Monday, May 23, 2011

What a 1st Week!

We had a great first week home! There was some adjustment to our sleep schedule, as we weren't used to waking up every 3 hours, but otherwise, Jack fit perfectly into our home!

Here are some pictures from Week 1!

Here is Jack in his carseat on the way home from the hospital. I rode in the back with him, while Jeremy drove us home. We drove through the city, and pointed out sites like The Capitol building, along with things like Target ("Mom's favorite place") and Qdoba ("Dad's favorite restaurant"). He slept the entire time, even while we stopped to get a sub at Cousins. For those who don't know, I couldn't eat deli meat the entire time I was pregnant, unless it was warmed up (yuck!), and it's the one thing that I craved. The night Jack was born, I had a sub sandwhich and have continued to have a sub or delit meat sandwhich everyday since!

When we got home, Jack was still sleeping. What a perfect opportunity for him to try out his new swing!

Here he is in his cradle in our bedroom. It actually was the cradle that I slept in as a baby. My plan "pre-Jack" was to only have him sleep in our room for the first week before moving him to his crib. That quickly went out the window, as I found that my extreme worrisome personality actually could increase. Here we are at week 5 (as I write this), and he still sleeps in the cradle!

I just love his cheeks!!

"Aunt" Keri, "Uncle" Simon, Henry and Victoria were our first visitors at the house!

"Uncle" Robb, "Aunt" Luanne and Duncan also stopped by that week.

Our little "Rockstar"

We had a few doctors' appointments that week, and after a clean bill of health, we stopped for a late lunch at Red Robin.

Our friends Mike, Meredith, and Ben stopped over with delicious food for us, and some nice gifts for Jack. Here is his new mouse friend!
We also took our first walk that week. Jack was in awe of everything he saw (until he fell asleep shortly thereafter).
Daddy and Jack
What a busy week...Jack says "I'm exhausted!!!"

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Brand New

Our first days with Jack in the hospital were a whirlwind! We had lots of visits from family, friends, nurses and doctors. It seem like before we knew it, we were headed home.
Here are some pictures from the days in the hospital.
Just as his onesie says, "Brand New"! His first stylish outfit for his first photoshoot!
Grandma and Grandpa brought Jack this adorable bear, which ended up being used as a prop for his hospital photo shoot! Proud Grandma and Grandpa were Jack's first visitors!
Getting ready to leave the hospital...do you see the fear in our eyes? :)
All bundled in his carseat for the first time!

Monday, May 16, 2011

Life as we know it...

Life as we know it has changed dramatically! We are so happy to announce the newest addition to our family...
Welcome
Jackson Patrick! He was born on May 16, 2011 at 4:37 pm
8 lbs. 1 oz
21 inches
It was a long delivery. Here I am all hooked up to the monitors and IV's.
Long story short--On Saturday, May 14, my water was "trickling", however, we didn't go to the hospital until the next morning. We weren't sure if it was actually my water and figured that we would be sent away, since I didn't have a single contraction, but after a quick test, the nurse announced "You're Staying!".
They gave me pitocin to induce me around 1:00 pm. At 11:30 pm, I was only 1.5 cm dialated. 22 hours after starting the pitocin, I was finally 10 cm, and could start to push...which ended up being a 5 hour process! Of course, Jack was completely worth it!
We are so happy to welcome Jack into our lives!

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Poppy's Humble Abode

One of my biggest, and most important room decoration projects to date...Poppy's nusery has been a work in progress since January! We started with a room that we had already painted light green and hung brown curtains two years ago (when we moved into the house), so I knew what the base of the room would be...the question was...where do I go from there!
I found that I'm not really into the "standard" baby boy thing, after HOURS of countless internet searches for baby bedding. Of course, anyone who knows me probably could've guessed that I wouldn't be able to just buy something and hang it up--I don't really know how to take the easy route.
Poppy's crib was a gift from Grandma and Grandpa Teigen. I loved it from the minute I saw it in the store. Once I put it together in his room, inspiration rang!
I kept the green and brown that was already in the room, and added a "pop"of turquoise/teal. It was tough to find this color, especially in baby items, so I really had to find it in many sources. My eyes were constantely peeled for turquoise!
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Here is a view of Poppy's crib and storage ottomans. This is the view of the room from the rocking chair. We are not completely sure of the name yet...but I got the letters cheap enough to hang them for now!
Here is the "Poppy Tree" and Poppy's bookshelf. We received so many wonderful books at our Madison Shower...I worried for a bit that we wouldn't have enough room for them all!
Here is a picture of the opposite side of the room. I look forward to many nights of reading with Poppy on the new rocking chair...it's so comfy!
I had a lot of trouble finding linens that I liked. In the end, I decided to buy fabric and make a bed skirt for a lot less money than any of the ones that I liked costs. I was also able to make a coordinating cover for the changing pad, and a pillow for the rocking chair!
My favorite thing about Poppy's room is the organization! We bought a dresser at IKEA that I LOVE, because it isn't huge, but has wonderfully deep drawers. I realize that the drawers won't always look so good, so I thought I might as well take a picture now to prove that they once were organized!
Diaper/Changing drawer
Pajama & Burp Cloth drawer
Blanket drawer
We splurged a little and bought and installed a closet organizer for Poppy. It was really easy to do (I did it on my own--7 months pregnant), and it made a HUGE difference. Now...time to organized Poppy's Mommy & Daddy's closet! :)
I tried to make a lot of space usuable to "hide" toys and such. Here are all of the toys he already has fillin up his toy ottomans!
The rest of the house is getting "baby-fied", too!
The swing is ready in the living room...
The High Chair is waiting in the dining room...
And even some "older toys" are put together in the basement...

Monday, April 18, 2011

Any Day Now

We were lucky enough to get one last "sneak peek" of Baby Poppy at 37 weeks...I can't wait to see those adorable cheeks in person!!!

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Jack & Jill, went up the hill, to attend to my 3rd Baby Shower!

On April 2, my family all made their way to Oshkosh for my 3rd Baby Shower, which was thrown by my Sister and my Mom. It was a nursery rhyme theme, and in true fashion for my family, not a single detail was spared. It was amazing!

Welcoming everyone as they came to the shower was a stork...that's right...Baby Poppy is coming VERY soon!

The shower was at my parents' house. The sun room makes such a beautiful space! Too bad it was the end of April and there was still a bit of snow on the ground! Here is one of the centerpieces...Hickory, Dickory, Dock. The Mouse went up the clock! All of the decorations fit in with the theme, and we got to take all of them home for lucky Baby Poppy to play with!

My mom is quite the artist...she made these cute decorations for around the room...
"Hey Diddle Diddle"
"Patty Cake"
Even the food had creative names!
"Humpty Dumpty's Deviled Eggs"
"Mary Mary Quite Contrary's Garden Vegetables" "This Little Piggy Had Roast Beef Sandwiches" "Jack and Jill went up the Hill to fetch a pail of Watermelon" There were two delicious cakes that my Sister decorated with Nursery Rhymes, too!
The favors were adorable Egg Timers...Jeremy and I joke that we will use ours to put a time limit on our visitors when Poppy arrives (just kidding!)
There were also fun games that fit the shower theme...this one involved having to guess how much "wool" Baa Baa Black Sheep had in his "Three jars".
Jeremy's parents came down to celebrate the new "Grandbaby-to-be". Here are me, Jeremy, and Poppy along with Grandma & Grandpa (Teigen) and Sithee and Papa (Nichols). Sithee is Lebanese for "Grandmother", and since Jeremy is Lebanese, that is what his mom has chosen to go by.
A picture of some of the guests and I having a fabulous time!
Of course, everyone was EXTREMELY generous to me and Baby Poppy.
My sister made this adorable diaper cake...I still don't have the heart to take it apart, and it sits still in Baby Poppy's room!
My Aunt Mary crocheted this beautiful blanket.
And, Grandma, of course, had to get Poppy started the right way with a bunch of Packer gear...including the baby sized Cheesehead!
They even got Jeremy a little something. Since he is more of the cook in our house, he got a bottle of Poppy seeds from my mom!
Thank you so much to my Mom and Sister for such an amazing shower! And another big thanks to all who came from near and far to help celebrate! Baby Poppy sure is lucky to be a part of such a fabulous family!