All in all, it was a GREAT but tiring day for little Noa.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Noa's Blessing Day
Yesterday was a very special day for our family - our little precious Noa was blessed by his father, surrounded by loving family and friends. I am so thankful for a husband that holds the Priesthood. We have been truly blessed because of it. We are so lucky and are so thankful to have this Gospel in our lives and for the knowledge that our family can be together forever.
All in all, it was a GREAT but tiring day for little Noa.
All in all, it was a GREAT but tiring day for little Noa.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
FiNALLY...
Last week I finally gave myself the haircut that I have desperately been wanting...it had been a while since I cut my own hair and I had been debating whether to go through with it or not for a looong time, but I finally did it, and im very happy with how it turned out!
Noa's umbilical cord finally came off the day before his 1 month birthday!! I was starting to wonder if it was never going to come off on its own since the doctors (and everyone else that we talked to) said that it should take just around 10 days for it to fall off...well, for Noa, it took a full month...
...and with this came Noa's first full bath...finally! until now we've just been giving him sponge baths!...poor little boy...
Chad was so excited he jumped in the tub with him :D ....he LOVES bath time!
The weather has been so nice lately, so we decided to go on a little family picnic! we (mostly Noa and I...) needed a little fresh air and to get out of our apartment for once... It was really fun and I think the little guy enjoyed being outside a lot!
Noa's umbilical cord finally came off the day before his 1 month birthday!! I was starting to wonder if it was never going to come off on its own since the doctors (and everyone else that we talked to) said that it should take just around 10 days for it to fall off...well, for Noa, it took a full month...
...and with this came Noa's first full bath...finally! until now we've just been giving him sponge baths!...poor little boy...
Chad was so excited he jumped in the tub with him :D ....he LOVES bath time!
The weather has been so nice lately, so we decided to go on a little family picnic! we (mostly Noa and I...) needed a little fresh air and to get out of our apartment for once... It was really fun and I think the little guy enjoyed being outside a lot!
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Photo update of Noa's first 2 weeks...
I seem to have NO time whatsoever to update my blog with lengthy posts any more...this is the best I can do right now...
So far in Noa's life:
...sleep, sLeep, and more SLEEP!...
...making new friends :)...
...sad good-byes :(...
...THUMB DISCOVERY...
...sleepy smiles and giggles...
...first road trip...
...chillin' with Daddy...
...first walk...
...AND O so many pictures...
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
The Labor Story
Having a baby changes everything! - suddenly I have absolutely no time to do anything the way I used to...every 2 to 3 hours Noa wakes up to eat and get changed...those 2-3 hours is all I have to shower, clean, cook/eat, blog, etc. and its not as easy to plan around something that changes so much!
I realized that I hadn't shared my labor and delivery story with anyone and since the whole process took about 32 hours, I thought that it might be worth sharing this amazing experience.
On the night of my scheduled induction (Aug 19), I went into the hospital around 7:30PM. The hospital was brand new, quiet and had a very calm atmosphere. I was very lucky to be in a nice sized, private room with my own bathroom, shower, TV (mostly for Chad), and a couch for my husband to sleep on. From my previous doctor's appt I knew that I was at least 1 cm dilated. When I went in that night, I was at a 2. At around 10:30 the nurse came in to apply cervidil to start the induction process. I was told that I am not allowed to move for at least 2 hours and limit my movement afterwards until morning ( for 12 hours). That had to be one of the most uncomfortable nights of my whole pregnancy....I couldn't sleep very comfortably in the hospital bed. In the morning, the cervidil was removed and I had dilated to about 3-4. I was surprised that I wasn't further along than that... Chad had even taken me out in the morning for a walk around the floor to speed up the process just a little. things had to keep moving though...everything after that seemed to go by a lot quicker. Since they were going to break my water at around 1, I requested for the epidural to be given right before they did.
I don't know if it was just me, but the epidural did not take ALL of the pain away. Once the contractions started, I felt every single one of them, and they didn't feel good at all! Thinking back on the experience, I am glad that I got to feel some of the pain, and that it was such a long process...because I was able to appreciate so much more how precious life really is!
I started pushing right around 11:30PM on 8/20...but didn't have the baby til 1:35AM on 8/21. Can you say, LONG LABOR?!? I was exhausted!!! BUT I'm SO thankful there were NO complications AND that he's finally here ~ healthy as can be!
The people present at Noa's Birth were Chad, my mom, and Yoko...but EVERYONE was there waiting in the lobby to support me through the whole process! THANK YOU!
I realized that I hadn't shared my labor and delivery story with anyone and since the whole process took about 32 hours, I thought that it might be worth sharing this amazing experience.
On the night of my scheduled induction (Aug 19), I went into the hospital around 7:30PM. The hospital was brand new, quiet and had a very calm atmosphere. I was very lucky to be in a nice sized, private room with my own bathroom, shower, TV (mostly for Chad), and a couch for my husband to sleep on. From my previous doctor's appt I knew that I was at least 1 cm dilated. When I went in that night, I was at a 2. At around 10:30 the nurse came in to apply cervidil to start the induction process. I was told that I am not allowed to move for at least 2 hours and limit my movement afterwards until morning ( for 12 hours). That had to be one of the most uncomfortable nights of my whole pregnancy....I couldn't sleep very comfortably in the hospital bed. In the morning, the cervidil was removed and I had dilated to about 3-4. I was surprised that I wasn't further along than that... Chad had even taken me out in the morning for a walk around the floor to speed up the process just a little. things had to keep moving though...everything after that seemed to go by a lot quicker. Since they were going to break my water at around 1, I requested for the epidural to be given right before they did.
I don't know if it was just me, but the epidural did not take ALL of the pain away. Once the contractions started, I felt every single one of them, and they didn't feel good at all! Thinking back on the experience, I am glad that I got to feel some of the pain, and that it was such a long process...because I was able to appreciate so much more how precious life really is!
I started pushing right around 11:30PM on 8/20...but didn't have the baby til 1:35AM on 8/21. Can you say, LONG LABOR?!? I was exhausted!!! BUT I'm SO thankful there were NO complications AND that he's finally here ~ healthy as can be!
The people present at Noa's Birth were Chad, my mom, and Yoko...but EVERYONE was there waiting in the lobby to support me through the whole process! THANK YOU!
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Noa's Newborn Photo Shoot
While Noa was in the hospital, we met a nurse in the pediatric ICU named Erika who happened to have a husband that was a photographer looking for newborns to photograph so he can widen his portfolio...he was doing photo shoots for FREE! so we jumped on the offer and Noa became a model for Aaron Harvey Photography...here are some of the shots that he has edited for us:
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