Nursing
Loving
Adoring
Listening
Understanding
Nourishing
Bonding
Cuddling
Dozing
Smiling
Working
Learning
Growing
Enjoying
Filling
Satisfying
Seeing
Observing
Knowing
Thanking
Loving
Dear Isaac,
I love nursing you. I love being the one you need. There's nothing better then watching your little milk drunk body stretch out those legs and arms in total satisfaction with a silly sleepy smile on that sweet face as you doze off with your tiny body snuggled right up to mine.
I love you my boy,
Love Momma
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Monday, October 22, 2012
Quiet, happy mornings
Dear boys,
Daddy woke up first this morning. He quietly hopped in the shower and I gave in to the sounds of you (Isaac) grunting. We nursed, we read, we cuddled, we slept. An hour later, big brother (that's you Boston) woke up. You called for Daddy, but Daddy was gone. You got me instead.
"Good morning Boss, want to come cuddle with Momma?"
"Daddy"
"Daddy's at work baby"
" No"
"Want to cuddle with Momma in bed?"
"No"
"Ok, you come when you're ready".
Isaac, you and I waited in bed until brother was reading to join us. I continued reading and pulled out a sleeve of wheat crackers. Boston, you sauntered in slowly and upon noticing the crackers, got a huge smile on your face. I, careful not to pay you too much attention, opened up a little cuddle space next to me on the bed. You climbed right in, I continued reading and we quietly devoured an entire sleeve of crackers. We sat there for close to an hour quietly enjoying each other's company. you (Boston) leaning up every now and then to give me salty, crumbly kisses, or share one of your hand picked crackers with me and you (Isaac) grunting away as you cuddled up on my chest and buried your face deep in my neck.
We came downstairs, washed down our crackers with glasses of milk, read some books and you (Boston) and I patted and kissed brother until he drifted off to sleep.
It's been a really good morning, I'm thinking this calls for an equally enjoyable afternoon of more of the same.
I love lazy days with you two.
Love,
Momma
Daddy woke up first this morning. He quietly hopped in the shower and I gave in to the sounds of you (Isaac) grunting. We nursed, we read, we cuddled, we slept. An hour later, big brother (that's you Boston) woke up. You called for Daddy, but Daddy was gone. You got me instead.
"Good morning Boss, want to come cuddle with Momma?"
"Daddy"
"Daddy's at work baby"
" No"
"Want to cuddle with Momma in bed?"
"No"
"Ok, you come when you're ready".
Isaac, you and I waited in bed until brother was reading to join us. I continued reading and pulled out a sleeve of wheat crackers. Boston, you sauntered in slowly and upon noticing the crackers, got a huge smile on your face. I, careful not to pay you too much attention, opened up a little cuddle space next to me on the bed. You climbed right in, I continued reading and we quietly devoured an entire sleeve of crackers. We sat there for close to an hour quietly enjoying each other's company. you (Boston) leaning up every now and then to give me salty, crumbly kisses, or share one of your hand picked crackers with me and you (Isaac) grunting away as you cuddled up on my chest and buried your face deep in my neck.
We came downstairs, washed down our crackers with glasses of milk, read some books and you (Boston) and I patted and kissed brother until he drifted off to sleep.
It's been a really good morning, I'm thinking this calls for an equally enjoyable afternoon of more of the same.
I love lazy days with you two.
Love,
Momma
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
My Little Oyster
Dear Isaac,
You turned 1 month old just a few days ago and today on your brother's 2nd birthday, we went to the Dr. for our regular check ups. The Dr. says you're growing and chubbing up just perfectly! You're in the 60 and 63% for height and weight. You're head however is in the 94%. Sorry kiddo, us Yanceys (and many Bradburys) have big heads. I guess it's that giant brain of yours. :)
I love watching you get chubby thighs, and extra chins and rolls on your wrist because I know that I put all that delicious chub there. We make quite the nursing team pal and I am so grateful for that! I spent a few needless days worrying over you because an incompetent urgent care Dr. diagnosed you with Thrush, because of a white dot on the roof of your mouth. It turns out that white dot is just an Epstein pearl, so now I call you my little Oyster. :) I find you irresistibly cute and I spend LOTS of time kissing your sweet lips and fluffy cheeks. You love when I do this and make the sweetest little sing songy coos while I do this. Our lactation consultant even commented on what a sweet voice you have. :) Everyone thinks you're such an adorable baby and people always comment on "all that hair".
You're already rolling over both ways and are incredibly strong. Your eyes lighten up every day and so does your hair. You hair even has an auburn tint to it, just like brother's did at this age. Daddy is quite in love with you too and spends every night getting lots of cuddles in with you before bed. We love our time after Boss goes to bed and Daddy and I can get some quality time with just you. We both cuddle and stare at you, sometimes take pictures and just talk about your general cuteness and how in love we are with you. In fact you're sleeping on Daddy right now, but in a minute he'll hand you off to me and we'll cuddle all night long.
Daddy brought home a swing we're borrowing and my heart got a little sad when he brought it in the door. Right now I spend a lot of the day holding you and all night holding you too, and when I saw that swing I felt a little jealous of the time it will soon be spending with you. But not too soon, I think I'll keep you in our bed just a little while longer. I'm just not ready to give you up.
You're a precious, sweet not to mention very tolerant of all our chaos little boy and I love you so so much! You are my third boy to fall in love with and while our little love affair has only been going for not quite a year, I love you every little bit as my first two loves.
Love always,
Mommy
PS We're still waiting for your first official smiles. I've gotten a few out of you when I kiss your lips, but I'm waiting for the real deal!
You turned 1 month old just a few days ago and today on your brother's 2nd birthday, we went to the Dr. for our regular check ups. The Dr. says you're growing and chubbing up just perfectly! You're in the 60 and 63% for height and weight. You're head however is in the 94%. Sorry kiddo, us Yanceys (and many Bradburys) have big heads. I guess it's that giant brain of yours. :)
I love watching you get chubby thighs, and extra chins and rolls on your wrist because I know that I put all that delicious chub there. We make quite the nursing team pal and I am so grateful for that! I spent a few needless days worrying over you because an incompetent urgent care Dr. diagnosed you with Thrush, because of a white dot on the roof of your mouth. It turns out that white dot is just an Epstein pearl, so now I call you my little Oyster. :) I find you irresistibly cute and I spend LOTS of time kissing your sweet lips and fluffy cheeks. You love when I do this and make the sweetest little sing songy coos while I do this. Our lactation consultant even commented on what a sweet voice you have. :) Everyone thinks you're such an adorable baby and people always comment on "all that hair".
You're already rolling over both ways and are incredibly strong. Your eyes lighten up every day and so does your hair. You hair even has an auburn tint to it, just like brother's did at this age. Daddy is quite in love with you too and spends every night getting lots of cuddles in with you before bed. We love our time after Boss goes to bed and Daddy and I can get some quality time with just you. We both cuddle and stare at you, sometimes take pictures and just talk about your general cuteness and how in love we are with you. In fact you're sleeping on Daddy right now, but in a minute he'll hand you off to me and we'll cuddle all night long.
Daddy brought home a swing we're borrowing and my heart got a little sad when he brought it in the door. Right now I spend a lot of the day holding you and all night holding you too, and when I saw that swing I felt a little jealous of the time it will soon be spending with you. But not too soon, I think I'll keep you in our bed just a little while longer. I'm just not ready to give you up.
You're a precious, sweet not to mention very tolerant of all our chaos little boy and I love you so so much! You are my third boy to fall in love with and while our little love affair has only been going for not quite a year, I love you every little bit as my first two loves.
Love always,
Mommy
PS We're still waiting for your first official smiles. I've gotten a few out of you when I kiss your lips, but I'm waiting for the real deal!
Happy 2nd Birthday
Dearest Boston,
Oh how I love you! I cannot believe it has been two years since you were born to your Dad and I and almost 3 years that you've been hanging out with your Momma 24/7. I have loved and adored you every second of your life. So many big giant changes have happened in the last 2 years, yet some things remain the same.
You went from grunting all day long to talking (in sentences!), and laughing and singing all throughout the day.
You were just 6 lbs 12 oz and even got down to 5 1/2 lbs and just 19 inches long at birth. Now, you're my big 28 lber and in the 88th % for your height.
I used to spend hours huddled over you, while you cooed and grunted, flailing your little arms and legs on a blanket on the floor. Now, the only time we play lying down is if we're pretending to fall asleep and then JUMP up really fast to show that we are in fact WIDE AWAKE!
Like I said, while a lot has changed, some things have remained the same. Every day, for every nap and every night I cuddle you to me, and while I rock you I sing the same 3 songs that I sang to you from the time you were in my tummy.
You still have many of your same favorites. Your snuggies, Doggy, the Moon, balloons, and all of your favorite books. We still do devotional as we always have (you love it too) and occasionally you will still fall asleep on my shoulder while I carry you up the stairs.
I can't believe how much our life has changed over the years and how much you've grown. You know so much, you're curious about everything and you love to learn. My favorite thing you do right now is say, "Mommy, what?" and that means you want me to tell you the name of whatever it is you're pointing to. And when I tell you the name, you repeat it softly with a big smile on your face. It's so amazing to watch you discover this world. The things you discover and are excited about are so cute too, like rips in your jeans, "Momma What?" or sprinklers on our walks, "Mommy what?", or new foods and sometimes even old foods that you just now would like to know the names of.
You have such an awesome sense of humor and you love making people laugh. You're friendly as can be and even though you're incredibly tough and wild and skilled at climbing, jumping and all things boy, you are also the best hugger and kisser I know, right up there with Zeke and of course next to Daddy that is. I love laughing with you. I LOVE playing pretend with you. We like to play all over the house with your cars and even better I love watching you play when you don't notice I'm there. It's so sweet to hear the simple conversations you stage from one toy to the other.
We love playing silly games together and I try to make all our games include lots of huggys and kisses. You're favorite game to play with Mommy is "Doggies". We bark and crawl and nuzzle up to each other's faces. You've started playing doggy when you need some extra cuddle time from me and I love it. You're at such a fun age right now. You're still so little, but growing bigger and more independent every day. For example you always need a kiss when you're hurt, but sometimes for the sake of time, you decide to slap a kiss on your knee yourself and call it good. :) I love this combo of little man and baby boy. You also love to know that you're still Mommy and Daddy's baby boy.
There are so many times in the day that you want us to be hands off and let you figure things out on your own, but tonight Daddy and I tucked you in together (a special treat for you birthday) and while he rocked you, I knelt beside you and we all sang songs together. You had a giant smile spread across your face the whole time and gently put your arm around my neck, while I laid my head on your chest and you stroked my hair. If I sat up, you softly put your arm around me again. Talk about wrapping your Mom around your little finger. Then we had our family kiss fest and Daddy and I kissed your cheeks while you smiled and ate up every second. Not to mention all the kisses I planted on those sweet red lips of yours. Oh how we love you! In our prayer tonight I got choked up thanking Heavenly Father for you. It feels like my birthday today and you are my gift! By the way, you're learning to pray right now and it is so sweet. You mostly just say "Mommy" and "Daddy", repeatedly with the occasional "brother, Bonky and Jesus" and a few BIG "Ammeeeens" but I have to believe these are some of the Lord's favorite prayers.
You love visiting the Dr. (sadly you're all to familiar with this routine) and you love nursery at church. It helps whenever Grandma (AKA Bonky) is in there. You're Daddy is still your best friend, but you and I have a pretty great thing going. Isaac is slowly working his way into your heart too. You are such a sweet big brother for being only 2. Isaac has received his fair share of hits and pokes from you, sometimes out of curiosity, other times frustration, but he's been the recipient of even more hugs, beijos and cuddles. Today I asked you to make sure Isaac didn't fall off the couch while I got him a diaper and you lovingly and extremely gently, put your arms around his head and chest, taking great care not to wrap too tight, until I came back. You took your responsibility to protect Isaac very seriously.
I can see how much you love him and I love that relationship you two are building. I realize my time will become more divided with the more children that come into our family, but I will always treasure the days you and I spent finding a hundred different ways to soak up every minute with each other. Endless days of hugging, kissing, playing and just plain staring at each other for hours on end. You are one of my most favorite people on this earth and I thank Heavenly Father every single day, not just for making me a Mom, but for allowing me the honor of being your Mom. If Heavenly Father has favorites I'm sure you're one of his. :)
I love you so much my Darling boy and I'm so proud of everything you are and are becoming.
Thank you for loving me too. Love,
Momma
Oh how I love you! I cannot believe it has been two years since you were born to your Dad and I and almost 3 years that you've been hanging out with your Momma 24/7. I have loved and adored you every second of your life. So many big giant changes have happened in the last 2 years, yet some things remain the same.
You went from grunting all day long to talking (in sentences!), and laughing and singing all throughout the day.
You were just 6 lbs 12 oz and even got down to 5 1/2 lbs and just 19 inches long at birth. Now, you're my big 28 lber and in the 88th % for your height.
I used to spend hours huddled over you, while you cooed and grunted, flailing your little arms and legs on a blanket on the floor. Now, the only time we play lying down is if we're pretending to fall asleep and then JUMP up really fast to show that we are in fact WIDE AWAKE!
Like I said, while a lot has changed, some things have remained the same. Every day, for every nap and every night I cuddle you to me, and while I rock you I sing the same 3 songs that I sang to you from the time you were in my tummy.
You still have many of your same favorites. Your snuggies, Doggy, the Moon, balloons, and all of your favorite books. We still do devotional as we always have (you love it too) and occasionally you will still fall asleep on my shoulder while I carry you up the stairs.
I can't believe how much our life has changed over the years and how much you've grown. You know so much, you're curious about everything and you love to learn. My favorite thing you do right now is say, "Mommy, what?" and that means you want me to tell you the name of whatever it is you're pointing to. And when I tell you the name, you repeat it softly with a big smile on your face. It's so amazing to watch you discover this world. The things you discover and are excited about are so cute too, like rips in your jeans, "Momma What?" or sprinklers on our walks, "Mommy what?", or new foods and sometimes even old foods that you just now would like to know the names of.
You have such an awesome sense of humor and you love making people laugh. You're friendly as can be and even though you're incredibly tough and wild and skilled at climbing, jumping and all things boy, you are also the best hugger and kisser I know, right up there with Zeke and of course next to Daddy that is. I love laughing with you. I LOVE playing pretend with you. We like to play all over the house with your cars and even better I love watching you play when you don't notice I'm there. It's so sweet to hear the simple conversations you stage from one toy to the other.
We love playing silly games together and I try to make all our games include lots of huggys and kisses. You're favorite game to play with Mommy is "Doggies". We bark and crawl and nuzzle up to each other's faces. You've started playing doggy when you need some extra cuddle time from me and I love it. You're at such a fun age right now. You're still so little, but growing bigger and more independent every day. For example you always need a kiss when you're hurt, but sometimes for the sake of time, you decide to slap a kiss on your knee yourself and call it good. :) I love this combo of little man and baby boy. You also love to know that you're still Mommy and Daddy's baby boy.
There are so many times in the day that you want us to be hands off and let you figure things out on your own, but tonight Daddy and I tucked you in together (a special treat for you birthday) and while he rocked you, I knelt beside you and we all sang songs together. You had a giant smile spread across your face the whole time and gently put your arm around my neck, while I laid my head on your chest and you stroked my hair. If I sat up, you softly put your arm around me again. Talk about wrapping your Mom around your little finger. Then we had our family kiss fest and Daddy and I kissed your cheeks while you smiled and ate up every second. Not to mention all the kisses I planted on those sweet red lips of yours. Oh how we love you! In our prayer tonight I got choked up thanking Heavenly Father for you. It feels like my birthday today and you are my gift! By the way, you're learning to pray right now and it is so sweet. You mostly just say "Mommy" and "Daddy", repeatedly with the occasional "brother, Bonky and Jesus" and a few BIG "Ammeeeens" but I have to believe these are some of the Lord's favorite prayers.
You love visiting the Dr. (sadly you're all to familiar with this routine) and you love nursery at church. It helps whenever Grandma (AKA Bonky) is in there. You're Daddy is still your best friend, but you and I have a pretty great thing going. Isaac is slowly working his way into your heart too. You are such a sweet big brother for being only 2. Isaac has received his fair share of hits and pokes from you, sometimes out of curiosity, other times frustration, but he's been the recipient of even more hugs, beijos and cuddles. Today I asked you to make sure Isaac didn't fall off the couch while I got him a diaper and you lovingly and extremely gently, put your arms around his head and chest, taking great care not to wrap too tight, until I came back. You took your responsibility to protect Isaac very seriously.
I can see how much you love him and I love that relationship you two are building. I realize my time will become more divided with the more children that come into our family, but I will always treasure the days you and I spent finding a hundred different ways to soak up every minute with each other. Endless days of hugging, kissing, playing and just plain staring at each other for hours on end. You are one of my most favorite people on this earth and I thank Heavenly Father every single day, not just for making me a Mom, but for allowing me the honor of being your Mom. If Heavenly Father has favorites I'm sure you're one of his. :)
I love you so much my Darling boy and I'm so proud of everything you are and are becoming.
Thank you for loving me too. Love,
Momma
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Becoming a brother
Dear Boston,
Life has changed quite a bit for you in the last two weeks. I spent my first 2 nights in a row away from you, while your baby brother was born. When Daddy and I got home, we brought a baby with us that to your surprise is here to stay. It was tough adjusting to having less one on one time with Mommy and Daddy for the first week, but things are feeling back to normal now.
While we were in the hospital you visited us twice a day and got some practice in holding brother. Grandma took good care of you while me and Daddy were gone and Daddy even came home one night from the hospital to tuck you in bed. The first thing you did when me, Daddy and Zeke came in the door was sit on the couch and hold baby brother. You helped him suck on his binky and gave him lots of beijos and pats. You already are such a sweet brother. Isaac had a rough day at the Drs. and you were extra sweet to him all day. When he cried you would run for his binky and try to give it to him. You also talked extra soft and sweet to him, with lots of soft pats and beijos. I think you knew he was having a rough day and you were very concerned about him. :)
Momma's still figuring out how to get in enough time with both her boys, but we're off to a good start. I spend all night with Isaac, because he has to eat a lot and again because of nursing we spend a lot of cuddling time during the day. To make sure I get enough time with you, we do our devotional/learning time together every day and you and I go on a walk all by ourselves. I love our walks together. Your favorite thing to do on these walks is find sprinklers that hit the sidewalk and go stand in the water. :) When you spot a sprinkler you shout "water!" and we run toward it. We also go on dates to visit Daddy at work, just you and me and whenever I run an errand I bring you with me. I take a nap during your nap time and so does Isaac. You and I have had so much fun spending every second together for the last 2 years, but now that we have another buddy to play with I think we'll have even more fun!
The moment Isaac was born, you instantly seemed so much bigger and older. Being a big brother will be a big part of who you are and I can't wait to watch you grow and learn in this new exciting roll. I can't believe my baby Boston is now my oldest child. Isaac is one lucky kid to have you as a big brother.
I love you Buddy.
Love,
Momma
Life has changed quite a bit for you in the last two weeks. I spent my first 2 nights in a row away from you, while your baby brother was born. When Daddy and I got home, we brought a baby with us that to your surprise is here to stay. It was tough adjusting to having less one on one time with Mommy and Daddy for the first week, but things are feeling back to normal now.
While we were in the hospital you visited us twice a day and got some practice in holding brother. Grandma took good care of you while me and Daddy were gone and Daddy even came home one night from the hospital to tuck you in bed. The first thing you did when me, Daddy and Zeke came in the door was sit on the couch and hold baby brother. You helped him suck on his binky and gave him lots of beijos and pats. You already are such a sweet brother. Isaac had a rough day at the Drs. and you were extra sweet to him all day. When he cried you would run for his binky and try to give it to him. You also talked extra soft and sweet to him, with lots of soft pats and beijos. I think you knew he was having a rough day and you were very concerned about him. :)
Momma's still figuring out how to get in enough time with both her boys, but we're off to a good start. I spend all night with Isaac, because he has to eat a lot and again because of nursing we spend a lot of cuddling time during the day. To make sure I get enough time with you, we do our devotional/learning time together every day and you and I go on a walk all by ourselves. I love our walks together. Your favorite thing to do on these walks is find sprinklers that hit the sidewalk and go stand in the water. :) When you spot a sprinkler you shout "water!" and we run toward it. We also go on dates to visit Daddy at work, just you and me and whenever I run an errand I bring you with me. I take a nap during your nap time and so does Isaac. You and I have had so much fun spending every second together for the last 2 years, but now that we have another buddy to play with I think we'll have even more fun!
The moment Isaac was born, you instantly seemed so much bigger and older. Being a big brother will be a big part of who you are and I can't wait to watch you grow and learn in this new exciting roll. I can't believe my baby Boston is now my oldest child. Isaac is one lucky kid to have you as a big brother.
I love you Buddy.
Love,
Momma
First 2 weeks
Dear Isaac,
You are two weeks old today and your due date was just yesterday. You've been in our arms such a short time, but already we can't picture our lives without you. You are so sweet and have a very similar temperament to big brother's. You're a happy, mellow little man and you hardly cry. You smile lots in your sleep and sometimes even with your eyes open. Just like your brother, you're one tough little dude. At one week old you decided it was time to roll over. Your brother did this at 6 weeks. I imagine having a big brother to watch will help you pick up his tricks quickly!
Nursing is one of your favorite past times and we make a good team buddy! Every night I put you to bed in your awesome arms reach co sleeper and the two of us try to catch a few zzz's for a couple hours before you're ready to nurse again. Every now and then you make it 4 + hours without nursing, but usually you like to eat much more often than that. :)
Boston really likes to hold you and help you with your Binky. He loves to touch your hair and give you beijos on your forehead. Whenever he leaves the house he says, "Bye baby" or "Bye Zekey". You and him will be best buddies some day soon and I can't wait to watch your relationship grow.
I never thought I was a very cute baby, but I must of been, because you look exactly like me as a baby and you are stinkin adorable. Your hair is already awesome and you have a ton of it. You have a lot of brother in you, some Daddy, definitely some Mommy and then your own little look on top of it all. You are one handsome little dude, with the perfect amount of chub. Your coloring is much more like Daddy's, but the verdict is still out on your eyes. Will they be blue? Green? Not sure just yet.
You spend most of your days cuddled up to me or Grandma (AKA Granbonk), but we're trying to get you a little more tummy time. Today you spent all day cuddled up to Mommy because you were circumcised. You weren't real happy with this experience, but you did great and toughed it out at the Dr.'s. The Dr. normally doesn't let parents be in the room for circumcisions, but I told them I held brother's hands when he got his done and asked if I could do the same with you, so they said ok. The Dr. said maybe they should start letting parents come back, because usually children scream bloody murder the whole time they're strapped down on the table. You cried a little, but were calmed by me holding your hands and kissing your cheeks. I even sang a little, just like I did for brother.
I think that's all the highlights from your first two weeks of life. I should probably swaddle you up and put you in bed now, so we can both get some rest...maybe I'll wait a few minutes. You look awful cozy cuddled up on Daddy's chest. :)
Love,
Momma
You are two weeks old today and your due date was just yesterday. You've been in our arms such a short time, but already we can't picture our lives without you. You are so sweet and have a very similar temperament to big brother's. You're a happy, mellow little man and you hardly cry. You smile lots in your sleep and sometimes even with your eyes open. Just like your brother, you're one tough little dude. At one week old you decided it was time to roll over. Your brother did this at 6 weeks. I imagine having a big brother to watch will help you pick up his tricks quickly!
Nursing is one of your favorite past times and we make a good team buddy! Every night I put you to bed in your awesome arms reach co sleeper and the two of us try to catch a few zzz's for a couple hours before you're ready to nurse again. Every now and then you make it 4 + hours without nursing, but usually you like to eat much more often than that. :)
Boston really likes to hold you and help you with your Binky. He loves to touch your hair and give you beijos on your forehead. Whenever he leaves the house he says, "Bye baby" or "Bye Zekey". You and him will be best buddies some day soon and I can't wait to watch your relationship grow.
I never thought I was a very cute baby, but I must of been, because you look exactly like me as a baby and you are stinkin adorable. Your hair is already awesome and you have a ton of it. You have a lot of brother in you, some Daddy, definitely some Mommy and then your own little look on top of it all. You are one handsome little dude, with the perfect amount of chub. Your coloring is much more like Daddy's, but the verdict is still out on your eyes. Will they be blue? Green? Not sure just yet.
You spend most of your days cuddled up to me or Grandma (AKA Granbonk), but we're trying to get you a little more tummy time. Today you spent all day cuddled up to Mommy because you were circumcised. You weren't real happy with this experience, but you did great and toughed it out at the Dr.'s. The Dr. normally doesn't let parents be in the room for circumcisions, but I told them I held brother's hands when he got his done and asked if I could do the same with you, so they said ok. The Dr. said maybe they should start letting parents come back, because usually children scream bloody murder the whole time they're strapped down on the table. You cried a little, but were calmed by me holding your hands and kissing your cheeks. I even sang a little, just like I did for brother.
I think that's all the highlights from your first two weeks of life. I should probably swaddle you up and put you in bed now, so we can both get some rest...maybe I'll wait a few minutes. You look awful cozy cuddled up on Daddy's chest. :)
Love,
Momma
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Tubes and Adenoids
Dear Boston,
Yesterday you got your adenoids taken out and tubes put in both ears. These are both pretty simple procedures but they had to put you under general anesthesia for them. Mommy was really nervous about you going under, but lots of friends and family were praying for you. As big as you're getting and as old as you seem, any time I thought of you in surgery (albeit "mini" surgery) you just seemed like a tiny, tiny baby. Daddy wasn't so nervous. He knew you would be just fine.
So yesterday we woke you up early and brought you to the surgery center. You were in a very happy mood, but not as happy as when the nurse gave you some "happy medicine" to calm your little nerves and make you a little sleepy. We put you in a mini yellow gown with your little diaper bum hanging out the back. :) The nurses told us you might get silly on the medicine and you certainly did. You were a total goof ball and for about an hour before surgery you laid on the bed with Momma laughing and saying, "Hi, hi, hello, hi, hi, hi, DAAADDDDY!!! Hi, hi hi, hi Daddy!!" while waving at me or Daddy. It was pretty funny. When it was time to take you back to the operating room, Daddy and I had to hand you off to a nurse. You gave us big hugs and then went right to the nurse who let you press the button to open the OR doors (this made Mommy extra like her). You didn't cry at all and they said you would be out within a couple minutes of being in the OR.
Daddy and I waited in the waiting room patiently not too worried. The receptionist told us about 10 minutes in that they decided they would in fact be taking out your adenoids which would make the procedure a bit longer. So we waited another 15 minutes and the Dr. walked out to tell us everything went great. Your adenoids were huge and filled with green gunk. Poor kid. We asked him if that was why you always have stinky breathe and he said yes. And to think we just thought you were our stinky little boy. :) The Dr. said the nurses would come out in about 10 minutes once you were awake from the anesthesia. Well 10 minutes came and went and Mommy started to get really antsy. Daddy tried to keep me calm by talking to me about the Bachelorette and other things I'm interested in, but I couldn't be distracted. I just kept tapping my foot and looking at the doors waiting for a nurse to come get us. After about 35 minutes I went to the receptionist desk and asked if it usually took this long. About a minute later a nurse came out to get us. We hurried back and you hadn't even fully woke up. You were so tiny and out of it, sitting up in a big bed, leaning on a nurse and coughing. The nurse told me I could climb in bed with you, which she didn't have to tell me twice, I was already on my way. I teared up seeing you and once you realized i was next to you you started to cry and say Mommy over and over. You saw that your hands were wrapped up (because of the iv) and didn't like that, but within just a couple minutes we were cuddled up and you were snoring away with a little oxygen mask on. The nurses said you were a bit of a light weight, because they didn't give you much anesthesia but your little body was having a hard time coming out of it. So we just cuddled for about an hour on the bed while you slowly woke up.
Papa came to check on you and after a little while we started to try to wake you up. I would talk to you, but you'd just keep snoring away. Then Daddy came up beside the bed and said, "Bosty, it's Daddy" and your eyes opened up and you looked up at Daddy and said, "Daddy" in a whisper. Daddy kept talking to you and asked you if you wanted to fly his chopper when we got home and you whispered, "chee cha" and fell back asleep. Once you did fully wake up you were pretty unhappy and did not like getting your iv taken out. We got you dressed and drove you home. Once home you and I cuddled on the couch, drinking almond milk and watching Ella enchanted. Within an hour of being home you were up and running around, playing ball with Grandma as happy as could be. Your procedure was at 6:45 am so around 1230 Mommy brought you upstairs and we laid down in my bed and took a nice long 3 hour nap. You've been a happy boy ever since, with the exception on waking up early this morning (4 am) with "ouchies".
After almost 2 years of watching you be sick more often than you were healthy, we look forward to a new little boy. Hopefully you will be much healthier from here on out! Last night Mommy was driving home from Yoga and I turned off the music and said a prayer of gratitude that everything went so well and I thanked the Lord for giving us you. We love you so much.
Love,
Momma
Yesterday you got your adenoids taken out and tubes put in both ears. These are both pretty simple procedures but they had to put you under general anesthesia for them. Mommy was really nervous about you going under, but lots of friends and family were praying for you. As big as you're getting and as old as you seem, any time I thought of you in surgery (albeit "mini" surgery) you just seemed like a tiny, tiny baby. Daddy wasn't so nervous. He knew you would be just fine.
So yesterday we woke you up early and brought you to the surgery center. You were in a very happy mood, but not as happy as when the nurse gave you some "happy medicine" to calm your little nerves and make you a little sleepy. We put you in a mini yellow gown with your little diaper bum hanging out the back. :) The nurses told us you might get silly on the medicine and you certainly did. You were a total goof ball and for about an hour before surgery you laid on the bed with Momma laughing and saying, "Hi, hi, hello, hi, hi, hi, DAAADDDDY!!! Hi, hi hi, hi Daddy!!" while waving at me or Daddy. It was pretty funny. When it was time to take you back to the operating room, Daddy and I had to hand you off to a nurse. You gave us big hugs and then went right to the nurse who let you press the button to open the OR doors (this made Mommy extra like her). You didn't cry at all and they said you would be out within a couple minutes of being in the OR.
Daddy and I waited in the waiting room patiently not too worried. The receptionist told us about 10 minutes in that they decided they would in fact be taking out your adenoids which would make the procedure a bit longer. So we waited another 15 minutes and the Dr. walked out to tell us everything went great. Your adenoids were huge and filled with green gunk. Poor kid. We asked him if that was why you always have stinky breathe and he said yes. And to think we just thought you were our stinky little boy. :) The Dr. said the nurses would come out in about 10 minutes once you were awake from the anesthesia. Well 10 minutes came and went and Mommy started to get really antsy. Daddy tried to keep me calm by talking to me about the Bachelorette and other things I'm interested in, but I couldn't be distracted. I just kept tapping my foot and looking at the doors waiting for a nurse to come get us. After about 35 minutes I went to the receptionist desk and asked if it usually took this long. About a minute later a nurse came out to get us. We hurried back and you hadn't even fully woke up. You were so tiny and out of it, sitting up in a big bed, leaning on a nurse and coughing. The nurse told me I could climb in bed with you, which she didn't have to tell me twice, I was already on my way. I teared up seeing you and once you realized i was next to you you started to cry and say Mommy over and over. You saw that your hands were wrapped up (because of the iv) and didn't like that, but within just a couple minutes we were cuddled up and you were snoring away with a little oxygen mask on. The nurses said you were a bit of a light weight, because they didn't give you much anesthesia but your little body was having a hard time coming out of it. So we just cuddled for about an hour on the bed while you slowly woke up.
Papa came to check on you and after a little while we started to try to wake you up. I would talk to you, but you'd just keep snoring away. Then Daddy came up beside the bed and said, "Bosty, it's Daddy" and your eyes opened up and you looked up at Daddy and said, "Daddy" in a whisper. Daddy kept talking to you and asked you if you wanted to fly his chopper when we got home and you whispered, "chee cha" and fell back asleep. Once you did fully wake up you were pretty unhappy and did not like getting your iv taken out. We got you dressed and drove you home. Once home you and I cuddled on the couch, drinking almond milk and watching Ella enchanted. Within an hour of being home you were up and running around, playing ball with Grandma as happy as could be. Your procedure was at 6:45 am so around 1230 Mommy brought you upstairs and we laid down in my bed and took a nice long 3 hour nap. You've been a happy boy ever since, with the exception on waking up early this morning (4 am) with "ouchies".
After almost 2 years of watching you be sick more often than you were healthy, we look forward to a new little boy. Hopefully you will be much healthier from here on out! Last night Mommy was driving home from Yoga and I turned off the music and said a prayer of gratitude that everything went so well and I thanked the Lord for giving us you. We love you so much.
Love,
Momma
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