Its official! I am staying at home with my baby boy! I am so excited about this. Of course operating on one income will be interesting, but we have done it before and plenty of other people do it with less. I had planned on returning to work Monday, but we had some issues in the childcare department. Les and I had a provider lined up in March. She was an in-home facility and she had never had any complaints or violations. She came recommended from a friend and I really liked her. I was taking Everett a week early so I could ease into being away from him all day long. When I arrived the first day she informed me that there had been a death in her home the previous week. Nothing that was within her control (SIDS) but she was devastated. She was no longer taking infants. I got home and held my little one and cried. I couldn't imagine losing him.
After it sunk in I realized that I stated work the next week and I had no childcare. I looked everywhere. I contacted or visited 17 different places!! All but three had waiting lists or just didn't take brand new babies. I called DHS and the three that had openings had some pretty serious violations and complaints so they were not options. Les and I decided that it was best for our family if I stay at home with him for a little while. At least until he is older. I put our name on three different waiting lists so we will have a choice when that time comes.
Keep us in your prayers, and pray for little Jackson and his family. I couldn't imagine the pain of losing a child. Cherish your children, they are so precious.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
6 Weeks Old :)
Everett,
Tomorrow you will be 6 weeks old. I have mixed emotions about this milestone.
I am happy because you are so interactive and so much fun. You love to sit and stare at me and make faces. You smile when I smile at you, and when I tickle you, and when Fergie licks your little feet. You want to sit up so badly! You have amazing head control and your legs are very strong for a baby your age. (That's what Dr Harvey told me today) You have been gaining weight like crazy since we started supplementing, and you are finally back on track with your birth weight. You weigh 9lbs 8ozs!!
I am also sad about how quickly you are growing. I know that it won't be like this for long and I am cherishing every moment of your dependency on me. I teared up today when one of your newborn outfits was too snug. It fit you perfectly your first couple weeks. I'm not gonna lie, you are a lot of work. You keep me on my toes and you aren't even mobile yet! But I love every minute of it. I couldn't think of anything I would rather do than spend my days with you.
You have so many little quirks that I am so afraid I will forget about as you grow out of them. You are starting to love your Baby Einstein DVDs. You only last about 15 minutes, but you love those 15 minutes. You get the hiccups all the time and they make you so angry sometimes, but sometimes they make you laugh. You have the biggest most beautiful smile I have ever seen. Most of the time you are awake I am trying to get you to smile. You wrap your little fingers around my necklace while you nurse and you scratch my side with the other hand. Your hands are your favorite toy. You always have them by your face. I have to keep your nails very short because you scratch your face like crazy. It took you 5 weeks to successfully suck your thumb. You have a love/hate relationship with your binky. Sometimes you will wedge your hand behind it and fling it across the room. You talk all the time. You even coo while you sleep. Every night I read your Bible to you and you love to stare at me while I read. Sometimes it looks like you are mimicking my mouth movements. You have started pooping on a very strict schedule. Every other day, between 10am and 2pm. But they are the biggest poos in the world. They usually come out all sides of the diaper and get all over you and me...or the car seat. When you first wake up, you stretch for about 5 solid minutes. You get angry if I wake you up. You also get very angry when we take your bottle away to burp you. There are a million more, but I am already crying just thinking about the fact that someday you will not be doing any of these sweet little things anymore.
Your daddy and I love you to pieces. I thank God every day for such a wonderful blessing. I still can't believe how lucky I am.
Love,
Mommy
Tomorrow you will be 6 weeks old. I have mixed emotions about this milestone.
I am happy because you are so interactive and so much fun. You love to sit and stare at me and make faces. You smile when I smile at you, and when I tickle you, and when Fergie licks your little feet. You want to sit up so badly! You have amazing head control and your legs are very strong for a baby your age. (That's what Dr Harvey told me today) You have been gaining weight like crazy since we started supplementing, and you are finally back on track with your birth weight. You weigh 9lbs 8ozs!!
I am also sad about how quickly you are growing. I know that it won't be like this for long and I am cherishing every moment of your dependency on me. I teared up today when one of your newborn outfits was too snug. It fit you perfectly your first couple weeks. I'm not gonna lie, you are a lot of work. You keep me on my toes and you aren't even mobile yet! But I love every minute of it. I couldn't think of anything I would rather do than spend my days with you.
You have so many little quirks that I am so afraid I will forget about as you grow out of them. You are starting to love your Baby Einstein DVDs. You only last about 15 minutes, but you love those 15 minutes. You get the hiccups all the time and they make you so angry sometimes, but sometimes they make you laugh. You have the biggest most beautiful smile I have ever seen. Most of the time you are awake I am trying to get you to smile. You wrap your little fingers around my necklace while you nurse and you scratch my side with the other hand. Your hands are your favorite toy. You always have them by your face. I have to keep your nails very short because you scratch your face like crazy. It took you 5 weeks to successfully suck your thumb. You have a love/hate relationship with your binky. Sometimes you will wedge your hand behind it and fling it across the room. You talk all the time. You even coo while you sleep. Every night I read your Bible to you and you love to stare at me while I read. Sometimes it looks like you are mimicking my mouth movements. You have started pooping on a very strict schedule. Every other day, between 10am and 2pm. But they are the biggest poos in the world. They usually come out all sides of the diaper and get all over you and me...or the car seat. When you first wake up, you stretch for about 5 solid minutes. You get angry if I wake you up. You also get very angry when we take your bottle away to burp you. There are a million more, but I am already crying just thinking about the fact that someday you will not be doing any of these sweet little things anymore.
Your daddy and I love you to pieces. I thank God every day for such a wonderful blessing. I still can't believe how lucky I am.
Love,
Mommy
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Dr Visits
Everett was 8lbs 3ozs and 20 inches when he was born. At his first Drs visit he weighed 7lbs 8ozs, normal weight loss for the first few days of life. His reflexes were great and the Dr was very happy with him. He was eating every 3 hours and sleeping between, and was alert and active for about an hour each day.
We had some trouble with our 2 week check up. Everett only weighed 7lbs 10ozs. He gained just 2ozs in 2 weeks. Bad news. He should have been back to his birth weight by then. The doctor gave me one week to get his weight up or he will make us start using formula. Nothing wrong with formula, I just want to breastfeed him! I have been making sure to feed him every two hours. It is tough, but worth it for my little monster. We go back Friday (tomorrow) for a weight check. Keep us in your prayers!
We had some trouble with our 2 week check up. Everett only weighed 7lbs 10ozs. He gained just 2ozs in 2 weeks. Bad news. He should have been back to his birth weight by then. The doctor gave me one week to get his weight up or he will make us start using formula. Nothing wrong with formula, I just want to breastfeed him! I have been making sure to feed him every two hours. It is tough, but worth it for my little monster. We go back Friday (tomorrow) for a weight check. Keep us in your prayers!
I can't believe I haven't updated this since our little baby boy joined us! These past few weeks have flown by.
My labor and delivery went better than I could have ever expected. Sunday night, Les and I were having dinner then going to see a movie. Around 6:00 pm I started noticing some minor contractions. They weren't that painful but they were enough to notice. By midnight they were 5 minutes apart and very consistent so we went to the hospital. I was only dilated to 3 cm so they sent me home. The contractions continued until Tuesday when I felt like they were much stronger, so we went back to the hospital and I was only dilated to 4 cm!! Back home we went! At our weekly appointment, Wednesday morning, I was still at a 4. My Dr was planning to wait until the 9th to induce me but I couldn't take it anymore. The contractions were not terribly painful, but after three days of them I was exhausted. We scheduled to induce Thursday morning! We checked in to the hospital Thursday at 6:30 am. I was dilated 5 cm and 70% effaced. They got me hooked up and started the pitocin at 7:00. After only two hours the nurse came in and asked if I was ready for the epidural...I was expecting much much more pain first!! But after that I didn't feel a thing. I was fully dilated by 1:00 pm and I started pushing shortly after that. I only pushed through four contractions (10 minutes) then Everett arrived. I know, I am very lucky it was so short, but I pushed so hard I thought my head was going to pop off. The final push took everything I had in me. I don't think I could have pushed again. And Les was so amazing, he was so encouraging and I know I couldn't have done it without him. He even took a peek when Everett was crowning and didn't pass out!!
Our little boy is perfect! The nurse gave him a 9 on his 1 minute APGAR score, and a 10 on his 5 minute score. My happy healthy little boy was finally here! That really was the most amazing moment of my life. I still can't believe Les and I made him!!!
My labor and delivery went better than I could have ever expected. Sunday night, Les and I were having dinner then going to see a movie. Around 6:00 pm I started noticing some minor contractions. They weren't that painful but they were enough to notice. By midnight they were 5 minutes apart and very consistent so we went to the hospital. I was only dilated to 3 cm so they sent me home. The contractions continued until Tuesday when I felt like they were much stronger, so we went back to the hospital and I was only dilated to 4 cm!! Back home we went! At our weekly appointment, Wednesday morning, I was still at a 4. My Dr was planning to wait until the 9th to induce me but I couldn't take it anymore. The contractions were not terribly painful, but after three days of them I was exhausted. We scheduled to induce Thursday morning! We checked in to the hospital Thursday at 6:30 am. I was dilated 5 cm and 70% effaced. They got me hooked up and started the pitocin at 7:00. After only two hours the nurse came in and asked if I was ready for the epidural...I was expecting much much more pain first!! But after that I didn't feel a thing. I was fully dilated by 1:00 pm and I started pushing shortly after that. I only pushed through four contractions (10 minutes) then Everett arrived. I know, I am very lucky it was so short, but I pushed so hard I thought my head was going to pop off. The final push took everything I had in me. I don't think I could have pushed again. And Les was so amazing, he was so encouraging and I know I couldn't have done it without him. He even took a peek when Everett was crowning and didn't pass out!!
Our little boy is perfect! The nurse gave him a 9 on his 1 minute APGAR score, and a 10 on his 5 minute score. My happy healthy little boy was finally here! That really was the most amazing moment of my life. I still can't believe Les and I made him!!!
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
One Month Left!!
Four more weeks left... Thank goodness!!
Last week little Everett made it very clear that he wants out. On Monday we had to make a trip to the hospital because I was having contractions. About 3-4 an hour. But thankfully, I was not dilated at all and after an hour or so at the hospital they sent me home. We were only 35 weeks along at that point and that's a little too early! He needs to stay in there until at least 37 weeks. Once he is considered full term I will feel so much better. I can tell he is getting uncomfortable because he is moving around so much. Sometimes it hurts me!! He is a very strong little boy... Looking at the positive side of things, the bags are packed and the car seat is in! We are as ready as we will ever be for our little monster to be here. We start our weekly Dr appointments tomorrow and they will start checking to see if I am dilated yet. I just can't believe that we are so close.
Les is so cute with him, he will sit and talk to my belly at night and try to get him to move. Everett responds to Lester's voice so quickly, its amazing. Everett will start dancing around in there and Les gets so excited. It makes me so happy! I know he will be such a good daddy and I am thrilled to see them together. I can't believe how lucky I am to have such a caring husband. God really did pair me up with my perfect match.
Another very special day is getting lost in all of the excitment of our little boy. Les and I get to celebrate our ONE YEAR anniversary on August 8th! Our due date falls on our anniversary and we are a little more focused on the baby than the celebration. We will most likely be postponing the anniversary festivities for a few weeks so we can work on getting adjusted to our new arrival.
I really am the luckiest girl in the world. I can't wait to see what Everett has in store for Lester and I. We love him so much already :)
Thanks for reading!!
Last week little Everett made it very clear that he wants out. On Monday we had to make a trip to the hospital because I was having contractions. About 3-4 an hour. But thankfully, I was not dilated at all and after an hour or so at the hospital they sent me home. We were only 35 weeks along at that point and that's a little too early! He needs to stay in there until at least 37 weeks. Once he is considered full term I will feel so much better. I can tell he is getting uncomfortable because he is moving around so much. Sometimes it hurts me!! He is a very strong little boy... Looking at the positive side of things, the bags are packed and the car seat is in! We are as ready as we will ever be for our little monster to be here. We start our weekly Dr appointments tomorrow and they will start checking to see if I am dilated yet. I just can't believe that we are so close.
Les is so cute with him, he will sit and talk to my belly at night and try to get him to move. Everett responds to Lester's voice so quickly, its amazing. Everett will start dancing around in there and Les gets so excited. It makes me so happy! I know he will be such a good daddy and I am thrilled to see them together. I can't believe how lucky I am to have such a caring husband. God really did pair me up with my perfect match.
Another very special day is getting lost in all of the excitment of our little boy. Les and I get to celebrate our ONE YEAR anniversary on August 8th! Our due date falls on our anniversary and we are a little more focused on the baby than the celebration. We will most likely be postponing the anniversary festivities for a few weeks so we can work on getting adjusted to our new arrival.
I really am the luckiest girl in the world. I can't wait to see what Everett has in store for Lester and I. We love him so much already :)
Thanks for reading!!
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Its been WAY too long!
Sorry its been so long, but we have had trouble with our Internet! We went about a month without it. That was very tough for me. Cox Cable is awesome :)
We have been very busy here at the Acker house. We are trying to get ready for little Everett and it seems to be coming SO FAST! The room is painted and the furniture is here....With one problem. I guess I got a little excited and over estimated the size of the nursery. Something is going to have to go! The only thing that I am willing to get rid of is the dresser. Obviously, the crib is a must and the changing table is needed. That leaves the huge comfy chair or the dresser....And the dresser is getting the boot. I like the chair too much. Sometime this week I have to clean out the closet (its FULL of junk) and get ready for the baby shower!! I am SO PUMPED.....My dear friends, the Smiths, are throwing me a baby shower and poor Leigh Ann is organizing the whole entire thing! I am so thankful for them and for how much they have done for me since I was little. I am so blessed to have life long friends that love me so much :) She ordered a strawberry filled cake from Johnnies last week and ever since she told me that I have been craving it like crazy! I still need to make a trip to Target to finish up my registry and I should probably double check the Babies R Us one just to make sure its all correct :) I was so excited about the little one I started registering the day I found out he was a boy!
I can't even explain how excited we are for him to be here...I am 28 weeks today (Hello 3rd Trimester!) and that means I have 12 left before I hit the 40 week mark. He can come at 37 weeks and still be considered full term and healthy, but I want him to come whenever he is done in there. Of course I selfishly hope he is ready at 37 weeks..... A couple weeks ago at my check up, my blood pressure was a little high...170/80. My doctor didn't think it was anything to be very worried about, but she wants me to check it weekly myself and call if it goes up. I have been checking it and the top number has been staying between 120 and 130. So that is good news. I cut out all my salt and stopped drinking my one cup of caffeine every day. I still have a little bit here and there but I am keeping it very low. I think that has helped a lot! I had some minor ankle swelling the week before the check up but since I have changed my diet that has disappeared! The only other pregnancy symptoms that I have experienced are pimples and hip pain. I made it to 25 years old without having skin issues and ever since the second trimester I have had a horrible time with it! I never really learned how to take care of acne because I never had an issue! Now to be fair, its not that bad, just lots of little bumps and a few pimples here and there. The hip pain is normal, they are just spreading to get ready for his grand entrance. I am very thankful that my pregnancy has gone so smoothly. I have heard horror stories from other mothers and I really have nothing to complain about. I have felt great 99% of the time and I have such a supportative husband. I am a very lucky mommy. Thank goodness....Its all going so fast! I have another check up next week and after that I start going EVERY OTHER WEEK! Oh my gosh! That means its getting so so so close!
I have to admit I am a little scared for the actual delivery... I want Everett to be here more than anything in the whole wide world, but I just want to wake up and have him in my arms! I have scared the crap out of myself by watching all these videos of births and c-sections and everything that could possibly go wrong. I am trying to be prepared, but I am also trying to remind myself that God will not give me something I cannot handle. It may be painful or uncomfortable or just plain scary, but in the end I will have a little bundle of joy that Les and I get to take home and cuddle with.
Hopefully, everything will go smoothly for the next couple months and I will try to update this more often! Thanks for reading :)
We have been very busy here at the Acker house. We are trying to get ready for little Everett and it seems to be coming SO FAST! The room is painted and the furniture is here....With one problem. I guess I got a little excited and over estimated the size of the nursery. Something is going to have to go! The only thing that I am willing to get rid of is the dresser. Obviously, the crib is a must and the changing table is needed. That leaves the huge comfy chair or the dresser....And the dresser is getting the boot. I like the chair too much. Sometime this week I have to clean out the closet (its FULL of junk) and get ready for the baby shower!! I am SO PUMPED.....My dear friends, the Smiths, are throwing me a baby shower and poor Leigh Ann is organizing the whole entire thing! I am so thankful for them and for how much they have done for me since I was little. I am so blessed to have life long friends that love me so much :) She ordered a strawberry filled cake from Johnnies last week and ever since she told me that I have been craving it like crazy! I still need to make a trip to Target to finish up my registry and I should probably double check the Babies R Us one just to make sure its all correct :) I was so excited about the little one I started registering the day I found out he was a boy!
I can't even explain how excited we are for him to be here...I am 28 weeks today (Hello 3rd Trimester!) and that means I have 12 left before I hit the 40 week mark. He can come at 37 weeks and still be considered full term and healthy, but I want him to come whenever he is done in there. Of course I selfishly hope he is ready at 37 weeks..... A couple weeks ago at my check up, my blood pressure was a little high...170/80. My doctor didn't think it was anything to be very worried about, but she wants me to check it weekly myself and call if it goes up. I have been checking it and the top number has been staying between 120 and 130. So that is good news. I cut out all my salt and stopped drinking my one cup of caffeine every day. I still have a little bit here and there but I am keeping it very low. I think that has helped a lot! I had some minor ankle swelling the week before the check up but since I have changed my diet that has disappeared! The only other pregnancy symptoms that I have experienced are pimples and hip pain. I made it to 25 years old without having skin issues and ever since the second trimester I have had a horrible time with it! I never really learned how to take care of acne because I never had an issue! Now to be fair, its not that bad, just lots of little bumps and a few pimples here and there. The hip pain is normal, they are just spreading to get ready for his grand entrance. I am very thankful that my pregnancy has gone so smoothly. I have heard horror stories from other mothers and I really have nothing to complain about. I have felt great 99% of the time and I have such a supportative husband. I am a very lucky mommy. Thank goodness....Its all going so fast! I have another check up next week and after that I start going EVERY OTHER WEEK! Oh my gosh! That means its getting so so so close!
I have to admit I am a little scared for the actual delivery... I want Everett to be here more than anything in the whole wide world, but I just want to wake up and have him in my arms! I have scared the crap out of myself by watching all these videos of births and c-sections and everything that could possibly go wrong. I am trying to be prepared, but I am also trying to remind myself that God will not give me something I cannot handle. It may be painful or uncomfortable or just plain scary, but in the end I will have a little bundle of joy that Les and I get to take home and cuddle with.
Hopefully, everything will go smoothly for the next couple months and I will try to update this more often! Thanks for reading :)
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Two ultrasounds!!!!
We get to see Everett again Tuesday...I wanted to explain why.
No concerns or anything, it was our choice. We had the 2nd semester ultrasound scheduled for Monday (March 8th) 6 weeks in advance. Less than five days before the ultrasound they called to tell us they had to change our appointment because of maintenance on the machine. My dad had moved all his patients to a different day so he could be there on Monday. He also had surgery all day Tuesday so he couldn't have came to the rescheduled one. I really wanted the grandparents to be there to see the little one, and Friday was the only option open for him on such short notice. We have planned on having a 4D ultrasound from a place here in Moore called A Glimpse Before and After and I called just to ask what our options were. They had an appointment time on Friday and the additional charge was very small since we were having our 4D there as well! All-in-all it worked out better for us! We found out the sex a few days early and we get to see him again!
At least I didn't wait a month to post a new blog!!!!
No concerns or anything, it was our choice. We had the 2nd semester ultrasound scheduled for Monday (March 8th) 6 weeks in advance. Less than five days before the ultrasound they called to tell us they had to change our appointment because of maintenance on the machine. My dad had moved all his patients to a different day so he could be there on Monday. He also had surgery all day Tuesday so he couldn't have came to the rescheduled one. I really wanted the grandparents to be there to see the little one, and Friday was the only option open for him on such short notice. We have planned on having a 4D ultrasound from a place here in Moore called A Glimpse Before and After and I called just to ask what our options were. They had an appointment time on Friday and the additional charge was very small since we were having our 4D there as well! All-in-all it worked out better for us! We found out the sex a few days early and we get to see him again!
At least I didn't wait a month to post a new blog!!!!
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