A week of rest...


For Carter that is. As you can see by many of the pictures Carter likes to sleep a lot. During the day anyway. If I want to get some awake pictures I can take them at 2am. Actually he has been pretty good. He does wake up more in the night but he sleeps pretty good. I feel like we are getting into a little more of a routine and he is doing well with it. I got the okay from the doctor to let him sleep as long as he wants at night, but of course he doesn't want to sleep longer. We had a busy week this week with a lot of appointments for him and for me. When we went to the pediatricians office this week he weighed 7lbs 1.5oz and then 2 days later at milk works he weighed 7lbs 3oz. He is gaining weight nicely and everyone is happy about it. He switched over to the harder bottle this week and is doing well, which means we are one step closer to breast feeding. He also made a small stride with that as well this week. It is going to take time but I feel like there is hope that he will do it one day. We went to church for the first time this week and he seemed to enjoy it. I also got a break away this week and got to get my hair dyed back to a normal...semi normal color. She couldn't get rid of the black completely but she made it look pretty good. Anything is better then the crazy black. I have learned a hard lesson and that is never dye your hair black, even if it says wash out, if you don't want it to be permanent.
I am sorry my blog page looks like crap. I cannot figure out how to format well in blogger. I have tried. I really have.

Carter Is Home!!



On Saturday Chad and I got to bring our new baby home. He had to come home with a bili blanket but luckily it was only for 2 days. It has been a little bit of a rough start for us but things are getting better now. He is eating every 3 hours to gain back the weight he lost but we went through 3 different bottles until we found the one that worked the best for him. We are working on breast feeding but he is just too little right now to to get what he needs. So I am pumping and giving him bottles. He sleeps most of the day and seems to be up more in the evening. The first few days have been pretty stressful and sleepless but hopefully we are getting into more of a routine. I also think that the "baby blues" are going away which I am very happy about. I never knew how crazy emotional you can be after having a baby. We have had several doctors appointments and appointments with lactation specialists that have kept us busy. He was circumcised today in the office and he weighed 6lbs 13.7oz. He is one ounce away from being his birth weight. The lowest he got was 6lbs 4 oz. We are happy to be home and are very thankful for all the help and support we have gotten from family and friends. Without them we would not be able to do this. Thanks everyone!

Instead of allowing his mom to pose for her 35 week picture, our son had other plans. On Monday, Lisa went in for an appointment and found out that she was slowly leaking amniotic fluid. The doctor sent her to Labor and Delivery at Saint Elizabeth to be induced.

After laboring for around 7 hours, Lisa gave birth. Carter Brian Scribner was born on August 6th at 11:15pm. He weighed 6 pounds 14.7 ounces and was 19 inches long, not too shabby for a 35-weeker.


Because he was a little early, Carter was admitted to the NICU. However, he is on room air and is stating 100%.


He might have to spend a week in the hospital, but he is well and we hope to have him home soon. Mom has been up and around and is also doing fine.


Thanks to all of our friends and family for your love and support.

BED REST!


Well as most of you know I was put on bed rest on Monday after having contractions and dilating on Sunday night. They monitored me in the hospital a bit on Monday and gave me some medication to stop the contractions. Things have been good since then. I have a few contractions here and there but nothing crazy. Bed rest hasn't been too bad since a lot of friends and family have stopped by and made meals which helps pass the time. I have another appointment today at 2 to see if I am still the same or if I have dilated more. I will post the update when I get back. The good thing was I was able to make it through my shower on Sunday and I got a lot of neat stuff. I am very excited for the baby to be here now. We got the nursery set up thanks to the help of my mom and friend Christy. Chad and I scrambled (he scrambled, I laid in the bed) to get all the birth stuff ready just in case, but I think we are ready now. I will be on strict bed rest for this week and next week I will be 36 weeks and the doctor might give me more freedom the next week. We will wait and see I guess. I will update when I have more information. The pictures are of the babies room, my family that threw the shower for me and then me at 33 weeks.