Sorry for the lack of updates as a computer problem has bit us in the rear end this week. Our primary computer has quit working and after a week of troubleshooting, Nick finally found out that this problem is being covered by the manufacturer even though the computer is out of warranty! Thank goodness for the internet!
Anyways, we have a lot of stuff to catch you guys up on especially with pictures and movies and we plan on doing so as soon as we figure out how to sync our backup computer with our primary...but the following is hilarious enough without pictures which also leads to the title of this blog...
You Know You are a Parent When...
Nick went to work today after a very poor night of sleep and when he got home he decided he needed a nap. After he awoke from his peaceful slumber he came out into the living room and put on his glasses. He sat at the computer for about a half an hour squinting and straining to see the computer. Finally I asked him if he was alright and he told me that he felt like he had awoken to find someone had changed his glasses on him. It took him another couple of hours of bouncing the baby and trying to pacify him before he went into the bathroom and looked into his eyes and realized that despite putting contact solution into his case and putting it under the sink like he always does that his contacts were still in his eyes.
Truly, you know you are a dad when you have made a mistake like this one.
Hope all is well with everyone and we promise to inundate blogger.com with more updates soon!
Friday, January 23, 2009
Thursday, January 15, 2009
We Have Belly Button!
At Jaxon's last diaper change we discovered he now has a belly button. He is getting so big already. Now bring on the raspberries!!
Monday, January 12, 2009
Seal Pups
Mommy and Daddy think I sound like a baby seal pup every time I am changed. You will here it towards the end of the video.
Much thanks to great friends
Our friends Paul & Blair came over on Sunday night with a crock pot full of their amazing spaghetti sauce, garlic bread, salad and pie. We didn't have to lift a finger. They cooked, cleaned and held the baby. What a nice break for us and we have leftovers in the freezer to boot. Thanks again guys---your the best!
1st Outing!
We went out for the first time as a family to target on Saturday. Much to our surprise Jaxon slept in the car on the way there, during the whole shopping trip and the all the way home. Very successful I must say.
Random cuteness!
Wearing my first sleeper.
Mommy thinks I look like a little green bean here.
Little monkey in lamby swing.
Liking this car ride.
Snoozing with Daddy.
Fitting into something thanks to Sondra.
Mommy thinks I look like a little green bean here.
Little monkey in lamby swing.
Liking this car ride.
Snoozing with Daddy.
Fitting into something thanks to Sondra.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Jaxon's First Play Date
This is Jaxon's first friend! His name is Joesph Peter and he is our new friends and neighbor's son. He is 7 weeks older then Jaxon. They will have lots of fun playing together as they grow up sharing backyards.
More pictures from the first few days with Jaxon Day!
Mommy thinks I have Daddy's chin.
I love my Daddy.
Daddy & Mommy's little boy!
Sounds good to me.
Beautiful flowers and stuffed lion from Grandpa Wabeke & Kathy.
My first visitor Aaron Kleiman.
Mommy and Me!
Exhausted.
Our first walk as a family.
Such a good sleeper.
Big yawn.
Snuggle Bug!
Nick very very tired.
I love my Daddy.
Daddy & Mommy's little boy!
Sounds good to me.
Just born.
Beautiful flowers and stuffed lion from Grandpa Wabeke & Kathy.
My first visitor Aaron Kleiman.
Mommy and Me!
Exhausted.
Our first walk as a family.
Such a good sleeper.
Big yawn.
Snuggle Bug!
Nick very very tired.
Friday, January 9, 2009
Reflections on Parenthood
We wanted to take a chance to write you all with our feelings of what has just happened. Well it's been a couple of days now and we're finally getting around to it. So here we go:
Nick:
If I could fill a 50 gallon barrel with all of the things I never knew I was going to feel I could fill up that bucket and then some. You always hear people talking about unconditional love and it's true. For me I was so overwhelmed within seconds with such a feeling of love and devotion I couldn't help but cry. I was so proud of April and I, and the more and more time that passes by the fact that I can see her and myself in him is awesome!
Also a couple of things that I have learned that have really helped me is partly from classes that I have attended or have heard from April.
1.)Mommy is the best---he has been with her for 9 months, he knows her smell and her voice. She can soothe him like no one else. It was frustrating in the hospital that I couldn't soothe him the way she could, but it wasn't because I was jealous, it was because I felt so bad that April couldn't rest as much as I could.
2.)Being a good Dad for right now is a balancing act---A household has many components, we have pets, chores, laundry etc. Right now I find that I am trying to juggling several balls for several minutes at a time. Do a little from coulmn A, B, C, 3, 4 and 5. I don't get to spend as much time with him as April does and I can never provide for him the way that she can but I get to provide for April and in doing so, supporting and providing for her I support him as well which is awesome! I love running out for little odds and ends for him because it makes me feel needed.
3.)Good things come to those who wait---we waited until we were ready and then when were ready we tried for a year. At last now we have him and he's the best gift ever. God's little miracle! I'm the luckiest guy on earth!
Anyways, that's all for me I'll turn it over to April.
April:
Well his due date came and went last Sunday and then Monday morning came and I had a couple contractions around 7:30am. Then nothing happened till around 8:30am when I started having them about every 7-10 minutes apart. We still did not think much about it at this point so we tried to go on with our day. Then they were about 5-7 minutes apart and so I thought I would call labor & delivery just to see what they thought. They said that until they were 3-5 minutes apart for 2 hours I should not bother coming in. So we decided to go walk around Publix and Walmart just to keep moving and keep our minds off things. To be honest at this point I was still not convinced that I was actually in labor. We then made our way back to the house and I would say around 3:00 pm they were starting to pick up even more.
By the time 3:45pm rolled around and knowing we lived about an hour way and being sure something was happening, Nick said we should wrap things up and start heading to the hospital. When we arrived I was in a lot of pain and they said I was at 5 centimeter and 70 % effaced. So they admited me and while I waited an hour for them to run blood test I dilated to 7 centimeters and 80% effaced. Finally they showed up with results and the sweet relief of the epidural---Ahhhh!!
So a few more hours go by and they said I was ready to push. An hour into it and about 30 minutes from delivering him his heart rate drops drastically a couple times and when this happened a team of 8 people rushed into the room trying to move me around frantically with no success at raising the heart rate and keeping it there. At that point they then decide to do a c-section. This was disappointing to hear to say the least but I wanted him to be born safely.
So they got me ready and Nick came in all gowned up and we waited what felt to me to be an eternity. And finally there it was.... the sound we had been waiting to hear for months now and nothing has ever sounded better to me in my while life. He was here and he was perfect! They showed him to me briefly and took him and Nick away to give him his first bath and check him out. It seemed like an eternity while being sewn up but eventually I was pushed back down the very hall I was so terrified going down just moments before only this trip was full of joy and excitement to meet him.
It was now my turn to meet the person who was changing the rest of my life. I held him for the first time and and I was in love, in awe, in shock. He is our son and we will love him and take care of him till the day we die. I have never in my life been happier & we have both been floating on cloud nine ever since.
As each moment passes I love him more and more and thank God for the amazing gift he has given to us.
Thank you to all of you for all of your words of support and advice, your gifts, and love you have given us in this time of joy. We plan to continue to share our stories and photos with you all as we expand our family and our lives.
Nick:
If I could fill a 50 gallon barrel with all of the things I never knew I was going to feel I could fill up that bucket and then some. You always hear people talking about unconditional love and it's true. For me I was so overwhelmed within seconds with such a feeling of love and devotion I couldn't help but cry. I was so proud of April and I, and the more and more time that passes by the fact that I can see her and myself in him is awesome!
Also a couple of things that I have learned that have really helped me is partly from classes that I have attended or have heard from April.
1.)Mommy is the best---he has been with her for 9 months, he knows her smell and her voice. She can soothe him like no one else. It was frustrating in the hospital that I couldn't soothe him the way she could, but it wasn't because I was jealous, it was because I felt so bad that April couldn't rest as much as I could.
2.)Being a good Dad for right now is a balancing act---A household has many components, we have pets, chores, laundry etc. Right now I find that I am trying to juggling several balls for several minutes at a time. Do a little from coulmn A, B, C, 3, 4 and 5. I don't get to spend as much time with him as April does and I can never provide for him the way that she can but I get to provide for April and in doing so, supporting and providing for her I support him as well which is awesome! I love running out for little odds and ends for him because it makes me feel needed.
3.)Good things come to those who wait---we waited until we were ready and then when were ready we tried for a year. At last now we have him and he's the best gift ever. God's little miracle! I'm the luckiest guy on earth!
Anyways, that's all for me I'll turn it over to April.
April:
Well his due date came and went last Sunday and then Monday morning came and I had a couple contractions around 7:30am. Then nothing happened till around 8:30am when I started having them about every 7-10 minutes apart. We still did not think much about it at this point so we tried to go on with our day. Then they were about 5-7 minutes apart and so I thought I would call labor & delivery just to see what they thought. They said that until they were 3-5 minutes apart for 2 hours I should not bother coming in. So we decided to go walk around Publix and Walmart just to keep moving and keep our minds off things. To be honest at this point I was still not convinced that I was actually in labor. We then made our way back to the house and I would say around 3:00 pm they were starting to pick up even more.
By the time 3:45pm rolled around and knowing we lived about an hour way and being sure something was happening, Nick said we should wrap things up and start heading to the hospital. When we arrived I was in a lot of pain and they said I was at 5 centimeter and 70 % effaced. So they admited me and while I waited an hour for them to run blood test I dilated to 7 centimeters and 80% effaced. Finally they showed up with results and the sweet relief of the epidural---Ahhhh!!
So a few more hours go by and they said I was ready to push. An hour into it and about 30 minutes from delivering him his heart rate drops drastically a couple times and when this happened a team of 8 people rushed into the room trying to move me around frantically with no success at raising the heart rate and keeping it there. At that point they then decide to do a c-section. This was disappointing to hear to say the least but I wanted him to be born safely.
So they got me ready and Nick came in all gowned up and we waited what felt to me to be an eternity. And finally there it was.... the sound we had been waiting to hear for months now and nothing has ever sounded better to me in my while life. He was here and he was perfect! They showed him to me briefly and took him and Nick away to give him his first bath and check him out. It seemed like an eternity while being sewn up but eventually I was pushed back down the very hall I was so terrified going down just moments before only this trip was full of joy and excitement to meet him.
It was now my turn to meet the person who was changing the rest of my life. I held him for the first time and and I was in love, in awe, in shock. He is our son and we will love him and take care of him till the day we die. I have never in my life been happier & we have both been floating on cloud nine ever since.
As each moment passes I love him more and more and thank God for the amazing gift he has given to us.
Thank you to all of you for all of your words of support and advice, your gifts, and love you have given us in this time of joy. We plan to continue to share our stories and photos with you all as we expand our family and our lives.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Now Presenting...
Jaxon Day Wabeke was born on Jan 6th at 1:56 AM. 6 Lbs, 7 ozs, 19.5 inches. Sorry there's not too many pictures but there will stories and pictures to come after we can rest!
I think I like my car seat!
To Heck with Pacies, Daddy's better!
MMMM dreaming of all the snuggles to come!
My first change out of my hospital issued clothing... I made a mess later oh well!
Hello World, I can't see too well with this goop in my eyes!
I think I like my car seat!
To Heck with Pacies, Daddy's better!
MMMM dreaming of all the snuggles to come!
My first change out of my hospital issued clothing... I made a mess later oh well!
Hello World, I can't see too well with this goop in my eyes!
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Crabby Pril
Well at this point we are so happy the big day is approaching but not fast enough. It seems about once everyday now I freak out at Nick over something(well usually nothing to be honest). This is not my usual self and Nick is being a good sport with all of my crazy but still I have to feel bad for the guy at times. I owe him one great gift. Oh wait I am making him a daddy so i guess we should be even! I still have hope that someday my hormones will be closer to the normal range again.
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