Hit the Ground Running

We've started July off with a bang (ha)!! We went to Jerry's (again), visited with Nellie's brother and his family, and spent time with extended family. Fisher has enjoyed everything we've done. :) Since he was asleep for most of it, I documented everything for him!

sleeping at Jerry's

Elizabeth came, too!

Jason giving Noah a bite

napping on Yaya

seeing cousin Rex again

Rex likes Fisher's toes :)

Walk This Way

We took Fisher on his first walk tonight! It was very uneventful; he slept the whole time! Big surprise there...We enjoyed the great weather and can't wait to go on more walks!!

Dad pushing Fisher

Mom had a turn, too

he didn't even care...

with my sister, Lenny

awkward family shot :)

Fisher's First Fourth

Happy 4th of July! We enjoyed celebrating our nation's independence today with great food and good times with family. And homemade ice cream, too! :) Fisher slept through most of the day, but he was loved on by everyone!

do you have to take all these pictures mom??

my first 4th

looking at my Aunt Jamie

enjoying the wonderful weather

my aunt Janet met Fisher for the first time this weekend

homemade peach ice cream

Hunter enjoyed his chocolate peanut butter ice cream

Fisher with Yaya and Pops

Hunter entertaining Andrew

snoozing with Yaya

Pops rocking Fisher

Happy 4th from our family!

One Bad Dude...

After giving Fisher a bath last week, I decided that he needed a new look. So, he got a mohawk. And, he rocked it!

He was totally not impressed. But he looked really cute! :)

Fisher's Week In Review

Fisher has had a great week! He loves to eat, sleep, get his diaper changed, and repeat...We're not very exciting around here these days, but we love every minute of it! Here are some pictures of Fisher's week...

weekly photo shoot with Elizabeth-I love how they're striking the same pose! :)

what's up?? On the way to the doctor

I weigh 6 lbs and 7.5 oz-I gained 10 oz in one week!

visiting with Yaya after my weight check on my 2 week old birthday

my first piece of mail!

That's about all that's happened around the Nelson household this week. I can't promise next week will be any more exciting, but I can promise to document whatever it is that we do! :)

Fisher's Birthday

*I know there's already a post titled the same thing, and it's the exact same story, BUT-it won't post until I post the exact same thing again. grr...so that's why you get to see the same story twice! :)*

If you've read my earlier posts, you know that I had been in labor for a few days, and had even made a trip to the hospital. Monday morning we had a followup appointment at the OB, and I was still at 6 cm and contracting irregularly. I got the go ahead to go back to work, and prepared myself for what might be a few more weeks of no change. Tuesday I ran some errands and went to the dentist. I started feeling my contractions a little more, but it was still nothing painful. We had Mexican for dinner and I did a few squats in the shower, hoping it might speed things along. :) Wednesday morning I woke up around 4am, feeling my contractions more strongly. I attempted to go back to sleep, but wasn't very successful.




Around 530, I decided to take a bath and time my contractions. They were around 5 minutes apart, and I knew we would probably be having a baby that day. I met Hubs at the door when he got home from work at 6am, and we timed my contractions again. They were now 2-5 minutes apart. We called my mom to let her know that we would be going to the hospital, and we got our stuff ready to go. The car ride to the hospital was not the most pleasant! Hurting and not being able to move around=not much fun!



We got to the hospital around 8am and got checked in. It took them about 15 or 20 minutes to get us a room-they were packed! Having contractions in the waiting room is not much fun either! We got settled in and the nurse checked me around 845-I was 7.5 cm and 90% effaced. Officially having a baby today! She got my IV started and my antibiotics started infusing. We then got moved to a delivery room.



Around 10am, I got my epidural, which was not terrible at all, and I was feeling pretty good. I felt fluid leaking, so I said I'm either peeing on myself or my water just broke. It was my water breaking! I was now 8 cm dilated. At 11am, I was 9 cm, and knew that delivery was getting closer! By 1245, I was 10 cm and 100% effaced-time to have a baby! My second dose of antibiotics was in, so we were good to go.



I started pushing around 1pm, and ended up delivering at 1409 (209 pm). We were all surprised that it took that long to push, but it turned out that the baby's head was not exactly straight in the birth canal, so a lot of my pushing was ineffective. They also started Pitocin while I was pushing because my contractions were irregular. Pushing is hard work, but so worth it! Fisher was born at 1409, and he had a nuchal cord (cord wrapped around his neck). He was ok, though!




Dr. Pilgrim (my OB) held up the baby and asked Hubs what it was. It was a BOY!! I had thought girl all along, so I was very surprised! But, I couldn't be happier, and of course was crying like a baby. :)



We had a wonderful labor and birthing experience and I treasure every memory from that day. Here are some pictures of Fisher's birthday! :)

ready to go!

last picture of just the two of us

it's a boy!

meeting Fisher

Daddy and his new buddy

our family!

Newborn Photo Shoot

Fisher had his newborn pictures taken by the wonderful Julie with 117Photography on Saturday. He did such a good job, and we can't wait to see the rest of them. Thanks Julie! Here are some of our favorites so far.

my absolute favorite!

You can see the rest here.