Coleman boy,
You made it to two months old! These first two months with you have literally flown by! Cooper recently started preschool and Milo has had a lot of doctor appointments lately, so I've really had to cart you around town all the time. You have been handling it like a champ! Luckily, as long as you have your binky in your mouth, you're pretty happy in the car.
Remember how you like your bouncer? Well, we're currently trying to transition you to sleeping in your crib and it is NOT going well! You scream and scream and then you finally fall asleep but only sleep for 45 minutes or so before waking up again. It's making the nights pretty long and difficult on all of us. Just sleep, OK? I promise someday you'll look back and wish you would've slept as much as you could!
Your hairline. It's the best. You are completely bald on top and have the cutest little strawberry blonde mullet on the sides and in the back. It might be my favorite thing about you right now, I love to stroke the soft bald top of you head!
You are definitely starting to find your voice, and by your voice I mean your crying voice. You used to just sit around and be happy all the time - but lately you've really started to cry. At first I thought something was wrong but turns out you're just colicky. With Milo as your older brother, who cried ALOT, I've learned how to deal with crying. I'd prefer a baby that wasn't always crying, but even if you are I still think you're pretty fantastic!
Coleman boy, you're a fun one. I'm glad you're here!
Love,
Mom
Saturday, March 5, 2016
Friday, February 5, 2016
One Month Letter
Coleman,
Oh how you are loved. Cooper just absolutely loves that you are finally here and not in my belly anymore! He can't stop hugging and kissing you. He always wants to get your clean diaper, shake your bottle, and put your binky back in your mouth. Milo, on the other hand, is not quite sure about this whole thing. He hit you the first time he saw you but since then has pretty much just ignored you! Don't worry, milo is sweet and will eventually come around and always keep you laughing!
Your dad and I are so happy you made it here safe and sound and are always talking about how sweet and perfect you are! You're a good eater, a good sleeper, and just all around calm and mellow. Sometimes I don't even know when you are awake because you just lay there just as quiet as you were when you were sleeping. Everyone who comes to visit you always comments on how content and happy you are to just be held and looked at.
You are a tiny little guy, but you're starting to put on a little bit of fat on that tiny body. I love watching you get little rolls on your arms and legs. Soak in this period of life where fat rolls are adorable, because son, it doesn't last long!
You love to sleep in your bouncer. You hate to be in your crib. You'll scream and scream in your crib and then we put you in your bouncer with the vibrator on and you zone right out! It's no the safest place for you to sleep, so we'll have to transition you to the crib eventually. But for now, you sleep in your bouncer so we can all get a few hours of sleep at night!
Coleman buddy, you are such a welcomed addition to our family and we love you so much! I can't wait to see what the future has in store for us!
Love,
Mom
Oh how you are loved. Cooper just absolutely loves that you are finally here and not in my belly anymore! He can't stop hugging and kissing you. He always wants to get your clean diaper, shake your bottle, and put your binky back in your mouth. Milo, on the other hand, is not quite sure about this whole thing. He hit you the first time he saw you but since then has pretty much just ignored you! Don't worry, milo is sweet and will eventually come around and always keep you laughing!
Your dad and I are so happy you made it here safe and sound and are always talking about how sweet and perfect you are! You're a good eater, a good sleeper, and just all around calm and mellow. Sometimes I don't even know when you are awake because you just lay there just as quiet as you were when you were sleeping. Everyone who comes to visit you always comments on how content and happy you are to just be held and looked at.
You are a tiny little guy, but you're starting to put on a little bit of fat on that tiny body. I love watching you get little rolls on your arms and legs. Soak in this period of life where fat rolls are adorable, because son, it doesn't last long!
You love to sleep in your bouncer. You hate to be in your crib. You'll scream and scream in your crib and then we put you in your bouncer with the vibrator on and you zone right out! It's no the safest place for you to sleep, so we'll have to transition you to the crib eventually. But for now, you sleep in your bouncer so we can all get a few hours of sleep at night!
Coleman buddy, you are such a welcomed addition to our family and we love you so much! I can't wait to see what the future has in store for us!
Love,
Mom
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
Birth Story
I was scheduled for an induction on January 5, 2016, which just happens to be one day before Cooper's 3rd birthday.
We arrived at the hospital at 7:30AM and got all the boring paperwork done and spoke with the doctors and nurses about how we wanted to proceed. Considering how fast my labors progressed the first two times we decided that it would be best to get an epidural before they broke my water. The staff kept asking why we wanted to do it that way but were understanding once we explained it to them.
I was hooked up to the pitocin at 8:30AM and checked by the docs. I was dilated to a 4 and 70% effaced. I sent Dallin to the cafeteria to get some breakfast and I continued to contract very mildly until the anesthesiologist came in to give me my epidural. By 9AM I had my epidural and by 9:30AM they broke my water. For the next 30 minutes Dallin and I chatted and talked about how lovely and enjoyable this labor had been compared to the last two. Then my nurse came in and said the baby's heartbeat was starting to dip just a little bit so she wanted to check me out. She checked all the monitors and they were still in a good position so she checked to see how dilated I was. Suddenly she says, "Well, that's why his heart rate is dipping...he's trying to come out! I can already see his head, you're having this baby!"
Dr. Porter came in and made a few jokes as he always does. We started pushing and with only ONE push sweet little coleman was here! I was so numb...I had only gotten my epidural 1 hour ago. I couldn't even tell that coleman had already made his debut so I just kept on pushing! Dr. Porter finally had to tell me, more than once, "Sarah, stop pushing...he's here!"
After just 30 minutes of real labor, all with a sweet and effective epidural, our amazing coleman graham jolley was born at 10AM healthy as he possibly could have been and no complications!
The whole experience was so perfect and enjoyable, there is nothing that I would have changed about it!
We arrived at the hospital at 7:30AM and got all the boring paperwork done and spoke with the doctors and nurses about how we wanted to proceed. Considering how fast my labors progressed the first two times we decided that it would be best to get an epidural before they broke my water. The staff kept asking why we wanted to do it that way but were understanding once we explained it to them.
I was hooked up to the pitocin at 8:30AM and checked by the docs. I was dilated to a 4 and 70% effaced. I sent Dallin to the cafeteria to get some breakfast and I continued to contract very mildly until the anesthesiologist came in to give me my epidural. By 9AM I had my epidural and by 9:30AM they broke my water. For the next 30 minutes Dallin and I chatted and talked about how lovely and enjoyable this labor had been compared to the last two. Then my nurse came in and said the baby's heartbeat was starting to dip just a little bit so she wanted to check me out. She checked all the monitors and they were still in a good position so she checked to see how dilated I was. Suddenly she says, "Well, that's why his heart rate is dipping...he's trying to come out! I can already see his head, you're having this baby!"
Dr. Porter came in and made a few jokes as he always does. We started pushing and with only ONE push sweet little coleman was here! I was so numb...I had only gotten my epidural 1 hour ago. I couldn't even tell that coleman had already made his debut so I just kept on pushing! Dr. Porter finally had to tell me, more than once, "Sarah, stop pushing...he's here!"
After just 30 minutes of real labor, all with a sweet and effective epidural, our amazing coleman graham jolley was born at 10AM healthy as he possibly could have been and no complications!
The whole experience was so perfect and enjoyable, there is nothing that I would have changed about it!
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