A little piece of Heaven

We just can't get enough of our little guy! He is so precious. Last night started off really well...but he seems to have a wakeful period around 4 a.m. :-) He was up from 4 to 7 pretty much and has basically slept the rest of today. He is such a good baby, though, no complaining from me. Taylor is such a good help during the nights...around 6 a.m. I started poking Taylor to wake him up and told him he needed to rock his son to sleep and he got right out of bed and got him to sleep. Nana has been a huge help too, it's definitely nice to have her here. Today she was cleaning our house and was mopping and dusting...I hate to dust...so I told her she could come visit every month and I'd save all the dusting for her! :-) I'm sure she'll be out every month...butI don't think she'll dust!

We take Isaac to the doctor tomorrow...he's getting circumsized...I'll let you know how well I hold up or if I'll be crying more than Isaac! :-(

More pictures...

Day one at home!! Isaac is doing great and we survived our first night! He is just so adorable...I love him so much! I would write more but he's waking up and needs to eat, so that's my cue!

ISAAC TAYLOR HOUSLEY

Isaac Taylor Housley was born on Saturday, October 6, at 7:55 p.m. He weighed 7 lbs 12 oz and was 20 inches long.

He is so perfect!!! We love him dearly and we are both so excited to be home with our son! Long story short...we went to the hospital on Saturday just to pre-register and thought that since we were there we might as well see if I had progressed any. They hooked me up to a monitor and noticed that Isaac's heartbeat wasn't handling the contractions very well. At this point my contractions were every six minutes and after an hour they were every four minutes. So they monitored me for an hour and Taylor and I just watched conference to pass the time. After the hour of monitoring the nurse called the doctor to tell her what was happening and he thought everything was in my favor that they might as well induce me and get me going. (I was full term, I was starting to dilate, etc. etc...had I been 35-37 weeks they would not have induced me). So...they started me on potocin and weren't happy with what they were seeing. They put an internal monitor on Issac's head to more accurately know what his heartbeat was doing and then an hour later wanted to put an internal monitor on me to know what my contractions were doing. At this point they called the doctor on call to come in--he was sitting in the Priesthood session when this call came. Needless to say, he didn't feel comfortable letting me continue on my own and wanted to do a c-section. I was having some pretty good contractions at this point and was not a happy camper.

They wheeled me into the OR and gave me an intrathecal (not an epidural, but pretty much the same thing) and once that was in, I was much better! Everything went smooth with the rest of the surgery and recovery and we are home now with one sweet, happy, perfect little boy!! He is feeding really well and sleeps a lot and cries little. He is just adorable and we are so happy to have him here healthy. After this experience, I would definitely get an epidural or intrathecal on my next labor, and really the c-section was not that bad. I wasn't expecting it so that didn't make me happy, but it was fast and painless. The recovery has not been bad--I am up and moving today...sore, but not bad. I truly feel blessed to have this child and love him so much!! Taylor is amazing with him and loves being a dad! We love him so much!!!

I've been tagged!

There have been various “tags” floating around on my friend’s blogs. Thanks to Julie, I was finally singled out to complete one! And, the topic is "My husband." :)

What is his name? Taylor Kenneth Housley

How long have you been together? I met Taylor in August 2004, but since we've been together...January/February 2005 (it was official in February)

How long did you date? Well, we got married in December of 2005....so....about 11 months

How old is he? 24

Who eats more? Before I got pregnant or during? :-) Just kidding...Taylor eats more in one sitting, and I snack more (which is another pro about carrying a diaper bag...I can stash my snacks in there!).

Who said I love you first? Taylor...in my apartment complex's parking lot!

Who is taller? Taylor

Who sings better? Mmm.....me.

Who is smarter? Book smarts-me, street smarts-Taylor

Who does the laundry? Well after Taylor shrunk my clothes, he is never touching the laundry again. Sometimes I wonder if he did that on purpose... ;)

Who does the dishes? When I cook, Taylor does all of the dishes. It works out well :)

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Right now Taylor does, but that's because it's a straight shot for me to the bathroom when I sleep on the left--and trust me, that's a big deal in the middle of the night! Once Isaac gets here, we're switching sides so Taylor can be closer to the door.

Who pays the bills? Taylor

Who mows the lawn? HOA

Who cooks dinner? I do

Who drives when you are together? Taylor always drives

Who is more stubborn? Oh that's a good question...we both are stubborn, but I think I win.

Who is the first to admit when they're wrong? Oh I totally win this one.

Who kissed who first? Taylor kissed me first

Who asked who out? Haha...Taylor did ask me out first, but then I had to ask him out for Valentine's day...yes, pretty lame, therefore, I probably should explain. We were hanging out and I got a call from another guy and I knew he was going to ask if I was available for Valentine's Day, so I silently mouthed to Taylor, "Are we going out tomorrow?" And Taylor said yes so I feel like I technically asked Taylor out.

Who proposed? Taylor-of course. It was great and wonderful and about 2 years ago on September 28...:-)

Who is more sensitive? Um, definitely me, add pregnancy hormones and you have a scary, sensitive mixture

Who has more friends? Taylor definitely keeps in touch with more of his friends, but at this point, his friends are my friends and my friends are his, so it doesn't really matter.

Who has more siblings? Taylor--I have one, he has five

Who wears the pants in the family? Lame question. I'd say we both do. Although, again, the pregnancy hormones may play a role on more than one day, but we are equal.

I would like to tag:
Ali Stewart
Kellie Black
Cori Jeide
Holly Smith

Doctor Update

Another week means another doctor's appointment. Again, progress is still being made. In a nut shell: Isaac has dropped--funny side comment...the doctor is measuring my stomach and then is feeling where the baby is and goes "There's his head, he's dropped." And I, being the ever clever one, says, "How do you know?" Taylor starts laughing and the doctor just kind of looks at me and Taylor says, "Well that's what he went to school for..." DUH! That's not what I meant...I wanted to know what his head felt like, I wasn't questioning the doctor's comment...anyway, it was pretty funny. Back to the visit in a nut shell: so he's dropped, I'm still about 50 percent effaced, but I am dilated to 1.5 cm. Yahoo! What this means: probably nothing. But again, we're happy that progress is being made.

Ha ha...joke is on Taylor!!

Ah hahaha...I seriously think this is so funny. So...as I mentioned in the previous post, Friday was our "2 year proposal anniversary." Yes, I know it sounds weird to put it like that..."an anniversary"...but, whatever, that's how it's going to be. So, I leave for work on Friday morning and say good-bye to Taylor and say "guess what today is??" and he, being ever so smart-mouthed says "September 28" knowing full well what I was eluding to. So, I decided to have some fun with this.

I was sitting at work thinking about this and thought--there is NOTHING wrong with wanting to remember the day that we decided to get married. So I went to my co-workers for some ideas. (Ok, interjection...I find nothing wrong with remembering the day...now acting on it is probably a little much) But Taylor was being so stubborn about it when I would mention it that I thought I would make a BIG deal about it. So my co-workers and I came up with an idea--well the best that we could in ten minutes. I went to Albertson's and bought a BIG balloon in the shape of a heart that says "I Love You." And, side note, I make a lunch for Taylor everyday and take it to him at work, so I thought it would be HILARIOUS to tie this big ole balloon onto his brown sack lunch and surprise him. Yes, it was hilarious. Well, hilarious for me, not for him. I walked in and when he saw me he just shook his head, but when it clicked that I was doing it because it was our "2 year..." he about flipped out. I still can't get over the fact that he wouldn't take a picture with the balloon...come on! He was saying things like "You're not leaving that here..." "I'm going to pop it..." "If it happens to blow away, it's not my fault..." It was priceless!!

Taylor sends me an email later saying, "Men are not supposed to get balloons." My response was that it was either a balloon or flowers. Haha...the best part about this whole thing was that I was making a joke about the whole fact that I like to "remember" the day. Now, if Taylor would just go along with remembering the day and not giving me grief about it, he wouldn't have had to have the embarrassing display of receiving a balloon at work. Now, if he does this again next year, I'll have a singing telegram booked. :-)

2 Year Anniversary of our...

Today is our two-year anniversary of when Taylor proposed to me! Ahhh...cute. :-) I think it's fun to remember this day, I can remember it perfectly. And every time I remind Taylor of it he always shakes his head and goes "It must be a girl thing..." But I'll spare you all of the details of the proposal and enjoy it to myself. :-) Just note that today, two years ago, Taylor proposed. Now, two years later, we're preparing to have a baby.

Another bit of information...I came to the realization yesterday that I could never be on the TV show Fear Factor. Never. Before yesterday I thought I could do it, it's all a mind game, but after the incidents of yesterday I admitted to myself that I could never do it. I came home for lunch and there were literally a hundred, if not more, of whats called "Box Elder Bugs." Yuck. They may be harmless, but they are ugly critters. They look like miniature beetles, they're about half an inch long and are black with red on their backs. Yuck. Well, they were seriously plastered all over the front of our house along with the neighbors. ALL OVER. I pulled up and sat in the car looking at them, mustering the courage to go up to the front door. I literally got up half of the stairs and turned around and got back in my car. Laugh all you want but they were all over and they fly too! So, luckily Taylor's work is just down the street so I called him and went and got the garage door opener. Again, laugh all you want. (But to my defense, you weren't there, you didn't see how many there were, you're not pregnant, and it's not your house!! All I could think about was opening the front door and all the bugs coming in...yuck...I'm not as thin as I'd like to be--I can't just slip in through the door!) So, after getting the garage door opener I was able to get inside alright. :-) Taylor got home later and I called to see if the bugs were still there and he goes, "Yeah, and you're a wuss. They fly away when you walk up to them." Rude huh!?!? :-) No, I know I am sounding like a wuss and I probably shouldn't be admitting to all of this, but seriously, how would you react if you drove up and saw hundreds of these little black bugs all over??? When I got home at 5 they were all gone...I don't know what it was due to...we think the construction right next to us is the primary culprit...we'll see how today goes...

But yes, I would never make it on Fear Factor.

Doctor Update

Good news, I'm making progress!! I feel like the "Tortoise and the Hare" and I'm the Tortoise. I'm getting to the end...slowly! :-) I actually went into the doctor expecting no news, but we left with news, so that was pretty exciting. I am currently about 50 percent effaced, which is more than I thought. For those who don't know, you usually soften, efface, and then dilate. I am in the effacement stage and hopefully next week I will be more effaced with perhaps some dilation. The doctor said that being 50 percent effaced at 38 weeks as a first time mom is great. I feel very comforted in knowing that my body is doing what it needs to do all on its own. I am hoping my body will continue making the progress it needs to make so that I don't have to be induced or pushed along to make labor happen. Hopefully, if all goes well with my check up next week, we could be facing any day...meaning, if I am more effaced, starting to dilate and my cervix moves more anterior (I guess right now it is posterior and they want it to move more to the front--completely normal) by next week, then it could be any day...yahoo!!! Get this baby out of me, I am ready for him to be here!

BYU fans all the way

So, Taylor and I are such BYU fans that we went out and bought a digital box just so we could watch the BYU football game on Saturday! And let me tell you, it was SO worth it! We signed up for it and purchased it on Friday so we could watch the game Saturday...we were very excited! I don't know why I have started caring all of a sudden--well, don't get me wrong--I like watching the games but I didn't think I'd care if we couldn't watch it but for the last two games we've had to listen to it on the radio and it is definitely not the same. And for Taylor, he has a really good buddy who is a starter on BYU's defense, so it's extra fun for Taylor to watch the game. It's pretty funny to be sitting there watching and hear Taylor go "That a boy, Brian!"

This was one of our first weekends in a long time that we didn't have any set plans or anywhere we needed to be--it was FABULOUS! Taylor's dad and his wife came up Saturday afternoon and took us to dinner and then we watched a movie--it was a pretty good movie, I even stayed awake for the whole thing! Then it was a good Sunday accompanied with a good nap and Taylor's happy because the Dallas Cowboy's won last night. :-) See, I told you, it was a do-little weekend and it was great!

We did get the pack-n-play all set up--that was a productive moment. It's so nice, I'm almost as excited about the pack-n-play as I am about my diaper bag! :-) I am going to the doctor today...38 weeks and counting...I'll post an update on it later.