) I lost alot of blood in the first 24 hours...my hemoglobin dropped from 12 pre-delivery to 7.9. Thankfully, the bleeding slowed down and my doctor didn't make me have a transfusion since I wasn't really symptomatic (sorry if that is TMI for anyone!). I get a little dizzy if standing up too quick but hopefully the iron supplements and time will help get it back to normal. I was surprised by how sore all my muscles were in my arms and neck the next day from pushing during labor! It still feels like I lifted about 1,000 weights :)

Derek has been a great new daddy. He stayed at the hospital the whole time and is doing well with his new daddy duties. His first diaper change, Wyatt pooped all over the place, but he handled it with ease :) We are thankful that he is taking the week off work to stay home with us!

Wyatt getting his first bath

Heading to our postpartum room an hour after birth

Daddy's first diaper change...it was a messy one!

Wyatt has a bit of a baby mullet...a little sparce on top and long in the back :)

Holding tight to his paci

Snuggle time with mom...isn't he so sweet!!

Wyatt's Arrival

Here is the story of Wyatt's arrival into the world. I will try to keep it brief and G-rated for those reading this who aren't my nurse friends :) Besides, I know you really just came here to see the pics :) First, here is my final belly pic before heading to the hospital (39 weeks, 6 days):

Derek and I checked into the hospital on Thursday evening after enjoying our "last" dinner at Fazoli's. We got settled into our labor and delivery room and I got hooked up to the monitors. The contration monitor showed that I was having contractions about every 8 minutes, which was news to me because I didn't really notice them! The resident checked me and I was 1 cm dilated, 50% effaced, and started the Cytotec medication (pill placed up against the cervix to help it soften/dilate) at 7pm. The plan was to leave the medication in place for 4 hours, check cervx again and redose every 4 hours based on progress. Within 20 minutes of placing the med, I started having contractions regularly every 2-3 minutes! I started to feel them a little more, but they were still tolerable at that point.

At 11 pm I got up to the bathroom before I was due to be checked and get more meds and my water broke! The resident checked and I was at 3cm. They decided not to do any more medication at that point and see how I progressed. After my water broke, the contractions started to get more painful, so I got a dose of Nubain. The Nubain made me feel dizzy and more sleepy but didn't really take away the pain. It also made Wyatt sleepy, his heartrate fell to the 120's from the 150's. He seemed to be doing ok, just sleepy. By about 1:30 am, the contrations were really painful, I was dilated to 4cm so we decided to go ahead and do the epidural. Derek stayed in the room for it, and did great :) It really wasn't bad at all compared to the pain of the contractions! The relief after it took effect was heavenly! I could still feel the contrations but they were tolerable and I could talk and even rest! I was checked again around 4am and had progressed to 6 cm. The effects of the Nubain were finally wearing off and Wyatt's heartrate was back to normal. We tried to rest a little and planned to have the resident check me again at 6:30. Then around 5:45 am, I started having really intense back pain. The nurse called the anesthesiologist to give me more meds. The resident was in another delivery and wasn't able to check me right away. The nurse went ahead and checked me and we found out why I was having so much pain...I was at 10cm and Wyatt was ready to come out! My doctor was still 30 minutes away, so I got more pain meds and waited for her to get there. I started pushing around 6:45 (this is where I will spare you the details ;)) and Wyatt entered the world at 8:03 am on his due date, healthy and perfect! Hearing him cry for the first time was the best sound!

6 lbs. 12 oz. 21 in. long

Family of 3!!

40 Week Doctor Appt

I had my final doctor's appt today. The bad news is that I had no more progress from last week even after working the last 2 nights! My belly is only measuring at 34, but she said it is probably because he has dropped. My doctor gave me the option to go ahead with an induction at the end of this week or beginning of next week. We decided to go ahead this week, since she is available and before he continues to get bigger and more difficult to come out! :) So, I am going to the hospital tomorrow (Thursday) evening to start Cytotec (cervix ripening medicine) and then will start Pitocin (contraction medicine) on Friday morning and hopefully have a baby by sometime Friday afternoon/evening!! We are excited and nervous! It is hard to believe that this will be our last night at home without a baby! Derek is planning to have the laptop at the hospital with us so he can be updating the blog and let everyone know when Wyatt makes his big debut. Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers that everything goes well, and Wyatt arrives safe and healthy :) Thanks!!

Sorry for no pictures this post, I will try to take one last belly picture tomorrow..then on to more exciting baby pictures!

39 Weeks and still pregnant...

Well, here we are at 39 weeks. I can't believe how close it is to Wyatt's arrival, yet every day seems to take forever! I guess I had my hopes up that he would be here by now, but at least the end is in sight and very near!! Overall, I have been feeling ok for having a full-size baby taking up all the space in my belly :) Even with the limited space, he is still managing to perform dance moves in there and loves to run his foot/knee along my ribs and side!

I had my weekly doctor appointment last Wednesday and finally had a little progress...1-2 cm dilated, 25% effaced. Not alot, but it was good news, considering the week before, I was not dilated at all. I have been having a few mild contractions at random times, but nothing that has been all that painful. I go back to the doctor on Wednesday this week and we will schedule an induction then, most likely for the end of the week. I am hoping and praying that things will get started on their own before that, but am willing to be induced if that is what it takes to get him here :) The car seat is in the car, so we now officially have everything ready to go! Hoping to have a baby this week!!

Thought I would share another funny picture with you. Since we don't have a baby yet to practice on, we had to use Peyton to try out our new baby wrap. As you can see, he looks thrilled to be in it....hopefully Wyatt likes it better :) Not to mention, it was a little difficult to use with my big belly in the way!