Saturday, August 25, 2012
First Bath
My effort to try and document her firsts. I didn't have quite enough hands, but she loved the bath just not getting out:)
Meeting Grandma and Aunt Tiff!
Tiff and Krista came out to meet Livi and help me while Eric was out of town. It was so great to hang out and chat and have help to play with Weston. I was obviously sleep deprived or something because I failed to get any pictures of them with Livi, but as you can tell Weston was spoiled with attention and absolutely loved it! And so did I:)
Grandma brought lots of presents for Livi and Weston wasn't left out:
We got to go watch one of Weston's soccer games:
Go to the Park:
And this is just a cute picture from the weekend before. Eric and Weston flew over to Utah for a day trip to go to the Nielson family summer party. Weston decided to give Grandma the longest kiss ever:
Baby Bear
Since Livi was born Weston has taken "Baby Bear" on as his own. He changes his diaper 100 times a day. He feeds him. He is the mom and dad and lives in the living room with Baby bear and he buckles him up in Livi's carseat to bring him to "grandma's house" (that's me) in the family room. He does this over and over. Baby bear is usually in a baby outfit, but this day Weston decided he was two years old now so he needed bigger boy clothes. I had to get at least one picture of baby bear to remember:)
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Father's Day!
Eric is such a great Dad, and we wanted to make sure he knew that so we had to find him extra special gifts:
A brand new sweet little girl!
And....WATER GUNS! Weston was so excited to pick out a present for Eric and he new exactly what he wanted to get. Luckily we bought them the day before Father's day because I'm not sure if he could have lasted any longer without letting Eric open them. Weston also got him a gift card to hit a bucket of balls, but he did slip up on keeping that secret so he and dad got to go use it Saturday night before father's day. They have a little mini-golf course at the driving range too, and I heard they both got a hole in one!
After the excitement of opening presents, Eric and Weston went to church. I was a little disappointed that I wouldn't get to see Weston sing on the stage, but it turned out that he was too scared to go up so I guess we'll both get another chance when they do the primary program.
After church, we headed up to my parents house to celebrate with great food and A LOT of golf on TV (good thing it was Father's Day!) I haven't been the best at getting the right pictures lately so I don't have one of Eric with both West and Livi and I didn't get one of my dad, but I feel lucky that my kids have Eric as a dad and two amazing Grandpas as well!
Livi with Uncle Nic at the Father's Day dinner:
And with Aunt Taylor...I'm kind of surprised Danger isn't up there too, she's kind of the favorite:
Soccer!
I decided to be brave and sign Weston up for Soccer that would start the Saturday before I was due and go for 4 weeks. It turns out that Livi came early, and it started the Satruday after she was born, but she was a trooper and came to the soccer game and slept in her carrier so that I could watch Weston!
The kids didn't actually get to play games against each other, but more games with soccer balls that got them comfortable running and kicking. I think Weston was one of the most enthusiastic kids on the field. He loved it!
Weston tended to kick his ball a little further and faster than a lot of the kids so he had gone past the coach and was coming back:)
They play a game called "Mr. Fox" and all the kids yell "Mr. Fox, Mr. Fox, What time is it?" and one of the coaches yells out a time and they kick the ball that many times towards him. When they start to get close, he yells out "Lunch Time" and runs after them trying to steal their ball and then they would become a fox with him. Weston loved being a fox so he always ran right up to the coach with his ball to get it stolen. This picture is of him stealing a ball after he became a fox. He didn't get the "no hands" rule the first week, but he has since caught on:)
The Bilibed
Our sweet little girl's bilirubin's levels were a little too high leaving the hospital so we had to go into the pediatrician the first day home. She was still to high so they sent us a bilibed that we had to keep her in 24/7 unless we were changing or feeding her. Luckily she did fine with it. I think it was much harder on us not being able to cuddle with her. She ended up having to stay on it Wednesday afternoon until Friday evening. We were so excited to get the call from the doctor on Friday that Eric had her out of the bed and in his arms before I could even get off the phone with the doctor.
Aunt Taylor stopped by on Wednesday right after the bed showed up so we let her sneak a few minutes of cuddles before we had to put her back in the bed!
While Livi was chiling on the bed, Weston was perfecting his "Puss in Boots" moves:
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Livia June Nielson
Our beautiful little girl is here!! She was born June 10th at 7:14am. She weighed in at 6Lbs 7oz (the same as me:) and 18.5 inches. She's so sweet and tiny!!
The story:
When I was 38 weeks pregnant, Eric went out of town so I did my best to NOT go into labor. Before he left, the doctor told me I was dilated to a 1 with a soft cervix and when I asked him if Eric should stay home he said, "I cant make any promises, it really could go either way." We had the same situation with Weston so we felt okay about it and Eric left. The day he got back I had another appointment and I was now at a 3 and according to the doctor ready to go anytime. I had wanted to go into labor naturally, but was worried I would go late like I did with Weston. Eric had another work trip scheduled for a week after my due date so I was becoming more keen on the idea of being induced early since my doctor was fine with it, and then Eric could spend more time with the baby. I went ahead and scheduled the induction for Wednesday the 13th!
We went full steam ahead at home getting ready for her and hoping I would go into labor naturally before then. On Saturday, Taylor came down to help me get a few things done in the baby's room and suggested I try Caster Oil. She convinced me with the success Joslin and my mom had with it. I was a little worried about the horror stories I read on-line about it, but it seemed safe, it was just the possibility of being pretty uncomfortable with no results. At about 2:30 Saturday I decided to give it a shot and took a little less than 2 Tbls. Taylor stayed the evening and watched Weston for us so the Eric and I could go out to dinner and a movie. Throughout the movie I was having contractions, but nothing regular. Once we got home, I kept having them and they were a little more painful, but not regular. I thought everything would be fine so I told Taylor to go ahead and go home. Eric and I stayed up until 1:30am trying to decide if something was going to happen and then they slowed down quite a bit so we decided to go to bed.
At 4:15 I woke up needing to go to the bathroom (not uncommon being pregnant), but the strange part was that once I stood up I kept losing liquid (sorry, maybe TMI, but I don't think too many people still read this and it's part of the story). I yelled out to Eric that I was pretty sure my water just broke and he jumped up into gear. Unfortunately, the idea of my water breaking in our bathroom made him a little queasy and he had to lay down for a second:) Luckily he made it through it! I started having strong and quick contractions almost instantly. I called my friend Brooke who came over to sit with Weston and then called my mom and Taylor to come down. We took off to the hospital and checked into the ER about 5:15am. It seemed like forever before they decided I was really in labor and could stay. At that point I was dilated to a 5 and I'm guessing it was around 6:30am. Shortly after I was settled in the labor and delivery room the anesthesiologist came in and started the epidural. Once he had it in, he asked if the contractions were pretty strong. I said yes, so he injected some quick acting meds that would last until the epidural kicked in. After I was all set, the nurse checked me again and I was still at a 5 so they told me to take a rest and they'd call the doctor when it got closer. I told my mom and Taylor, who were now at our house with Weston, the same thing. Just minutes later the baby's heart rate dropped and the nurser kept having me move from side to side trying to get it back up. We weren't having much luck and the nurse was making Eric and I really nervous as it looked like we'd have to rush in for a C-section if we couldn't get her back up quick. The nurse then checked me again and I was already at a 9 and the baby's head was right there. She told me to try not to push and just breath through it. They called my doctor and I think were trying to wait for him, but decided that wasn't going to happen so another doctor that was on the floor came in and suited up. As soon as she was ready, my mom walked in the door, and they told me to go ahead and push. After 1 and a half pushes she was here, and then my doctor walked in:) He finished things up and sewed me up while I was able to hold Livi. Thank goodness for the quick acting meds!
Going home from the hospital-
Weston stayed with my mom and dad the first night we were at the hospital and when they brought him back, he came with flowers for Livi. While he was at grandma's he found a magic bean that he planted. He kept going to check and see if it was growing so while he was playing with my dad, my mom planted these in the same place. She said he was ecstatic when he went to go check on his bean and told her that he was going to take them to his baby sister:)
I wanted Livi to have something special to come home in. Weston had a cute little sweater outfit from my Grandma Beverly that he wore so when I was packing our bag I brought this cute outfit that my mom had bought her and headband from my Grandma Beverly...then of course we gave her a flower from Weston:)
I feel like one lucky mom to have these two sweet kids!
The story:
When I was 38 weeks pregnant, Eric went out of town so I did my best to NOT go into labor. Before he left, the doctor told me I was dilated to a 1 with a soft cervix and when I asked him if Eric should stay home he said, "I cant make any promises, it really could go either way." We had the same situation with Weston so we felt okay about it and Eric left. The day he got back I had another appointment and I was now at a 3 and according to the doctor ready to go anytime. I had wanted to go into labor naturally, but was worried I would go late like I did with Weston. Eric had another work trip scheduled for a week after my due date so I was becoming more keen on the idea of being induced early since my doctor was fine with it, and then Eric could spend more time with the baby. I went ahead and scheduled the induction for Wednesday the 13th!
We went full steam ahead at home getting ready for her and hoping I would go into labor naturally before then. On Saturday, Taylor came down to help me get a few things done in the baby's room and suggested I try Caster Oil. She convinced me with the success Joslin and my mom had with it. I was a little worried about the horror stories I read on-line about it, but it seemed safe, it was just the possibility of being pretty uncomfortable with no results. At about 2:30 Saturday I decided to give it a shot and took a little less than 2 Tbls. Taylor stayed the evening and watched Weston for us so the Eric and I could go out to dinner and a movie. Throughout the movie I was having contractions, but nothing regular. Once we got home, I kept having them and they were a little more painful, but not regular. I thought everything would be fine so I told Taylor to go ahead and go home. Eric and I stayed up until 1:30am trying to decide if something was going to happen and then they slowed down quite a bit so we decided to go to bed.
At 4:15 I woke up needing to go to the bathroom (not uncommon being pregnant), but the strange part was that once I stood up I kept losing liquid (sorry, maybe TMI, but I don't think too many people still read this and it's part of the story). I yelled out to Eric that I was pretty sure my water just broke and he jumped up into gear. Unfortunately, the idea of my water breaking in our bathroom made him a little queasy and he had to lay down for a second:) Luckily he made it through it! I started having strong and quick contractions almost instantly. I called my friend Brooke who came over to sit with Weston and then called my mom and Taylor to come down. We took off to the hospital and checked into the ER about 5:15am. It seemed like forever before they decided I was really in labor and could stay. At that point I was dilated to a 5 and I'm guessing it was around 6:30am. Shortly after I was settled in the labor and delivery room the anesthesiologist came in and started the epidural. Once he had it in, he asked if the contractions were pretty strong. I said yes, so he injected some quick acting meds that would last until the epidural kicked in. After I was all set, the nurse checked me again and I was still at a 5 so they told me to take a rest and they'd call the doctor when it got closer. I told my mom and Taylor, who were now at our house with Weston, the same thing. Just minutes later the baby's heart rate dropped and the nurser kept having me move from side to side trying to get it back up. We weren't having much luck and the nurse was making Eric and I really nervous as it looked like we'd have to rush in for a C-section if we couldn't get her back up quick. The nurse then checked me again and I was already at a 9 and the baby's head was right there. She told me to try not to push and just breath through it. They called my doctor and I think were trying to wait for him, but decided that wasn't going to happen so another doctor that was on the floor came in and suited up. As soon as she was ready, my mom walked in the door, and they told me to go ahead and push. After 1 and a half pushes she was here, and then my doctor walked in:) He finished things up and sewed me up while I was able to hold Livi. Thank goodness for the quick acting meds!
Going home from the hospital-
Weston stayed with my mom and dad the first night we were at the hospital and when they brought him back, he came with flowers for Livi. While he was at grandma's he found a magic bean that he planted. He kept going to check and see if it was growing so while he was playing with my dad, my mom planted these in the same place. She said he was ecstatic when he went to go check on his bean and told her that he was going to take them to his baby sister:)
I wanted Livi to have something special to come home in. Weston had a cute little sweater outfit from my Grandma Beverly that he wore so when I was packing our bag I brought this cute outfit that my mom had bought her and headband from my Grandma Beverly...then of course we gave her a flower from Weston:)
I feel like one lucky mom to have these two sweet kids!
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