Ready to Fly

We are ready to hit the tarmac again...in style.

Firsts

Last weekend Brady had a lot of firsts. He was a champ through it all...it was as if he didn't even notice anything had changed:)
1. First time on an airplane to LA
2. First time meeting grandparents, great grandparents, and uncle Corbin.
3. First time at the beach
4. First play date with a girl
5. First time being with a babysitter all night while I went to Jenna's graduation
6. First night away from daddy. "Play Date" with Blake

Uncle Corbin

Dr. Jenna's graduation celebration

Great Grandpa Chuck

Grandpa Holt

Great Grandpa & Grandma McNay

In hiding

I put my camera away for a few weeks. I went to the doctor for Brady's 1 month appointment and he had:
1. Cradle Cap
2. Baby Acne
3. Thrush (yeast infection in his mouth)
4. GERDS (acid reflux)
It was a rough couple weeks, but the cradle cap went away, the acne cleared up, the thrush is gone, and he's on medication that really helps with the reflux. He's back to his happy little self again (and so am I)! yay

Photo Shoot

I might be a little biased, but I'd say he's model material. I had so much fun taking pictures of Brady. We just need to work on him liking the getting naked & taking away the pacifier part.

Unwakeable

Right after Brady eats he goes into a milk comatose and there is literally nothing that can wake him...not even bath time

Meet Brady Matthew Hansen

Right after I got the monitors strapped on my belly. My Fred Flinstone feet. I really had a dreamy pregnancy except the last week my feet exploded and didn't stop growing until after he was born.

Our first family photo.Getting all cleaned up.

The grandparents: The boys with Chris & CindyMy mom & BradyOur last photo while we waited to leave the hospital!

I still can’t believe he is finally here. It was bit of a whirlwind, but we couldn’t be happier. I was scheduled to check into the hospital to start the induction process on Thursday, July 7 at 6pm. I called the hospital before we left and a very rude nurse told me they were busy and to call back at 7:30pm. Thanks to Cindy’s advice though we waited a bit and just went to the hospital anyway. Sure enough that same nurse was there to greet us and although she wasn’t happy we just “showed up”, we were able to get into our room right away.
After all the paperwork was finished I got my first round of medicine around 10:30pm. Our nurse continually came to check in on me and since I was making significant progress they decided to not administer any more medicine until the Dr. could see me in the morning. Around 6am, the pain medicine was barely working and the pain was increasing quickly so I received an epidural. Surprisingly, I could barely feel the epidural and it was much less painful than the IV.
At 8am, my Dr. came in and broke my water. When nothing changed by 10am and I was till at a 4 I was given a small amount of pitocin. That seemed to do the trick. By 11:30 I was at an 8 and by 11:45 I was at a 9 ½. Our nurse, Anselma, was amazing. She was Italian and started her career delivering babies in Italy. That made me feel a little better since they couldn’t get a hold of my Dr. She quickly set up the room for delivery and just after noon I was at a 10 and started pushing. After about 20 minutes Dr. Hoff arrived and at 1:03pm little Brady was born. He weighed in at a healthy 8 pounds and measure 20.5 inches. It all ended with my eclectic Dr. holding up the placenta and saying “look, it’s a womb with a view”.
Christian, Cindy, Heather, and Cassie were in the delivery room which was a great. Heather took pictures (over 200) and Cindy helped me push and got me water so Christian could stay right by my side. It is still all a bit of a blur and I was completely overwhelmed with emotion and exhaustion. My mom flew in the next morning and stayed the night at the hospital with me which was so comforting and helpful.
After he was born we still couldn’t decide on a name. We were debating between Colin, Connor, and Brady. We then narrowed it down to Colin Christian or Brady Matthew. We finally decided on Brady because we thought our little Asian looking baby couldn’t have an Irish name like Colin.
It is still a little hard to believe he is actually ours. I never knew I could love someone so much that I’d never met before. I can watch him sleep for hours and every time he cries it breaks my heart. In fact, the first time I changed his diaper he started crying and I started crying tooJ Welcome to the world little Brady!

Overdue

Today was my official due date and still no baby. The Dr. told me weeks ago that he would not be late, but our little guy obviously didn't get the memo. I'm feeling more ready than ever...my feet look like marshmallows, my back hurts, and with this heat wave I couldn't be more excited to get this extra insulation off. I realized today that I didn't really have any pictures of my prego belly so Christian snapped a few pictures after church for the record. I'm hoping the holiday will bring more than just fireworks tomorrow!

Showered

My amazing friends Madeleine, Cassie, and Sarah threw me the most wonderful baby shower! The theme was "cruising into parenthood" and it started with the cutest nautical themed invitations and ended with the most adorable favors. The food was set up as the different ports of call we used to frequent most: the Caribbean, Mexico, and Alaska. For a fun game we played name that tune with baby songs for our "onboard entertainment". The whole day was great and my mom was even able to fly up for the event! I received the most generous gifts and we now have more clothes than we know what to do with. I can't wait to dress him in all the adorable new outfits. We are so lucky to be surrounded by so many great friends here!Mexico & Alaska! For lunch we had shredded chicken soft tacos, 2 great salads, chips, guacamole and salsa. "Alaska" was the drinks

"The Caribbean"-my favorite red velvet cupcakes!

I wish I had more pictures of everyone there, but I only have a few...

the Hostesses: Madeleine, Sarah, Me, and Cassie

Shelly gave us this onesie that says "I still live with my parents". I think she was referring to Christian & I. haha Aubrey Taylor, Me & KC GrewalThe Hansens-Heather, Me, Cindy, Hannah, and Cassie My Mom & I

Birthday #1 with Homemade Strawberry Shortcake

Birthday #2 at Morton's
Birthday #3 with Nothing Bundt Cake Another day, another birthday celebration. We've sung Happy Birthday to Christian 4 different times over the last week and he is now just one year away from the big 3-0! On his actual birthday I had to work late so he happily invited Greg to fill in at dinner. Later that evening we opened presents. Chris & Cindy gave him some great clothes for work and I gave Christian some new running shoes and work out clothes. While my mom was in town for the shower she also treated us to a delicious meal at Morton's Steakhouse to celebrate! Happy Birthday Christian!!

Progress

I can't believe how long it has been since I've blogged. Our lives have felt a little like the movie Groundhog Day. Everything seems to revolve around remodeling, work, and more remodeling. Christian has been amazing and spends nearly every free moment working on the condo. I feel like the only change is the size of my belly which seems to literally be growing by the day. The people at Home Depot now know me and ask how that baby is doing when I walk in. Anyway, this week marked a major milestone in this whole project. The first piece of dry wall went up. That might not seem like a big deal, but it means our cabinets can go in, the plumbing is done, we have all new windows, and the electrical is just about done!! Also, we finally broke and paid someone to tile and finish the bathrooms! Slowly, but surely, we are getting there!

Growing

I had the camera out to download pictures so I had Christian snap a picture of my ever growing belly. The first couple pictures he deleted because he said it looked like I just stuck a basketball under my shirt...I can assure you there's definitely no ball underneath there. I'm currently at 29 weeks!