Green is his best color.

Yes. It's true.

You Don't Know Tired Until..

It's 3am and you were just up an hour ago. You routinely take you're fussy stinky wet baby over to the changing table trying not to knock his head into any walls while you struggle to keep your eyes open. You wash your hands and walk him back to the rocking chair to feed him hoping he'll fall asleep after 2oz. but everytime he stops sucking you try to pull away and he begins to suck again. Finally when he's done you burp him and then swaddle him back up trying not to wake him. Then, you gather your pump and extract everything he didn't take. This takes a while. Once you're done pumping you remember you havn't pee'd yourself, so you go and yes! It's been 40 minutes and you finally get to go back to bed. Right as you lay back down next to your peacfully sleeping sweetie, you hear your baby crap his pants.

And it all starts over.


But it's all for him.

This will be a good one..

Whitney started a new blog that I am sure will be a very interesting one.

It will have all sorts of neat things she encounters living her new life in Nashville.

You may want to follow along. I know I will.

Plus, she has an awesome picture of Owyn flying on it.

Visit her here.

My Child is the Third Thing!

Does anyone else see a resemblance??

Summer Goddess Salad

Here is another salad recipe for all of you salad freaks. :)

It's one of my own. Treat it well.

Here are the ingredients. You can make as much as you need. I do it different everytime.

• roma tomatos
• cucumber
• apple or pear (i prefer pear)
• red onion
• pine nuts (this is essential)
• romaine
  
• Annie's Organic Goddess Dressing

*the dressing can be found at any natural foods store like whole foods or sunflower. It can also be found in the special natural food sections in most grocery stores. There an original version and an organic version. They taste the same.

Here is how to do it.

• chop up the goods
  
• smother it in the dressing
• cover and refrigerate to chill
  
• toss upon a bed of romaine
  
• devour
  

I hope I'm not forgetting anything.

Enjoy :)

Baby Bath Time

We gave Owyn a bath today. Not his favorite.

His cord fell off but his belly button still isn't healed all the way so it's still sponge baths for this one.

He usually hates it because he gets cold, but we recently found his new love for binkies so all went well. As long as the binkie stayed in his mouth.

He also loves once bath time is over because that means he gets swaddled up in one of his soft towels. The other day we left him in his towel all day because he was so comfortable in it.

What a cute little dork.

Owyn's Hair

So everyone's always saying something about how funny Owyn's hair is, and everytime I say "ha! you should see it after he gets a bath".

So here it is ladies and gentlemen. My child who looks like a Thing from Dr. Seuss.

After we bathe him we can't even look at him without laughing.

Poor kid, he has no idea.

Tummy Time

This baby loves tummy time.
He's starting to figure things out real quick.
... if I cry, then I get to cuddle with mom and dad.

My Sister, Whitney

Last night was a very sad night. I said goodbye to my beautiful intelligent big sister/best friend. Her and her husband Josh loaded up a U-Haul and took off to Nashville Tennessee early this morning. Whitney will be finishing up her masters degree at the prestigious Vanderbilt University.

Saying goodbye is a very hard thing to do. No longer will I get a call to pick her up from work and go grab some lunch together. And no one to lend my car to or drive down the street and just pop in to say a hello. No one to run into in the produce section at the Fry's down the street.

At least I know she will endure a wonderful new experience.

We wish her and Josh the best.

My Boys

The only thing that separates these two are feedings.

Oh I love them so much.

<3

Motherhood

I am loving motherhood.
It's hard to do anything other than stare at him and want to smother him with love.

Sufjan Stevens

Love love love this song.

All the Love in the World

We want to thank everyone for all of their love, help and support.

These past few days have been so overwhelming to all of us and there are just too many people to see and meet while at the same time trying to adjust to our new life and everything that comes along with it (mostly feedings) . But we really appreciate everything everyone has done for us and hope to get in some good quality time with everyone.

It means so very much to us.

<3

Truly Blessed

This is Owyn Joseph G.
He was born July 21 at 6:51pm.

He is the best baby. I never knew they came this good. Or cute.
He doesn't cry a single bit. Nothing bothers this kid.
He is so alert (when he is awake) and has the pretiest eyes that observe everything.
Only problem- he'd way rather sleep than eat.

I was truly blessed with a perfect child bearing body.

We checked into the birthing center Monday night to be induced. They put medication on my cervix to soften it and sent us to bed. At 7am Tuesday morning the doctor stopped by to break my water and put me on Pitocin to speed up my contractions.

Unfortunately it was taking a while and Owyn's heart beat was dropping with every contraction so they stopped the meds for a while. After a couple hours they started it back up and he seemed to be doing better.

But.. the contractions were still too far apart and I was staying at 6cm so we started talking about having a C-section.

The doctor gave it a little bit of time and the next time they checked my cervix I was 10cm and Owyn's head was starting to pop out!

(Side note- Epidurals are the best thing in the world! I didn't feel a thing and had serious giggles during the entire labor.)

The doctor came in and I only had to push through 5 or 6 contractions and my precious angel was laying on my tummy.

And that night after delivery Dave let me sleep through the entire night and handled the baby and the nurses all on his own.

Ready for Delivery

We are checking in to have our baby tomorrow!
I cannot wait. Our bags are packed and we are more ready than ever.

Dave painted my toes (since i can't reach) so my leg holder helpers will have something pretty to look at. And if my feet get cold, I'll be wearing my favorite socks.

Our baby has the smallest clothes I've ever seen. He's gonna have to wear clothes that fit 5-8 lbs. That's not that easy to find. Everything that is 0-3 months is 8-12 lbs. That just only makes him even cuter.

I had to pack the strangest things.
Nursing (sleeping) bra (who knew there was a different nursing bra just for sleeping?),
nursing pads,
lot's of head bands of course,
suckers (for my own pleasure),
a portable fan (because I have to have a constant breeze on me),
maxi pads (embarrassing!),
dvd's,
ipod,
chap stick,
going home outfit,
laboring outfit,
and my own lucky monitor straps I used at the hospital last.

Wish us luck! I'll be back soon to introduce you to my precious son.

Nordies Anniversary Sale

Oh what a great time of year. The anniversary sale.

And a 0 balance on my Nordstrom Credit card. Oh the temptations.

Preparing for a baby to come in just a few days and I can still obsess about shopping.

Sick?
Not at all.
Love.

Nesting Gettin Serious

I have been doing some serious nesting around here.

Now that the baby is coming in less than one week I have been trying to complete an entire half semester of two courses. All is going well. It's amazing what you can accomplish when you're determined. All I want is to finish these courses without asking for any "special exceptions".

If I am not doing homework, or hanging out with mom since she's in town, i am folding baby clothes, buying little odds and ends, putting together the diaper bag and birth bag. The other day me and mom went and got nursing bras and an outfit I can wear during labor and delivery. A super cute one i might add. Pretty delicate pink gown with a matching robe. I can't wait to wear it!

Pretty exciting stuff.

The end to this is coming very soon and our new life will then begin.

One Week Left!!

We went in to the doctor today and everything was fine. No progress.

Then, I reminded her about the U/S so she called for the results, came back and told us our baby is too small and we need to be induced MONDAY!

I'm going to be a mommy in 1 week!

Let's hope this baby is healthy.

I was sent into the hospital today to get monitored and I will go again on Friday.

The induction is Monday at 8:00pm.

Mom is getting herself on the plane tonight. :)

And let's pray my grandma gets out of the hospital on time to meet her 1st great grandchild when he is born.

This Hot Summer Weekend

This weekend was a hot one. I am so glad it's almost over.

Saturday Dave had his daddy boot camp class. I think he really enjoyed it. He came home and showed me everything he learned. Using a teddy bear. He learned all about changing the baby, swaddling him, baby proofing, feeding, bonding, discipline, and even some good advise for our relationship and how to work together. I love these classes and I love how involved he is. It makes me feel more at ease.

^Dave changed this bear's diaper and swaddled him up to show me his skills^

Saturday night we went on a little date to see the Pixar movie Up that I've been wanting to see. I loved it. I'm not totally sure whether it was the movie or popcorn I really wanted. Yumm.

After the movie we stopped at the store so Dave could get some wine and he surprised me flowers <3.

We are still doing a bunch of stuff around this place of ours. It's never ending.

Remember the Dr. Seuss sketches I made for the baby? Well we framed them and put them up. I love them.

Now I have a 10pg. research paper to work on which I have been blowing off all weekend and a delicious German meal to eat made by Dave's mom. :)

Little Baby Barnslig

I made the baby a mobile yesterday. I think I still want to add more to it. I just got anxious.