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| Taken today at 1 week old |
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| Big brother loving on the baby! |
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| A half smile! |
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| Carsten getting up close and personal |
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| Daddy keeping baby happy |
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| Showing off his chicken legs |
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Logan 1 week old
Here are some new pictures of Logan, taken in the last few days. We are doing well as a family and getting adjusted to being a family of 5. Logan is sleeping well at night only waking a couple of times to eat. I am feeling great, just a little tired still. We have been well taken care of here. The staff here decorated our front door for our homecoming and have provided meals for us every night since we have been home! We were not expecting this, but we have sure appreciated it!
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Pictures of the boys meeting Logan
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Logan's Birth Story
On Wednesday evening around 9:30 p.m. I started having some decent contractions. They were roughly 10 minutes apart, but they were starting to come consistently. At around 11 they started coming every 6-7 minutes. Still not very close, but staying consistent. Jeff and I decided to try to go to bed around midnight since they had not really increased in their frequency. I tossed and turned in bed and realized at about 1:30 that they were starting to come every 3-4 minutes apart. I decided to take a bath to relax a little. After a short bath I woke Jeff up to tell him we needed to call the midwife since the contraction were consistently coming every 3-4 minutes. After speaking with my midwife she said lets head to the hospital. We had about a 45 minute drive and my midwife said it would take her about an hour.
We called our friend who we had lined up to watch the boys, got her settled and headed to the hospital. We arrived at the hospital around 3:30 and the 2 midwives (one that was assigned to me and an extra one to take care of the baby) arrived about 10 minutes later. They checked me and said I was 4-5 centimeters dialated and fully efaced. They recommended that we walk around while they got things set up.
We began walking and came back at 15 minute intervals to listen to the babies' heartbeat. After our second time coming back they decided to check me again. I was at 6, so they broke my water and almost instantly I was at 7. Things were moving much faster than they ever have before. Another 45 minutes went by and I said I needed to push. 4 minutes after that Logan entered the world at 5:29 a.m.. Everything had gone very smooth and it was by far my easiest labor out of the 3. What happened next was unexpected.
After 30 minutes went by I still was unable to deliver the placenta. The midwives decided to give me a shot of oxytocin which is routinely given right after the baby is delivered. Another 15 minutes went by before I delivered the placenta. Then I began to bleed more than they like to see. After it went on for a little while Jeff looked at me and asked me if I was okay. I apparently did not look right to him. I looked over at him and felt like I could barely lift my head. I felt nauseous and things were beginning to turn black. I told the midwife I did not feel good. She took my blood pressure which was 50 over 33. Not good. They laid my down and started doing more aggressive treatment. I was given another shot and more medication to help my uterus contract to stop the bleeding. They also put in an IV to get fluids going in me. In total I lost over a liter of blood. Just as they were about to call in reinforcement the bleeding stopped! It could have been so much worse. The midwives were great and I am thankful for their care of me.
Once things were under control, they weighed and measured Logan. He is little only weighing 6 lbs. 2 oz. He is 20 inches long which makes for a super skinny baby! We spent two nights in the hospital which gave me time for some much needed rest. Besides feeling tired and weak, I am doing great now! I am taking iron to help replenish my blood supply. Overall it was a great experience, but not one I plan to ever repeat again!
We called our friend who we had lined up to watch the boys, got her settled and headed to the hospital. We arrived at the hospital around 3:30 and the 2 midwives (one that was assigned to me and an extra one to take care of the baby) arrived about 10 minutes later. They checked me and said I was 4-5 centimeters dialated and fully efaced. They recommended that we walk around while they got things set up.
We began walking and came back at 15 minute intervals to listen to the babies' heartbeat. After our second time coming back they decided to check me again. I was at 6, so they broke my water and almost instantly I was at 7. Things were moving much faster than they ever have before. Another 45 minutes went by and I said I needed to push. 4 minutes after that Logan entered the world at 5:29 a.m.. Everything had gone very smooth and it was by far my easiest labor out of the 3. What happened next was unexpected.
After 30 minutes went by I still was unable to deliver the placenta. The midwives decided to give me a shot of oxytocin which is routinely given right after the baby is delivered. Another 15 minutes went by before I delivered the placenta. Then I began to bleed more than they like to see. After it went on for a little while Jeff looked at me and asked me if I was okay. I apparently did not look right to him. I looked over at him and felt like I could barely lift my head. I felt nauseous and things were beginning to turn black. I told the midwife I did not feel good. She took my blood pressure which was 50 over 33. Not good. They laid my down and started doing more aggressive treatment. I was given another shot and more medication to help my uterus contract to stop the bleeding. They also put in an IV to get fluids going in me. In total I lost over a liter of blood. Just as they were about to call in reinforcement the bleeding stopped! It could have been so much worse. The midwives were great and I am thankful for their care of me.
Once things were under control, they weighed and measured Logan. He is little only weighing 6 lbs. 2 oz. He is 20 inches long which makes for a super skinny baby! We spent two nights in the hospital which gave me time for some much needed rest. Besides feeling tired and weak, I am doing great now! I am taking iron to help replenish my blood supply. Overall it was a great experience, but not one I plan to ever repeat again!
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Life after Jungle Camp
Since being back from Jungle Camp we have mostly just been hanging around at home or somewhere on campus. We took a week long vacation that was geared towards having fun with the boys...we succeeded. Pictures and details to come. And now we are just getting things ready around the house for the arrival of Logan. It is hard not to expect that he will come soon since both the other boys were early, but it is so unpredictable. Either way whether Logan is early or on time, he will be joining our family very soon! Rylan is anxious to meet him and asks me everyday if he is big enough to come out yet. Here are some recent pictures we took of the boys as well as a pregnancy shot from 36 weeks.
Friday, August 5, 2011
Stories from Jungle Camp- Final Part
During our last week of jungle camp I went on a two day hike while Jeff manned the house with the boys. Before I left I made sure they had fresh baked bread and tortillas to help make some of the meals a bit easier. It is a lot more work out at jungle camp, so I tried to make it as easy as it could be.
As for me, I had a great time on the ladies hike. We hiked a total of 18 km in the Bruce Peninsula. It was really beautiful. The hardest part for me was sleeping on the ground in a tent. The hike was definitely a stretch at 32 weeks in the pregnancy, but I managed to make it to the end. They were not going to allow me to hike at first, but ended up decided to let Jeff and I make the decision ourselves. I am sure glad they let me go!
When I returned from the hike we only had two nights left in jungle camp. On the last night we had a campfire to share what we had learned and just to hang out one last time. It was a good way to end things. We were glad to pack up and move out on Friday morning. It was so nice to be home in our own beds again!
As for me, I had a great time on the ladies hike. We hiked a total of 18 km in the Bruce Peninsula. It was really beautiful. The hardest part for me was sleeping on the ground in a tent. The hike was definitely a stretch at 32 weeks in the pregnancy, but I managed to make it to the end. They were not going to allow me to hike at first, but ended up decided to let Jeff and I make the decision ourselves. I am sure glad they let me go!
When I returned from the hike we only had two nights left in jungle camp. On the last night we had a campfire to share what we had learned and just to hang out one last time. It was a good way to end things. We were glad to pack up and move out on Friday morning. It was so nice to be home in our own beds again!
Monday, August 1, 2011
Stories from Jungle Camp- Part 4
During the third week of jungle camp most of our time was spent getting our house ready for open house on the weekend. There were still a lot of odds and ends that needed to be taken care of to make our house look as nice as possible. One of the biggest things was making the yard around our house look nice. There was still trash and plastic and other items strewn about. We got that taken care of as well as fixed up anything that had already broken inside our house.
As a collective group we had to go around all of jungle camp and line all the pathways with rocks. This was an afternoon project that was not very fun. It did look nice in the end, but it was so much work. Also since open house was going to take up the entire weekend things like chopping wood and doing laundry had to be done before then. Jeff spent many hours getting enough wood chopped to get us through.
On Friday we celebrated Canada Day, which was a new experience for us. In the morning we divided into two teams and had different sports events. Then we celebrated in the evening with a potluck dinner. The staff made us angel food cake for dessert and surprised us with fresh strawberries and ice cream to go on top! What a treat that was!!! We also got prizes for the Canada Day events in the morning. It turned out to be a lot of fun.
Then it came...open house weekend. Basically all day Saturday and most of Sunday we had random people coming into our house all day long. It was not bad, just slightly overwhelming since we did not know 90% of them. People came even while we were eating lunch and while the boys were napping, there was no stopping them. Most would just walk through your house and maybe ask a question or two, but some would stay for 15-20 minutes asking questions and talking. Quite a few friends from our Sunday group came and that really meant a lot to us. Some of our good friends even brought us lettuce, tomatoes and a bell pepper. We had a delicious salad for a few days which we had not had in several weeks!
As a collective group we had to go around all of jungle camp and line all the pathways with rocks. This was an afternoon project that was not very fun. It did look nice in the end, but it was so much work. Also since open house was going to take up the entire weekend things like chopping wood and doing laundry had to be done before then. Jeff spent many hours getting enough wood chopped to get us through.
On Friday we celebrated Canada Day, which was a new experience for us. In the morning we divided into two teams and had different sports events. Then we celebrated in the evening with a potluck dinner. The staff made us angel food cake for dessert and surprised us with fresh strawberries and ice cream to go on top! What a treat that was!!! We also got prizes for the Canada Day events in the morning. It turned out to be a lot of fun.
Then it came...open house weekend. Basically all day Saturday and most of Sunday we had random people coming into our house all day long. It was not bad, just slightly overwhelming since we did not know 90% of them. People came even while we were eating lunch and while the boys were napping, there was no stopping them. Most would just walk through your house and maybe ask a question or two, but some would stay for 15-20 minutes asking questions and talking. Quite a few friends from our Sunday group came and that really meant a lot to us. Some of our good friends even brought us lettuce, tomatoes and a bell pepper. We had a delicious salad for a few days which we had not had in several weeks!
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| Getting ready to start the obstacle course- they won! |
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| Finishing the father-kid obstacle course |
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| Wearing there new Canada shirts! |
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| Baking some bread- yum! |
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