Thanks for the picture, Carley! I stole it from your blog since it was so cute of him!
Can you guess where they got the name Boston?
Jaxson is a big brother!
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Add one to Team Stewart!
While there is nothing better than being a Mom, being an aunt comes in a close second. My sister, Tairi, gave birth to her third little boy on Thursday. His name is Boston Ty Stewart and he weighed in at 7 pounds 14 ounces. He is so dang precious!
Thanks for the picture, Carley! I stole it from your blog since it was so cute of him!
Can you guess where they got the name Boston?
Jaxson is a big brother!
Thanks for the picture, Carley! I stole it from your blog since it was so cute of him!
Can you guess where they got the name Boston?
Jaxson is a big brother!
Monday, March 24, 2008
Friday, March 21, 2008
Spring Break
This past week was an eventful one! All of my mom's brother and sisters came into town and we had a mini family reunion. It's been so long since we have all been together, probably 10 years! Eden got to meet her second cousins, her great aunt and uncles and the coolest one, her Great-Great-Grandma. We had 5 generations together! My Great Grandma, or "Fleming", as we like to call her, is the cutest, sweetest old lady ever! She is 87 years old and going strong! I am so glad we got a few good pictures of us together!
We also took Eden to get her first professional pictures done. We went with Leisa and her girls so the 3 Shaver girl grandkids could get their pictures taken in their cute matching Easter dresses. We won't get the prints back for about a week and a half though :(
Here are a few pictures from this past week...
5 Generations
My Mom's family (great grandma is in the middle)
The entire gang (Check out Jaxson in the bottom right corner!)
Eden's new dress
Just sleepin with Dad
We also took Eden to get her first professional pictures done. We went with Leisa and her girls so the 3 Shaver girl grandkids could get their pictures taken in their cute matching Easter dresses. We won't get the prints back for about a week and a half though :(
Here are a few pictures from this past week...
5 Generations
My Mom's family (great grandma is in the middle)
The entire gang (Check out Jaxson in the bottom right corner!)
Eden's new dress
Just sleepin with Dad
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Bath Time!
Eden is getting so big, I can't even believe it. She loves bath time and LOVES getting her hair washed.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Eden's birth story
I finally have a little bit of time to post about Eden's birth. She's been keeping me so busy!
I was due on Wednesday and the day came and went. It was also my birthday so we had a pretty busy day. We went to bed and as always I woke up at around 4am to pee. When I went back to bed, I couldn't go to sleep because I kept getting these weird cramps. It took me about 15 minutes to realize that they were contractions. I went and laid on the couch and found a website where I could time them. They were anywhere from 4-7 minutes apart and pretty painful for a good 45 seconds. After each contraction I felt perfectly fine so I told Craig to just go to work and I'd call him if he needed to come home. Around noon, I called my doctor and he said to head on in to Labor and Delivery. So, Craig came home and we headed to the hospital.
We got all checked in to triage and I was dilated to 3cm. After 2 hours, I was still having regular contractions but was still only dilated to a 3, so they sent me home. I was so frustrated because the contractions hurt so bad. So, I was totally convinced that I wasn't in labor since they sent me home. We got home around 4pm and the contractions never stopped. We laid on the couch until 1am trying to breathe through each contraction. Craig was so awesome. He wanted to help me get through each contraction but I didn't want him to touch me. I didn't want to go back to the hospital because I thought they'd send me home again since I was just there earlier that day. At 1:30am, I couldn't take it anymore so we went back to the hospital.
Again, we got checked in to triage and I was in so much pain. They checked me right away and I was only dilated to 4.5cm. They admitted me though because I had been laboring for almost 24 hours. I asked for the epidural right away. I was so exhausted from being up for 24 hours and I thought I'd be able to get some sleep once I got the epidural. I was so wrong. The anesthesiologist came in and prepped me for the epidural. It took 2 anesthesiologists and about 8 tries to get my epidural in. Once they got it in, in numbed my left side completely but it barely did anything to my right side. I didn't mind though, because anything was better than feeling those contractions! I am such a baby! I progressed pretty quickly so I didn't get any sleep at all. At 10:30am I was complete and ready to push. I pushed through 3 contractions and the nurse started freaking out because the doctor wasn't there yet and this baby was coming OUT! So, while we were waiting for the doctor to get there, the nurse made me STOP pushing for about 10 minutes. That was probably the hardest thing! I wanted to push so bad, but couldn't. The doctor walked in at 11:04am and Eden was born at 11:07am. It was so awesome. After Craig cut the cord, they put her on my belly and she was so precious! We're so thankful that she is healthy! We're also so grateful for our families for their love and support in the past week. She is doing SO good and letting me get so much sleep at night. I just hope it stays that way!
Also... on Sunday, it was mine and Craig's first anniversary. We both almost forgot about it since I was still in the hospital and things were a little crazy. Luckily, Craig was thinking ahead and got me a bouquet of pink flowers for my birthday with one red rose in the middle for our first anniversary. He must have known that we'd be a little consumed with other things. He is such a great husband and I love him more than anything. Watching him with Eden is the sweetest thing I've ever seen. He is such a good Daddy and I love him SO much!
Craig decided to trim her umbilical cord stump down. It was SO big and getting caught on everything! I was freaking out...
I was due on Wednesday and the day came and went. It was also my birthday so we had a pretty busy day. We went to bed and as always I woke up at around 4am to pee. When I went back to bed, I couldn't go to sleep because I kept getting these weird cramps. It took me about 15 minutes to realize that they were contractions. I went and laid on the couch and found a website where I could time them. They were anywhere from 4-7 minutes apart and pretty painful for a good 45 seconds. After each contraction I felt perfectly fine so I told Craig to just go to work and I'd call him if he needed to come home. Around noon, I called my doctor and he said to head on in to Labor and Delivery. So, Craig came home and we headed to the hospital.
We got all checked in to triage and I was dilated to 3cm. After 2 hours, I was still having regular contractions but was still only dilated to a 3, so they sent me home. I was so frustrated because the contractions hurt so bad. So, I was totally convinced that I wasn't in labor since they sent me home. We got home around 4pm and the contractions never stopped. We laid on the couch until 1am trying to breathe through each contraction. Craig was so awesome. He wanted to help me get through each contraction but I didn't want him to touch me. I didn't want to go back to the hospital because I thought they'd send me home again since I was just there earlier that day. At 1:30am, I couldn't take it anymore so we went back to the hospital.
Again, we got checked in to triage and I was in so much pain. They checked me right away and I was only dilated to 4.5cm. They admitted me though because I had been laboring for almost 24 hours. I asked for the epidural right away. I was so exhausted from being up for 24 hours and I thought I'd be able to get some sleep once I got the epidural. I was so wrong. The anesthesiologist came in and prepped me for the epidural. It took 2 anesthesiologists and about 8 tries to get my epidural in. Once they got it in, in numbed my left side completely but it barely did anything to my right side. I didn't mind though, because anything was better than feeling those contractions! I am such a baby! I progressed pretty quickly so I didn't get any sleep at all. At 10:30am I was complete and ready to push. I pushed through 3 contractions and the nurse started freaking out because the doctor wasn't there yet and this baby was coming OUT! So, while we were waiting for the doctor to get there, the nurse made me STOP pushing for about 10 minutes. That was probably the hardest thing! I wanted to push so bad, but couldn't. The doctor walked in at 11:04am and Eden was born at 11:07am. It was so awesome. After Craig cut the cord, they put her on my belly and she was so precious! We're so thankful that she is healthy! We're also so grateful for our families for their love and support in the past week. She is doing SO good and letting me get so much sleep at night. I just hope it stays that way!
Also... on Sunday, it was mine and Craig's first anniversary. We both almost forgot about it since I was still in the hospital and things were a little crazy. Luckily, Craig was thinking ahead and got me a bouquet of pink flowers for my birthday with one red rose in the middle for our first anniversary. He must have known that we'd be a little consumed with other things. He is such a great husband and I love him more than anything. Watching him with Eden is the sweetest thing I've ever seen. He is such a good Daddy and I love him SO much!
Craig decided to trim her umbilical cord stump down. It was SO big and getting caught on everything! I was freaking out...
Monday, February 25, 2008
Meet Eden!
She's finally here!
Eden Suzanne Shaver
February 22, 2008
7 pounds 6 ounces
20 inches long
We are totally in love. Everything is going great and we couldn't be happier.
Eden Suzanne Shaver
February 22, 2008
7 pounds 6 ounces
20 inches long
We are totally in love. Everything is going great and we couldn't be happier.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Still cookin...
Why can't I be so lucky and have this baby early?! She's so comfy and she isn't showing any signs of exiting any time soon. Stubborn, just like her Daddy :).
I'm actually glad she's chosen to stay put this past week. I've been SO sick. I don't think I've ever been this sick and it isn't fun. I got out of the house yesterday for the first time in a week! It all started last week after my regular appointment and my doctor stripped my membranes. OUCH. I didn't think that would hurt so dang bad! A couple hours later I started having really weird back pains in my lower back so I just took it easy for the rest of the day. It came time to go to bed and I was in so much pain I couldn't do anything. I couldn't sleep, sit down, lay down, or anything. So, I was up for most of the night and got a fever of 102. I went back to the doctor on Friday and found out I had a realllly bad UTI and I got on antibiotics right away. Luckily that stopped all the back pain, but I still had a fever and I could feel myself getting sicker. After laying on the couch for the entire weekend, we went to Labor and Delivery to see what was wrong. Since I was on antibiotics already and wasn't getting better, they decided I had some nasty viral infection that I just had to let it make its way through me. I was so miserable up until yesterday. I'm still not 100% better but I'm definitely feeling better. So, we have demanded that she stay inside until I am totally better. I would hate having a new baby being this sick!
I had a list of so many things I wanted to get done this past weekend but with being sick I haven't done ANY of it. Hopefully I'll be able to accomplish things little by little this weekend. I am so excited to be a mommy, I just can't wait! I've been so lucky to have such a good pregnancy so far and am so thankful for that. I'm also pretty dang proud of myself for working up until I was 38 weeks. It's weird to not have to work now... I get so bored. What I am most thankful for is an awesome husband who has taken such good care of me for the past 9 months, especially this past week. He's been so amazing! We must have been doing something right to be blessed with this awesome little miracle kicking me from the inside out. I'm sure the next time I post will be some dang cute pictures of our little Shaver baby... so stay tuned!
I'm actually glad she's chosen to stay put this past week. I've been SO sick. I don't think I've ever been this sick and it isn't fun. I got out of the house yesterday for the first time in a week! It all started last week after my regular appointment and my doctor stripped my membranes. OUCH. I didn't think that would hurt so dang bad! A couple hours later I started having really weird back pains in my lower back so I just took it easy for the rest of the day. It came time to go to bed and I was in so much pain I couldn't do anything. I couldn't sleep, sit down, lay down, or anything. So, I was up for most of the night and got a fever of 102. I went back to the doctor on Friday and found out I had a realllly bad UTI and I got on antibiotics right away. Luckily that stopped all the back pain, but I still had a fever and I could feel myself getting sicker. After laying on the couch for the entire weekend, we went to Labor and Delivery to see what was wrong. Since I was on antibiotics already and wasn't getting better, they decided I had some nasty viral infection that I just had to let it make its way through me. I was so miserable up until yesterday. I'm still not 100% better but I'm definitely feeling better. So, we have demanded that she stay inside until I am totally better. I would hate having a new baby being this sick!
I had a list of so many things I wanted to get done this past weekend but with being sick I haven't done ANY of it. Hopefully I'll be able to accomplish things little by little this weekend. I am so excited to be a mommy, I just can't wait! I've been so lucky to have such a good pregnancy so far and am so thankful for that. I'm also pretty dang proud of myself for working up until I was 38 weeks. It's weird to not have to work now... I get so bored. What I am most thankful for is an awesome husband who has taken such good care of me for the past 9 months, especially this past week. He's been so amazing! We must have been doing something right to be blessed with this awesome little miracle kicking me from the inside out. I'm sure the next time I post will be some dang cute pictures of our little Shaver baby... so stay tuned!
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