the first 2 weeks

The first 2 weeks with little Kellan home have been fun, challenging and kind of surreal.

First, the fun:

I've come to realize I can match their outfits:) It's really cute to have them in their little coordinating clothes when I take Kellan out of his carseat everyone looks at them and goes,"Awwww..." I never get tired of that:) Kade is such a good big brother. I must still have some of those wonderful hormones that make you emotional, because when Kade comes over and sits with us and wants to hold his brother or I'll be breastfeeding and he'll come over and sit with me and just kiss Kellan's head and rub the back of his head, I just get teary eyed. It's been so fun to see Duane with his boys. Anyone who has seen Duane with Kade and knows how much that little boy loves his Papa knows what I mean. He is such a wonderful father. He is helpful and loving and patient, I just couldn't ask for more.

The challenges:

Coordinating the 2 boys schedules. Getting used to having 2 and working together to get things done. Kade's attitude is off a little. He delights in telling me "no" but we're working on letting him know that it's not okay to tell mama and papa no, instead we say,"yes mom." Which he has taken a whole other step and started saying,"Yes sir." haha...or "Yes sir, mom!" It's the adventure that is the terrible twos, but we're getting through it. Kellan might possibly have some reflux issues. He has been getting some air when he eats and then no matter how long I burp him for, he vomits A LOT. I'm trying to work out the air every couple minutes so we don't have a problem but it doesn't seem to be helping much. But, he has an appt where I'll talk to the doctor about it. Kade had it too and it seemed to work itself out. It's been hard spending less time with Kade during the day. Today he was in his chair eating lunch and looked and me and smiled and said,"I miss you mom-mom." It made me sad but we are getting to a nice point where the baby has his schedule down and I am able to not be attached to him so much.

Surreal:

I realized about a week ago..."Wow, I am a mom of two boys." I feel so much pressure knowing I am raising future husbands and gentlemen, but with the example of their Papa and seeing how he treats me and what kind of man he is, I'm sure they will turn out to be wonderful men. It's all something that's happened so fast it seems. I feel like Duane and I haven't been married that long and it's now been 3.5 years. Though we've had recent bumps in our life, I am so happy and feel so incredibly blessed to be where I am with all my men:)

On a happy side note, Kellan is virtually sleeping through the night. He sleeps from somewhere between 11-12 to 6-7 am. He sleeps most of the day and is awake for about a half hour to an hour between each of his feedings. The time between his last feeding he is awake the whole 3 hours. He is such a good, patient, happy baby so far, we are really lucky. We still haven't even used the pacifier, so I'm a happy mom:)

So, enough of that. I know what you've really come for...here are some picture of the last week:)

My sister threw an "awe'shum!!!" Rockstar birthday party for her 6 and 8 year old boys last weekend. A rockin' time was had by all, complete with hair dye and a live band. Kade had a blast. He dyed his hair orange(against his will, but he was bribed with soda...haha and once he discovered he had orange hair, he loved it:) He even got to play the guitar and drums. Kellan slept the whole time which my mom thoroughly enjoyed...

We went out to dinner and I dressed the boys alike. Kade wouldn't let me take a picture but here's Kellan! lol

And the always cute sleeping baby:)

More to following next week of course:)

Kellan Seymour

He has arrived! Kellan Seymour Hansen was born Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at 3:07 AM weighing in at...are you guys ready for it???

9 lbs 7 oz.....20.5 inches long!!! Thats 2.5 oz heavier than his big brother:) He looks so much like Kade and has the same facial expressions e.g. furrowing of the eyebrows, pursing of the lips. Here is a comparison for the people who need it:

Kade at 2 days old:

Kellan at 2 days old:

They both have Papa's eyes and Mom's mouth. They both have the pronounced forehead and widow's peak. Kellan's hair is surprisingly darker than expected but Kade's hair was too and he lightened up after is all fell out:)

I was induced Monday morning and it was very slow labor. I did not want them to break my water bag or give me pitocin, so it went a lot longer than it could have. I gave in to the water bag at 6:30 pm and then the pitocin at 2:30 am. That moved things right along and by the time I had to push, within 2 pushes, he was out. Needless to say I was DONE being pregnant and didn't care how badly it was going to hurt, I needed him out:) From the pushing, his face was bruised pretty bad, but it has cleared up for the most part now.

We are so in love with our little handsome addition and are really enjoying the time we have while Duane is home. Kade is adjusting really well. His attitude has been a little off(saying NO more often when he asked to do something, being more active etc) but for the most part, he hasn't had any issues that concern me too much at all. He loooves his little brother and is very sweet and gentle towards him. So far he has no issues with me holding him so much. It's a relief to say the least.

We wanted to get out of the house today, so even though we probably should've let ourselves sleep in, we went to church. Here is a cute shot of the boys after church:)

Kellan all ready for church

And a quick one for his first bath

I'm sure I'll have a lot more soon. I can't keep the camera off of him, he just melts my heart:)

t minus 5 days

This last week, we had a little false labor scare just to be horribly let down when the doctor checked and found that my cervix hasn't at all changed which means the likelyhood is I will make it to my Monday induction. I have had a lot of questions for my doctor and he is most conerned about A. My pregnancy history with the protein S deficiency presents several risks of going past the due date. B. The baby's size. He is already guesstimated at 8-8.5 lbs and we don't want too big of a baby. He is clear that I can change my mind at any time but I don't think I will:) I am one for natural labor and 9 lbs naturally is not too fun as I found with Kade.

This weekend, I will stay active and try everything I can to have a baby but he seems nice and comfy where he's at for now, so I am willing to bet Monday will be the day we see this little man. I will keep you all updated:)

Easter Sunday

Kade was so excited to go to church. After the chaos that has been Duane's surgery and on again/off again pain and well, my ginormous-ness, church has been put on the back-burner. It's one of the biggest breaks we've taken for my whole life, so Easter was really nice to be there again. We had 9:00 am church and Kade looked, well...freaking adorable but I guess I am biased:) He was so excited to wear a tie like Papa, Grandpa, and Uncle David. He frolicked in the flowers that just bloomed outside our house and even took some time to take a whiff:) As if anyone ever had any doubt, Duane is definately the father...my only question is, is this child even mine? haha

I'm really bad at self-portraits of our little family, but here is all I could do...with our red hair:)The most beautiful little boy

Easter Egg Hunt Number 1. We went to Duane's dad's for BBQ and eggs. Kade was so happy to get his basket and eggs with money in them! haha...He insisted on picking up all the eggs with the shovel that was attatched to the bucket...it was slightly adorable:)

We ended up going to Duane's grandparents afterwards where they did another egg hunt that I did not get any good pictures of sadly...I know. I would. Then we continued on to my mom's for a yummy roast dinner. It was a wonderful day with lots of family. Kade got to see all his grandparents(2 sets and a step-grandma) and his great-grandparents, so it was truly a blessing:)

2 more weeks

You know that point in your pregnancy where you are just done? Where it seeems like it will never come and it leaves you restless? Yeah, I'm SO there. I have become increasingly uncomfortable and spend most of my spare time in my bed where even there, I cannot quite get comfortable. My wonderful husband, though he's recovering from surgery still and had some intense dental work done last week, lets me rest and takes care of the big stuff. It has been a blessing in disguise to have him home with me.

I am 38 weeks on Monday. We had the ultrasound last Friday and after all the measurements, Kellan is somewhere between 7.5-8 lbs right now. If I go 2 more weeks, he could be anywhere from 8.5-9 lbs IF I don't go out of control with the Taco Bell cravings:) Kade was large, as most of you know, weighing at 9 lbs 4.5 oz the day before my due date. So, I am going to be really good and try my hardest eat normal. Also, Dr.'s measurements show that this little one has a large head just like Kade. Gee, I can't wait:)

Other than that, the only updates for Duane are that he is walking and still has pain in the knee but next weeks appointment will tell if physical therapy is preferred and what other options we have from here.

Tomorrow is Easter and I promise that this time I won't be lame and forget to bust out the camera. Cute pictures to follow, I'm sure!

St. Patty's Day and surgery update

The day before the surgery, Duane wantd to do as much with Kade running around and playing as possible before he would be on crutches for God knows how long. It was also St. Patrick's Day which was a super excuse to take pictures of my crazy face:) So, we went to an awesome park that Kade happens to love not too far away and got some cute shots:)

And now for thr surgery updates! Sure enough, they went in and found another tear in the meniscus that had been repaired with the first surgery but when he fell in mid-December, it just undid all the repair. The doctor went and looked all around to see if there was anything else that could be causing him such massive amounts of pain and that was it. So, that is good news. Second part of good news is that Duane has no weight bearing restrictions, so whenever he feels strong and confident enough to put weight on it, he will start to walk. Which basically means, there is no 8 weeks out like the last time...music to our ears. This is wonderful to hear also, because he will be back in commission in time for me to have the baby which was a huge concern for us going into this surgery. Now, the wonderful job hunt begins...joy:)

baby update

Over the weekend, I had been feeling a significant drop in where the baby was and it hurts to stand or walk or do anything really. So, I scheduled an appt. for yesterday and they did the fetal monitoring and checked me and sure enough, the baby's head is down, he's dropped and I am dialted just a fingertip. The doctor told me to take it easy for the next ten days so we would be in my 36th week. Take it easy?! My husband gets surgery tomorrow morning! Thank goodness for good friends that help me because I don't know how I would "take it easy" any other way.

So, that's the news. Tomorrow morning at 10:00 is the surgery and hopefully I can last at least another month!!! Here's hopin:)