Happy Father's Day!!

Happy Father's Day to our amazing fathers! and Happy Father's Day to Kevin! He's a daddy now! Kevin got the best father's day present ever too! We started moving in to our house this weekend! We were joking the other night that he got the present that should have been mine... we had a closing date scheduled on Mother's Day weekend, but it didn't happen because a lien found on the house. So, it took a month and a half to clear up the lien. It was really frustrating going through it all and we complained a lot, but now that it's all done it's great!

We moved most of our stuff yesterday, the downside- its somewhere around 80 degrees with 80% humidity. Kevin and our friend Robbie were both completed drenched in sweat within 5 minutes of loading the truck. I felt so bad. It was just so hot and muggy and I couldn't help much because baby was being needy. Then, when we got to the house, I took baby up to one of rooms that was cleaner...but it was also the warmest because it was upstairs, and we didn't get the power turned on- ya. Wasn't the smartest idea, we just didn't think quick enough to have it turned on that day. It wouldn't have been as bad if it wasn't so crazy humid, but such is life eh? We're soooo very happy that Robbie and Brittany came to help us out. We have the best friends ever :-) It would have been crazy to try to move without their help.

Baby is cutting in Mommy's blogging time. We've got one hungry baby waking up from his nap. Later!

WE'VE CLOSED!!

IT FINALLY HAPPENED!!!!!!!!!! Kevin and I have closed on our house! Key is in hand!! Wooohoooo!!!! My camera batteries are all currently dead and our charger is MIA, so....pictures will follow as soon as we find it! Here is our new address:

7401 Greenfield St

Ypsilanti, MI 48197

Cameron is one week old today!

It's crazy how quickly time has passed. Cameron is already one week old!! Mom and Dad are doing a lot better as far as getting sleep goes! Cameron didn't wake us up until 4:00 this morning! I never thought I'd actually be happy about being woke up that early... Anyway, Cameron is stinkin' cute and we have so many more pictures to post! I know you all just want to see pictures, so we'll waste no time!

It's so fun to sit and play with him when he's awake and fed! 

Hungry babies are not happy babies...

We're all still a little tired. It makes for super cute daddy/baby time though! 

Cameron will just sit and stare at us, and every now and then we get a little side smile or smirk. He'll coo and sigh and smile in his sleep and it's so precious. Adorable. Love them both to pieces!

Cameron was being a little uncooperative when we were trying to change him, so he ended up with the onesie stuck on his head. The long sleeves were flopped over, so we tied them and turned him into turban baby!.... he didn't appreciate it much, but it was still cute! :)

This is one our most favorite pictures thus far!! This is what happens when you ask Dad to feed and dress the baby. He's all packed up and ready to go! I love all the pictures with his big eyes. Our little Cameron is such a tiny little guy that most of the clothes we have for him are a little on the big side. These pants are 3 month size, but we don't have many pants right now... this weekend, garage sales here we come!! At least he's not scooting around yet, so he doesn't lose them very quickly.   :-)

Last night we dressed Cameron up in an outfit that Kevin wore as a baby. Best part of it, my parents have baby pictures of me...dressed in blue because I have two older brothers and my dad wouldn't my mom buy anything pink until I was born. This last picture on the left reminds me of my baby picture. I need to get some baby of Kevin and myself so that we can compare them for real!!

May 29th 2012, Baby Cameron's Arrival

So, Memorial Day itself wasn't quite what we expected it would be. Kelly and Arielle and their family were still visiting us, and planning to leave for home that afternoon. At about 4:15 in morning I woke up. My water had broke. It kind of freaked me out, because most of the stories I had heard were about crazy contractions all day, then going in to the hospital, then their water breaking. Ya, nope. I woke Kevin up and was like, "Uh, Kevin... my water just broke." He was wide awake in seconds and pacing around because he didn't know what to do. We called my doctor and went in to the hospital.

I was 2 cm and 80%. All this time I hadn't had a single contraction. The first contraction I can remember didn't come until around 6am. They started out as really mild cramps... but by 2 or 3 in the afternoon they had built up and were painful enough that I had to breath through them. They checked me and I hadn't dilated one bit. At that point, I decided that an epidural sounded like a wonderful idea. According to Kevin, I seemed like I was in a lot of pain, and then suddenly I was crazy happy loopy and I all I could tell him was that an epidural was the best thing in the whole world. Right after I got it, I had a crazy big contraction and didn't feel a thing. That was a happy moment. No matter how much medication they pumped through me though, I just wouldn't dilate. Around 1am, {so now it's no longer Memorial Day, and Kelly and Arielle are back AT home AND probably sleeping...an 8 hr drive...}everything kicks in to gear. I had finally fully dilated and was ready to push!! So, the nurses had me do a few practice pushes. Every time a contraction came, the baby's heartbeat slowed and everyone got concerned- which obviously doesn't help me and Kevin who are basically already freaking out. The doctor {Dr. Leland, who was filling in for my doctor, Dr. Flemming} was very calm and told us that we had three choices. I couldn't just push the baby out because it was too risky. They could use forceps, the vacuum, or do an emergency c-section. We opted for the forceps and baby came out one push later!

Talk about emotional overload! A, I'm completely exhausted just from being there all day. B, pain meds were slightly wearing off. C, everyone and their dog screaming at you to push can be semi-traumatic! Kevin was so great and held my hand through the whole thing. He helped me breath through the final contractions and told me when to push. Once Kevin saw the baby's head come out, he couldn't talk anymore. He tried to but, by the time he could, that baby was there in my lap and we were both just bawling. It was so amazing to see our little baby and hear him cry for the first time.

I can't even describe what it was like to hold our baby and see his big blue eyes staring back at us. It was so surreal. Our baby, Cameron Kevin James, was born at 2:17 am, May 29, 2012. He was 20.5 inches long, weighed 7 pounds 5 ounces, and peed on every nurse in the joint!

Now the part you've all been waiting for! The pictures of our darling baby boy....

This is how most of our day was spent....

Didn't feel that contraction! Woohoo!

He doesn't like being naked. He also has some pretty stealthy ninja arms! 

Kevin manned the camera.....Yup, it's a BOY!

He's been such a doll from the get-go. Love him!

Proud Parents!!

Sleepy daddy..... awake daddy!

Cuteness.

We love our cuddle bug!

He makes THE best faces :)

     

Playing with Mom.. wait, someone's taking pictures...hey!

LOVE HIM!!

Going home!!!

We're all home and adjusting well. The first couple days were a bit rough, but I can't say we didn't expect it. Cameron has been such a joy and we love him so much. I thought I knew what love was when I met Kevin, but having a baby adds on a whole other dimension that I wouldn't have been able to comprehend without experiencing it first hand. I love being a mom. Kevin loves being a dad. I love watching him play and cuddle with Cameron, it makes me so happy. I love our little family!!

Memorial Day Weekend

Memorial Day weekend was a pretty great weekend! Kelly and Arielle and their kids, Bridget, James, and Ian came to visit me and Kevin. We were hoping to be in our by then, but that didn't happen... so Kevin and I had fun rearranging our apartment so that we could fit everyone! It was tight, but it was so much fun to have my brother and his family's company!!

One afternoon, we went to the Hands On museum in Ann Arbor. It was really fun and reminded me of a place our family went in Seattle when I was younger.

This station was fun. I walked past it at first, then it made me laugh when I stopped. It was something to show your body heat. I just thought it was funny that baby showed up, so I had to snap a picture!

We stopped to watch the tornado. It was pretty cool to watch it start.

This was so cute I had to take a picture! You have to pedal so that the light turns on. James couldn't quite reach the pedals, so Bridget spun them for him. Precious.

It took a little while to get these kids into the ambulance! There were a bunch of pushy kids who kept jumping in, in front of Bridget and James- so by the time it cleared out a little, they were too nervous or scared to get in, and another slew of kids would come running in in front of them. Once they got in they had fun though! {Just as a side note: I've got to hand it to Arielle! James is such a wiggly little guy! It is so hard to get a non-blurry picture of him!}

Haha, got one of Kelly without him knowing! At least you can tell Kelly is actually hanging. Kevin looks like he's just kneeling on the ground.... and biting his shirt... {bad angle there, my bad!}

 It took a little bit for the kids to warm up to us, but Ian was totally my buddy by the time they left for home. I even got a {blurry} smile out of him!!

Make a bubble around you! This center was really good. Bridget's bubble stayed up really well! James didn't have the same luck... some random kid came running in seconds after I got this picture and popped his bubble! :( James didn't seem much effected, so I guess it was all good. It's fun how bubbles just never get old! It was so much fun to watch Bridget and James...can't wait til our little guy grows up!

This was the highlight of the trip! The ball room! This center was actually set up by Toyota engineers... we didn't realize that until after we had left. {That's probably a good thing, or Kevin would have been critiquing it instead of playing with it...} At the end, James found out how much fun it is to throw balls at dad...{see video}.... and last picture is how it all ended. :D

After we got back, we went swimming at our apartment's pool. The pool itself was sooo cold! Once you got in it got better, but it was still chilly. We transferred over to the {not-so-hot} hot tub and it was wonderful! James was a little hesitant to get in at first....that soon turned into drinking the water... ya... he's such a fun little guy!! We miss having them here! It was so great to have company! It was especially fun to spend time every night playing games! Kelly and Arielle come back!!!!! We can't wait til you can visit when we are in our new house! 

Sunday afternoon we had a bbq at Kay's house. The kids got along really well despite how shy they all are initially! It was great to sit and chat and eat Jason's bbq chicken, yum! While we were there Arielle told me about a friend of hers eating pineapple and then going into labor... there was pineapple....and I did partake! 

The weekend was supposed to end with seeing Kelly and his family off around noon on Memorial Day, and then heading off to bbq with friends from the ward... but MY WATER BROKE around 4:00 in the morning!! The next post goes more in to detail, but needless to say, I didn't get to see them off, but I did get to snag a hug from Arielle and say a quick goodbye as we left for the hospital. Read the next post to hear how the rest of our day went :)