4th of July

Andy had to work EMS so it was just me and the boys. We spend the morning playing in the yard. I made Mason his own waterpark and he had a great time playing.



After nap, we went to Grandmamas and Poppas for hamburgers with them and Nana. After dinners we did a little photo shoot headed out to Riverfront Park to watch fireworks. Mason loved them but about 9:30 pooped out and was ready to "go home".

Swimming!

Brady's first time in the pool! When you are born in the south in the summer....you are going to go in the pool/ocean. It's just second nature :) Brady enjoyed his first swim :) He didn't cry and all and seemed very content to just hang out in the water. Of course after about 15 minutes he started to get cold so he got out, but YAY for liking the water!

Beach/Pool Dudes

It's summertime in the south and it's HOT. You can't expect someone who lives at the beach to keep their newborn from the beach or pool. Especially someone like me!

Brady's 1st time at the beach @ 5 weeks

Snackin' on the beach

Sleeping to the sounds of the beach :)


Brady's first time at the pool"swimming" @ 6 weeks


As for Mason, well has turned into a fish. He likes the beach and LOVES the pool. Looking for swimming lessons because man he loves the water!!

Father's Day

Father's Day 2011 was a great day.

We went to church....Brady did GREAT in the nursery. He was the littlest dude there :) Then we came home and cooked dinner for both Grandads. BBQ sandwiches and fixin's. We topped off the day with naps for everyone (mom, dad, Mason and Brady) all at the same time!!!!!!

1 month Professional Pictures

Went to JC Penny to have Brady's 1 month pictures taken. The photographer was awesome! She got so many cute shots! I was good though and only bought the 7.99 package :)

The package pic

Profile

Pretty boy

Tiny feet

Sweet baby Brady

1 month

Wow I can't believe it's already been a month. Of course the first 2 weeks of his life is a blur b/c I was in bed. Based on my home calculations Brady is about 10 lbs and 22in long. He is bigger than Mason at 1 month (9.13 and 21.75in)!!

A few things going on in the life of Brady....
- hates tummy time (shock)
- sleeps 3-5hrs at night!
- LOVES to be held....although he is starting to mellow out some and just chill
- Still learning to use the bathroom....he grunts and pushes for like 30 minutes at a time before getting anything to come out. Of course this ticks him off so he's fussy during that time too. Apparently this is normal :/

A few "firsts" this month
- first bath in his tub and he LOVED it
- first trip to the park

Memorial Day we packed everyone up along with a picnic lunch and headed to Wannamaker County Park. Can't beat $1 admission to an awesome playground, sprinkler, walking trails and big open fields. We had a great first family outing!

Cool dude Brady

Mason LOVES to swing!

1st family picnic on Memorial Day

Spinal Headache.....

Spinal Headache....otherwise known as the headache from hell.....

The epidural with Mason was perfect, no issues. With Brady, not so much. The doctor was young. As soon as he did it he went "umm you'll probably have a headache tomorrow". His explaination...the ligaments in my back are really soft. They do the epidural by feel and they usually can feel with they get through the ligament into the epidural space. If they go to far, they puncture the spinal column and it leaks spinal fluid causing a headache. It's a 1 in 100 chance of this happening. Well because my ligament was soft, he couldn't feel when he got through it and went to far.

I woke up the next morning in the hospital with a headache. They gave me Motrin, Perkaset and had me drink 4 Mt. Dews (caffeine to help constrict the blood vessels). That worked so I said "I'm fine send me home". Little did I know......

Friday morning I woke up with the worst headache I've ever had. A pounding, pulsating migraine headache. I couldn't get out of bed. Cure? Lay flat until it heals. REALLY??? You do know I have a 2 yr old and a newborn right? Thank God for my mom and mother n law. I would not have survived without their help. They pretty much came over every day and either took Mason home with them or entertained him here so that I could lay in bed. I was alternating Loratab and perscription Motrin every 4hrs on top of drinking 6 Mt. Dew's a day. Mt. Dews = caffeine = no sleep for the newborn. But at that point I didn't care b/c I HAD to get rid of the headache.

One week later and I was still in bed with an excrutiating headache. Poor Brady hadn't had a bath since birth.....oh and me either. I called my doc and she sent me to the hospital. They said I could have a blood patch. Doc said he thought I was almost over the headache though so he would wait. Blood patch = another epidural except instead of nubbing medicine they insert 20cc's of my blood into the space so that it clots and closes the hole, stopping the leak and relieving the headache. Of course the risk is that they could again go to far and cause another hole, leading to a longer headache. I opted to wait.

I waited the weekend and went back Monday for the blood patch. I just couldn't stand it anymore...and I have a high tolerance for pain. It took a total of 45 min but I was in the ER for 5 hours.

Tuesday the headache was almost gone when I sat up!! However, it was back with a vengence when I layed down....FAIL I thought! But Wednesday was even better and by Friday I was back to 100% 16 days after I gave birth!

I will think long and hard about an epidural if there is a third...