Jul 9th, 2011 Posted in Aidan | one comment »
I’m sure this post is going to qualify as TMI, but hey, it’s my blog and if I want to talk about nipples, I’m going to. I may not post it on facebook or twitter, but on my website, I can do what I want.
I am currently sitting in bed icing my nipples. There, I said it!
It is hard to explain what my nipples feel like in between my nursing sessions with my 3 week old son. The initial latch and incredibly hard suction he creates with his mouth is a little painful for about 6 seconds at the very beginning, but then the rest of the time it does not hurt at all. However, I have had to ice my nipples on a couple of occasions in between feedings. I even have some homemade ice packs just for my nipples in the freezer. I never thought I would ever want to put something as cold as ice on my breasts–I mean, think about it–anyone’s nipples (be it a man’s or a woman’s) are very sensitive to any kind of touch or change in temperature. But believe me when I tell you this ice is so soothing.
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Jul 7th, 2011 Posted in Aidan | no comment »
I had crazy hallucinations about Aidan during the first two weeks we were home with the little man. Since the first night at home, we had him sleeping in his crib in his own room with his door closed. We had a monitor set up so we could hear him cry when he was ready for a change and a feeding–but we decided early on in my pregnancy that we did not want him sleeping in our room. And I am so glad we made that decision.
I had a hard time sleeping with him in my hospital room. All the baby noises he made kept me up for hours and thank goodness for my nighttime nurse, she insisted that I have him brought to the nursery so I could rest and that’s exactly what I got–much needed rest. The nurse on duty would wheel Aidan into my room every 4 hours during the night to feed and then he spent the daylight hours with me, but having him sleep in another room at night was great. I was less anxious and felt a thousand times more capable as a new mommy all because I had gotten decent sleep.
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Jul 2nd, 2011 Posted in Aidan, Pictures | no comment »
Aidan is 2 weeks old as of yesterday. Ryan and I celebrated by going out to dinner to the Melting Pot. It was the first time we had been out of the house together since he was born. It was also the first time I had full make up on and I tell ya what, that felt really good! So did the glass of pinot grigio I had with dinner.
Here are some more pictures of the little man. Love how cute he is!
Jun 24th, 2011 Posted in Aidan | one comment »
In case you haven’t heard, I gave birth to my son, Aidan Patrick Woods, just one week ago today. I finally found some time so here are some pictures of the most beautiful little man I have ever met.
Jun 4th, 2011 Posted in Aidan, Cali | one comment »
About 17 or 18 years ago, my Grammy Tasker got me interested in crocheting. She was always knitting and making afghans and sweaters for all her grand children and great grand children. Whenever I would come over to her house in the summer or after school to watch Price Is Right or Bonanza, she always had another project going. Her fingers would moved like lightning with those knitting needles!
The first blanket I started was with a super soft purple yarn and from that tiny square that she started for me, I ended up making a really large girly blanket, which I always thought would be for my baby girl. It was purple, pink, yellow and blue. I actually slept underneath it when I was home in March for my NH baby shower and was surprised how comfortable it was–not only was it the perfect weight, but it covered my entire body! I was never too adventurous when crocheting and always went around and around the center square so as a result, the blanket is a perfect square.
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Jun 1st, 2011 Posted in Aidan, Cali | no comment »
This coming Friday will be my last day at work. It has been so slow in our office these days that I have been going through my drawers and carefully combing my desk about a million times to make sure I don’t leave anything behind that I might need over the next 12 weeks.
The company I work for is pretty awesome when it comes to maternity leave. I get 2 weeks off before my due date, full pay, and an additional 10 weeks off after I deliver the baby–at full pay. A lot of businesses only offer 6-8 weeks and sometimes at partial pay! I have heard of some mothers-to-be who work up until their water breaks. My office is about 25 miles from home, which is 1.5 miles from my hospital, so I couldn’t imagine working until the very last minute–no way! Not if I don’t have to!
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May 10th, 2011 Posted in Aidan | no comment »
This week has been rough for me.
One morning at work, I was preparing my usual morning yogurt parfait where I scoop yogurt from a large tub into a cup. Then I take the cup back to my desk and mix in granola with flax. Yum! But back to the story…
On the fourth scoop, I somehow managed to miss the cup completely and plop yogurt on my hand and the kitchen counter. I said out loud, “Did that seriously just happen?” At that very moment, my work friend, Jennifer, was walking by and started busting up laughing. She saw the entire thing. And then I lost it and was laughing so hard that I started to cry (better than peeing!) and she exclaimed, “I did not see that!”
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May 6th, 2011 Posted in Aidan | no comment »
Last night was the first of a 3-class series of child birth classes. I am not making Ryan read any of the baby books during my pregnancy, but he does have to listen to me when I tell him baby-related and pregnancy-related things. However, Ryan is like most men and what I tell him goes in one ear and out the other.
I stated early on in my pregnancy that I wanted Ryan to attend these child birthing classes with me and he agreed, but mind you that was months and months ago. Now that May has arrived, I have pre-registered for 5 classes; 4 of which he has to attend with me.
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