More Updates....

Wade loves to have his head rubbed- that is when he smiles most! Especially when Sylvie rubs his head.

Sylvie said a full, coherent and proper sentence yesterday. We walked out of Target (her favorite store, not mine) and she said- 'Mama, it's hot outside.'
Why yes Sylvie, it was hot outside!

Sylvie was such a happy baby- Wade is happy too, but not as silly maybe? I think he is an old soul. He can be silly, but he knows what this world is all about all ready. Also, he is probably figuring out math equations in his head.
Here is his Silly face:all Smiles:

Updates

*Sylvie*
Almost 2 years old
favorite food is baked beans by far
(followed closely be EVERYTHING else)
least favorite food- meat
about 27 lbs
knows tons of words and is a sponge!
gives kisses and hugs
loves her little brother. holds him and picks him up with mama's help
say's 'i love you mama and dada and wade'
loves elmo
is scared of thunder and static on the tv
goes to bed at 7- 7:30 pm
reads books- not as much as she used to though
loves to color (including the window and window sill)
eats oatmeal every morning

*Wade*
weighs about 14.5 lbs and is 24 in long
wears 0-3 mo clothes width wise and 3-6 mo clothes length wise
slightly smiles and laughs!
has the cutest pouty face i have ever seen
sleeps from about 9pm- 3ish am (this is new- hope I am not jinxing it!)
is not sleeping as much during the day
has a dairy/ soy allergy
loves his sister Sylvie and smiles mostly at her!
is the sweetest boy around!

*mama*
weight and age unknown :)
is reading a book and has almost finished it! for the first time in two years!
is going back to work on monday
has completely cut out dairy of her diet for Wade- working on cutting out the soy
looks forward to 3pm when Ralph comes home
Will miss being with her babies all day when she goes back to work
thinks Sylvie is so smart and Wade is the cutest!
Loves kisses from both of them!

*dada*
looks forward coming home from work to see his family!
has single handedly kept the Explorer running for the past two years
gives Sylvie her bath time and bed time
Sylvie looks forward to helping him take off his boots after work every day
gets an early morning Sylvie almost every day

Family Photo June 2010

All in a days work

I have been pooped on, peed on, thrown up on three times, yelled at, wiped snot on my shirt, and bossed around and it is only 8:30 am.

Growing Up

Our little lady is growing up. In the morning after she has her cereal, Sylvie will go to her room and pick out something to wear. She will come back out to see me with her pj's still on, dress over her head, one arm through the arm hole and the other arm sticking out of the neck hole. Sometimes she refuses to let me take her pj pants off. She sure does want to make a fashion statement! One day she tried to put her bloomies on over her pj pants, but she does not quite know how to pull up pants. So the bloomies stayed around her knees for half a day. She was walking like a penguin! I took pictures to show her when she is a teenager :)

Wade

Wade Ramsey Harrison

Wade Ramsey Harrison was born on May 25 at 7:09 am. He was 11 lbs and 8 oz (!), 22" long w/ a head circumference of 15 1/4". Big boy! Who has an 11lb baby????
I scheduled my c section on the Friday before that Tuesday. I was not talked into it, just came to my senses I guess :) The doctors and midwives kept telling me he was going to be huge, and I guess my woman's intuition just confirmed it. There was no way I was going to not have a c section. And by murphy's law, I went into labor at 2am on Tuesday morning. I was having contractions every 3 min that lasted anywhere from 40 secs to 1min. I woke up and walked around, took a shower, and we were ready to go to the hospital around 3:40. One whole hour before we had to get to the hospital for our appointment. We ended up leaving early and getting there a little early. I was offered the chance to vbac- but after some consideration and just wanting to get the baby out- I decided against it. I was very nervous about the scheduled c section. The first c section was a relief- I was ready after 22 hours or so of labor. This time was completely different. I got the epidural and it was a little more intense than the first time (although I was relived about no more contractions!). On a side note, I have only met 4 anesthesiologists in my life- two at the birth of Sylvie and two at the birth of Wade- and all of them are just the best people with the greatest personalities! I wonder if it is a requirement for that job....
Anyhoo- All was good and baby was born. Doc showed him to me over the curtain, baby dropped some baby goop on my forehead (the first of many things he will spit, poop and pee on me) and then he went to be cleaned and he didn't cry. There was no noise! I kept remembering Sylvie crying by now, and kept asking why he wasn't crying. Everyone, including Ralph was saying all was good- to not stress me out. If I freaked out- I am pretty sure they would have knocked me out on meds. Ralph kept standing up and looking over the curtain to see what they were doing, then sitting back down and telling me all was good. He took some pictures, but I still cannot bring myself to look at them fully, it was kind of disturbing. It seemed like forever, finally they brought him around the curtain and I still had not heard a peep out of him, the NICU nurse was holding him and said they were taking him to NICU. I saw him for about 5 secs. So I went to the recovery room by myself, no phone or any connection to Ralph. My nurse was great and kept calling up to NICU. I heard her say '11 lbs and 8oz' and could not believe it. JEEZ that was a big baby. They would not let me leave recovery until I could move my legs. This took a long time, I actually have no idea how long, but I remembered with Sylvie it took longer than most people as well. Ralph came down to see me and told me what was going on and left my phone with me.
Turns out Wade was stained with meconium when he was born. He had breathed this in in the womb and had MAS
http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/lungs/meconium.html
He had tubes in his belly and was put under an oxygen tent and hooked up all over. Poor little man! But look at the size of him.... JEEZ. I was finally taken to my room and was told that I would be taken to see my baby as soon as possible, but I had to recover a some first! How hard that was. Ralph brought me pictures. I didn't get to see him until about 7pm at night, and even then I could not hold him.
The NICU nurses were absolutely great. They kept us informed and were always very sweet. Wade had an iv for nutrition, but nothing was entering his stomach. I think he finally ate some formula on Thursday morning. He was starving- just gnawing at his fist! And....Still not making much noise, which was okay at this point- he is just not a crier!Wade spent 5 days in the NICU, had plenty of medicine, xrays, and an echo. We were both discharged on Saturday, Wade with a clean bill of health!
Since Wade was not in the hospital room with us at all, Saturday night was our first night with him. It was not so bad. He sleeps anywhere from 2 1/2 hrs to almost 5 hours at a time (not always at night). He eats 4 oz at a time (!). I find myself worried that since he had no food for two days, that he is just starving all the time! I asked his pediatrician about this, he assured me that is not possible :)

As far as Sylvie goes- she was great! She stayed at Opa and Gram's house and I think she grew up while she was there. She says sentences now, asks for food or water when she wants it and I think grew about two inches! She visited the hospital but could not go into the NICU- so she had no idea why Ralph and I were in this room and mommy was in bed. She met Wade on the Saturday we were discharged. She did not pay him too much attention. Now she will kiss him on the fore head and when we hold Wade she points at him and says his name. I am not sure she particularly cares for him though. She has been spending lots of time with daddy and now follows him around, not paying much attention to mommy who seems to be holding a baby a lot. :( I can only hope this goes away soon. I miss playing with my daughter!

I will post some non- tubed pictures of the sweet baby boy once we download them.

And thanks to everyone for your thoughts and well wished while we were in the hospital!