Here is Leyton with his uncle, aunt and cousins!
Leyton and his Great Grandma Jeanette!
Friday, July 13, 2012
Meet the cousins
Our first weekend home from the hospital we had more visitors. Jordan's Grandma Jeanette and his brother Justin's family came down to meet Leyton!
Here is Leyton with his uncle, aunt and cousins!
Leyton and his Great Grandma Jeanette!
Here is Leyton with his uncle, aunt and cousins!
Leyton and his Great Grandma Jeanette!
Leyton's Firsts
Leyton is officially 2 1/2 weeks old. He has had many firsts! Here are some photos to remember those precious moments.
Our first night home from the hospital. Leyton's first night in his bassinet.
Leyton's first trip to Target! He slept the entire time!
Our first night home from the hospital. Leyton's first night in his bassinet.
Leyton's first trip to Target! He slept the entire time!
Leyton's first bath (at home).....I forgot to take pictures of his in his tub, but here he is after!
That's all for now! He will have many more firsts to come!
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Leyton's Newborn Photos
This past monday Jordan's cousin Andrea did Leyton's newborn photo shoot. It took four hours!!!! Photographers like to take photos of newborns when they are asleep, and to our surprise little Leyton was wide awake for the first couple hours. We are used to him sleeping during the day and being wide awake at night. I would nurse Leyton to sleep, and she would get him in position, and then he would wake up again! Over the course of four hours, she was able to get some good pictures. Our little guy likes to be swaddled, so he was more cooperative then......here is a sneak peak!
I really wanted some sort of fishing picture since I grew up fishing. The pole and net in this picture are actually from a decorative fishing teddy bear that my Grandma Behling gave my father years ago. I really enjoy that they worked out so well in the photo!
I really wanted some sort of fishing picture since I grew up fishing. The pole and net in this picture are actually from a decorative fishing teddy bear that my Grandma Behling gave my father years ago. I really enjoy that they worked out so well in the photo!
Photos by Andrea Larson- www.andrealarsonphotography.com
Hospital Visitors
At the hospital, we had a lot of visitors come to welcome Leyton.
Jordan's cousin Andrea
Leyton didn't like getting in his car seat, but once he was all buckled in.....he settled down.
Well that's it for now! We are enjoying having our little guy at home!
Jordan's cousin Andrea
My mom's two close friends Sue and Kris
Our friends Lasa and Dave
Andrea brought Leyton his very first Birthday Cake! It was soooo delicious and super cute!
Jordan got me these beautiful roses after I got the epidural and was catching up on my sleep. They actually became my focal point during labor. Such a thoughtful husband!
Jordan's parents brought these flowers to me the following day. They happen to be my favorite flower!
Andrea also brought us this beautiful plant! How cute is the name sign stuck in there!
My dad and Bonnie brought these flowers.
My work sent this balloon and little stuffed bagder.
Thursday, the 28th, we got Leyton ready to head home! It was our first time dressing a newborn!
Leyton didn't like getting in his car seat, but once he was all buckled in.....he settled down.
Leyton did great on his first car ride! He closed his eyes once we got going and went right to sleep! We hope he continues to enjoy car rides!
Well that's it for now! We are enjoying having our little guy at home!
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Leyton's Birth
On Monday, June 25,2012 at around 1:30am my water broke. I wasn't sure what exactly was going on, so I called Triage to see what to do. They told me that I should come in and they would do a test to see if in fact my water had broken. We were told not to rush, so after showering and packing the car just in case I was in labor, we hit the road. We arrived at Merriter hospital at around 3:15am.
After doing a test, they confirmed that my water had indeed broke. Jordan and I were in shock and could not believe we were about to have a baby! I had myself convinced that I was going to have him late, so to have my water break a week early was quite an awesome surprise!
After waiting a few minutes, they brought us to our birthing suite. They drew my blood, and then placed an I.V. in my arm (just in case I were to have an epidural later, or a c-section). Surprisingly they were able to get my blood with one draw ( I had started chugging water b/c a different mom had told me to hydrate yourself as soon as you know your in labor). The I.V. was not as smooth. After several attempts, the fourth finally was successful.
Since I was having contractions, they told me to try and get some sleep and they would check my progress later in the morning.
Around 9am they came in and checked and I hadn't progressed at all. They decided to give me Misoprostol. It is a pill that is inserted to help ripen and move the dialation process along.
Four hours of contractions went by and I still had not made any progress, so they decided to insert another pill. After another four hours of contractions and no progress they decided to give me Cervadil. This is a long string-like thing that is inserted and is another way to help ripen and move the dialation process along.
Here I am using the birthing ball which was the most comfortable for me during contractions. It didn't last long though becasue my blood pressure rose so high that they ended up confining me to bed.
The Cirvadil I could tell had more effect on my body because my contractions were even more intense and painful than the ones earlier. So four hours later I was very upset to find our that I was only dialated to a 2. The Dr. that was on call at the time decided I needed another pill inserted. After waiting a long time.....a new Dr. that came in (because the other one's shift was over) and was confused why they wanted to put another pill in me- she thought I should get Pitocin. This is injected through the I.V.- again to jump start labor. (This Dr. I liked a lot! Smart lady!)
With Pitocin on the way, and after 31 hours of contractions and no sleep- I decided I wanted an epidural. This was a very big decision for me to make, becasue I really really wanted to try for a natural delivery. I was so thankful for the epidural though because it took the pain away almost immediately, and I finally was able to get some sleep. The Pitocin also seemed to work wonders on dialating me compared to the others because after being hooked up at 10am, I was ready to start pushing at around 7:45pm.
The Dr. that was on call at the hospital had to deliver 2 other babies, so they had to call in another Dr. At 8:20 the new Dr. finally arrived and I was able to start pushing. At 10:28, Leyton was born.
It was scary at first, because the cord was wrapped around his neck so they snipped it and put him on my chest. My precious little boy was purple and they immediately grabbed him right back and started yelling to get more nurses and pediatricians from the NICU. We were confused and they kept telling us he was fine, but I was a mess! I couldn't hear him crying, I couldn't see him. All I did see was Dr. after Dr. rush in the room. After 15 minutes, but what seemed like forever, I heard my little boy cry. They said that he was taking breaths here and there.....but wasn't able to breathe on his own at first. When they finally handed him to Jordan, I knew everything was going to be ok.
I did hemmhorage, and they had to insert a pill to stop the bleeding. It didn't work, so again they entered something into my I.V. Thankfully that slowed the bleeding.
After 45 hours of labor, and a few scares we held our son and thanked God for our precious little miracle- Leyton Lee Howard.
We had lots of family waiting for his arrival.
G-Ma Laura
G-Pa Mike & G-Ma Bonnie
Great G-Ma Phyl
After our visitors we enjoyed a nice Dominos pizza dinner while Leyton had his first bath.
We were then moved into our recovery room for the next day and night.
After doing a test, they confirmed that my water had indeed broke. Jordan and I were in shock and could not believe we were about to have a baby! I had myself convinced that I was going to have him late, so to have my water break a week early was quite an awesome surprise!
After waiting a few minutes, they brought us to our birthing suite. They drew my blood, and then placed an I.V. in my arm (just in case I were to have an epidural later, or a c-section). Surprisingly they were able to get my blood with one draw ( I had started chugging water b/c a different mom had told me to hydrate yourself as soon as you know your in labor). The I.V. was not as smooth. After several attempts, the fourth finally was successful.
Since I was having contractions, they told me to try and get some sleep and they would check my progress later in the morning.
Around 9am they came in and checked and I hadn't progressed at all. They decided to give me Misoprostol. It is a pill that is inserted to help ripen and move the dialation process along.
Four hours of contractions went by and I still had not made any progress, so they decided to insert another pill. After another four hours of contractions and no progress they decided to give me Cervadil. This is a long string-like thing that is inserted and is another way to help ripen and move the dialation process along.
Here I am using the birthing ball which was the most comfortable for me during contractions. It didn't last long though becasue my blood pressure rose so high that they ended up confining me to bed.
The Cirvadil I could tell had more effect on my body because my contractions were even more intense and painful than the ones earlier. So four hours later I was very upset to find our that I was only dialated to a 2. The Dr. that was on call at the time decided I needed another pill inserted. After waiting a long time.....a new Dr. that came in (because the other one's shift was over) and was confused why they wanted to put another pill in me- she thought I should get Pitocin. This is injected through the I.V.- again to jump start labor. (This Dr. I liked a lot! Smart lady!)
With Pitocin on the way, and after 31 hours of contractions and no sleep- I decided I wanted an epidural. This was a very big decision for me to make, becasue I really really wanted to try for a natural delivery. I was so thankful for the epidural though because it took the pain away almost immediately, and I finally was able to get some sleep. The Pitocin also seemed to work wonders on dialating me compared to the others because after being hooked up at 10am, I was ready to start pushing at around 7:45pm.
The Dr. that was on call at the hospital had to deliver 2 other babies, so they had to call in another Dr. At 8:20 the new Dr. finally arrived and I was able to start pushing. At 10:28, Leyton was born.
It was scary at first, because the cord was wrapped around his neck so they snipped it and put him on my chest. My precious little boy was purple and they immediately grabbed him right back and started yelling to get more nurses and pediatricians from the NICU. We were confused and they kept telling us he was fine, but I was a mess! I couldn't hear him crying, I couldn't see him. All I did see was Dr. after Dr. rush in the room. After 15 minutes, but what seemed like forever, I heard my little boy cry. They said that he was taking breaths here and there.....but wasn't able to breathe on his own at first. When they finally handed him to Jordan, I knew everything was going to be ok.
I did hemmhorage, and they had to insert a pill to stop the bleeding. It didn't work, so again they entered something into my I.V. Thankfully that slowed the bleeding.
After 45 hours of labor, and a few scares we held our son and thanked God for our precious little miracle- Leyton Lee Howard.
We had lots of family waiting for his arrival.
G-Ma Laura
G-Pa Kyle & G-Ma Donna
G-Pa Mike & G-Ma Bonnie
After our visitors we enjoyed a nice Dominos pizza dinner while Leyton had his first bath.
We were then moved into our recovery room for the next day and night.
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Welcome Leyton Lee Howard!!!!!
We are excited to anounce that our son, Leyton Lee Howard, was finally born on June 26, 2012 at 10:28pm. He weighed 7.2 lbs and was 21in long.
Photos by Andrea Larson.
www.andrealarsonphotography.com
Another Visitor!!!!
We were very excited to have antoher visitor this past weekend! Lisa, one of my good friends, and her son Daniel came to visit us! It was really great catching up with her and seeing how little Daniel has grown so much over the past few months. I didn't remeber to take my camera out much, so I only have one picture. Daniel kept moving, so here is the best photo I got :)
It was kinda funny because all weekend, Lisa kept telling me I needed to go into labor while she was down visiting so she could be the first to see him. I kept joking that he would come after she left. Little did we both know that she would leave Sunday, and I would go into labor early Monday morning!
Thanks for the visit Lisa! Can't wait for your next visit!
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