One month old!!

Okay so I'm a little late with this post considering David turned one month old on the 17th, which was LAST week. So maybe this post is 5 weeks old instead?

It has been a crazy month, but I'm still in awe at how fast it went. We've gone through lots of changes in the last month, but we're finally setting into a groove. As many of you know David went from 9 lbs 14 oz at birth to 9 lbs 1 oz at the first dr. appt. He then stayed at 9 lbs 3 oz for two weeks so I had to switch to pumping and feeding. It has been an adjustment, but it makes me feel much better knowing he's eating what he needs. Well from the Thursday I switched to the Saturday weight check he gained 4 oz, which I found amazing! We had his one month checkup on Tuesday and he went all the way to 10 lb 15 oz!!! Apparently pumping and feeding is going well!! He is also up to about 22 inches long so he has gained about an inch since birth. The doctor did tell us he has an "above average" sized head, lol. I'm not surprised though because I always kind of thought his head was a little oversized, but it's so adorable I don't care!!

New developments: he has gained quite a bit of head control and has started smiling! He now does the "full face" smiles, which I absolutely love. He's also more alert now. I enjoyed all the sleep in the beginning, but it is nice that he now focuses on me and follows me.

I've had quite a few people ask me about how the dogs are doing with David. And quite frankly, they're doing great! They are super protective now, which I think is quite endearing. They like to lick his toes, but David isn't sure how to react to that yet. When they get close to his face though he gets really wide eyes. I think he's finally getting used to his brother and sister!

In other news: grandma and grandpa Strathman came to visit! They had a great time snuggling and holding David and I'm sure David loved it too! They also brought him his new favorite thing: his swing! We didn't buy one at first because we wanted to give the vibrating bounce chair a try first. He does enjoy his bouncy chair, but he LOVES LOVES his swing!! If he's even a little bit tired we put him in the swing and he's OUT! Like now for example. I fed him and he started yawning so I put him in the swing. He fussed a bit because of a wet diaper, but eventually fell asleep. And what am I doing instead of sleeping?

His uncle Eric, Aunt Tricia, and cousins came to visit also! They went on vacation in Los Angeles and came by here on their way back to Kansas. The girls absolutely loved him!

Now here are some new pictures of the little guy...ENJOY! :)

Two Weeks Old!!

David has been here for just over two weeks and it has FLOWN by! I can't believe he's already that old!! I've finally got the hang of this nursing thing and it's going much better than it was in the beginning. The only bad thing is that I feel like I'm nursing ALL the time! I'm literally nursing 8 hours a day. It's basically a full-time job!! We've been to the doctor and to the hospital multiple times for doctor appointments and feeding consults since he was born so I'm sure he's tired of it!!

He got circumcised last week and is dealing with it quite well. I'm not sure how I'd feel about something like that, but he didn't' seem to mind too much!! He lost 13 oz. between birth and the first doctor appointments and then gained two ounces before the next one so we're on the right track. He has a weight check again tomorrow so we'll see where he is then. I'm hoping he continues to gain weight. I think he's going through a growth spurt this week because he seems to want to eat all the time!!

Other than that, we're trying to adjust to life at home with a baby. Matt went back to work last week so I was on my own, but things weren't too bad! My parents are coming next week so I'm excited to see them and to have them see David.

Now for some photos!! Enjoy!

He's here!!! :)

I would apologize for the lack of posting, but we've been pretty busy around here!

As I wrote on my last blog, I decided to get induced last week. We went in Thursday morning at 5 a.m. to start the process. They started me on a low dose medication to jumpstart labor. I didn't feel much until early afternoon. I started getting HORRIBLE back labor. I wasn't feeling any contractions except in my back and they were awful. I jumped around on the yoga ball and moved around a bunch and that seemed to help. The unfortunate news was that I wasn't progressing. That night they started me on pitocin and kept upping the dosage. We ended up at a dosage of 16/20 before my contractions started getting even. At this point my back pain was EXCRUCIATING. I was crying during almost every one, but still wasn't having much progression. Friday morning my doctor came in and I was given the opportunity for an epidural. Originally I didn't want any pain medication, but it hurt so bad I didn't care. The epidural wasn't actually that bad and I don't regret it for a minute. She then broke my water. I was really comfortable so I napped for two hours. The nurse came in to check me and I was at 10 cm (from 4 that morning!) and was ready to push.

He was anterior, which means instead of facing upwards when you come out he was upside down so his head had to do extra work to push through. My epidural wore off about 45 minutes before the end, but the back pain actually helped. I think it gave me the motivation to push. Like, this hurts so bad...just finish it! It ended up taking a couple hours of pushing, but at 2:04 MST Friday David James Lindberg arrived!!

He ended up being bigger than anybody thought tilting the scales at a whopping 9 lbs 14 oz. Even my doctor didn't know he would be THAT big. My nurses all gave me major kudos though for going through it. Considering they gave me a 50% of needing a c-section I was amazed I made it.

Overall- the labor experience was pretty awful but like they always say, all the pain gets forgotten after he gets here!! It has been extremely overwhelming, but he's great and Matt and I are both extremely blessed.

Now for some pictures!



The new addition!



First family photo! I look disgusting, but as Matt reminds me... I was in labor for almost 40 hours!



Going home!



Proud daddy!

News!!! :)

I do have some actual news for this blog. I am officially 39 weeks and 4 days pregnant, which basically means I have a huge, 30 lb. basketball under my shirt and my entire body hurts. I really didn't start getting uncomfortable until just a couple of weeks ago, but now I'm over being pregnant. My hips hurt, my feet hurt, my sides hurt, my back hurts and quite frankly I'm exhausted. I haven't been able to sleep, partially because of the extra weight and partially because of having to go to the bathroom every five minutes. I now understand why women at the end of their pregnancies are so grumpy!

I went to the doctor on Thursday and told her how I've been feeling and she asked if I wanted to set an induction date. I'm pretty scared of inductions because I've heard tons of bad stories, but quite frankly I can't be pregnant for much longer. I'm working up to the point of contractions and it definitely hasn't been easy. I am almost 2 cm dialated and about 70% effaced (out of 100%) so I'm definitely making progress. I just know he won't show up on time to be stubborn! Cute little thing! So I went ahead and set an induction date for next week. If he decides not to show up on his own we will be headed to the hospital Wednesday night to start the process and should have a baby by Friday at the latest. Like I said, I'm not thrilled by the idea of being induced, but I can't be this uncomfortable for much longer so I'm hoping he shows up on his own before Wednesday night. It is weird to have a date though, like it all becomes much more real. By this time next week we'll be parents and David will be here. The whole pregnancy went super fast, but I'm excited for him to finally be here!!

In other news:

GO MAVS!!! :)

Adventures in Baby Land

Not a whole lot of news in the Lindberg household except that we're patiently awaiting the arrival of David. The nursery is pretty much done at this point, but we still have a TON of household cleaning to do before he gets here. We hope to get some housework done this weekend! We're also going to see the Hangover 2 and eat some Olive Garden in Grand Junction tomorrow as our last official date day before David gets here. That seems scary.

Went to the doctor yesterday and received all good news. I was negative for the GBS test, which means I won't need antibiotics during delivery. I'm also 1cm dialated, which means virtually nothing except that my body knows what it's doing on the baby front, which is always a good thing! I was also excited to hear that he is head down. I was breech (butt first) when I was born so I was worried genetics would repeat itself, but not this time! I hope that's the same when we find out how much he weighs. I was 9.5 lbs when I was born!

The only thing that is scary now is the waiting. My doctor basically said that anytime I go into labor is fine because I'm now considered full-term so contractions are perfectly normal. She doesn't think I'll be super early since this is my first child, but I guess we'll see. Matt still thinks he'll be here around the 9th or 10th of June. I think he'll come later, at least by a couple of days but we'll see who wins.

I do have one piece of news on the dog front too! The other day we were watching the dogs run around outside and saw that Bella had something in her mouth. We assumed it was a piece of bone we had given them earlier. We called her up on the porch and had her drop....a BIRD. Yes, a bird. She looked so proud of her discovery too, like "mom, dad, look what I brought you!" I was thoroughly grossed out and refused to touch it. I made Matt get some plastic bags and we picked it up and disposed of it. We're pretty sure she didn't kill it since she wasn't trying to eat it or anything. She was just carrying it around and playing with it. Needless to say we didn't let her lick us for a while, eww. Buster and Bella are part retriever so it makes sense that she would "retrieve" the dead bird for us. I just hope she doesn't do it again.

Other than that, we're looking forward to David's arrival so we will keep everybody updated when the special day occurs. :)

Busy Weekend!!

Now that we're officially under the 30 day mark until David gets here I figured I'd write now before I got too overwhelmed! We got TONS done this weekend, even though Matt had to do some work (go figure!). On Saturday our good friends Dan and Renee threw us a baby shower for our friends here in Montrose. It started off being a GORGEOUS day, but ended up getting kind of stormy later on. We had tons of good food, games and good friends. They were such great hosts!!



The delicious cake! Isn't it cute?



Look how huge I look!

I took yesterday afternoon off and tried to rest as much as possible. I really need to start my homework for my Economics class since I'm trying to work a week ahead so that when I go into labor I won't put myself in a huge bind. I wanted to work on some yesterday, but decided that taking a nap seemed like a better option. That just means I'll need to work my butt off this week!!

We woke up today and knew we had to get tons done! We brought Buster to get groomed and shaved, which worried me to death. Buster, as you well know from pictures, has incredibly long fur, which makes him look really fluffy and adorable. It's just been too hot here and he pants all the time! We just figured he'd be much cooler (and wouldn't shed as much!) without all of his fur. He ended up looking pretty darn adorable! Such a stud muffin!



He looks so cute!

I also got a chance to go through presents from yesterday and put stuff away. I also got the rest of the baby clothes (for now!) washed. Matt mowed the yard and ended up almost breaking the mower so I had to take lots of breaks!! And finally, we packed the bag for the hospital. FINALLY. I had been putting this off for almost three weekends in a row now, but I knew now that we're getting somewhat close I should get it done!

I'll close with some pictures of the nursery. We added some wall decor, etc. It's still not completely done, but it's pretty darn close!!

Happy Mother's Day!!

Happy Mother's Day to all of the fabulous mamas, especially to my own mother.

My mom and I weren't really all that close when I was in high school, mostly because of my teenage attitude. Like most teenage girls, you start to hate your mom because she "doesn't understand" or some garbage like that. After I graduated high school I learned that my mom is pretty fantastic. One, she has raised SEVEN kids. Seven kids is completely unheard of today for many reasons, but mostly because I don't think every set of parents could handle it. Considering she raised seven kids, three of them being "teenage" girls, she did a pretty darn good job. My mom was always there for me, even when I claimed to dislike her and looking back on it, I was pretty hard on her. Everybody think that their mom is the best, but my mom has got be up there. She's a strong, hard-working, amazing woman who has taught me everything I need to know about being a great mom.



This was "technically" my first mother's day. Even though David isn't really here yet, everybody told me that this still counts as me being a mother. I totally agree. I mean, I've had to take care of him for almost eight months so that has to count!! Matt was super sweet and got me a few Mother's day presents. He bought me Black Swan, which we watched together in theaters and totally loved and The King's Speech, which I haven't seen but have mentioned about a billion times. Any kind of decent historical movie always interests me a little and the fact that Colin Firth is in it really entices me. Buster and Bella also got me a gift. They bought me "The Warblers" CD from Glee. I am absolutely in love with the guy who plays Blaine and his voice literally makes me weak in the knees. The sweetest and best thing I got was the card, yes the card. Matt traced Buster and Bella's pawprints into the card and wrote "Thanks for taking care of us, Love Buster and Bella." It was by far the cutest thing I've ever seen. Overall- a great first mother's day and next year's will be even better because David will actually be here!!

In other news- we've spent all weekend taking care of poor, poor Bella. We went on a walk yesterday because it's been GORGEOUS here this weekend and we were almost done when she started limping. I figured she had a sticker in her foot so I picked up her paw to look and noticed her foot was bleeding. She must have got her nail stuck on something and it snagged so her nail split. She wasn't putting ANY pressure on it so you know it had to hurt. Matt ended up having to carry her across a field to put her in the car and we brought her to the vet. The vet said we could have yanked out the nail ourselves, but quite frankly we were nervous about causing more issues. The vet pulled out the nail, gave her some pain medication, and wrapped her foot in a cute bandage. I spent all day yesterday making her rest by me and make sure she didn't bite off the bandage. Granted she bit it off overnight anyways, but at least she kept it on for 18 hours or so. She spent most of yesterday limping around on three paws and as cute as it looked made me extremely sad. I hate seeing her in so much pain. Today she put quite a bit more pressure on it and was actually attempting to walk on it so it must be getting a little better. She still limps around a little, but it looks like it's getting better. Poor Bella!



Notice the blue bandage on her paw!!

In other news- we put up some decor in the baby room today so I need to post some photos. I'll try to get some up for next week's blog!!!

Happy Mother's Day!