Lil G Update

Yesterday was Graham's 2 week appointment and guess what my boy is already 10 pounds and 12 ounces. He has gained a full 2 pounds since he was born. If he keeps this up my child will be a huge! His Daddy would be okay with that though because the first question he asked when we got home was how much he had grown ( in length) I said another 3/4 of and inch. So now he is 22 3/4, Rustin was so excited by that news. He wants Graham to be 6'5 so he can play college football. Yes- my wonderful husband already has life plans for our 3 week old baby. Oh- wow!!

Anyways!!!! I think we are going to actually get a little adult time this weekend, I have been stuck at home ( not that I mind being with Lil G at all) and we haven't got to show him off to our friends so we are thinking that we are going to the City this weekend have dinner with friends and then maybe ( if I can he he) let Lil G stay at his Dede 's house for a few hours while we go out with friends. I dunno if this will all happen or not but I am a bit excited about the idea!

Oh had Graham's newborn pictures taken this past weekend ( thanks so much to Becky) and they turned out soooo great! Here is a lil sneak peak! Have a great Hump Day!

The Bird

So we had Graham's pictures taken yesterday and I cannot tell you how excited I am to see them. A goodf riend of mine who does newborn pictures is the one who took them and I think they are going to be soo good! We took them outside and the Myriad Gardens in OKC. Well Lil G did so good! He had his eyes open and was really alert the whole time so she got a ton of good shots ( I haven't seen them yet but I am sure she did lol) Anyways Rustin has said a couple times that Lil G has flipped him off while he was feeding him or changing him I think he's crazy but Becky got a picture of him doing it lol! So I guess I need to have a talk with my 3 week old about giving people the bird! Geez babies are crazy!

Making it so far

So Graham is 2 weeks and 1 day old. It seems so crazy to me that 2 weeks has already gone by since he was born, its been a very different 2 weeks than I thought it would be. I think I had this idea in my mind that it would be alot easier than it really is. Babies are a lot of work! LOL Not that I am complaining because I am so in love with him its not even funny its just that it is different than what I thought it would be. I was telling a friend of mine that its like he needs and needs and doesn't give anything back, and she said (she is the mother of a 14 month old) that when he can give me a smile and actually know he is smiling (not gas) it will all change. I think that is proabaly right. I can't hardly wait for that moment, and hopefully it won't be to long.

On a lighter note Rustin is an amazing father. He hadn't had any experience with babies but he does such a good job with Graham. When he comes home from work he usually takes over with holding him and changing him and all those fun things that I get to do all day. Its nice to have a little break but it is even nicer to watch Rustin with Graham. Its something to see!

Little G is waking up and needing some Mama time so hope you all have a great Thursday!

He is here!

I can proudly say that I am now a mom! It's still a bit strange saying that but I love the sound of it! So as you all know I was about to pull all my hair out being overdue with Graham. Well on April 1st at 1:30 AM I woke up with some weird pain in my stomach and I thought maybe this was it. I got up and went and layed on the couch to be more comfortable. I started timing them and after a couple of hours at anywhere from 6-8 minutes apart I woke Rustin up and said that I thought we might have an April Fools Baby, him being still asleep was like "okay" and then he asked why I thought that and I said because I had been having contractions for about 2 hours. So needless to say he wakes up and we start timing them by 5:30 they have been 4-5 mniutes apart for about an hour and half. I call the hospital and they said to come in and get checked. We load up in the car. (All the bags had been in the car for a week lol) And make the 35 minutes drive to Shawnee. We got to the hopsital and get up to L&D I get all hooked up and the nurses check me and I am at a 3, which is not active labor, but they would keep me for an hour and check then to see if anything else was happening. So during this hour I keep having contractions and then I feel like my water breaks, I wasn't sure because there was no huge gush or anything. So I tell the nurses she checks and sure enough my water has broke and we are going to have a baby today! Woo-Hoo! This happened around 7:45 AM. Fast forward to 10:30 AM I get my epidural ( those things are amazing and I thank God for it) Fast forward again to 8:30 PM, yes PM! They say I am a 10 and ready to push, alright let's get this baby out! I pushed for 3 hours and 7 minutes. It was the most tiring and intense thing I have ever done. I can't even begin to tell you how it feels its just crazy. Anyways Dr. Alsup says he is face up and thats why he isn't coming out, she offers to use forceps to turn him I agree she turns him but it didn't work he turned back. So I am nearing the end of my rope by now. I started crying and was about to lose all focus when she says she can guide him out with forceps and it will all be over. Thinking it wouldn't hurt because of the Epi I agree. Boy was I wrong. It was excuricating. By that point they said I had to push as hard as I could because his heart rate was dropping and he had to come out. So after 22 hours of labor with Rustin and my best friend Cassie by my side I gave it all I had and at 11:17 PM Graham Thomas Donaldson was born. It was the most incredible moment of my life. I think it was pretty amazing for Rustin to because we both just started crying. He was 8lbs and 12 oz and 21 inches long and had a full head of dark brown hair. It has been 8 days and I'm still trying to get everything figure out but he is doing great and we couldn't be happier.