2 months ago
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Tyler Samuel Buchman is here!!
I am so excited to finally be able to share our wonderful story on how our little boy joined our lives last week! It also helps that I currently have a little baby sleeping in the Baby Bjorn strapped to my chest, so I finally found 2 hands to type with!
The adventure started last Saturday, July 16th with a "practice run" to the hospital. Let’s just say apparently my water did not yet break, but in fact the baby dropped, and I was reported to be about 3 cm dilated. I left the hospital on Saturday, with a mission to do as much walking as possible :) Unfortunately, for my parents before we found out it was a false alarm, they were already in the car driving up from Bellbrook. Fortunately, for me I now had more company for my walking mission! We went to the Wyandotte Art Fair Saturday afternoon and various stores on Sunday (Bed Bath & Beyond, Sam's Club, etc). Saturday, night I was having contracts about every 5 minutes, but they weren't painful, so I opted to stay away from the hospital with the concern of being sent home a second time :)
Sunday arrived, and I still didn't feel like the little baby was ready to make his appearance, so my parents headed back home that night.
After, the 3 cm report, and steadily increasing contracts, I did decided it would be wise to work from home, here on out instead of doing the 45 min drive to the office. All Monday, I continued to have steadily increasing contracts about 10-15 minutes apart, but still wasn't convinced. I also had a Dr. visit on Monday, where I was reported to be 3-4 cm dilated, and he stated he would be very surprise if I made it another few days :) I called my mom, and told her to plan to come up Wednesday night! (I then called her later in the day, and told her maybe she should be more on standby.) We also had it set up with our wonderful neighbor to be on call for any 2 a.m. phone calls to watch Brooke in the middle of the night.
Now for the fun! Around 1:00 a.m. Tuesday morning, as I was still timing my contracts, I now noticed they were in fact only 3-5 minutes apart, and growing quickly in intensity. I had it in my mind I would make it to 7 a.m. so we could just take Brooke to daycare, but at this point, I decided to wake Nick up around 2 a.m. to let him know it was TIME TO GO!! We dropped Brooke off at the neighbors at 2:45 a.m., and arrived at the hospital around 3:19 a.m. (Yes, at this point Nick had his notebook to record all the different times, so I could get my birthing story just right!)
We were up in triage by 3:30 a.m., and they started to do my blood work around 3:45 a.m., as I didn't want to miss my opportunity for my epidural, and they were also very sure I wasn't going to be sent home this time :)
I was now 4-5 cm dilated at 4 a.m., and was finally transfer to my birthing room at 4:30 a.m. According to the "notes" I also pee'd at 4:17 a.m., I guess this is Nick's way of having fun with the notes. The epidural was started at 5:19 a.m., and I was now loving life once again! Just as we got all cozy in our beds, and ready to relax for the next few hours, my water broke at 5:57 a.m., and they checked me at 6:12 a.m. to report I was now 6+ cm.
My parents received the phone call at 2:45 a.m. this morning that my contracts had been 3-5 minutes apart, and we were on our way to the hospital. They jumped in their car once again for the 3 hr drive up to Flat Rock, with my dad being wide awake after a "five hour energy shot". They arrived at the hospital at 7:00 a.m., just in time for the fun!
7:40 a.m. I decided it was time for a little make-up :) and by 8:09 a.m. they reported I was fully dilated and ready to go!! We got a very funny video of the nurse having me to "practice pushes", stating the baby was now crowning, and then walking out of the room! My dad announced at this point, it looked like Nick would be catching after all :) My doctor finally ran in the room at 8:33 a.m., and yes literally ran, as they were on the phone with him hearing "I can see the hospital", "I'm in the building & on my way up". Fortunately, the epidural was working so well, I wasn't in any pain, and ok to wait. So once my doctor showed up at 8:33, and a few pushes later Tyler was born at 8:36 a.m.!!
Tyler Samuel Buchman weighed 8 lbs, 6 oz and measured 21" long. We picked the middle name Samuel after both the bible story of Hannah & her son Samuel, and my Great Grandfather, Samuel. Tyler was just a name we both liked.
Day #1 with our new little boy!
A very proud daddy!
Brooke has been talking, talking, talking "baby, baby, baby" for months now. Her expression was just priceless when she finally got to meet her little brother. She now wakes up each morning, saying "baby ?", and runs to go find him. Thanks to daycare, she already knows she has to be gentle, and isn't allowed to touch the baby.
Grandma gave her, her own little baby to bring with her to the hospital as well.
Our first family picture, as you can see we couldn't actually get Brooke to look at the camera.
Grandma & Grandpa and two of their grandbabies! They are now up to 6 total!! Its amazing what can change in only a few years.
The adventure started last Saturday, July 16th with a "practice run" to the hospital. Let’s just say apparently my water did not yet break, but in fact the baby dropped, and I was reported to be about 3 cm dilated. I left the hospital on Saturday, with a mission to do as much walking as possible :) Unfortunately, for my parents before we found out it was a false alarm, they were already in the car driving up from Bellbrook. Fortunately, for me I now had more company for my walking mission! We went to the Wyandotte Art Fair Saturday afternoon and various stores on Sunday (Bed Bath & Beyond, Sam's Club, etc). Saturday, night I was having contracts about every 5 minutes, but they weren't painful, so I opted to stay away from the hospital with the concern of being sent home a second time :)
Sunday arrived, and I still didn't feel like the little baby was ready to make his appearance, so my parents headed back home that night.
After, the 3 cm report, and steadily increasing contracts, I did decided it would be wise to work from home, here on out instead of doing the 45 min drive to the office. All Monday, I continued to have steadily increasing contracts about 10-15 minutes apart, but still wasn't convinced. I also had a Dr. visit on Monday, where I was reported to be 3-4 cm dilated, and he stated he would be very surprise if I made it another few days :) I called my mom, and told her to plan to come up Wednesday night! (I then called her later in the day, and told her maybe she should be more on standby.) We also had it set up with our wonderful neighbor to be on call for any 2 a.m. phone calls to watch Brooke in the middle of the night.
Now for the fun! Around 1:00 a.m. Tuesday morning, as I was still timing my contracts, I now noticed they were in fact only 3-5 minutes apart, and growing quickly in intensity. I had it in my mind I would make it to 7 a.m. so we could just take Brooke to daycare, but at this point, I decided to wake Nick up around 2 a.m. to let him know it was TIME TO GO!! We dropped Brooke off at the neighbors at 2:45 a.m., and arrived at the hospital around 3:19 a.m. (Yes, at this point Nick had his notebook to record all the different times, so I could get my birthing story just right!)
We were up in triage by 3:30 a.m., and they started to do my blood work around 3:45 a.m., as I didn't want to miss my opportunity for my epidural, and they were also very sure I wasn't going to be sent home this time :)
I was now 4-5 cm dilated at 4 a.m., and was finally transfer to my birthing room at 4:30 a.m. According to the "notes" I also pee'd at 4:17 a.m., I guess this is Nick's way of having fun with the notes. The epidural was started at 5:19 a.m., and I was now loving life once again! Just as we got all cozy in our beds, and ready to relax for the next few hours, my water broke at 5:57 a.m., and they checked me at 6:12 a.m. to report I was now 6+ cm.
My parents received the phone call at 2:45 a.m. this morning that my contracts had been 3-5 minutes apart, and we were on our way to the hospital. They jumped in their car once again for the 3 hr drive up to Flat Rock, with my dad being wide awake after a "five hour energy shot". They arrived at the hospital at 7:00 a.m., just in time for the fun!
7:40 a.m. I decided it was time for a little make-up :) and by 8:09 a.m. they reported I was fully dilated and ready to go!! We got a very funny video of the nurse having me to "practice pushes", stating the baby was now crowning, and then walking out of the room! My dad announced at this point, it looked like Nick would be catching after all :) My doctor finally ran in the room at 8:33 a.m., and yes literally ran, as they were on the phone with him hearing "I can see the hospital", "I'm in the building & on my way up". Fortunately, the epidural was working so well, I wasn't in any pain, and ok to wait. So once my doctor showed up at 8:33, and a few pushes later Tyler was born at 8:36 a.m.!!
Tyler Samuel Buchman weighed 8 lbs, 6 oz and measured 21" long. We picked the middle name Samuel after both the bible story of Hannah & her son Samuel, and my Great Grandfather, Samuel. Tyler was just a name we both liked.
Day #1 with our new little boy!
A very proud daddy!
Brooke has been talking, talking, talking "baby, baby, baby" for months now. Her expression was just priceless when she finally got to meet her little brother. She now wakes up each morning, saying "baby ?", and runs to go find him. Thanks to daycare, she already knows she has to be gentle, and isn't allowed to touch the baby.
Grandma gave her, her own little baby to bring with her to the hospital as well.
Our first family picture, as you can see we couldn't actually get Brooke to look at the camera.
Grandma & Grandpa and two of their grandbabies! They are now up to 6 total!! Its amazing what can change in only a few years.
Grandpa obviously excited for another grandson! Tyler makes #2.
Ice chips for Brooke to keep her happy!
On Wednesday, after only about 36 hours at the hospital we decided to head home around 3:00 p.m. I know Nick was excited to not have to sleep in the hospital chair another night, plus it was nice to be able to be home with Brooke again.
Ice chips for Brooke to keep her happy!
On Wednesday, after only about 36 hours at the hospital we decided to head home around 3:00 p.m. I know Nick was excited to not have to sleep in the hospital chair another night, plus it was nice to be able to be home with Brooke again.
Sunday, July 17, 2011
4th of July Pics!
So these pictures are a little out of order....but just too cute to not share! Hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July! We spent the day just relaxing, and spending some time at the nearby park!
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Happy Birthday Brooke!
Well as most people say, the time just flies by when you have kids! Two years ago, our world changed, as we were blessed with such an amazing little kiddo. She definitely lightens up any rooms she enters. Here we thought we would be teaching her so much these first two years, and in reality she has actually taught us so much. How to appreciate all the little things in life, stop and be fascinated by the simplest little things, patience, patience, patience, and just in general how special life really is.
Some of her favorite things include; playing outside with her buddies, taking her puppy for a walk, reading as much books as possible at night time, bubbles, babies, ravioli, milk & of course her bink.
Some of her dislikes include; cake & ice cream (I know it very crazy with me as a mom & the 5+ flavors in the freezer!), too many puppy kisses at once, playing in the water (she is getting better, but not nearly as excited as most kids!), the "wrong outfit, or shoes" (she is very, very insistent in picking out her clothes & shoes each morning.).
We had a wonderful time celebrating her birthday. Nothing too crazy, but lots of fun spending quality time with a little girl!
She brought in cupcakes to daycare for her birthday. (Nice egg free recipe, which actually tasted pretty good.)
It was challenging as usual to get her sign pictures, but this month all we needed was a bag of straws to distract her with and get her to smile! Who would have guessed the best toys include large boxes & a bag of straws!?!?
A big birthday hug from dada!
And a big hug from mama...I guess a big belly to go with it too!
Brooke was very excited to get a B. I. B. (Brooke Isabella Buchman) from our friends Carolyn & Jay!
And I made her a very special Elmo cake! Once again without egg, however she really only wanted to lick the icing. O'well. It was still fun to make, and nice to know she could have eaten it if she wanted to!
She loved sticking her finger in Elmo's nose!
Then it was off to open presents with Grandma & Grandpa S, who came up to visit for the weekend!
A new silly towel for bath time!
Happy, Happy Birthday to our little girl! The last two years have been a blast, and we can't wait to see what the future ones will bring!
Some of her favorite things include; playing outside with her buddies, taking her puppy for a walk, reading as much books as possible at night time, bubbles, babies, ravioli, milk & of course her bink.
Some of her dislikes include; cake & ice cream (I know it very crazy with me as a mom & the 5+ flavors in the freezer!), too many puppy kisses at once, playing in the water (she is getting better, but not nearly as excited as most kids!), the "wrong outfit, or shoes" (she is very, very insistent in picking out her clothes & shoes each morning.).
We had a wonderful time celebrating her birthday. Nothing too crazy, but lots of fun spending quality time with a little girl!
She brought in cupcakes to daycare for her birthday. (Nice egg free recipe, which actually tasted pretty good.)
It was challenging as usual to get her sign pictures, but this month all we needed was a bag of straws to distract her with and get her to smile! Who would have guessed the best toys include large boxes & a bag of straws!?!?
A big birthday hug from dada!
And a big hug from mama...I guess a big belly to go with it too!
Brooke was very excited to get a B. I. B. (Brooke Isabella Buchman) from our friends Carolyn & Jay!
And I made her a very special Elmo cake! Once again without egg, however she really only wanted to lick the icing. O'well. It was still fun to make, and nice to know she could have eaten it if she wanted to!
She loved sticking her finger in Elmo's nose!
Then it was off to open presents with Grandma & Grandpa S, who came up to visit for the weekend!A new silly towel for bath time!
Happy, Happy Birthday to our little girl! The last two years have been a blast, and we can't wait to see what the future ones will bring!
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Our little Squashed Baby
Based on the fact I am measuring a few weeks ahead, and the Buchman family is known to have big babies (ex. Bob was born at 11 lbs 3 oz!), I was able to get a "weight / size" ultra sound today. Probably would have been better to wait a week or so, but since Nick was off work this week, it was nice to make it a fun event!
The ultra sound tech confirmed, once again its definitely a boy without a doubt, and everything was looking good. She estimated the weight around 7 lbs 10 oz, but there is a +/- 1 lb error with this. It was fun watching her measure the head, arms, legs, belly, etc to get the weight estimate. She said he already looks like he has some nice chubby cheeks too!
I am still guessing there is a good chance this little guy will still be in there after the due date, but I guess we will see. This Sunday will be 38 weeks!
The ultra sound tech confirmed, once again its definitely a boy without a doubt, and everything was looking good. She estimated the weight around 7 lbs 10 oz, but there is a +/- 1 lb error with this. It was fun watching her measure the head, arms, legs, belly, etc to get the weight estimate. She said he already looks like he has some nice chubby cheeks too!
I am still guessing there is a good chance this little guy will still be in there after the due date, but I guess we will see. This Sunday will be 38 weeks!
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Monday, July 4, 2011
Sunday Church Pics!
After church on Sunday, we all headed out for some great family pictures!
Grandpa & Brooke! This pic will look great in the "Grandpa & Me" frame :)
Grandpa & Brooke! This pic will look great in the "Grandpa & Me" frame :)
Here are a few pics of Brooke having fun with Shelly! (aka "Shewy") Its a lot of fun watching the two interact together!
Visit with Grandma & Grandpa B.
Grandma & Grandpa B. drove up for the weekend to hang out & spend some time with Brooke (and us....I think) before Baby B. arrives. They brought up some very fun presents for Brooke for her Birthday, which included some new sunglasses & her very own book bag! She loved filling it with her toys & walking around the house.
The afternoon entertainment consisted of Brooke playing in her swimming pool in the back yard. The weather was 90+ deg, therefore a great day to just play in the water, and enjoy the sun! Brooke needed a little bit of coaching on how to get in the pool, so Shelly decided to give her a few pointers...
The afternoon entertainment consisted of Brooke playing in her swimming pool in the back yard. The weather was 90+ deg, therefore a great day to just play in the water, and enjoy the sun! Brooke needed a little bit of coaching on how to get in the pool, so Shelly decided to give her a few pointers...
Come on in Brooke the water is great!
Then with a helping hand from Grandma, she was in the pool!
After all the convincing about the pool, she was all smiles, and really started to turn into a water baby!
After a little while in the small pool, it was time to upgrade to the "big" one! Brooke's friend Chloe joined in on the fun!
Nice little break to read a magazine with Grandpa.
Then with a helping hand from Grandma, she was in the pool!
After all the convincing about the pool, she was all smiles, and really started to turn into a water baby!
After a little while in the small pool, it was time to upgrade to the "big" one! Brooke's friend Chloe joined in on the fun!
Nice little break to read a magazine with Grandpa.
Brooke may not be a fan of ice cream, but she sure does love popsicles!
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