Denver Stock Show - January 2012

Last month we were able to go to the National Western Stock Show that's in Denver every year. It is like the hugest fair you'll ever go to. We went to a rodeo and then walked around the booths and to see all the animals! it was a lot of fun and the kids sat through the long rodeo really well. Whitley loved the "crazy horses" that were "kickin the cowboys" and Craig was just content watching the whole thing, he is really such a good baby. It was a lot of fun to get out and do something and especially since I love rodeos!

recent pic's of Craig

 

I am desperately trying to stay caught up with Craigs scrapbooking since I'm already way behind with Whitley so here are a few I just finished! I sure do love this boy!

Craig's First Days

These were jut a few scrapbook pages I finished from the day Craig was born and a day old.  I wanted to keep the pages really simple and all about the pictures of my sweet craig. I can't believe he is almost 4 months old now, maybe I should put some more updated pictures on here :)

Craig Edward Calderwood & Birth Story

Here's a little update on our new sweet little baby! (Finally! :))

Birth Story
I'll try to make this long story short...So on tuesday the 19th I was scheduled to be induced because a couple days earlier at my 37 week apt I was 4 cm and 90% effaced. Over the weekend I felt like nothing was even happening so I didn't really want to rush into an induction (because we all know they are easier inside and out no matter how uncomfortable I was). So before going to the hospital I had decided I wanted to be checked first and if I hadn't made any progress I wanted to wait a couple more days. It turned out I was still a 4 and the Dr said it was my decision to go in or wait, I decided to wait. I didn't want another NICU baby and I was still only 38 weeks. So we headed back home and enjoyed the rest of our day together. Then went to bed, with no uncomfotableness and didn't seem like anything was going to happen labor wise.  Then at 1 am I was abruptly woken up by the most painful contraction I'd had so far and I remember thinking, ok that hurt. So I got up to go to the bathroom and move around to see if it would happen again...then by the time I made it to the bathroom I had another one, all in the back of course.... I waited about another 4 minutes had another good contraction and knew I was in very active labor. I got chantz up who thought I was joking, called him mom and then our neighbor and friend Karie because I knew we couldn't wait the 10 min for his mom to get to our house. Luckily everything was totally packed so we grabbed the bags and left. It takes about an hour to get to Rexburg from Driggs but we hauled butt and made it in about 35 min.  Once we had gotten in the truck though my contractions were already about 2 to 3 minutes apart so they were coming fast and I knew we needed to get there fast! I'll be honest I actually liked being in labor in the truck, it was distracting and I had the air blasting on my which helped. So we finally made it and I felt ok to walk in and walk to be checked into our room.  The contractions had eased up a bit so I was talking and walking so they just casually got my cute gown :) and then I laid down to be checked. As she is about to check she says she thinks I'm about a 6 then stops and says um you are a 10! oh and you can't have any drugs now ! :) I have always wanted to try and do it naturally but I thought I would atleast have the option to opt out if I wanted, but not option this time. So walking around helped my back labor so after she checked me I got back up out of bed to walk around until the Dr got there.  Then I wouldn't get back in bed :) I was kind of thowing a fit and I think I had to mentally prepare myself to actually have a baby. So I walked around for another 45 minutes. :) Yes I could have had a baby already but no I had to be a pain and ask a lot of dumb questions like "how bad is this gonna hurt" and "how much do you think he weighs" they actually thought I was quite hysterical being that I was able to be so mobile and talkative at a full out 10 and ready to have a baby.  My water hadn't broken yet and I hadn't had any urge to push so that is probably why I was still ok.  But finally I laid down to let them break my water and get the delivery over with. After they broke my water the contractions totally stopped for a couple minutes which was weird, but then they started up again but I still really didn't have an urge to push I just had to push.  The weirdest thing was I didn't feel anything while I was pushing, no pressure no movement nothing! I kept asking, if I was even doing anything but they said he was coming right down the canal. But then he stopped moving for a couple pushes and we found out he was posterior, supposedly a very difficult way to push him out so the Dr got the little vacuum suction cup thing to help pull him down. So the next contraction he started pulling while I was pushing, ok that is when I felt him....they don't call it the ring of fire for anything!!  The contraction stopped right while his head was almost out which was probably the worst part, it just sat there and I was yelling get it out get it out!! Finally the next contraction his head came out, then his body and my little Craig was born!! I had given birth! With no drugs! I had heard you feel you can do anything after that because you get the highest high ever from the release of all the oxytocine I think it is, anyway you really do feel like you can do anything! It was such a rush and I felt so accomplished. Just that was worth doing it naturally which may sound crazy to some people but it really was amazing. Then the fact that I wasn't delirious on drugs was so nice too! as amazing as the epidural was with Whitley, I was pretty naucious and it took like 6 hours to even be able to feel my legs and start getting out of my system. And I really do feel like I healed and recovered so much better this time around because it was natural.  Anyway, everything went great, I love that he came on his own and everything with him was good and he was healthy!

                                                          Craig Edward Calderwood
                                                                6 lbs 5 oz 18 inches
                                                               July 20th, 3:16 AM
                                                     Newborn Pics taken at 4 days old

    

                                                                       3 Weeks old

 My family came to visit for 2 weeks we were able to get out a little bit and we went on a hike up Teton Canyon, go to the Teton Valley Fair, Horseback riding, a trip to rexburg and we hit up the snow cone place in Driggs a bunch too!

                                                                           1 month old

Now that it's been 6 weeks today, it feels like it's gone so much faster than last time, even though the days feel slow sometimes as well. he has been a great nurser right from the first time which has been SO nice after having a really bad nurser.  he is pretty laid back and calm and a good sleeper and has always given be a longer stretch of sleep at night since we brought him home. I am so looking forward to him sleeping through the night though! He has also been much better at putting on weight than my other stubborn child :) He was almost 8 lbs at 3 weeks so I'm sure by 2 months he will be 9 or 10 lbs which is so crazy to me! I feel like we are getting on a schedule so things are getting easier and really the hardest part of this baby has been having another kid and the tantrums she has loved throwing lately. Oh and we switched her to a big bed and potty trained her all at the same time (stupidest thing i've ever done but there is no turning back now!) So there is the update of why I haven't hardly left my house in 6 weeks! :)

Half way in Florida!

During spring break we were able to go to Florida with my family! My younger sister has been in Boca Raton for the whole school year at a ballet school so we took it as the perfect excuse to go visit. It was SOOO much fun and I hate that I'm not there anymore enjoying their amazing weather!! The first 2 days we spent on Boca just at the hotel since it was right on the beach! It was such a nice private beach, and you could barely pry me and Whitley away from it! She took about a min to get used to it then she just kept running in and would go farther and farther in! She had no fear!

 The 3rd day we spend in Miami and walked around a little and hit up South Beach (pics are on my dad's camera). We didn't plan on staying and swimming cuz we were heading to Orlando that day as well but Whitley didn't care, as soon as we walked down the beach to just get out toes wet she ran right in with all her clothes on!
The rest of the week we spent in Orlando. My whole family had already been to Disney World a couple years ago so we decided to just go back to our two favorite parks, Hollywood Studios and Magic Kingdom. Whitley did pretty good for the most part, and Disney is really so good and incorporating everything for kids so she pretty much did every ride we did minus just a few.

 We did take a much needed break one day after 2 days in the parks with a 2 year old. The condo's we stayed at in orlando had a fun little water park so we spend the whole day lounging and letting whitley run/swim out all her built up energy from just sitting in a stroller for 2 days.

 Our last day in Orlando we went to Universal but just to one of the parks, Islands of Adventure cuz that's where the new Harry Potter park was. I'll say this, this park is not for toddlers. They had Dr Suess Land but it only had 3 rides and one of them you had to be 36" which Whitley is still not. So we did 2 rides and then sat at all the other rides waiting for everyone else. But everyone else said they had a lot more fun since these were actual rides compared to Disney's.

 Whitley LOVES cat in the hat, we watch it every morning!

 And as the title of this post infers, I was half way or 20 weeks along while we were partyin' in Florida! We found out the friday before we left that we are having a boy! So at my appt I asked my dr about rides and he said, they are no more intrusive than jogging. So I didn't go on anything too crazy but I'm glad I was able to do the rides I wanted to. So anyway, we are due Aug 2nd (I'm 22 weeks today.) I was hoping for a girl but because this pregnancy has been completely opposite from the last one (I was nausous everyday with Whitley I was only a little nausous during the normal time and since then I have felt pretty good) I figured it has to be a boy! I feel so lucky this time especially knowing how hard it can be when you don't feel good! But I will say I have had a hard time with how much faster I have shown this time!! I was looking back at some pics, this 20 week pic looks like my 30 week pic with Whitley! I'm scared I'm going to look like an elephant by the end of this!

Christmas 2010

I am quite aware we are in the middle of February, but I just finished digital scrapbooking Christmas so I thought I'd just throw it on here :) So here was our Christmas!

Braving The Weather

I know, I know it's been forever since I've been on here so I just wanted to do a quick little post. Hopefully I will blog about our christmas and everything though! Anyway, it is freezing here and me and whitley just get a little stir crazy somtimes! So we decided to brave the weather for a bit, we had to test out her new snow clothes from santa! We probably only lasted 10 min but she was quite fasinated with walking on snow and touching it. I might have been the one to wimp out but it was like a high of 5 degrees that day! I'm ready for summer!! :)