Saturday, November 27, 2010

Our new life

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We are settling in as a family of 3 (plus Ben) - we've had our moments of adjustment but overall things are going great and now that he's here I can't imagine our lives any other way. 

I had expected that it may take me a few days to bond with the baby once he got here and I don't know if it's because we had some compications during his delivery but the moment I saw him I thought he was the most beautiful creature I'd ever laid eyes on and my heart just grew a special place for him. 

Things are SO different now.  We used to just pick up early on weekends and zip out and about all over town - today we made it out of the house by 1pm and that felt like a big win.  Then once we got to the mall all I could think was "this place is so LOUD" "this place is so BUSY" - and then just trolled for other people with babies to see how old thier babies looked. 

I've been out a few times without him and every time I go out I want to go up to people and tell them "I have a baby - he's at home" - particularly if I see someone with a baby - I just want to shout "I have a baby too!" 

I have never been more thankful for
Grocery Delivery
Walmart Photo delivery
Baby Oxi Clean
The Miracle Blanket

I am also very excited for this: 
NKOTBSB
So dorky I know but am totally going to try to get tickets! 

Saturday, November 20, 2010

My best moment - 11.15.10 - 3:34pm

Pin It Now! He's here!  After what felt like an eternity of being pregnant and a bit of a rough delivery we welcomed Jonah Gray into the world on Monday November 15th at 3:34.  He's happy and healthy and adjusting well to his new environment.

We chose the name Jonah ages ago and kept from most as a surprise - Jonah means Dove in hebrew which is my mom's maiden name and Gray was K's Grandpa so he has a name that is meaningful - I love that. 

We are tired but adjusting well as a family - we just love him to bits. 

I knew to expect the long nights and tiredness but what I did not expect was that I'd be so in love I just wouldn't care. 

He's the best!
xoxo

Saturday, November 6, 2010

D Day

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Today is my due date!  Although doesn't look like Baby boy is quite ready to join us just yet (well it LOOKS like it but it doesn't seem like he will hee hee). 

 In some ways the past 10 months have crawled and in other ways they've flown by. I am now at the point where I am feeling like every minute is an hour - I know in the grand scheme of things waiting another week or two is NOT a big deal and I just keep trying to picture this big beautiful baby that's waiting to come out (and judging by the size of my belly he's a big one) - but to be honest - it's getting tough! My ribs and abdomen feel like they are being torn a part each time I laugh or sneeze - I guess am just physically running out of room for this little guy but at the same time I keep reminding myself that once he is here the time will literally just FLY - that in the same time it took for him to grow inside of me he'll be 10 months old! At Christmas time he'll be almost 6 weeks and by my Birthday he'll be 4 months old.
So in the meantime I have been keeping busy by doing some scrapbooking pages - haven't printed the pics yet so they are only partially done - I figure once he's here I'll have tons to print so will wait and do a big print run all at once.
Have also been doing some last minute shopping - today we got a baby sling - I was overwhelmed with the Babies R Us selection and lack of help so we went to a little boutique near us and I got great service and decided on this one by Blue Celery - I like it becuase you can use it as a baby sling (just using one of the loops) or a full on hands free wrap. I practiced in the store on a doll - I'm sure it's a little more complicated when it's a real baby ;)

I have also developed a really wicked knowledge of all things pop culture and could talk for about 30 minutes straight about Portia on Ellen vs. Portia on Oprah and Ricky Martin finally coming out and Sister Wives on TLC.  As much as it has been such a treat to be off work with literally nothing to do but cook, clean and watch TV the last four weeks I do feel like I'm losing a bit of perspective on reality so am ready for this baby to get here...but at the same time I know that this month of pure indulgence will probably really never happen again for me so I definitley am thankful for it (also the fact that I have mid day bouts of narcolepsy have made being home with zero responsibilities very convenient!).  I can only imagine these last few weeks of pregancy when you have other little ones to care for - I'm sure it must be extra tough! 

This pillow from Etsy took forever to get here but now that it's in the nursery I think it really ties things together!  I also love the Manhattan print on the wall - NYC is a special place for K&I - it's where we got engaged and then also went on our honeymoon so I'm happy I was able to work it into the babies room. 

 Look at all these cute stuffies!  Ben totally thinks the squeekie ones are for him.....eek
K's mom gave me this duck on the left for my baby shower - it was his when he was a baby -- the crazy part is the duck on the right is mine from when I was a baby!  Such a small world !

Well that's all for today - hopefully I'll be back sooner than later with a Baby update!
xoxo