Monday, April 5, 2010
March Pictures
My Sweet Boy! 
Amelia is a little mommy! 
Amelia making the most of a rain storm! 
End of season Soccer Party! Way to go Sea Turtles!! 
Madalyn and Thomas hanging out!Monday, March 29, 2010
Monday, March 22, 2010
3 Months Old!
Thomas is now 3 months old! I can't believe how fast time is going by!Stats - 25 1/2 inches long, 16 lbs
(Yes, he is a big baby! Can't tell you how many times I have said that!!)
This month he has started to slobber on his hands. He is also blowing bubbles. His laugh is so cute. Jeff sits with him on the couch every night and they have a great conversation. Thomas is very talkative at night. I just love watching the two of them!
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Where did February go!!
Wow - this past month has gone by very quickly!!
Thomas at 2 months old:
Weight - 14 lbs 13 ozs
Length - 24.5 inches
Little things...
Thomas found his hands this month. He likes to clasp them together and watch them. He is still a very happy baby and smiles all the time.
Here are pictures of my little cupid :)
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Thursday, January 21, 2010
It's a small world...
I just had to share this since most of the people I meet say they have never met anyone from South Dakota.
1 - When we found out we were moving to Hawaii, I learned that a lady that graduated from Alcester High School a year after me lived there too! Alcester boasts a population of about 800 people. What are the chances!!
2 - Our neighbors are from South Dakota!
3 - I bought a dresser from a lady at Schofield Barracks. She was from South Dakota!
4 - Jeff's boat is getting a new Ensign. Yep - he is from South Dakota!
5 - Jeff works with a guy whose Aunt is from South Dakota AND works with Jeff's sister!!
See - there are lots of people from South Dakota :)
1 - When we found out we were moving to Hawaii, I learned that a lady that graduated from Alcester High School a year after me lived there too! Alcester boasts a population of about 800 people. What are the chances!!
2 - Our neighbors are from South Dakota!
3 - I bought a dresser from a lady at Schofield Barracks. She was from South Dakota!
4 - Jeff's boat is getting a new Ensign. Yep - he is from South Dakota!
5 - Jeff works with a guy whose Aunt is from South Dakota AND works with Jeff's sister!!
See - there are lots of people from South Dakota :)
Thomas is One Month Old!
Hard to believe that our little boy is already one month old! Time is going too fast. I'm trying to enjoy every moment with him and remember all the little things.
Nicknames - His pediatrian called him "Haus" (I think that is how you spell it??). Jeff used to call him "Little Man", now he calls him "Slim". The girls and I call him "Buddy".
Songs and Rhymes - Amelia likes to say the nursery rhyme "Tom, Tom the Piper's Son". She changed it to: Tom, Tom the Piper's Son, sticking out his little tongue. Cute! Thomas likes it when I sing "You are My Sunshine".
Smiles - He started doing "real" smiles at 4 weeks old. Amelia says that his smiles cover his whole face! They are the cutest smiles ever! Today we were playing with a squeaky yellow duck. He loved it and had the biggest smiles!
Sleeping - He must have an internal alarm clock! For the past couple weeks, he wakes up at 1:30am and 4:30am. It is weird that he wakes up at the same times every night. I'll take it though since I'm getting more sleep!
Talking - Thomas has started cooing, grunting and making other noises. I'm in love with his cooing!
Little things - Thomas' bottom lip quivers frequently. He's not cold - he just does it a lot. It is too cute! He loves his bath (most of the time). His eyelashes are finally growing in! He loves to cuddle on my shoulder (and so do I!). He won't lay on Jeff's shoulder. He loves the swing. He hates the car seat (he is getting better about it though). His cries sometimes sound like a cat being tortured...lol! He always spits up within minutes of being put in the car seat!
Nicknames - His pediatrian called him "Haus" (I think that is how you spell it??). Jeff used to call him "Little Man", now he calls him "Slim". The girls and I call him "Buddy".
Songs and Rhymes - Amelia likes to say the nursery rhyme "Tom, Tom the Piper's Son". She changed it to: Tom, Tom the Piper's Son, sticking out his little tongue. Cute! Thomas likes it when I sing "You are My Sunshine".
Smiles - He started doing "real" smiles at 4 weeks old. Amelia says that his smiles cover his whole face! They are the cutest smiles ever! Today we were playing with a squeaky yellow duck. He loved it and had the biggest smiles!
Sleeping - He must have an internal alarm clock! For the past couple weeks, he wakes up at 1:30am and 4:30am. It is weird that he wakes up at the same times every night. I'll take it though since I'm getting more sleep!
Talking - Thomas has started cooing, grunting and making other noises. I'm in love with his cooing!
Little things - Thomas' bottom lip quivers frequently. He's not cold - he just does it a lot. It is too cute! He loves his bath (most of the time). His eyelashes are finally growing in! He loves to cuddle on my shoulder (and so do I!). He won't lay on Jeff's shoulder. He loves the swing. He hates the car seat (he is getting better about it though). His cries sometimes sound like a cat being tortured...lol! He always spits up within minutes of being put in the car seat!
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Birth Story...
Thomas Allen arrived on Wednesday, December 16th at 3:41am. 9lbs 3.6 ozs, 21 inches long.
Birth story -
On Tuesday afternoon, I was having contractions that were 20 minutes apart - not very painful so I wasn't convinced they were real. By the time we went to bed, they were 10 minutes apart - still not very painful. I woke up at 1:45am and the contractions were more intense. I was getting my shampoo and stuff ready. The contractions were definitely real. Jeff asked me how far apart they were but I hadn't even had a chance to time them. I told him it was time to leave!! He jumped up and got the girls out of bed. He started timing me and the contractions were 3 minutes apart. We dropped the girls off at a friends house and went to the hospital. We parked the van and starting walking to the entrance. I realized that walking wasn't going to work. Jeff ran inside and grabbed a wheelchair. I wish I had a video of him running out with the wheelchair! We went in and got a little lost - giving directions during a contraction doesn't work very well. We made it to the nurses desk. We checked in at about 2:30am and I was 6cm. My water broke when she checked me. We got to the delivery room and got the iv etc. I asked for an epidural but I knew it was probably too late. I will never know the relief of an epidural! Oh well. The nurse asked if I felt like pushing - I think my eyes bulged out as I said "YES". I was already 8cm. Pushed for 3 contractions and got my precious little boy! He looked great - he didn't cry and they had to work hard to get him to make a noise. He was fine - just didn't want to cry, same as Amelia. We donated his cord blood. They got 209 grams (which is apparently a lot). Within an hour of giving birth, they needed my room so they were hustling with last minute measurements and trying to draw more blood from me. They finally gave up and figured the maternity ward nurses would have better luck. As they were wheeling us out, I heard a nurse say "wow, that was a driveby delivery".
We spent the rest of our time in a maternity ward overflow room. Thankfully I didn't get a roommate. Thomas doesn't cry - he screams! He goes from zero to full throttle in about 5 seconds. Hopefully that will calm down soon. Jeff brought the girls to the hospital after school (They didn't go back to sleep after we dropped them off at 2am - so they were a little tired!). Madalyn was thrilled that Thomas looks like her. Amelia is excited for him to "be fun". They are both in love with him and "ooh and ahh" over his every move and especially when he opens his eyes (which he doesn't do very often).
Thursday morning we waited around for the pediatrican to come and do the circumcision. I had already been cleared to be discharged. They finally did the procedure at noon and then we just had to wait for him to pee. 4 hours later they gave up and let us go home. The nurse said to get him ready and come to the nurses station to remove the security bracelet. We didn't know there were two nurses stations in the maternity area. We went to the one I had seen in the L&D tour. On the walk there, we heard the alarms go off and the sign in the hallway said "Alarm -Nesheim Male"...oops! The nurse came running and directed us to the correct desk. Meanwhile, the elevators were locked while they got the key to reset the alarm! We like to keep things exciting.
By the way, 4pm is also rush hour at the hospital. The 7 mile drive took us over an hour. Luckily, Thomas slept the whole way home!
The girls are in love with him. I would cuddle with him all day if I could. Pure joy!
Birth story -
On Tuesday afternoon, I was having contractions that were 20 minutes apart - not very painful so I wasn't convinced they were real. By the time we went to bed, they were 10 minutes apart - still not very painful. I woke up at 1:45am and the contractions were more intense. I was getting my shampoo and stuff ready. The contractions were definitely real. Jeff asked me how far apart they were but I hadn't even had a chance to time them. I told him it was time to leave!! He jumped up and got the girls out of bed. He started timing me and the contractions were 3 minutes apart. We dropped the girls off at a friends house and went to the hospital. We parked the van and starting walking to the entrance. I realized that walking wasn't going to work. Jeff ran inside and grabbed a wheelchair. I wish I had a video of him running out with the wheelchair! We went in and got a little lost - giving directions during a contraction doesn't work very well. We made it to the nurses desk. We checked in at about 2:30am and I was 6cm. My water broke when she checked me. We got to the delivery room and got the iv etc. I asked for an epidural but I knew it was probably too late. I will never know the relief of an epidural! Oh well. The nurse asked if I felt like pushing - I think my eyes bulged out as I said "YES". I was already 8cm. Pushed for 3 contractions and got my precious little boy! He looked great - he didn't cry and they had to work hard to get him to make a noise. He was fine - just didn't want to cry, same as Amelia. We donated his cord blood. They got 209 grams (which is apparently a lot). Within an hour of giving birth, they needed my room so they were hustling with last minute measurements and trying to draw more blood from me. They finally gave up and figured the maternity ward nurses would have better luck. As they were wheeling us out, I heard a nurse say "wow, that was a driveby delivery".
We spent the rest of our time in a maternity ward overflow room. Thankfully I didn't get a roommate. Thomas doesn't cry - he screams! He goes from zero to full throttle in about 5 seconds. Hopefully that will calm down soon. Jeff brought the girls to the hospital after school (They didn't go back to sleep after we dropped them off at 2am - so they were a little tired!). Madalyn was thrilled that Thomas looks like her. Amelia is excited for him to "be fun". They are both in love with him and "ooh and ahh" over his every move and especially when he opens his eyes (which he doesn't do very often).
Thursday morning we waited around for the pediatrican to come and do the circumcision. I had already been cleared to be discharged. They finally did the procedure at noon and then we just had to wait for him to pee. 4 hours later they gave up and let us go home. The nurse said to get him ready and come to the nurses station to remove the security bracelet. We didn't know there were two nurses stations in the maternity area. We went to the one I had seen in the L&D tour. On the walk there, we heard the alarms go off and the sign in the hallway said "Alarm -Nesheim Male"...oops! The nurse came running and directed us to the correct desk. Meanwhile, the elevators were locked while they got the key to reset the alarm! We like to keep things exciting.
By the way, 4pm is also rush hour at the hospital. The 7 mile drive took us over an hour. Luckily, Thomas slept the whole way home!
The girls are in love with him. I would cuddle with him all day if I could. Pure joy!
Friday, December 18, 2009
Thursday, December 10, 2009
38 Weeks Pregnant!
I made it to 38 weeks. I'm ready to go anyday, but apparently Thomas is comfortable. Today is my Grandma Ella's birthday so I was hoping we would have the baby today. Don't think it is going to happen.
Cravings - Spicy food, SubWay Veggie Sandwich
Ankles - Missing!
Feet - constantly swollen
Stretch marks - 1st pregnancy that I have gotten stretch marks!! Showed up 2 weeks ago.
Sleeping - Great, as long as I don't have to roll over or go to the bathroom.
Husband - Great!! Doing lots of cleaning and organizing. Reminding me to put my feet up. Got to love him!
Cravings - Spicy food, SubWay Veggie Sandwich
Ankles - Missing!
Feet - constantly swollen
Stretch marks - 1st pregnancy that I have gotten stretch marks!! Showed up 2 weeks ago.
Sleeping - Great, as long as I don't have to roll over or go to the bathroom.
Husband - Great!! Doing lots of cleaning and organizing. Reminding me to put my feet up. Got to love him!
Friday, December 4, 2009
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Best Baby Advice...so far
I had to share this advice I received from Tonya & Marna. With the girls, I used to put a mattress pad and waterproof pad on the crib under a sheet. Then I would only have to put on a clean sheet if something messy happened. Tonya & Marna were telling me that they put on layers - mattress pad, sheet, waterproof pad, sheet, and then a sheet saver. That way you can take off one layer and the bed is ready to go! I thought that sounded like a great idea! I have the crib all ready to go with the layers :) I just wanted to pass along a little tip. Just proves you can always learn something new!
Monday, November 30, 2009
Last Skype Pictures (at least from this deployment)
Jeff was in Yokosuka, Japan last week and we got to Skype. Here are a couple photos from his time there :)
This is where he was staying. They don't turn the heat on till
December 1st regardless of the temperature. He said it was very cold!!
Hurry Home Jeff!!
Baby Update!
Wow - I'm almost 37 weeks pregnant! I had a doctor's appointment today and she doesn't think I'll make it two more weeks. We'll see. I'm not getting my hopes up yet. My goal is to make it until Jeff gets back from deployment. I still have swollen feet which only go down if I lay on my side with my feet up higher than my head. Very comfortable...yeah right! I still need to pack my hospital bag and maybe pack an overnight bag for the girls in case I have the baby before Jeff gets back. Thank goodness for my great Navy friends! What a life saver they are!!
Madalyn's 9th Birthday!!
Madalyn celebrated her 9th birthday Egyptian style! She has been reading lots of books on the subject and decided she wanted an Egyptian party. We had a mummy wrapping race, colored bookmarks, made collars and belts and sculpted clay. They had a great time! Madalyn got to open her big present at the party - an Egyptian Play Mobile Pyramid. Huge hit :)
Baby Shower :)
Happy Halloween!
(Trying to catch up on posts before the baby arrives!)
This year Madalyn decided to dress up as Cleopatra. Amelia decided to be King Kamehameha. Here is a link for those of you who don't know who that is! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamehameha_I
They had a great night and got way too much candy!!
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