Welcome Baby Boy!

Introducing our New Baby Boy!

Born July 29, 2011

9:33 AM

8 pounds and 1 ounce

20.5 inches

Last Friday we welcomed our new baby boy to the family!  He is such a sweet little thing, although not that little I guess since he was two pounds heavier and two inches longer than our first!  Born via Cesarean section, the operation itself went a lot smoother than five years ago.  I was really afraid that there would be issues while the spinal block took affect.  Last time it felt like spiders were crawling all over me and the doctors ended up bringing in Brad early to calm me down.  Eventually, I was put under for most of the first C-section and the next thing I remember is hearing a nurse call, "Look over here, it's your baby!"

We had the first appointment in the morning, because they like to do diabetics first thing to avoid complications with our blood sugars.  That must be one of the very few perks of being diabetic, because it's so nice to arrive to an empty prep room and have all your vitals and information entered in a calm, leisurely manner.   I felt very comfortable with my nurse by the time we went into the operating room and had unrushed conversations with the doctor and anesthesiologist.  This time I was alert for the entire procedure, and they actually got started before I realized they'd begun!  The only moments of discomfort was when they removed him. 

When they told me I might feel some pressure, they weren't kidding!  They pressed down several times, hard enough to kind of take my breath away, I commented to Brad that it felt like they might break a rib or something.  All that pressure led to a pretty sizable and nastly looking bruise around my incision.  The nurses have told me that it'll take longer for my bruising to go away than for the incision to close!

I am still glad I was able to be awake for the entire thing. This time instead of having the nurse and Brad take the baby out of the room for the well baby check, I could hold the baby after they cleaned him up while the doctor's finished working on me.  That's us together in the recovery room above.  Most of  last Friday went well, the issues didn't begin until that night.  That's when I began having complications with the incision. 

That however, is a story for another time, for now I'll leave you with this picture of the proud daddy, with both of his kiddos.  ER is so happy to be a big sister, and loves holding the baby.  I am going to continue with fairly lightp posting next week to continue to give my body time to recover.  As I mentioned previously, I've been dealing with some complications from the surgery and need some time off to deal with it.  Thank you for all your well wishes and congratulations.  Even though things are a little rough right now, just holding the baby and seeing ER's excitement over him makes it all worthwhile.  We're all very much in love with our new little one!

A Crafty Soiree #49

Hello Everyone! We've had a few very stressful days, and after thinking everything went smoothly, we've found that my surgery has had some complications.  I'm taking some rest time, but still have the linky below. For the time being my wonderful co hostess Malia will have the features on her blog.  Thanks for coming by and joining us, while I probably won't have the energy to comment a lot, seeing all your fabulous creations does cheer me up!

Bundle of Joy Boy Freebie: Guest Book

Hello!  We've been home since late morning Sunday and are getting adjusted to having a little newborn in the house again!  I had a C-section last Friday and the surgery went a lot smoother than last time, my nerves didn't get the best of me and I was able to stay alert for the whole procedure.  Recovery at home is moving along and thankfully I have my mom out to help us.  I'll be taking some time off from blogging, although I will pop in and share some pictures of our newest family member by the end of the week.

So many of my readers have been supporting me throughout this whole pregnancy I wanted to think of a way to say thank you.  I made a traditional paper version of this project, that I'll share pictures of soon, and wish I could hand make something for everyone!  Since that just isn't possible, I've created this digi version of my project and to celebrate our new son's birth, Louise the designer at Adorible Digital Designs has agreed let me share a cute guest book I made using  kit Bundle of Joy Boy! 

The full post and links to the templates are on Louise's site, but here's a sneak peek! It's a set of templates to make a Baby Guest Book!  The idea is to have the filler pages printed out ahead of time, and then as each family member or friend meets the baby for the first time, you have each one fill out a page.  Afterward, you can add a picture of them together over the space provided.


It's an easy peasy way to do something special for baby's arrival and create a special keepsake for your little one that incorporates your family's and friend's handwriting as well as thoughts and memories. Above is the title page and below is an introduction page for you to put at the beginning of your book.  Just add your photo and details before printing out. 

This is just a starting point, be sure to pick up Bundle of Joy Boy so you can create more pages to add to your guest book!  Page templates are sized to fit an 8X8 scrapbook, a standard scrapbook size in the US and the reason I love a hybrid version is because you can print out as many as you need and everything will always coordinate.  No worrying about having to scramble and make extra pages and running out of supplies.  For printing tips, see my previous guest post at Adori Graphics.

Here's a preview of the filler pages for the photo and message.  Each side is a separate file, but I've shown them together so you'll get a better idea of how your book will look when it's open. 

Downloads for Personal Use ONLY, please respect the copyright of Adorible Digital Designs.  Please leave me us a comment if you download, we'd love to hear what you think!  Click on the links below.

Meeting Family and Friends

Introducing

Left Page

Right Page

If you haven't already, don't forget to check out the Bundle of Joy Mini Book Freebie, I made for the kit release. It's still available for download on my release post and coordinates perfectly with the Baby Guest Book.