Sammy Jay- 3 Week Update

(This picture was taken last week because we knew he was going to be too big this week to wear his Thanksgiving PJ's)

Hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving. I know we did- well until last night when Sammy was up a good chunk of the night because he pretty much slept through all the Thanksgiving festivities. Also there has been no shopping for us today because the only thing lil man has wanted to do it eat, eat, and eat some more today. I guess he didn't get the memo that yesterday was the day of stuffing your face.  

Speaking of faces- this little boy is the king of making faces. Here is a few pictures I took on Wednesday all while we were just cuddling on the couch.

 

 

 

 

 

That last picture makes me think he's up to no good and he's got some kind of plan in mind.

 

Being that he is 3 weeks old, I assumed I would have a better hang of this mom thing but being that he still is no where near having a regular schedule- it's still pretty tough on mommy (& daddy). Also this week I had my first official mommy breakdown. I know most people don't want to talk about the "downsides" of things, but when you can't figure out why your baby is fussing or crying- it does take it's toll on you. However, I'm lucky enough to have a good hubby who is willing to step in and take over when needed. Also, I made sure to treat myself to a short girls afternoon where I went out to lunch and got my toes painted. I knew Sammy was in good hands with his daddy, plus I made sure there were enough bottles of milk to last while I was out.

 

This motherhood thing has been an interesting ride so far, and I'm hoping that we start getting into a better groove soon. Wish us luck! And I hope everyone has a great weekend!

 



It's funny how life works...

Happy Monday Everyone! I hope you're keeping warm if you live in the midwest because it's crazy cold out there.



 

I can't believe that today was supposed to be of the day I met my son. Instead today is the day that I take my son to a doctors appointment to make sure his hips are going to grow correctly. Being that he was breach, hip issues are a common concern. This appointment is one of many I can see in my future with my son.

I'm excited for this week because Sam has the whole week off of work! So that means we will get to do a lot of family bonding time this week! Also on the agenda for this week is to finally sending out the thank you notes from my baby showers. I know my showers were a number of weeks ago but I figured I would do a birth announcement/ thank you card all in one. There's nothing like killing two birds with one stone. In order to make the thank you cards I wanted, I needed to get some nice photos of the baby first. So that's what we did this weekend.



Being that I don't own a fancy cameras (and I'm too cheap to pay for professional photos), I'm lucky enough to have good friends to do and were generous enough to let us borrow them. Additionally our friends Katie and Adriana came over to do the photo shoot of lil man. Really they just wanted to play with the baby and take some pictures, so that's what we did.

 

 Thanks girls- I couldn't have done this without you!



Below are some of my favorites-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Also we got some great funny "gag reel photos" in the process- 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I hope everyone has a great week and keeps warm! 

Salvatore Jay's Birth Story

Warning: This is a heavy photo post! I hope you enjoy lots of baby pictures!

 

 

I can't believe that just one week ago my life was forever change with the birth of our baby boy Salvatore Jay. Being that Salvatore is a bit of a month full, we have decided to go with Sammy for short. Grandpa Salvatore always went by Sam, so Sammy is fitting. However, it sounds like a lot of my family is going to call him "Sammy Jay" because Jay is my grandpa's name- so this with all sides of the family are accounted for.

Being that to type out his whole birth story would probably take me the next few days to get all written out- I decided another "V-log" as the way to go to tell the story. I know the video is long (almost 20 minutes), but at least you'll get the whole story in this one shot. I hope you enjoy!

 

 

Also for your viewing enjoyment here are some of my favorite photos from this past week.

 

Friday 11/7/14:

 

 

Heading to the hospital!

 

 

It's go time!

 

First family photo!

 

Smile!

 

All clean!

 

All wrapped up and warm!

 

Happy family reunited in recovery room!   

 

Saturday 11/8/14:

 

Daddy in awe of his lil man!

 

Hi Everyone!

 

Nap time! I love people holding me!

 

Four generations!!!

 

Sunday 11/9/14:

 

Going home outfit!

 

Ready to go home!

 

Home with the rest of the boys!

 

Monday 11/10/14:

 

Sleepy!

 

Sleeping some more!

 

Tuesday 11/11/14:

 

Hanging out at mom's doctor's apt.

 

The happy daddy!

 

Wednesday 11/12/14:

 

"Call me Sal. I like going  to the casino and playing some poker!"

 

Trying out some "tummy time".

 

Thursday 11/13/14:

 

"Fish Face"

 

Gas smile!

 

Friday 11/14/14:

 

Good morning! Happy Friday!

So...Yeah... That Happen

So much for that count down. This man had plans of his own. 

Being that he was breech, I was convinced that he was going to stay comfy/ cozy until the 17th. Well I guess the joke was on me. 

To make a long story short (I will write the long story when I'm not writing a pot via phone)- my water broke at work, so it was go time for us!

Being that I hadn't even packed my bag yet (oops), we made a quick stop at home before heading to the hospital. 

Once we got to the hospital things moved pretty quickly because my contractions were about 2 minutes apart.

In less than 3 hours of getting to the hospital, baby Salvatore Jay was here!

I'm happy to report everyone is doing well. And my recovery has been going really smoothly. The nurse said she needs  to get me a "superwoman" cape because I'm already up and walking around in less than 16 hours after having surgery (even if it's at a slow lady pace).

I know there be many more pictures on Facebook to come, but I just wanted to at least give everyone a quick update.

Thanks for all the thought, prayers, calls, texts, and messages. They mean the world to me, Sam, and baby. 

10 Days Until Eviction! Pros vs. Cons of C-sections

Happy Friday Everyone! Here is my week 38 bump picture...

It's crazy to thing but 10 days from now is eviction day for this lil man! At this point, I have come to except the fact that he is staying put and we'll have to go in after him.

The idea of a C-section wasn't ideal for me by any means. Having a major surgery and recovering from that, while trying to learn how to take care of a newborn wasn't what I was hoping for but that is the hand I've been dealt.

Over the past few weeks I have talked to other moms who had C-sections. I try to be a person who looks at the glass "half full" so here is my personal list of pros/ cons to this situation.

Lets start with the cons:

1.  Having a major surgery.
Having someone cut open your abs, pull a baby out of you, take your baby away, while you still have to lay there and get closed up will be all sorts of sucky!

2. Not getting to hold your baby right away and start the bonding process.
I've never been a big "baby person" so the thought of having to wait to start the bonding process does make me nervous because I'm not sure how tried/ out of it I'm going to be after the surgery is done. What if all I want to do is sleep after surgery? I know to people who are already moms this concern might seem silly, but it is a real concern of mine.

3. Longer recovery.
I'll be interested in on long the doctor will make me stay in the hospital. I know I'll want to go home as soon as I can; but I'm also going to be nervous about leaving because that means I'll have to relay on my family and friends to take care of the baby and me.

4. I live in a split level house!
This may seem like a odd con, but that means I have stairs I have to go up and down to get to different parts of my house. And if I had learned anything from talking to the other C-section moms is that "stairs are the devil".

However, there are some pros to this situation to consider:

1. NO LABOR!!! (Well- in theory)
In 10 days from now (as long as I don't go into labor early) I will show up a hospital with my bags, get settled into my room, get prepped for surgery, and shortly after that- we'll have a baby! No laboring for hours on end, which is biggest pro ever!

2. Picking your kids birthday. (Again- in theory)
When I first found out he was breech, the doctor told me I was going to have a C-section and then proceeded to ask "So when do you want to have him?" She pretty much told me I could have any day between a week before my date due (11th) up to my due date (18th). Being that Sam had already planned on taking that Monday off (and Monday was a good day for my doctor as well) the 17th was a pretty easy pick. Also, I won't lie- I wanted to give this baby as much time as I could to try to actually flip around on his own.

3. Family and friends can schedule their lives.
Again, this one is based on the kid following the schedule we have set. However, if all goes to plan, then our parents, siblings, and friends can all schedule when they want to come by and visit with us. Also, for example, my mom can easily work her early morning job because she'll be done with work around the time I go into surgery- so she doesn't lose out on pay just because she doesn't know when he's going to come.

Like I said before, the C-section isn't ideal but I have comes to terms with the fact that a C-section is the best option for both the health of myself and my baby at this point. I still would prefer if he got into the correct position on his own; but I'm just prepping myself because the likely hood of that happening is less and less everyday as he gets bigger and is running out of room in there.

So like I said- I like to look at the glass "half full" so the plan is to enjoy the next 10 days and live them up "baby free"! I hope everyone has a great weekend. No big plans here- but that sounds like a great plan to me!