Too much love?

Is there such thing as too much love?  If so, can that be a problem?  This little lady loves her brother so very much!  In fact, she loves him so much it is a problem.  She wants to be with him every minute of the day.  She wants to hold him, kiss him, hug him, change him, and sleep with him.  The sleeping thing is an issue.  We have had no problems with Callie Beth going to bed until now… For the first week we were home going to bed was a major fit AND she would wake up crying "I want Ben”.  So cute and so frustrating at the same time.  It has been better.  She still cries going to bed but at least it isn’t an hour of screaming and putting her back in bed over and over again.  She isn’t waking up anymore either.  But…she is now really good at sneaking in our room and in our bed in the morning when she gets up (which we don’t mind one bit). 

Such a good big sister

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1 week old!

Ben had his one week check up.  Everything looked perfect.  I was wondering about his weight.  I am 100% nursing.  I thought he was eating well but after all Callie Beth’s issues I had my concerns.  He gained 4 ounces in 4 days which is perfect.  He is up to 8 pounds 10 ounces.  He is such a good baby.  All he does is eat and sleep.    He looks like such a little chunk.  I promise he doesn’t look that big in person. 

A whole new experience

This experience was totally different than Callie Beth’s birth.  The night of the C-Section, I was already wanting to get up and walk around.  Yes, I was sore and in pain but was doing so much better.  And then it felt so good to not be hooked up to the wires anymore and get a shower! 

I was doing so well my doctor released me to go home a day early on Wednesday.  Too bad I needed my staples out and that had to be done Thursday.  So we had to stay another night. 

Hanging out with Dad Hat from Aunt Mandy Yes, matching outfits from my Mom Meeting The Nydens Going Home!!! Moccasins Daddy made Thrilled :)

Big Sister meets Little Brother

Grandma and Grandpa Postlewait brought Callie Beth when Ben was just hours old to meet her little brother. 

She loved petting him, holding him and kissing him.  She really loved the stickers the hospital gave her.

She did not like my bed or all the wires I was hooked to.

First look at lil bro… Meeting Grandma and Grandpa PostlewaitProud Big Sis…Our Family… Holding hands… So happy…

Benjamin Edward Postlewait

Introducing Benjamin Edward Postlewait

Born April 11, 2011 @ 8:05 a.m.

8 pounds 15 ounces

20 1/4 inches long

We left for the hospital at 4:45 a.m. to arrive at 6.  My C-Section was scheduled for 7:30.  Everything went so smooth…but I was by no mean calm.  I was so nervous I thought I was going to throw up!  Everything went perfect and before I knew it, I heard my little boy cry.  I couldn’t be happier! 

Watching them clean up Benjamin….Wow…good thing we made the right decision…chunk! Wow…we are now a family of four!

39 weeks pregnant

39 weeks pregnant (2 days before Ben was scheduled to arrive) I got food poisoning.  Oh my goodness!  You are miserable enough being that big and uncomfortable and then for this to happen…  It was a good 14 hours of being sick.  Not something I would ever want to happen to anyone.  It started Friday night and I was pretty sick till Sunday morning.  I was so miserable I couldn’t sleep.  Oh and have I mentioned my muscle problems?  Well, the constant vomiting made it so much worse.  And then who can sleep the night before a C-Section?  Going into meeting our son, I  had no sleep for 3 nights and was running off adrenaline. 

Here we are right before we left for the hospital.

38 weeks!

I was 38 weeks pregnant on Monday!  I can’t believe we will be meeting our baby boy in 5 days (unless he decides to come early).  Last week was a little interesting.  We had Monday and Tuesday off (extended Spring Break with budget cuts).  We went back to work on Wednesday and it was a LONG day as I was having my conferences all evening.

I had NO swelling with Callie Beth so this is so strange to me.  I have been swelling (ankles, feet, and legs) the last couple weeks but it always goes down with rest and it hasn’t been too bad.  Well, last week it wasn’t getting better.  My wonderful husband would run them at night to get the swelling down but the minute I got on my feet in the morning, they were swollen again.  The only shoes I could fit in were my Crocs.  It makes me feel so disgusting!  I was feeling a little off Wednesday and had them check my blood pressure at school.  It was a little high but not bad.  By Thursday I was not feeling well and my feet couldn’t even fit in my Crocs.  I had indents from the little holes on top.  I was scheduled for my 37 week appointment that day.  By the time I got to the doctor, my blood pressure was 142/84 where my normal is 110/60.  My doctor and nurse informed me I would not be working anymore and I am put on partial bed rest (meaning I need to take it easy and stay off my feet when I can).  They ran some tests to make sure it wasn’t preeclampsia or anything else going on.  If something was wrong, we would have been having the baby right away.  Everything looked good! 

I feel bad about school and not having a good transition for my kiddos but I realize I need to take care of myself and Baby Benjamin! 

I am feeling MUCH better after resting! 

Here are a few cute pictures of Callie Beth trying to play baseball in heels.  I could definitely handle that….athletic but knows how to wear heels too! :)

New Daycare

I first want to say a huge THANK YOU to Merrie (Grandma) and Tia for taking such good care of Callie Beth the last year and a half. 

I went back to work when CB was 5 and a half months old.  The bank has been planning on opening a daycare since before Callie Beth was born.  When I went back to work, it wasn’t open yet.  Tia and Merrie helped us out by watching Callie Beth a few days a week until the daycare opened (short term agreement).  Little did we know, it would take a lot of work to make it happen with many ups and downs.  A year and a half later (and after all of Aunt Jill’s hard work, it opened yesterday).  Thank you!

Another change for CB….I was a little sad.  She doesn’t know the ladies at the daycare.  All she has known is Grandma and Tia and she LOVES them so much.  But I must say she is a pretty good with just going with the flow.  I knew she would be in good hands, I just wondered what she was thinking.

Since I am not working anymore, I was able to go and get her settled in on her first day.  I knew she would do great with the other kids and playing.  Grandma, Aunt Jill, and Grandpa (Poppy) all went to see her yesterday.  My concern was naptime.  She is so used to being in a quiet room by herself.  Now she would be taking naps with other kiddos in the room???

She had a great day yesterday and napped for about  hours!  Yay!  Lets hope it continues.  She will continue to go two days a week starting next week and through the summer.  That way I get some one-on-one time with Benjamin and she gets the socialization she needs.

In order to only have one diaper bag, I figured this was the perfect time to switch to a backpack.  Callie Beth LOVES it! 

Here she is showing it off before daycare this morning: