Home Alone...

and headed for bed!  Buh and Le are at the theater east of us and Drox is at the theater west of us with two of our rpg group... all of them to attend a midnight showing of Wolverine and I am blissfully headed to bed after setting a new personal high in Peggle Extreme... 5,501,710.

The last two weeks have been crazy at work and last week was the first week of Matey's life on the outside so home was INTENSE and I am gone so much this week that dishes are threatening to take over the universe... NONE of them used by me because I get up too late or tired to eat, grab something wrapped in a napkin and have take out food in the evening when Le or Buh drop by to help at work or to pick me up because Buh is using my car~ I am actually looking forward to doing dishes this weekend!!!  Le is a great help at work - she is a little picky about what she is willing to do if my boss isn't there.  When he is around she does whatever he asks, when it is just the two of us she works hard and fast but leaves the "boring" stuff for me ;-Þ  I still win because so much more gets done.

BED

! Happy Birthday to Buh !

Thirty two years have passed since I shared a room with 5 other new moms and wondered WHEN they were going to let me see my baby~I saw him twice for 15 minutes each in the first two days~and only one of the moms spoke English, she and her husband planned to emigrate to Canada so they had learned and she was eager to practice, and I was suffering a gall bladder attack but no one thought to check for that answer to the pain for another 8 years!
But we survived it all, and now we have a new baby that has never left his mom and dad for the first six days of his life and is settling into an eating and sleeping and fussing pattern that lets everyone get a surprising amount of sleep! Go Matey!

Aunt Le and Grammy are trying to actually leave for work...

He sneezes 'alot'!
Happy with mommy even when he isn't eating
So, what are the chances mommy and daddy even turn the TV on? The basket is full of baby clothes for 'later' - current ones are in drawers in the closet... thought we had two more weeks to sort things and get them packed to take home ;-}
Short and private walk for mommy in the middle of the night
We'll find out if the prop job below is too little, too much or the proverbial "just right". The bed is up on wooden blocks and Tiney smacked her toe on one... the pirate immediately wrapped them (this one in sweat pants) to make it 'safe' for her to navigate even in the dark.
He has lots of plus points with HIS mother-in-law, great guy- thoughtful, patient, hardworking, loves Tiney and Matey, a keeper ;-}
Leaving for work is much harder than it sounds! Le managed and I had better get a move on!
Daddy and I re-arranged the master bedroom, propped up the head of the bed, added 'cush' under the mattress pad, vacuumed, swept and mopped the master bath (and the kitchen and auxilliary bath) got stray boxes out to the garage, etc and hope to get mommy and baby moved from the living room to the more private, self-contained master 'suite'.

This was supposed to post last night!

1 min 6 seconds of a cutie born at 1:06... some of us try too hard.



Filmed -within minutes of his birth- then edited and posted by his Uncle Buh.

Now pictures from Grammy's camera...

with daddy and mommy's toes



He is on my lap as I post this but that does NOT mean he approved my choice of photos!

pictures of Matey, off his daddy's camera first

the tired daddy

the sleeping family, Tiney had to cover her eyes to sleep because that is an east window at 0930

daddy's first picture of "child rearing" is what he told me. The blue hat is Matey's head, his feet are by his mommy's elbow... he likes the right side so we tricked him onto the left by putting him upside down!
Matey, about 12 hours old at Grammy's house, taken by his daddy.
These are for George... and other assorted relatives near and far...

Had to correct that last post, fatigue is my only excuse

Wil was 8lbs 10oz and she was my biggest out of 6. Tiney is an overachiever- starting out with an 8/8! He is 20 1/2 inches and really looks like he weighs less than 8lbs... this boy is muscular already. He is willing to nurse both sides and next to his mommy is his favorite place to be. His daddy holds him like an expert, totally relaxed, entranced and can't stop smiling at his boy!
His profile looks like his daddy with his mommy's mouth. The pirate's nose and brow line... his hair is light brown but his eyebrows and eyelashes are so pale blond they are 'invisible'. His mouth is definitely mommy's with a "pouty" top lip. His dad takes credit for the fuller bottom lip but once Uncle Drox gets home, daddy may have to re-evaluate the gene pool, both sides have that trait ;-}
Drox was shipped off to his cousin's and just called to ask if he can come home. Told him sure, we need someone not exhausted with muscles to do all the work. Then I mentioned he could help me with the kitchen first and he suddenly announced his cousins could NOT bring him home just now. Smack that boy!
I am holding Matey while his mommy uses the facilities, he managed to scratch his left cheek - kind of a faint imitation of the "dashing scar" his daddy claims would enhance his own "shipwrecked pirate" image. Boys! yeesh!

Matey is 8 lbs 8oz, 20.5 inches

Noisy little guy too, aah, aah... His uncle Buh is entertaining him while I type, now he is telling the baby that even tho he is a tiny person, eventually he does get heavy.

Tiney is fading out on us again.

Due to popular demand this is a post script added 20 April 2009, 0854hrs
Tiney is apparently low on iron, and very much exhausted which is causing her some lightheadedness. If she tries to be upright her system objects and she feels faint. A friend came over at 0300 (we woke him up) and helped Buh give her a blessing (an hour and a half after the original post), we are all waiting on her hand and foot ;-} and she is getting stronger all the time.
Matey does a good job eating and his daddy is fabulous with him and his mommy. Daddy was SO excited and pleased when he changed his first diaper on his own with no help or observer(s).

Tiney is having some glitches, prayers and positive thoughts welcomed

She passed out when we tried to get her to bed an hour ago and just tried to do it again lying still on the couch. Matey prefers the right side for nursing... fyi

Due to popular demand this is a post script added 20 April 2009, 0854hrs
Tiney is apparently low on iron, and very much exhausted which is causing her some lightheadedness. If she tries to be upright her system objects and she feels faint. A friend came over at 0300 (we woke him up) and helped Buh give her a blessing (an hour and a half after the original post), we are all waiting on her hand and foot ;-} and she is getting stronger all the time.
Matey does a good job eating and his daddy is fabulous with him and his mommy. Daddy was SO excited and pleased when he changed his first diaper on his own with no help or observer(s).

One hour and Six minutes AnteMeridian Sunday April Nineteenth In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand and Nine

Tami is a tired mommy, Jon is a shaking daddy, I am pulling up some pics to post. posted by Buh

Matey

has brown curly hair and is a muscular little guy. Amazing. Tiney is beyond belief, she worked SO hard and did SO well~ they are taking pictures as I type. The pirate called his mom so all is well ;-}

April 19, 2009 0106hrs

He is here!!!!

muscles not relaxing enough

they are moving her from the tub to the birthing stool
"When it hurts push harder" is going to become my most distasteful phrase regardless of how true it may be. She is starting to apologize for not doing better... "I'm trying" yeesh!
I never realized how easy I had it! Except for Ddonn... but that was the doctor's fault, NOT the baby.

Brent is Posting!

23:30 -Brentie No No arrives home from work.
23:40 -Mom makes him type a new blog post... "Still Pushing" Le and Kath can feel the head, still about 1-2 inches from the world... I am SO glad it's not me in the pool...

obvious physical progress...baby coming soon

Brent's ride is late! txtd him #'s to reach her.

baby is coming SOON. Bye

what to do with Drox?!?

They are on the way to a town north of here to take his date home. He wants to ask if he can stay and watch a movie. If yes, someone will need to fetch him a movie from now. If no, I will ask TJ to take him home with her. Meanwhile I need to go out and unlock my car, put a pillow and blanket in the front seat in case he gets here before Buh and TJ. Plus Buh would have to be willing to go after him, the rest of us are exhausted!
"Push!" followed by an anguished "lower!" I'm going back in, it is 2249

2235 still on her knees, head on the edge of the tub,

the pirate massaging her neck, Le pouring water from a cup across her shoulders.
Called Drox and told him NOT to come home. He is on his way here as a matter of fact, good timing Le! She told me to call him ;-} He will call to let me know what he works out.
The kitchen is like a sauna, btw. Fern Gully ended and the TV is off.
Midwife and assistant gloved, pressure on her lower back is prompting the "push". Someone pushing against her lower back is apparently needed to make it bearable. She is doing an amazing job! Absolutely amazing.

breathe a little longer...

there is a little bit of cervix in the way so she needs to breathe a little longer. It is as thin as the latex glove and the baby's head is only an inch from being here. She shifted to her knees face down towards the water and keeps saying "push" as she takes a breath from 'ahhhon' but not yet.

We are at the long sustained 'ahhhon' stage

Lights are down low and only murmurs of "you're doing good Tiney" "good work Tiney" "you are doing great for the baby Tiney" are heard... until my phone went off in mid contraction and I got death looks as I fled the room! 2156 and my phone is set on vibrate now.

Fern Gully is playing on the TV, Tiney let the pirate choose the second movie, but even he only glances over his shoulder at it occasionally.
TJ agreed to pick up Buh from work, I ain't leaving in an hour to get him if I can help it - and I am the most expendable person here!

2221 she feels like pushing

She is still smiling, and making kissie noises ;-}

In between the hard work, rest and relax!

Way more intense

daddy listening to a strong steady heartbeat

just after a contraction,


During a contraction. Daddy is finding out just how hard this is!

We progress...

It is 8:11pm (2011) mountain daylight time and mommy... and therefore daddy and all attendents... are watching "Muppet Christmas Carol"


2053 contractions are closer together and stronger and daddy accidentally asked a question as a contraction started and mommy snapped a sharp "Shut up!" before he realized his timing stunk -oops. As all fell silent the muppets were singing, "the love is gone..." I did NOT make that up.

early labor ;-Þ

So, if it ever finishes the upload... I think I needed to save the pictures in a smaller size, you will see our laboring mommy and daddy. I just heard the heart beat from the other room as I am typing, strong and rhythmical ;-}



Now I hear the functional questions... she can't even visit the restroom without reporting the results! (when did you have a bowel movement last?) My kitchen has never been so clean ;-o

Aye, matey... time to leave the watery world behind

and set sail into the world of air, farflung horizons and wild adventures!

WE are having a baby. Tiney is doing all the work, the midwife is sleeping on the living room couch, the pirate is on his way... 8 hours of driving ... and Drox is safely out the door on the pre-date for prom. I, the lovely assistant, am doing laundry, putting a roast in the crockpot and being very quiet whilst everyone else gets LOTS of sleep in preparation for the coming event ;-Þ