Izaac Birth Story Part 1

Okay here we go.. It might take me a few days to write this because i dont want to miss out on anything.


Friday March 14th- Logan and i headed to the doctor. When i hadnt changed from the last appointment, my doctor asked me if i wanted to be induced. I was to the point where i was so ready to have my baby in my arms. So of course i said YES... Sunday March 16th was the set day that i would fall in love with an other little boy. I was so excited..

Saturday March 15th- Spent all day doing what Connor wanted to do. We played min golf, games, dinner and went to Need for Speed. To sum it up our last day as a family of three was pretty amazing! I was just so excited to know that the next day i was going to have my baby in my arms.

Sunday March 16th- That night i couldnt sleep at all!!! Really i was up every hour looking at the clock to watch the clock turn 6:00am.

6:00am- Our alarm goes off and i grab my phone to call the hospital...... Told the nurse my name and she put me on hold.... Seemed like forever that i was on hold. Finally she came back on and said that they were so busy today 12 momma having babies, that i needed to call back at 9:00am to see if they had more rooms for me. Okay fine i knew i might not be able to go right in at 6:00am. So back to sleep i went..

8:30am- Labor and Delivery caclled me and asked if i would be okay coming in Monday the 17th. I guess there was so many delivery that they were short staff. I said okay and i would call them Monday at 6:00am to see if they had room for me. I was bummed but it was okay..

9:30am- Connor and i was up eating breakfast and watching morning cartoons when my phone rang. When i looked down it said Labor and Delivery. My heart dropped. Alicia was on the phone and said that she came into work to be my nurse, and wanted to know if i would like to come in and have my baby today.... UMM YES OF COURSE i do came right out of my mouth. She said perfect we have a room for you and will be waiting, get showered and ready and we will see you soon.. I think right after i got off the phone i started doing the happy dance with Connor. I ran upstairs to tell Logan. He was still sleeping and i woke him up by saying, are you ready to become a daddy to our Izaac Paul. He woke up right away with a HUGE smile on his face and said are you serious....

10:00am- I jumped into the shower to shave my legs and get all cleaned up. I remember as i was getting ready i kept rubbing my belly talking to Izaac. I was sad that i would no longer have my baby bump but i was so excited to have my little boy in my arms.

10:30am- Barb comes to grab Connor to head to Church. I told Connor the next time he would see me is when im in the hospital getting ready to have his brother. He was so excited and kissed my belly and told his brother that he loved him and couldnt wait to see him!

11:00am- Head off to the hospital. We stopped to get Logan something to eat and to grab a movie so we had something to watch while we waited. I knew i was going to take awhile so we knew getting a movie would be perfect..

11:50am- Finally got to the hospital. That drive seemed like the longest drive ever. Logan and i didnt talk at all the whole way in. I think we were both nervous. But we finally made it...

12:30pm- We got all checked in and back to our room. My amazing nurse Alicia came in and asked us lots of questions and finally got me all hooked up and ready to go. I was 3.5cm and my blood pressure was pretty high 165/68. She called Dr Stevenson and let her know i was here and ready for baby. Stevenson was pretty worried about my blood pressure, so she made me lay on my side to see if it would go down.

2:35pm- Stevenson came in to break my water. Let me tell you it was the weirdest feeling in the world!! I felt like i peed myself and i wasn't going to stop coming out. She checked me again and i was 3.5cm and 70% thinned out. They put a balloon in me to help me dilate faster and a monition on Izaac head. As soon as they left i had to pee really bad. SO Logan helped me up and as soon as i stood up a huge gush came out. It was like my water was breaking again. I felt so bad for Logan cause he was the one that had to clean it all up. I guess that is what love really is. My doctor came back in and said that i should try to move around the room. Sit on a stool, the rocking chair or bounce on the ball. So i did it all. She though it would help move labor on a little faster. Well once i moved i could feel the contraction coming on.

4:00pm- My contractions started coming along. They weren't bad at all, i was able to breath through them. But it was really weird cause it would start from my butt and work its way up to my crotch and then to my belly. It hurt cause it was really strong in my butt area. It was totally different then Connor birth..

39 weeks belly

Saturday before we headed to the hospital we thought it would be a good idea to get some last minute belly pictures!!! 

Even if i was very miserable i miss my belly already. I miss knowing that my little man is safe inside me and i know that nothing can hurt him in my belly. But im very happy to have him in my arms and being able to kiss his little cheeks!!!

Izaac Paul Is Here

He is here!!!!!!

Sunday, March 16th, 2014

Born at 9:33pm 

7 lb 11oz and 19 1/2 inch

My handsome little man!!!!!

Date with big brother

After finding out that we would be welcoming our little Izaac into the family real soon, i thought lets make these last days as a family of 3 good ones.

So as soon as i got home from the doctor i asked Connor if he wanted to go to the Park. It was such a nice day out that we couldnt pass it up! So off to the park connor and i headed. I let him play for a good two hours or so till it started to get dark. He kept telling me that i was the best mom out there cause we stayed at the park forever!!! 

Saturday i woke up knowing that i wanted to get out of the house and do something fun. Connor had been talking about going min golfing for the longest time. So it was perfect timing to go min golfing. So we headed into salt lake and hangout at Hollywood connection. We played min golfing and tons of games. Connor smiled the whole time and said it was the best day ever!!! Once we got home we wanted to go eat and go see a movie. We went and watched Need for Speed and Connor sat thought the whole movie. I didnt know if he would like it cause it wasnt a kids movie but i was totally wrong. He LOVED it and wants to go and watch it again!! 

It crazy to think that our family is going to be bigger by this time tomorrow. I love having the three of us all the time but i cant wait to have the four of us doing things like this!! 

39 weeks pregnant

What's up with Baby this week? 

39 Weeks 
FULL TERM!!!!!

Our little man is weighing in at a little over 7 Pounds 

and about 20 inch long.

The size of a mini watermelon

 Symptoms?  I dont even know what to say anymore.

Im miserable and i still have 1 more weeks.

Gender? Handsome little boy!

Excited For?

Getting to meeting my little Izaac!

Maternity Clothes? BEST FRIENDS!!!!

Sleep? What the heck is this thing you call sleep???

Im getting none of that around this household. :(

Movement? Lots and lots!! He is like a little kicking ninja. It so neat to watch my belly move like the waves.

Belly Button Status? OUTIE.. 

Missing Anything?

Breathing
seeing my toes
sleeping on my belly

Being myself

Sleep!

Milestones? 

Making it to 39. Can we please be done already. I cant believe after everything that was going on in my pregnancy that i have made it this far and little man didnt come early!

Cravings? Nothing, I just like to eat anything..

Weight Gain?  30 YUCK!!!! 

39 Week Doctor appointment!

Last week my doctor stripped my membranes and all weekend long i was losing my plug. I really thought i was going to go into labor that weekend. But come Monday nothing had happen. So i went on about my week and just hoped that i would see my little guy soon!

Friday came around again and Logan made sure to take that day off just in case anything exciting happened at the appointment..
She checked me and i was at a 3.5 and 65% thinned out. No changes at all.. I was totally bummed out. But she asked me if i wanted to be induced.. I was excited to hear those words. She went out front to call Labor and Delivery to see when would be a good time for me to come in. Logan and i talked about it and knew it would be a good thing. Doctor came back and said the next day that looked good was THURSDAY.... but then she said she knew how much we wanted little man out so she pulled some strings and said that i needed to call Sunday at 6:00am to see if any room where open. I dont think i could of been more happy.. We were going to have a baby within the next few days...
But once i got into the car i felt like the worst mom ever! I felt like i was forcing Izaac out and that he wasn't ready to be here yet. I had mix emotions going on and i didnt know if it was a good thing to be induced....

Out with the Boys

This past weekend we were in get baby out mode!!!!

I was willing to try everything and anything to get him out. So we thought going to Salt Lake and walking around all day would do the trick.. 

So we took Connor to Scheels. Logan and i had been there before and thought it would be neat for Connor to see everything. He loved it and wanting to play with everything. But he wouldn't ride the Ferris wheel, rides still scare. 

So after walking around the place for almost three hours we headed off to dinner. 

Texas Road House, Connors favorite.

It was so nice to be able to hang out with Connor before Izaac gets here. I know walking around a sport store really isnt the best but it was something. Its hard knowing that Connor wont be the only child anymore, so i want to take as much time with him as i can.. I don't want my dude to feel left out or anything. So taken the time to have him hang out with his mom and dad is the best we can do. Soon we will be a family of 4. 

He truly makes my world go around!!!

Full Term. 37 Weeks

What's up with Baby this week? 

37 Weeks 
FULL TERM!!!!!

Our little man is weighing in at a little over 6 1/3 Pounds 

and about 19inches long.

The size of A bunch of Swiss Chard.

If you haven't yet delivered, you've reached the calm before the storm. You're probably monitoring your body for those first Early Labor symptoms and wondering what you've forgotten. Your smooshed-up baby is weighing in at around 6.3 lbs and 19 inches (with boys somewhat heavier and longer than girls). As far as their internal organs go, your adorable poop and blood factory has reached "term" - a medical term that means your sweet little bun is birth-ready and labor is welcome and normal at this point. Despite being physically ready to land on planet Earth, your baby's immune system is quite weak and will continue to be that way for their first years of life.
 Thankfully, your breast milk (aka "boob medicine") protects your child via protective antibodies that are present in your breast milk.our due date is very close now, but doctors don't consider your baby "full term" until 39 weeks. Spending the next two weeks in the womb allows your baby's brain and lungs to fully mature. So if you're planning to have a repeat c-section, for example, your practitioner will schedule it for no earlier than 39 weeks unless there's a medical reason to intervene earlier.
 Your baby weighs 6 1/3 pounds and measures a bit over 19 inches, head to heel (about the size of a bunch of Swiss chard). Many babies have a full head of hair at birth, with locks from 1/2 inch to 1 1/2 inches long. But don't be surprised if your baby's hair isn't the same color as yours. Dark-haired couples are sometimes thrown for a loop when their children come out as blonds or redheads, and fair-haired couples have been surprised by Elvis look-alikes. And then, of course, some babies sport only peach fuzz. See what your baby looks like this week.

 Symptoms?  I dont even know what to say anymore.

Im miserable and i still have 3 more weeks.

Oh and i have been in a cleaning mood. I mean everything is getting cleaned. Carpets, couches, bedding, from top to bottom i am trying to get the house clean for a new baby!! Nesting maybe. :)

Gender? Handsome little boy!

Excited For?

Getting to meeting my little Izaac!

Maternity Clothes? BEST FRIENDS!!!!

Sleep? What the heck is this thing you call sleep???

Im getting none of that around this household. :(

Movement? Lots and lots!! He is like a little kicking ninja. It so neat to watch my belly move like the waves.

Belly Button Status? OUTIE.. 

Missing Anything?

Breathing

Being myself

Sleep!

Milestones? 

Making it to 37. Can we please be done already

Cravings? Nothing, I just like to eat anything..

Weight Gain?  30 YUCK!!!! 

37 Week Doctor appointment!

So i went in for my weekly appointment and was also hoping i would be a little farther long. 

My cervix is so high that it was really hard to tell how far along i was. Well once she got up in there she stripped my membranes in hopes that it would help with labor. After she checked me i was to a 3.5 and 65% thinned out just the same as last week. We are really hoping that little man will show his cute little face this Monday (Logan's Dad birthday) But who knows if that will happen. This mom is feeling pretty good but just really ready for my little boy to be here. I think the last few weeks of pregnancy are the worst cause you are so tired and i can never sleep at night. I'm going on three nights of no sleep. :( 

So hopefully the next update will be pictures of my little man!

Ash Wednesday.

Im sure i know what you are thinking...

Me, Chelby talking about Church...

Well lets go back a few weeks or so. Logan and i had started talking about getting the boys baptized in the Catholic Church. 

Logan grew up Catholic and was really committee to going. But like anyone he started to hate going to church and hate walking up early. But he still like to live by what he believed in and what he thought was right. 

 Each year he would drag me to Ash Wednesday just cause he still wanted to be committee but not fully committee. 

At the same time Logan and i were talking about getting our boys baptized, Logan parents were talking about the same thing. If you know the history Logan parents have guardianship over Logan's two cousin. 

One is 12 and the other is 6. So they asked us if we wanted to do it for the boys as well. 

I have always wanted to have some kinda or religion but i was never committee to really go. But having a husband and family who are committee i thought it was about time that i joined in. 

So the past two weekend we have gone to Church, and it has been amazing. Really. Just waking up each Sunday knowing that we are going to Church kinda gets me excited. Both times what they have talked about has really hit home for me. It really got me thinking about my life and where i want to go with it. It got me thinking about my family and how i want to raise my kids and how i want to have a relationship with my husband. 

I know i have only gone twice but i have a feeling that it will be something great, not only for me but for my kids as well. 

So with that being said we are excited to start thinking about getting the boys baptized. We have to think of who will be the godparents and everything that needs to go into that. 

Do i want the boys to have the same godparents or do we want them different. My heart is kinda torn cause the godparents has to also be baptized as Catholic and none of my family is Catholic. So that just leaves us with Logan family. 

Nothing wrong with that but i still would like to have my family be apart of it. Also Logan wants his brother to be the kids godparent BUT barb has already asked Chad to be the god parent to Grace (Their Cousin) So i don't want to go with Chad just because he will already be a godparent to someone. Maybe i'm over thinking it and making it harder then i should. But i want to make sure whoever we pick will be someone great and i know would be wonderful to me kids! 

Also today is the start of Ash Wednesday. 

As a family we are giving up for 40 days Fast Food and Caffeine.

Bring on the headache and having to cook real meals. :) 

March

I cant believe that it is already March..

March means so much more then an other month.

March means i new life is going to be born.

March means i get to kiss my sweet boys face and get to hear his sweet little voice.

March means i will start getting less sleep and more bags under my eyes.

March means Connor is going to be a big brother and the best big brother.

March means i get to watch my husband become a dad.

March means i get to watch my family grow by one more little person.

I cant believe that it has already been 9 months. YES 9 LONG months. But its finally here. The month i get to meet my handsome son. I cant wait to see the look on my husband face when he meet Izaac for the first time, or the smile on Connor face when he see his brother! These are the little things im looking forward to the most!

I just want to see how my three boys are going to act.

I want to see a tear in my husband eye when he watches our son be born.

I want to see mine and Logan love grow a little more.

I just want my little man here already!!

In less then 18 days i will get to watch this all happen and i cant wait! These last few days are going to be the longest days of my life but i know its going to be worth it in the end..

I'M JUST SO READY!

2 Years

Its hard to believe that 2 years ago today we were bring my dad home from the hospital!
After all the tubs, surgeries, IVs, sleepiness nights, scary days, and many prays, we were finally able to as a family walk out of the hospital hand in hand!
Best feeling in the world. I don't think i will be able to forget how amazing it was seeing my dad finally back into his daily routine.
It was a hard three months and harder three months after. But as a family we made it though, stronger then ever!!
My family means the world to me and i know without them i wouldn't of made it thought!
I just cant believe its been two year already! 

Mommy, Somebody Needs You

This really hit home for me. I read this wonderful post over at your best nest. 

It just really made me think that i need to take the time with my kids, and not get mad at the little things. Cause on day they will be big and they wont need me like they need me now. 

Mommy, Somebody Needs You.” Posted on February 27, 2014 Ever since we brought our new daughter home, her older brothers have been the first to tell me when she is crying, whimpering, or smelling a little suspicious. “Somebody needs you,” they say. I have no idea how this little saying started, but at first it sort of annoyed me. I could be enjoying a quick shower… “Mommy, somebody needs you. The baby is crying.” Or, sitting down for a second, quite aware that the baby was beginning to stir from a nap…. “Mama, somebody needs you!” Okay! I get it already! And not to mention that the newborn’s needs pale in comparison to the needs of 2 little boys. Somebody always needs a snack, a band-aid, a different sock, ice cubes in their water, a NEW Paw Patrol, a stream of snot wiped, a hug, a story, a kiss. Some days never seem to end, and the monotony of being “needed” can really take its toll. Then, it all started to hit me, they need ME. Not anybody else. Not a single other person in the whole world. They need their Mommy.

 The sooner I can accept that being Mommy means that I never go off the clock, the sooner I can find peace in this crazy stage of life. That ‘Mommy’ is my duty, privilege and honor. I am ready to be there when somebody needs me, all day and all night. Mommy means I just put the baby back down after her 4am feeding when a 3-year-old has a nightmare. Mommy means I am surviving on coffee and toddler leftovers. Mommy means my husband and I haven’t had a real conversation in months. Mommy means I neglect myself and put others before my needs, without a thought. Mommy means that my body is full of aches and my heart is full of love. 

I am sure there will come a day when no one needs me. My babies will all be long gone and consumed with their own lives. I may sit alone in some assisted living facility watching my body fade away. No one will need me then. I may even be a burden. Sure, they will come visit, but my arms will no longer be their home. My kisses no longer their cure. There will be no more tiny boots to wipe the slush from or seat belts to be buckled. I will have read my last bedtime story, 7 times in a row. I will no longer enforce time outs. There will be no more bags to pack and unpack or snack cups to fill. I am sure my heart will yearn to hear those tiny voices calling out to me, “Mommy, somebody needs you!” 

So for now, I find beauty in the peaceful 4am feedings in our cozy little nursery. We are perched above the naked oak trees in our own lavender nest. We watch the silent snow fall and a bunny scampering across its perfect white canvas. It’s just me and my little baby, the neighborhood is dark and still. We alone are up to watch the pale moon rise and the shadows dance along the nursery wall. She and I are the only ones to hear the barn owl hooting in the distance. We snuggle together under a blanket and I rock her back to sleep. It’s 4am and I am exhausted and frustrated, but it’s okay, she needs me. Just me. And maybe, I need her too. Because she makes me Mommy. Some day she will sleep through the night. Some day I will sit in my wheelchair, my arms empty, dreaming of those quiet nights in the nursery. When she needed me and we were the only two people in the world.

 Can I enjoy being needed? Sometimes, sure, but often it is tiring. Exhausting. But, it isn’t meant to be enjoyed every moment. It is a duty. God made me their Mom. It is a position I yearned for long before I would ever understand it. Over a 3 day weekend my husband couldn’t believe how many times our boys kept saying, “Mommy. Mommy. Mommy”! “Are they always like this?” he asked not able to hide his terror, and sympathy. “Yep. All day, everyday. That’s my job.” And I have to admit that it is the toughest job I have ever had. In a previous life I was a restaurant manager for a high volume and very popular chain in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. A Saturday night at 7:30pm with the expo window overflowing with dishes, a 2 hour wait, and the electricity inexplicably going out has got nothing on a Tuesday, 5:00pm at the Morton house. And let me tell ya, South Florida diners are some of the toughest to please. But, they are a cake walk compared to sleep-deprived toddlers with low blood sugar. 

Once upon a time, I had time. For myself. Now, my toe nails need some love. My bra fits a little differently. My curling iron might not even work anymore, I don’t know. I can’t take a shower without an audience. I’ve started using eye cream. I don’t get carded any more. My proof of motherhood. Proof that somebody needs me. That right now, somebody always needs me. Like last night…

 At 3am I hear the little footsteps entering my room. I lay still, barely breathing. Maybe he will retreat to his room. Yeah right.

 “Mommy.” “Mommy.” A little louder. 

“Yes”. I barely whisper. 

He pauses, his giant eyes flashing in the dim light.

 “I love you.”

 And just like that, he is gone. Scampered back to his room. But, his words still hang in the cool night air. If I could reach out and snatch them, I would grab his words and hug them to my chest. His soft voice whispering the best sentence in the world. I love you. A smile curls across my lips and I slowly exhale, almost afraid to blow the memory away. I drift back to sleep and let his words settle into my heart.

 One day that little boy will be a big man. There will no longer be any sweet words whispered to me in the wee hours. Just the whir of the sound machine and the snoring husband. I will sleep peacefully through the night, never a worry of a sick child or a crying baby. It will be but a memory. These years of being needed are exhausting, yet fleeting. I have to stop dreaming of “one day” when things will be easier. Because, the truth is, it may get easier, but it will never be better than today. Today, when I am covered in toddler snot and spit up. Today, when I savor those chubby little arms around my neck. Today is perfect. ”One day” I will get pedicures and showers alone. ”One day” I will get myself back. But, today I give myself away, and I am tired, and dirty and loved SO much, and I gotta go. Somebody needs me. SomebodyNeedsYou

36 Weeks

What's up with Baby this week? 

36 Weeks 

Our little man is weighing in at a little over 6 1/3 Pounds 

and about 19inches long.

The size of A bunch of Swiss Chard.

The countdown to your sweet lil' womb hi-jacker's eviction is closing in! In fetal developments: most of the bones (soft skull aside) in their little body are now completely hardened, providing a solid structure from which they can now make their grand debut into the world. In physical fitness news: your mini-champ's muscle tone is improving, and you’ll be impressed by their steel-like Ulnar grasp (a newborn reflex that occurs if you lay your finger in their palm). Your baby's nearly done baking! our baby is still packing on the pounds — at the rate of about an ounce a day.

He now weighs almost 6 pounds and is more than 18 1/2 inches long (about the size of a head of romaine lettuce). She's shedding most of the downy covering of hair that covered her body as well as the vernix caseosa, the waxy substance that covered and protected her skin during her nine-month amniotic bath. Your baby swallows both of these substances, along with other secretions, resulting in a blackish mixture, called meconium, will form the contents of her first bowel movement. At the end of this week, your baby will be considered "early term." (Full-term is 39 to 40 weeks. Babies born before 37 weeks are pre-term, 41 weeks is late term, and those born after 42 are post-term.)
 Most likely your baby is already head-down. But if not, your practitioner may suggest scheduling an external cephalic version (ECV). That's a fancy way of saying that your practitioner will apply pressure to your abdomen to try to manipulate your baby into a head-down position. See what your baby looks like this week. (Or see what fraternal twins look like in the womb this week.)

 Symptoms?  I dont even know what to say anymore.
Im miserable and i still have 4 more weeks.

Gender? Handsome little boy!

Excited For?

Getting to meeting my little Izaac!

Maternity Clothes? BEST FRIENDS!!!!

Sleep? What the heck is this thing you call sleep???

Im getting none of that around this household. :(

Movement? Lots and lots!! He is like a little kicking ninja. It so neat to watch my belly move like the waves.

Belly Button Status? OUTIE.. 

Missing Anything?

Breathing
Being myself

Sleep!

Milestones? 

Making it to 36. Can we please be done already

Cravings? Nothing, I just like to eat anything..

Weight Gain?  30 YUCK!!!! 

Doctor appointment 

35 weeks and 6 days.

Everything again looked great! My blood pressure was great and my weight was right on track. 

Little mans heart beat was perfect and he is all ready for delivery. 

Doctor said that Izaac is weighing about 7 Pounds. 

I'm dilated to a 2.5 and 65% thinned out! Getting closer but not close enough.

She told me that she doesnt think she would see me in her office again BUT if she did the next time she would strip my membranes to get things moving along! Im just really hoping he gets here soon cause this momma is done being pregnant!