Guess What??

Liam didn't sleep in our bed AT ALL last night! He slept in his pack n play the whole time and AJ and I both slept so much better. And after I'd nurse liam, he always went back to sleep right away in his own bed. That's where he is right now too...I feel like I have hope and won't have to resort to co-sleeping anymore. We'll see how tonight goes!

Oh, Liam and I started tummy time a couple of days ago and I think I have a strong boy at 2 weeks old already! He was lifting his head up and holding it up for a few seconds at a time. And he was on his knees trying to scoot forward...I couldn't actually get him to lay on his tummy! I think he liked tummy time because he didn't cry at all, just wanted to look around at everything. He's getting much more curious about things around him now too. He especially likes black and white things, like the lamp and the black picture frame on the wall above his changing area.

Anyway, he's sleeping, so I'd better get some things done while I have the chance. Talk to you all later!

Our Goofy Son

Our Goofy Son

Liam has decided that he really likes this tall black floor lamp we have. He is completely and utterly fascinated with it. So much so that if he's fussy and we can't get him to stop crying, we just sit down on the couch so he can see the lamp, and he'll totally stop crying and just stare at it. I kid you not. I highly recommend anyone who will be having a baby to go get one of these from Walmart...

And he'll smile at it and make all kinds of goofy faces at it. Needless to say, we love this lamp. In fact, we like it so much that we brought over the matching one and put it next to this one to see if he would like that even more.

Here are some pictures AJ took of Liam while he was staring at the lamp yesterday morning. And all of these pictures, except the last two, were taken while he was looking at the lamp.

The lamp from Liam's view



How he looks most of the time while transfixed with the lamp
















I LOVE this one!

More Liam Pictures

More Pictures of Liam

Taking Liam for his first walk (to the mailbox) in his Baby Bjorn



All huddled inside





Grandpa (AJ's dad) and Liam meet



Uncle Eric (AJ's brother)



Uncle Kristan (AJ's brother)



Great Grandma Torrey (my grandma) meeting Liam





Great Grandpa and Grandpa Torrey and Liam





Liam's first bath at home...
He liked sitting in the warm water, but not getting cleaned.



AJ putting oil on him...he really didn't like this part.



Katie (my good friend) meeting Liam





BIG yawn!





Swami Liam

Liam’s Birth Stats:

~Born at 12:46 pm September 12, 2007~

~20.5 inches long~

~Weighed 8 lbs, 13 oz.~

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Liam's Birth Story

I went into labor on Liam’s due date, September 11, 2oo7. At around 9:00 pm I realized that my stomach was cramping along with my contracting stomach. We started timing my contractions at 10:45, which started out being 10 minutes apart, then 7, and then they stayed constant at 5-6 minutes apart. Earlier that day around 11:15 am our doctor had stripped my membranes hoping that would bring on labor, and I guess it worked!

We stayed at home trying different positions and techniques to help me cope with the pain. We used the birth ball, I took a hot shower, AJ applied pressure on different parts of my body, especially my lower back. These all helped some, but the pain really started increasing around 3 or 4 am. We called the birth center and they suggested taking a warm bath and seeing if my contractions eased up then.

So I took a bath and it actually made my contractions hurt more and come one right after the other! It seems like after that they just got worse. By 6:00 am we called the birth center again and they said to come on in. AJ finished packing the last of our things and we got there by 6:30 am.

On Wednesday the 11^th I had been dilated 2 cm, but when we got to the hospital I was dilated 5 cm! And within a half hour I was 6 cm! So we had actually done most of the laboring part at home, and then I asked for an epidural because the contractions were getting too strong and too painful.

Once I got the epidural, I was great! At one point the epidural started to wear off and I could feel the contractions, but they gave me more and all was good again. It didn’t hurt anymore and we were all just sitting back and relaxing. We hadn’t slept at all the night before, so AJ and I both took a short nap. Our doula, Sara, was there too to help us out. It was a huge help having her there. If AJ needed to sleep or get food, he could do that while she stayed with me.

Around noon my mom and sister arrived and they came into the birthing room with us and just chatted for awhile. A half hour later the doctor, who was on her way to do a c-section, decided to check me and see how far along I was. I was fully dilated and she could feel the baby’s head. She wanted me to try pushing to see what would happen. So my mom and sister left the room, I pushed and his head was right there! She could actually see it!

The doctor left for a few minutes and when she came back, I pushed for five minutes, about seven pushes, and Liam was born! I watched the whole thing with a mirror they had up and it was pretty amazing. I held Liam right away and AJ held him too. It was probably the most incredible and emotional experience I’ve ever had. He was perfect and we thanked God that our baby had finally arrived all safe and healthy and strong.

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Pictures from the Hospital