August 30,2007- Baby Andres' Birthday!! Yeah!
Andres over stayed his time inside of mommy we oppted to get started on the 30 of August we went in at 7:30 in the morning. The nurse put me on a patocin drip and labor started right away. There is no way to describe labor it is incredible the pain is so immense. I was just so glad that I had a great coach Felito was wonderful. We were so excited and anxious to see our little one. When labor got unbearable I got my epidural I was already dialated to a 9 so I almost waited too long. Mom showed up and we asked if she wanted to stay and she did, then Jami came and then Toni so everyone was there to welcome the little guy into the world. Pushing was so different,it was alot harder than I thought it would be. I pushed for 35 minutes and Felito helped me breath and count. The doctor said that he had to leave for an emergency c-section so they had me stop pushing for 25 minutes and by the time he made it back and I started pushing my epidural had warn off and I could feel everything!! I hurried and pushed the button for more medicine but it didn't take effect until after baby Andres was born. (it helped with the recovery not the delivery jajaja!) When I saw our little guy being born it was so beautiful. He is perfect. He was born with a ton of jet-black hair and a full set of lungs he just scrame and scrame. He is so precious! He looked like Felito when he was born but now I see that he takes more after me he is so light and his hair is only curly when it is wet. When he was born he weighed 8 lbs. 8 oz. and was 20 1/2 inches long. Baby Andres was really swollen from the wait...his lips, nose and eyes were really big he looked like he had been in a boxing match and lost! (It made me so sad.) It was so fun to hold him there with Felito for the first hour after his birth(our little family.) I nursed him and he did great. It was all over really fast, almost like a dream. Felito took Andres for his first bath and when he brought him back into the recovery room he looked so much better, the swelling had gone down tremendiously. The hospital stay was fabulious we stayed the full 48 hours it was good to get nursing help and to rest(we didn't get much rest.) Our room was always full of visitors,we had so many family members and friends who came to visit us. Felito only got to hold his baby at night after everyone left he was so pacient. When we brought Andres home he weighted 7 pds 14 oz. It was so fun to bring him home in his cute blue outfit, it was also kindof scary there is so much responsibility. The first couple nights were great Andres would wake up every three hours to nurse and I would read him Harry Potter (we are going to read all the books together.) He has messy diapers way more often than I thought. My job is enjoy the baby feed and change diapers that is all I have time for....It is so fun!!
September 4, 2007- 1st Dr. Visit 5 days old
At the Dr. visit Andres had done great he was back up to 8 lbs 7 oz and was 21 inches long (he had grown a half an inch in 5 days, wow!) We had him circumsised so it was a hard visit for both baby and mom. It really stressed me out!! But he did really good. We also went to Kiddie Kandids and got his announcements taken they turned out cute. Andres made it memorable he pooped twice and peed down Daddys arm, during the photo shoot. We were too young to get our picture taken I think. We have had alot of fun visitors come and see us at our home. We have had visitors everyday from sun up to sun down, everyone wants to hold baby Andres!
September 6, 2007- Baby got hives!! 7 days old
His ambilicle cord fell off so I got him in the tub and he had his first bath. I thought that he had an allergic reaction to his soap or lotion, but it turns out that is was hives. They were horrable red welts with white heads on the top, it was so sad he was covered head to toe. I took him to the Dr. the next day (not his doctor) it was a waste of time and money he said that it was cradles-cap which was not true. We gave him soda baths and the rash went away 6 days later. But by that time mom was really stressed out, had a urinary tract and kidney infection and nursing wasn't working. Baby Andres is precious, I love to sit and hold him.
September 13, 2007- 2 weeks old
Went to the Dr.'s today! Andres weighs 8 lbs 9.5 oz.(50% percentile), and is 22 1/2 inches long (90% percentile). Doctors comments were: Eating for Andres is like running on a treadmill only feed for 30 minutes. He said that emotional stressers stink! (low milk supply) He said to bottle feed! Baby had an E-Tox rash. Not too fun! Good thing Andres is so stinking cute it makes it all worth it!! We got his foot prints taken they are so cute! We went in to check his weight 5 days later and he was up to 9 lbs 1 oz. That was good news he is doing better.
Baby Milestones- A whole week has passed, but doesn't it seem more like a lifetime? As you're adjusting to feedings and getting by on less sleep, your baby is also adjusting to his new world. He sleeps in short naps, wakes to feed, and spends some time quietly alert before drifting off to sleep again. Babies focus best on objects between 8 and 15 inches away — not coincidentally, the distance to your face when held in your arms.
September 20, 2007- 3 weeks old
Both mommy and baby are ajusting to late night feedings. Andres loves to be read to by mom and sung to by dad. He enjoys visits from his grandparents, greatgrandparents, aunts and second aunts and uncles cousins and friends. It has been so fun having him in our home he is our little bundle of joy! He is so familiar,sooo handsome! We have enjoyed his smiles and beautiful bright eyes. He is so strong the other night we put him on his stomach and he army crawled like 4 inches he has got strong legs.
September 22, 2007- Mom threw me a baby shower down at Aunt Gloria's house it was so much fun and we got alot of great gifts. Andres is going to look so cute in all his new outfits. We got alot of diapers and wipes which will help out a ton. Thanks mom for the shower it was a BLAST!!
Baby Milestones- Every baby has a unique temperament. Some are placid and agreeable, while others are more sensitive. One thing all babies have in common is that they communicate with you by crying. Sometime in the first month, you'll begin to hear another kind of sound. That's when most babies find their voices. When your baby is calm and alert, you may notice he says a little "ooh" or "aah" when he sees you or hears you approaching.
