One Month old

Dominic is now a month old and growing and changing like crazy! He is now smiling real smiles ( I still haven't gotten him to do it for me when I have the camera) and he is cooing. He rolled over on Friday 4 times in a row. He went to the doctor about 2 weeks ago and he weighed 8lbs 2oz so I'm sure he his more than that now! He is such a happy baby we couldn't be more blessed.

Elizabeth and John absolutely love him! They are always wanting to hold him and change him.

Here he is sporting his Husker binki and socks! He loves this binki! Future Husker?!?

This chair vibrates so his eyes get really wide and he goes cross eyed. Too cute!

I had to take this picture! Look at his triple chin!

He loves taking a bath until I take him out then he gets really mad at me!

The results are in!!

The DVT I have is not genetic!!! This means I only have to be on blood thinners for 6 months! We are so excited! I have an appointment with the Hematologist on Monday b/c I had an elevated Lupus (sp) hormone which typically is elevated anyways in pregnant or recently pregnant women. My doctor wasn't concerned but he wanted to get a specialist opinion on the raised level and if he will recommend me to be on the blood thinners a little longer than 6 months. So we will see on Monday what the specialist have to say. My swelling is still there but not nearly as severe as before and the pain in my leg is significantly less. Going through this makes me so thankful for my family and it grounds me and reminds me to keep my faith in God and to trust in Him. Thank you all so much for your continued prayers! The power of prayer is a wondrous thing! God Bless!

I'm home now!!!

I was able to go home last night!! I am so happy to be home! I just got back from the Dr and my levels have reached 2.0 which is how thin they want my blood. I still have to give myself the rest of the Lovenox shots and I will get my blood tested again tomorrow so they know how much Coumadin I have to take. I also get to wear these lovely Ted Hose! I feel so attractive!! Thank you guys for the prayers! We really appreciate it!

Back in the hospital! :(

Well I'm back in the hospital. I thought I was done with this place after having Dominic but unfortunately that isn't how things work. I am in the hospital because I have developed a blood clot in my upper left thigh. John and I went for a walk on Friday night with the kids and my leg started hurting. The next day it was still bothering me but I didn't notice any swelling until that night and the fact that my left leg was a different color than my right. I realized this was not a good thing so the next day I noticed the selling was getting worse and it was getting harder to walk so I showed my sister and she went on about this show that she watched and there was a guy who had the same thing and it was a blood clot. We started talking and realized that my mom's brother passed away from a pulmonary embolism. So I decided once John got home from work that I was going to go to the ER and get it checked out. Well my dad ended up taking me b/c John wasn't getting home fast enough. :) John got there and I had an ultrasound done on my leg and that is how they found the clot. They admitted me and wanted me to stay for 5 days. Well as you know I just had a baby and I didn't want to be away from my kids that long so fortunately if all goes well tomorrow I get to go home.I have also been able to keep Dominic in my room with me so that has been really nice. I have to give my self shots of Lovenox 2x a day for 5 days and also take another blood thinner for 6 months. Right now I am on bed rest but tomorrow I should be able to get up and walk around. They are doing blood test on me to see if this is just pregnancy related or genetic. So please pray everything goes well and I get to go home tomorrow!

IT'S A BOY!!!

I know he will be a week old tomorrow but better late than never right?!?! Introducing Dominic Anthony born 7/7/10 at 4:25am weighing 6lbs 13oz and 20 1/4 inches long. 

He had some issues breathing when he was born he had swallowed a lot of fluid. He was put on oxygen and a IV and was monitored for 12 hours before he was allowed in our room finally!  

He had a feeding tube in as well has an oxygen tube and an IV. He had an x-ray done on his chest to make sure they got all the fluid and the nurses were all shocked when it came back clear.

The kids are so excited to have a new baby in the house. Surprisingly John is doing really well and Elizabeth is like a little mother hen!

You can't tell he's a proud daddy can you?

Getting ready to go home! Finally!!

We had some awake time at home! He is doing wonderful! He sleeps great and eats like a champ! We are so thrilled to finally meet him!

My life is changing!

I am so excited to announce that I am now a stay at home mom!!! We ended up going to Labor and Delivery on Sunday night due to contractions that just wouldn't stop and kept getting worse. I am only 36 weeks pregnant so still too early for me to have this baby. So they pumped me full of IV fluids to try and rehydrate me but I was still contracting and dilating. Turns out I am now dilated to 4 and 80% effaced. Eventually the contractions slowed down enough that the next morning they felt comfortable sending me home. I went in for a follow up check up and the Dr said we need you to make it at least 1 more week to be full term so I have been told no more work!! I am still having contractions through out the day but that is normal for me and I'm really trying hard to push fluids to keep the contractions at bay. I am so excited that we are actually going to make it to the month I am due this time! Our goal is to make it past the 4th of July b/c that will officially make me 37 weeks and then they won't try and stop my labor after that and then it's all in God's hands! The kids are so excited that they no longer have to go to daycare and can stay home with me. Now I need to figure out a schedule for them so they don't get bored and I don't go crazy!  

Happy Birthday John!!!

John is 3!! I can't believe how time flys by! It is our tradition to have Mickey Mouse pancakes on your birthday and balloon on your chair! The kids love it and I loved it when I was a kid!

John loves M&M's so his choice for the face was obvious! He ate more of the M&M's than the actual pancake!

Of course what is a birthday without your favorite kind of birthday cake?!?

He thought he was done with his birthday after the cake b/c he didn't see any presents wrapped up on the table like usual. To his surprise a big present that was covered in a blanket mysteriously rolled out into the living room!

He was so excited to get his very own car!

Today we had his birthday party with all of our family and friends! John ordered 8ft in a sub sandwich which ended up being WAY TOO MUCH! We sent home foot longs with 4 different families! We had a TON of food left over!

We had a Transformers Themed b-day party (more Big John's idea than lil John's)! Everyone was walking around with black, blue or red teeth!

There is nothing like a pinata at a party!

A nice dip in the pool when it's 95 degrees out is always a great idea! The kids had a blast and John fell asleep on his dad after everyone left! Too cute!