I can't believe that Sam is 2 weeks old already! He is so much fun and is such a good baby. We have nicknamed him "lumpy" for now because he's always just happy to sit and chill with us, and he's still such a floppy baby :-) I love it! Here are a few fun pictures from the last two weeks.
The past two weeks have flown by! The first 4 days were spent in the hospital, and the rest have been spent at home adjusting to the new addition. It has been so nice to have Riley home with us. I am not looking forward to having him go back to work.
I haven't really posted much besides pictures since he was born, so here's a little bit about Sam's first two weeks: Sam's C-section had been scheduled since one of my very first OB appointments. It was really nice to know when he would be born, and I only worried a little bit that he would come early. The day before he was born I started having contractions, but luckily they stopped. Monday, Sept. 8, we arrived at the hospital at 6:00am as scheduled. Riley and I both thought it may take a few hours to get things going, but were happy that we were wrong!
The nurses got the IV's and blood draws started immediately, and by 7am we were ready to go into the operating room. Everything was so calm (especially compared to Max's delivery!) and it was very nice. The nurse anesthetist gave me a spinal block and a few minutes later Sam was born! It was so refreshing to hear him cry as soon as he was out.
After his delivery, I spent an hour in the recovery room while Sam was getting bathed and such. By 8:45, I was down in the mother baby unit and Riley brought Sam into me. It was so fun to finally meet and hold him!
The next four days were spent chillin' in the hospital. We kept Sam in the room with us most of the time (except a few hours at night). They had me up and moving as soon as I could feel my feet and legs again. . .ouch! By the third day I was up and about a lot. The hospital bed was not super comfortable to sit in all day, so it gave me the incentive I needed to get out of bed!
We came home on Thursday, 9/11, and we've just been hanging out since. We have ventured out to a few stores and such since I hate feeling pent up in the house. Sam has been lucky enough to visit Costco, Walmart, and Target, my favorite trio. :-) I am feeling great (note to self, the first week after a c-section is by far the hardest!). . .now if we could just get Sam on a better NIGHT sleeping schedule!!!
Max has been adjusting well. We've had a few little issues, but he's starting to figure things out. He likes being our little helper, especially when we're cooking, and he's had a lot of fun playing in his playroom, scattering toys around the house, and watching his favorite shows (and a few new ones thanks to netflix!). He has been a great big brother too with lots of kisses and hugs for Sam. I am so lucky to be the mom of two super cute and sweet boys!
The past two weeks have flown by! The first 4 days were spent in the hospital, and the rest have been spent at home adjusting to the new addition. It has been so nice to have Riley home with us. I am not looking forward to having him go back to work.
I haven't really posted much besides pictures since he was born, so here's a little bit about Sam's first two weeks: Sam's C-section had been scheduled since one of my very first OB appointments. It was really nice to know when he would be born, and I only worried a little bit that he would come early. The day before he was born I started having contractions, but luckily they stopped. Monday, Sept. 8, we arrived at the hospital at 6:00am as scheduled. Riley and I both thought it may take a few hours to get things going, but were happy that we were wrong!
The nurses got the IV's and blood draws started immediately, and by 7am we were ready to go into the operating room. Everything was so calm (especially compared to Max's delivery!) and it was very nice. The nurse anesthetist gave me a spinal block and a few minutes later Sam was born! It was so refreshing to hear him cry as soon as he was out. 
After his delivery, I spent an hour in the recovery room while Sam was getting bathed and such. By 8:45, I was down in the mother baby unit and Riley brought Sam into me. It was so fun to finally meet and hold him! 
The next four days were spent chillin' in the hospital. We kept Sam in the room with us most of the time (except a few hours at night). They had me up and moving as soon as I could feel my feet and legs again. . .ouch! By the third day I was up and about a lot. The hospital bed was not super comfortable to sit in all day, so it gave me the incentive I needed to get out of bed!
We came home on Thursday, 9/11, and we've just been hanging out since. We have ventured out to a few stores and such since I hate feeling pent up in the house. Sam has been lucky enough to visit Costco, Walmart, and Target, my favorite trio. :-) I am feeling great (note to self, the first week after a c-section is by far the hardest!). . .now if we could just get Sam on a better NIGHT sleeping schedule!!!
Max has been adjusting well. We've had a few little issues, but he's starting to figure things out. He likes being our little helper, especially when we're cooking, and he's had a lot of fun playing in his playroom, scattering toys around the house, and watching his favorite shows (and a few new ones thanks to netflix!). He has been a great big brother too with lots of kisses and hugs for Sam. I am so lucky to be the mom of two super cute and sweet boys!
7 comments:
Sam is such a cutie Nicole! I am so glad things have been going so well. I had an emergency C-section with Gav that sucked. So I was worried when I was going to have one with Keaton. Planned c-sections are a cinch.
Please let me know if you need anything. Especially when Riley heads back to work!
You guys are such cute parents! It was fun to see you guys for a bit while we were up! Sam is so cute and Max just keeps getting cuter! I hope all went well with Riley going back to work :)
I don't know if I can keep looking at your pics because it makes me soooo baby hungry!!! Sam is so cute :) Glad to hear he's been a good baby. I want to come visit before we move, so let me know when you feel up to getting together.
It is so much fun to see how well you are all doing! Nicole, you are awesome! You are looking great and you are such a great little Mom! i am so very proud of you !
What a little cutie. He's so tiny, it makes my 3 month old look so big now. Congrats.
Congratulations on Riley! He is beautiful!!! It's so interesting to hear your birthing story compared to mine, I was a week late, they inded up inducing me and that was painful! Though I ended up getting a spinal too, I tried to do natural, but they had given me platosen (I have no clue how it is spelled, lol) and that made things extremely painful, especially since it was back labor! I had Calvin at 11 pm, and was out of the hospital the next day at 7pm, which as nice.
Anyways, I just thought I'd offer you a congratulations!
~Katie~
So cute!!! I love all the new pictures of Max and Sam!! I'm glad Max is adjusting so well!!
Post a Comment