baby ezzy

ezzy has decided that she is done with naps. ugh. i hate this idea. but the other day i found just the thing to do the trick...

little miss loves to be held and rocked like a baby, so i played it up. i swaddled her like a baby, rocked her for a bit, and put her in the pack-n-play. she loved it. and was fast asleep within minutes.

birth story

the sunday before baby boy arrived i started to have contractions. brandon and i walked and walked and walked but the contractions went no where. the next day, i was still having contractions but they were inconsistent and not very strong. then at 6:00 they became stronger and were coming every 3-5 minutes. i showered and did my hair and makeup to try and keep myself occupied. by about 9:00 brandon was ready to go to the hospital but i wasn't. there were no tears yet and i didn't want to be turned away. i don't know why i was worried; at my last dr appointment i was dilated to 3 and 80% effaced. they wouldn't have turned me away... i might have been a little irrational. shortly after 10:00 brandon convinced me to go in. he dropped ezzy off at my sister's house and we headed out... but of course not before stopping at wendy's. :)

we got to the hospital at 11:00. still worried they wouldn't keep me, i made brandon leave the bags in the car. (seriously don't know what my problem was.) we got in, the nurse checked me and immediately asked if i wanted an epidural which of course i did. (no shame!) she then ran to the door and yelled, "she's at a 7, 100% effaced with a bulging sack and she wants an epidural." bless those nurses; they hurried in and got me prepped and ready for the anesthesiologist. i guess it was a good thing we came in when we did. ;) my mom and sisters wanted to be at the delivery, so brandon called and told them to hurry over. by 11:45 i was feeling so much better; all numb and comfy. my mom and sisters, millie and abbie, arrived and annie was there via facetime. it was pretty much a party in that delivery room.

the dr. broke my water and discovered that baby was posterior. luckily, he was able to turn him and we were ready to get the show on the road. around midnight i started pushing. on the second contraction, baby boy's heart rate dropped pretty low and the doctor got his forceps ready. thankfully i was able to get him out on the next contraction without any help from the baby-tongs. whew.
at 12:15 baby boy took his first breath and shocked us all with his full head of hair. holy monkey, i have no idea where that came from but we are in love with it.

i am so grateful that everything went so perfectly. we are enamored with our little guy and feel so blessed to have him in our family.

introducing...

kyson max

9.17.13

7lb 1oz

19"