2 months old...

I can't believe how fast this past 2 months has gone! It is bittersweet! Bitter=he is getting so big, not a little newborn anymore, Sweet= his milestones! Smiles, talking, etc....

The past 2 months has been a rollercoaster. Mostly for me and recovery. It took me about 3 weeks to recover from having him. (ie. stiches and so forth has to heal) Plus I developed some other problems during the first three weeks...I would share what it is but it is TMI for all my viewers..lol. BUT then week 4 I got Mastitsis! That is soooo horrible. So it took me a week or so to heal from it, then BOOM I get a cold. Another week to heal. Then double BOOM, Mastitsis is back! On the other side!. Man can a woman get a break! She has a baby to care for! lol! So needless to say my body is not cooperating in the healthy department.

Seth on the other hand has been improving very much. At first he was a screamer. I think it is due to the fact we were underfeeding him, but with an increase in food, he has improved much. He still screams but mostly it is if we waited to long to feed him or he is extremely tired. He is smiling soooo much now and talking up a storm. We have a little IHOME 2Go (like a mini boom box that you put your ipod in) and we play music for him at night. So last night at the 1am feeding, I fed and I rocked him to sleep and as soon as I put him down he woke up. I put the music on and was singing along. He decided sleep can wait, and sang along baby style! It made my heart melt! Being a mom is really amazing! Everytime I look at him and I am sooo grateful that I have a healthy, happy baby!

Brett has been an amazing dad! He doesn't hesitate to change his diapers, which I am extremely grateful for! Luckily tho breastfed babies diapers are not as bad as formula fed ones. Brett LOVES being a daddy and Seth LOVES his daddy! We are truly a blessed family!

Seth's First Christmas!

Soo Seth turned 2 weeks old on Christmas Eve. We celebrated Christmas Eve by going down to my grandma's house in Orange County. Seth's first adventure out of the Antelope Valley! He did great on the way down there and back. He did get hungary toward the end of the ride down there, but thank the Lord we were minutes away from my grandma's!

For the first time in my life I did not stay on my mom and dad's house on Christmas Eve. It was a bittersweet moment. Sad cause I didn't wake up at my parents on Christmas but happy because I spent it with my little family! We did get up WAY early and headed to my parents house. We were there about 7am. Opened presents with the family and then headed over to Brett's parents house for our second christmas morning. OH yes, Santa brought Brett and I a new camera! We LOVE it!

We got to have 2 Christmas dinners...we were STUFFED by the end of the night..lol!

A Birth Story! (a little late but better than never!)

HOORAY!!! Seth Allyn made his entrance in the world on Dec 10, 2008 at 10:33am. He weighed 8lbs 1o oz and was 22 in long. What a last couple of weeks we have had! Let me tell you a little story...

So as you know Seth was due Dec 1st. Well Dec 1st came and went and he decided that was not the day he would come! My doctor then scheduled an induction date for Dec 8th, one week from my due date and just so happen to be my birthday! We anxiously awaited Dec 8th or were hoping that he would decided to come before then, but again he was not ready to come out so finally Dec 8th came. The way it worked with the hospital and induction is you are on a list and as long as they have enough staff and beds they call the list. I was told I was last on the list, so I expected to be called later in the day. So Monday we anxiously awaited the phone call. My doc office said that if they had not called me by noon to call the office so they could have me come in and monitor Seth to make sure he wasn't under any stress. Well noon came still no call so we went in to my doctor and Seth was perfect. So after that we didn't know what to do with ourselves, waiting is NO FUN! We ate, then decided there was no where we wanted to be, so headed home. I finally called the hospital to find out where I was on the list and come to find out they had not even called the first person on the list. The were BUSY. Later we found out they delivered 24 babies that day.


So Tuesday came and I tried to not get my hopes up that they would call right away. To distract ourselves we picked up Tristan and Jakob and headed to the mall. Then later Corryne and Greg joined us to walk around. We were there for awhile, like 11am to 3pm. At the end of our trip to the mall I called the hospital for a status check and was told I was next in line to be called! We were ecstatic and decided to go home and wait, but again I tried not to get to excited because all I know a rush of women could come in ready to have their babies and I would have to wait. So once home I was tired and went to lay down. About 4:20 pm WE GOT THE CALL! We jumped in the car (as it was already packed) and headed to evict Seth!!

LABOR:
We got into our room about 5pm. The nurse examined me and I was 2-3 cm, 60% effaced and -2 station. We had to wait for the doctor to examine me before they could administer pitocin. My doctor was being covered by another doctor but he was in surgery so we waited. Finally about 7:30pm he came in and checked me. I was the same. Pitocin was started about 8pm. About 12am I got the epidural. The anthesi0logist was going to be leaving to do a couple of surgeries and the said that they said it would be a couple of hours before he would return, so I took the opportunity to get it! IT IS AMAZING! I wasn't in excruciating pain, it just was very uncomfortable, but I knew it would only get worse.

From 12 am to 5pm I was dilated to 4cm but was progressing in the effacement and station stage then about 5:30 I was checked and was 7 cm, 90% effaced. By 6:30 I was completely dilated and ready to go. Unfortunately they wanted him to descend a little more before I started pushing so I wouldn't push forever. So from 6:30am to 8am I had to breathe thru the urges to push. At 8am I was finally able to push! THEN he got stuck on my pelvic bone, so it took me 2.5 hours to push him out. Talk about EXHAUSTING!!! Finally after what seemed like forever he was born! For one second I felt the relief of him being out then I got the most excruciating burning sensation down there. It was so bad I couldn't stop crying! (I know this is TMI but I had to get an epistomoy and he tore me so I had stitches). After what seemed like forever, the doctor was done fixing me up and I finally got to see Seth. Basically from the time I was "breathing thru the urges" till the moment I first held Seth (after the doctor fixed me up) my eyes were closed. It was my way of concentrating and focusing. So I didn't see him come out but I did hear his cries as I was crying (again while I was being fixed). When I finally got to see him and hold him it was amazing! We are sooooo happy and blessed he is finally here! What a long journey! Here are some pictures from the big day :)

Waiting to start the Pitocin

Breathing thru the urges to push

Just delivered

Momma and Baby Seth meeting outside the womb!

Daddy and Baby Seth meeting eachother!

Day 2 of Seth's life and going home day!!

Holding his head up! Such a strong boy!

Ready to go!

Just around the corner!!

It's been awhile since I last updated...so here it goes.



I am 39 weeks 5 days. I have been dialated to 2 cm and 75% effaced for 2 weeks. Doing all I can to aide Seth in getting here as quick as possible! The pressure, pains and hard time getting up has taken its toll. This last week they did an ultrasound and estimated his weight at 7lbs 7ounces. Hopefully he won't get much bigger. If he isn't here by Monday (his due date and my next doc appointment) then they will schedule induction date for a week later...which is MY BIRTHDAY! My mom said if he is born on my birthday she has to go buy a lottery ticket because what are the odds of having both of her daughters have their first child, boys, on their birthdays (Corryne had Tristan on her 21st birthday!). We shall see!



I went on maternity leave on November 3rd and became Jakob (my nephew's) day care provider till Seth is born. It has been great! Yes tiring but I LOVE that little guy so it is worth it to spend some time with him like I did Tristan when Tristan was a baby. Jakob is such a happy baby so it is easy to take care of him. He loves to smile and laugh and it just makes my day that much brighter! :)



Greg graduated from Culinary Arts School early this month. We are sooo very proud of him! Oh yes and my dad is doing good, PRAISE THE LORD! We are all sooo thankful he is still here with us.

This Thanksgiving was very nice and laid back. We had our first "Turkey Dinner" at 1pm with Brett's family. Then at 4pm we had our second with my family. Let's just say we were TOTALLY stuffed by the end of the day! My sister and I decided to hit the "Black Friday" sales. Yes I was up at 3am, out shopping at 4am. There was a few items I wanted but mostly I went to get LOTS of walking in. We shopped from 4am to about 12pm, with a breakfast break with our dad. Then I took like a 3 hour nap and went to Kohls and dinner with Brett around 5pm. We came home and decided to then decorate the inside of our home. I couldn't believe the energy spurt, but if gave me hope that JUST maybe Seth is coming, like within the next day or so, or maybe he is just giving me false hope.

I hope you all had a WONDERFUL Thanksgiving with your families.

34 weeks 3 days...

Almost there is what I keep telling myself :o) These last few weeks have been hard. He is getting bigger and I am more achy and tired. I have gotten to that part of the pregnancy where I don't sleep, I wake up all night long. Not because of Seth moving but because sleeping on my side causes pain to my body. So I am constantly turning from one side to the other. Thankfully I have one more work week and then maternity leave!!!

Oh yes, as of our last doctor's appointment (33 weeks), I am measuring a little over 2 weeks ahead! I gain no weight, although I think this next appointment I will have :o( The last 3 appointments I have see all 3 doctors in the office. The first and second agreed that if I continued to measure further along they would do an ultrasound to see how much the little guy is weighing. When I went to the last appointment I had to tell they doctor what the other 2 had said. He agreed and said if he was weighing on the heavier side that they would deliver early. YAHOO! But he said no use doing an ultrasound at that appointment because I am only 33 weeks and they can't deliver him then. So we'll see what happens at this next appointment next week. I will be 35 weeks and a baby is considered full term at 37 weeks. So hopefully Seth will be here if he is a big little guy around 38 weeks! That is my hope at least :):):) If so he'll be here just in time for Thanksgiving!

Here are a few pictures from my baby shower on October 11th. Oh yes I have another one this Saturday thrown by my lovely mother in law, sister in law and cousin in law!

Seth's bedding!

Blanket made by good friends of ours!

The cooks of the day...yes I help marinate the tri tip and chicken!

My mother in law and me!

My wonderful sister and the amazing diaper cake and deserts she made!

Baby Shower #1 & Family Update

SOOOO...last week defintely was an eventful, stressful and emotional week. Thank the Lord we made it thru okay!

The week started off with me having the stomach flu! Like in my previous post it was horrible and I wish that on no one, especially a 8 month pregnant lady!!!

Come Wednesday my boss found out that the business is not going so well and so the corporate office cut everyone hours in half! That was a surprise. Especially since the way Brett and I have it worked out my paycheck pays the rent! BUT Praise the Lord, He never leaves you stranded when you are faithful to him. He is my provider, my Jevoah Jirah and I know he will provide all of our needs! I was planning on leaving for maternity leave in the middle of November, but now that this has developed I decided to go ahead and take the full 4 weeks before Seth due date instead of 2. Today is our doctor's appointment and I am going to make sure that will work out.

Then Wednesday night I get a call from my sister. My dad is in the hospital in Florida (he was on a business trip). He has blood clots! My dad had not been feeling well, having a hard time breathing and so he went to Kaiser the week before and with the symptoms my dad described he was diagnosed with Asthma. At the time my dad's leg was not in pain. Well after the flight to Florida and a couple days there he had horrible pain in his leg and ended up going to the hospital. THANK THE LORD he did because it ended up he had blood clots in his legs, lungs and his coronary artery! The doctor was shocked he wasn't already doing CPR on my dad, if he didn't go to the hospital he would have had a massive heart attack that could have killed him, possibly even that night!

You think your parents are invincible and will always be there, but this was a reality check for sure! We almost lost my dad, and with Seth being here in approx a month and half! I am sooooo grateful that the Lord was with my dad and He allowed him more time here!!! I want Seth to know my dad and to be able to play ball with him, tristan, and jakob. To be able remember his Poppa Rick! So please keep my dad in your prayers, that the clots will melt away as I like to say and that he will not be on blood thinner the rest of his life (those are scary too!) I know anything is possible with the Lord! He is our healer too! Also please pray the the Lord will give the doctor out here wisdom to do all he can for my dad. In the 5 days my dad was there he lost sooo much weight, I almost didn't recongnize him!

Well Saturday we continued with the planned baby shower #1 and it was beautiful, and we were blessed. My sister did an amazing job at decorating and planning. My momma too even tho she was unable to be there (she flew out to Florida the next day after finding out my dad was in the hospital). I have a few pictures that I will have to add later. My mother in law, sister in law and cousin in law have planned another baby shower for us on the 25th and I thankfully my parents are back from Florida and can attend that one :)

In my 32 weeks of being pregnant...

I have not thrown up once! But as the clock struck 12 on the first day of my 32nd week I was in the bathroom thinking to my self...am I dying!?!?!?!

No not dying...just a bad case of the STOMACH FLU! Eww and gross!!

I haven't gotten sick like that in a couple of years. Maybe more than a couple years, like 2004 is the last time I was that sick...Of course it waits until I am pregnant and not just a few weeks pregnant but 32 weeks pregnant to hit me! I can honestly say that was a HORRIBLE experience! My poor baby would not stop moving all night long (due to massive noise coming from his mommies insides...) although I can say I was relieved he was moving so much because it did reassurre me that he was still hanging on despite the torture his mother was enduring! :o) Thank the Lord it was only the 24 hour bug. Now my poor husband has caught it. Lucky for him tho he isn't 32 weeks pregnant! LOL!

Let's see, since my last update we celebrated our 1 year anniversary. It was a nice relaxing weekend. Watched our nephews, went out to dinner, drove to Babies R Us and finished registering and bought our swing (so Jakob could be our guinna pig and test it out for us!) and ended the weekend relaxed and with a doctor's appointment. I am currently measuring 2 weeks ahead, so if I continue to measure that way there will be an ultrasound to check out Seth growth and weight which I hope means if he is getting too big....they will GET HIM OUT EARLY! But just my luck he will be 2 weeks late like his momma was :)

Looking forward to this Saturday, my first baby shower thrown by my mom and sister! Yay!! Then on the 25th my mom in law, sister-in-law and cousin in law are throwing me and Brett another shower for that whole side of the fam. I can't wait! Then after that it will be count down time! 5 weeks till D-Day!!!! Crazy! :)