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Ho...ho...ho! Greetings from Down-Under! I've attached a few pics of Kyle and his first Christmas! We had a quiet day here in Perth, we stayed here at the house and enjoyed a day of relaxation. Kyle woke us up at 7am, so we had 'breaky', gave Kyle a bath then opened presents. Santa was good to us this year, he left us a beautiful baby boy :) LOL Steve got a new camera (as you can see with all the pics he's been sending out, a bit of a papparazzi), I got a new watch, and Kyle got collector Aussie coins and clothes. We were able to skype with the grandparents (who loved seeing our peanut for the first time) and baked cookies for the holidays. Instead of making the traditional turkey dinner, we opted for steaks on the grill. I attempted to make the Waggoner famous stuffing, but as Steve said, " all that was missing was that the stuffing wasn't stuffed in a turkey" Guess that's important to the recipe! I'll have to keep that in mind for next year!
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Friday, December 18, 2009
Kyle Matthew Waggoner has arrived!
On December 4th at 8:36am our little bundle of joy arrived. We'd like to welcome, Kyle Matthew Waggoner to the world. We have been truly blessed to have him arrive safely and healthy.
At two weeks old today, the proud parents are EXHAUSTED! I know...many of you are saying, "I told you so!", but you just don't believe it until you live it. Mom and Kyle were in the hospital for one week after under going a c-section. I have to be honest, the c-section was nothing like I had imagined. I didn't have much pain and was off all pain meds by day two. The worst part of the whole delivery was the epideral. They had to try 3 different times before it was successful. I was told by the doctor that I was the most difficult case of the year. Thanks.... but why am I not surprised! I must admit, I was definately stir crazy and wanted to be home, but on the day of discharge, our little one was tested for jonduas and had to be placed under the lights for 24 hours. After his stint in the Nic Unit, we were able to take him home.
Its definately been a whirlwind since being home. Steve has been absolutely awesome. We both have to admit that nights are definately the hardest. Kyle has his nights and days mixed up, so he's only sleeping about an hour to an hour and a half between feedings. With feeding every 3 hours, that doesn't leave mom much time to sleep. But, it takes time. Steve goes back to work next week, so I'm really going to focus on getting Kyle on a flexible routine with feeding/playing/napping. I'll keep you posted... I might be living in a dream world, but if this helps get me one step closer to Kyle sleeping longer at night and one step closer to sleeping through the night....I'll try anything :) Saying this...he is only 2 weeks old and I know I need to be patient.
At two weeks old today, the proud parents are EXHAUSTED! I know...many of you are saying, "I told you so!", but you just don't believe it until you live it. Mom and Kyle were in the hospital for one week after under going a c-section. I have to be honest, the c-section was nothing like I had imagined. I didn't have much pain and was off all pain meds by day two. The worst part of the whole delivery was the epideral. They had to try 3 different times before it was successful. I was told by the doctor that I was the most difficult case of the year. Thanks.... but why am I not surprised! I must admit, I was definately stir crazy and wanted to be home, but on the day of discharge, our little one was tested for jonduas and had to be placed under the lights for 24 hours. After his stint in the Nic Unit, we were able to take him home.
Its definately been a whirlwind since being home. Steve has been absolutely awesome. We both have to admit that nights are definately the hardest. Kyle has his nights and days mixed up, so he's only sleeping about an hour to an hour and a half between feedings. With feeding every 3 hours, that doesn't leave mom much time to sleep. But, it takes time. Steve goes back to work next week, so I'm really going to focus on getting Kyle on a flexible routine with feeding/playing/napping. I'll keep you posted... I might be living in a dream world, but if this helps get me one step closer to Kyle sleeping longer at night and one step closer to sleeping through the night....I'll try anything :) Saying this...he is only 2 weeks old and I know I need to be patient.
A little of this and a little of that....
Howdy everyone! We'll its almost time to welcome our peanut into the world and I must say that Steve and I are so excited. As I write this we have 14 hours to go! Its been quite a journey to get this far. I've been truly blessed with this pregnancy, feeling better than ever! Now, let's hope I loose the weight quickly :) LOL
As the Christmas holiday's quickly approach, we just wanted to share with you a few things that have been happening, other than having a baby ! We've been busy preparing our precious Zoe for peanuts arrival. With lots of love and walks, I think she will transition well. As you can see in the pictures below, she is one spoiled dog. We are looking forward to see how Zoe and peanut interact when he/she gets older.
On Thanksgiving this year, I was in charge of our Annual American Women's Club of Perth Thanksgiving dinner. Don't ask me why I would take on such a task when I was due to deliver one week after the event, but I did. We held the dinner at a local yacht club and 175 guests induldged on all American style foods. The turkey was delicious and thanks to 13 cans of Frenches Fried Onions, 10 cans of canned pumpkin and 8 bags of marshmellows imported from good old USA, we were really able to enjoy those family favorites... green bean cassserole, pumpkin pie and sweet potato casserole! YUM! The event was a success, but boy am I glad its done. I'm so happy I got to enjoy the food this year, as last year I got out of the hospital on Thanksgiving from having my appendix taken out! We all remember that one... go to hospital with migrane, walk out without my appendix. Geez....
Steve and I enjoyed our last weekend before the baby comes with one on one time. We saw a movie, went to dinner and decorated for the holiday. We wanted to cut our own tree down this year, but the tree farms here just didn't seem to cut it and the prices were just insane, so thank you Smith family for allowing us to borrow one of their spare trees. It was just perfect. We've really started a collection of ornaments from all the places we've been, and good thing they aren't made from paper or wood, or we probably would have lost them to the mold we 'caught' in KL. We've also added our Aussie flare to the tree and it looks great. Only thing missing...my precious bubble lights. But, that will come next year!!!!
Well, that's all for now... Stay tuned and be sure to check back soon b/c I'm SURE we will have lots of picures of peanut! I can't wait for the doctor to finish this statement, " It's a....._________"
As the Christmas holiday's quickly approach, we just wanted to share with you a few things that have been happening, other than having a baby ! We've been busy preparing our precious Zoe for peanuts arrival. With lots of love and walks, I think she will transition well. As you can see in the pictures below, she is one spoiled dog. We are looking forward to see how Zoe and peanut interact when he/she gets older.
On Thanksgiving this year, I was in charge of our Annual American Women's Club of Perth Thanksgiving dinner. Don't ask me why I would take on such a task when I was due to deliver one week after the event, but I did. We held the dinner at a local yacht club and 175 guests induldged on all American style foods. The turkey was delicious and thanks to 13 cans of Frenches Fried Onions, 10 cans of canned pumpkin and 8 bags of marshmellows imported from good old USA, we were really able to enjoy those family favorites... green bean cassserole, pumpkin pie and sweet potato casserole! YUM! The event was a success, but boy am I glad its done. I'm so happy I got to enjoy the food this year, as last year I got out of the hospital on Thanksgiving from having my appendix taken out! We all remember that one... go to hospital with migrane, walk out without my appendix. Geez....
Steve and I enjoyed our last weekend before the baby comes with one on one time. We saw a movie, went to dinner and decorated for the holiday. We wanted to cut our own tree down this year, but the tree farms here just didn't seem to cut it and the prices were just insane, so thank you Smith family for allowing us to borrow one of their spare trees. It was just perfect. We've really started a collection of ornaments from all the places we've been, and good thing they aren't made from paper or wood, or we probably would have lost them to the mold we 'caught' in KL. We've also added our Aussie flare to the tree and it looks great. Only thing missing...my precious bubble lights. But, that will come next year!!!!
Well, that's all for now... Stay tuned and be sure to check back soon b/c I'm SURE we will have lots of picures of peanut! I can't wait for the doctor to finish this statement, " It's a....._________"
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