Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Jordan's first photo session
About 2 weeks ago we went to have Jordan's newborn pictures taken. I was so impressed with this studio and the photographer. We had some family pictures done by this photographer about 2 years ago, but they were outside at a different location. She had the studio warm for Jordan and even used a heating pad to keep him warm. Jordan was perfectly comfortable and slept through the whole session. The photographer said he was a perfect model. Jaelyn loved this photographer. She was excited when she got to play with Ms. Becky's dog and go for a ride outside on ms. Becky's buggy. Jaelyn couldn't wait to go back to see her. I am so happy that we have found a great family photographer. I am looking forward to the beautiful memories over the years.
Jordan's delivery and his first month.
It was just one month ago that I had my C-section and we were introduced to our baby boy. Jordan Andrew Haggard was born on March 14, 2013 at 8:02 AM. He was 21 inches long and weighed 8 pounds and 3.9 ounces. His lungs were working really well, He screamed and screamed. In fact, I had one nurse in recovery that told me They could all hear him screaming out in the recovery area. Jordan was born with what the doctor called "tongue tied". His little strip of skin under the tongue is to long and in the future could cause a speech problem. So, in a couple of months he has to have that little strip snipped. Everything else about was perfect!
My surgery started with a little scare. I was a little nervous that morning, especially about getting spinal block. So when they inserted the spinal block I was relieved that the pain was really Just a lot of pressure. The nurses trying to get my IV started that morning hurt worse. But soon after the placed me on the Operating table My neck and Shoulders started to hurt so bad. The pain was almost unbearable. When Lonnie walked into the Operating Room, I was throwing up. He had this look in his eyes like he was terrified, and I thought he thought that The surgery was hurting me and that why I was getting sick. I kept reassuring him that I could not feel anything, it was just the pain in my neck and shoulders was so bad. He later told me that My blood pressure Had went up to 164/130 and then dropped extremely fast to 80/40. They had to give me meds to raise my pressure. I continued to be sick in the recovery room and the first 2 hours I was back in my room.
It is so strange that our oldest child is 3 and a half and We felt like we were new parents again. Jordan looked and did so well that they released him after 24 hours. I was doing so well after 24 hours that they released me too. That was soo fast. When we did go home I had a lot of problems getting in and out of bed
(I had to have Lonnie actually push me out of the bed) I felt like I was tearing my incision. Plus, the pain from the Scar tissue was horrible. The nurses had informed me that I had a large amount of Scar Tissue from my first C-Section. Four days after having Jordan, my incision started to drain like crazy. One little part came open and they decided to leave it open. It drained so bad, that I had to cut up parts of the Pads the hospital gives you and put over the incision. It finally quit after about a week. After that lovely issue, I began to have severe swelling on and below my incision plus in my feet. My feet looked as bad as when I was pregnant with Jae and had Peeclampsia. Thankfully the doctor prescribed me some diuretics for 2 weeks and all the swelling except for in one foot, went away.
Jordan is a very alert baby. He has picked up his head an looked around since the first week. He sleeps a lot, and nothing seems to wake him up easily. But, He loves to wake up around 3am and not go back to sleep until about 5am. The last few months I was pregnant with him, he would be the most active at that time of the morning. The first two weeks he would usually just open one eye or sometimes just barely open the other eye at the same time. Lonnie started to nickname him Popeye.(it didn't stick)
Jaelyn loves him so much. She walks up to him and says "Big Sister is here!" and she loves to sing to him also. She thinks he is so funny, especially when he has gas. I am very relieved at how well she has done about accepting him into the family. It just seems like we have been a family of four for a lot longer than one month.
At Jordan's 2 week check up his weight was up to 8pounds and 7ounces. They didn't measure him correctly, so I am guessing his length was the same still. This baby gets the hiccups at least once to twice a day. He is still in newborn clothes, and if he is like Jaelyn he will be until he gets to be 3 months old. The only shoes he can wear are his puppy slippers. He has some tiny feet. All the newborn shoes are still huge on him at 1 month old.
I feel very blessed to have 2 children. I had thought after being married for seven years and never getting pregnant that we would not have any. Then I got pregnant with Jaelyn and thought it was a miracle. Then on Jaelyn's 3rd birthday, I thought okay it has been 2 and a half years and I am not able to get pregnant again. So, I decided to sell all my baby stuff, and then 2 weeks later I found out I was pregnant with Jordan. I love my children and would do anything for them. I would go through the long and bad pregnancy I had with Jaelyn all over again. And I would endure the Pain I had in the O.R. and all these weeks after for Jordan all over again too. I must say that I am relieved to know that I have my tubes tied and I will never have to endure the pain from a C-Section again.
Jordan Andrew Haggard
First time for me to see him.
Jordan with his Momma and Daddy
Daddy trying to help Jaelyn hold Jordan
Time to go home. one day old.
My two kiddos.
my world is complete with these two.
Sorry it's sideways. This was their Easter picture
My Lil man at 3 weeks old
My surgery started with a little scare. I was a little nervous that morning, especially about getting spinal block. So when they inserted the spinal block I was relieved that the pain was really Just a lot of pressure. The nurses trying to get my IV started that morning hurt worse. But soon after the placed me on the Operating table My neck and Shoulders started to hurt so bad. The pain was almost unbearable. When Lonnie walked into the Operating Room, I was throwing up. He had this look in his eyes like he was terrified, and I thought he thought that The surgery was hurting me and that why I was getting sick. I kept reassuring him that I could not feel anything, it was just the pain in my neck and shoulders was so bad. He later told me that My blood pressure Had went up to 164/130 and then dropped extremely fast to 80/40. They had to give me meds to raise my pressure. I continued to be sick in the recovery room and the first 2 hours I was back in my room.
It is so strange that our oldest child is 3 and a half and We felt like we were new parents again. Jordan looked and did so well that they released him after 24 hours. I was doing so well after 24 hours that they released me too. That was soo fast. When we did go home I had a lot of problems getting in and out of bed
(I had to have Lonnie actually push me out of the bed) I felt like I was tearing my incision. Plus, the pain from the Scar tissue was horrible. The nurses had informed me that I had a large amount of Scar Tissue from my first C-Section. Four days after having Jordan, my incision started to drain like crazy. One little part came open and they decided to leave it open. It drained so bad, that I had to cut up parts of the Pads the hospital gives you and put over the incision. It finally quit after about a week. After that lovely issue, I began to have severe swelling on and below my incision plus in my feet. My feet looked as bad as when I was pregnant with Jae and had Peeclampsia. Thankfully the doctor prescribed me some diuretics for 2 weeks and all the swelling except for in one foot, went away.
Jordan is a very alert baby. He has picked up his head an looked around since the first week. He sleeps a lot, and nothing seems to wake him up easily. But, He loves to wake up around 3am and not go back to sleep until about 5am. The last few months I was pregnant with him, he would be the most active at that time of the morning. The first two weeks he would usually just open one eye or sometimes just barely open the other eye at the same time. Lonnie started to nickname him Popeye.(it didn't stick)
Jaelyn loves him so much. She walks up to him and says "Big Sister is here!" and she loves to sing to him also. She thinks he is so funny, especially when he has gas. I am very relieved at how well she has done about accepting him into the family. It just seems like we have been a family of four for a lot longer than one month.
At Jordan's 2 week check up his weight was up to 8pounds and 7ounces. They didn't measure him correctly, so I am guessing his length was the same still. This baby gets the hiccups at least once to twice a day. He is still in newborn clothes, and if he is like Jaelyn he will be until he gets to be 3 months old. The only shoes he can wear are his puppy slippers. He has some tiny feet. All the newborn shoes are still huge on him at 1 month old.
I feel very blessed to have 2 children. I had thought after being married for seven years and never getting pregnant that we would not have any. Then I got pregnant with Jaelyn and thought it was a miracle. Then on Jaelyn's 3rd birthday, I thought okay it has been 2 and a half years and I am not able to get pregnant again. So, I decided to sell all my baby stuff, and then 2 weeks later I found out I was pregnant with Jordan. I love my children and would do anything for them. I would go through the long and bad pregnancy I had with Jaelyn all over again. And I would endure the Pain I had in the O.R. and all these weeks after for Jordan all over again too. I must say that I am relieved to know that I have my tubes tied and I will never have to endure the pain from a C-Section again.
Jordan Andrew Haggard
My lil man at 1 month old.
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