3 weeks of milo!

more pictures from milo's 1st days

week 40........ the slide show is complete!

5 nights home with milo

so far we've had 2 really easy nights 2 really hard nights and 1 in between night. the last 2 nights 1 was hard 1 was in between........ both had several costume changes...... every time this little guys pees he pees out of his diaper so he messes his clothing his blanket and cradle sheet......... that's alot of laundry and we're talking at least 5-7 times a night! seeeesh i'm tired! but i have to admit i love to get up and see his little face even if i am "run into a wall tired"......... i'm in love!

don't let his sweet sleepy face fool you...... he's resting to wake mommy up all night!

this shirt says "i pulled an all-nighter"...... it ain't lyin!

meeting his cousin riley for the 1st time...... mi & ri!

here is the video that lorin made of milo's birth...... it's pretty amazing but it's not for those with a weak stomach.

warning:this video is of my c-section and is a little graphic....... but it's beautiful!

Enjoy!!!!

we're settling in........

today is milo's 1 week birthday! we are settling in to our life as a little family and loving every minute of it. we just can't get enough of this little guy. i get up with milo during the night and lorin wants hear all the details the next morning. lorin has gone back to work and can't wait to get back home to be with his baby (and me too.... i think). this is such a fun and magical time. i've been super lucky that my mom came and stayed with us for the last 3 days...... it really helped us ease into the big job as mommy and daddy....... especially with my c-section recovery. i'm recovering pretty well. i can't wait to be 100% and stop taking the pain meds....... they suck.... and make me kinda drowsy....... but believe me i need them. we went to milo's 1st doctors appointment yesterday it was our first trip out with milo. the doctor says he's doing great and he's gaining weight...... so that's good. we really like his pediatrician she's very nice and answered my whole list of questions patiently.

here are some photos from the last few days............

cutting off our hospital bracelets

milo snugging in his basket

1st doctors visit..... 6lbs 14ozs

back from the doctors and sleeping in his carrier

milo's mini me finger in the mouth

his 3rd outfit change this morning..... major laundry maker!!!

daddy and milo napping right now while i blog :)


thank God for my little blessing!

Godspeed Little Man

sweet song for baby Milo.........
just listen to the words...... heart melting
:)

the moment this blog was made for...........

Baby Milo's Birthday!!!
July, 28 2007 7:15pm
7lbs 4ozs

after a long long day on saturday trying to induce labor milo was delivered via c-section. we are all wonderful and our family feels so complete! these last 9 months i kept a clear vision of my labor and delivery and that vision was just me going with the flow and no matter how milo decided to join us as long as he was happy and healthy i would be content and in love. he is 100% perfect and his little sweet personality already shows through. he looks a lot like his daddy and a lot like a baby elf so i'm very pleased! all the nurses and the doctors at the hospital even said how beautiful he is and strong. these last few days have been like a dream for lorin and i ....... we can't believe he's actually here and how natural it feels to be his mommy and daddy. we feel so blessed to have such amazing family and friends..... milo is already off to a good start in that department! milo's arrival is such a miracle and a blessing and lorin and i are convinced that heaven opened up and dropped this little angel out. (i'm one of those moms......lol)

this blog is going to be a very very busy place because i can't stop taking pictures of milo and i love to share!!!!! so save our address to your favorites and check back often! :)

it's baby time!

lorin and i went to the hospital today to have my fluids checked..... the fluid is low and so the doctors have decided to induce me tonight at midnight. we were able to spend the day at home together resting and relaxing. please keep us in your prayers as we bring this little guy into the world.

milo's last day in my belly....... watching daddy surf! :)

milo's nursery.......

ok milo!

now you really need to come out...... your daddy just told me that he had a dream last night that HE was pregnant! :)

bling bling's first year. lorin and i spent a good hour going through our computer photo library looking at all the cute picture of bling. we took sooooo many! i had to put this little slide show together of her first year and i'll be adding more. yes we're obsessed with her! i can't wait to start taking pictures of milo.

6-38 weeks

10 year REUNION!!!!

i'm happy to say i made it to my 10 year high school reunion...... and had a fabulous time. all the girls gathered at my house and off we went to see where 10 years took everybody. WOW! we were all a little unsure if we even wanted to subject ourselves to the torture of small talk with a bunch of people we had forgotten about. actually we had blast....... everyone was super friendly and eager to "reunite". we danced the night away and laughed a ton. it's crazy to think how fast the last 10 years went by and for me to be right on the brink of one of the biggest moments of my life(mommyhood). i'm so lucky to have such an amazing group of girlfriends from high school that i have been able to watch grow into beautiful women....... and it didn't take a high school reunion to keep in touch........ we've just always done that! lucky lucky lucky! this 10 year mile stone is a reminder of where i've been, who i am and where i'm going.......GO COUGARS!!!! lol!!!!! :)

the news is.......... NO NEWS!!! baby looks good and the fluid is up again..... yay! :)

6 day countdown..... will he be early or late?

we're still hangin in there. milo seems very comfy cozy. i've been going to the hospital every few days for testing and i'm not really sure what the doctors plans are. i'm supposed to be drinking lots of water (and i am) and resting on my left side. the best part of all this testing is that the fetal diagnostics office over looks the harbor where lorin and i got married. so when they hook me up to the monitor i just get to sit back and listen to our babies heartbeat and look out over where i married my best friend.... the best day of my life. it's saturday morning and lorin and i are off for more testing..... i'll let you know how it goes.

view from fetal diagnostics........


best day ever............

10 days until Milo's due date! can you tell we're waiting?



we had a very full weekend trying to finish up some last little things before milo comes. friday dad and judy came over and helped us switch out all our old light switches and outlets for nice new white ones.........it looks so good...... really makes a huge difference. then that night we went to the OC fair with them and saw Willie Nelson in concert........ good times! saturday i spent with my mom getting our nails done and picking up the last of what was needed for baby milo....... receiving blankets. i spent a lot of time just floating around our pool...... because it feels good to be weightless. sunday was a fun day at the dog beach for lorin, bling and i. i keep wondering if each little thing we do will be the last time we do it without milo? the cute picture above is lorin napping after the beach. one really funny thing about this weekend was that each of milo's grandma's glama, nana and moppa....... all went through his clothing drawers ooohing and ahhhing at all his little tiny stuff. moppa finished off the weekend with one great big cuddly octopus chair for milo's room............. and now........we're ready!!!!!!

Milo's 2 week countdown!

a little squishy face......



here are some cute squish face photos of our little guy. we went today for an ultrasound to get an estimated fetal weight. milo is estimated to be 6lbs and 9ozs....... which apparently does not mean much...... because it's just an estimate! it was fun to see him and he looks totally out of room and ready to come out. he is in a really good position too! lorin says he feels kinda sorry for me because milo's head looks big. lol! i think he looks so much like me in these ultrasounds. what do you think?

we were told from the u/s today that my amniotic fluid was low and i needed to go to the hospital for further testing. well the testing showed that milo's little world is just fine and his heart rate is responding well to my contractions (now i know that i have been having contractions). my last few DR visits have been uneventful..... so no progress...... but hopefully the next visit will be a different story. after spending time with the nurses at Hoag Hospital today (by the way the nurses are awesome) i have some very good insight on my DR...... apparently it doesn't matter what time of day or night i go into labor....... my DR always has on matching shoes and purse (gucci or coach) lol! i feel better knowing that for some reason! they called her the fashionista doctor! love that!