My Little Sailor

today was a busy day. Josh & I were busy helping Chris & Tabatha move into their new home. Julian was such a good boy, and stayed asleep for most of the day, which means i will prolly be staying up most of the night with him!

For those who have been asking about Julians blood work results, I got word from a nurse at the office saying they came back high again & the doctor wants to talk to Joshua and myself Monday morning. Im so damn worried about my little guy, i hate the thought of him being ill. :( Please keep him in your prayers!

Julians outfit today said " daddy's little sailor ".. well while we were helping chris and tabatha move today, Josh grabed the hat off Gabryels build a bear and put it on Julians head(it was a dixie cup) he looked so cutee! :)



After we got home, we all went take a stroll around the pond to feed the duckies!.. Julian again looked adorable & all get out....


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anyways.. i have a massive headache & julian is finally down for the count. i will def. write more tomorrow.
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Lazy Day..

Today was a very laid back type of day... Julian is starting to warm up to sleeping in his bassinette..& this morning he slept in a little bit..so I WAS very HAPPY! When Julian and myself finally got up and moving around, i had to go to the post office to get stamps to mail off bills, and did some house work. Julian & myself even got to take a three hour nap..:) woohoo..isnt that nice. Later, Julian had a blast playing on his floor mat.. he cracks me up! Only 2 weeks old and is so ALERT & knows how to use his hands & move around his head. here are a few pictures of him monkey'n around..
Last night Josh surprised Julian and I with plans to go out to eat.. good thing i hadnt cooked already! :P.. we went out to get Ruby Tuesday! it was yummy & it felt so good to "date" my hubby again. we laughed so much & had a good time...& my little guy was so well behaved! :)
Tomorrow we may be taking some family pictures if the weather is pretty..so check tomorrow to see if they are uppP! xoxo

bLood woRk

Man oh man, my poor baby boy had such a rough day! Today was his two week checkup. Last week when we went he weighed 9 lbs 4 oz( gained 4 oz since birth) this visit he weighted 10lbs 4 oz! My little turkey gained a whole pound in a week!..i like to fall on the floor when i saw how much he weighed!






When the little nurse was feeling him up when getting his weight..he cut the cheese! My little guy toots like a grown man!.. it was so funny..i know i looked completely immature, but i started cracking up laughing, and im sure i was red as a apple!!..haha.




Julian is as healthy as a horse! and mommy got drops for his COLIC! Thank you LORD, hopefully it will give him some relief! :)








Then all the fun came to a screeching holt... we had to get blood work taken! :( this idiot guy stuck him in the arm like he was a grown man...and didnt bother to check the size of the needle until after he had it in my sons arm to discover it was to large! :( i was in fits! julian was cring, i was cring & pissed off! One of the techs saw what he did and took over after i nearly bit his head clean off his shoulders!-- she had to stick him in the foot a few times and squeeze the blood out...this process took about 15 mins of pure screaming. Julian was covered in sweat and blood shot red by the time they were done..and i had makeup running down my face as well. GLAD ITS OVER WITH..now its a waiting game to get the results..*sigh* heres a pic of my angles bobo FOOT & ARM





oh man, how could i forget.. it was in the 40s when we left the house this morning, so i bundled Julian up really well..& had to snap a picture because he looked so stinkin cute!


mm' last night for Julians 2 oclock AM feeding,.. i got up to go get him a bib..and i caught him all snuggled up like a little angel..and had to take a snap shot. :) He makes waking up all hours easy..who wouldnt want to wake up to such a sweet little boy!!




Anyways, grocery shopping didnt get done yesterday, due to the fact that Josh had to work late- i hate his hours right now!..so hopefully he will be getting off any min. now and i can go get it done today.


xoxo

roLleR CoasteR..

Yesterday was Josh's second day back at work and it was a duty day, which means a full day, night, and another day with no daddy. :( I was quite nervous about doing everything myself, especially considering im not completely healed! ..

Julian and myself had a great day together, we went for a walk around the pond since the weather was so dang perfect! Julian makes the cutest faces with when the ducks start quacking, and making all kinds of crazy noises! He is so alert and informed, he just doesnt seem like a newborn! The night was interesting, Julian has been fighting me when it comes to sleeping in his crib or the bassinette we bought. He seems to only be comfy in his swing, the kid LOVES it! But being today he makes two weeks old, im determinded to get him to stop sleeping in the swing and spend more time in either the crib or bassinette, and with daddy being at work it was perfect being that he would prolly fuss most of the night.

Julians eating habits are wonderful, every two hours durning the day, every four hours at night( USUALLY)..ha.. well with him being pissed off from me putting him in his bassinette instead of his swing..he woke up every two hours all night, sometimes every HOUR! he was very unhappy with his momma. He has to learn he cant stay in the swing FOREVER, and its better for his breathing to be laying flat. But needless to say we survived..today is a new day, and shall be a busy one at that.

Woke and started to get ready for my check up with my OBGYN. I was sure that i wasnt healing right, but to my surprise, im healing fine. . & i got back on BIRTH CONTROL..haha. :P

I also found out at the visit that im one pound shy of being back to my orginial weight. i dont feel as thin, but hopefully after these next 4 weeks pass..i can start to work out & get fit again. Julians little "bird" is healing fine! i hated the fact that it was becoming infected & im glad doctor oridein took the bell off last week!..i feel much better now that my baby isnt in pain and is healing so beautifully. :)

On the ride home i got a call from Virginia Health Department, in reguards to my son!

At portsmith, the hospital i delievered at, they told me all Julians test came back fine. Well that wasnt 100% true according the what the man called to tell me. One of Julians thyroid glands came back slightly abnormal. so now we have to go to get blood work taken tomorrow! the man said it was only a point or two off, but still.. :( im so concerned, because Josh's mom has thyroid problems..i really hope and pray that my little guy is fine! Please keep in him your prayers tonight.

A brighter note, Julians outfit today is so stinkin cute. Although he is a big boy, he doesnt fit more then half the clothes I bought. The pants on this outfit were a little big, but it was still adorable! <3>

& today we got a package from aunt melissa, she sent Julian lots of goodies, Even some cool cat spider man socks!! ;)

Well daddy should be on his way home soon, and we are going to go take a ride to see the Jenning's new house they bought & maybe grocery shop, so more updates lateR.

**TALK ABOUT A EMOTIONAL ROLLER COASTER DAY!**

Julian Elijah

Julian Elijah is FINALLY here!

September 12th I started to have extreme bad back pains. Pains that kept me from sleeping, eating; from basically doing ANYTHING. I went in to see doctor Oridein on the 11th & he told me i was 2 cms dilated, & 90%, and he didnt expect me to make it through the weekend, & def. not until the following Wednesday when i was going to be induced! Of course all of this takes place when Josh had to leave on a two week deployment!- **wonderful, just my luck**- My doctor told me to stay off my feet as much as possible to prolong going into labor, in hopes i could hold off long enough to get Josh home to be present for his sons birth! On the 11th and 13th i had to go into the hospital to get NST done. First my contractions were 5-8 mins apart, then went to 3-5, & although my contractions were close & i was in plenty pain..they couldnt admitt me because i hadnt dilated anymore! :(

so of course my mom flew up to cook, clean & care for me & keep me off my feet until Josh got home.

Needless to say, Josh was able to come home before the day they originally told him, & i didnt go into active labor. Wednesday rolled around & at 6:30 in the morning we were to be at the hospital getting induced! i had never been so dang excited in my life!

First, they gave me the enema, which sucked. BUT it did jump start my labor & had my contractions coming harder then before, and they also put me on the drip. ALL of my labor pains were in my back, i felt NOTHING in my tummy until 6 cms when my doctor came in to check me, and broke my water basically with his finger, and then came the pain almost instantly! I was real quick to let go of my pride and ask for the EPI! after waiting, and going through 10 hardd LONG painful contractions..finally they gave me the EPI. it did help, dont get me wrong...but to me personally..i felt all the pressure..& that was worse then the actual contractions!

i started to labor much quicker..& before i knew it my doc was back to check, i was 8 cms & he had me push for the first time to get me to 9 cms. omgg i wanted to run for the hills after the first push...i was in so much pain. :(

As i begun to push out my little bundle of joy, we ran over many bumps in the road. First off, all my pushing, and no progress.. Julian was coming out in a angle(( this is what had been causing all the back pain)) and we learned after a good 15 mins of pushing the cord was around his neck and every time i would push it was getting tighter and tighter, and would pull him back inside of me when i would stop pushing. Julian also was predicted to weigh 8lbs 2 oz full term and I was induced a week early and he weighed 8lbs 15 ozs ..which was another problem. Of course they had to cut me(3rd degree cut,nearly 22 stitches) and then still use to vacuum to help get him out & cut the cord as soon as he was out enough to gain access to it. I started to hemorrhage, and my son wasnt breathing. Talk about the scariest moment of my LIFE!..I wanted to jump off that table & go see my baby but couldnt! :( couldnt even hold him til they were done putting me back together.

He stayed in the NICU for that whole night, the next day, & finally we got him late that next night. i hated seeing him in there..it broke my heart!

Although, it was very scary to have trouble giving birth, and was painful..i'd do it a million times over to have him!.. hes such a good, happy baby. Cries only when he hes hungry, wet or has gas..haha. He LOVES his swing, and walks around the pond!

Julian looks just like his daddy and nothing like his momma! :P

Its def. true, there is nothing in the world like a mothers LOVE!