It's A Baby Story {Part 4}

There isn't much to tell in this part. At this point in the story is where Micah Wyatt was introduced to family and friends and love ensued.

As you know we kept his name a secret for the whole pregnancy. Well, really just the last 6 weeks when we finally decided on it! When we called everyone to tell them he had arrived they all were asking "what's his name?" As if we would tell them over the phone after making them wait that long...silly family. Once they arrived to the room we introduced our son:

MICAH WYATT

Most of the clowns thought we said Micheal! Then they all started telling us why we chose that name. Their reasons still make me laugh.

Micah was after my name, meaning "who is like the Lord." With all the problems I was potentially facing in this pregnancy I wanted him to have strong biblical name, it just so happens that it fits with my name. Wyatt is a name I have been in love with since I was introduced to the series "Charmed." I know nothing special there, just loved it and Wyatt was never up for debate.

Chad and my MIL

Proud Grandpas

Auntie Meg
--I am sad Auntie Misa, Uncle Kreg and Lan's couldn't be here...soon though!

My parents...in case it isn't obvious. ;)

One of my besties, Jendy and her son. Brody and Lo are 3 days apart. I was bummed not to be pregnant with her this time. But now my sister is! Sort of weird. HA!

So then there was lots of fun to be had in the hospital.
Chad and I decided that it would be best if he would go home in the evenings and be with Lo in the morning, to keep the stability. Plus, while we had a full size bed, you get no sleep and Chad is worse than any mother constantly checking to see if they are breathing! HA! So it was best he went home, we didn't need two tired parents!

This is one of Micah and I's late night photo ops. While it was really sad in some ways to be alone at night, it was also really fun and special to just have me and Micah time, without having to share him with anyone.

The first night Micah slept awesome, I had to wake him for his feedings every 2.5-3 hours. It was rough sleeping for me that night, because my night nurse would NOT leave us alone. She came in at 930p for stats, then again at 10p to give me my pain pill, seriously that couldn't be done at 930p...it was freakin' Ibuprofen for crying out loud, not even the hard stuff. :) And then again several times through the night. IT was miserable. I just wanted to scream "let us sleep! We are fine!"

The only night he slept in the bassinet and swaddled, thus far!
He hates those things.

Then my day nurses hardly took one stat or came in all day! Go figure. Now's the time people when we are AWAKE!!

I was so hoping we would go home after 24 hours because Micah was a rock star...seriously other than his size you would have had no idea he was a preemie, but the ped doc said she wanted him to stay one more night due to his bili level and to make sure he didn't nose dive after the 24 hour mark. SUPER! ::note the sarcasm:: I am really missing my WHOLE family at this point and just wanted out!

Mommy and Micah time.

Then on night two I get the SAME night nurse, who did exactly the same thing. This time Micah was a lot fussier and so was I. I called her to come and get him, so I could get a little zzzz's. Then she brought him back to me to nurse after 2.5 hours and I just kept him. He, like his sister, hates to be swaddled and hates bassinets. So I put him in his boppy and snuggled up next to him and we slept 'til morning or 5a when the RN came in with my Ibuprofen and then 3 residents came in to ask me all the same questions at 6a! Needless to say I was so hoping we were going home today!!

Micah

When Chad arrived on Tues I broke down crying, little did I know my OB was right behind him. :/ She was confused as to why I was crying...seriously? I just had a baby, I haven't slept in 3 nights--no joke, hormonal, and miss being with my family at home...WHY do you think I am crying?!

The next two pics are of Leighton, just to compare...I think they look nothing alike...do you?
Lo

Lo making some very important phone calls. She came up to visit every afternoon. It was always rough to tell her good-bye!

So it was pretty much up in the air if Micah would be d/c on Tues. I was being d/c, but allowed to obviously stay with my son if he had to stay. FINALLY we got the ok to go home from the ped doc! PLT!!

I sent Chad home immediately to get the car and Lo. I told him I would be on the RN to get us d/c as quickly as she could!! The RN seemed shocked I wanted out of there so badly, so she got on the ball and got us out.

As I was waiting to be d/c, my grandparents called; they were in town and wanted to see Micah. I said we were in the process of being d/c so they hurried up and got to our room just as the d/c process was starting. It was fun to have them send us off home!

Get me outta here mom!
Micah's going home outfit...a bit on the large size.
My mom made his cute little hat to match.

I have never been so happy in all my life:
1. I am no longer pregnant! and 2. We are free!!!!!
"Let's blow this Popsicle stand!"

Super proud GREAT Grandparents.
They now have 4-Great Grandson's 2- Great Granddaughters and 1 that is currently undecided.

Homeward bound

Lock and loaded! AH! TWO kids!

We are home!
{we took a similar pic of Lo}

When Lo was brought home for comparison.

On a random note, our dog, Toby, not the brightest crayon in the box. It took him 4 whole days to even realize the Boppy was back out AND that we brought home a new person! It was as if he said "I knew there was something different around here, I just couldn't put my paw on it." HA!

Last Day as a Family of 3

On Saturday January 15th, Lo turned 23 months!
I knew Micah was coming pretty soon...didn't completely realize it would be the next day, but knew it was very very close. The weekend before I was crying because I felt like Lo wasn't going to get a birthday party and her world was about to be rocked. I told Chad that I think we should do something fun and special with just her before her bro gets here.



So in honor of her 23 month birthday we set out to Exploration Place. They were suppose to have a water exhibit, which I though Lo would love since she is a fish, but sadly it was not open as they are in between exhibits. So we just played with everything else.

They have lots of fun things for toddlers her age and I am pretty sure she had a blast, especially in the kitchen. So glad we spent $20 so she could play with their kitchen. Oh well, it was about being together as a family of 3.

"Milking" a cow.

Flying an airplane with daddy. She loves airplanes!

Riding a rocking horse.

Here is the aforementioned kitchen that we spent the majority of the time in!

Yum! Leighton soup!

Black light room

A water table inside! We could barely pull her away from this either, but I thought there was more water fun to be found...felt sort of bad that I "lied" to her. :(
Stupid Exploration Place...should have mentioned the exhibit was down.

Maybe she will be a Vet when she grows up...I happen to know a great college for that. ;)

It's A Baby Story {Part 3}

I had no birth plan. I learned that lesson during Lo's delivery. Nothing goes the way you want it to because L&D is so unplanned. All you can do is go with the flow. This time my "birth plan" held 1 thing and that was how I wanted Lo to meet Micah for the first time.

First family photo
{in my post-partum suite}

Chad and I told the families that we wanted Lo to meet her brother for the first time by herself with us only {and maybe my sister Meg at the video camera, since she is currently at KU's film school}. So whenever it was time for her to come up to the hospital anyone in the room (besides medical professionals) would be asked to leave. As "luck" would have it he came in the middle of the day, so she was actually the first to meet him!

Sadly, Meg was just 20 minutes out when Lo arrived at the hospital, and while it would have been special to capture the first meeting on video it was unfeasible to keep her occupied in the hospital waiting room that long, plus I was dying to see her!!

Checking out little brother for the first time.

When she came in she wasn't so sure what was going on. She was just so happy to see us! Then we showed her Micah and she just loved on him. There has yet to be a moment of jealousy. ::knock on wood::

We gave her a BIG SISTER gift to help ease any potential jealousy and make her feel uber special too. She got a juice bottle for her baby and immediately tried to feed Micah with it! She is just such a good mommy already. I have been amazed at how much love and affection she shows her brother.


She kept asking to "old" {hold} him, so of course I helped her. And then after a minute she bounced off and ran around trying doing her own goofy Lo Lo thing! Then she would stop and remember Micah and come hug him again, and then off she went again.

She wanted to read him her Cars book.

I think they are going to have a special bond and relationship. I am so glad how it all worked out and so relieved that she is attaching to him so well and not regressing in any way. {ie in potty training, or wanting to be a baby etc etc.}

First kisses.
Technically he is trying to nurse her face, but still sweet. :)

I have one more part to It's A Baby Story to finish off meeting the family and my fun filled hospital stay! ;)

Leighton's Scrapbook pt 6

Here is what we have been up to via scrapbooking pages this Winter and Christmas!

I am getting uber excited to order these pages {I order everything I have around her birthday each year, once again to stay current and cut down on cost} and put them in her book! I probably look through her baby-first year scrapbook every few days. I just love reminiscing on how she has changed.

So enjoy! :)


Another one of my all time favorite pages. That is the little doll I had growing up and it just makes my heart happy that she is so in love with her too! She takes such good care of her, currently no other doll she has {which is a lot} compares to "yellow baby." We even have another one that my mom bid on and won off ebay waiting in the wings when this one takes her last "breathe." I will love knowing that my baby doll "died" in love and no two people could have loved that doll more!

Christmas Eve:

Christmas Morning:
Extended Family Christmases:

Well, this pretty much has me completely "caught-up" for the year {2010}! And the scraping list is already starting for 2011, but I love it! :)