...from Baby Perks' big boy bathtub.
Here's to hoping that future bath time experiences at the Perks' household are as pleasurable as the first one was.
And Henry-Daddy and I promise that we won't continue video taping bath time when you're old enough to be embarrassed by it. Or at least we promise not to post it on the internet for all to see.
In fact-we are currently questioning whether or not us posting this on You Tube is going to land us on a dateline special about parents exploiting their naked children on the world wide web.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Bath Time Perks.
Daddy Perks and I will only start to worry if he continues to have this sentiment about bathing as a teenager.
The good news is...we've bathed him a few times since the "first" big boy bathtub experience, and he seems to hate it a little less each time. We've also realized that as soon as he can get a hold of his fingers, he seems to get to a "happy place."
Of course, we make sure to "de-soap" his digits before he starts sucking on them.
The good news is...we've bathed him a few times since the "first" big boy bathtub experience, and he seems to hate it a little less each time. We've also realized that as soon as he can get a hold of his fingers, he seems to get to a "happy place."
Of course, we make sure to "de-soap" his digits before he starts sucking on them.
If I was trying to accurately caption Henry's feelings in this picture...
"Silly Mommy."
I know I promised life footage of this glorious event-so check back later today for the video!
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Doctor Doctor...Tell Me the News...
Daddy Perks and I took Henry to his very first doctor's appointment a couple weeks ago. (Weird to say a "couple weeks ago" considering the kid has only been alive for 3.) Ohhhh the anticipation as we pulled into the parking lot, eager to learn just how many ounces our monkey man had gained in his 9 days of being alive.
All babies tend to lose weight while they are in the hospital-Henry was born weighing 7lbs. 7 oz. and left the hospital weighing 6 lbs. 13 oz. The goal is to get your bambino back to their birth weight by the time they are 2 weeks old.
As we sat in the waiting room we checked out our competition...scoping out how plump the other week-old babies looked-sure that our little man had done all he could to pack on as many ounces as possible. We learned from Dr. Matt that our growing boy was back up to 7 lbs. 4 oz. which meant he only had to gain 3 oz. in his second week of life to pass the test. Am I boring you with the numbers?
Anyways-turns out when we went back to have him weighed at 2 weeks, he had not only reached his birth weight, but passed it with flying colors. He was up to a whopping 7 lbs. 12 oz. He's pretty much huge. And that was a week ago. You can only imagine what another 7 days of breast milk will do for a growing boy. Speaking of breastfeeding...can I tell you about how it is my new favorite diet. For a mommy who is desperately trying to return to a body that she can recognize...I assure you that it is only because my chest is now a 24-hour milk bar that I've already shed 25 lbs in just 21 days. But again-enough about the numbers-we all know why you came to this site...
He was SO GOOD during his very first trip to the doctor. He just laid there the whole time he was being poked and prodded...and FYI...those are newborn size pants he is wearing :)
All babies tend to lose weight while they are in the hospital-Henry was born weighing 7lbs. 7 oz. and left the hospital weighing 6 lbs. 13 oz. The goal is to get your bambino back to their birth weight by the time they are 2 weeks old.
As we sat in the waiting room we checked out our competition...scoping out how plump the other week-old babies looked-sure that our little man had done all he could to pack on as many ounces as possible. We learned from Dr. Matt that our growing boy was back up to 7 lbs. 4 oz. which meant he only had to gain 3 oz. in his second week of life to pass the test. Am I boring you with the numbers?
Anyways-turns out when we went back to have him weighed at 2 weeks, he had not only reached his birth weight, but passed it with flying colors. He was up to a whopping 7 lbs. 12 oz. He's pretty much huge. And that was a week ago. You can only imagine what another 7 days of breast milk will do for a growing boy. Speaking of breastfeeding...can I tell you about how it is my new favorite diet. For a mommy who is desperately trying to return to a body that she can recognize...I assure you that it is only because my chest is now a 24-hour milk bar that I've already shed 25 lbs in just 21 days. But again-enough about the numbers-we all know why you came to this site...
He was SO GOOD during his very first trip to the doctor. He just laid there the whole time he was being poked and prodded...and FYI...those are newborn size pants he is wearing :)
Could I be any more IN LOVE with these two boys?!?
I'm going to say he gets this face from his daddy...
Up next...the first bath sans umbilical cord...AKA...the big boy bathtub...AKA...lots of tears. You're in for a real treat because not only did we take pictures...but there's video-and I'm definitely cruel enough to post it on the internet for the WHOLE wide world to see :) Stay tuned...
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
I might be THAT Mom...
What mom you ask?
The mom who takes her 16 day-old to the mall. Those of you who are judging me may want to stop reading now...but if you'd like to hear about how my son farted so loudly when we were in Gymboree today that someone across the store started laughing...read on.
I called my sister yesterday and and told her that Mommy Perks was getting a little stir crazy and needed to get out of the house-so we made a date to go to the mall today. For some reason, even though I had no intention of purchasing anything today...I felt exhilirated as we pulled into the parking lot and cruised into the "Expectant Mother/New Mommy" parking spot right in front of the mall entrance. (Bonus-I may not be pregnant anymore...but I'll enjoy the perks of a good parking spot as long as I can justifiably classify myself as a "new mother."
Something about going to the mall seemed very civilized to me-as if it was a sign that 16 days into my new role of being a Mommy, I had my stuff together enough to load myself, my child, a carseat carrier, a stroller, and a heaping diaper bag full of supplies (including but NOT limited to a change of clothes, wipes, butt cream, first aid kit, changing table cover, and ahem-diapers) into the car and drive somewhere. Small steps right?
It was so nice to spend the afternoon browsing through stores. It's weird to think that I can finally shop for normal clothes again, considering just a few weeks ago I was limited to wearing clothes exclusively from the spandex and stretch families. All the new fall fashion made me motivated to get my booty back in my running shoes as soon as I'm allowed to so that I can start repairng the damage a 7 lb. 7 oz. ball of adorable-ness can do to one's mid-section. Although I must admit, I had way more fun browsing through newborn clothes at all the trendy kid stores...Baby Gap, The Children's Place, and Gymboree. Speaking of Gymboree and the afformentioned flatulence of my sweet baby boy...I'm not sure how else to state this except to applaud my little one for his ability to burp and fart with the best of them. And as we perused the denim in Gymboree, Henry definitely let one rip. A BIG one. So loud in fact that he drew attention from other shoppers. One man just smirked, looked at me and said, "Hey-he's working it out right?" Apparently.
The last 16 days have been absolutely incredible. We seemed to have created the most perfect baby of all time. He sleeps when we need him to sleep, eats when he's supposed to eat, and he has certainly mastered the art of being cute at a very young age. Here are few pictures to prove it...
The mom who takes her 16 day-old to the mall. Those of you who are judging me may want to stop reading now...but if you'd like to hear about how my son farted so loudly when we were in Gymboree today that someone across the store started laughing...read on.
I called my sister yesterday and and told her that Mommy Perks was getting a little stir crazy and needed to get out of the house-so we made a date to go to the mall today. For some reason, even though I had no intention of purchasing anything today...I felt exhilirated as we pulled into the parking lot and cruised into the "Expectant Mother/New Mommy" parking spot right in front of the mall entrance. (Bonus-I may not be pregnant anymore...but I'll enjoy the perks of a good parking spot as long as I can justifiably classify myself as a "new mother."
Something about going to the mall seemed very civilized to me-as if it was a sign that 16 days into my new role of being a Mommy, I had my stuff together enough to load myself, my child, a carseat carrier, a stroller, and a heaping diaper bag full of supplies (including but NOT limited to a change of clothes, wipes, butt cream, first aid kit, changing table cover, and ahem-diapers) into the car and drive somewhere. Small steps right?
It was so nice to spend the afternoon browsing through stores. It's weird to think that I can finally shop for normal clothes again, considering just a few weeks ago I was limited to wearing clothes exclusively from the spandex and stretch families. All the new fall fashion made me motivated to get my booty back in my running shoes as soon as I'm allowed to so that I can start repairng the damage a 7 lb. 7 oz. ball of adorable-ness can do to one's mid-section. Although I must admit, I had way more fun browsing through newborn clothes at all the trendy kid stores...Baby Gap, The Children's Place, and Gymboree. Speaking of Gymboree and the afformentioned flatulence of my sweet baby boy...I'm not sure how else to state this except to applaud my little one for his ability to burp and fart with the best of them. And as we perused the denim in Gymboree, Henry definitely let one rip. A BIG one. So loud in fact that he drew attention from other shoppers. One man just smirked, looked at me and said, "Hey-he's working it out right?" Apparently.
The last 16 days have been absolutely incredible. We seemed to have created the most perfect baby of all time. He sleeps when we need him to sleep, eats when he's supposed to eat, and he has certainly mastered the art of being cute at a very young age. Here are few pictures to prove it...
That's all for now. Stay tuned as I fill you in on other perks from the past few weeks...including our first trip to the pediatrition, Henry's first bath in the "big boy" tub, and the joys of nursing.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Snuggle Perks...
We are cashing in on all kinds of snuggles in the Perks' Household these days...
He's just delicious.
Monday, September 7, 2009
Labor Perks.
Hello Faithful Perks Followers!
To say that the last few days have been a whirlwind would be the understatment of the century. I can not tell you how incredibly amazing it has been to finally welcome our son, Henry out of the womb and into the world. He's perfect, of course. It's safe to say that Daddy Perks and I are in love. We could literally sit and watch our little monkey man all day long and not get bored. Suddenly things like TV and the computer don't seem half as entertaining as watching our sweet baby boy.
That being said...it's taken me a few days to get back to the blogging world. It's crazy to think that one week ago I had just given birth to the little man you all have been reading about for all these months. As promised-here's the story of how Baby Perks made his grand debut into the world...I've decided to tell the story in timeline format:
Sunday, August 30th, 2009:
10 AM...Mommy & Daddy Perks enjoy a lovely pancake breakfast and ponder how they will spend their last baby-less Sunday. (Little do they know that this will also be their last baby-less day period.)
11 AM...Mommy Perks is feeling desperate as her little man completes his 41st week of gestation (AKA one FULL week overdue) and has the bright idea to go for a leisurely 2 mile walk/jog. Desperate times call for desperate measures and she believes that perhaps she can "run" Henry out of her uterus? Daddy Perks is slightly annoyed/concerned by his wife's desperation to not be pregnant anymore but agrees to accompany her on her big-belly running adventure. The Perks proceed to make a complete scene running around their suburban neighborhood, 10 month pregnant belly covered in spandex, generating all sorts of judgy looks from people driving by who think to themselves... "is that man actually making/letting his VERY pregnant wife hobble around town in her condition?"
12 PM...Upon return from morning jog, Mommy Perks decides to take a shower and shave (JUST in case this is the big day) and then lays down to take a nap.
12:30 PM...While she lies in bed, Mommy Perks begins to feel some contraction-like activity in her belly, but thinks she must be over-analyzing it and tries to read her book to distract herself. Each time she has a contraction she thinks, "oh this will probably be the only one so I'm not going to keep track of them."
1:30 PM...Mommy Perks continues to have these "teaser contractions" and yells down to Daddy Perks that perhaps they should start writing them down-just in case.
1:30-4:00 PM...Contractions continue to occur between 5 and 8 minutes apart. Daddy Perks suggests they call the doctor, but Mommy Perks is resistant because she does NOT want to be told to go the hospital where they might tell her she's not far enough along and that she needs to go home. Eventually they call, and the doctor advises them to go to the hospital.
5 PM...The Perks arrive at the hospital but leave all their bags in the car, so as not to jinx their chances of being admitted.
5:30-6:30 PM...Mommy Perks is checked by a nurse, finds out that she is 3 cm dialated and her contractions are currently 4-5 minutes apart. The doctor is called, and it is confirmed that the Perks will in fact be admitted to the hospital to have a baby. A few happy tears are shed and they are moved into their labor and delivery room. Mommy Perks immediately makes it VERY clear that she would like an epidural post haste and the nurse puts in the order to anesthesiology.
7 PM...The Perks begin to call their family/close friends to say the wait for Henry's arrival is FINALLY over...
7:30 PM...Anesthesiologist arrives and proceeds to begin epidural procedure. Mommy Perks is able to bury her needle phobia long enough to receive god's greatest gift to women and upon completion of said procedure, a warm tingly feeling surges throughout Mommy Perks' body. She can no longer feel contractions (7 hours of feeling contractions was plenty) and has reached her "happy place."
8-10 pm...Several friends and family visit in excitement that the big day has finally arrived...Mommy Perks continues to smile in delight that she is having contractions which she can not feel at all.
10 PM...Nurse checks Mommy Perks' cervix again-4 CM dialated. She also informs Mommy Perks that a resident will be in soon to break her water which should move labor along.
12 AM...STILL waiting for resident...Meanwhile Mommy Perks is given another dosage of epidural medicine. Life is good.
12:30 AM...Slightly annoyed that her water has not been broken yet-SUDDENLY Henry takes matters into his own hands and Mommy Perks' water breaks naturally on its own. (Way to go Henry!) Mommy Perks is now 5 CM dialalted. She begins to feel a slight pressure in her nether regions and is concerned about the fact that she can feel pain-isn't this what the epidural is for?
1 AM...Mommy Perks is now in extreme amounts of pain and it becomes clear that the epidural has worn off. She is barely making it through contractions and at this point one should picture a stereotypical hollywood film showing a pregnant woman in labor-lots of screaming and even a few tears :( Anesthesiologist is called back in, and after a stern talking to from Mommy Perks' mom (aka Henry's Nana) more drugs are given and fingers are crossed that Mommy Perks will return to her happy place.
1:30 AM...God bless the drugs. Warm tingly sensation has returned. Mommy Perks is now 7 CM dialated.
1:30-4:30 AM...Mommy and Daddy Perks rest quietly in their room per suggestion of the nurse. As she puts it, "now is the time to relax and get some rest so that you'll be ready to push when the time comes."
4:30 AM...Mommy Perks is now 9 CM dialated. Nurse says pushing will begin in 1 hour.
5:30 AM...GAMETIME. Stirrups come up. Feet go into place. Daddy Perks takes one foot. Nurse takes the other.
5:35 AM...Pushing begins. Nurse informs Mommy Perks that most first-time moms push for an average of 2-3 hours. After the first set of pushes Mommy Perks decides that there is NO WAY in hell she's going to push for that long. At this point contractions are approximately 1-2 minutes apart and each time a contraction comes she must push for 3 counts of 10 seconds while holding her breath. (Easier said than done after 17 hours of labor.)
6 AM...Nurse classifies Mommy Perks as a "really good pusher" but Mommy Perks is convinced that she must say this to to every woman attempting to push a human out of their body. Nurse also says that the next task is to push the baby's head under the pubic bone. (Sure-no problem.)
6:15 AM...Nurse tells Mommy Perks that she is going to call the doctor to come in. Mommy Perks knows that her doctor is not on call, but at this point they could ask Kermit the Frog to deliever this baby and she'd probably be ok with it.
6:25 AM...Out of nowhere, Mommy and Daddy Perks' doctor sneaks in the room with a big grin on his face. He has come to the hospital to deliever the baby even though he is not on call. BEST. DOCTOR. EVER. The next 8 minutes are a bit of a blur but Mommy Perks will never forget how she fell in love with her husband just a little bit more in that moment as she watched Daddy Perks watch his son make his final descent out of the womb. His emotions, excitement, and encouragement single-handedly got her through those last few pushes. She could NOT have done it without him.
6:33 AM...Henry is born! Emotions in this moment are nearly impossible to describe. A physically exhausted Mommy Perks cries happy tears as a 7 lb. miracle is hoisted into her arms and she realizes that she doesn't have to push anymore. Her and Daddy Perks soak in the first few minutes of their son's life-which has consequently become the single greatest moment in both of their lives.
To say that the last few days have been a whirlwind would be the understatment of the century. I can not tell you how incredibly amazing it has been to finally welcome our son, Henry out of the womb and into the world. He's perfect, of course. It's safe to say that Daddy Perks and I are in love. We could literally sit and watch our little monkey man all day long and not get bored. Suddenly things like TV and the computer don't seem half as entertaining as watching our sweet baby boy.
That being said...it's taken me a few days to get back to the blogging world. It's crazy to think that one week ago I had just given birth to the little man you all have been reading about for all these months. As promised-here's the story of how Baby Perks made his grand debut into the world...I've decided to tell the story in timeline format:
Sunday, August 30th, 2009:
10 AM...Mommy & Daddy Perks enjoy a lovely pancake breakfast and ponder how they will spend their last baby-less Sunday. (Little do they know that this will also be their last baby-less day period.)
11 AM...Mommy Perks is feeling desperate as her little man completes his 41st week of gestation (AKA one FULL week overdue) and has the bright idea to go for a leisurely 2 mile walk/jog. Desperate times call for desperate measures and she believes that perhaps she can "run" Henry out of her uterus? Daddy Perks is slightly annoyed/concerned by his wife's desperation to not be pregnant anymore but agrees to accompany her on her big-belly running adventure. The Perks proceed to make a complete scene running around their suburban neighborhood, 10 month pregnant belly covered in spandex, generating all sorts of judgy looks from people driving by who think to themselves... "is that man actually making/letting his VERY pregnant wife hobble around town in her condition?"
12 PM...Upon return from morning jog, Mommy Perks decides to take a shower and shave (JUST in case this is the big day) and then lays down to take a nap.
12:30 PM...While she lies in bed, Mommy Perks begins to feel some contraction-like activity in her belly, but thinks she must be over-analyzing it and tries to read her book to distract herself. Each time she has a contraction she thinks, "oh this will probably be the only one so I'm not going to keep track of them."
1:30 PM...Mommy Perks continues to have these "teaser contractions" and yells down to Daddy Perks that perhaps they should start writing them down-just in case.
1:30-4:00 PM...Contractions continue to occur between 5 and 8 minutes apart. Daddy Perks suggests they call the doctor, but Mommy Perks is resistant because she does NOT want to be told to go the hospital where they might tell her she's not far enough along and that she needs to go home. Eventually they call, and the doctor advises them to go to the hospital.
5 PM...The Perks arrive at the hospital but leave all their bags in the car, so as not to jinx their chances of being admitted.
5:30-6:30 PM...Mommy Perks is checked by a nurse, finds out that she is 3 cm dialated and her contractions are currently 4-5 minutes apart. The doctor is called, and it is confirmed that the Perks will in fact be admitted to the hospital to have a baby. A few happy tears are shed and they are moved into their labor and delivery room. Mommy Perks immediately makes it VERY clear that she would like an epidural post haste and the nurse puts in the order to anesthesiology.
7 PM...The Perks begin to call their family/close friends to say the wait for Henry's arrival is FINALLY over...
7:30 PM...Anesthesiologist arrives and proceeds to begin epidural procedure. Mommy Perks is able to bury her needle phobia long enough to receive god's greatest gift to women and upon completion of said procedure, a warm tingly feeling surges throughout Mommy Perks' body. She can no longer feel contractions (7 hours of feeling contractions was plenty) and has reached her "happy place."
8-10 pm...Several friends and family visit in excitement that the big day has finally arrived...Mommy Perks continues to smile in delight that she is having contractions which she can not feel at all.
10 PM...Nurse checks Mommy Perks' cervix again-4 CM dialated. She also informs Mommy Perks that a resident will be in soon to break her water which should move labor along.
12 AM...STILL waiting for resident...Meanwhile Mommy Perks is given another dosage of epidural medicine. Life is good.
12:30 AM...Slightly annoyed that her water has not been broken yet-SUDDENLY Henry takes matters into his own hands and Mommy Perks' water breaks naturally on its own. (Way to go Henry!) Mommy Perks is now 5 CM dialalted. She begins to feel a slight pressure in her nether regions and is concerned about the fact that she can feel pain-isn't this what the epidural is for?
1 AM...Mommy Perks is now in extreme amounts of pain and it becomes clear that the epidural has worn off. She is barely making it through contractions and at this point one should picture a stereotypical hollywood film showing a pregnant woman in labor-lots of screaming and even a few tears :( Anesthesiologist is called back in, and after a stern talking to from Mommy Perks' mom (aka Henry's Nana) more drugs are given and fingers are crossed that Mommy Perks will return to her happy place.
1:30 AM...God bless the drugs. Warm tingly sensation has returned. Mommy Perks is now 7 CM dialated.
1:30-4:30 AM...Mommy and Daddy Perks rest quietly in their room per suggestion of the nurse. As she puts it, "now is the time to relax and get some rest so that you'll be ready to push when the time comes."
4:30 AM...Mommy Perks is now 9 CM dialated. Nurse says pushing will begin in 1 hour.
5:30 AM...GAMETIME. Stirrups come up. Feet go into place. Daddy Perks takes one foot. Nurse takes the other.
5:35 AM...Pushing begins. Nurse informs Mommy Perks that most first-time moms push for an average of 2-3 hours. After the first set of pushes Mommy Perks decides that there is NO WAY in hell she's going to push for that long. At this point contractions are approximately 1-2 minutes apart and each time a contraction comes she must push for 3 counts of 10 seconds while holding her breath. (Easier said than done after 17 hours of labor.)
6 AM...Nurse classifies Mommy Perks as a "really good pusher" but Mommy Perks is convinced that she must say this to to every woman attempting to push a human out of their body. Nurse also says that the next task is to push the baby's head under the pubic bone. (Sure-no problem.)
6:15 AM...Nurse tells Mommy Perks that she is going to call the doctor to come in. Mommy Perks knows that her doctor is not on call, but at this point they could ask Kermit the Frog to deliever this baby and she'd probably be ok with it.
6:25 AM...Out of nowhere, Mommy and Daddy Perks' doctor sneaks in the room with a big grin on his face. He has come to the hospital to deliever the baby even though he is not on call. BEST. DOCTOR. EVER. The next 8 minutes are a bit of a blur but Mommy Perks will never forget how she fell in love with her husband just a little bit more in that moment as she watched Daddy Perks watch his son make his final descent out of the womb. His emotions, excitement, and encouragement single-handedly got her through those last few pushes. She could NOT have done it without him.
6:33 AM...Henry is born! Emotions in this moment are nearly impossible to describe. A physically exhausted Mommy Perks cries happy tears as a 7 lb. miracle is hoisted into her arms and she realizes that she doesn't have to push anymore. Her and Daddy Perks soak in the first few minutes of their son's life-which has consequently become the single greatest moment in both of their lives.
Introducing...
The Perks Family.
I'm sitting here with Henry & the hubby and we can't believe it's been a week already since we became a family. There's plenty more to share but I'm going to go cash in on some snuggles with my best two boys and enjoy this lovely Labor Day.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Quick Henry Fix...
We're still in the hospital...but I wanted to give the faithful followers a quick peak at my little monkey man...
We come home from the hospital tomorrow and once we find our new "normal" I promise to give you all the PERKS of the last few days!
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