Christmas!

My new favorite picture.

Caleb's first christmas outfit.

Ethan's presents from Santa. He specifically asked for the candy canes.


His new tricycle with parent control steering.

I thought I should throw in a learing toy.

Caleb chilling in his car seat.

The background is dark but if you look close you'll see his first mohawk.

The Hernandez family. Both boys are messing with their hands.

Look at all those grandkids!!!

Of course he's opening presents in his sloppy shirt...he is at Nana's!

The two newest grandkids. That's my brother's baby Caitlin.

As usual, Ethan has no shirt on. Such a manly man.

Ethan and Caleb had a great Christmas. Ethan enjoyed opening presents and getting to open his brother's since Caleb slept through it all. Ethan sang Jingle Bells and Frosty the Snowman for two days straight...too cute. As usual it all went by too fast. Luckily I have lots of pictures to remember it all! On a side note, Caleb had his two week check-up on Wednesday. All is well with him. He weighs 7lbs 10oz now. He sure can eat. I am having to supplement him at almost every feeding which is no fun and makes for a really long feeding. He is also still trying to figure out how to sleep in his bassinet and not in mommy's bed. Ethan had no problem sleeping in the bassinet but Caleb has decided it has pins in it and mommy's bed is much more comfortable. I'm creating a bedtime monster that I will soon live to regret...but I need some sleep!

Just Some Pics

Ethan's onion ring moustache. He only eats the onions and gives us the crust.

Ethan introduced Caleb to Baby Einstien.

Shooting spider webs...a daily occurance.

He visits his bed from time to time.

Sleeping angel.

All clean after bath time...and a lot of screaming. He enjoys his bath as much as his brother did at this age...not at all.

I'm ready for my close-up!

Ethan posed this himself.

Am I a NICU Nurse?

So, I'm already a paranoid new mom. Caleb woke up 2 days ago with swollen eyes and a red rash on his upper and lower eyelids, cheeks, and forehead. It also had what looked like little tiny blisters. Initially I thought it was newborn rash but when he woke up yesterday it looked worse and his eyes were more swollen. I called the pedi and the nurse said that the swollen eyes were not normal so I should bring him in. I took him in and saw the nurse practioner. She was interesting. She was older and spent most of her time cooing over him and telling him he was a sweet baby. That's nice and all but I just wanted to know what this rash was. She thought it was just newborn rash. She gave me some educational papers about "normal" newborn things such as frequent hiccups and irregular breathing. I knew all of these normal things since I work with babies everyday but I didn't want to tell her I was a nurse and feel stupid that I couldn't diagnose a simple newborn rash. Today his face is much better and his eyes aren't swollen. And...he is getting whiter. I think he will have my skin tone and Ethan has Mondo's. Poor Caleb!

Getting Settled In

Ethan sitting on the "moon" as he calls it.

Well, first let's start with me since I know everyone is dying to know how I'm doing. :-) My recovery has been much better this time around. I guess an easy delivery means an easy recovery. I'm still sore but I'm pretty much back to life as usual. And I've dropped 20 pounds! That's pretty crazy. Breastfeeding is going pretty good. I'm constantly starving and thirsty trying to keep up with Caleb's demands. He seems to be more hungry at night, occasionally requiring a bottle to top him off. I like breastfeeding during the day but it sure seems like a lot of trouble at night. I'm sure we will both get used to it and it won't seem like such a hassle. I remember bottle feeding Ethan at night every 3-4 hours and he slept like a champ. Speaking of Ethan, he is still doing great as a big brother. He wants to hold him all the time and help take care of him...unless Caleb is screaming, then Ethan leaves the room with his hands over his ears. Luckily, Caleb isn't a screamer unless he is getting a bath or a change of clothes. His beautiful skin is getting jacked up this week with newborn rash. Ethan never got that. Hopefully it goes away soon. I guess that's about it for now. Caleb goes to the doctor next week for his two week check up. Enjoy the pics...sorry it took me so long to get more up. My free time is spent playing with Ethan or napping! Oh, and in case anyone was wondering, my veins are about 50% better. :-)

Caleb's Delivery Story!

I worked my last shift on Saturday and complained the whole time that he was never going to come out. I woke up on Sunday morning at 8:00am and was having regular contractions every 2-3 minutes. They were not very painful but were very regular. I had done that before in the last week so I didn't think too much of it. I was also really tired to I decided to skip church. I went to lunch at my mom's like usual around noon. I was still having regular contractions some of which were a little painful. I couldn't decide if I wanted to go to the hosiptal because I didn't want to get sent home. After another hour of contractions I was a little worried that since this was my second baby I might be dilating faster than I thought. So we went to the hospital...and I was dilated to 3cm. They watched me for about an hour on the monitor. At first the contractions spaced out to every 6-8 minutes then they picked back up to every 3-4 minutes. She checked me again and I was almost 4cm. She said I could walk for an hour and see what happened and I decided that was better than being sent home so off I went. I had some really good contractions while I was walking and Mondo caught pieces of the Cowboy game when we passed the TV (I let him finish the last minute of the game and walked alone). After my hour the contractions were harder and brought some tears to my eyes. She checked me and I was 4cm. Yea!!! I was admitted at 4pm. My contractions spaced back out so they broke my water. I had some good contractions after that and dilated to 5cm. Then they decided they weren't strong enough and I would go faster with a little pitocin. That's when I decided I needed an epidural. The dr came right in and did it on the first try (not like the 4 tries with Ethan). It was wonderful. An hour later I was dilated 8-9cm. At 9:15pm I was 10cm 100% effaced and +2 station. I started pushing at 9:25 with the nurse, 9:30 with the doctor and delivered at 9:35pm. I didn't feel a thing the whole time. It was wonderful. Mondo did a great job coaching me with pushing and was very involved the whole time. Caleb came out screaming and didn't need any help getting his start in the world. He breastfed really well about 30 minutes after he was born so that was a relief. Caleb's labor and delivery happened exactly how Ethan's did. Except Ethan's involved a lot more pain and pushing but the way I was triaged, admitted, and dilated was exactly the same. Very weird. More updates with pictures to come!

It's About Time!

Sorry for the delay for pics. What a great time for our internet to quit working! It's back up now so here is Caleb! I'll update later about his birth story. By the way, Ethan is completely obsessed with Caleb and is being a great big brother!

Caleb's Here!

Caleb Scott finally made his debut on Sunday night at 9:35. He weighed 7 pounds flat and was 20.5 inches long. Mom and Baby are doing great, but they don't have internet right now to upload any pictures so check back for those soon. Everyone's scheduled to come home on Tuesday. Welcome to the world Caleb!

Is Caleb Coming?

I've been having more and more contractions. I had a L&D nurse check me yesterday at work. I'm dilated 3-4cm, 70% effaced, -1 station! I guess all of those contractions have been doing something after all. I feel like I've been in early labor all week. It sucks. I'm at work today, it's my last day. If I have more contractions today I may have another nurse check me and see if I'm dilated any more. Maybe Caleb will be here on Sunday! If not, my next appointment is on Monday so something will be happening soon. I'm excited and very nervous to go through it all again. I hope I have a good epidural this time!

Caleb's Room

I've had several requests for pictures of Caleb's room. It's not 100% done but it's close enough for now. I don't think I finished Ethan's room for a couple of months after he was born. As far as when Caleb is coming....I think he's waiting until next week for an induction!

38 Week Appt.

Yes, I'm still pregnant for those who were wondering. I'm 38+4 today. I am dilated to 2cm and 70% effaced. Dr. Dickey said he thinks I'll deliver this week but I'm not holding my breath. He said if I make it to my next appointment on Monday then we may discuss picking out a date next week to induce! I was shocked. No one would induce me when I was pregnant with Ethan. I told him he could just accidently poke me with a pitocin filled needle today if he wanted. I feel like I've been in early labor for days. Lots of semi painful contractions, some consisitent, some not. I've been walking like crazy in hopes to get some stronger ones. That's about it for now...I'll keep you posted.