Thursday, January 27, 2011
house hunting
So I bid on my first house today. There was no way I was going to win the house but just listening to the auction take place and know that you had been a part of it was exciting. The house didn't go for nearly as much as I was thinking and it's a bummer I couldn't of put in a higher bid. Someday i'll be the high bidder, but for now I'll be happy with my apartment and all its clutter.
Monday, January 24, 2011
winter and four months
We went to Henry's checkup the other day and his stats are:
Weight: 13lbs 2oz
Height: 24inches
Henry's likes:
Smiling at anyone who will shower him with attention
standing
my milk
putting everything in his mouth
making all sorts of noises especially in the morning he wakes up and wants to talk and talk I think he is telling us all his dreams
bath time
Henry's dislikes:
being alone for too long
sleeping alone
getting into his car seat
eating food
tummy time
Now the daily faces of Henry
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Sleep
It is 3:37AM and I just want to be sleeping. Henry is awake and eating. I read On babies sites that you can nurse a baby in under fifteen minutes. What?? I wish Henry would do that. He feeds for about an hour. It's hard to stay awake while he's eating and this why I've taken him into my bed and done the laying down feeding method, which turns into sleeping in bed with momma routine. I have been trying hard this week to not do that, because I'm afraid he will grow fond of sleeping with me and never transition to a crib in a different room! Hard to believe he will eventually be in a different room pretty soon. I am shooting for the sixth month as the time to have his own room so I can have my bed back. Henry is getting so big and much more mobile and I worry when he is sleeping with me he will roll of the bed or roll into my body and suffocate. So much worrying = no sleep for momma.
He's stopped eating, that's my cue folks!
He's stopped eating, that's my cue folks!
Monday, January 17, 2011
September 23, 2010
Foreword: I had a scheduled c-section due to Henry being breech just about the whole time he was in my tummy. I didn't know when I was having the surgery until my 37th week, when they decided to do it in my 38th week just to be careful I didn't go into early labor.
My last night before baby I laid in bed, ate some snacks and relaxed before the big day. I had spent the last couple days getting things set, cleaning, shopping, re-arranging and just making sure I was ready for the babe.
I woke up at around 6 am.. I got chris up and after I took my shower, since I couldn't wear makeup or really "get ready" I made sure my bag was ready and took some before baby pictures. My mom picked chris and I up and we were off to the hospital. Once we made it upstairs to the maternity ward they brought us into a room where I undressed and got an iv started. For about an hour nurses doctors and others came in and out explaining what was going to happen. We made bets as to when we thought I would deliver Henry.(mom won the bet) so we sat around waiting just chatting and wondering when they would come back in to start the process. At about 9:30AM the doctors came in and said ok we are going to wheel you to the OR for you to get your epidural and then when we are ready to start the surgery chris will come in. So We said our goodbyes to mom and I was off to pop out Henry! The OR room had about ten ppl in it all with different jobs to do so things started to move fast. I was sat up and prepped for the epidural. A nurse chatted with me all the while to get my mind off the fact that I was about to get a huge needle inserted into my back. When that finally did happen it was a lot easier than I had imagined it would be. Immediately I couldn't feel my lower body anymore and a man made sure to ask me about every 30 secs if I was doing ok , and if I could feel my lower body, and that everything was going smoothly. They then Laid Me down on the table and began to set up for surgery. Since there were so many people to help this whole process took only about 20 mins. I was starting to feel
Very nervous and scared because it was all happening so fast and the thoughts of I am not ready kept coming up in my head. Just as the panic was starting to cloud over everything else they sent in chris. I started to bawl because I was sooo glad I had someone there I loved to support me thru this. Cathy berry finally came in and the surgery was started. Chris stood up and watched the whole thing while I asked for details. I mainly just kept asking if he could see the baby yet. At some point could smell them cutting my skin which wasn't a smell you would want to encounter let alone knowing it's coming from yourself. The surgery probably took less than ten minutes. Chris watched the whole thing, except at one point a mean nurse decided halfway thru the surgery that chris had to sit down and couldn't watch. But he pretty much sat down and then stood right back up. No one else cared except mean nurse. So they finally reached the baby and I felt tremendous pressure because they were basically trying to wrestle him out of my stomach. At 10:21AM, September 23 Henry Christopher Goulette was born! We heard the cry but shortly after were told that he had low sugar so which basically meant I couldn't see him. So for about 15mins while they put me back together I could hear Henry but I
Couldn't see him. It was torture because I people were like he's adorable so cute. All I got were digital photos chris showed me. I got to finally look at henry when they weighed him. 7 lbs! It was wonderful to see my beautiful son and surreal. I couldn't wait to hold him but his sugar was not getting any better and so he had to make a trip to the icu :(! Our time in the or had ended
Start the process. At about 930 the doctors came in and said ok we are going to wheel you o the or for you to get your epidural and then when we are ready to start the surgery chris will come in. So We said our goodbyes to mom and I was off to pop out Henry! The or room had about ten ppl in it all with different jobs to do so things started to move fast. I was sat up and prepped for the epidural. A nurse chatting w me all the while to get my mind off the fact that I was about to get a huge needle inserted into my back. When that finally did happen it was a lot easier than I had imagined it would be. Immediately I couldn't feel my lower body anymore and a man made sure to ask about 30 secs if I was doing ok , I. I could feel my lower body, and that everything was going smoothly. They then Laid Me down on the table and began to set up for surgery. Since there were so many people to help this whole process took only about 20 mins. I was starting to feel
Very nervous and scared because it was all happening so fast and the thoughts of I am not ready kept coming up in my head. Just as the panic was starting to cloud over everything else they sent in chris. I started to bawl because I was sooo glad I had someone there I loved to support me thru this. Cathy berry finally came in and the surgery was started. Chris stood up and watched the whole thing while I asked for details. I mainly just kept asking if he could see the baby yet. At some point could smell them cutting my skin which wasn't a smell you would want to encounter let alone knowing it's coming from yourself. The surgery probably took less than ten minutes. Chris watched the whole thing, except at one point a mean nurse decided halfway thru the surgery that chris had to sit down and couldn't watch. But he pretty much sat down and then stood right back up. No one else cared except mean nurse. So they finally reached the baby and I felt tremendous pressure because they were basically trying to wrestle him out of my stomach. At 10:21am, September 23 Henry Christopher goulette was born! We heard the cry but shortly after were told that he had low sugar so which basically meant I couldn't see him. So for about 15mins while they put me back together I could hear Henry but I
Couldn't see him. It was torture because I ppl were like he's adorable so cute. All I got were digital photos chris showed me. I got to finally look at henry when they weighed him. 7 lbs! It was wonderful to see my beautiful son and surreal. I couldn't wait to hold him but his sugar was not getting any better and so he had to make a trip to the icu but not before I got to spend a little time with him in the recovery room. I was feeling a little loopy from everything and kept feeling like I was going to drop Henry, even though I obviously wouldn't so chris mostly held him while I just marveled at what we had created ha! Henry went to the nicu for about 30-50 mins and we were finally reunited in my room. His sugar had immediately improved and he was healthy! After two days in the hospital getting my strength and learning about Henry (breast-feeding, diapering, cuddling) we all arrived home! Gotti our family dog loved Henry and so our little family was complete.
My last night before baby I laid in bed, ate some snacks and relaxed before the big day. I had spent the last couple days getting things set, cleaning, shopping, re-arranging and just making sure I was ready for the babe.
I woke up at around 6 am.. I got chris up and after I took my shower, since I couldn't wear makeup or really "get ready" I made sure my bag was ready and took some before baby pictures. My mom picked chris and I up and we were off to the hospital. Once we made it upstairs to the maternity ward they brought us into a room where I undressed and got an iv started. For about an hour nurses doctors and others came in and out explaining what was going to happen. We made bets as to when we thought I would deliver Henry.(mom won the bet) so we sat around waiting just chatting and wondering when they would come back in to start the process. At about 9:30AM the doctors came in and said ok we are going to wheel you to the OR for you to get your epidural and then when we are ready to start the surgery chris will come in. So We said our goodbyes to mom and I was off to pop out Henry! The OR room had about ten ppl in it all with different jobs to do so things started to move fast. I was sat up and prepped for the epidural. A nurse chatted with me all the while to get my mind off the fact that I was about to get a huge needle inserted into my back. When that finally did happen it was a lot easier than I had imagined it would be. Immediately I couldn't feel my lower body anymore and a man made sure to ask me about every 30 secs if I was doing ok , and if I could feel my lower body, and that everything was going smoothly. They then Laid Me down on the table and began to set up for surgery. Since there were so many people to help this whole process took only about 20 mins. I was starting to feel
Very nervous and scared because it was all happening so fast and the thoughts of I am not ready kept coming up in my head. Just as the panic was starting to cloud over everything else they sent in chris. I started to bawl because I was sooo glad I had someone there I loved to support me thru this. Cathy berry finally came in and the surgery was started. Chris stood up and watched the whole thing while I asked for details. I mainly just kept asking if he could see the baby yet. At some point could smell them cutting my skin which wasn't a smell you would want to encounter let alone knowing it's coming from yourself. The surgery probably took less than ten minutes. Chris watched the whole thing, except at one point a mean nurse decided halfway thru the surgery that chris had to sit down and couldn't watch. But he pretty much sat down and then stood right back up. No one else cared except mean nurse. So they finally reached the baby and I felt tremendous pressure because they were basically trying to wrestle him out of my stomach. At 10:21AM, September 23 Henry Christopher Goulette was born! We heard the cry but shortly after were told that he had low sugar so which basically meant I couldn't see him. So for about 15mins while they put me back together I could hear Henry but I
Couldn't see him. It was torture because I people were like he's adorable so cute. All I got were digital photos chris showed me. I got to finally look at henry when they weighed him. 7 lbs! It was wonderful to see my beautiful son and surreal. I couldn't wait to hold him but his sugar was not getting any better and so he had to make a trip to the icu :(! Our time in the or had ended
Start the process. At about 930 the doctors came in and said ok we are going to wheel you o the or for you to get your epidural and then when we are ready to start the surgery chris will come in. So We said our goodbyes to mom and I was off to pop out Henry! The or room had about ten ppl in it all with different jobs to do so things started to move fast. I was sat up and prepped for the epidural. A nurse chatting w me all the while to get my mind off the fact that I was about to get a huge needle inserted into my back. When that finally did happen it was a lot easier than I had imagined it would be. Immediately I couldn't feel my lower body anymore and a man made sure to ask about 30 secs if I was doing ok , I. I could feel my lower body, and that everything was going smoothly. They then Laid Me down on the table and began to set up for surgery. Since there were so many people to help this whole process took only about 20 mins. I was starting to feel
Very nervous and scared because it was all happening so fast and the thoughts of I am not ready kept coming up in my head. Just as the panic was starting to cloud over everything else they sent in chris. I started to bawl because I was sooo glad I had someone there I loved to support me thru this. Cathy berry finally came in and the surgery was started. Chris stood up and watched the whole thing while I asked for details. I mainly just kept asking if he could see the baby yet. At some point could smell them cutting my skin which wasn't a smell you would want to encounter let alone knowing it's coming from yourself. The surgery probably took less than ten minutes. Chris watched the whole thing, except at one point a mean nurse decided halfway thru the surgery that chris had to sit down and couldn't watch. But he pretty much sat down and then stood right back up. No one else cared except mean nurse. So they finally reached the baby and I felt tremendous pressure because they were basically trying to wrestle him out of my stomach. At 10:21am, September 23 Henry Christopher goulette was born! We heard the cry but shortly after were told that he had low sugar so which basically meant I couldn't see him. So for about 15mins while they put me back together I could hear Henry but I
Couldn't see him. It was torture because I ppl were like he's adorable so cute. All I got were digital photos chris showed me. I got to finally look at henry when they weighed him. 7 lbs! It was wonderful to see my beautiful son and surreal. I couldn't wait to hold him but his sugar was not getting any better and so he had to make a trip to the icu but not before I got to spend a little time with him in the recovery room. I was feeling a little loopy from everything and kept feeling like I was going to drop Henry, even though I obviously wouldn't so chris mostly held him while I just marveled at what we had created ha! Henry went to the nicu for about 30-50 mins and we were finally reunited in my room. His sugar had immediately improved and he was healthy! After two days in the hospital getting my strength and learning about Henry (breast-feeding, diapering, cuddling) we all arrived home! Gotti our family dog loved Henry and so our little family was complete.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
baby party!
I know I only have one baby over here but after meeting my cousin's twins and my good freind's baby, I can't help but want another brother or sister for Henry already. Don't worry though, it's not happening anytime soon! Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Sunday, January 9, 2011
weddings
My whole weekend has been centered around getting married. My best friend recently got engaged and decided she wanted to get married in six months. So she had heard about a new bridal store that just opened so we decided to check it out. I have no experience with weddings or planning them but now that I am going to be a bridesmaid its time for me to get with the program. We tried on a bunch of dresses and weren't to impressed with what we saw. There were maybe two keepers but after watching countless episodes of say yes to the dress the definitive moment of the show is when they find "the dress," the one that makes everyone emotional. So we still have a bit of looking around to do. We also decided to check out a wedding show which turned out to be somewhat of a dud. It seemed like there were too many of one thing and not enough of other tings. Everywhere you turned there was a stand promoting different photographers and the new big thing photobooths. Photobooths are just one of those things that everyone loves and having one at a wedding would be a lot of fun. So we decided YES! to one thing so far. Now we just need to actually get to the important things. Ha. Immediately following the wedding show it was decided if this wedding was happening in 6 months plans had to be enacted like now. So we called the venue she was looking at going to and the guy said come right on over to look at it and luckily he still had dates available for picking. The place in my opinion, was great. Seating for 135 available, separate floors for dinner and dancing separate room for the bar area and just very classy decor throughout the place. I hope she chooses yes and we can start looking at bridesmaids dresses.
Now I am home snuggling my baby, watching the snow fall outside, and dreading the start of the new week. I am working a lot this week and don't want to be away from baby. I mean come on who would want to be away from this cutie for so long?
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Well I've made the leap. I have officially started a blog! I am excited and nervous. Excited because one day Henry will read my posts and see what he put his mother through. Just kidding but seriously, he will look through my posts and better understand himself and me, I hope. I am nervous because I am a private person and starting a blog is more of a new years resolution to be more open and not be afraid to let people know what I am thinking. Mostly im trying to be more open because I dont want the day to come for Henry to ask why I dont share my feelings with him or maybe why he doesn't like to share his thoughts and feelings with me. I want him to know how I feel and that speaking up is encouraged and telling me things would make me a happy mommy. Sooo I figured what better way to break out of my me shell was to share with the public. ha ha. My other new years resolution is to actually keep up to date with this blog and not forget about it! so there you go folks, I've started a blog and I want you all to read!
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