One month....and counting

We took Hunter to his one month check up, and he is a big boy.
Weight 10 pounds 10 ounces-65 percentile
Height 23 inches-73 percentile
He had a couple really hard days after his circumcision, but since then he has been pretty happy. We love having him, and enjoy watching him become more aware of things around him. We've gotten a several smiles out of him. I can't wait until he laughs and smiles consistently.

Jason and I are doing well. I am almost finished with school this semester. It is over on Tuesday, and then I'll have a month home with Jason and Hunter! Jason is having fun staying at home and taking care of the little guy. I do think he is excited to start working and going to school next semester. He just wants to keep going with school, so he can finish and start providing for our family.

Anyway for those people who want to see some pictures of Hunter here you go. (Warning: picture overload.)



I'm looking a little rough around the edges:)


Bath time.....sometimes he enjoys it, other times he hates it.


Grandpa Burdick and Hunter. They had fun lounging around and watching the Suns basketball game.


I didn't get a lot of pictures during Thanksgiving, but I did get some with Hunter's great grandma Peggy! They were so cute together.


The little guy in his car seat ready to go to SJ for thanksgiving.


This is what I have to leave on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings.


Thanks for the Halloween onesie Melissa. We never did get him in it on Halloween, but I did put him in it a couple weeks later.

The latest

We have been so blessed with Hunter in our family. He is such a sweet little boy. Things are going well. I started going back to school last week. It has been hard trying to get situated with all the changes, but it's not impossible. I start missing him so much during the school day, and feel like a bad mom because I don't stay at home all the time. But then I try to remind myself that my mom worked full time and I think she is the greatest mom around. So that makes me feel a little less guilty. Then the fact that Jason gets to stay home with him helps a lot too. It's so great that they get some bonding time. Jason is such an amazing dad. He is always willing to help and loves Hunter so much. I am so grateful for him and everything that he does for us.

Things have been going really well for us, but yesterday was pretty rough. We took Hunter to get circumcised, and I'll say this to future mothers who get their sons circumcised do NOT sit in the room! I wanted to be there because I felt guilty about leaving him, so I decided to sit in the room. This was a HUGE mistake. I did not watch, but I heard him crying and I started crying with him. It was a traumatic experience for both of us (more so for him), so I was emotionally drained after. I
felt horrible. The first time I changed his diaper, after this whole ordeal went "down", I started crying again. I was so afraid that I would hurt him. I am never sitting in the room again for a circumcision.

Here are a few random pictures of him.


I love how big his pants are on him. He's getting bigger though, he's 9 pounds even!


Hunter and his cousin, Jacob.

Visit From Cousins

Melissa, Richard and the kids came over to visit yesterday. They were so nice to bring us some food from Applebees. We are so grateful for it. So Hunter got to hang out with a couple of his cousins. Arwen and Jackson kept giving him kisses and wanting to hold him. They knew they had to wash their hands before touching him. Arwen touched the wall right after washing her hands and went back to wash them. We were all laughing because she thought she couldn't touch anything after washing her hands. Anyway here are some pictures of Hunter, Arwen and Jackson. Sorry that we didn't get any pictures of you Melissa and Richard. Arwen and Jackson were just so cute holding Hunter.

Hunter's First Week Home

This week has been filled with sleeping whenever possible, holding Hunter whenever he's awake, changing diapers, trying to adjust to a new life, enjoying my time off school, trying to recover from pushing this little guy out, watching aunts, uncles, cousins, grandmas and grandpa interacting with Hunter, doing homework here and there, the list goes on and on. It has been an exciting week. Hunter is the sweetest little boy. He has not had any more times where he has struggled breathing, and we are very happy about that. He does have jaundice, and we are hoping that it goes away soon. It seems to be getting better. Here are some pictures of Hunter and his first week at home.

He's Here!

So Hunter is finally here. It was a long day, but it was definitely worth it! Jason and I went into the hospital Tuesday night at 8, so that I could get a low dose of pitocin to open me up since I wasn't even dialated. Then at about 8:00 on Wednesday morning my doctor came in, and found that I was dialated to a 1 and 1/2. She decided to start inducing me. So they began upping my dosage. They checked me again later and I was at a 3. So my doctor broke my water, and I was so excited because I knew that he would be joining us in 24 hours for sure. When they checked me a little later I hadn't dialated much, and Jason and I became worried that I would have to get a C-Section. I became discouraged because it felt like I had been going through the pain for nothing. I decided to get an epidural, and when they checked me again I was dialated to a 5 and my nurse helped me along to about a 7. It seemed to really speed up after that, and I started pushing at about 1:45 and Hunter was born about 45 minutes later at 2:30 am on October 29. He weighed 7 pounds 13 ounces, and was 21 inches long. It was such an awesome experience for me, and I am so grateful to my Heavenly Father for this beautiful little boy.

Hunter did have a little trouble breathing when he was first born. There was about 4 times where he was turning a bluish color because he wasn't breathing. It was so scary to see him having trouble, and they took him to the NICU for about 30 hours just to keep an eye on him. He is doing a lot better now, and he is so cute! We love him so much!

Feelings......

I have about three weeks until this little guy (hopefully it's a guy) is born. I just wanted to get on here and jot down a few emotions that I am going through at this point. After that I should follow my husband's advice and go to sleep because I have to wake up at 5:30 tomorrow.
-nervous
-excited
-anxious
-overwhelmed
-happy
-unprepared
-impatient
-worried
-blessed
-content
-peaceful
-grateful
-loved
-amazed
.....so I am feeling pretty much every emotion in the book. It's crazy because no matter how hard I try to focus on my studies, each day that the baby's due date comes closer, the harder it is to focus on school. I am constantly thinking about this baby inside me, and how is going to look. I am really excited to see his personality. In my opinion, that is what makes a kid cute or not. So, I'm daydreaming about him nonstop in class. I'm really hoping that I'll be able to keep up in school after he is born. I go to school with the greatest group of people, so I know they will help me anyway they can. Which brings me to the next point of this post. I just really want to say how grateful we are to everyone who has helped us get prepared for this little one. We have been so blessed by Heavenly Father through all of you! We have the basics and more, so thank you all! We love you guys and will be putting pictures up of our family's brand new edition within the month, so keep a look out. Also, if you guys could keep me in your prayers. I am hoping to return to school a week or two after having the baby. I am going to need a lot of prayers to not only help me physically, but also emotionally. It's going to be hard to leave him once he's born! Thanks and again we love you all!