Newborn Photo Shoot

So now the baby announcements are addressed and ready to be mailed...
I feel okay to post the newborn photo shoot...
Once again, Emily did an AMAZING job...
She came to my house, it was mellow and I didn't feel stressed...

They turned out perfect...
www.barnwoodphotography.com

Under Client proofs type in:
Seth_Newborn

Thanks Emily & I can't wait for everyone to get the announcements!!!

Flashback to 1 year ago...

One year ago we were Here....

This year... Worst day ever with baby bug!

So last year at this time we were in Kauai...
This year...
Primary Childrens Hospital with a baby boy
who was not ever a thought while in Kauai last year!!!
Seth has been sick for the past week & a half. I took him to the doctor and he had an ear infection so we started antibiotics. After a week of that he still had a fever... We went back to the doctor and the ears looked fine so she told us to watch him. Two days later, the fever would not break so back to the doctor. They ended up sending us to Primarys. After blood draws, IV's catheters and a spinal tap that they had to do twice because the first one had blood in it, he was diagnosed with metopneumovirus & bronchilitis. Let's just say, it wasn't the best two days. It was so sad holding my little mans hands through all the pokes and crap they put him through. Thank heavens we live so close to such an amazing facility that specializes in kids. The nurses were AMAZING and that made the stay a little easier. I actually did pretty well until Steve got there after all the tests were run. He waslked in and I lost it. RSV season started the week before so the hospital was packed. We ended up in a shared room with a Meth Whore (Steve's words, not mine) Her baby was SOOOO sick! It was the saddest thing ever. She would cry in the night and the mom wouldn't even get her out of the crib to console her. She would page the nurses to come and cosonle her baby. Huge difference between her and I. Her baby spent the ENITRE time in the crib, my baby didn't spend any time in the crip. He was always in one of our arms being loved and cosoled. Luckily (not really for her but for me) Tasia & Jeremy were downstairs with Emma so I felt a little support knowing she was just downstairs, even though it sucked for her having Emma with RSV again. The doctor let me know he would need to be locked in a room for the rest of the winter. This made me feel good because it's been world war 3 around here between Steve and I. I have wanted to have everyone kept out... Especially kids!!! He thought I was acting like a hormonal crazy person! It was nice to have a doctor inform him that I was actually really smart in my thinking and correct... So, as much as I love everyone... Please stay away until May! ;) I just can't chance getting the little guy sick. Unfortunately Sienna will be on lock down as well... If she goes out, she can bring in back home... Can't chance that either. He is doing better now, and he's oh so cute! I promise to post lots of pictures. But I can say, I sure wish we were in Kauai, not in this snow packed, RSV infected NIGHTMARE!!!

Conversation between daddy and the baby girl...

Sienna: "Daddy I love you but you don't listen to me"
Daddy: "oh yeah"
Sienna "it just hurts my heart"
Man, Can't wait for the teenage years!

First 3 weeks in pictures...

Christmas Morning... Santa didn't know what a big hit the Snow White costume was going to be so he bought a piece of crap one and now the child won't take it off... Every time I wash it (which is daily) I keep thinking it's going to fall apart. Needless to say, we are going to need to invest in a new one for her upcoming birthday! The funniest thing was watching her walk in the High Heels. She would not take them off and I got very nervous watching her go up and down the stairs. I have convinced her that wearing high heels in the middle of winter is not the best choice, so now she will wear her uggs until we get to our intednded destination and then quickly switch into her High Heels. Another investment for the birthday will be a sturdier pair of high heels with straps...

We had a great Christmas Eve and Christmas. Being on bed rest 3 weeks prior to having this little bugger and then having him the week before Christmas put a definite damper on Christmas shopping... SO, Steve and I exchanged baby Seth for Christmas. I can't think of a better Christmas gift in the whole wide world. Sienna made out like a thief when Santa found her, I will have to get the Christmas morning pictures from Aunt Kath... Being the crazy, anxiety ridden postpartum mama, I didn't get many pictures. I was just concentrating on not hyperventilating during all the Christmas Mayhem.

The famous Superman hold

Her new "fake" smile... At least her hair is done in this picutre!

First time meeting Nana... I told everyone I was pregnant the night nana had her stroke. It's hard to believe that my poor little Grandma had this happen to her. Baby Seth loved seeing Nana. I just wish I would have got a picture with Grandpa Grant & baby Seth... Our next visit for sure, and hopefully by then I'll have a new camera instead of my camera phone.

He sleeps just like his daddy...
Mouth Wide Open!

Due to the swine flu outbreak, Sienna didn't get to hold baby brother in the hospital. She did get to see him through the nursery window, but I just don't think it's the same. The day that we brought him home she sat and held him for 30 minutes. I've never seen this child sit in the same place for that long... EVER!!! She kept rubbing his head and giving him kisses. I am very paranoid about letting her kiss other peoples babies, because frankly I don't want kids kissing my baby, so she kept looking up at me asking for permission to kiss him. I told her she could kiss him whenever she wanted, as long as she wasn't sick... Unfortunatly, she is now sick, but so is the baby. So much for being the over-paranoid mom trying to get him through the first couple of months without getting sick... :(

Sienna's baby had to get in on the feeding. I find myself in the position A LOT... Me feeding brother and Sienna snuggled up next to me.

I told Steve today that my definition of love is pretty much this picture. The only thing that would define it even better would be to have Sienna in the picture as well. I can't look at the 3 members of my family without literally swelling with pride. I often just burst into tears because I can't believe how much I can love these 3 people. My biggest fear before having Seth was that I wouldn't be able to love him as much as I love Sienna. My mom and Steve would get so mad at me telling me to stop saying that, but it really was a fear of mine... Now, I can't imagine how I could think that. I guess the heart can love more then you think...

I know this picture is blurry but I thought it was pretty funny. It looks like baby brother is kicking her butt!!!

Sienna has been suprisingly good with the baby around. I thought for sure we were going to have major issues, especially after Steve went back to work. He was able to take the first week off to spend time with us and it was hard to send him back to work. We had a few melt downs in the morning when Sienna would wake up and realize daddy wasn't home, but other then a few minor meltdowns. Last week she did grab her boobs and inform us her milk was coming in, and the promptly out her baby up to nurse... That waspretty funny. And then while I was feeding him, she wanted her milk re-filled right then and when I didn't do it fast enough she threw her sippy cup at me and hit brother in the head. But other then that she pretty much just worships the kid. The minute he starts to cry, she comes running saying "it's okay sweetie" in this high pitched voice that makes me laugh every time...It's hard juggling the two kids... I often feel like i'm neglecting Sienna and being really impatient with her. She actually informed me I was being impatient with her. I think we'll get it down in the coming weeks but it is a big adjustment. I really don't know how people have more then two kids!!! You all are amazing if you can do it!