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Summer 2012 Superpost
11 years ago
Monday, December 29, 2008
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Friday, December 19, 2008
Stinky Jackson!
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I was under the mistaken impression that newborn poo wasn't supposed to smell all that bad. Boy was I wrong!
Monday, December 8, 2008
Friday, December 5, 2008
Jackson is home!!!
Jackson finally came home yesterday, after 24 days in the NICU! Jamie also pointed out to me that yesterday was the 4 year anniversary of our first date, so it seems that December 4 is a good day for this family.
The highlight of the day was introducing Jack to Maggie. She wasn't really sure what to make of him, but she definitely seems to like him. She needs to learn that licking his hands is a no-no. I'm attaching a video...sorry it's sideways. I can't figure out how to rotate it. Just tilt your head ;)
We didn't get much sleep last night, but are just so thrilled to have Jack home that we don't care. He's a really loud sleeper (lots of cooing, groaning, gurling, etc) so that kept us up. Also, if Jack went more than 10 minutes without making noise, Jamie jumped out of bed to peer into the bassinet to make sure Jack was still breathing. It's so much fun being first time parents!
We took Jack to his first pediatrician appointment today and he weighed in at a whopping 7 lbs!
The highlight of the day was introducing Jack to Maggie. She wasn't really sure what to make of him, but she definitely seems to like him. She needs to learn that licking his hands is a no-no. I'm attaching a video...sorry it's sideways. I can't figure out how to rotate it. Just tilt your head ;)
We didn't get much sleep last night, but are just so thrilled to have Jack home that we don't care. He's a really loud sleeper (lots of cooing, groaning, gurling, etc) so that kept us up. Also, if Jack went more than 10 minutes without making noise, Jamie jumped out of bed to peer into the bassinet to make sure Jack was still breathing. It's so much fun being first time parents!
We took Jack to his first pediatrician appointment today and he weighed in at a whopping 7 lbs!
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Sunday, November 30, 2008
EARLY ARRIVAL!!!
Well, to say we were surprised by Mary's water breaking 5 weeks early should say a lot, if you know Mary, who's usually prepared, and a step ahead of chance. But, break it did, at 3:00 a.m. on November 8th. So off to the hopsital we went.
I won't go on about the details, but the short of it goes like this:
Water breaks; Mary wakes up Jamie; Jamie still thinks he's asleep.
We go to hospital, and are informed "oh yeah, she's 2 cm dilated, and 65% effaced. Jamie still doesn't know what these terms mean exactly, expecting to learn all about them at birthing class on November 9th. (more below).
We go to Labor & Delivery, but labor is stopped later that day.
Jamie walks over to the scheduled birthing class the next day, to tell them that, unfortunately, "we weren't going to make it." (Also, we wanted our money back.)
Mary gets moved to the "high risk unit," where she is told she will stay until her due date, or until the baby decides it's time, or until the docs decide the risk of infection is too high.
We get totally moved in. The docs THEN tell us the risk of infection is too high, and we're inducing that night. Nice.
The inducing does indeed happen that night, and we sleep through 13 hours of labor. Thank GOD for the epidural! (Jamie tried unsucessfully to get his own epidural several times).
JACKSON HENRY BUCK is born at 8:23 a.m., on November 11, 2008.
Little Jack has been in the NICU since his birthday. He's doing really well, and we're hoping spring him any day now!!
Here are some pictures to introduce you to Jack!
Love,
The Buck Family
I won't go on about the details, but the short of it goes like this:
Water breaks; Mary wakes up Jamie; Jamie still thinks he's asleep.
We go to hospital, and are informed "oh yeah, she's 2 cm dilated, and 65% effaced. Jamie still doesn't know what these terms mean exactly, expecting to learn all about them at birthing class on November 9th. (more below).
We go to Labor & Delivery, but labor is stopped later that day.
Jamie walks over to the scheduled birthing class the next day, to tell them that, unfortunately, "we weren't going to make it." (Also, we wanted our money back.)
Mary gets moved to the "high risk unit," where she is told she will stay until her due date, or until the baby decides it's time, or until the docs decide the risk of infection is too high.
We get totally moved in. The docs THEN tell us the risk of infection is too high, and we're inducing that night. Nice.
The inducing does indeed happen that night, and we sleep through 13 hours of labor. Thank GOD for the epidural! (Jamie tried unsucessfully to get his own epidural several times).
JACKSON HENRY BUCK is born at 8:23 a.m., on November 11, 2008.
Little Jack has been in the NICU since his birthday. He's doing really well, and we're hoping spring him any day now!!
Here are some pictures to introduce you to Jack!
Love,
The Buck Family
Sunday, November 2, 2008
33 weeks
At my sonogram early this week, the baby was estimated to weigh 4lbs 15 oz already...and I still have 7 weeks to go. My OB tells me that I am carrying a "gigantic" baby and joked with me that if he goes to term, we are going to have to figure some way to get this baby out of me.
PS...check out the Shrek hands.
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Karma?
Having had my catalytic converter stolen from beneath my 4Runner last year, along with an attempted theft of it in '04, I get a sick sense of pleasure out of this news story:
Man Crushed By Car In Salvage Yard
BALTIMORE -- Baltimore city police said a petty crime turned deadly for a man at a city junkyard. Police said two people were looking for parts from vehicles at a salvage yard in the 2800 block of Hawkins Point Road at about noon Friday when they saw a man lying under a car that had fallen when a jack he was using to lift the vehicle collapsed. Authorities said the victim was trying to steal a catalytic converter. Crews found the tools he was using to remove the part. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. His name has not yet been released.
Man Crushed By Car In Salvage Yard
BALTIMORE -- Baltimore city police said a petty crime turned deadly for a man at a city junkyard. Police said two people were looking for parts from vehicles at a salvage yard in the 2800 block of Hawkins Point Road at about noon Friday when they saw a man lying under a car that had fallen when a jack he was using to lift the vehicle collapsed. Authorities said the victim was trying to steal a catalytic converter. Crews found the tools he was using to remove the part. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. His name has not yet been released.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Sunday, September 21, 2008
The family that eats together...
gains weight together! I'm not the only fatty in the house. Maggie had her annual physical yesterday. She gained a whopping four pounds! I know that doesn't sound like much, but it is. Since she reached her adult weight at about a year old, she's consistently weighed 66 lbs, give or take only a few ounces. When she was last weighed in April, she was, as usual, 66 lbs. But yesterday she weighed in at 71 lbs. She still looks great, and 71 lbs is still perfectly healthy for a female lab. But the vet was a bit concerned about the speed with which she gained the weight. We still play chuck-it with her twice a day, so lack of exercise can't be blamed. I've simply been more indulgent with her. When I eat my Jello No-Bake Cheesecake or ice cream (some might say at an alarming frequency), Maggie gets to lick the remnants. I guess things are going to have to change around here.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Breaking News: Family Dog Approves Pregnancy Diet
It should come as no surprise to anyone that Maggie absolutely approves of Mary's pregnancy cravings, specifically, her daily dessert requirement. Maggie will sit quietly next to Mary on the couch, or the floor, or pretty much anywhere that allows her to keep an eye on Mary's progress with whatever the dessert of the day is. Most often it's cheese cake and whipped cream (left), or ice cream (above). Maggie's favorite ice cream appears to be Butterfinger.
Monday, September 8, 2008
99 days til the due date....
It doesn't sound like a lot, but it sure feels that way! I'm not really that big or uncomfortable yet, I'm just ready for the baby to be here. This also means that I have approximately 99 more nights of sleep left, so I better enjoy it while it lasts. Looking at it that way makes the wait seem a bit less difficult.
Friday, September 5, 2008
How far along are you?
(Warning: this post will be really boring to you if you don't have baby brain)
How far along are you? It's a question I get asked all the time. It seems like it would be such an easy question to answer, but it's not! Ask any pregnant woman and she will know precisely how far along she is, down to the day (maybe even down to the hour, if you're like me). Pregnant women, and their doctors, date pregnancies in terms of weeks and days. For example, today I am 25 weeks and 3 days along. But if someone not familiar with pregnancy asks me, and I tell them that I'm 25 weeks, they'll immediately ask me "well how many months is that?"
Now, I have to back up a second and state that my due date is up for debate. If you go by my last period, as doctors usually do, my due date would be somewhere around December 9th. But since we were trying to conceive and I know exactly when it happened, I knew that date would be about a week off based on a screwy cycle. At our very first ultrasound at 6 weeks and 3 days along, I was told that my due date was December 20. However, for some reason the tech wrote down that my due date was December 21, so that's what my doctor has listed as my current due date. However, at every single ultrasound I've had since then (the grand total so far is 8, with plenty more to go) the baby has measured to be closely on target with the estimated due date based on conception, putting him due sometime between December 16 and 18. But the doctor hasn't changed my official due date yet. I'm going with December 16 since I fully intend to have this baby by then.
Then, depending on which pregnancy book you read, you never really know how many months along you are. To greatly complicate matters, there's the whole 10 month pregnancy concept that so many people (often men, I've noticed) do not understand. I didn't get it myself until I got the "Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy" book, which explained it for me. The Mayo Clinic book subscribes to the 10 month pregnancy idea, so according to them I just started my 7th month of pregnancy (weeks 25 to 28). However, according to one of my other pregnancy books (I have like 8 of them), "What to Expect When You're Expecting," I'm still in my 6th month, and will be for another week and a half (weeks 23 to 27).
I'm sorry if that was really boring and/or confusing. It's just something I think about at least daily when I get asked how far along I am. And since this is my blog, I get to write about whatever I feel like!
On another note, Jamie and I will be spending our day tomorrow at the hospital in an "Infant Care" workshop. Having babysat all through high school and college, I'm pretty familiar with the basics of how to care for a baby. But I've never been the primary caregiver for anything other than a certain yellow labrador, so I figured it may be a good idea to take a refresher course. Apparently we're going to learn all about bathing, feeding, when to call the doctor, how to administer medicine, etc. Jamie just asked me, quite enthusiastically, if he was going to learn how to change a diaper tomorrow. It's so wonderful to have a husband who's just as excited about having this baby as I am :)
How far along are you? It's a question I get asked all the time. It seems like it would be such an easy question to answer, but it's not! Ask any pregnant woman and she will know precisely how far along she is, down to the day (maybe even down to the hour, if you're like me). Pregnant women, and their doctors, date pregnancies in terms of weeks and days. For example, today I am 25 weeks and 3 days along. But if someone not familiar with pregnancy asks me, and I tell them that I'm 25 weeks, they'll immediately ask me "well how many months is that?"
Now, I have to back up a second and state that my due date is up for debate. If you go by my last period, as doctors usually do, my due date would be somewhere around December 9th. But since we were trying to conceive and I know exactly when it happened, I knew that date would be about a week off based on a screwy cycle. At our very first ultrasound at 6 weeks and 3 days along, I was told that my due date was December 20. However, for some reason the tech wrote down that my due date was December 21, so that's what my doctor has listed as my current due date. However, at every single ultrasound I've had since then (the grand total so far is 8, with plenty more to go) the baby has measured to be closely on target with the estimated due date based on conception, putting him due sometime between December 16 and 18. But the doctor hasn't changed my official due date yet. I'm going with December 16 since I fully intend to have this baby by then.
Then, depending on which pregnancy book you read, you never really know how many months along you are. To greatly complicate matters, there's the whole 10 month pregnancy concept that so many people (often men, I've noticed) do not understand. I didn't get it myself until I got the "Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy" book, which explained it for me. The Mayo Clinic book subscribes to the 10 month pregnancy idea, so according to them I just started my 7th month of pregnancy (weeks 25 to 28). However, according to one of my other pregnancy books (I have like 8 of them), "What to Expect When You're Expecting," I'm still in my 6th month, and will be for another week and a half (weeks 23 to 27).
I'm sorry if that was really boring and/or confusing. It's just something I think about at least daily when I get asked how far along I am. And since this is my blog, I get to write about whatever I feel like!
On another note, Jamie and I will be spending our day tomorrow at the hospital in an "Infant Care" workshop. Having babysat all through high school and college, I'm pretty familiar with the basics of how to care for a baby. But I've never been the primary caregiver for anything other than a certain yellow labrador, so I figured it may be a good idea to take a refresher course. Apparently we're going to learn all about bathing, feeding, when to call the doctor, how to administer medicine, etc. Jamie just asked me, quite enthusiastically, if he was going to learn how to change a diaper tomorrow. It's so wonderful to have a husband who's just as excited about having this baby as I am :)
Monday, September 1, 2008
Whatever keeps her happy works for me!!
I was working at my "shop" in the basement when Mary came in and asked me for an extension cord. Without thinking about what she might need it for, I opened the drawer in my (incredibly well organized) tool chest, and produced the cord. Soon after she left with the cord, I heard, almost felt, this strange humming vibrating sound emanating form above. As I came upstairs, I was presented with this scene, and went immediately for the camera.
"Secrets of the Baby Whisperer," a vibrating, bubbling foot massager, and a giant comfy chair...
...works for me!!
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Madam State
So I started my new job as a prosecutor yesterday. I got a badge and everything, so I'm pretty official. So far so good. I'm assigned to early resolution court, which basically deals with victimless crimes like trespassing, simple drug possession, prostitution, etc. The caseload doesn't seem like it'll be to bad (about 150 cases a day and somehow that's actually manageable), and it seems like a fun way to start to learn how to be a good prosecutor. I am stressing about the maternity leave issue though. FMLA will not apply to me since I just started the job Monday and FMLA's benefits are only for employees who have been continuously employed for 12 months at the time the leave is to be taken. I was really hoping to have 12 weeks off to bond with the little guy, but now it looks like the medically necessary 6-8 weeks might be all I get. I know it'll all work itself out, but it definitely keeps me up at night for now. Anyway, that's the news this week!
Saturday, August 23, 2008
23 weeks
23 weeks and definitely getting bigger! My swollen fingers outgrew my wedding rings weeks ago (the ones on my finger in this picture are from a kiosk in the mall and haven't turned my finger green yet.) Fortunately my feet and ankles are not yet swollen. Baby is kicking and punching wildly all day and night. My OB tells me I have a "maniac" in there and says that we are definitely in for it with this child.
12 weeks
Some shots from the first half of my pregnancy. This one was taken in early June when I was 12 weeks along.
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