Last week we went to the pumpkin patch to get our Halloween pumpkins. Aidan pretty much slept the whole time, but I'm sure it'll be a great memory! Haha! At least we got cute pictures! :)Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Pumpkin Patch
Last week we went to the pumpkin patch to get our Halloween pumpkins. Aidan pretty much slept the whole time, but I'm sure it'll be a great memory! Haha! At least we got cute pictures! :)
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Aidan is 1 month!
I can't belive that Aidan is already 4 weeks old. It feels like it flew by and at the same time it feels like it was an eternity! The first few weeks were a little rough (no sleep, I had no IDEA what I was doing, breastfeeding took a while to get used to and hungry babies don't like to wait, I felt fat and mushy, did I mention NO SLEEP?), but now everything is feeling like second nature. I can change a diaper in 2 seconds now instead of 2 mintues (for those of you who have had little boys, you KNOW that if it takes you 2 minutes to change a diaper, by the time you have that new clean diaper on he has peed on himself and probably his face...which results in another bath). He's gone to the mall a few times already (I might as well take advantage now because in a few years he's going to hate the mall!) and he's great when we go out and eat. We've even left him a few times with family while we either ran errands or went out (I'm SO glad I have 2 great families that help out all the time. It's so nice to have them to watch Aidan while I either sleep or get things done!).
After bathtime he loves his little robe and slippers! He's gotten a lot better with baths now that we bathe him in the sink. His bath has this neat temperature gage that tells me when the water is the perfect warmth, and it always filters out the water so he's constantly getting warm water. Much better than the cold sponge baths he got during his first 2 weeks!
Nana holding her Grandson! He loves his Nana!
He'll usually scream when we first put him in his carseat, but the minute you pick him up he's happy. And the car is a blessing because he always falls asleep! He's GREAT when we take him out places, he just sleeps in his little carseat. The first 2 weeks were really rough because he would sleep for about an hour or sometimes an hour and a half if we were lucky and then he'd wake up. I finally decided to put him in his carseat and put the carseat in his bassinet next to me to see if he'd sleep longer and it WORKED! He now sleeps about 4 to 5 hours at a time at night! It has helped me out so much. It's amazing how much better I feel by just getting 2 to 3 more hours of non-interupted sleep! (I used to need at least 8 hours of sleep...now if I get 4 I feel like a million bucks. Welcome to motherhood!)
Such a sweet angel!
Aidan hated his first few baths...he would scream his little lungs out! It wore him out and made him really tired, so we'd put on his little slippers (and sometimes his robe) and he'd be out for a good hour or so!
He's changed so much during these past 4 weeks! He's losing his hair (we call him an "old man" because he's losing it on top of his head right now!), so we're excited to see what color his hair grows back in. He's also gained 2 lbs and grown 2 inches! He changes everyday. He's amazing...motherhood is amazing. I love all the little moments we have with him, especially when Josh holds him...it melts my heart! He's our precious little angel and God has really blessed us!
After bathtime he loves his little robe and slippers! He's gotten a lot better with baths now that we bathe him in the sink. His bath has this neat temperature gage that tells me when the water is the perfect warmth, and it always filters out the water so he's constantly getting warm water. Much better than the cold sponge baths he got during his first 2 weeks!
Nana holding her Grandson! He loves his Nana!
He'll usually scream when we first put him in his carseat, but the minute you pick him up he's happy. And the car is a blessing because he always falls asleep! He's GREAT when we take him out places, he just sleeps in his little carseat. The first 2 weeks were really rough because he would sleep for about an hour or sometimes an hour and a half if we were lucky and then he'd wake up. I finally decided to put him in his carseat and put the carseat in his bassinet next to me to see if he'd sleep longer and it WORKED! He now sleeps about 4 to 5 hours at a time at night! It has helped me out so much. It's amazing how much better I feel by just getting 2 to 3 more hours of non-interupted sleep! (I used to need at least 8 hours of sleep...now if I get 4 I feel like a million bucks. Welcome to motherhood!)
Such a sweet angel!
Aidan hated his first few baths...he would scream his little lungs out! It wore him out and made him really tired, so we'd put on his little slippers (and sometimes his robe) and he'd be out for a good hour or so!
He's changed so much during these past 4 weeks! He's losing his hair (we call him an "old man" because he's losing it on top of his head right now!), so we're excited to see what color his hair grows back in. He's also gained 2 lbs and grown 2 inches! He changes everyday. He's amazing...motherhood is amazing. I love all the little moments we have with him, especially when Josh holds him...it melts my heart! He's our precious little angel and God has really blessed us!Monday, September 29, 2008
Aidan Joshua Dupree - Born 9/20/2008
Aidan Joshua Dupree is finally here! He was born September 20, 2008 at 12:57pm at 7 pounds 12 ounces and was 19.3" long.
Us right before our precious baby boy was born!
On Friday, September 19, Josh and I went to our Doctor's appointment only to find out that my amniotic fluid was dangerously low and they needed to induce me. We were a little shocked that we were going to have a baby either that night or the next day! I was nervous that I wasn't going to dialate (I was only at a 1 when I went to the Doctor that afternoon) and that I was going to have to have a C-Section, but everything went perfectly. I was admitted into the hospital Friday night and they gave me Cervidil to get my contractions going. It worked and then they put me on Pitocin around 1 in the morning. My contractions got closer together and stronger (thank God for the epidural!! I was going to try to go as natural as I could, but my contractions were extremely intense....the epidural was great!) and by noon the next day my midwife told me I was at a 10 and ready to push. I loved the epidural not only because I could sleep most of the time, but I could feel the contractions only they didn't hurt...it just felt like a LOT of pressure. So I was really glad I could feel to push. The delivery couldn't have gone better and it was really an intimate and AMAZING moment for me and Josh.
The Grandma's! Right after Aidan was born a nurse came up to Josh saying that she has seen 2 blonde ladies that keep on passing by the door...they were really excited to see their first Grandson.
His going home outfit! It was WAY too big for him, especially the shoes, but it was too cute. He still can't really fit into his newborn clothes (only the really small, skinny ones fit right now) but once he fattens up a little I can't wait to dress him in all of his adorable clothes.
His first car ride in his carseat! He really likes the car and doesn't really cry. It's amazing how small he is.
Aidan's first bath at home. He had a little peeing accident so we had to wash him off! He didn't mind it too bad...there was some heart wrenching screaming but once we had him all wrapped up he was a lot happier.
This swing is our saving grace for the most part. It vibrates, swings and plays womb sounds or hooks up the an iPod. We have used this a lot around 3am when a little someone refuses to go to sleep. We wish they made this in adult size!
Us at home with Aidan. The first week was full of unimaginable amounts of diapers (we feel that the minute we change one diaper, it's dirty in the next 30 seconds...and it's amazing how many times he tries to pee on his little face! :), not much sleep, lots of rocking and swinging, and LOTS of feeding. Being parents is amazing....we're still getting used to the fact that we made this little thing (well, God created him and did a really good job!).
The Grandparents and Aidan! They both come over and see him every other day. If it wasn't for our great parents, the first week home would have been a LOT harder and we probably would have starved. :) 
Herschel loves his baby brother! He likes to give him kisses (we've taught him not to drench Aidan in kisses)...and he likes to protect him. It's really cute. I know Herschel can't wait until Aidan is big enough to go outside with him and get muddy. 
This is a picture of Josh as a baby. Aidan looks exactly like his Daddy in the eyes and the nose. Figures, I do all the work and he doesn't look much like me (maybe when he gets older we'll see more of his Mommy!) except he got my toes!! The Roger toes have been continued... :)
Us right before our precious baby boy was born!
On Friday, September 19, Josh and I went to our Doctor's appointment only to find out that my amniotic fluid was dangerously low and they needed to induce me. We were a little shocked that we were going to have a baby either that night or the next day! I was nervous that I wasn't going to dialate (I was only at a 1 when I went to the Doctor that afternoon) and that I was going to have to have a C-Section, but everything went perfectly. I was admitted into the hospital Friday night and they gave me Cervidil to get my contractions going. It worked and then they put me on Pitocin around 1 in the morning. My contractions got closer together and stronger (thank God for the epidural!! I was going to try to go as natural as I could, but my contractions were extremely intense....the epidural was great!) and by noon the next day my midwife told me I was at a 10 and ready to push. I loved the epidural not only because I could sleep most of the time, but I could feel the contractions only they didn't hurt...it just felt like a LOT of pressure. So I was really glad I could feel to push. The delivery couldn't have gone better and it was really an intimate and AMAZING moment for me and Josh.
The Grandma's! Right after Aidan was born a nurse came up to Josh saying that she has seen 2 blonde ladies that keep on passing by the door...they were really excited to see their first Grandson.
His going home outfit! It was WAY too big for him, especially the shoes, but it was too cute. He still can't really fit into his newborn clothes (only the really small, skinny ones fit right now) but once he fattens up a little I can't wait to dress him in all of his adorable clothes.
His first car ride in his carseat! He really likes the car and doesn't really cry. It's amazing how small he is.
Aidan's first bath at home. He had a little peeing accident so we had to wash him off! He didn't mind it too bad...there was some heart wrenching screaming but once we had him all wrapped up he was a lot happier.
This swing is our saving grace for the most part. It vibrates, swings and plays womb sounds or hooks up the an iPod. We have used this a lot around 3am when a little someone refuses to go to sleep. We wish they made this in adult size!
Us at home with Aidan. The first week was full of unimaginable amounts of diapers (we feel that the minute we change one diaper, it's dirty in the next 30 seconds...and it's amazing how many times he tries to pee on his little face! :), not much sleep, lots of rocking and swinging, and LOTS of feeding. Being parents is amazing....we're still getting used to the fact that we made this little thing (well, God created him and did a really good job!). 
The Grandparents and Aidan! They both come over and see him every other day. If it wasn't for our great parents, the first week home would have been a LOT harder and we probably would have starved. :) 
Herschel loves his baby brother! He likes to give him kisses (we've taught him not to drench Aidan in kisses)...and he likes to protect him. It's really cute. I know Herschel can't wait until Aidan is big enough to go outside with him and get muddy. 
This is a picture of Josh as a baby. Aidan looks exactly like his Daddy in the eyes and the nose. Figures, I do all the work and he doesn't look much like me (maybe when he gets older we'll see more of his Mommy!) except he got my toes!! The Roger toes have been continued... :) Monday, September 15, 2008
Please come soon!!
Well, the countdown is basically over...tomorrow is Aidan's due date (September 16, 2008). Now it's just the waiting game, which I'm not good at! Here's a picture of me a few days ago, huge in all my glory!
I'm definitely ready for him to be here. I am absolutely huge and I am ready to be able to see my feet again, yet alone put on my own shoes and tie them! I'm also ready to have my body back and wear real clothes...I can't wait to get rid of ALL my maternity clothes! I feel that I wear the same thing over and over, and near the end of pregnancy when I am so huge only a few things fit! Finding something to wear is so frustrating sometimes (Josh steers clear of me during that time!).
We're also really excited to finally meet our little boy. It kinda feels like I'm going to be pregnant forever and that he's never going to come...so I know when he does it'll be surreal. Hopefully he'll come this week! I can't believe that 9 months is already over and in a week or so we'll be parents! :)
I'm definitely ready for him to be here. I am absolutely huge and I am ready to be able to see my feet again, yet alone put on my own shoes and tie them! I'm also ready to have my body back and wear real clothes...I can't wait to get rid of ALL my maternity clothes! I feel that I wear the same thing over and over, and near the end of pregnancy when I am so huge only a few things fit! Finding something to wear is so frustrating sometimes (Josh steers clear of me during that time!).
We're also really excited to finally meet our little boy. It kinda feels like I'm going to be pregnant forever and that he's never going to come...so I know when he does it'll be surreal. Hopefully he'll come this week! I can't believe that 9 months is already over and in a week or so we'll be parents! :)
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Aidan's Nursery
Here's Aidan's nursery! It's finally all finished! It definitely took a while and lots of work, but it turned out better than I thought! This used to be our guest bedroom and the walls were just a beige color. We added the chair rail and painted it the trim color. Then we painted the stripes below...well actually Josh figured out how far apart and how to make the stripes even, and I just painted. The stripes took forever, and now we know that stripes are pretty difficult and always seem a lot easier than they really are! The room was fun for us to paint together....well the first coat was fun! I bought the letters at JoAnne's and painted them. I don't know what got into me but I went through a crazy "artsy/craftsy" nesting stage! I painted the letters and put the ribbon on them. They turned out better that I expected and I liked how they match the room since I used the same paint colors....plus I saved money! His room theme is the "elephant parade" so he has a bunch of elephants. I really liked that I found cute bedding that had polka dots, stripes and bows but was for little boys! There are NO selections for boy cribbing but a billion for little girls, so it was difficult to find something that I liked. I wanted something cutsy for his nursery because I figured that was my only chance....I'm sure his next rooms will be with dinosaurs, bugs, tools or airplanes/cars...I don't see polka dots & stripes in his future rooms!
Below is the changing hutch. He has a wipes warmer so that his little behind won't be cold when we change his diapers! We also have "pee pee teepees" that goes over his little thing so that he won't pee on us! (I've heard that becomes a problem with little boys...and I'm sure they think it's hilarious if they get a hit!). The baskets are full of bath towels, wash clothes, burp clothes, blankets, and diaper changing stuff. It's amazing how much stuff this little boy already has...and a lot of it we'll have to learn how to use! I made the picture frame on the top shelf. I got into a crafts frenzy when we were painting his room and started to make all of these things....it must have been a really weird nesting stage!
He's been moving A LOT lately and we think that he's almost ready. We only have about 2 weeks left so he can come any time. Now that we have his nursery totally finished we're ready for him! He'll be here before we know it... :)
Herschel LOVES Aidan's nursery. He used to run off with as many stuffed animals and toys as possible, but he's getting a lot better! We took him to an obedience school called Man's Best Friend a few weeks ago and it's like we have a new dog. Well, actually at first when we picked him up (he had to be boarded for 2 weeks) his regular trainer couldn't be there so we had this other young guy show us what they taught him and a demonstration, and let's just say it wasn't that impressive! We both just thought that he WAS a little better than before and maybe he's just a bad dog and simply untrainable! But then we went back last week for a follow up lesson (we have unlimited lessons, which is nice!) and his real trainer was there this time and we were blown away! This guy was super intense and Herschel listened to every word he said. It was like magic. NOW Herschel is a better dog (he was probably really bummed that we figured out that he could be trained and now he has to follow the rules!) and he no longer steals Aidan's stuff! He really is a super sweet dog...he just needed some discipline and training. It's really cute when we go into the nursery and Herschel's asleep at the foot of the crib. Aidan's going to get into so much trouble with Herschel....I can already see them coming into our house caked in mud & looking really proud of themselves. :)
Below is the changing hutch. He has a wipes warmer so that his little behind won't be cold when we change his diapers! We also have "pee pee teepees" that goes over his little thing so that he won't pee on us! (I've heard that becomes a problem with little boys...and I'm sure they think it's hilarious if they get a hit!). The baskets are full of bath towels, wash clothes, burp clothes, blankets, and diaper changing stuff. It's amazing how much stuff this little boy already has...and a lot of it we'll have to learn how to use! I made the picture frame on the top shelf. I got into a crafts frenzy when we were painting his room and started to make all of these things....it must have been a really weird nesting stage! The rocking elephant is too cute! If you press his ear he'll sing and if you press his nose he'll make the elephant noise. Herschel has figured out that if he nibbles on his nose that he'll make noise...then he just looks at it and does it again! It's really cute. All the animals in the basket are really cute too. The bear makes sounds that mimic the womb, the turtle is actually a night light that fills the room with constellations (it's really cool....Josh & I stayed up really late one night looking for all the different constellations!), and the bright blue elephant plays a song for a long time, which will be nice to keep Aidan occupied!
The rocking chair used to be Cathy & Mike's when Josh was little, and it's one of the few things that we kept from the old Galts house that we tore down! I had it reupholstered (I had NO idea how expensive that is! Next time it would have been cheaper to buy a new glider! But, then it wouldn't look as cute or have the history...:) and I'm really happy with the way it turned out. Grandma Lucy made Aidan a really nice blanket that's on the back of the chair. We're planning on taking the blanket to the hospital to take him home in so it will truly be his "baby blanket." We also hung our maternity pictures on the wall. We'll replace them with his newborn pictures once he gets here.
Aidan's closet is full of clothes! It's hard not to buy baby clothes when you pass the Baby Gap! I washed all the newborn stuff already and I LOVE the way baby clothes smell!! He also has a ton of bathing stuff, pillows, his pack'n'play (which will be great when we drop him off at the grandparents!), shoes, etc. Shoes are especially hard not to buy because they are so dang cute! Too bad he'll only get to wear each pair once before he grows out of them. It's worth it though :)
He's been moving A LOT lately and we think that he's almost ready. We only have about 2 weeks left so he can come any time. Now that we have his nursery totally finished we're ready for him! He'll be here before we know it... :)
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Pregnancy
This is my first blog (ever!) so I'm kinda new to all of this. I wanted to create a blog so that our friends & family that weren't around us a lot or don't live in Georgia could keep up with us. Josh & I got pregnant at the end of December and now I'm 9 months and ready to pop! We only have 4 weeks left (6 weeks if he's late like his mommy:) and we're getting really excited to be parents. We're having a little boy, Aidan Joshua (his nickname WILL NOT be AJ!! Shelley is pushing this...) and he's due September 16, 2008. We just hope that he doesn't decide to come on our 2 year Anniversary on September 9! A lot of our family has birthdays in September (Tommy, Shelley and my sister-in-law Emily all do!) so he'll probably be sharing a birthday with someone.
All in all we're ready for him. His nursery is finished and exploding with baby stuff. We don't know what half of it is for, but we'll figure it out soon enough! We had 3 baby showers and got everything we would ever need and more, so we're very grateful for our awesome families and friends! I'll post pictures of his cute nursery soon. We also got our Maternity pictures done when I was 8 months. Most of them are at our house and on our dock. A few of them are in Josh's uncle's studio, who took the pictures for us. I'm really glad that we got the Maternity pictures done...it's a good way to remember our first pregnancy.
All in all we're ready for him. His nursery is finished and exploding with baby stuff. We don't know what half of it is for, but we'll figure it out soon enough! We had 3 baby showers and got everything we would ever need and more, so we're very grateful for our awesome families and friends! I'll post pictures of his cute nursery soon. We also got our Maternity pictures done when I was 8 months. Most of them are at our house and on our dock. A few of them are in Josh's uncle's studio, who took the pictures for us. I'm really glad that we got the Maternity pictures done...it's a good way to remember our first pregnancy.
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